EmbroidaBlock of the Month

Hoopsisters: 2 New Quilts

 

 

goose tracks

 

Goose Tracks, the latest of the Hoopsisters designs, will start in July and run for 4 months. It is designed to fit into fewer sessions by grouping blocks by construction type.

The link above will take you to a video on the Hoopsisters site. Please let us know if you are interested. The dates are

Monroeville: Sunday July 10, August 7, September 11 & October 2:  from 2-4 pm

North Hills: Sunday July 31, August 21, September 18, October 16 from   2-4 pm

Total fee is $100 with a ten percent discount if paid up front, or $25 per session.

The schedule allows you to make up a class in either store in case you have to miss a session. If you go south for the winter or hate to drive in bad weather, this condensed Block-of-the-Month schedule might be perfect for you.

You must own an embroidery machine (any brand) to take this class.


 

The Hoopsisters TNT quilt  started in February, 2011 in both stores. It will finish up in November. If you would like to join us, call the store for information on a make-up date to get you up to speed. Here are the remaining block-of-the-month dates:

 

Monroeville:  All Classes will be held 2-4 PM

Sunday :  April 10, May 15, June 12, July 17, Aug. 21, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 2

North Hills:  All Classes will be held 2-4 PM

Sunday: April 17, May 22, June 26, July 24, Aug. 28, Sept. 25,  Oct. 23,  Nov. 20

EmbroidaBlock works on all Embroidery machines -- including Janome, Viking, Bernina, Pfaff, Brother, Babylock, Singer or any other popular brands.
You must own an embroidery machine to take this class.

$10 per session

 

The Crazy Compass shown below is now available to purchase from Hoopsisters. Many of the quilts made in our Crazy Compass classes last year are on display in the files of the Hoopsisters Yahoo group, which is free to join. You will see more examples of all the quilts there.

EmbroidaBlock is an innovative and fun technique that gives even the new quilter professional looking results with every block. The unique look combines piecing with embroidery to produce a look of elegance and add interest to your quilts. Not only will each block be perfect but the technique also requires minimal cutting and little or no math. Let your embroidery machine do all the work for you, from piecing to beautiful decorative stitches and gorgeous all over embroidery. From a distance some areas of your quilt look like printed fabric but up close it takes on a whole new dimension with all over embroidery motifs stitched in well thought out places.

The EmbroidaBlock Crazy Compass program from Hoopsisters consists of:
  • 36 Blocks
  • Quilt As You Go
  • Pieced, Decorative Stitched, Embroidered and Quilted all in the hoop
  • Full Color Slide Shows for each month
  • Block sizes 8x8 - finished size 50" x 50"
  • Block sizes 5x5 - finished size 30" x 30 "


Come join us to have some fun and learn this new quilt technique using your embroidery machine.

Who should attend:

  • Embroidery machine owners who want to extend the usefullness of their machines
  • Expert quilters who don't think they need an embroidery machine to quilt!
  • Novice quilters who want to take their quilting to the next level
  • People interested in becoming quilters without using traditional methods 

Store Information

Pittsburgh North Hills
3301 Babcock Boulevard
Pittsburgh PA 15237
(412) 366-6611  

Murrysview Shoppes
5046 William Penn Highway
Monroeville PA 15146
(724) 733-8440
Thornton Co. | 3301 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone:
(412)366-6611 | Fax: | Email: thornton@pgh.net
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