Classes at Gathering Friends
All classes require a sewing machine and basic sewing kit.
Please call store to register 320-365-4670
Payment is required to hold your spot in class.
Some of classes require precutting, come in to get your fabric ahead of time.
Beginning Quilting Wed, April 4 &18, 9:30-1 pm
Always wanted to learn how to quilt…join us to learn the basics in quilting. Have fun while learning a new skill!! You’ll have homework in between classes. Come and pick out your fabric ahead of time. Pattern included.
Class fee: $45.00
Paper Piecing Sat, April 14, 9-12 pm
Learn a new technique or just brush up on your skills, take the frustration out of paper piecing. Get on track so you can finish up those adorable paper piecing projects! Class fee: $20.00
Feather’s Tuesday, April 24, 9:30-12:30 pm
Make a modern X-long twin size quilt perfect to send with your student to college. Perfect fit for their dorm bed! This quilt takes 1 jellyroll, background and binding.
Required: Book “Strip Your Stash”
Class fee : $15.00
Charity Sew Day Friday, April 27, 9:30-4:30 pm
We’d like to give back to our community by honoring our local veterans. We’ll be working on patriotic quilts to present to them. Bring a lunch or visit one of our local restaurants. If you’d like to donate fabric or towards supplies, call the store. Must sign up to reserve your spot!
Class fee: FREE
Binding 101 Thursday, May 3rd, 10-11:00 am
Not sure about binding? You will learn how to bind perfect corners and 60 degree angles. Bring in your project, if you’re stumped. Lecture class only.
Class fee: $5.00
Bargello Tablerunner Thursday, May 31, 9 am-4:00 pm
This is a repeat of the spring bargello that was so much fun! We will have kits available for this class or you can pick out your fabric ahead of time.
Required: Book “Twist and Turn Bargello Quilts”
Class fee: $25.00
3D Pinwheel Quilt Wednesday, May 9 9:30-1:00 pm
Learn this sweet technique to create 3D pinwheels from your stash or favorite charm pack. Adorable look for a precious baby quilt, runner or wallhanging! Class fee: $20.00
Beginning Machine Quilting , Tuesday, June 12 9:30-11:30 am
This class will start you on the right path for machine quilting! You’ll need a freehand embroidery or darning foot.
Class fee: $35.00, includes all supplies
Open Sew Day Friday, June 15th, 9:30-4:30 pm
Our classroom is set up and ready for sewing. You’re on your own for lunch at one of our local restaurants. Call to reserve your spot soon!
Class fee: $5.00
Color Me Happy Wed., June 20th, 10-11:30 am
This lecture class will help you learn how to pick out your quilt colors with confidence.
Class fee: $5.00
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Easter-Beginners Monday March 26 3:15-4:45 pm
Sew this adorable project bunny pouch just in time for Easter! This is geared for the beginner sewer. Includes all materials.
Class fee: $25.00
Easter-Intermediate Wed, March 28, 3:15-4:45 pm
Create this adorable project just in time for Easter! This is geared for the intermediate sewer. Includes all materials.
Class fee: $25.00
Rotary Cutting 101
Another step in learning how to quilt is using a rotary cutter. This class is offered on a one to one basis and can be scheduled privately. Call the store for more details.
Class fee: $20.00
Events / Retreats
QUILTERS UNITE FOR FUN & FRIENDSHIP
Learn, laugh and have a great time at Gathering Friends classes and trips. Visit our site often for the latest events, classes, Shop Hops, trips and other events
Gathering Friends Spring Retreat
Green Lake Bible Camp
Spring Quilt Retreat at Green Lake Bible Camp is March 11-14th, 2018. Four days and three nights, meals included ($220.00)…or stay one extra day and leave on Thursday, March 15th. ($275.00) (we will need a minimum of 10 quilters to stay one day longer) By popular demand, we’re offering a 5 day for those who want to stay longer.
Laughs & giggles……FREE!!
Gathering Friends Fall Retreat
Green Lake Bible Camp
Sign up for Fall Retreat is Friday, June 1st, 2018 at 9AM. In store sign ups from 9-10. Phone sign ups will start at 10 if there are any remaining spots! Mark your calendar to be here to sign up, spots go fast!!
Fall Quilt Retreat at Green Lake Bible Camp is November 11th-14th/15th, 2018. Four days and three nights, meals included…or stay one extra day and leave on Thursday, November 15th. (we will need a minimum of 10 quilters to stay one day longer) By popular demand, we’re offering a 5 day for those who want to stay longer.
Laughs & giggles……FREE!!
Call the store for details -320-365-4670
Minnesota Row by Row Experience-2017
Beginning June 21, 2017, visit any of the participating shops and receive a free pattern for a row in a quilt. Combine your rows in any way to create a unique quilt that represents the fun you had traveling to the stores. Travel with friends, discover new quilt shops and have fun collecting rows!
New in 2017: Row by Row Junior – just for kids! Introduce a child to the fun of sewing and quilting. Row by Row Junior patterns are designed and written just for them. It’s designed for kids ages 6 to 14. They travel along with an adult. They collect free row patterns designed just for them to make and they learn to sew at home with family help and support from www.rowbyrowexperience.com.
Row by Row Junior follows the same rules and time schedule as adult Row by Row Experience, June 21 through Labor Day. Kids need to be in the shop to get the free pattern handout, but anyone can buy a kit. Grandmothers and travelling family can bring them home as gifts or souvenirs.
Row by Row Junior designed the five different row patterns so you can be sure they are kid-friendly. Make it an adventure traveling to collect all five and seeing how different shops make up their row. Our row is [your row choice and why].
We’ll be awarding “I Made This!” ribbons to the first five kids who return with something made using a Row by Row Junior pattern. Any sewing effort will be celebrated, not just quilting. Find Row by Row Junior’s free online activities, kids’ journal pages, support for learning to sew at home, and more at www.rowbyrowexperience.com this summer.
“We want our kids to learn how to sew and carry on this craft that’s so dear to us,” explains Janet Lutz, Row by Row’s founder. “Travelling to new places, collecting something just for them, visiting Grandma, summer vacation…this is all part of the wonder and excitement of Row by Row Experience. Please join us.”
Have fun traveling, shopping and collecting all the different patterns. Have more fun making the rows and designing your own original quilt. Visit other participating areas outside of Minnesota and add those rows to your quilt, too!
It’s the easiest shop hop ever! Just visit any of the participating quilt shops throughout the summer. Each shop is giving away a pattern for one row in a row quilt. Pick up as many as you can, then mix and match your rows to create a fun and unique quilt. No passports and no fees! It’s a freebie!