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~ UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE STITCHIN POST ~

Spring/Summer Preview Party
Friday - Sunday, February 20 - 22
9 - 5 pm Friday & Saturday, 10 - 4 pm on Sunday

Come by and check out our lineup of quilting, knitting and crochet classes being offered this spring and summer. Class samples will be on display and several of our teachers will be here to answer your questions and share ideas.

Register during this time and receive a 10% discount on your tuition!** Or, if you can't make it to the party, register on-line anytime and still receive a 10% discount on your tuition.**

**Discount not applicable for retreats and workshops from visiting instructors or for clubs

5th Saturday Tote Bag Sale

What is so special about May, August, and October 2009? They have FIVE Saturdays! On the 5th Saturday of those months, buy or bring in a large Quilt Show tote bag and stuff it full of merchandise to receive a 20% discount on everything in the bag. So make sure you keep your old large-sized Quilt Show tote bags or be sure to buy this year’s 2009 large Quilt Show tote bag and save money!

(Click here to purchase a 2008 Quilt Show tote.)
Sorry, this discount applies to in-person purchases only.

Customer Appreciation Days
April 17, 18, & 19, 2009

Help us celebrate “you,” our customer, at our 3rd annual Customer Appreciation Days celebration on April 17, 18, and 19. There will be “Stay and Play” free demonstrations, refreshments, and drawings for six $100 gift certificates (good for Twigs home accessories, yarn, fabric, books, patterns, and notions).

Place your name in a drawing for a Viking Sapphire 850 sewing machine from Morrow’s Sewing Center. Also, we will have hourly specials announced throughout the weekend. Best of all, you can meet McKenna Ryan from Pine Needles Designs, Inc. on Saturday, April 18, while she demonstrates her small framed pieces of quilt art from 11-12:30 and again from 2-3:30.
Don’t forget to check out and sign up for the quilting and knitting workshops during the weekend.

QUILTING
We are thrilled that Laura Nownes, one of the partners in “You and Me” patterns, will be joining us for Customer Appreciation Days. She and Diana McClun are the authors of Quilts, Quilts, Quilts, a very popular book. Laura is also a renowned teacher in the Bay Area. She will be teaching from a different pattern each class day.

KNITTING
For our knitters, we have Jenifer Johnston at this special event. Jenifer is a huge fan of Noni patterns and will share her Noni bag collection as well as teach two felted classes – the Noni Bag and Noni Flowers. From the Noni website: “Noni bags are to be worn, not just carried. They are like jewelry or any adornment, extensions of our personalities.”

Go to our Retreats page for more details or to sign up.

McKenna Ryan’s Tea & Trunk Show
‘Tips from McKenna Ryan’s Design Studio’
Friday, April 17 5 - 7 pm
$20 includes hearty appetizers (Reservations Required)

McKenna Ryan is well known for her quilt artistry: hummingbirds hovering over brilliant flowers, elk bugling in lush fabric forests, clouds rising over a tree-covered ridge and fish in the deep blue sea. She immerses herself in her beautifully executed fabrics and is the creator of Pine Needles patterns. Join us for a rare opportunity meet and learn from McKenna Ryan. She’ll share tips on working with her fabrics.

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Join Us For The Stitchin’ Post’s
34th BIRTHDAY SALE!

Friday - Sunday, May 22 - 24
25% off in stock merchandise.
Selected items 30% - 50% off

Fabric Art Workshops with Lynn Koolish
Wednesday, May 27 - Friday May 29

We are excited to have Lynn Koolish join use to share her expertise on fabric dyeing, as well as demonstrate her techniques for photo editing on computers and inkjet printing on fabric.
Workshops are as follows:

Get Started Inkjet Printing on Fabric Lecture/Demonstration
Wednesday, May 27, 9 - 12 pm

Photoshop Elements for Quilters Lecture/Demonstration
Wednesday, May 27, 1 - 4 pm

Fabric Dyeing the Fast, Fun & Easy Way Workshop
Thursday & Friday, May 28-29, 9 - 3:30 pm

Go to our Retreats page for more details or to sign up.

Guild Night Out with Lynn Koolish
Wednesday, May 27
5:30 pm

Lynn is the author of More Photo Fun and Fast Fun & Easy Fabric Dyeing. Join her for a fun-filled evening exploring her hand-dyed quilts.

9th Annual Quilter’s Stash & Swap Parking Lot Sale
Saturday, September 5
9:30 am - 2:00 pm (Behind the Stitchin’ Post)

Do a little summer cleaning in your sewing room and purge your patterns, books, fabrics, and knitting supplies. Rent a table from the Stitchin’ Post for $15. Table supply is limited and available on a first come basis.

Call Jackie (541-549-6061) to reserve a table.

Sisters Art Quilt Symposium
September 28 - October 2, 2009

Join us for our second annual Sisters Art Quilt Symposium at the end of September. For a week each Fall, we invite nationally known quilting artists to instruct, inspire and share, with all levels of quilting enthusiasts, their knowledge and unique techniques in creating one-of-a-kind art quilts. You will have a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a week of learning, relaxation, and camaraderie with like minded individuals.

This year world renowned Janet Fogg and Carol Taylor are joining us for a week of quilting exploration and art! We are also thrilled to announce that Joen Wolfrom and Sue Benner will be our resident artists for 2010.

Go to our Retreats page for more details or to sign up.

Stay tuned for details on
SUE SPARGO’S TRUNK SHOW
Wednesday, October 21

Save the Dates – November 12-15, 2009

Karen Stone will be returning for a retreat in November 2009. She will teach a two-day New York Beauty class and a new class that she is developing at the moment. (I have seen the quilt and it is spectacular!) We will have information available in our Spring Flyer.

Janet Bolton’s Textile Pictures
Thursday - Saturday, September 9 - 11, 2010

We are finalizing the details of Janet’s three-day Textile Picture Workshop at the Stitchin’ Post. More details will follow in our Fall 2009 Class Schedule, so stay tuned!

2010 SISTERS ART QUILT SYMPOSIUM
Joen Wolfrom and Sue Benner will be our resident artists for 2010.

Joen Wolfrom travels throughout the world to teach and lecture about innovative quilt making techniques, design, color, block-play exploration, creativity, and other topics, and to jury and judge quilt shows. Joen’s focus during her week here will be Magical Colors & Sensational Quilts.

Sue Benner is a fulltime studio artist creating art quilts and other dyed and painted fabric constructions. She is known for her brilliant dyed and painted textiles, her bold, expressionistic style, and underlying sense of order. Sue will be here to teach two inspirational and technical workshops and to describe her work and life as an artist.

We will post pricing, class descriptions, and other details this fall.