Classes, Workshops, & Events
Deby Ryan, an alterations and upholstery expert!
Almost every Tuesday, 6pm ’til closing time.
Master Seamtress Deby Ryan will be at the CQ studio for FREE personal consultations. Bring in your alterations, upholstery, or garment design issues and she’ll offer her advice based on over 3 decades of experience. Then you can decide whether you’d like to tackle it on your own, book a class, or have Deby do all the work for you! No high-pressure sales, just great advice.
Rollover the calendar date on the right to see if Deby will be in this Tuesday!
If possible, please RSVP at 978-388-8000 to let us know when you will be joining us. RSVP is not a requirement, though, so feel free to just stop by… Thanks!
Every Tuesday - 6-8pm
Hostess: Deby Ryan - Master Seamstress
Want to sew that cute little dress but haven’t set the time aside to do it? Have a question on that shorts pattern? Join us for garment sewing on your sewing machine or serger. Deby will be on-hand for the first hour to answer your occasional garment-sewing questions!
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Every Wednesday, 6-8pm
Hosted By: Denise Dodge & Jensi Rogers
Why spend money on more fabrics when gorgeous quilts are waiting to be created out of what you already have? Use all those scraps that have been piling up over the years! Join avid quilter Denise Dodge and learn tips and tricks for using your “extra” fabric…
- NEW! Block of the Month!
- On the first Wednesday each month, one of the Oh Scrappers will present a block
- Each member will make the block out of the scraps of their choice
- At the end, you will have a completely unique quilt — and you may learn a few new skills along the way!
- Jump in anytime — this is an ongoing club, so you can start your BOM at any point
- Cut your fabric scraps into common quilt-ready sizes (you may use the AccuQuilt Studio cutting system to speed up the process!)
- Organize your scraps to make quilting the pieces easy and fun
- Exchange scraps with others to gather the colors, prints, tones, or sizes you need for your projects
- Sew your own scrap quilts and share them with others
- Discover various scrap quilt patterns and decide whether to use them for your next patchwork project!
August 5-15, 2010
While the cat’s away, the mice will PLAY! (aka: Jensi is going on vacation!)
SALE on fabric, books, notions… you name it!
As most of you know, whenever I step out of the CQ studio, the Elizabeth (one of our wonderful members) jokes that suddenly everything is 80% off! (At least I hope she’s joking!)
Well, I am finally taking a vacation to celebrate my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary with my family in Florida. Elizabeth warned me that they were going to sell off everything while I was gone! (Gulp!) I figured that I might as well help out… 
We will have everything on sale! (No, not everything will be 80% off, but there will be some amazing deals…) Read more >
Every Thursday, 6pm
CQ Studio Members are invited to partake in summer’s bounty! This year’s gardens are overgrown with wonderful summer fruits and veggies. If you have some extra, bring it in on Thursday evening… Swap for some other yummy snacks, or give them to those who don’t have the good fortune to grow their own. All CQ members are invited to come, chat, hang out, create, and partake — even if you don’t have a garden of your own!
FREE to CQ Members.
August 17-31, 2010
Get ready for the autumn sewing season!
Bring in your sewing machine or serger for repair or maintenance during the second half of August, and Carmen will sharpen up to 4 pairs of shears for FREE! (Shear-sharpening usually runs $10-15 per pair, so you could save up to $60!)
Carmen will even sharpen shears with pin-nicks in them. (Many sharpeners will not take scissors that have been damaged by pins!) Read more >
Saturday, August 21; 1-4pm
Marc Lisle
This workshop will introduce students to various glaze-painting techniques for the purpose of decorating ceramic tiles. Students will be able to paint several tiles which will be kiln-fired a few days after the workshop. Completed tiles will be available for pick-up at Crafters Quarters within one week of the workshop.
Lisa Phillips
August 22, 1 - 5 pm
Join our resident surface design artist Lisa Phillips for a fun day outside. Share in Lisa’s discovery of using sunshine & shadows, textile paints, flowers & plants, and your own designs to create unique prints on beautiful silk scarves! Read more >
August 28 (Saturday), 10 am - 3 pm
Carol Entin
Creating pastepapers is akin to sophisticated finger painting for grownups. Carol will show you various techniques to make absolutely gorgeous colorwashes and elegant designs on quality paper. Come and rediscover your inner kindergartener! Every piece of paper is attractive, no matter what you do!
To create our pastepapers, we will use a cooked paste to which acrylic paints are added. The thick colored paste is brushed onto wet paper and textured using anything for a tool - hands, spatulas, banana peels, combs, sponges, sneaker tread - anything goes! We will also use Carol’s collection of textured rollers specifically designed to create beautiful repeating patterns.
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August 29 (Sunday); 10am-3pm
Carol Entin
Skill level: Complete novice to advanced crafters — all are welcome!
A blank book or photo album hand-covered by you with a unique, decorative paper makes a wonderful gift for someone else or a special book for yourself. Learn how to prepare the book surface, use special bookbinding tools (like a bone folder) and templates, and cut up and apply pastepaper on both the outside and inside covers. You will also learn how to apply glue, avoid air bubbles, and make tidy, attractive corners for a truly professional look. Any time that remains can be devoted to making gorgeous notecards with your scraps!
You can choose to cover an 80-page, blank, wirebound fine paper sketchbook/journal, 7″ X 10″ or a 10″ X 10″ wirebound photo album with 20 blank, black pages. Both are Canson products made with high quality bookboard and archival papers. Read more >
