Valentine's Day music playlist and store update!

Hello everybody! As promised, here is the ultimate valentine's day playlist that you can play during a quiet night at home with your sweetheart:

"Thank You" - Led Zeppelin
"All my Love" - Led Zeppelin
"Something" - The Beatles
"Angie" - The Rolling Stones
"Gotten" - Slash feat. Adam Levine
"Can't Help Falling in Love" - Elvis Presley
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" - Aerosmith
"Somebody to Love" - Queen
"You're my Best Friend" - Queen
"The Crystal Ship" - The Doors
"Your Song" - Elton John
"She's Always a Woman" - Billy Joel

Can you tell I like classic rock? I definitely do! I hope you enjoy the songs - they are classics!

Here is an update about all that we have going on at your favorite neighborhood quilt shop! Take a look:

Creative Performance for $6,499 Pfaff is offering a $300 mail in rebate! Scrap and Sew will match Pfaff's mail in rebate AND throw in a FREE Passport 2.0 machine! Offer ends February 11th!

We have some great classes coming up for you all! We hope you can make it! Here are some of the classes scheduled for January and February:   Molokini Bay This is a really fun quilt to make!  The 58" x 72" background is sewn together in strips - bargello style.  The fish are pieced using a log cabin method. The final result.... Beautiful!  $30 Confident Beginner ~ Fri Jan 31st 6-9pm   Cone Flowers/ Renegade Thread Play Just picked from the garden, these brightly colored coneflowers are a fun and easy way to try the Cutting-Garden technique.  In the first session we will learn a new fusing technique and build our quilt top.  In the second session we will learn "renegade thread play" to add highlights, shading and details to our beautiful quilt.  This is a fun and easy technique that even beginners can master easily. $35  Confident Beginner ~ Sat. Feb. 1st & 22nd from 10am to Noon Patchwork "You've Got Mail" This is a fun wall hanging with pockets to organize mail and other supplies. Using paper piecing techniques make as many envelopes as you need and design the layout of the finished wall hanging to fit your space. $35 Intermediate ~ Sat Feb 1st 1-5pm       Art Quilt Stimulate your imagination and creativity by learning how to paint on fabric.  No painting experience required.  You will learn basic fabric painting techniques as well as thread art to enhance your creation.  This class is so much fun! $30 Beginner ~ Sat February 8th, 10am-1pm   Bella Boxes Wow!  Basic but beautiful.  Create this 60" x 70" stunning quilt with your 60 degree ruler.  You will learn basic cutting and piecing techniques.  Lots of fun!  $30 Confident Beginner ~ Sat Feb 8th 2-5pm     Window on the East Bring the beautiful fall colors inside and really make a statement.  This wall hanging or lap quilt will Wow! your family and friends.  It's so easy that even beginners will get a gorgeous result. $35 Confident Beginner ~ Fri Feb 14th 6-10pm   Garden District Pillow Use up your scraps in this decorative flower pillow, from the book "Pillow Pop!" Using chain piecing and templates, no curved piecing involved! Finished pillow is 20" x 20". $35 Confident Beginner ~ Sat Feb 15th 1-5pm To view our full store schedule, visit www.scrapandsew.com and click on "Store Schedule" to download our 16 page PDF file, which shows all our classes and store activities.

CYPRESS CREEK QUILTERS' GUILD HOSTS QUILT ARTIST, LAURA WASILOWSKI  February 10 & 11, 2014 This is event is open to the public!

Brand New Fabrics in Stock! Little Black Dress from Moda Fabrics Open Road from Quilting Treasures Game On from Quilting Treasures

SoHo Sampler Block of the Month taught by Tess Pokorny This is a great series to learn many of the skills you need to have to make an amazing quilt. Each month we will work on two blocks and learn a different technique. The techniques are listed below along with the date for that topic. The fee is $15, but if you purchased the kit the fee is only $10 Kit includes The SoHo Sampler pattern, 3 ¼ yards of background fabric, and 17 fat quarters, all Batiks!! $94.99 This group meets on Tuesdays once month from either 3pm - 5pm or 6pm - 8pm.    Date Topic Feb.18th Handling your fabric: Prewashing and starching March 11th Making the perfect seam when joining triangle and squares April 15th Cutting your fabric for hand verses machine applique May 20th Sewing the applique by hand or machine June 17th Adding sashing and borders July 15th Making your quilt sandwich and quilting the quilt August 19th     Adding a prize winning binding   Scrap and Sew will be a vendor at OSQE (Official Sewing and Quilting Expo) from March 20th-22nd in Lakeland. Visit the OSQE website for more information. http://www.sewingexpo.com/LakelandFL.aspx

Make sure you sign up for our email list; just send me an email at the address below telling me that you want to be on the email list, and I will personally take care of that!
Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Pinterest (links are all below). Our full schedule of classes can be found on our website, you can download the 16 page PDF file and look at our store calendar.
All of our store contact info is below as well, so keep in touch with your favorite quilt store everyday; see what shenanigans we are up to! :D 
We love to hear from you guys so please feel free to send us comments, questions and suggestions - I love reading through them and we really do take your ideas seriously; so don't hesitate to share what's on your mind. 

Thanks for your interest in us! 

 

Happy Sewing, everyone!

-Eleni  

Scrap and Sew 

813-749-0888 
16541 Pointe Village Dr. #108

Lutz, FL 33558

Store hours:  Mon - Fri: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun: Closed

customerservice@scrapandsew.com 

http://www.scrapandsew.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scrap-and-Sew/269617408015?ref=hl
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Twitter: @ScrapandSewshop

Katie Ringo's classes at Scrap and Sew

Hey everybody! I hope you all are having a fantastic week - make sure you're dropping hints to that sweetheart of yours for any Valentine's Day gifts you want; you deserve a new diamond necklace! :) I have a great playlist for Valentine's Day you could play for a quiet evening at home with your valentine; some really beautiful songs. I will post that next week! :)






If you have been to the store before, you probably know Katie Ringo. She has taught classes here before and her projects are always a huge success with our customers. She has a blog as well, so be sure to check that out - here's the link: 
http://katiesquiltingcorner.com/
She has signed on to do some more classes here for this quarter and we are so thrilled! Here's what she has planned for you all.

Ticker Tape Applique

Do you have overflowing scrap bins and need a fun new way to use up those scraps? Look no further than the ticker tape applique technique! This fun technique creates a great stained glass effect on your blocks and is really easy to do. Its a perfect way to use up those scraps and make great little or big quilt. $20

Confident Beginner ~ Sat Jan 25th 10am-12noon

Quiltsmart Bitty Bag

Make this adorable bag using a simple technique on fusible interfacing. There are several fun convertible styles to choose from. Use a charm pack or your choice of 2.5” squares to create the outside patchwork.   This bag finishes at 9” high with a 5 ½” square bottom.  Perfect for yarn projects, snacks, cosmetics, evening bags and more! $30

Confident Beginner ~  Sat Jan 25th 1-4pm

E Reader Case

Design fits most 6x10 hoops. Made in only 1 hooping (unless you want to have the optional quilted back)** NO ADDITIONAL SEWING REQUIRED!  Fully Lined, Zips to close,  zipper overlap style so you don't even know the case has a zipper. Very tailored look! Separator inside to keep your E Reader Cord from scratching your E Reader. Monogram letters embedded into the files - just load the design and stitch! $30

Intermediate ~ Sat April 12th 1-4pm

 

Owl Needle Case

Design fits most 5X7 hoops. The 3D wings open to store pins, hand needles, safety pins, etc. The wings close to keep everything secure. The pockets on the belly can hold a pair of small scissors, seam ripper, etc. 2 spools of sewing thread are secured at the bottom to allow the owl to stand. $20

Intermediate ~ Sat March 8th 3-5pm

**In addition to the wonderful Katie Ringo, we have other teachers here who really make their classes a joy to attend. Our full store schedule is on our website. Just visit www.scrapandsew.com and click on "Store Schedule" to view our 16 page PDF with our store calendar of all our classes and activities.** Below are more classes from those amazing teachers, be sure to take a look at those and give the store a call with any questions or concerns.

 

Molokini Bay

This is a really fun quilt to make!  The 58" x 72" background is sewn together in strips - bargello style.  The fish are pieced using a log cabin method. The final result.... Beautiful!  $30

Confident Beginner ~ Fri Jan 31st 6-9pm

 

Cone Flowers/ Renegade Thread Play

Just picked from the garden, these brightly colored coneflowers are a fun and easy way to try the Cutting-Garden technique.  In the first session we will learn a new fusing technique and build our quilt top.  In the second session we will learn "renegade thread play" to add highlights, shading and details to our beautiful quilt.  This is a fun and easy technique that even beginners can master easily. $35

 Confident Beginner ~ Sat. Feb. 1st & 22nd from 10am to Noon

 

Patchwork "You've Got Mail"

This is a fun wall hanging with pockets to organize mail and other supplies. Using paper piecing techniques make as many envelopes as you need and design the layout of the finished wall hanging to fit your space. $35

Intermediate ~ Sat Feb 1st 1-5pm

   

 

Art Quilt

Stimulate your imagination and creativity by learning how to paint on fabric.  No painting experience required.  You will learn basic fabric painting techniques as well as thread art to enhance your creation.  This class is so much fun! $30

Beginner ~ Sat February 8th, 10am-1pm

 

Bella Boxes

Wow!  Basic but beautiful.  Create this 60" x 70" stunning quilt with your 60 degree ruler.  You will learn basic cutting and piecing techniques.  Lots of fun!  $30

Confident Beginner ~ Sat Feb 8th 2-5pm

 

  Window on the East

Bring the beautiful fall colors inside and really make a statement.  This wall hanging or lap quilt will Wow! your family and friends.  It's so easy that even beginners will get a gorgeous result. $35

Confident Beginner ~ Fri Feb 14th 6-10pm

 

Garden District Pillow

Use up your scraps in this decorative flower pillow, from the book "Pillow Pop!" Using chain piecing and templates, no curved piecing involved! Finished pillow is 20" x 20". $35

Confident Beginner ~ Sat Feb 15th 1-5pm

We have started a Serger Club at Scrap and Sew. If you own a Serger and are looking to make more projects and meet new Serger friends, this is the club for you! We meet once a month and we make one project using our Sergers. If you would be interested in receiving emails about future Serger club sessions and any Serger events, call or email the store and we would love to sign you up. 

SoHo Sampler Block of the Month with by Tess Pokorny

This is a great series to learn many of the skills you need to make an amazing quilt.  Each month we will work on two blocks and learn a different technique.  The techniques are listed below along with the date for that topic.  The fee is $15, but if you purchased the kit the fee is only $10. Kit includes pattern, 3 ¼ yards of background fabric, and 16 fat quarters, all Batiks!  $91.99

This group meets on Tuesdays  from 7-9pm or

Fridays from 10am-Noon, see dates below.

February 18, 21 Handling your fabric: Prewashing, starching, and more.

March 11, 14 Making the perfect seam when joining triangle and squares.

April 15,18 Cutting your fabric for hand verses machine applique.

May 20, 23 Sewing the applique by hand or machine.

June 17,20 Adding sashing and borders.

July 15,18 Making your quilt sandwich and quilting the quilt.

August 19,22 Adding a prize winning binding

Make sure you sign up for our email list; just send me an email at the address below telling me that you want to be on the email list, and I will personally take care of that!
Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Pinterest (links are all below). Our full schedule of classes can be found on our website, you can download the 16 page PDF file and look at our store calendar.
All of our store contact info is below as well, so keep in touch with your favorite quilt store everyday; see what shenanigans we are up to! :D 
We love to hear from you guys so please feel free to send us comments, questions and suggestions - I love reading through them and we really do take your ideas seriously; so don't hesitate to share what's on your mind. 

Thanks for your interest in us! 

 

Happy Sewing, everyone!

-Eleni  

Scrap and Sew 

813-749-0888 
16541 Pointe Village Dr. #108

Lutz, FL 33558

Store hours:  Mon - Fri: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun: Closed

customerservice@scrapandsew.com 

http://www.scrapandsew.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scrap-and-Sew/269617408015?ref=hl
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/scrapandsewshop/
Twitter: @ScrapandSewshop

Eazy Peazy Class and Trunk Show THIS Saturday!

Happy Wednesday everybody! My my, we have been so busy with class preview and the shop hop I feel like I haven't made a decent blog entry in FOREVER! Well - here I am! I am so thrilled you took some time out of your day to find out whats been going on in our neck of the woods. So thank you! Here's a big hug for you! 













Class preview was a GREAT success, so thank you so much to everyone who came! We had a lot of fun, and we are so excited for all of the great classes we have coming up (more on those later).....

WE HAVE AN EVENT THIS WEEKEND YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS!

January 18th from 10 am to 4pm at Scrap and Sew

Make your reservation today 813-749-0888

Margaret Travis, owner and designer-in-chief, of Eazy Peazy Quilts is proud of her Ohio roots where learning to sew was part of the family tradition. In 2009 she launched her company, Eazy Peazy Quilts with the goal of publishing patterns with a "whimsical touch" having well written instructions and clear illustrations. Her designs, which are suitable for all skill levels, include patterns for handbags and purse accessories plus a line of helpful items for the handicapped and useful household items.

 

Mostest Hostest Class: 10am - 12pm

This class is for the pot protector, but the pattern includes two other projects, the oven mitt & hot pad. Unique hostess gifts. Easy raw edge applique. Fun for all skill levels. Class fee $20, supplies sold separately.

 Eazy Peazy Trunk Show and Product Demo: 1-4pm

Join us in the afternoon for a truck show featuring many of the Eazy Peazy patterns and the Bosol line of stabilizers, interfacing and fusible products that will make your sewing experience a breeze! This event is FREE!!  

Event includes special pricing and mega door prices!!! 

 

The Bay Area Shop Hop is still on!

January 3rd - 18th

Pick up your passport at any of the participating quilt shops!  Go to www.bayareashophop.com for a list of the shops and to see pictures of each store's block and projects!

CYPRESS CREEK QUILTERS' GUILD HOSTS QUILT ARTIST, LAURA WASILOWSKI 

February 10 & 11, 2014

This is event is open to the public!

If you would like an official flyer, I would be happy to email you one, just send me an email at customerservice@scrapandsew.com

QUILTERS WORKSHOP OF TAMPA BAY:

is excited to announce the dates of it's 2015 show:

March 13 and 14th

at The Salvation Army Center 1068 West Sligh Ave Tampa, FL 33604 Just 1 mile west of I-275

Hundreds of quilts and certified judging  Challenge quilts Quilt Appraisals available Daily quilt auctions and quilt raffle Basket Walk and Boutique Excellent Merchant Mall Tea and Luncheon Cafe Buses and Groups Welcome

We welcome groups and buses and will happily work with your organization on arrangements. 
Visit their website:
www.quiltersworkshop.org/

 

 

We are starting a BRAND NEW Block of the Month Club!

SoHo Sampler Block of the Month taught by Tess Pokorny

This is a great series to learn many of the skills you need to have to make an amazing quilt. Each month we will work on two blocks and learn a different technique. The techniques are listed below along with the date for that topic. The fee is $15, but if you purchased the kit the fee is only $10

Kit includes The SoHo Sampler pattern, 3 ¼ yards of background fabric, and 17 fat quarters, all Batiks!! $94.99

This group meets on Tuesdays once month from either 3pm - 5pm or 6pm - 8pm.   

Date	Topic
Feb.18th	Handling your fabric: Prewashing and starching
March 11th	Making the perfect seam when joining triangle and squares
April 15th	Cutting your fabric for hand verses machine applique
May 20th	Sewing the applique by hand or machine
June 17th	Adding sashing and borders
July 15th	Making your quilt sandwich and quilting the quilt
August 19th	Adding a prize winning binding

Make sure you sign up for our email list; just send me an email at the address below telling me that you want to be on the email list, and I will personally take care of that!
Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Pinterest (links are all below). Our full schedule of classes can be found on our website, you can download the 16 page PDF file and look at our store calendar.
All of our store contact info is below as well, so keep in touch with your favorite quilt store everyday; see what shenanigans we are up to! :D 
We love to hear from you guys so please feel free to send us comments, questions and suggestions - I love reading through them and we really do take your ideas seriously; so don't hesitate to share what's on your mind. 

Thanks for your interest in us! 

 

Happy Sewing, everyone!

-Eleni  

Scrap and Sew 

813-749-0888 
16541 Pointe Village Dr. #108

Lutz, FL 33558

Store hours:  Mon - Fri: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun: Closed

customerservice@scrapandsew.com 

http://www.scrapandsew.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scrap-and-Sew/269617408015?ref=hl
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/scrapandsewshop/
Twitter: @ScrapandSewshop