Calico Gals Clubs

For Calico Gals Syracuse, look for the moon and the pink text.

For Calico Gals Harborview, look for the sails and the blue text.

Jo’s Little Women Club in Syracuse and Oswego

Syracuse, meets the 3rd Monday of the month: September 20, October 18, November 15, December 20, January 17, and February 21. Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm

A message from your Syracuse Jo leaders Beth Broadway and Melonie Unger: Welcome to the fall/winter Little Women Club featuring the fabrics and patterns of one of our favorite designers, Jo Morton. We will learn to make six of the quilts in Jo’s newest book, Coming Home, while working with many wonderful, traditional techniques, including hand-piecing, backstitch appliqué, color theory, perfect point piecing and quilting designs for traditional quilts. Enjoy yummy snacks each night, sewing demonstrations, and discussions about Civil War history, memorabilia, music, and stories. Hope you can join us!

Club membership: $90.00 includes all six classes, a tower of 25 fat quarters of Jo Morton fabrics and 15% off class purchases. Book required and sold separately.

Oswego, meets on Tuesdays: September 28, October 26, November 23, December 28, January 25 and February 28. Morning club: 10 am – noon or evening club: 5:30 – 7:30 pm

A message from your Oswego Jo leader Laura Abbott: Love little? Love olde? Come journey back in time and make 5 little quilts in 6 months using Jo Mortons Civil War reproduction fabrics with her Club 9 exclusive patterns. Learn some tricks that will enhance your accuracy as you make these little gems. Join the club to enjoy demos, extra projects, friendships and snacks, with a few surprises thrown in!

Club membership: $90.00 includes all six classes, project patterns, a tower of 20 fat quarters of Jo Morton fabrics and 15% off class purchases.

Ongoing at Calico Gals Harborview

The Oswego store has fun with Sit and Stitch sessions and Wacky Wednesdays (that even sounds fun!). Just $10 for 4 sessions. Come when you can, sit and stitch and make new friends.

Sit and Stitch

Oswego, every Monday or Tuesday, noon – 4:00 pm

Wacky Wednesdays

Oswego, every Wednesday, 5:00 – 9:00 pm

Saturday Sampler and Tuesday Sampler

Meets at Calico Gals Syracuse. Saturday Samplers meet the 2nd Saturday each month at 9 am. Tuesday Samplers meet the 2nd Tuesday each month any time between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm – stop in on your lunch hour!

Receive the pattern and fabric to make one large basket block for only $10. Bring your completed block back to your meeting the following month and get your next block free! Mini basket blocks will be available for purchase each month.

New! Groovy Gals Sewing Club with Melonie, Marcia, Peg and Pat

New 3 month club at Calico Gals featuring patterns and projects from Terry Atkinson

Syracuse and Oswego, Sundays: September 26, October 31, November 28. Mini classes start every hour: 12:15, 1:15 or 2:15. Miss a Groovy Gals Sunday and we’ll hold your groovy goodies for you.

Stop in on Groovy Gals Sunday and take part in one of three mini classes featuring groovy gifts, groovy treats, and a 15% discount on your groovy project purchases. Each month includes a free pattern and technique handout. Stretch those sewing skills! Learn something new!

Garden Club with Nina Dukette

It’s a Block of the Month with a built-in class!

Syracuse, Monday Club: October, 18, November 15, December 13, 1:00 – 4:00

Syracuse, Thursday Club: October 21, November 18, December 16, 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Does your machine do more than straight stitch, but that seems to be all you are doing? Discover more about the great features of your machine as you create a beautiful quilt one block at a time. Learn something new each month! The ongoing series will be offered in 3 month sessions over the course of a year. Fee: $45 plus block kit in choice of colors.

Honest Abe BlockSwapper

Starting in August in Syracuse

Each month, for 6 months, make 12 small, snowball blocks using our pattern and beautiful civil war reproduction fabrics. Drop them off by the first and we will swap them up by the 10th. If you participated in the Mary Todd swap, you can “marry” your blocks together! They combine perfectly to form a beautiful alternate pattern and create a wonderful scrappy quilt. Only $5 to join the Honest Abe BlockSwapper

Lucky Pennies Wood Club with Melonie Unger

Syracuse, Mondays, September 27, October 25, November 29, December 27. Choose morning: 10 am – noon or evening club: 6 – 8 pm

• Meet once a month to stitch together and learn about the newest trends, products and patterns in wool stitchery
• Gift bag of “pennies” each month
• 15% discount on wool, floss and stitchery patterns on meeting day

Fee $36 for 12 months of fun!

Cottages: A 12-month embroidery block of the month

Syracuse

Stitch Kathy Schmitz’s storybook cottages, one for each month of the year! Join together into a log cabin quilt or frame as individual blocks and gifts. Each embroidery pattern is printed on 5″x 7″ cardstock, On the reverse side is Kathy’s colorful painting of the little cottage ready for you to frame and enjoy! Sign up to receive the quilt layout, first block and 1-1/2 yards of background fabric for all blocks. Then stop by each month to get the pattern for your next cottage. $36 for the year!

Calico Gals Book Group with Kathy Barden and Nancy Graham

Syracuse, Tuesdays, September 21, October 19, November 16, December 7, 10 am to noon

Join Kathy and Nancy upstairs in the Stitching Lounge. Read and discuss books with a “quilty” theme. For info about the upcoming assigned books, email Kathy or Nancy. Space limits us to 12 participants so advanced registration is a must. There is no cost. Call the shop (445-0617) to sign up.

N.U.T.Z. (No Unfinished Top Zanies) with Kathy Barden (who else?)

Syracuse Nutty Dates: Fridays, September 10, October 1, November 5, December 3, 10 am to 3pm. Expanded time! More fun!

No Unfinished Top Zanies will continue stitching, laughing and lunching through the fall and into the winter, too. NUTZ is for folks who need a push to finish up a Calico Gals class project, or who just like to sew in good company. Bring your machine and all you need to finish your project. Bring some thing to share for lunch, too: sandwich filling, salad, sweet treat, etc. Don’t forget to bring your sense of humor and show and tell! The $10 class fee per session entitles you to a class discount on purchases to finish your project of the day. Kathy Barden (the hostess and freshest nut of them all) brings homemade bread for lunch.

2010 Prints Charming

Now available in Syracuse and Oswego

Only $20 for a whole year of savings on beautiful pre-cut collections!

The Prints Charming Packs are specially chosen, coordinated packages of 75 five-inch squares. A fun new fabric theme every month.

• Save $5 each month on the featured charm pack collection. (regular retail $15)
• A pack reserved just for you – stop in anytime during the month.
• $20 membership fee for the 2009 – includes a free pattern when you enroll!
• Great samples and project ideas to use your packs
• No obligation – choose only the packs you love!

Jammin’ Jelly Classes (club members save 10% on class fees)

Only $36 for the whole year! 2010 membership includes a free book, Layer Cake, Jelly Roll and Charm Quilts (Retail value $24.95) and a $5 discount on every Jelly Roll or Layer Cake purchase through December 2010 and a 10% discount on every Jammin’ Jelly class.

Bedrunner with Melonie Unger

Syracuse, Friday, September 24th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Here’s a great idea to add some decoration to your bed without making a BIG quilt. It’s like a tablerunner for your bed! Start with precut fabrics to save time on the cutting. Learn great tips for piecing the interesting pattern. The bedrunner will look lovely spread out across the foot of your bed. Fee: $20

Simple Squares with Melonie Unger

Syracuse, Wednesday, September 29th, 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Melonie is the champion of whipping up great quilts in no time at all. Her secret? Pre-cut fabric! Simple Squares is a perfect example because you start with a jelly roll or layer cake and charm squares.This is a super project for beginners or those looking for something fast and fabulous. Fee: $25

Cut Up with Gay Silkey

Oswego, Friday, October 1st, 10:00 am – noon or 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Syracuse, Wednesday, October 27th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm or 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Yes, you can have your cake and eat it too! Layer cake that is. Just one layer cake and three yards of fabric can make this wonderfully simple and elegant quilt, and no calories! This easy-to-cut and fast-to-sew quilt is great for beginners and fun for all. Fabulous holiday gift quilt! Fee: $12

Just Too Easy – Strip Tubing with Wenda Coburn

Oswego, Tuesday, October 5th, Noon – 2:30 pm

Syracuse, Tuesday, November 2nd 5:30 – 8:00 pm

“It’s just too easy!” That’s what you will say when you go strip tubing with this clever ruler and technique. Strips and triangles line up simply perfectly without pinning! Grab a jelly roll and go strip tubing with Wenda! Fee: $20

Stripper’s Delight with Georgia Foran

Syracuse, Fridays, October 8th 10:00 am – 3:00 pm and 22nd 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Check out the Stripper’s Delight, a sweatshirt jacket with pockets you can make just in time for those cool fall evenings. Simply sew strips to make your own fabric and then “quilt” to the sweatshir t creating a unique and comfy jacket. No lining needed! Close your jacket with a zipper or buttons. Fee: $35

Monkey Business with Sue Ellen Romanowski

Syracuse, Sunday, October 24th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Get scrap happy with this lap quilt project that uses a jelly roll. The fun in this quilt is easy triangle-free piecing. Learn to make this classic block design in a whole new way! Fee: $12

Birds Block of the Month

In Syracuse and Oswego

Begin with the cardinal and then collect and make a different beautiful bird block each month. Use hand, fusible or machine applique to create individual projects or combine all blocks to make a bird quilt. Start now and catch up! $9 per month includes pattern and all fabrics needed for each bird block. $18 registration includes first and last month’s blocks.

BlockSwappers! New Swap starts in November

Jewelry Box Swap

Each month, for 6 months, make 12 blocks using our pattern and black and white and jewel colored fabrics. Drop them off by the first and we will swap them up by the 10th.

Moda Greenpiece

Syracuse Group meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 10:00 am or 6:00 pm.

Create this sensational medallion quilt one month at a time! Make 2 pieced blocks and 2 appliqué or embroidered blocks each month. Add the center medallion and pieced borders to finish the 76″x76″ nature-inspired project. Join one of the monthly groups to share your progress with others or order a monthly take-out version of the pattern.

Annual Fee (include all patterns): $36 for club meeting or mail order. $24 for pick up and take-out

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