Spring 2013 EDITION
The Door Mouse Times
Progressive Quilt / Block of the Month updates ….
Well, “Stash Buster” finishes in
March and we have a new progressive quilt ready for April. It’s a
Miss Rosie’s pattern by Carrie Nelson called “Cracked Pots”. It starts
with
courthouse steps blocks in
the center. Pieced borders including lots of houses make the quilt
grow to a full 80” x 80”. It runs for
9 months at a cost of $29.50 per month. It’s all precut from Mary
Ann’s “stash to end all stashes” so you can expect lots of different
fabrics! You can come to sit and sew or pick up your packet any
time during the month and sew at home.
“Color Me Happy” block of the month runs through January
2014 and there are still a few spots available - one block each
month for $7.50.
Northwest Ohio Modern Quilt Guild will
meet at the Door Mouse on Thursday, May 16th from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Come meet these inspiring quilters and see their
show and tell. Visit http://www.nwohiomqg.com/ or find it
on Facebook for a glimpse into what these members make.
NEW PATTERNS!!
We have several new
patterns from AD Designs.
There’s a great snowflake,
Tree of Life, and Cancer Hope Quilt. She’s also added
a generic “high school” quilt using every letter of the
alphabet. Use your school colors and the first letter
of your high school name.
Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts has
several new patterns and a new
book using her Hex N More
ruler. Don’t miss our sampler
class from her “Toes in the
Sand” book. We called our sample “Feet
in the Forest” because its all earth
tones instead of blues.
Turning Twenty by Tricia Cribbs has
been revised - The Original Turning
Twenty Just Got Better. She’s added
Twisting Turning Twenty and Turning
Twenty 4x4. There’s also a Tiny Turning
Twenty that’s a swell baby quilt.
Get the “Skinny” on these
patterns and kits.
We currently have kits for the cupcake,
carrot, penguin, snowman, shamrock, & xo.
fat 1/8ths for the “big T” and 10” x
10” squares for the Vista 2 are
available along with the patterns at
The Door Mouse
Free project sheet available at
http://www.clothworks.com/pattern_download.asp?
Kits available at The Door Mouse and free pattern available at
http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/quilting_projects/
Free pattern sheets available at
http://www.rjrfabrics.com/patterns/all_patterns.cfm
ALL of the fabrics and their companions in this newsletter can be purchased in the store or at our website.
www.thedoormouse.com
Class Schedule
COLOR ME HAPPY– Sit & Sew: Monday, March 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
BASIC MACHINE QUILTING: 1 3-hour session Cost: $13.00
Tuesday, March 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Learn the look of hand quilting the quick and easy way. ALL LEVELS. Bring your machine to this practice session.
World Wide Quilt Day—March 16
ROTARY CUTTING BASICS—TURNING TWENTY JUST GOT BETTER: 2 4-hour sessions Cost: $35.00 includes book
Thursday, April 4 & 11 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This is a good first quilting class since we will begin at the beginning of rotary cutting and how to care for your cutter. Also learn accurate piecing and
pressing techniques. More size options available including using Fat Eighths instead of Fat Quarters. Come in to see the new smaller size sample. There will be
sewing at home between sessions. BEGINNER. Bring your sewing machine.
COLOR ME HAPPY– Sit & Sew: Monday, April 8 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
TOES IN THE SAND: 13 4-hour sessions Cost $95.00 includes book
Monday, April 8, May 13, June 10, July 8, August 12, September 9, October 14, November 11, December 9, January 13, February 10, March 10, &
April 14 from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Give this unique sampler quilt a try! Learn to use the Hex N More Ruler and create 2 blocks each month from the same design. Choose a variety of fat
eighths right at the start or choose each month for the following month. INTERMEDIATE. Bring your sewing machine.
T-SHIRT QUILTS: 1 1-hour demo Cost: $10.00
Saturday, April 27 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Lecture-demo based on book T-Shirt Quilts Made Easy by Martha Deleonardis ($19.95). Just where do you start and what do you
do first. See creative techniques to create one-of-a-kind quilts for special people. Maybe you’ll even want one for yourself. Bring your tshirts and let’s make a plan. Cameras and questions are welcome.
SHENANDOAH: 1 7-hour session Cost: $30.00 includes pattern
Tuesday, April 30 from 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.
Many size options from small wallhanging to king are offered in this quilt pattern. Choose a theme fabric to make this quilt uniquely
your own for a special person in your life. Bring your machine and a sack lunch. EXPERIENCED BEGINNER.
Sauder’s 37th Annual Quilt Show—Tuesday, April 30th—Sunday, May 5th— http://www.saudervillage.org/Creativity/quilt_show.asp
BINDING: 1 3-hour session Cost: $15.00
Thursday, May 9 from 1:00p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The pattern says quilt as desired and bind. Let’s talk about binding. How to calculate yardage needed, how to achieve the look you desire and the different
usage between straight grain and bias. Learn double fold binding, crisp mitered corners and how to finish by hand or by machine. Bring examples of binding you
have done. ALL LEVELS. Bring your sewing machine.
COLOR ME HAPPY– Sit & Sew: Monday, May 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
NW Ohio Modern Quilt Guild Meeting— Thursday May 16th at 6 p.m.
CRACKED POTS—Sit & Sew: Friday, May 17 from 11:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.
COLOR ME HAPPY– Sit & Sew: Monday, June 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
BEYOND ROTARY CUTTING BASICS—TURNING TWENTY JUST GOT BETTER: 1 7-hour session Cost: $30.00 includes book
Tuesday, June 11 from 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.
School’s out!! How about celebrating and spend a fun day with a friend, a fellow teacher or your daughter by sewing blocks using some of
the same fabrics and then switching so that each quilt has your fabrics and some of your sewing buddy’s fabrics too. The red, white, and black combination in the book is dramatic but you choose your own. (Of course it is not mandatory that you have a buddy to take this class, but it would be more
fun.) ADVANCED BEGINNER. Bring your sewing machine and a sack lunch.
CRACKED POTS—Sit & Sew: Friday, June 14 from 11:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.
44th Annual NQA Quilt Show — Thursday, June 27th — Saturday, June 29th, Columbus, Ohio — http://nqaquiltshow.org/Show
COLOR ME HAPPY– Sit & Sew: Monday, July 8 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
CRACKED POTS—Sit & Sew: Friday, July 19 from 11:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.
Souper Bowl Sale - Thursday, July 25th — Sunday, July 28
While spring cleaning, remember that you can use your scraps
to make pillowcases for ConKerr Cancer.
http://www.conkerrcancer.org/home/
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Great pattern for Novelty prints!
Kits available for the bugs.
This Jaybird Quilts pattern looks great
using the Summer House line. Check
out the sample in the store. It uses
their new ruler Hex N More.
Free pattern sheets available at http://
www.henryglassfabrics.com/projects/new-free-projects/
Kits available at The Door Mouse.
“Marbles” from the
Simply Fat Quarters
book is a great pattern
from Benartex’s Jungle
Club. Come into the
store and check out the
sample.