Quilt and Needlework Shop

Mon., March 15, 1:00 pm – 7:30 pm (also 3/22)
Reversible Jelly Roll Placemats, Session #1 with Annabelle Treacy
Cost: $75/2 classes (plus cost of materials)
Make reversible placemats using fabric from a jelly roll. Lots of design options for each placemat and you get two great looks on each placemat.
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Tues., March 16, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Jelly Roll Flowers with Annabelle Treacy
Cost: $30 (plus cost of materials)
Make a bouquet of fabric flowers from a jelly roll. Easy to create AND these flowers don’t need watering!
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Tues., March 16, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Beginning Hawaiian Appliqué with Barbara Bieraugel
Cost: $35/1st class; $15/2nd class (plus cost of materials)
Learn the art of Hawaiian Appliqué as you create a traditional cushion cover. There will be a variety of kits available to choose from with the appliqué already cut and ready for you to work on. Two 3-hour sessions are recommended.
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Wed., March 17, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Stuffed Heart Mobile with Ellen Crocker
Cost: $30 (plus cost of materials)
Come and create a beautiful, brightly-colored heart mobile, each heart joined by a string of beads. You may make a mobile with 2-6 hearts, depending on how many hearts you want to make.
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Thurs., March 18, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Butterfly Blooms with Catherine Wynne
Cost: $40 (plus cost of materials)
This striking quilt is all made with 2-inch strips. It features stylized “butterflies” and “blooms” in jewel-tone batiks, on a black or very dark background. The strips can be purchased as a “jelly-roll” kit, or batik scraps may be used. The quilt may be made in any size, from throw (66” square) to king-size (106” square). Kits can be made to order for the size of the student’s choice. The construction of the block used in this quilt will be learned in class so that you can finish the quilt at home.
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Fri., March 19, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Keiki Class with Karen Barry
Cost: $20 (plus cost of materials)
Decorate a small tote bag using paint and other media.
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Fri., March 19, 2:00 – 5:00 pm
It’s a Wrap Fabric Bowls with Annabelle Treacy (daytime class)
Cost: $30 (plus cost of materials)
Use up all those scraps of fabric making some fabric bowls. Large or small, round or oval, these bowls look great and make wonderful gifts.

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Fri., March 19, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
It’s a Wrap Fabric Bowls with Annabelle Treacy (evening class)
Cost: $30 (plus cost of materials)
This is an evening class option for those who are not available during the day.
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Mon., March 22, 1:00 – 7:30 pm
Reversible Jelly Roll Placemats, Session #2 with Annabelle Treacy
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Tues., March 23, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Beginning Hawaiian Appliqué with Barbara Bieraugel
Cost: $35/1st class; $15/2nd class (plus cost of materials)
Learn the art of Hawaiian Appliqué as you create a traditional cushion cover. There will be a variety of kits available to choose from with the appliqué already cut and ready for you to work on. Two 3-hour sessions are recommended.
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Wed., March 24, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Hand Quilting with Barbara Bieraugel
Cost: $30 (plus cost of materials)
Learn how to hand quilt with or without a hoop. Bring your own project that is ready to quilt or there will be a quilt sandwich with the quilting design already on it for you to practice on. This can be made into a wall hanging or pillow if you choose.
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Thurs., March 25, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Quilted Jacket, #2 with Mariah Bath
Cost: $40 (plus cost of materials)
Session 2, continuing from February 17.
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Fri., March 26, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Hand Dyed Fabric with Carlene Keller
Cost: $40 (plus cost of materials)
Learn how to dye fabric with safe and user friendly fiber reactive dyes at home. In this one-day workshop you will dye six yards of pima cotton in many beautiful colors of your choice. We will start with gradation dyeing in the morning and move onto double and triple color dyeing in the afternoon. Dyes and chemicals will be provided. Call the store for the supply list. Carlene had a business hand dyeing fabrics for quilters and wearable arts in California before moving to Kona 2 ½ years ago. Her fabrics were sold in fabric shops and at many major quilt shows.
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Tues., March 30, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Beginning Hawaiian Appliqué with Barbara Bieraugel
Cost: $35/1st class; $15/2nd class (plus cost of materials)
Learn the art of Hawaiian Appliqué as you create a traditional cushion cover. There will be a variety of kits available to choose from with the appliqué already cut and ready for you to work on. Two 3-hour sessions are recommended.

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Design Your Own Special Class!

Quilt Passions will be happy to design a class to YOUR specifications.

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.
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Tip of the Month:  Selecting Fabrics

 
 Look for a balance between the fabrics, keeping whites yellows and extra bright colors interspersed evenly. Use enough of an accent color so it doesn’t look like an accident but makes the quilt sparkle.

 Really look at the pattern you’ve chose to use. It will call for certain fabrics or one certain fabric to help you chose the rest of the fabrics. When doing a star pattern, use dark colors for the star especially the point so they stand out.

 Be sure to stack your fabrics, step back and squint your eyes to see if the colors will blend well.

 When you find a good light color of fabric, but a year or two as it’s harder to find lights. Buy a mixture of large prints, small prints, and color values.

 Chose a fabric with more than one color in it, a focus fabric. Then you can chose fabrics to highlight colors from your focus fabric. Be sure to add a different color to accent the colors of your quilt.

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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 Christ Church, Episcopal (Wallace Hall), on Konaweana High School Road in Kealalekua. The meeting starts at 9:30 a. m. We share old and new ideas and techniques to promote the art of quilting in the community. New members and visitors, whether novice quilters or "old hands" are welcome. Often, there is a demonstration of a new quilting technique held after the regular meeting. Bring something for “show & tell”. For more information call Dawn Castelli at 322-7962.
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SKEA Fiber Arts meets the SECOND Wednesday 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. For more information call Catherine Wynne at 328-8848 or Annabelle Treacy at 322-0710.
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Mauna Kea Quilters, started in 1997, are a group of patchwork quilters who enjoy sharing our love of quilting with others and helping our community. Each year we donate many quilts to help raise money for worthwhile organizations such as Malalai (The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School) and Relay for Life. We have provided quilts to the police/fire department and North Hawaii Community Hospital for those in need. We welcome you to join us for our monthly meetings on the 2nd Saturday of the month from 9:30am to Noon in the meeting room of the Thelma Parker Memorial Library in Waimea. We always have a business meeting, show and tell and we try to have a demonstration or class at each meeting as well. For more information call Becky Parkinson at 937 2159.

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*** Ongoing This Month ***

• Monthly drawings at Quilt Passions -- Stop by and enter to win one of three gift certificates we’ll be giving away! December winners are: Only one entry per visit, but you can enter as many times as you like! Last months winners are:
Winner 1: Sue Felt
Winner 2: Debbie Keiser
Winner 3: Sally Gillman

• 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).
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Class Policies

Reserving your class: Classes are reserved on a first come basis with a $15 non-refundable 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 2 sewing machines for your class use. If you would like to use one, please call Quilt Passions at 808-329-7475 to reserve yours.

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Sneak peek for upcoming classes (subject to change):  
Tues., April 2, 9am to 3:30 pm
Quilt Diva #1 with Annabelle Treacy

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Sat., April 3, 9:00 am- 3:30 pm
My First Quilt, #2 with Annebelle Treacy

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Sat., April 3, 9:00 am- 3:30 pm
Beginning Fabric Painting with Ellen Crocker

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Tues., April 6, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Beginning Hawaiian Appliqué with Barbara Bieraugel

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Tues., April 13, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm (also 4/29 & 5/12)
Soaring Compliments, Session 1 with Annabelle Treacy

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Tues., April 13, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Beginning Hawaiian Appliqué with Barbara Bieraugel

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Tues., April 20, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Beginning Hawaiian Appliqué with Barbara Bieraugel

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Wed., April 21, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sashiko Design with Ellen Crocker

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Thurs., April 22, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Underwater Odyssey, Session 1 with Kim Thompson

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Fri., April 23, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Underwater Odyssey, Session 2 with Kim Thompson

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Sat., April 24, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
My First Quilt Session #4 with Annabelle Treacy

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Tues., April 27, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Beginning Hawaiian Appliqué with Barbara Bieraugel

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Thurs., April 29, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Soaring Compliments, Session 2 with Annabelle Treacy
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