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2012 Kids Summer Craft Camps!
Nancy Ruddock, a recently-retired FACS (Home Economics) and Chemistry teacher, will be leading two fabulous weeks of fun and creativity at Crafters Quarters this summer! We welcome both boys and girls to come and learn, play, and create beautiful gifts.
Crafty Projects (Ages 7-10)
July 9th - 13th, 2012, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
A fun-packed week of delightful projects that’ll spark your child’s creativity! Examples include creating a scavenger hunt in a jar, beading, various paper crafts, decorating a lunch sack, even learning science by preparing ice cream in a bag!
Learn To Sew (Ages 11-13)
July 16th - 20th, 2012; 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Your child will become familiar with the workings of a sewing machine while creating a fabulous, personalized beach bag or tote! Other projects will also be available, depending on time. A materials list will be given to registered students.
Summer camps are $125/week & will be held at our studio.
Click here for a flyer about the Kids Craft Camps.
Click here for the enrollment form for the Kids Craft Camps.
Please call Crafters Quarters with any questions: 978-388-8000.
May 1, 8, 15, 22, and June 5, & 12 (Tuesdays): 6:00 - 9:00 pm
(DATE CHANGE: To allow vacations during Memorial Week, we have removed May 29th and added June12th. Thank you.)
Instructor: Nancy Ruddock
This jacket is absolutely exquisite! Come into CQ to see how gorgeous it is!
Nancy will be teaching students a long list of skills in this wonderful workshop… You will start by creating a personalized muslin pattern for your jacket, learning how to measure a body for a pattern, and how to change a pattern to make it fit you just right. (That’s right, this jacket is not built over a sweatshirt - you are creating it from scratch to fit your fabulous curves!) Then you will learn how to make the angled bargello strips and sew them onto your pattern pieces in the beautiful layout of your choice. Finally you will learn how to construct the jacket from all your pieces! This jam-packed 6-week workshop is intended for intermediate to advanced sewers. Read more >
Unleash your creativity and create a pincushion (or two… or three…) for our contest!
Schedule
- May 1 - May 15: Drop off your pincushions
- May 16 - May 30: Place your votes
- June 1: Winners announced!
March 11 & 25 (Sundays), 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Gail Picard
Learn how to use AccuQuilt to cut the fabrics for this project… you’ll cut the pieces for this large throw-sized quilt in less than an hour by simply turning a handle! Gail will show you how to put together a simple 5-fabric pattern to create an unexpected quilt top. The top will measure approximately 48″ x 60″ before borders are added.
March 3 (Saturday) 10:30 am - 4:00 pm, and
March 4 (Sunday) 1:00 - 4:00 pm (Optional session to finish the project.)
Instructor: Nancy Ruddock
Nancy will show you how to use hardware-store measuring tape to make the cutest bag in just one weekend! This adorable tote uses a metal carpenters tape as a closure that snaps shut by itself! Once you try this new technique you can be incorporate it into many style bags, such as iPad and ereader covers, wallets, and cosmetic bags. For class you may choose either a 10″ purse or 16″ tote. The pattern includes the direction for both items. Read more >
March 20 & 27, and April 3 (Tuesdays); 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Instructor: Nancy Ruddock
Learn a simple “quilt as you go” method while completing a beautiful table runner. (Since this table runner has arrived at CQ, it has attracted more attention than our other quilts! The picture does not do it justice.) The “quilt as you go” method can be used to make quilted vests, jackets, potholders, and many other quilted items. You will also be introduced to a simple way to make the pinwheel block used as the centerpiece of this table runner. We will also use the prairie braid and learn to bind the runner - the entire piece will be finished by the end of the three sessions! This is a great class for beginner quilters or those wishing to learn a new technique. Read more >
Due to an unexpected scheduling conflict, Crafters Quarters will
close at 3 pm today, December 16.
We are sorry for any inconvenience. We will be open as usual tomorrow, December 17!
February 4, 18 & March 24 (Saturdays); 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Instructor: Stephanye Schuyler
This amazing workshop will help you do something you may never have done before: design, develop, and sew your own story quilt! The process will give you a fabulous new vehicle for your creativity. You’ll have the chance to explore color and improvisation and celebrate a story of your life — it could be an action, an emotion, a blessing, an event, a place, a thought, or an observation. By the end of the class, you will have a completed quilt top ready for quilting and embellishment.
Required Skills: Basic piecing and appliqué skills would be best. Read more >
January 8 and 22 (Sundays); 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Gail Picard
This amazing class will teach you how to make a quilt top, table runner, scarf, or other beautifully-pieced object without a pattern! All you need to do is to bring fabric; Gail will show you how to cut, flip, and sew them to make a beautiful project in the size of your choice. This class is a great exercise in letting go, designing a project without knowing the final look, letting the fabric speak for itself, and creating something utterly unique. Oh, and did I mention that it is also really easy??
Skill level: Confident beginners through Experts Read more >
Due to a private engagement in the studio, Crafters Quarters will be closing early (at 4pm) on Thursday, October 20. Have a great evening and we will see you as usual at 10am on Friday!
