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Liberty Cottage Classes – July through September 2008

Please register for classes at least one week ahead so that we may prepare any kit materials needed or order equipment.  Classes with a * after the class name require selection of pattern, threads or materials ahead of time.  Contact Suzanne with any questions or to register for classes at (585) 393-1070 or sjmcheshire@hotmail.com

Can’t make your schedule bend to fit in a class, let Suzanne know and we will set another time just right for you.

 

Design Transfer Class                           July 3rd                                      Class $5.00 + materials

Bring any project that you need transferred to the working ground fabric and Suzanne will help you move it from the pattern and demonstrate several different methods.

Framing & Finishing It?             July 5th                        10-12 noon        Class $5.00 + materials

Bring any project you are framing or need help finishing and Suzanne will advise each student on how to  complete it.

Needle Felting                                      July 10th                                     Kit & Class $10.00

Suzanne has created a double-sided necklace with a crow on one side and a watermelon slice on the other with a twisted cord to hang from.  You can also finish this as an ornament or pot poke.

Rag Rug Weaving Class*                        July 12th                                  Class $5.00 + loom & fabrics

Create personalized Rag Weaving to match your home colors. Looms for mug rugs to room size rugs are available.  You will need to pre-purchase fabric for the class or raid your stash.  Suzanne has details for each loom size.

Rug Hooking Class (beginner)                July 17th                                     Kit & class $20.00

Top a small box with a strawberry you have hooked with instruction from Suzanne. Kit contains all the materials to complete your project including a rug hook.  Student needs to provide an 8-10 inch hoop.

Yo-Yo runner                                        July 24th                                    Class $5.00 + yo-yo maker & fabrics

Suzanne will teach you how to use a yo-yo maker and assemble them into a runner.  Raid your stash or ours for red, white (off white, natural) & blue fabrics to make a patriotic runner.  Also learn to age them with coffee.

Twisted Cords                                      July 26th                      10-12 noon        Class $5.00 + materials

Learn to make custom twisted cording and how to apply to trim ornaments, pillows, drapery tiebacks and lots more.  Bring a small project to trim during class if you have one.

Punch Needle Class*                             July 31st                                     Class $5.00 plus materials

These charming mini rugs are all the rage and so simple to do!  We have a large selection of patterns available for your selection.  Tight hoop and punch needle required.

Redwork Embroidery Class                    August 2nd                     10-12 noon        Kit & class $10.00

Traditionally worked on embroidered quilts, it is worked with a single shade of red thread using simple embroidery stitches.  Each month a new design is available and can be worked into a quilt at the end of the series.  Small 8 inch embroidery hoop suggested.

Penny Rug Class                                    August 7th                                   Kit & class $15.00

A patriotic design is the subject for wool appliqué using the paper piecing method on wool felt to create a mini table rug.  This design is an unpublished Liberty Cottage original.

Needle Felting                                      August 9th                                         10-12 noon        Kit & Class $10.00

            This sunflower is just the pin for your fall coat.  Kit includes everything to complete your pin.

Locker Hooking Class*                          August 14th                                 Kit & class $14.00 to $25.00 + fabrics

These simple rugs made from cotton fabric strips and cotton twine worked with a hook and eye tool on rug canvas.  Student will need to provide fabric, ask for yardages when registering for the class.  Pillow or rug kits w/pattern are available or pattern books.

 

Save Nov. 14-16 for Stitching by the Lake, a handworker’s retreat.  Ask Suzanne for details and reserve your place to be one of the only 40 participants.  Located at Canandaigua’s Inn on the Lake, this will be the ultimate getaway to spend time working on whatever you want with others who share your appreciation of handwork.

Punch Rug Class*                                  August 16th                   10-12 noon        Class $5.00 plus materials

We will be using wool yarns to create a rug with a large punch needle.  Suzanne will teach the technique after assisting you to choose a foundation fabric, design and yarn.  If you have a project already, please bring it.  Also covered will be finishing the edges and how to hang or prepare for floor use.  Suggested equipment is a working frame, quilt hoop, lap or floor stand and rug punch needle.

Log Cabin Quilt Pillow *                        August 21st                                 Class $5.00 + materials

Simple piecing of strips will assemble into a block for a snuggly pillow in either flannel or homespun cottons.  Suzanne will demonstrate how to assemble the block and a pillow.  Bring your sewing machine, etc. if you have one.  You’re always welcome to use mine when it is not in use.  Pick out your fabrics, wash and cut into strips ahead of the class or just watch and do the work at home.

Punch Needle Class*                             August 23rd                   10-12 noon        Class $5.00 plus materials

These charming mini rugs are all the rage and so simple to do!  We have a large selection of patterns available for your selection.  Tight hoop and punch needle required.

Primitive Dolls*                         August 28th                                 Class $5.00 plus materials

Choose a pattern from our selection of hundreds and Suzanne will assist with fabric choices.  Covered will be transferring patterns, construction, ageing with tea dyeing, fabric sculpting faces, applying hair and embellishing.

Wool Quilt Appliqué Block*                   August 30th                   10-12 noon        Class $5.00 + materials

Using Lakeview Primitives’ patterns, this is one quilt block used to construct a bed rug (wool quilt).  Join us for one block, enough for a wall hanging or a new one every three months.  Bring scissors, pins and thimble if you use one.

Rag Rug Weaving Class*                        September 4th                             Class $5.00 + loom & fabrics

Create personalized Rag Weaving to match your home colors. Looms for mug rugs to room size rugs are available.  You will need to pre-purchase fabric for the class or raid your stash.  Suzanne has details for each loom size.

Yo-Yo Doll                                            September 6th , 10-12 noon        Class $5.00 + yo-yo maker, pattern & fabrics

Suzanne will teach you how to use a yo-yo maker and assemble them into a doll.  Raid your fabric stash or ours for fabrics to make a doll of your choice from our patterns.

Penny Rug Class                                    September 11th                Kit & class $12.00

Fall is the subject for wool appliqué using the paper piecing method on wool felt to create a mini table rug.  This design is an unpublished Liberty Cottage original.

Sweatshirt Appliqué Jacket*                September 13th             10-12 noon        Class $5.00 plus materials

Turn a pigment dyed sweatshirt into a special jacket you will love to wear everywhere with wool appliqué.  It will be perfect idea for cool spring weather.

Primitive Embroidery*                           September 18th              Class $5.00 + materials

Use easy embroidery stitches to create primitive needlework and then age it to look as if great-grandma stitched it when she was a child.  Bring hoop and scissors.

Rug Hooking Class (beginner)                September 20th10-12 noon        Kit & class $20.00

Top a small box with a strawberry you have hooked with instruction from Suzanne. Kit contains all the materials to complete your project including a rug hook.  Student needs to provide an 8-10 inch hoop.

 

Watch for the October through December class list the week of September 15th either in the Cottage or on our website at www.libertycottage.com.

 

As always, everyone is welcome to stop in anytime for assistance or just for the company while you work on a project.

 

Please ask Suzanne for information regarding local handwork groups, stitch-ins or these guilds with local chapters: Embroiderer’s Guild of America, American Needlepoint Guild, Heart and Hand or Lake to Lake Quilt Guilds and the Finger Lakes Rug Hookers.






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