Monthly Clubs  St. Petersburg  Palm Harbor Software  St. Petersburg  Palm Harbor Classes  St. Petersburg  Palm Harbor      -January      -February      -March      -April      -May     January     Wall Hanging Whimsy: January "Heart Strings" Instructor: Karen Grof Date: January 20 Day: Tuesday Times: 12:00-3:00 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 3 hours ea Cost: $15.00 ea or $48.00 for all This class is offered the 3rd Tuesday of every month with a new pattern each time! Please scroll down to see what you'll be making in each month! Wall hangings are fun! Make four wall hangings so you have one for four different holidays. Several techniques will be taught including simple paper piecing and quick fuse appliqué. Each class features a different project & pattern! Must purchase one $8 pattern per class project     Kwik Sweatshirt Jacket Instructor: Ann Mevers Dates & Times: Jan 22 10:00-12:00 & Feb 12 10:00-1:00 Day: Thursday Duration: 2 classes of 5 hours total Cost: $30.00 We have sold lots of this attractive sweatshirt conversion pattern, so check your “pattern stash” for it! Stop by and admire the great looking jacket sample, then sign up for this class to learn a clever fabric piecing technique!     Machine Appliqué Instructor: Karen Grof Date: January 24 Day: Saturday Time: 10:30-1:00 Duration: 2.5 hours Cost: $25.00 If you can trace it you can appliqué it! Learn a technique using fusible web and machine stitching.     Serger 101 Instructor: Diana Cedolia Dates: Jan 30 & 31 Days: Fri & Sat Time: 10:00-4:00 Duration: 2 classes of 6 hours each Cost: $95.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! Diana’s ready to give you a thorough class on how to operate your serger in this two part class, practical application in the AM, project in the afternoon. Fee includes fabric kit and lunch.     February     Creating Good Color Palettes Instructor: June Colburn Date: February 3 Day: Tuesday Time: 1:00-4:00 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 3 hours Cost: $30.00 Are you having trouble choosing the right mix of fabrics for your quilt and garment projects? Unsure what "value", "scale" and "proportion" mean when looking at prints and batiks? Let master colorist June Colburn give you some tips on what works and what doesn't, taking the guess work out of fabric selection. June will identify various kinds of prints, put together some possible colorways, and answer questions about fabrics. Bring a selection of fabrics from your stash that you'd like advice about. This may be the most valuable 3 hours you've ever spent! It will give you the confidence to put colors and prints together for dozens of projects. Take home a reference hand-out for your sewing room. Bring a camera to record fabric combinations you like! No pattern. Fun for everyone!     Quilting for Beginners Instructor: Karen Grof Dates: Feb 4,11 & 18 Day: Wednesday Times: 1:00-4:00 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 3 classes of 3 hours each Cost: $45.00 Quilting is sew easy! Learn the fundamentals of quilting while making an east table topper. Each session teaches a super easy technique with time for hands-on learning.     Sulky Mystery Puzzle Tote Instructor: Robin Elder Date: February 5 Day: Thursday Time: 10:30-2:30 Duration: 4 hours Cost: $25.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! Just a few swivels with your rotary cutter and you’re on your way to a unique tote. No two are alike! Make it uniquely yours with your fabric selection. Fast, fun and easy, you’ll want to make several of these     Embroidery Yarn Couching Techniques Instructor: Atala Purdy Date: February 6 Day: Friday Time: 10:30-1:00 Duration: 2.5 hours Cost: $20.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! Experience the new couching embroideries using Viking’s new Yarn Couching Foot Set. These feet work on all Viking’s “Sensor System” machines. Yarn Couching can also be used with free motion!     Cat Sweatshirt Jacket Instructor: JoAnne Spigarelli Date: February 10 Day: Tuesday Time: 10:00-2:00 Duration: 4 hours Cost: $30.00 A patchwork cat will be appliquéd to a sweatshirt which you will convert to a jacket. Learn these two techniques, plus a unique way to trim the edges.     Serger 201 Instructor: Diana Cedolia Date: February 13 Day: Friday Time: 10:00-4:00 Duration: 6 hours Cost: $50.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! Serging is for more than making fast and easy garments! This class will open a whole new adventure using different kinds of threads, including fish line. Includes the use of the Gathering, Elastic, Pearl, and Piping Feet.     Sculpting a Wearable Art Jacket Instructor: June Colburn Dates: Feb 14 & Mar 7 Day: Saturday Time: 10:00-5:00 Duration: 2 classes of 7 hours each Cost: $115.00 Using the reversible Asian Quarters Coat and Jacket pattern and your fabulous fabrics (silk, rayon, cotton, linen, wool and/or velvet), you can use whole cloth, piecing or collage appliqué, with our without quilting. Embellish or not as you like. This master class includes a trunk show of June's sample garments. Day 1 - Cutting and fitting the muslin foundation, fabric selection, designing. Homework--sewing the pieced or appliquéd design. Day 2 - Finishing the edges with piping or binding, sewing in the reverse side, quilting, adding closures.     Wall Hanging Whimsy: February "Bunny Side Up" Instructor: Karen Grof Date: February 17 Day: Tuesday Times: 12:00-3:00 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 3 hours ea Cost: $15.00 ea or $48.00 for all This class is offered the 3rd Tuesday of every month with a new pattern each time! Please scroll down to see what you'll be making in each month! Wall hangings are fun! Make four wall hangings so you have one for four different holidays. Several techniques will be taught including simple paper piecing and quick fuse appliqué. Each class features a different project & pattern! Must purchase one $8 pattern per class project     Basic Blouse Instructor: Ann Mevers Dates: Feb 19,26 & Mar 5 Day: Thursday Time: 10:30-1:30 Duration: 3 classes of 3 hours each Cost: $45.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! This classic blouse style with collar, pocket, or embroidery substitute features top stitching along the sleeve and lower hem edges. *This is an intermediate level class*     Basic Paper Piecing Instructor: Judy Dellerba Date: February 19 Day: Thursday Times: 1:30-4:30 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 3 hours Cost: $25.00 This class also offered at a later date AND at our St Petersburg Location! Learn all the basics of this fun, quick, and accurate method of creating quilt blocks.     Boutique Jacket Instructor: Ann Mevers Dates & Times: Feb 20 10:00-4:00 & Mar 6 10:00-2:00 Day: Friday Duration: 2 classes of 10 hours total Cost: $45.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! An interesting layering technique is used to create a fabric combination which gives this jacket its unique style!     “The Nearly Tote-All Purse-O-Nality” Instructor: Carlajean Nasse Date: February 21 Day: Saturday Time: 10:00-4:00 Duration: 6 hours Cost: $45.00 This purse by Linda Rauld is a smaller size purse. It is basically a handbag within a handbag which gives you four roomy pockets! There is also lots of pockets inside!     “A Purse-O-Nal Wristlet” Instructor: Carlajean Nasse Date: February 25 Day: Wednesday Time: 6:00-9:00 Duration: 3 hours Cost: $25.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! One of the newest purse styles from Linda featuring a smaller size along with a cute shape for a wristlet clutch! Pockets inside as well as a secured zipper outside pocket will hold everything you need!     Swell Swags Instructor: Judy Ellis Date: February 28 Day: Saturday Time: 10:00-4:00 Duration: 6 hours Cost: $40.00 Kit Fee:$40 This class also offered at a later date AND at our St Petersburg Location! Learn to make swags & jabots (swags & tails or cascades) for your windows!     March     Thread Velvet Techniques Instructor: Atala Purdy Date: March 3 Day: Tuesday Times: 1:00-4:00 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 3 hours Cost: $20.00 This class also offered at a later date AND at our St Petersburg Location! Learn all the tips and tricks to making this new dimensional embroidery technique successful! Stitch out a design, then learn the finishing process.     Tulip Tango Placemat Instructor: Venus Akins Dates: Mar 10 & 17 Day: Tuesday Times: 10:00-4:00 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 2 classes of 3 hours each Cost: $40.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! If you are new to the Cotton Theory method, this project is a skill level 2. For all which are more advanced, this will be a quick project. One placemat will be completed during the class time.     Tropical Fan Vest Instructor: June Colburn Dates & Times: Mar 11 10:00-5:00 & Apr 1 10:00-1:00 Day: Wednesday Duration: 2 classes of 10 hours total Cost: $90.00 Create your one-of-a-kind Floridian vest easily by piecing the fabrics on a muslin foundation! First, June will help you fit your muslin. Then learn June's secrets for choosing well-coordinated batik and print fabrics as you design a water, floral, bird or fish themed vest. The sew-and-flip method makes piecing on the muslin foundation easy and fun. Add some piping and ribbon details and look at some other embellishment ideas. Day 1 - Fitting, design, begin sewing. Homework -finish sewing the pieced fronts; cut back and lining fabrics. Day 2 – Sewing the lining, hand finishing, covering snaps as a couture closure, embellishment ideas.     Paper Piecing Sampler Instructor: Judy Dellerba Dates: Mar 13 & 20 Day: Friday Time: 10:30-3:30 Duration: 2 classes of 5 hours each Cost: $45.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! Piece a four sampler wall hanging using one of Jodie Davis’ popular designs. Learn paper piecing as well as a curve technique.     Slinky Knit Top Instructor: Diana Cedolia Date: March 14 Day: Saturday Time: 10:00-4:00 Duration: 6 hours Cost: $50.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! Learn the tips and tricks of working with this specialty knit. You will using both serger and sewing machine to create this short sleeve top!     Dog Sweatshirt Jacket Instructor: JoAnne Spigarelli Dates: Mar 18 & 25 Day: Wednesday Times: 10:30-12:30 or 6:30-8:30 Duration: 2 classes of 2 hours each Cost: $30.00 This appliquéd dog will be a fun addition to a plain sweatshirt. Instructions include converting the sweatshirt to a jacket.     A Well Valanced Window Instructor: Judy Ellis Date: March 21 Day: Saturday Time: 10:00-4:00 Duration: 6 hours Cost: $50.00 Kit Fee:$30 This class also offered at a later date AND at our St Petersburg Location! Learn to design and draft a rod pocket window treatment with tails and embellishment. Then let your imagination run wild!     Wall Hanging Whimsy: March "Stack O' Jacks" Instructor: Karen Grof Date: March 24 Day: Tuesday Times: 12:00-3:00 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 3 hours ea Cost: $15.00 ea or $48.00 for all This class is offered the 3rd Tuesday of every month with a new pattern each time! Please scroll down to see what you'll be making in each month! Wall hangings are fun! Make four wall hangings so you have one for four different holidays. Several techniques will be taught including simple paper piecing and quick fuse appliqué. Each class features a different project & pattern! Must purchase one $8 pattern per class project     Crystal Motif Design Instructor: Robin Elder Date: March 26 Day: Thursday Time: 10:30-1:30 Duration: 3 hours Cost: $20.00 This class also offered at a later date AND at our St Petersburg Location! You have the crystals and the application wand, now what do you do with them? You will learn how to properly place and apply crystals to your work. Also learn how to create a design on Mylar and apply it to your garment or add sparkle to embroidery designs!     Disappearing Nine Patch Lap Quilt Instructor: Barb Linares Date: March 28 Day: Saturday Time: 10:30-2:30 Duration: 4 hours Cost: $40.00 This class also offered at a later date! All quilters, beginners to the more skilled, will enjoy this “easier than it looks” quilt pattern. Learn an easy way to match your seams, the “mash and twist” ironing move, and share some fun with other quilters. Using a focus fabric and 2 coordinating fabrics, the quick cutting and sewing in this project will create a lap sized top ready to be quilted or tied.     Linen Table Topper Instructor: Kathy Peel Date: March 30 Day: Monday Time: 10:00-4:00 Duration: 6 hours Cost: $40.00 Using two tones of linen, decorative stitches, Spanish Hemstitch, some twin and wing needle work to create a lovely winter table topper     April     Button-Back Runner Instructor: Venus Akins Dates: April 7 & 14 Day: Tuesday Times: 1:00-4:00 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 2 classes of 3 hours each Cost: $40.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! Make a completely reversible runner/placemat using the Cotton Theory Quilting method of Quilt First - Then Assemble.     Quilt Binding Instructor: Karen Grof Date: April 15 Day: Wednesday Time: 12:00-3:00 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 3 hours Cost: $15.00 Bind your quilt in a jiffy with an easy technique! Bring a project and binding fabric and you will complete your project in class.     Too-Cool T-shirt Quilt Instructor: Karen Grof Date: April 18 Day: Saturday Time: 10:30-2:30 Duration: 4 hours Cost: $45.00 Make a “memories” quilt from those special t-shirts you’ve been collecting. This awesome method does not require iron-on stabilizer! It’s quick and easy! T-shirt quilts make great gifts.     Wall Hanging Whimsy: April "Sew Many Flakes" Instructor: Karen Grof Date: April 21 Day: Tuesday Times: 12:00-3:00 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 3 hours ea Cost: $15.00 ea or $48.00 for all This class is offered the 3rd Tuesday of every month with a new pattern each time! Please scroll down to see what you'll be making in each month! Wall hangings are fun! Make four wall hangings so you have one for four different holidays. Several techniques will be taught including simple paper piecing and quick fuse appliqué. Each class features a different project & pattern! Must purchase one $8 pattern per class project     A Well Valanced Window Instructor: Judy Ellis Dates: Apr 22 & 29 Day: Wednesday Times: 1:00-4:00 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 2 classes of 3 hours each Cost: $50.00 Kit Fee:$30 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Learn to design and draft a rod pocket window treatment with tails and embellishment. Then let your imagination run wild!     Fun and Done! Quilt Instructor: Karen Grof Date: April 25 Day: Saturday Time: 10:30-2:30 Duration: 4 hours Cost: $30.00 Fun & Done! Is a quilt-as-you-go technique that is done entirely by machine. The quilting is accomplished while you construct each block. Sew the blocks together and you’re done! And that’s fun!     Sausage Pillowcase Instructor: Atala Purdy Date: April 30 Day: Thursday Times: 1:00-4:00 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 3 hours Cost: $25.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! Making pillowcases using your favorite fabrics is not only fun to do, but make great gifts! This method of construction is so clever, you will wonder why you didn’t think of it! The pillowcase will have no raw edge seam allowances anywhere. Join the fun, you won’t be able to make just one!!     May     Thread Velvet Techniques Instructor: Atala Purdy Date: May 5 Day: Tuesday Times: 1:00-4:00 or 6:00-9:00 Duration: 3 hours Cost: $20.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! Learn all the tips and tricks to making this new dimensional embroidery technique successful! Stitch out a design, then learn the finishing process.     Swell Swags Instructor: Judy Ellis Date: May 7 Day: Thursday Time: 10:00-4:00 Duration: 6 hours Cost: $40.00 Kit Fee:$40 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! Learn to make swags & jabots (swags & tails or cascades) for your windows!     Basic Paper Piecing Instructor: Judy Dellerba Date: May 8 Day: Friday Time: 10:30-1:30 Duration: 3 hours Cost: $25.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! Learn all the basics of this fun, quick, and accurate method of creating quilt blocks.     Bossa Nova Wall Hanging/Table Topper Instructor: Venus Akins Dates: May 9 & 16 Day: Saturday Times: 10:00-2:00 Duration: 2 classes of 4 hours each Cost: $55.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! Create a beautiful embroidered and quilted project that is equally lovely on both sides!     “The Perfect Purse-O-Nality” Instructor: Carlajean Nasse Dates: May 12 & 19 Day: Tuesday Time: 6:00-9:00 Duration: 2 classes of 3 hours each Cost: $45.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! This original design by Linda features two clever “side seam” type pockets in the front. A zippered pocket on the back and even more pockets inside! This large purse size makes it a great design for combining fabrics     Crystal Motif Design Instructor: Robin Elder Date: May 14 Day: Thursday Time: 10:30-1:30 Duration: 3 hours Cost: $20.00 This class also offered at our St Petersburg Location! You have the crystals and the application wand, now what do you do with them? You will learn how to properly place and apply crystals to your work. Also learn how to create a design on Mylar and apply it to your garment or add sparkle to embroidery designs!     Disappearing Nine Patch Lap Quilt Instructor: Barb Linares Date: May 19 Day: Tuesday Time: 10:30-2:30 Duration: 4 hours Cost: $40.00 All quilters, beginners to the more skilled, will enjoy this “easier than it looks” quilt pattern. Learn an easy way to match your seams, the “mash and twist” ironing move, and share some fun with other quilters. Using a focus fabric and 2 coordinating fabrics, the quick cutting and sewing in this project will create a lap sized top ready to be quilted or tied.     “A Short & Sweet Purse-O-Nality” Instructor: Carlajean Nasse Date: May 23 Day: Saturday Time: 10:00-4:00 Duration: 6 hours Cost: $45.00 This purse is small and compact but offers pockets both inside and out to organize all your stuff! Two styles of closures will allow you to feature patchwork, quilting, or bead work. Click here to see our Classes at St. Petersburg See Other Palm Harbor Classes! Clubs - Software - Classes Or look at our calendar