WORKSHOPS
& EVENT SCHEDULE FOR MARCH - APRIL 2012
SIT AND KNIT:
Date:
Every
Friday Evening
Time:
5pm
- 9pm
Cost:
N/C
Pre-requisite: Love of
knitting/Crocheting
Everyone is welcome!
Just bring your knitting along and enjoy
fellowship and tea. We
even have free
wifi if you need to look up a pattern!
MY BERNINA CLASSES:
Date:
Saturday,
March 17 & April
21
Time:
9:30am
- 11:30am
Cost:
N/C
with purchase of your sewing machine from CBP
Teacher:
Dorothy
Pre-requisite: none,
but you MUST register ahead of time
During this four month course you
will go through all aspects of your new sewing machine from
threading to
quilting and much more.
FISH MITTENS:
Date:
Saturday,
March 17 & 24
Time:
1 - 3pm on the 17th and
9:30
- 11:30am on the 24th
Cost:
$32.00
+ pattern
Teacher:
Laurie
Pre-requisite: Intermediate
knitter
This project is for experienced
knitters. It is
constructed in a modular
fashion using mitred squares and entrelac.
SOCKS 101:
Date:
Wednesday,
March 21, 28 & April 4
Time:
1pm
- 3pm all three days
Cost:
$45.00
Teacher:
Dorothy
Pre-requisite: Must be
comfortable with knit and purl stitches
Knitting socks is contagious, as well
as, wonderfully portable! One
skein of
yarn and some needles and you are on your way with Dorothy to
guide you every
step of the way.
LEARN TO KNIT 101:
Date:
Friday,
March 23 & 30
Time:
3pm
- 5pm both days
Cost:
$32.00
Teacher:
Isa
Pre-requisite: none
Learn to cast on, knit, purl and
cast-off while making a
beautiful one
skein cowl.
BERNINA CLUB:
Date:
Tuesday,
March 27 & Tuesday, April 24
Time:
1pm
- 4pm
Cost:
N/C
with purchase of your sewing machine from CBP
Teacher:
Suzanne
Pre-requisite: none,
but you MUST register ahead of time
This class is project oriented and is
designed to help students learn all aspects of their Bernina
sewing machines.
LEARN TO QUILT:
Date:
Wednesday,
April 4 & 11
Time:
1
- 4pm both days
Cost:
$45.00
pattern included
Teacher:
Dorothy
Pre-requisite: none
Learn to cut, measure, piece and
appliqué while making a beautiful table-runner.
On the second day you will finish your project and learn
to quilt and
bind. The pattern
includes optional
placemats.
LEARN TO MACHINE QUILT:
Date:
Thursday,
April 5
Time:
10am - 4pm
Cost:
$40.00
+ kit
Teacher:
Suzanne
Pre-requisite: A sewing
machine that is able to drop the feed-dogs.
Are the quilt tops mounting up? Learn several machine
quilting techniques
including marking your quilt top, planning your quilting designs
before you
start, free-motion feathers, stippling and meandering.
SPRING QUILT SHOP TOUR:
Date:
Thursday,
April 12, Friday, April 13 & Saturday, April 14
Time:
extended
shop tour hours - opening at 9am all three days
Cost:
N/C
Come in to the shop and pick up your passport. All fabric is on sale
& each shop has an
original pattern. Great
prizes to be
won!!
KNITTING 201:
Date:
Wednesday,
April 10 & 18
Time:
7pm
- 9pm both days
Cost:
$32.00
Teacher:
Isa
Pre-requisite: Knitting
101 or basic knowledge of knit and purl stitches
In this class
students will learn to knit a one-colour hat. Techniques
taught:
importance of swatching, long tail cast on, measuring your
knitting, knitting
in the round, using stitch markers, making increases, making
left and right leaning
decreases, weaving in ends, and knitting terminology and
abbreviations.
BERNINA SPECIAL
HANDS-ON EVENT:
Date:
Thursday,
April 19
Time:
1pm
- 4pm or 6:30 - 9:30pm
Cost:
$10.00
Teacher:
Suzanne & Alyson from Bernina of Canada
This three hour hands-on workshop
will take each student through the new 5 series Bernina sewing
machines while
completing a beautiful project.
All
fabrics are included; you just need to bring your basic sewing
kit and sewing
thread.
SPRING COTTON COWL:
Date:
Thursday,
April 26
Time:
2
- 3pm
Cost:
$10.00
Teacher:
Suzanne
Pre-requisite: knit
Spend an hour with us and get started
on this lovely lacey cowl.
It looks much
more difficult to knit than it really is.