www.donnasquiltstudio.co.nz
8B Railside Place, Frankton, Hamilton. Ph/Fax: 07 847 3692
Email: donnaward@xtra.co.nz

Workshops for the year have just finished and the festive season is nearly upon us. We will be having a short break over the Christmas/new year period. The Studio will be closing for Christmas at 5.00pm on Thursday 24 December 2009 and reopening at 9.30am on Wednesday 6 January 2010 with normal opening hours over January.

We have recently had some really great news.  Myself, Meryl (my mum) and Ashleigh have all been invited to teach at the next National Symposium to be held in Queenstown in 2011.  I think this must be a first where three generations have taught at the same event.

Our Summer School for January is again proving very popular. We will be offering the following workshops

Thursday 14 January 10.00am-12.00noon Husqvarna Sapphire 850/870 Basics and Beyond $15
This is a hands on class (so you will need to bring your machine) and we will run over the basics of the Sapphire machine and teach you more about just what it can do.

Thursday 14 January 1.00pm-3.00pm $35 Make Your Own Quilt Labels
Just come along to class and everything will be provided for you to be able to go home with four completed quilt labels. Fun and easy. Ashleigh will help you to individualize your labels by coloring in with Pigma Pens.

Thursday 14 January 6.30pm-8.30pm Husqvarna Sapphire 850/870 Basics and Beyond $15
This is a hands on class (so you will need to bring your machine) and we will run over the basics of the Sapphire machine and teach you more about just what it can do.

Friday 15 January 9.30am-4.00pm Scrap Saver Quilt In a Day Waste Knot $65
Waste not, want not! No problem! Use up your scraps and 2 ½” fabric strips or this quilt can be made using a Jelly Roll with this fun and easy to make quilt. Work with what you have and select a striking background to compliment this simple pieced pattern. Traditional or contemporary, soft and subtle or bold and bright – hey, why not! Precut your fabrics before class.

Saturday 16 January 9.30am-4.00pm Jewels of the Pacific $65
Create you own unique pacific inspired small wallhanging. This workshop has been inspired by my recent exhibition “Jewels of the Pacific” in which I developed this quick and easy method of putting together a small art quilt. A variety of patterns will be available in class for you to use as a starting point, however you will be encouraged to individualize these designs to create your small quilt using fusible raw edged appliqué technique and free form quilting. Also included in this workshop is no-sew fusible mitred binding. This workshop is suitable for all levels of quilters.

Monday 18 January 10.00am-4.00pm Do Your Own Thing $40
Come along for the day and work on any project you wish. Donna will be here to help you.

Tuesday 19 January 10.00am-3.00pm $40 Children’s Class Patchwork Wheat-filled Frog
Make this adorable patchwork frog filled with wheat. Bring sewing machine if you have one. Any age welcome.

Wednesday 20 January 10.00am-4.00pm $65 ($40 extra for kit)
Decorative Stitch Sampler Bag Class for Husqvarna Machines With Dianne Fussell
For Husqvarna Sapphire Machine owners. Ever wished you had all your lovely decorative stitches sewn out so you could see how great they all look. Now is your chance to stitch them all out in a range of variegated, metallic, rayon’s and cottons. Bring along all those wonderful threads you have collected over the years and see how lovely your stitches look stitched out over colorful strip piecing fabric. We are then going to turn this into a lovely sparkly bag which will be useful to take to classes filled with scissors, small rulers, marking pens, unpickers, needles, etc it’s amazing what will fit into it. Techniques used on the bag include: making and inserting Piping, Faggotting, cord making and how to combine decorative stitches in the machine memory. You will go home with a greater knowledge of how capable your machine really is.

Thursday 21 January 10.00am-4.00pm Do Your Own Thing $40
Come along for the day and work on any project you wish. Donna will be here to help you.



Once again there is a lot of interest in Term 1 "Do Your Own Thing" classes, if you haven't booked don't leave it too long as some classes are already full. These classes are always popular as I am able to take all levels of quilters from beginners through to advanced. This first term will only be over 6 weeks as I will be taking a week holiday during the first week of March so there will be classes that week.
Dates are as follows: Patchwork and Quilting Do Your Own Thing – 6 weeks $75.
Monday evening, 8 February to 22 March, 6.30 pm – 9.00 pm
Tuesday evening, 9 February to 23 March, 6.30 pm – 9.00 pm
Wednesday afternoon, 10 February to 24 March, 9.30am – 12.00 noon (NOTE CHANGE OF TIME)
Thursday morning, 11 February to 25 March, 9.30am – 12.00 noon
Thursday evening, 11 February to 25 March, 6.30 pm – 9.00 pm - FULL
Friday morning, 12 February to 26 March, 9.30am – 12.00 noon
Saturday morning, 13 February to 27 March, 9.30am – 12.00 noon

This year’s Saturday Sampler has come to an end and details for next year’s are available at the studio or on the website on the Saturday Sampler page. We will again be offering the programme for out-of-town groups at $55 per year per person (includes postage). If you have a group (10 or more participants) please contact me for full details.

We would like to wish all our very loyal and supportive customers all the very best for the festive season. Be safe and enjoy the summer.


Studio’s Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.00pm and Saturday 9.30am to 3.00pm.
Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays.

Happy quilting.

Donna and Ashleigh Ward,
Karen, Cindy, and Meryl.