Spring-Summer 2014 Newsletter

2532 Cherry Valley Turnpike (Rt. 20) Marcellus, NY 13108

315-673-2208 www.patchworkplus.com

Owners Judi and Tom West

HOURS: Sunday Noon - 4pm;

Monday through Saturday 10am - 5pm

Dear Friends:

The weather is finally heating up and so are things at

Patchwork Plus. We have plenty of great events planned, so

grab your calendar.

Coming right up is our Sewapalooza, a super program for

anyone who wants to have more fun with their sewing

machine. In June we are hosting a Notions Explosion with our

Brewer representative, Kathy Gardner. She will be showing us

all of the newest gadgets from Quilt Market. What fun!!

Our Anniversary Sale is early this year, and as usual, there

will be bargains, bargains, bargains.

In July, we have the Thumbstall Quilt Guild's Quilt Show

right down the road in Skaneateles July 11-13 and Quilting By

the Lake up at Onondaga Community College July 13-25. Also,

don't forget to stop by for your Row By Row pattern. This

shop hop has really grown, and you can pick up patterns all

over the country. We will spend August getting the store ready

for the Quilted in Honor Quilt Show which will start in mid-

September. Whew, just writing about the next four months is

exhausting.

News from Judi

Judi

ANNIVERSARY TENT SALE

Saturday, June 28

7:00 am

Note the change of date…

We’re setting up the tent earlier this year –

Saturday, June 28th – but the bargains will still be there!

We will have over 800 pre-measured bolts of fabric at $2.70 per yard when you buy the whole bolt. The shop will open at 8:00 am and everything in the shop will be 25% off with the exception of sewing machines and special orders.

Don’t miss out on the fun… and the bargains!

First Fridays Looking for a night out? First Fridays are back.

Mark your calendars for the first Friday of every

month. Kathy and Sue will be at the store from 6:00 – 9:00 pm to entertain your quilting questions or

provide company as you sew. Pick up a long lost

project (Judi did), start something new or just visit with fellow quilting friends. Call ahead to reserve a

machine. There are snacks and plenty of laughs to go around. The "cost" for this night out is a donation that

will be given to the local food pantry.

Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook!

Read all about the

Quilted in Honor

Traveling Quilt

Exhibit that will

be at Patchwork

Plus in the Fall ~

see page 4 !

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patchwork-Plus-Quilt-Shop/162283200466575https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patchwork-Plus-Quilt-Shop/162283200466575

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Upcoming Events & Classes ~ It’s all happening at the Patch!

Row by Row Experience

“Sew a Season” Quilt

July 1 – September 2, 2014

How about this… a shop hop type event with no fees, no passports and all summer to play? Simply visit any of the participating shops and receive a free pattern for a row in a quilt. Create a quilt using at least 8 different rows and be the first to bring it into a participating shop to win a stack of 25 fat quarters (6-1/4 yards of fabric!). Use that shop’s row in your quilt and win a bonus prize! Over 20 states are participating, including 62 shops in New York State. Although the quilt shops are organized by state, quilters have no borders. Travel, shop, collect patterns and add rows to your quilt from any area!

Save the Date!

Saturday, June 7

10:00 – 1:00 pm

Sales representatives from Brewer, our primary sewing and quilting notions distributor, will be at Patchwork Plus to demonstrate some of the latest and greatest notions and tools designed to make your sewing and quilting activities easier and more fun! We’ll have prizes and snacks, and provide a special discount to those who participate in the event. Pre-registration is required as space is limited, and the $10 registration fee will be applied toward your purchases during the event. Please call us at (315) 673-2208 to let us know you’ll be coming!

A number of the items to be demonstrated are only

available through independently owned retail sewing and quilting shops; you won’t find them at the “big box” stores,

so don’t miss out!

QUILTING BY THE LAKE Sunday, July 13 – Friday, July 25

Allyn Hall, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY The QBL Quilt Show, with vendors, is open to the public and features over 100 quilts by QBL’s nationally and internationally recognized faculty and students. Come visit our Patchwork Plus booth at the merchant mall located on the main floor of the quilt show area.

BERNINA 350 PE Machines Available At Special Pricing: Patchwork Plus provides BERNINA 350 PE (Patchwork Edition) sewing machines to out-of-town students and teachers for use in the QBL workshops. Why the 350 PE? If you have never owned a BERNINA sewing machine and want to experience “the world of creativity” that BERNINA offers, this is an ideal introductory machine for you. The BERNINA 350 PE offers:

A free-arm extension table enabling you to increase your work area.

A choice of two permanently programmed buttonhole styles to ensure that even beginners can sew a simple buttonhole.

Memory space for permanent storage of up to 30 stitch-pattern combinations.

An extensive stitch library with 85 pre-programmed stitches.

Stop in the shop after July 25 to ask about special pricing on these machines or call ahead to have your name added to the waiting list. The QBL machines sell quickly!

Quilt Show hours: Sunday, July 13 – Thursday, July 24: 11:30 am – 5:30 pm Tuesdays, July 15 and 22: 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Closed: Saturday, July 19

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Prizes! Prizes! Prizes!

Look for a patriotic theme for this fall’s Shop Hop. Passports will be available in August.

Upcoming Events & Classes ~ It’s all happening at the Patch!

BERNINA Sewapalooza Sewing Roadshow

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 9:00 – 4:00 pm

Cost is $45.00 and includes lunch

What's a Sewapalooza? It's a one-day sewing workshop hosted by BERNINA at Patchwork Plus where BERNINA fans and sewing enthusiasts will gather for a full day to sew, have fun, learn new skills and be inspired! Our BERNINA sewing machines will be the stars of the show and by the end of the day YOU will become a BERNINA Rock Star! Nancy Bednar, a top BERNINA educator from Chicago, will present three different SETS during the day and each

fan in attendance will receive a Sewapalooza Festival Package including all the materials and instructions to complete the set project. Attendees will complete a simple project in each set – exploring the exclusive features of different BERNINA machines. Whether you're a novice, intermediate or advanced sewer, you'll enhance your skills and enjoy this experience! SET #1 – EMBROIDERY SET Come experience BERNINA embroidery and create a great wristlet for a cell phone or other small items. This fully lined wristlet is stitched entirely in the hoop from start to finish and is so fast and easy. Because it is stitched in the large oval hoop any BERNINA embroidery machine may be used. SET #2 – ACCESSORY SET Learn about BERNINA’s presser feet, the circular embroidery attachment, the clear embroidery foot, and button sew-on foot. You will see how beautifully BERNINA machines can stitch with decorative threads in the bobbin. The project in this set starts out as a long strip and with clever folding, it turns into a two pocket cord caddy which makes a great place to store your ear buds and phone cords while you travel.

SET #3 – MACHINE QUILTING SET BERNINA sewing machines are built for quilting and are equipped with all the right features and accessories to make your sewing machine the perfect machine for quilting! You will make a mini travel pillow in this set. Travel in style with this pillow that is just the right size to provide neck or lumbar support. The pillow features free motion quilting as well as quilting with decorative stitches. Your free- motion quilting will look like a pro’s when you use the BERNINA Stitch Regulator.

CENTRAL

NEW YORK

SHOP HOP

October 9 – 12, 2014

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QUILTED IN HONOR Traveling Quilt Exhibit to Arrive in September

We are on a countdown to fall and our Quilted In Honor festivities at Patchwork Plus. The QIH Quilt Exhibit is due to arrive mid-September and will be on display at the shop through mid-October. Each of the 52 quilts has

been designed specifically for Quilted In Honor by celebrity quilters who have lent their names and donated patterns to the project. In addition to the quilt exhibit, many other exciting activities are being planned.

Invitations are going out to local dignitaries to attend our Quilted In Honor grand opening.

Special music by our local High School Band.

We will welcome buses from Western New York and Canada.

Thumbstall Quilt Guild, our local quilt guild, will make a Quilts of Valor (QOV) presentation to a returning veteran

and we will host the family and friends for the ceremony.

Thumbstall Quilt Guild also plans to be at the shop working on a QOV quilt, using the Quilted In Honor fabric, for

a future presentation.

We will have kits available for selected exhibit quilts.

Look for a patriotic theme for the Fall Shop Hop, October 9 – 12.

… and so much more!

Contact Judi West at Patchwork Plus, 315-673-2208, or judi@patchworkplus.com to get your group involved.

Upcoming Events & Classes ~ It’s all happening at the Patch!

Roses for Freedom Block 1 of the beautiful Quilted In Honor Roses for Freedom quilt is now in the shop. The kit for each block contains pre-fused and laser cut applique pieces ready to fuse to your block background. A portion of the proceeds from all 13 Block Kits will be donated to Operation Homefront.

Shown here are 3 of the

quilts in the Quilted in

Honor Traveling Quilt

Exhibit:

mailto:judi@patchworkplus.com

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Skill Builders: Save the Dates!

Saturdays: May 17, July 26, Nov 15, Dec 13 10:00 – 4:30 pm

Sharon Stroud Fee: $40 per session

2014 will be a year of skill builders for machine piecers. First up is

the Hearth and Home block which will improve your accuracy

with scant ¼ inch seams, matching points and making things come

out the right size! Who knew? 2014 will feature four new 15-inch

block designs--some a bit easier, some a bit harder, but all chosen

to increase your skills. No block will be repeated this year--so

don't hesitate! Join Sharon for lots of fun and tons of information

that you can apply to all your machine work!

All skill levels welcome!

Saturday, May 17 – Hearth and Home

Saturday, July 26 – Rolling Nine-Patch

Saturday, November 15 – Mrs. Keller's Nine-Patch

Saturday, December 13 – Goose in the Pond

Dresden Plates of Distinction

Saturday, May 31

10:00 – 4:30 pm

Sharon Stroud

Fee: $40

Dresden Plates - the words

evoke images of beautiful,

elegant patterns on fine

china. By combining selective

cutting of individual blades

with hand piecing and hand

applique, yards of fabric can

be transformed into stunning

Dresden Plate quilts. The

resulting plates will range from elegant to whimsical depending on

the fabric choices. Students will begin a two-plate wall hanging in

class. Helpful if student is comfortable with needleturn applique,

but basics will be demonstrated in class. Book (not required),

Dresden Plates of Distinction, published October 2001. Template

fee.

BINDING and BEYOND – a

Technique of the Month Class

Saturdays: June 14, July 12,

August 9, September 6,

November 1

2:00- 5:00 pm

Judy Sheridan

Fee: $ 125 for all five classes

Designed as a hands-on class to

explore the many techniques of

binding/finishing your quilts.

Each month a new aspect will be

presented with complete

handouts full of Tips and Hints

for successfully adding that

technique to a small quilted wall hanging or table topper that

you’ve brought to class to finish. Learn more about traditional

French fold binding (including using plaids or embroidered

binding), Flanges (small folds) or Piping, Prairie Points, Scallops,

and Facings ~ start adding “a little more” to your future quilts!

Sewing machine required.

Little Landscape

Thursday, June 12

10:00 – 2:00 pm

Sue Ellen Romanowski

Fee: $36

Working from memories or

dreams, we’ll make a small

landscape quilt. These are

fun and easy to

make. Using curved pieces

we will be layering and

topstitching to create your

landscape scene. Look

through your fabric stash for

appropriate fabrics or

purchase small quantities of

landscape-themed fabrics if you want to create that special scene

that brings back fond memories to you or your family.

Exploding Star

Friday, June 6

1:00 – 3:30 pm

Wenda Coburn

Fee: $25

Make 6 basic units to create

one wall hanging? Yes!

No cutting triangles! Just sew

strips and squares together.

Another fun technique to do

with the Square in a Square

ruler.

Arrowhead Quilt

Friday, June 27

1:00 – 3:30 pm

Wenda Coburn

Fee: $25

What can you do with two

8” squares? A quilt!

(Well…you will need more

than two 8” squares, but just

two squares will create one

quilt block for this beautiful

quilt!) Other sizes will be

explored in class. A fun

technique that can be scrappy

or organized.

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Best Friend Portrait

Sundays: July 20 and 27 11:00 – 4:00 pm

Debbie Butler Miller Fee: $75

Debbie’s popular Best Friend Portrait class is back for another

session. Capture your best friend forever in fabric! It’s the only

quilt where a stray pet hair is a good thing. In this two- session

class with a custom pattern made for you by Debbie, your best

friend will come to life through Debbie’s applique and free motion

thread painting technique. In the first session you’ll piece your

portrait, and in the second session thread painting will add

dimension and shading.

Photos of your furry friend must be submitted to Debbie by July

13, allowing her time to create your pattern. More information

about sending your photos will be shared when you register for

the class. Machine capable of free-motion is required for second

class.

Quilting Techniques continued...

THREAD PAINTING 101

Saturday, May 10 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Debbie Butler-Miller Fee: $25

Debbie continues to offer her popular thread

painting class. Once you learn the technique,

the possibilities are endless.

Debbie says, “Remember when you were a kid

and you opened a brand new box of crayons?

Thread painting is as easy and inspiring as that.

Spend the afternoon with me coloring with

thread! Let your imagination go and color

outside the lines! You will be amazed how

easy it is and how excited you will be to

experiment with it even on the most traditional

of works. Who says kids are the only ones to have fun?”

Debbie will supply “practice sandwiches” with designs. After explanation

and demonstration of her thread painting technique, you will practice,

practice, practice! Machine capable of free motion is needed.

Seasonal Table Runner

Tuesdays: May 20 and June 24 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Bunny Dimmel Fee: $50

This class will serve as an introduction to the foundation paper

piecing method Judy Niemeyer uses to make her patterns. This is

the method used when sewing the pieces onto the foundation

units. Curved piecing and traditional piecing are required to join

and finish the table runner upon completion of the units.

Intermediate sewing/quilting skills are necessary for construction

and completion. Warning: this method is addictive!

Pattern required.

Bunny Dimmel Bunny Dimmel is a retired school teacher. Prior to becoming a teacher she owned The Bunny Hut in Liverpool, NY and taught Heirloom Sewing/Smocking. She began her love for sewing with quilting first. The birth of her daughter launched a

fascinating career teaching many others to smock classic children’s garments for their loved ones. Bunny has three children, one granddaughter and another one on the way. She lives in Liverpool, NY.

Patchwork

Plus

Welcomes

New Teacher

Textural Landscape

Saturday, June 21 10:30 – 4:30 pm

Sharon Bottle-Souva Fee: $60

Here is your chance to create an original simple

landscape using techniques in appliqué, reverse

appliqué, texture and random piecing – techniques

that can be used to enhance your pictorial quilted art.

Students will learn pattern making, raw edge

appliqués, reverse appliqué and random piecing while

making a small original wall quilt.

Sharon will demonstrate the use of freezer paper to

create patterns, teach composition and perspective

and help students choose appropriate fabrics for the

project. She will discuss and demonstrate quilting

stitches using variegated threads and binding options.

The size of the finished piece will be approx.

24” x 18”.

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CLASS POLICY:

REGISTRATION: A deposit of half the class fee must be paid

when you register for a class. Phone-in registrations will be

accepted with a credit card payment. The remainder of

the fee is due at the first class. If you are registering for a

class by mail, please include a self-addressed, stamped

envelope for your supply list.

REFUNDS: Refunds are available when a cancellation is

made at least one week before the first class. In fairness to

our teachers, if you cancel within 6 days of the class the

fee is non-refundable unless there is a waiting list and your

spot can be filled. If a class is cancelled by the teacher or

Patchwork Plus, you will receive a full refund.

SUPPLY LISTS: Supply lists for classes will be provided upon

registration. If you are one of the first to sign up for a class,

do not purchase supplies until we are sure that there will

be sufficient enrollment.

SEWING MACHINES: If you are unable to bring your own

sewing machine, sewing machines are available for use in

class. Please sign up for one when you register.

Students receive a 10% discount on all class supplies.

Sue Ellen Romanowski’s “Visual Music” Quilt Show offered a

virtual symphony of color, texture and design on a Saturday afternoon in April. Her landscapes class will be offered in June and her magnificent bargello butterfly will be offered over three classes in October and November.

Classic Modern Quilts

The following Saturday found Heather Kojan and John Kubiniec at the shop for a book signing event. Heather and John are two of the creative designers featured in the book Classic Modern Quilts. They brought along some of their quilts and shared their insight into the making of modern quilts from traditional patterns. Both Heather and John will be teaching classes at Patchwork Plus in the fall – check our fall newsletter for more details.

Beginning Quilting

Thursdays: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, September 11

12:00 – 3:00 pm

Judy Sheridan Fee: $99.00

Thinking of starting a new hobby? Always wanted to begin

quilting? Self taught but nervous? This is the perfect place to

start ~ a beginner’s class that starts “from the beginning” covering

all the basics (selecting fabric, rotary cutting, machine piecing,

hand appliqué, hand quilting and finishing: binding & sleeves) in

an easy to learn format paced for success with step-by-step

directions that lead the novice along the way to a finished four

block wall hanging over six classes. Sewing machine required

from week four.

Holiday Trees

Saturday, October 25

10:00 – 4:00 pm

Do you remember the

snowstorm of December

14? Mary Knapp does!

Mary was scheduled to

come to Patchwork Plus to

teach her “Holiday Trees”

class but, unfortunately, her

class was another victim of

last winter’s wild weather.

Many of you had signed up to take her class following her

earlier book-signing at the shop and we are happy to say that

Mary has rescheduled the class for Saturday, October 25 from

10:00 – 4:00 pm. More details will follow in the fall newsletter

but mark your calendars now and save the date. This time you

will have lots of time to finish your tree before the holidays!

It Happened At “The Patch”

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- Kitsie

The Knitting Corner by Kitsie Demeree

They are telling us that SPRING has arrived, but I am not sure we believe that. Maybe we better continue knitting warm things, or are we tired of that? We always have a great selection of warm yarns, but take a look – there are many spring and summer yarns on our shelves too and in Central New York we have cool times even in the summer. Lacy shawls are always useful in the evenings and in our air conditioned buildings. There are lovely lace weight yarns in wools, alpacas and cottons. Have you ever tried the yarns made of sugar cane? They are very soft, feeling much like the rayons. Debbie Bliss has two Organic Cotton yarns, one in worsted weight and one in DK weight. So many choices it is sometimes hard to decide. Take time to make a visit to see what we have and start a NEW project!

Monday Knitters May 5 ~ June 2 ~ July 7 ~ August 4

The group that gathers on the first Monday of the month to knit has a great time together and we always welcome newcomers. We share ideas for knitting projects and techniques as we proceed with our individual knitting projects. Help is available if you need some assistance fixing, working on the correct gauge for a particular yarn, and learning new techniques. Each month we take a look at new additions to the Yarn Department. Come and spend an hour or so with fellow knitters. The morning session is 10:00 am - 12:30 pm and the evening session is from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm. The day you attend you will receive a 10% discount on any knitting products you purchase. The fee for each of these sessions is food for the local food pantries. We donate hats to several charities and need your help knitting these. We do have free patterns available. We knit preemies, children's and adult's hats. In 2012 - 2013 we donated over 150 knitted and crochet hats to several organizations in our area and I have another 39 yet to be delivered. Let’s keep up the good work!

Geranium Baskets

Sunday, June 1 12:30 – 2:30 pm

Nancy Austin Fee: $15

If you are looking for an introduction to wool work or are an

experienced stitcher, you will enjoy this wool applique class with

Nancy. “Wool applique is very relaxing and very addictive,” says

Nancy. She will teach stitches and procedures and give lots of tips

on completing your project. She’ll talk about wool, perle cottons,

beads, needles and color selections.

For those who don’t have a wool “stash”, kits are available from

Patchwork Plus for $8.

Kids’ Clothing Monday, July 21 10:00 – 4:00 pm

Karen Donnelly Fee: $20

This class is for kids who have experience using a machine and

would like to sew clothing for themselves. Students can purchase

an easy to sew pattern at Joann’s or other store that offers

patterns with “easy” lines. They can purchase fabrics at Patchwork

Plus or bring in fabrics they have purchased according to the

pattern directions. In this class I will provide guidance in reading

the pattern directions for cutting and constructing their garment.

Kids’ Sewing Camp Monday – Thursday, August 11 - 14

10:00 – 1:00 pm OR 2:00 – 5:00 pm

Karen Donnelly Fee: $135 for 4 days and supplies

These classes are for beginning sewers. I will provide all of the

sewing supplies. Students will be able to pick out fabrics for their

projects. We usually complete one project each day. In the past

we have completed, a pillow case, a simple purse, a cell phone

case, a quilted notebook cover, pajama bottoms, or pieced and

quilted pillow.

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BERNINA NEWS

BERNINA has just made sewing a whole lot more fun! BERNINA has added some flair to their new 350 Special Edition machines and we have both versions in the shop waiting to go home to your sewing room. You will get all the regular features of the BERNINA 350 PE…a free-arm extension table, memory space for permanent storage of up to 30 stitch-pattern combinations, an extensive stitch library with 85 pre-programmed stitches and so much more…while enjoying the fun design of your new machine.

For our more seasoned quilters or those ready to step into the wonderful world of machine embroidery, the BERNINA 700 series and the top-of-the-line 800’s offer everything you could wish for in today’s sewing machines. Stop in for some hands-on time at any of the machines and decide which one is best for

you.

All About Embroidery

July 19th, 10:00 – 1:00 pm Ducks in a Row Fee: $5

No ducks for this class but you will learn how to properly align multiple designs and stitch them out continuously in a row. Explore different methods used to accomplish this—from machines to software to embroidery aids.

May 10th, 10:00 – 1:00 pm Animal Antics Workshop Fee: $5

Those who have taken an interest in the “Animal Antics” quilt on display at the shop are welcome to come and spend the day working on these appliqued or embroidered quilt blocks done in the hoop.

June 14th, 10:00 – 1:00 pm Easy Quilting Fee: $5

Practice quilting in the hoop and stitch up some potholders and hand mitts. These are sure to brighten up kitchen chores. Also, explore specialty stabilizers to use when unable to hoop a project in the conventional manner.

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What’s NEW in the shop...

Alexandria

by Red Rooster

Flying Sweetly

our latest digital fabric

by P&B Textiles

Garden Party Tango

by Windham Fabrics

Hearty Good Wishes

by Moda Lavender Market

by Northcott with Hostess Set Kits, Embroidery CD and Scent of Lavender Quilt Pattern

Judy Sheridan continues to sew her way through the seasons with the beautiful Seasonal Silhouettes by Laundry Basket Quilts. She has been appliqueing one block each month since September and will complete the 12-month series with May – August blocks. Pre-cut kits are available each month.

Patchwork Plus proudly displays a Quilted In Honor

quilt made by local quilter, Mary Oaksford. Mary’s

quilt features the Quilted In Honor fabrics from

Island Batik and the embroidered designs are from

the Quilted in Honor OESD design collection #

32020, using the BERNINA Software 7. All the

designs were embroidered on her BERNINA 830

machine. Thank you, Mary!

Pictured on the left are two of Mary’s embroidered

patches.