January 2009 Newsletter 

Quilt Passions will be closed

December 25, 2008 &

January 1, 2009.

(Closing at 2 pm on December 24

and December 31)

Smile -- there's a hidden coupon

in this newsletter!!!

How observant are you? Find the word "smile" somewhere in the online newsletter only. Print the page, circle the word "smile" and bring it in to Quilt Passions any time during the month of December and receive a free spool of thread (up to $7.99 value) with any purchase or class registration fee. One coupon per customer, please. Have fun searching!

Be a Quilt Passions Bag Lady!

Purchase a yellow Quilt Passions reusable shopping bag for $3.00.  Then, begin saving your Quilt Passions receipts in the envelope provided in the bag.  When your total reaches $100.00, bring the receipts back with your bag and receive a 5% discount on your entire purchase that day.  Or, save them until you reach $200.00 and receive a 10% off shopping spree!  Also, watch for special “Bag Lady” events at Quilt Passions which will be announced in our newsletter – special discounts and sales just for you!

Be sure to check our on-line newsletter

each month for a hidden coupon!

Special Announcement:  TWO Block of the Month Programs

Quilt Passions will be sponsoring not one but two Block of the Month programs in 2009, and you’re going to love them both! 

For our machine or hand appliqué fans, we will be doing a series of 12 Hawaiian Themed blocks with the month name on each which can be finished into a quilt or individual wall hangings.  Each block has been created by our own Annabelle Treacy and will have a charming Island theme. A complete kit for each block, done up in our beautiful fabrics, will be available each month for $12.00.  We will host a complementary workshop for the first two months for assistance in cutting and assembling the block (attendance at the workshop is optional and current block can be purchased any day that month).  Of course you can come in any time with questions. 

For our traditional piecers and template fans we will be doing a 12-month quilt called “Many Paths All Around” which features variations on a Drunkard’s path block. These kits will also sell for $12.00; in October 2009 you will received your border and binding fabric.  The same procedures and policies will apply, including the free workshop for the first two months! Again please bring in your questions or concerns. 

UFO Sit-n-Sew (Un-Finished Objects)

Thursday, January 15 & 29   between 3 p. m. & 7 p. m.  Stay an hour or into the evening!  We’ll be starting, making, sewing, finishing, and of course talking with friends, while enjoying our favorite pastimes, fabric, embroidery, quilting and sewing!  No charge --treats and soft drinks provided.

Hawaiian Quilting Group meets each Tuesday afternoon from 3:00 till 5:00.  Please join us as we talk story and work on our Hawaiian appliqué or any of your quilting projects.  No charge –- treats and soft drinks provided.

Beginning Hawaiian Appliqué with Barbara Bieraugel

Tuesday, Jan. 6 & 13,   9:30 a. m.-12:30 p. m.  

Tuesday, Jan. 20 & 27,   2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Learn the art of Hawaiian Appliqué in this two-session class as you create a traditional cushion cover. Cost: $50.00 (plus cost of materials).

Embellished Sweatshirt Class with Delphine Rubin

Wednesday, Jan. 7 & 14,   5 pm till 8:30 pm

Use your choice of colorful fabrics to create this piece of wearable art.  Must-see sample on display at the shop.  Cost: $25.00 (plus cost of materials).

Beginning Crocheting Class with Karen Barry

Friday, Jan. 9 & 23,   10:00 am till 12 noon

Learn basic crocheting stitches and create a project of your choice.  Classes will be ongoing, start any time.  Cost for the first attended class is $20.00 (plus cost of materials), then join us again for continuing instruction for $10.00.

Hawaiian Themed Block of the Month Workshop with Annabelle Treacy

Friday Jan. 9,   12:30 pm till 3:30 pm   OR

Friday Jan. 9,   5 pm till 8 pm

Learn the simple techniques used in creating Annabelle’s machine or hand appliqué block of the month.  Sample on display at the shop.  No charge.

Beginner’s Quilting Series with Annabelle Treacy

Saturdays, Jan. 10, 24, Feb. 7, 21, & Mar. 7

9 am till 3:30 pm with an optional make-up class on March 21.

Gain a solid foundation in basic piecing, appliqué, and quilting skills as you create nine different quilt blocks and finish them in a beautiful sampler quilt.  Stop by the shop to see samples of each block.  Cost is $35.00 per class or only $110 for the whole series of five classes (make-up class & cost of materials are additional).

Scuba Time Quilt with Annabelle Treacy

Wednesdays, Jan. 14, 28, and Feb. 18, 9 am till 3:30 pm

Learn to use landscape fabrics and master the art of layered machine appliqué as you create this show-stopper island-themed quilt.  Sample on display at the shop.  Cost:  $90.00 (for all three classes, plus cost of materials).

“Many Paths All Around” Block of the Month Workshop

with Catherine Wynne

Saturday, Jan 17,   1 pm till 3 pm

Learn to use the Drunkard’s Path template and make this month’s block.  Sample on display at the shop.  No charge.

Beginning Knitting Class with Karen Barry

Friday, Jan 16 & 30,   10 am till 12 noon

Learn basic knitting stitches and create a multi-color scarf. Classes will be ongoing, start any time.  Cost for first attended class is $20.00 (plus cost of materials), then join us again for continuing instruction for $10.00.

Photo Album Quilt Class with Catherine Wynne. 

Monday, January 19,   9 am till 3:30 pm 

Martin Luther King Day –Learn to create and use a template as create this pieced quilt.  “Hawaii” Photo Album sample on display at the shop, but the focus fabric possibilities are endless for this project! Cost: $35.00 (plus cost of materials).

Bargello Sweatshirt Class with Delphine Rubin

Wednesday, Jan 21 & 28,   5 pm till 8:30 pm

Can’t get enough of those embellished Sweatshirts?  Take it to the next level with this Bargello design.  Cost:  $35.00 (plus cost of materials).

BAG LADY SALE!!! 

Thursday, Jan 22,   4 pm till 7 pm

Bring your Quilt Passions Shopping bag any time between 4 pm and 7 pm and join us for refreshments, door prizes, and a 10% discount on everything that you can fit in the bag!

Machine Appliqué Class with Catherine Wynne

Thursday, Jan 29,   9 am till 3:30 pm

Learn this quick and easy technique for machine appliqué as you create this petite wall hanging featuring bold batiks in a “Poppies” design.  Sample on display at the shop.  Cost :$35.00 (plus cost of materials). 

Japanese Sashiko & Hand Appliqué with special guest instructor Sylvia Pippen. 

Saturday, Jan 31,   9:00 till 4:00 pm 

Learn this traditional embroidery technique as you create your choice of quilt blocks or wall hangings. Stop by to see the beautiful samples on display at the shop!   Cost: $55.00 (plus cost of materials).

Quilts for Soldiers Service Project.  

Several people are working on their Quilts for Soldiers at home.  Please continue to do so and bring them in when they are ready to be quilted.  After quilting, it will be returned to you for binding and then you may bring it back to the store  for placement with an injured soldier.  Thanks for your support! 

Support a local charity and enter to win

a basket of Fat Quarters!

Purchase one fat quarter and put it in the basket with your name on it. Hospice of Kona will receive $1.00 for every Fat Quarter purchased and put in the basket. At the end of the month, we’ll draw a name and the winner will receive all the Fat Quarters! 

Want something we haven’t offered???

Design Your Own Class!

Quilt Passions will be happy to design a class to YOUR specifications.  (Chocolate is always in order!)

It’s simple.  Gather 2 friends and yourself who want the same class, a good time of day for all of you and call Karen to schedule it!  We will then find a qualified instructor for your class.  Costs will vary according to prep time and length of class.  Schedule availability will vary between other classes.  Once the class is set, it will be opened to other students. 

Karen and her staff are also available for guild or club meetings or workshops. So please stop by or call.

Suggestions:  Girls Night Out, Girl Scouts, home schoolers and birthday parties.

Tip of the Month:   Threading a Needle

1.      Place a piece of white cloth or paper on your lap when threading the needle.  You will be able to see the eye much better.  If you don’t have anything white, a light colored cloth will help.

2.    The thread has a “grain” so it will go through the eye easier in the direction it comes off the spool. 

3.    If you are having trouble threading the needle then try the other end of the thread. 

4.    If you wet the “eye” of the needle, the thread will go through easier.  It seems to pull the thread through.

Quilt Guilds/Groups

Aloha Quilters of Kona is composed of quilters working in both traditional and Hawaiian styles.  This group meets informally for about 2 hours the THIRD Saturday of each month, except November and December, at ChristChurch, Episcopal (Wallace Hall), on

SKEA Fiber Arts meets the SECOND Tuesday of every month, at the SKEA (Society for Kona’s Education & Art), on Hwy 11 in Honaunau.  Time is 10 a. m. to 2 p. m.  Bring a lunch, ideas for projects, show and tell items, something to work on, a sewing machine (with extension cord) if you wish. Be there or be square—or both!   Open to everyone, the cost is a $5.00 per-meeting contribution to SKEA.   

Please call or stop by the shop in advance to register for workshops as we must have a minimum of two paid students by the day before or class will be cancelled.

*** Ongoing This Month ***

·        Monthly drawings at Quilt Passions -- Stop by and enter to win one of three gift certificates we’ll be giving away on Saturday, January 31^st .  Only one entry per visit, but you can enter as many times as you like!

·        Shop late on Thursdays – Quilt Passions is now open 10:30 am till 7:00 p. m. every Thursday. Bring a project and stay a while if you like.

·        Two Block of the Month (BOM) Programs – Come in to the shop any time during smile January to get this month’s block!  Previous months are available in case you missed them.

·        Quilt Passions wants to wish you a Happy Birthday!  Stop by the shop within three days of your birthday and receive a discount on your total purchase of ½ your age (up to 35%, ID required).

Class Policies

Reserving your class:

Classes are reserved on a first come basis with a $15 deposit. Call 808-329-7475 to reserve your class with your Visa or MasterCard, card. Please mark your calendar when you sign up for your classes.

Cancellations:

We reserve the right to cancel a class if less than the minimum number of students has not been met one day prior to the class.  If the class is cancelled, we will refund your class fee, or apply it to another class or a purchase of merchandise.

Supplies:

We would appreciate it if you purchase your class supplies at Quilt Passions. To encourage this, a 10% discount on class supplies will be given during class time.

Be sure to ask for your supply list.

Sewing Machines:

We have 3 sewing machines for your class use. If you would like to use one, please callQuilt Passions at 808-329-7475 to reserve yours.