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=============Spring/Summer
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NEWS
NOTES
CLASSES
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Class
Schedule Dates to
Remember Recipe
June/July 2004 -
update
Those of you who were
able to attend the recent "City of Roses Quilting Party" will agree
that it was a smashing success. Jinny Beyer led the teaching
and, as always, she was informative, interesting, and just a
joy! Below, you'll find a few pictures from the Quilting
Party. (Also, be sure to check the updated Customer Clips page
- we captured Marje and Janice together and motionless long enough
to snap their picture!)
There were about 80 people,
(from as far away as Louisiana!), who made time in their busy
schedules to share in our 'Quilting Party', filling most all the
workshops to capacity, or over-capacity! Jinny graciously
hosted an informal question and answer session after the closing
dinner. I scribbled down a few 'nuggets of wisdom' as she was
speaking to share with those of you who weren't
able to be there.
 Jinny personally prefers John James
size 11 quilting needles for hand piecing.
Conso cotton thread is her favorite for
piecing.
YLI 100 % cotton thread is her preference for
quilting.
Low loft Dream Cotton batting by Acme Pad Co is
the batting she uses.
For choosing a thimble Jinny prefers to try it
on for "feel". It has to feel right.
On the plane to Portland
Jinny stuffed a fabric "ball" she had made using beautifully shaded
fabric hexagons. She planned to work on another while flying
home. In the Fall she will have a book detailing how to make
these colorful "balls" and we will have the books in stock when they
are published. They are really neat!!
In my own opinion,
the 'Pleasing Proportions' workshop based on the Golden Mean and the
Fibonacci numbers was most interesting and informative. I have
been making my patchwork and border decisions based on what is
pleasing to my eye. I have lots to learn about proportion just
in case my eye is not seeing things in
proportion.
April/May 2004 -
newsletter
If you like a
Spring that is warm and sunny, and I do, hasn’t it been a glorious
one?! All the flowers have put on such a wonderful early color
show for us. The color combinations that work in nature will
work in our quilts as well. Try a new combination in your next
quilt borrowing the color bursts nature has provided us this
Spring.
Jinny Beyer’s Monticello collection continues to be
popular (as seen in the latest McCall’s Quilting magazine) as well
as her Somerset collection. Her latest group is Tuscan Sun
which is equally as beautiful. I have a sample cut out.
Hopefully it will soon be a quilt top, then a finished
product!
It has been a busy 2004 for me so far. January
always starts off with a bang doing the necessary Shop inventory and
the Winter newsletter. The Sewing & Stitchery Expo’ in
Puyallup, WA followed and it was another great show. March
brought our Leprechaun Leap (a.k.a. Shop Hop) which was a fun
event. In April the tax man cometh (for all of us) and I had
to get my accounting book caught up in a hurry. April also
brought the wonderful Clark County Quilt Show. There were so
many great quilts it was a real challenge to pick a favorite.
I always enjoy being a vendor at that show. May brought
the Spring newsletter to write and mail. And,
of course, preparing for the 2004 City of Roses Quilting Party
took a fair amount of time!
As if this isn’t enough
extra curricular Shop activity, I've been working with my
youngest son, Mark, in putting together this web site. I
hope that you find it enjoyable, informative, and
efficient. If you are going to try the Online Store, you
may want to read through the "Before You Shop!" page first -
(especially if you are new to online shopping - like me).
Please use our Contact Us page
and tell me honestly what you think. All suggestions are
welcome. We appreciate your input.
On that same note,
any helpful hits, current projects, important resources etc., that
you would like to share with our fellow quilters, please e-mail
me. We hope to flesh out the Customer
Clips page with lots of interesting stories
featuring Scarborough Flair customers and associates. Please
read this month's feature on Marje Rhine and her mother, Janice
Matsen.
If you share your e-mail
address with us we can e-mail the next newsletter to you! Just
click on the Register
Now page. That will generate an e-mail directly to
my 'inbox' & I'll add you to our list. There is also a
place to input contact information within the Online Store.
Either way, we'll be sure to include you in future
'e-mailings'. Also, remember to check back often as we'll be
updating and adding new products, links, hints, patterns, &
more.
As many
of you know, Mark recently moved back to Oregon from New
York. He and his family lived in a Class A
motorhome for several months while they crossed the country,
(the long way, via Niagara Falls, Miami, the Grand Canyon,
etc.) They finally settled in Yamhill county this
Spring. If anyone is thinking of 'hitting the road', he
has put his motorhome up for sale. With all the luxury
upgrades, it is more like having a personal moving Hilton than
camping! You can check out all the details at www.bounder4sale.com.
Speaking of vacationing, we will be closed
May 30 and 31 to enjoy the Memorial Day Holiday as well as
July 3, 4, 5 Independence Day week-end. Then, signaling
the end of Summer we will be closed September 4, 5 and 6th for the
Labor Day holiday week-end. Please mark your calendar.
| JAPANESE CHICKEN |
Marinade: 1/4 c. sugar; 1/4 c. wine; ½ c. soy sauce. Put
into gallon size sealable plastic bag.
Cut boneless
chicken breasts into 1" strips. Marinade strips for a few
hours or overnight in the refrigerator. Turn bag several
times. Put pieces on skewers and bake on cake rack (makeshift
broiler pan) about 15 minutes each side at 350 degrees. Put
under broiler 2-3 minutes to brown.
You can use chicken
wings as well. You don’t need to skewer them. Mmm. Long time
Japanese American friends made this recipe for Bridge break
treats. I have made them many times and taken them to potluck
affairs especially in the summer.
I hope you will try
this recipe. I know you will like it! |
Please note: Effective June 1st there will be a
fifty cent charge on all debit card transactions.
As you read the class descriptions this newsletter you will
notice that some of the classes are “Two for” classes. “Two
for” classes are a real bargain - two people get to take the class
for the price of one person. This offer may never be repeated
so take advantage of it this summer session.
SUMMERTIME CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
GROW YOUR FLOWER
GARDEN
..............................................................................
Marje
In
this class you will learn freeform sew and flip techniques.
It’s your way to create beautiful and unique flowers. You can
achieve dramatic results and everyone’s garden will be different! In
class you will get started on a wallhanging size piece. Be
careful, this technique is easy, fun and addicting! Don’t be
surprised if it grows bigger, and bigger.....
Friday, June
25 10:30 -
1:30
............................................................
Two for................... $30
BLOCK of the
MONTH
...................................................................................................
Tina
Tina will demo a block using a border print in the
block. You will go home and make the block using a border
print in your block. Bring the block in with you at the next
BOM and the month is free. We are not “out to make a quilt”
just learning techniques with suggestions for use. Join
us. You can jump in anytime. You must pay for your first
session, or, if you miss a session, or, come with your block
unfinished.
Saturday, June 26 11 a.m. - 12 noon
approx
.................................................1st
class, unfinished, miss. .. $5
BOSTON
COMMONS
.......................................................................................................
Pat
In this class you will sew as if you are making one
quilt, but you will end up with two quilts that are different in
that the center color of one is the outside color of the other and
vice-versa. This is a great project for best friends or mother
and daughter. You have your choice of twin or queen size
quilts. Samples on display. Pattern furnished in
class.
Thursdays, July 15 and 22 11 a.m. - 4
p.m.
...........................................Two
for ...............$50
BLOCK of the
MONTH
...................................................................................................
Tina
See above for description.
Saturday, July
31 11 a.m. - 12 noon
approx.
.............................................................
$5 or Free
PAINLESS PAPER PIECING
INDIAN
STAR
...................................................................................................
Marje
Paper piecing is a relatively new method for piecing
sometimes intricate quilt designs with ease and accuracy. But
aren’t there some things about paper piecing that “bug” you! ..like
finding out a patch is too small after sewing it onto the block...or
ripping out all that paper. Come to learn new techniques for
paper-piecing including how you can reuse your paper piecing
pattern. In class you will learn my painless techniques which
you can apply to any paper piecing pattern you wish.
Friday,
August 6 10:30 a.m. - 1:30
p.m.
............................................................................$35
COLOR-WASH HEART
WALL-HANGING
......................................................................
Pat
In this class you will make a small wall hanging in a
“wash of color” done on fusible grid. You will sew and quilt
this project as you go. When the borders are finished, just
trim and bind. Sample on display Pattern furnished in
class.
Thursday, August 19 and 22 11 a.m. - 4
p.m.
..............................................Two
for............$50
BLOCK of the
MONTH
...................................................................................................
Tina
See above for description.
Saturday, August
28 11 a.m. - 12 noon
approx.
........................................................
$5 or Free
BLOCK of the
MONTH
...................................................................................................
Tina
See above for description.
Saturday, September
25 11 a.m. - 12 noon
approx.
.................................................. $5 or
Free
DATES to
REMEMBER
May 30 and 31 closed
July 3,4,5 closed
Sept 4,5,6
closed
Looking ahead: Columbia River Guild Quilt Show,
Fairgrounds, Stevenson, WA Sept 16-18
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