Classes & Events at The Quilt Basket

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Start: 2025-06-02T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-06-02T17:00:00+00:00
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2023 Clubs & Classes

We are excited to be offering so many classes and clubs this year! Several are limited on seats so sign up early!

Basket Club

Basket Club has always been a fun time for several of us to get together, sew, catch up and work on some fun new projects! This year Becki has two quilt projects to choose from by Kim Diehl. Scraps of Kindness Sampler Quilt is a great throw sized option OR you can also choose to sew along with the Simple Whatnots Club that includes 8 smaller quilts with the Scraps of Kindness fabrics. Kits will be available after the first of the year with sewing starting in February! Sign up today to reserve your kits for either option (or both!). Please note the Simple Whatnots Club will include ALL of the small quilts (no choosing just a few to do).

Quilts of Valor

TQB Quilt Brigade

Mission Statement: “The Mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover Service Members and Veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor”

The Quilt Basket again will be hosting our local Quilts of Valor Group. This year the group is welcome to come during our Open Sew on the 2^nd Monday of each month (10 a.m.-4 p.m.) to help piece quilts. If you are unable to stay and sew, you may stop in and talk with Trudy about a project that you can work on at home. For those of you who would like to contribute to this wonderful cause, but maybe do not have the time to sew, the group would gladly welcome donations of fabric or funds to cover expenses involved in the creation of a quilt. Our local group has done an amazing job making beautiful quilts to be presented to some very deserving service men and women. They would love your help!

Beginning to Intermediate Quilting

Want to learn to quilt but don’t know where to start…right here! Becki Mertens will teach you the ins and outs of quilting and then move you along as you are ready! This class will now be offered the 2nd Saturday of each month.

Machine Embroidery

Machine Embroidery Class is always so much fun here at The Quilt Basket! This year we will continue to host this class on the 3^rd Wednesday and Thursday each month. You will be able to leave your machines overnight and work on some really neat projects! We will also be scheduling some Machine Embroidery Retreats throughout the year. Stay tuned for retreat dates!

Fabric Collage

Have you tried fabric collage yet? Some of us have and we can’t get enough of it! This is a great class for anyone that just LOVES fabric (even those non-sewers can join in the fun). Join Stephanie Hitz as she covers the basics of fabric collage and work on a new project each month. Class will be the 4^th Saturday each month and will start in February. Call for more information.

Riley Blake Bench Pillow - 2023

Nancy Heine has been busy making bench pillow cases from our Bench Pillow Subscription program by Riley Blake Designs. This new program is a 12-month subscription (January to December). Each month you will get an exclusive kit that includes the pattern and fabric needed for the pillow top and binding in a keepsake box for only 37.99 per month! Finished pillow size is 16″x38″.

Beginning Class for Kids

We will cover a class for kids, age 8 & up to learn to quilt. We will require an adult to attend with the child. We will teach basic sewing and have some fun projects for them to make. This class is being held the third Saturday of each month from 10-2.

Open Sew & Quilting for a Cause

Every Monday our classroom is available for anyone wanting to bring their machine and projects to work on from 10-5. This year we would like to offer an opportunity to give back with your sewing skills while using our classroom to sew a project for a good cause. Projects we will be working on this year are pillowcases and overnight bags for children who are in the foster program, feminine hygiene bags for young women overseas, along with a few other projects for those in need. Stop in and pick up instructions for a project and drop off your finished project here when you are done! We would love it if you could help us help others!

Bernina 101

Bonnie will walk you through the ins and outs of your Bernina Machine. No matter if it’s a new machine or one you have had for a while, if you would like to learn more about what your Bernina can do, line up some lessons for yourself!

By appointment only. Call for more details.

Misc workshops, 4-H workshops, & Retreats

As always, watch the newsletter for upcoming retreats and workshops that we will be hosting throughout the year!

BLOCKS OF THE MONTH

All of our Blocks of the Month offer a sew day in our classroom with an instructor to guide you. If that day doesn’t work for you, you can bring them to either the Basket Club meetings where Becki can give you a hand or you can work through them on your own at home. If you get stuck on a section, we’re only a phone call away. We can also mail blocks to you each month.

CLASS POLICY – Classes must be paid for at the time of registration. You may withdraw from a class up to 1 week before the class date to receive a full refund in store credit. Special Events require 14 days notification. No refund or store credit if canceling class within 6 days or less of scheduled class. If we have to cancel your class, we will try to reschedule it in the near future. If the new date doesn’t work in your schedule, we will issue a refund of store credit for the fee you paid. Due to copyright laws if the Class/Event requires a pattern, CD or book, each student is required to purchase one.

WINTER WEATHER POLICY – We will try to be open during our regular business hours. But we want to be safe too! If the weather is nasty, please call before you leave home so you can be sure we’ve been able to get in and open the store. If we have to cancel a class due to bad weather then we will reschedule it as soon as possible. Call us at (402) 362-5737 before you drive in to check to see if we are open.