April & May have it going on!

Wow, the Calico Cow and the FMKQ guild have so much going on in
April and May, we are going to have a blast!!!

This past Friday was Pizza Night at the Calico Cow.
We did paper piecing taught by Pat White at the Craft Day.
She knows just about every
paper-piecing tip and trick there is! There were quite a few people
signed up.
Remember, you
don't have to be a guild member to participate in craft days. Just
bring a potluck lunch, and contribute $2 for paper products if
you're a guild member, or $5 if you're a non-member.

Saturday April 19th is the first FMKQ "Quilting Buds" day, where we
teach young people the fun and satisfaction of quilting. There are
several kids signed up of different ages, so I we can use some more
adults to help out.

Friday April 25th is Brown Bag night, (same as Pizza night, only
you bring your own supper). Only $5. And Saturday the 26th is
"Buggy Barn Crazy Day"! Joyce Bendell our resident Buggy Barn
expert, will be here to help you with whatever Buggy Barn pattern
you've always wanted to try, or the one that's sitting in your UFO
pile. Bring a potluck dish for lunch, and we'll order supper in
and we can sew from 10:00 to 8:00 or as long as we can go without
driving Joyce totally crazy!!! All for $30.

Then, the next weekend, we have a real treat! The ladies from
Willow Bend Creations pattern company of Soldotna, AK will be here
to teach a class on Friday night from 5:00 to 9:30 or 10:00. Their
patterns are one-piece cut-out iron-on applique', and are
beautiful. They have many Alaska patterns, and we have several in
stock. They also have western patterns, and others, as well. They
will be bringing patterns with them, but if you want to get a head
start on the class, buy your pattern ahead of time, and start
tracing and maybe even cutting. Class cost is $20.

The 10th of May is FMKQ craft day. It's a UFO day, since that
weekend is also the Relay for Life.

One of the most exciting classes coming up will be the summer
parka/kuspuk class by Lonnie Miller. We are still working out the
fine details (like dates & cost, etc) but it will probably be
either the 1st and 3rd of May, or the 30th and 31st of May (an
evening and a Saturday). We should have all the details some time
next week, including samples in the shop. We'll try to keep you
informed, but please stop by the shop if you're interested. Sign up
early, there is a class size limit.

Finally, the FMKQ guild is hosting Carol Wight Jones on the 23rd
and 24th of May for embellishment and applique' classes. Cost is
very reasonable, and registrations will be going out in the next
guild newsletter, or information will also be at the Calico Cow.

Now, that should be enough to keep every quilter happy! Get your
quilting fix in before summer hits in a big way! There's plenty to
do!

Happy Spring and happy quilting!!
Maribeth, Jackie, Eddie

Kits Coming Soon

Lovely Alaskan Prints for a special Alaskan Gift.........

The Quilt Shop Pattern and Fabric by B. Lavelle

Paisleys and Colorful Prints

Halibut by Eddy Dee..and a bright pretty quilt

Another Bargelly Finished

Pepper's gorgeous quilt.........Wonderful!

April 11th - Pizza Night

April 12th - Craft Day and Paper Piecing with Pat

April 25th - Brown Bag Night

April 26th - Buggy Barn Crazy Day with Joyce Duff

Jelly Bargelly and lots of belly laughs

Eileen stopped by to show us her Alaska toss!
Below is Shana's bright quilt she donated to a fire donation.
Christy wow'd us with her baby blanket.

Maribeth is a great teacher. We had 5 jelly bargelly quilts going and she kept up with all of us. Here's just a few of the pics we took. Sandi had a beautiful flower garden quilt, Pepper had a gorgeous aqua, brown, etc. colored quilt, Ruby had an earthy Victorian quilt going, Julie had modern pastels and Denise had tropical bright fabrics to create hers.

We really shouldn't have so many jelly belly laughs and try to quilt. Yum! And the potluck!

Jelly Bargelly Class - March 29, 2008

Brown Bag Night - March 28th..come for BB Nite and set up for Saturday's Class!

Jelly Bargelly Class - March 29, 2008

Instructor: Maribeth Miller

Jelly Bargelly designed by Nancy Altsman 56" X 81"

An amazing bargello style quilt constructed completely of jelly rolls strips. Use strips from various packs and create a fabulous one of a kind design.

FABRICS REQUIRED:

51 jelly roll strips OR 1/3 yard of 17 fabrics or 17 fat quarters

Inner Border: 1/2 yard

Outer Border: (62) 5" charm squares or 1 1/4 yard fabric

Backing : 5 yards

Binding: 2/3 yard

Black Cat Creations

Spring Fling Lisa Moore's "Quilts with a Twist" Creations

The "huddle"

Spring Fling Lisa Moore's "Quilts with a Twist" Creations plus paper - piecing samples from Pat White...........for CRAFT DAY!!

Lisa Moore & Maribeth

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The Calico Cow has Lisa's patterns and many Alaskan fabrics in stock!

March Craft Day at the Calico Cow

Totally Rearranged

Dave Becker-Jackie's husband and he also works on Thursdays at the shop!

Hey, everybody!

Check out our new arrangement! We totally rearranged everything today! Thanks to Dave and a couple of wonderful, strong, and helpful young men, we unloaded all the shelves, moved ALMOST everything, and reloaded the shelves. Some things are still needing a little help finding homes, but those who have seen it think it looks great. Ya gotta come and see!

The Forget-Me-Knot Quilters' Spring Fling is coming up soon - March 14-15. Lisa Moore of Sitka will be our Saturday teacher, and she'll be teaching any of four of her newest patterns. They will be in our shop soon, so you can buy your pattern and choose fabrics. We have color copies of 3 of the 4 patterns now. We'll be having a sale to celebrate Sping Fling sometime that week.

We would also like to announce a sale for Leap Day (February 29th). Seems like a reason to celebrate, don't you think? And a good way to explore the new lay-out of the shop! I guess that's still a couple of weeks away, but it will go fast! Can you believe this weather?! It feels like spring, and the daylight is wonderful!

Marcia's class didn't go as planned last weekend, since she was sick, so I'm hoping she'll do it again. I heard something about this Saturday the 23rd, so if you're still interested, call & ask. The Jelly Bargelly class will be March 29th, which will give you time to recuperate from the Fling! Feb 22 is Brown bag night, March 7 is Pizza night. I think! I'm pretty tired from the rearranging today, and I feel I am beginning to ramble!

Thanks everyone, hope to see you soon!
Maribeth, Jackie,
Eddy, Marcia, Dave