Super Saturday – January 30, 2027
A wonderful opportunity to sit and sew and learn and mingle with fellow members in a small sociable setting.
- $30 – Coffee and deli lunch included, $15 guest surcharge
- Any class specific questions, contact the teacher.
- Any general questions or guest attendee options, contact supersaturday@northernstarquilters.com
- Signup by credit card online, HERE.
- Signup by check (Northern Star Quilters Guild) at guild meetings or email your class request to supersaturday@northernstarquilters.com to get confirmation and mail instructions.
- If cancellation due to inclement weather, no snow date, registration refunded.
2027 Classes – details in progress
Sit N Sew
Reserved area available for those who want to setup and work on their own project.
Come join your guild friends in a comfortable space for a day of sewing and camaraderie!
Stacey Murren - Duffle Bag
Fabric:
- 1 yard for Main/Outside (If this is your first bag, do not pick directional fabric)
- 1 ¼ yards for lining
- 1 yard of internal and external binding, carrying handle
- 1 yard of byannie’s Soft and Stable (36×44) or 1 yard of batting
- 1 30″ double sided handbag zipper
- 3 yards of 1½ Polypro strapping. Get 5 yards of you want to make the over the shoulder strap
- You will need hardware if you are adding the over the shoulder strap – (2) 1½ triangle-rings, (2) 1½ swivel hooks, (1) 1½ strap adjuster
- Cotton Candy in Brookfield carries many bag supplies.
Supplies:
- Cutting mat
- Rotary cutter
- Quilter Ruler
- Scissors
- Sewing machine
- Size 14 needle
- Bring all your feet (zipper foot, blindstitch, and general sewing foot)
- Zipper tape (optional, but it makes it easier)
- Cotton thread to match the main and bias fabric
- Small container of Clover Wonder Clips
- Chalk wheel or Frixion pen
Pre-work before Class:
If possible, try to quilt the Main/Outside fabric 21” x 40½”. I usually begin with 23” x 43”, as it shrinks as you quilt.
Make a Duffle Bag in a Day!
Need the perfect weekend getaway bag or a stylish way to carry your quilting projects to sewing days with friends? Come join the fun and conquer your zipper fears! In this fast-paced, beginner-friendly workshop, you will learn easy, stress-free ways to install a zipper and walk away with a completed, roomy duffle bag by the end of the day.
The Patchwork Duffle by Knot + Thread Design digital pattern can be purchased online. It’s an easy pattern that can be made in day. It’s a perfect size and great for weekend getaways.
Questions, call or text 949.463.3559
Carolyn Salon - Paper Piecing
MATERIALS REQUIRED:
- Fabrics – A selection of small prints/solids lights/mediums/darks in fat quarters or equivalent surface area. Also scraps from previous quilts can work. We will be making a heart, a flower, and a star design.
- Neutral thread – grey or beige work well
- Paper scissors and fabric scissors
- Ruler for rotary cutting – small 6-12″ long
- Rotary cutter and small mat
- Pins
- Seam ripper
- Sewing machine with open toe foot
- Extension cord and /or a power strip
- Rolling seam presser if you have one. (There will be an iron available for all to use.)
- Paper bag for waste scraps and threads
- OPTIONAL: travel iron and mat to iron on
- Lightbox if you have one OR a lamp
- ¼” paper piecing ruler if you have one
- A paper pieced pattern you would like to make
PRE-CLASS WORK: Press fabric scraps so that they are flat
Learn Foundation Paper Piecing.
Foundation Paper Piecing is a piecing method using a paper pattern. It is extremely accurate in rendering an image in fabric.
In this class we will be making a heart, a flower, and a star design.
Questions, contact carolynsalon98@gmail.com
Maria Calderon-Weinstein - Placemats
Fabric Requirements for 4 Placemats:
- Top fabric: ¾ yard
- Backing: ¾ yard
- Batting: ¾ yard
- Binding: 1/3 yard
Fabric Requirements for 8 Placemats:
- Top fabric: 1 1/3 of a yard
- Backing: 1 1/3 of a yard
- Batting: 1 1/3 yard
- Binding: 2/3 yard
Placemat Prep:
Prepare four or eight 14″ x 19″ quilt sandwiches*, each with a top, batting, and backing. This size is ideal for placemats. To hold each sandwich together, stitch a few diagonal or straight lines in both directions, spaced 2 inches apart. Placemats will finish 13″ x 18 “when done.
Pre-class homework:
- Make your quilt sandwiches
- Cut all the strips needed for the binding (wof=width of fabric)
1 – Economy Binding – Cut two 1½” strips by wof, sew the strips together end to end making one long strip.
2 – Amish Style Binding – Cut two 2¼” strips by wof. Do NOT sew the strips together.
3 – Facing Style Binding – Cut two 3” strips by wof. Do NOT sew the strips together
4 – Traditional Binding – Cut two strips 2¼” strips by wof. Sew the strips together end to end making one long strip. - Label your binding sets.
* A quilt sandwich has three layers: a top fabric, batting, and backing fabric. Place the batting between the top and backing fabrics, then secure all three layers with simple straight-line quilting, keeping them smooth and flat.
Tools Required:
- Sewing machine, please make sure that it is in working order.
- Rotary cutter
- 18 x 24 cutting mat
- ¼ inch foot + edge foot if you have one
- Any 2–6-inch square ruler with clearly marked ¼-inch increments
- Small fabric scissors
- Neutral thread
- Fabric glue
- Pins or Clover clips
- All the usual sewing supplies
- Consider bringing a small ironing pad and iron
- Please bring an extension cord or surge protector
Very important: Please do your homework, it saves time in class, you have paid to learn how to do binding not cut fabric.
Make Placemats with 4 Unique Bindings
In this workshop, you’ll make placemats while learning three nontraditional binding methods, along with the traditional technique. You will also learn to stitch your binding down by machine
- Economy Binding using 1½ inch strips
- Amish Style Binding doing Square Corner using 2¼ inch strips
- Facing Style Binding where no binding shows in front using a 3-inch strip
- Traditional Binding using 2¼ inch strips
Questions, contact tatavw01@yahoo.com
Patricia Loquet - Zipped Quilt
The sample in the picture is 3 blocks by 4 blocks (12 total) for a 42” by 56.
Each block is 14″ and uses 8 solid pieces and 8 print pieces.
All block pieces, prints or solids, are cut the same – 4” x 5 3/4”.
A full sized Zipped is 70”x84” and uses 30 blocks (5×6).
Fabric Requirements for a Full Size Quilt (less needed if you go smaller):
– 4 7/8 yds of various prints
– 4 7/8 yds of solid contrasting with the prints
This can be a very controlled color palette or a very scrappy one. Just make sure there is good contrast between your prints and your solid color.
‘Zipped’ is an easy and beginner friendly quilt pattern.
It requires the same size rectangle throughout- 4” x 5 3/4”. Each block uses 8 rectangles and the blocks finish at 14”. The blocks can be planned or scrappy. Make sure your lights and darks have a good contrast. All blocks can be cut to size before the class.
Questions, contact loquetpatricia444@gmail.com
Karen Carlson - Memory Bear
What You’ll Need
Prior to class – Select a bear pattern, print, and cut out the paper pattern pieces for your chosen size.
Etsy has an assortment of digital patterns to download and print for just a few dollars, many based on out-of-print Simplicity pattern A2115. This is the Etsy pattern I am using from PARAESsewing, it includes many sizes and a decent set of instructions: etsy.com/listing/1310408910/memory-bear-pattern-video-tutorial-all.
If you have a different pattern you want to use, no problem, but you may need different supplies so be sure to check.
- Fabric: Roughly 1-2 yards depending on your fabric choices and bear size.
You can use one fabric or as many as you like: scraps, clothing, t-shirts, home dec, quilt pieces, table linens, …. - Interfacing: Lightweight fusible, eg. Pellon P44, enough for your chosen size pieces. Required for stretchy or lightweight or slippery fabrics. I like to use it in general.
- Eyes/Nose: Black – felt, fabric, embroidery thread, buttons, plastic eyes/noses. I’ve used plastic safety eyes/noses, found at craft stores and online.
- Stuffing: Fiberfill or whatever you like. The bigger the bear the more you’ll need. Finely chopped batting scraps or stuffing from old pillows could work as well.
- Markers: For tracing patterns and marking on fabric, fine pointed.
- Scissors: For cutting and clipping curves, sharp pointed.
- Sewing machine: One with enough power to sew thru your chosen fabric layers.
- Other stuff: extension cord, thread, needle, pins/clips, scissors, seam ripper, etc.
- Small iron and mat: for fusible interfacing. I will also bring an ironing board and iron.
- Small cutting mat and rotary cutter: optional, mostly need good scissors. I will bring a cutting mat and cutter.
Make your own stuffed bear.
Turn scraps, yardage, or sentimental fabric into a personal keepsake! Beforehand purchase and cut out your pattern, have fun gathering your fabrics, and then in class cut and sew them together.
Questions, contact quiltingkarend@aol.com