In Sew Many Ways . . . News from B-Right-On Dedicated to Those Who Sew Sew . . . Now Our News WeвЂ™re seeing bunnies, chicks and ducklings everywhere! Not to mention chocolate eggs! Yum! We hope youвЂ™re all looking forward to an Easter filled with friends, family, joy, and appreciation! For our part, weвЂ™re taking a few moments to be thankful for our wonderful customers and friends! We appreciate you! We have some exciting news this month. B Right On is expanding! WeвЂ™re opening a second store in Loveland. The new store will stock our great Janome and Brother sewing and embroidery machines, Horn sewing cabinets and our full line of vacuum cleaners and accessories. WeвЂ™ll also be offering the same great service and repair for your sewing machines and vacuums that we offer right here in Brighton. WeвЂ™ll keep you posted on grandopening details and hope youвЂ™ll stop in to visit. April 2011 sewing machine and there will food, fun, laughter and many prizes throughout the day. Jazz Cat DesignsВ® will be having a trunk show and will have a free quilt pattern for everyone who stops in. And, if that isnвЂ™t enough, we are working right now on the rules for a challenge project that will peak your imagination and give you the opportunity to display your work right here . . . and win prizes! Be sure to check our May newsletter for complete challenge information. Sew . . . until we see you again . . . may the Easter Bunny bring you many chocolate eggs and . . . In the crazy quilt of life, weвЂ™re glad you're in our block of friends. ~ Lance and Debi Speaking of sewing machine and vacuum service, is it time for your machines to visit us? Nothing beats a sewing machine or vacuum thatвЂ™s just had a spring tuneup! Kind of вЂњspring breakвЂќ for the machines that give so much sewing pleasure and vacuuming reliability. WeвЂ™re filling our fabric shelves with great new fabrics for spring and summer along with fabulous books and patterns. If you want to get an early start on Christmas, weвЂ™ve also received a line of wonderful Christmas fabrics with snowflakes and snowmen. Our fabric shelves truly have something for every taste and need. Stop by to see all of our new fabrics, books, patterns and quilting class samples. WeвЂ™re offering a great assortment of classes for every skill level, so if itвЂ™s time to learn a new technique or work with a new project, our wonderful teachers would love to have you join them for a class. Be sure to circle Saturday, July 16 on your calendars for our annual customer appreciation day and open house. Remember, one lucky customer will win a brand new B-Right-On Business Hours Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Note: Evening classes often run until 8:00 p.m., and the store is open for students of those classes, but is closed after 6:00 p.m. weekdays and after 2:00 p.m. Saturday for the general public. 965 Platte River Blvd, Unit S 720-685-3392 Quilting Fabric, Sewing Machines, Accessories, Classes Brighton, Co www.b-right-onsewing.com Running Stitches In Sew Many Ways . . . Sew Now . . . New Fabrics in Soon Clubs / Regular Events Looking for new fun fabrics for a graduation gift, wedding or baby shower? We have them . . .come and see! Open Sew вЂ“ FREE (limited space so sign up early!) Join us every second Saturday of the month for open sew and see our calendar for schedule of specific skill building techniques. Bring your questions or a project to work on. Instructors are available to help. Open sew is from 10:00 am вЂ“ noon - FREE Skill building is from 10:00 am вЂ“ 11:00 am - FREE Skill building demos are free and popular. Please come in or call to sign-up to assure your place and so that we will have enough hand out materials for you! April 9: Ruler Mania May 14: Quarter-inch seams June 11: To be announced AppliquГ© Club Block of the Month $20 each session Lance has been browsing the batik sample books again and ordering! Sew . . . if batiks are your special passion, we have lots to choose from! Second Tuesday of the month through September April 12 May 10 June 14 Courtenay will show you her method of hand appliquГ© while making this cute quilt. We will work on a block each month for 9 months. ItвЂ™s a great method and it gives you a great project to work on while watching Criminal Minds! Serger Club - $20 each session Third Friday of each month 1:00 вЂ“ 3:00 p.m. April 15 вЂ“ Scrap Catcher May 20 вЂ“ Easy Tee Shirt June 17 вЂ“ Basic Serging 101 Get the most from your serger. Join Linda as she leads you through some wonderful serger ideas and projects. Sew Now . . . Featured Pattern Book On Special in April Who doesnвЂ™t love cake for Easter? We have some delicious, calorie free layer cakes and jelly rolls that are $5 off during the month of April. Stash building happens every Wednesday in April when full yard cuts of fabric are $7 a yard (applies to yard increments only and a few exclusions apply). Amaze your friends and have fun working with charm packs and layer cakes when you choose projects from this monthвЂ™s featured pattern book, LetвЂ™s TwistВ© by CS Publications. YouвЂ™ll be surprised and pleased with the assortment of projects and with your stellar results! Running Stitches In Sew Many Ways . . . Class Sign-Up Choose the classes youвЂ™d like to take, then come in to the store or give us a call (720-685-3392) to sign-up. Please register at least three days before the class. You may pick up the supply list at the store. (We are not able to e-mail supply lists.) You need to bring all supplies with you to class and please complete all pre-class instructions prior to the start of the class (as specified in the supply list for the class). Sewing machines are available for your use, but please let us know when you sign up for classes if you will need one. April Class Schedule AnnieвЂ™s Fanny Tote Fri: April 1 (1 class) 1:00-4:00 p.m. This is a small bag that's big on space! It has a removable shoulder strap so it can be used as a fanny pack if you like. The front tab is a convenient pocket for your cell phone or keys. There is an outside zipper pocket and pockets inside too. You will learn two different, easy techniques for putting in a zipper. $20 Pat One Block Wonder Sat: April 2, 16, and 30 9:00 вЂ“ 1:00 (3 parts) One fabric вЂ“ One quilt top! Ready for a bit of a challenge? Come see what AMAZING results you can achieve using this method of cutting and block arrangement! This quilt was entered in the Hoffman challenge. Join its creator for a fascinating learning experience. $60 Dawn Chance of Rain Mon: April 4, 11, and 18 6:00вЂ“ 8:00 p.m. (3 parts) An original Jazz Cat DesignsВ® pattern. April Showers Bring May Flowers! What a perfect month to create your very own Chance of Rain, using half-square triangles, flying geese, and more! Ready for a surprise? Join the class and find out what it is! $ 60 Dawn In the Hoop вЂ“ Spring Twitter Placemats Tue: April 5 (1 class) 5:00 вЂ“ 8:00 p.m. Explore machine embroidery as you welcome spring with this charming placemat design. $20 Nikki LetвЂ™s Twist Wed: April 6 and 29 1:00-4:00 p.m. (2 parts) Discover the fun you can have creating unusual pinwheel projects using the Twisterв„ў and LilвЂ™ Twisterв„ў rulers as you make a charming table runner. $40 Elaine Stained Glass Pansey Thur: April 7 (1 class) 1:00-4:00 p.m. Explore the art of stained glass in fabric! This quick and charming project is a perfect addition to your spring decor! $20 Lynn Bow Tucks Tote Thur: April 7 and 21 5:30-8:00 p.m. (2 parts) Carry all your treasures in this lovely mini tote bag! $40 Elaine Easter вЂњEggвЂќ Basket Fri: April 8 (1 part) 1:00 вЂ“ 4:00 p.m. This charming вЂњArt to HeartвЂќ machine appliqued basket would be lovely with your Easter dГ©cor and is an inviting place for the Easter Bunny to drop off a few tasty treats! $20 Gayle Fringe вЂ�nвЂ™ Fray Wed: April 13 1:00-4:00 pm (1 class) Making chenille is quick, easy, and fun! Explore this fun technique and make something lovely. $20 Debbie Running Stitches In Sew Many Ways . . . April Class Schedule, conвЂ™t Zippy Strippy Thur: April 14 (1 class) 3:00 вЂ“ 6:00 p.m. Make this cute little bag in a jiffy! You won't believe how easy it is to put the zipper in this fun little bag. These make great gifts! $20 Embroidery Club Tues: April 26 11:00 a.m. вЂ“ 1:00 p.m. Learn proper hooping and stabilizing techniques for pull over knit garments while embroidering your favorite design on a tee shirt or sweatshirt. $20 Linda Courtenay Serger Club - Scrap Catcher Fri: April 15 (1 class) 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Make a nifty container to hang right by your sewing machine or serger to capture all those messy scraps! $20 Linda I Think I Can Tue: April 19 and 26 5:30 вЂ“ 8:00 p.m. (2 parts) This child size quilt features the вЂњLittle Engine that CouldвЂќ panel blocks. Come build a railroad track with us! $40 Gayle Sewing Machine Mat Wed: April 20 (1 class) 1:00 вЂ“ 3:00 p.m. Store all your sewing gear in the pockets of this quick and easy mat. The mat goes under your sewing machine and the pockets hang right in front for easy access to your supplies. $20 Lynn Ribbon Candy Mon: April 25 (1 class) 5:30 вЂ“ 8:00 p.m. After squares and rectangles, half-square triangles are the most common quilting construction. WeвЂ™ll use this Ribbon CandyВ© pattern to explore several nifty, time-saving ways to make them. You may choose the size quilt that is right for you using this MyPerfect-Quilt-Sizeв„ў pattern from Jazz Cat DesignsВ®. This is a technique class. $20 Irene Tulip Table Runner Thur: April 28 (1 part) 1:00 вЂ“ 4:00 p.m. Another fabulous project from the вЂњArt to HeartвЂќ book. This runner focuses on joining charming, free-floating flowers into a lovely accent for your spring table. $20 Lynn AnnieвЂ™s Fanny Tote Fri: April 29 (1 class) 9:00 a.m. вЂ“ noon This is a small bag that's big on space! It has a removable shoulder strap so it can be used as a fanny pack if you like. The front tab is a convenient pocket for your cell phone or keys. There is an outside zipper pocket and pockets inside too. You will learn two different, easy techniques for putting in a zipper. $20 Pat May Class Schedule Summer Slices! Mon: May 2, 9, and 16 6:00вЂ“ 8:00 p.m. (3 parts) Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Delicious slices of cool, refreshing watermelon вЂ¦ surrounding вЂ¦. snowballs! This exciting summer table cover explores piecing some unique blocks, as well as mitered borders! Last, but certainly not least, enjoy embellishing the topper with вЂњvinesвЂќ and вЂњseeds.вЂќ Be confident with cutting and quarter inch seams. $ 60 Dawn In the Hoop вЂ“ Bookmarks Tue: May 3 6:00 вЂ“ 8:00 p.m. Come learn how to make a cute embroidery/applique bookmark for those lazy days of summer reading. $20 Nikki Running Stitches In Sew Many Ways . . . May Class Schedule, conвЂ™t Beginning Paper Piecing - Candle Mat Wed: May 4 1:00-4:00 p.m. (1 class) Join Courtenay to learn how to paper piece. Use this little quilt as practice and then you will be ready to tackle more advanced paper piecing projects! $20 Courtenay Pinwheel Posies Again Thur: May 5, 12, and 19 5:30 вЂ“ 8:00 p.m. (3 parts) This pretty quilt has dimensional flower petals and a scalloped border making it a sweet project for your favorite child. $60 Elaine Courtney Bag Sat: May 7 and 21 (2 parts) 9:00 a.m. вЂ“ 1:00 p.m. The Courtney Bag is a large, eyecatching bag sure to get you lots of compliments. Ruffles are really IN right now so you'll be right in style. It has a large zipper pocket on the back and lots of pockets inside. The Courtney Bag is very structured so it will hold its shape even with all the use it will surely get. The Courtney Bag was entered in the 2010 Hoffman Challenge and was selected from hundreds of entries to travel around the country in the Hoffman Trunk Show. Come and take the class from its designer. $40 Pat Fringe вЂ�nвЂ™ Fray Wed: May 11 10:00 a.m-1:00 p.m. (1 class) Making chenille is quick, easy, and fun! Explore this fun technique and make something lovely. $20 Debbie Stained Glass Mountains Fri: May 13 and 27 (2 parts) 1:00-4:00 p.m. Explore the art of stained glass in fabric! Celebrate our majestic Colorado Rocky Mountians with this quick and charming project. A perfect addition to your spring decor! $40 Lynn Mia Top (Pink Fig Pattern) Tues: May 17 and 24 3:00 вЂ“ 6:00 p.m. (2 parts) This little dress is so sweet! Can be made in size 6 months to 10 years. You will learn how to shirr using elastic thread on both the bodice and sleeves. It has either short or Вѕ length sleeves, a full skirt with an attached underskirt, and a coordinating sash. Your special little angel is sure to love this. $40 Pat Tumble Weed Wed: May 18 (1 class) 1:00 вЂ“ 4:00 p.m. This cute, petit quilt full of tumbling triangles makes a perfect wall accent or table topper. $20 Lynn Serger Club вЂ“ Easy Tee Shirt Fri: May 20 (1 class) 1:00-3:00 p.m. Explore serger techniques as you make this great Tee! $20 Linda Double Diamond Ruler Exploration Mon: May 23 (1 class) 9:00 a.m. вЂ“ noon Come take a short class to learn how to use the Double Diamond Rulerв„ў! You'll learn how to make these diamonds so you can add distinctive, dimensional diamonds to quilt blocks, sashings and borders. Embellish clothing. Make unique purse straps. Even decorate scrapbook pages! The Double Diamond Rulerв„ў makes it fast, fun and easy. Each package contains two sizes of Double Diamond quilting rulers so you can make 1 ВЅ" and 3 ВЅ" wide diamonds. Complete illustrated instructions are included. This is a technique class so you won't have to worry about trying to get a project finished! $20 Lynn Running Stitches In Sew Many Ways . . . May Class Schedule, conвЂ™t ZeldaвЂ™s Fancy Hat Wed: May 25 and June 29 3:00 вЂ“ 6:00 p.m. (2 parts) ItвЂ™s never too early to begin preparation for that fancy Halloween ball. YouвЂ™ll need this perfectly gorgeous party hat to complete your very special look! Class covers construction of the hat and lots of stylishly spooky embellishments. $40 Courtenay AnnieвЂ™s Fanny Thur: May 26 (1 class) 5:30 вЂ“ 8:00 p.m. This is a small bag that's big on space! It has a removable shoulder strap so it can be used as a fanny pack if you like. The front tab is a convenient pocket for your cell phone or keys. There is an outside zipper pocket and pockets inside too. You will learn two different, easy techniques for putting in a zipper. $20 Pat Embroidery Club вЂ“ Terry Towels Tue: May 31 11:00 a.m. вЂ“ 1:00 p.m. Hoopless embroidery makes terry towels easy to embellish with any embroidery design! $20 Linda June Class Schedule Phoenix Bag Wed: June 1 and 8 (2 parts) 3:00-6:00 p.m. What better way to welcome the summer season than with a bright, new bag to hold all your вЂњcanвЂ™t leave home without itвЂќ necessities. This bag offers great storage for all your things and is quick and easy to put together. $40 Pat Flower Power! Sat: June 4, 18 and 25 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (3 parts) Build your own fantastic garden complete with flowers, fences and a trellis. Choose the size thatвЂ™s perfect for you from table runner to king size quilt with this Jazz Cat DesignsВ® My-Perfect-Quilt-Sizeв„ў pattern. $60 Irene Blue Jeans Picnic Quilt Mon: June 6 (1 class) 6:00 вЂ“ 8:00 p.m. Going Green? Recycle those scruffy old blue jeans! Any color of jeans will do ... red, black, white, tan, purple. Mix and match. Join us for a one-night class and have some fun with putting a "Square Peg in a Round Hole"! Jeans make a wonderful Picnic quilt. The finished quilt is washable, durable (nearly indestructible) and will last for years. $20 Dawn Tulips! Tue: June 7 (1 class) 1:00-4:00 p.m. Fabulously easy and completely fresh and fun for spring, this raw edge appliquГ© wall-hanging is sure brighten a special place in your home. $20 Pat Basic Machine Quilting Tue: June 9 (1 class) 3:00-6:00 p.m. Basic quilting techniques using your sewing machine and walking foot. Learn how to prepare and mark your quilt sandwich and quilt using stitch in the ditch, echo quilting, grids and basic geometric patterns. You will need to have your own walking foot for use during class (available for purchase for most machines if you donвЂ™t already have one). $20 Elaine Labyrinth June 10, 24, 31 (3 parts) 1:00-4:00 p.m. $60 Elaine Running Stitches In Sew Many Ways . . . June Class Schedule, conвЂ™t Quilting 101 Mon: June 13, 20, and 27 6:00-8:00 p.m. (3 parts) For the beginning quilter, let's explore making the Simple Simon quilt top. This class will cover proper measuring, the use of rotary mats, quilter's rulers, safety with rotary cutters, rotary cutting, quarter-inch seams, piecing/matching seams, and pressing. (Note: this is a general beginning/piecing class; this class does not include quilting.) $60 Dawn Convergence Tues: June 14 and 21 1:00-4:00 p.m. (2 parts) Make one of these mysterious, magical, easy and fun pieces by Ricky Tims. This will be a real conversation piece in your home and make you feel like an artist! $40 Pat Fringe вЂ�nвЂ™ Fray Wed: June 15 3:00-6:00 p.m. (1 class) Making chenille is quick, easy, and fun! Explore this fun technique and which can be used to embellish almost anything from clothing to pot holders. $20 Debbie Serger Club вЂ“ Basics 101 Fri: June 17 (1 class) 1:00-3:00 p.m. Revisit basic serger techniques! $20 Linda In the Hoop вЂ“ Vintage Anything Bag Tue: June 21 (1 class) 6:00-8:00 p.m. Transform a simple tea towel into this charming vintage bag. $20 Nikki Accidental Landscape Thur: June 23 (1 class) 6:00-8:00 p.m. You won't believe how quickly this little quilt goes together! Gather your landscape fabrics and come have some fun! $40 Courtenay Embroidery Club Tue: June 28 11:00 a.m. вЂ“ 1:00 p.m. $20 Linda Sew Now . . . Quilting Terminology Contributed by Dawn Brimer Sew . . . what on earth is an вЂњRRвЂќ or an вЂњRxRвЂќ? If youвЂ™re looking for some fun and challenging ways to play with other quilters, then here are a couple of really fun projects to do with a group of quilting friends. RR is short for Round Robin, a quilting project where a group of quilters add rounds of blocks or borders to a center block. RxR is short for Row by Row, a project where quilters each complete a single row of a quilt top. For either project: п‚· Start by gathering a group of 6 to 8 quilting friends. п‚· Assign each person a number (1 to 6 or 1 to 8) п‚· Decide on the general project rules, for example: o How long does each person have to complete his or her portion of the project? o May quilters add fabric from their own stashes to the project? o Specific guidelines for the project (block or row size, border limitations, etc.) This may be whatever the group decides. o All members of the group agree to abide by the rules! п‚· Each person in the group decides on his or her theme and fabrics, makes the first section (block or row) of the quilt, and provides a journal entry with thoughts about the quilt theme (my quilt theme is вЂњAvaвЂ™s Flower GardenвЂќ), why the theme was chosen, information about her or himself, etc. п‚· The first part of the quilt is placed into a box along with: o Any additional fabrics o The journal so each person may leave a message about their inspiration and thoughts o A signature block/quilt label which will be signed by each person working on the quilt top. People may choose to leave a short message on the label (for example, вЂњthe butterflies and bees will LOVE AvaвЂ™s Flower Garden) o Little gifties as a thank you to the other quilters! Running Stitches In Sew Many Ways . . . Quilting Terminology, conвЂ™t п‚· п‚· п‚· п‚· The box is then passed on to the person having the next number. The new person will add a block, border, or row to the quilt top (as outlined in the rules), write a message in the journal and sign the quilt label. (Note: Often in an RxR, quilters decide that the rows are not joined together until the quilt top is returned to its original home.) The box is then passed on to each person in order, finally returning to the original quilter who will be surprised and amazed by the wonderful quilt top and journal entries made by his or her quilting friends. Quilters abide by the rules as set by the group, and are usually free to choose whatever block they wish to add to the RR or RxR, as long as it stays within the theme of the quilt. This creates an element of surprise and wonder for the original quilt owner, as she will not see the quilt top again until it returns home. This is a GREAT way for quilters to begin to вЂњthink outside the boxвЂќ (or block), create a block of their own, and in turn, become more confident in their skills and creativity. Sew Now . . . Embellish Me! Contributed by Elaine Rowe back through the button and tie off. The buttons again add dimension and help secure the thread. Buttons can be eyes for birds and bees, center for flowers and even a doorknob on an appliquГ©d house. Covered buttons can be used with a coordinating fabric to add a custom look to your quilt. There are lots of embellishments you can find around your sewing room. Bits of lace, rick-rack and ribbon can be used as edging or stems for flowers. Dig out that button shaped like a puppy or the sun, stars or flowers, when you need a little bit of detail. Sequins, beads and rhinestone buttons can be added to Christmas stockings for a touch of shine. Just a word to the wise, be very careful about adding embellishments to baby quilts. Remember little fingers can pry buttons and yo-yoвЂ™s loose and then they become a choking hazard. Also, be careful of the lure of the embellishments. If youвЂ™re not careful, you could end up like me вЂ“ hooked on the fun of adding that little bit of extra to your quilt!! Our Instructors We have a great staff of skilled instructors here at BRight-On who would love to have you join a class! Drop by our website to meet them all. www.b-right-onsewing.com YouвЂ™ve finished that really nice quilt but it needs something вЂ“ just a little something extra. What do you do? There are lots of choices to add a something extra and personalize your project. Sew Now . . . Spools (Skill Levels): Ask anyone who knows me and theyвЂ™ll tell you that yoyoвЂ™s are one of my favorite embellishments. A yo-yo is a gathered fabric circle, that can be added to the center of a block or placed along the border. They add dimension and color to any quilt and a bit of whimsy. Yo-yoвЂ™s can be used alone or combined with appliquГ© to make wonderful flower centers. Yo-yoвЂ™s used to be made by cutting a cardboard template and stitching around it. Today, yo-yo makers simplify the project and make it much simpler and faster. To help you decide which classes are right for you, weвЂ™ve given them a вЂњspoolвЂќ rating: If you are looking for some fun color, dig out that button box. Buttons, new and old, large and small, colored and plain can be used in a variety of ways. Buttons can be used as a quilting aid with embroidery floss or yarn. When you tie your quilt, slip the yarn or embroidery floss through a button and then through the quilt layers and Please see our website for an expanded description of class skill levels. www.b-right-onsewing.com One spool: Appropriate for any skill level. Two spools: Beginner and beyond. Focus is on acquiring/refining basic skills in the area being taught. Must be comfortable with use of sewing machine for classes requiring them. Three spools: Intermediate. Focus is on expanding skills. A general understanding of the area being taught (quilting, appliquГ©, machine embroidery, etc.) will increase your enjoyment. Four spools: Advanced. These classes explore more complex techniques in their area of focus (quilting, appliquГ©, machine embroidery, etc.) and build on skills already acquired.