Beginner Class in DC 2/20/10

[juliagraves]

I will be having a Beginners Class in Bowie MD on Saturday, Feb 20, 2010 from 10am to 4pm and a have room for 1 or 2 more students. Free for new APQS owners; $100 for others.

Call me at 301-860-1376 or email me at juliagraves@verizon.net.

See below for details:

The following APQS beginner class is being taught by Julia Graves. She is located in Bowie, Maryland (near Washington DC). To register or for directions, please contact Julia by email at juliagraves@verizon.net or phone at 301-860-1376.

With the beginner class offered at APQS, our goal is to teach you the skills you'll need to accomplish a typical quilting project on your new longarm machine. This class is designed to be an introduction to machine quilting after you have made yourself familiar with your machine controls. Whether you intend to start a business or just want to get your quilts done faster, you'll learn valuable techniques to accomplish your projects creatively and efficiently. This class is mostly "demonstration" so we can squeeze in as much information as possible.

We will cover specific topics during each class, however, each class is unique and based on the needs of the students. We encourage questions and active participation -- you're here to learn!

Bring all your questions about operating the machine, business practices, thread, tension and anything else you can think of. This is a demonstration/lecture class. No hands on time will be available. Information we will cover includes:

- Starting a business

- Thread, tension, batting

- Deciding how to quilt a quilt

- Dealing with problem quilts

- Different methods for loading quilts

- Pantographs

- Borders

- Stitching a block

- Marking quilt designs

- Ruler work

*Free to qualified new APQS owners or $100

When: Saturday, February 20th, 2010 10 AM - 4 PM

Where: Special Occasion Quilts Julia Graves

13011 6th St

Bowie, MD 20720

Located in Old Town Bowie, near Hwy 564 and Hwy 197. (Near Washington D.C.).

(301) 860-1376

juliagraves@verizon.net

www.soquilts.com

You may wish to bring a notebook, folder (you will receive several handouts), something to write with and any questions you have been accumulating about how to take your quilting to the next level.

Attendance is limited. If you are interested in registering for this class please do so as soon as possible.

If you are interested in classes but these dates don't work, please contact Julia and you can be added to her mailing list to be contacted regarding future classes.