Want to learn how to knit? Or need a refresher after many years of neglecting your knitting? Take this class! Never tried knitting? This is the class for you! Type of Class: Knitting Price: $40 plus supplies. Supplies: Easy Looped Scarf pattern and appropriate yarn and 16" circular needles in the size of the yarn. Stop by the shop, and we?ll help you. Date and Time: Tuesdays, August 16 & 30, 10-noon. Covid notes: This class will be held outdoors without masks. The teacher will email you with a location.

The New York Beauty is one of Cynthia?s favorite blocks. Not only is it striking, but it?s the perfect way to learn paper piecing and to sew curves. It?s easier than it looks! Type of Class: Quilting Price: $40 plus supplies Supplies: You?ll need the pattern (available at the shop), and scraps of coordinated fabrics. Date and Time: Wednesdays, Aug. 3 and 17, 6-8 p.m. Covid notes: This class will be held on Zoom.

Let's go beyond the X-across squares! Learn to use your walking foot to its best advantage to quilt your pieces. Squiggles, circles, and lines are all fun ways to quilt; Cynthia will show you just what to do. Supplies: Sewing machine, recently cleaned and oiled, with a new needle (I recommend a Microtex #80/12); walking foot for your machine; three 12" x18" quilt sandwiches--cotton fabric on the top and bottom (muslin is a terrific choice), cotton batting in the middle, and basted together in the way you prefer (e.g., pins or spray-basted); a small project on which to practice quilting with your walking foot (e.g., a placemat, table runner, or wall hanging), basted and ready to quilt; 50 weight cotton thread in a color that contrasts with your fabric sandwiches; 1" blue painter?s tape; small ruler such as a hem gauge; basic sewing supplies; and Jacquie Gering's book Walk: Master Machine Quilting with Your Walking Foot, which you can get at the shop. Time: Thursday, Feb. 17, 6-8 p.m. on Zoom. Cost: $28 plus supplies.