Country Traditions

Handi QuilterNewsletter

Where Friendships & Quilting Traditions Begin

4th Quarter 2012

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330 North MainFremont, NE 68025

(402)721-7752

Email Usinfo@countrytraditionsonline.com

Country Traditions

Shop Online Anytime!www.countrytraditionsonline.com

Store HoursMon.-Fri. 10-5:30

Thurs. 10-8:00 Sat. 10-5

HQ Sweet Sixteen Sit Down

HQ Sixteen

HQ Avante

HQ Fusion

HQ Pro-Stitcher

Best of the Best

Rep Award

2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Handi Quilter Educators

Leslie, Scott

Why You Should Purchase Your HQ from Country Traditions

-Complimentary Delivery, Setup & In Home Instruction.-Complimentary “Lifetime” Owners Classes, plus discounted technique classes.-On-Site Certified “Handi Quilter” Technician-Knowledgeable Handi Quilter Certified Support Team who actually quilt theirquilts on HQ’s! Join our Handi Quilter Family. We will be here for you after the sale with support and education, to ensure your quilting success!

Grow your skills. Join us in the Country Traditions Handi Quilter Studio Classroom!

October finds anyone who is truly bitten by the quilting bug on the road with friends, visiting a quilt show or two. We are truly fortunate to have so many great opportunities in the Midwest to explore our quilting desires. Visit with the Handi Quilter Corporate representative at the American Quilt Society Quilt Show, in Des Moines, Iowa. Make sure you tell them that Country Traditions sent you. If you haven’t gotten your Handi Quilter system yet, now is the time! Call or stop by the shop, to reserve your class room Demo Machine Today! Numbers are limited, if you wait till the show you may miss out on this great deal!

Join us back at Country Traditions for our 5th Annual Long Arm Quilting Retreat. We are excited to have award winning quilter Judy Woodworth joining us this year. Judy is really popular, and currently we are sold out for the retreat. However, please call if your are interested so we can put your name on the waiting list. We are trying really hard to get more machines in the shop, so more of our Country Traditions owners can join us. Don’t forget to visit us during the Prairie Piecemakers Quilt show October 12-13. 2012 Make sure you check out all the great quilting the guild does for inspiration as you enjoy the quilts. Stop by the shop and say “Hi!”, while you are in town. We look forward to seeing you!

Make sure you mark the Holiday Affair Event (December 15) on your calenders. Gather your class cash and spend a afternoon with your quilting buddies . Holiday Wishes and Best Quilting Stitches to all!

Ahh! Things are finally starting to get cooler, Fall is here! Which means the Holiday Season is just around the corner. It’s time Country Traditions friends to get the machines out and warmed up and get started on the holiday projects and gifts. Let’s make this a Holiday Season to remember!

We have a full range of “Quilting Classes” planned for you this season. Treat yourself. Come learn a new skill or technique to add to your quilting resume! Treat yourself.

Handi Quilter Classes

9:30 am-1:30 pm

Handi Quilter Owners Class

Designed for “New” Owners of a HQ. Quilt on a small wall hanging while learning about various techniques and features of your new machine. We will review loading, threading, tension play, how to start & tie off, and functions of the machine.

9:30 am-1:30 pm

(complimentary if CT HQ Owner)

Registration: $59.99,

Handi Quilter Pro-Stitcher Owners Class

Friday, November 2

Designed for “New Owners of a HQ Pro-Stitcher”. You have done the tutorials, now learn what else the Pro-Stitcher can do for you. We will review the features of the Pro-Stitcher as we play.

(complimentary if CT HQ Owner)

Registration: $59.99,

9:30 am-1:30 pm

Long-Arm “Techniques” Classes

Learn how to use pantographs for borders, blocks, and all over quilting. Experiment with many uses of Pantograph Designs & Blocks in class.

Pantograph Class

Instructor: Leslie Registration: $59.99, ($39.99 if CT HQ Owner)

HQ-TNT:Thread;Needle:Tension

Achieving perfect tension is easy once you understand the relationship between Thread, Needle, and Tension. You will leave class Tension confident and ready to use a variety of threads.

Free-motion Class

Learn to free motion quilt by experimenting with the five basic drawing shapes. Complete a sample with various Borders, Fillers, and Block design ideas.

Friday, November 169:30 am-1:30 pm

Saturday, November 309:30 am-1:30 pm

Saturday, December 19:30 am-1:30 pm

Micro Quilting Class

Micro quilting can take quilting designs from nice to WOW! Play with this popular technique as we experiment with different fill ideas.

Instructor: Leslie Registration: $59.99, ($39.99 if CT HQ Owner)

Saturday, January 269:30 am-1:30 pm

Art of Ruler Work

Learn the proper use of the ruler base, ruler safety, and what different long arm rulers can add to your quilting techniques. We will play with the Straight edge, Versa Tool, and Half Circle Rulers in class.

Instructor: Leslie Registration: $59.99, ($39.99 if CT HQ Owner)

Friday, January 259:30 am-1:30 pm

Instructor: Leslie Registration: $59.99, ($39.99 if CT HQ Owner)

Saturday, November 17

Country Traditions Class Polices: Reservations are required for All Classes, Retreats, and Events. PAYMENT IS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION TO HOLD YOUR PLACE IN CLASS. Complete class supply lists will be given when you register for the class. Classes require three or more students, registered at least a week before the class date, for the class to be held. Please sign up early to ensure the class goes. If the class is cancelled by Country Traditions due to low enrollment, your class fee will be refunded. If the class is postponed due to weather the class will be rescheduled. Handi Quilter class students will complete their projects on the shop’s Handi Quilters. Register early since space is limited. Most HQ class fees

Watch for up coming classes and see project photos on our website!

Visit: to learn more!www.countrytraditionsonline.com

Country Traditions 5th Annual

Long Arm

October 12 and 13, 2012

Quilting

Retreat

An Information Packed Retreat With Lectures and

Hands-on Machine Quilting

Special Guest

Educator

Judy WoodworthNational Instructor

2:30-6:00pm

Judy Woodworth

The Art of Good Backfill

About the ClassesFriday, October 12, 2012

6:30 pm-7:30 pm Retreat Reception & Trunk Show

1:00-2:30 Boxed Lunch from Alotta Brownies (Optional)

9:00am-12:45pm

Freemotion Quilting Made Easy

Judy Woodworth

Saturday, October 13, 2012

9:00am-12:45pm

Sashing and Borders on the Go

Judy Woodworth

& Feathers:

Overalls, Wide Borders 2:30pm-6:00pm Judy Woodworth

Have fun while gaining the confidence and skills you need to make your quilts even more beautiful with Judy’s easy to follow techniques and tricks. Judy will help you train your minds and hands to work together. This quilting dance will help you to make curls, do swirls, and create other intricate designs without using any templates.

Take your feathers from basic, to a more extraordinary, advanced look, while providing you with the knowledge you need to incorporate them into the overall design of your quilts, or just to use in a large border. She will teach you how to make feathers weave over one another and how to sub-divide large areas for added interest.

This class is packed full of border and sashing designs and techniques that will individualize your quilting to really help it be the center of attention. Learn about the many different types of backfills that can be used in your quilts as well as when to use them. Learn how to keep your borders and sashing lines straight, all while avoiding pleats or puckering on your backing.

Learn some of Judy’s backfill designs that she used in her award winning quilt, “Avatar Revisited”. Judy will guide us though the ins and outs of when to use a backfill, how to break down an area, and how to change from using a small backfill to a medium backfill, to what backfills will bring in focus and definition to your quilts, turning them into the masterpieces you have dreamed of!

To Print of a Retreat Brochure & learn more about the Retreat visitwww.countrytraditionsonline.com

Only a Few Spots left, don’t miss out

Register Today!

Judy Woodworth is not only a teacher and an author, but she is an International, award winning quilter. She has quilted almost 4,000 quilts throughout her career. She has won hundreds of awards including: Best Long-Arm Quilting, a Top Tier Award at the American Quilters’ Society’s Show in Paducah, Kentucky in 2012. Judy writes a quarterly column for the IMQA’s On Track Magazine, has made appearances on quilting shows such as “The Quilt Show” with Ricky Timms and Alex Anderson, and has also been featured on “Quilt It! The Long arm Quilting Show” with Jody Davis.We are honored to have Judy teaching at our shop.

1:00-2:30 Boxed Lunch from Alotta Brownies (Optional)

already loaded on the machine. So that we may commit to our teachers, sorry there is NO refund or rescheduling if you cancel. Please check class dates and your own calendar carefully before registering. If an emergency occurs, you can send a friend in your place. Please arrive early for class if you need to gather your supplies, so class can start on time. Students are encouraged to purchase their class project supplies from Country Traditions. In appreciation, students purchasing supplies from Country Traditions will receive

a 20% discount on their class supplies. Visit www.countrytraditionsonline.com to see class projects and to Register for classes online.

AQS Des Moines Classroom Special!

Country Traditions330 North Main Fremont, NE 68025

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To Our Friend:

Come & Visit Our Wide Selection Of:

7,000 Bolts of Quality Quilting FabricsQuilting Supplies & ClassesPfaff & HQ Creative Center

Home Decor, Gifts & Collectibles

Store Hours M-F 10-5:30 Thur 10-8 Sat 10-5

Email: info@countrytraditionsonline.com

Phone (402)721-7752

Visit us at the following shows & take a Handi Quilter for a Test Drive!

AQS ShowIowa Events Center: 730 3rd Street, Des Moines Iowa

October 3-6, 2012

Be sure you tell them that Country Traditions SENT you!

Calling all Country Traditions Handi Quilter Owners!Do you have a friend who would like to have their own Long-arm Quilting System. Refer your friend to CountryTraditions. If they purchase a “New” Handi Quilter Long Arm System from us and mention your name, you could earn a $100.00 Gift Certificate from Country Traditions. Your friend gets the reward of finishing their projects and you get some extra cash for a few newHandi Quilter gadgets! It’s a win-win situation!

Refer a Friend

Prairie Piecemakers “Holiday Splendor”Fremont City Auditorium

929 N. Broad St, Fremont NE

October 12-13, 2012

Up Coming Quilt Shows

It’s time to place your order for your Handi Quilter System! Handi Quilter sponsors classrooms of machine for use during the AQS Quilt Show in Des Moines, Iowa. October 3-6, 2012. Then offers these machines at a very special price. Numbers are limited, so call or stop by the shop to reserve your machine today! Don’t wait till the show, at this pricing the machines will be gone!

*Offer available with orders placed till October 1, 2012, or as supplies remain. Some terms and conditions apply, please see a Country Traditions Creative Center Sales Associate for complete details.

Take $500.00 off yourHandi Quilter System,plus Free Freight!

That’s a savings of over $1,000.00

Show Demo Machines Available