Bigfork Bay Cotton Company
Fall News and Class Schedule


Favorite Vendor Is it October already?
Wow!  The Flathead Quilters Guild Show is over for this year.  Thanks to all who voted for us....we are touched by the Favorite Vendor award.  It is you all who keep your local shops going.  We are all aware of the many shopping options you have.  (Is there anything you can't find on the internet?)  So we can't thank you enough for supporting your local shops. 

Didn't Becky and Emily do just a wonderful job on the show?  "It takes a village" to put on a show like this, so thank you to Becky, Emily, and all the other hard workers for bringing all of us quilters together for this wonderful weekend!

If you picked up a coupon for our shop at the show, be sure and use it by October 17th!  Don't miss out on your discount.  In addition to the coupon discount, remember that ALL FLANNELS ARE 25% OFF for the month of October!  AND, our SALE WALL SALE continues.  All fabric on our sale wall is 50% off, minimum 1 yard cut!  We have many, many bolts to choose from.  We have been so happy with the results of our sale wall discount that we are going to continue it for the time being.  Our goal is to empty our shed of overstock, and I must say that you all have been very helpful!  We are constantly replacing the emptied bolts, so check back often!  Those of you working hard on your holiday gifts may want to stop in and look for backings!  We will continue the sale until the shed is bare!!  That could be this month, next month, who kinows?

If any of you are lucky enough to be traveling to Houston for Quilt Market or Quilt Festival, please stop by our booth and say hi!  We will be in booth #662 for both shows.  We will be featuring our five new patterns (which some of you saw at the Flathead show), along with some of our past best sellers.
 
 CLASS SCHEDULE

QUILTING FOR THE BEGINNER                beg quilt

October 6, 13, & 20   6pm-9pm

Instructor:   Karri Schaper

Fee   $60                                               

                                                                          

Are you interested in developing a new passion, or maybe brushing up on your skills?   Take this three week class to complete this 68" square "Star Bright Sampler".  Learn piecing techniques for the nine patch, Ohio star, Log Cabin, and half square triangles.  You will learn about color and fabric selection, and the supplies needed to become a successful quilter!

 

WILDLIFE APPLIQUE

October 10 or November 5   10am-3pm                             Serengeti                    

Instructor:   OK Carol Rockwell

Fee   $30

 

CHOOSE your favorite Toni Whitney design and let OK Carol guide you, step by step, towards creating your own beautiful art quilt.  Come to class with your pattern pieces traced on fusible web, as this is the most time-consuming step.  Carol will show you how to use the subtle shadings of the batik fabrics to your best advantage, as well as how to "build" your design section by section.  This is NOT a beginning fusible appliqué class.  You MUST have experience with this method.

 

BEGINNING FUSIBLE APPLIQUE

October 15 or November 14   10am-3pm                                         Mystery 2 fin quilt          

Instructor:   OK Carol Rockwell

Fee:   $30

 

Using your choice of our two beginning patterns, Apple of my Eye or Bootiful, you will learn step by step, from the beginning, how to do fusible appliqué.  After this class you will have the skills and confidence to tackle the more detailed patterns such as those by Toni Whitney. 

 

MONTHLY SEASONAL TABLERUNNER  "On Fall Breezes"

October 16   10am-3pm

Instructor:   Becky Jacobson

Fee:   $35 (Pattern included)


On Fall Breezes

 

The cool days are upon us, along with their gentle breezes helping the colored leaves to flutter and the geese to fly.  Come join us in making this celebratory fall tablerunner, complete with easily pieced background, raw edge appliquéd leaves, and "geese" flying to and fro.

 

EXPLODING STAR

October 17   10am-3pm              Exploding Star

Instructor:   Clara Clark

Fee:   $30

 

Welcome to the third in our series of two-color quilts.  The idea for this quilt originated from a book containing over 500 sketches of various quilt blocks.  After much deliberation, Clara chose one entitled "Odd Fellow's Chain".  The compilation author indicated that she had found this block in a publication called "Ladies Art Company, No. 61".  Her sources were from various magazines and publications dating during the 1920's and 1930's.  Clara did some adjusting to fit her needs, and hopefully, yours.

 

The original block contained 2 inch finished squares.  Clara soon realized that you might not like to make 16 blocks that would average five hours apiece to construct, so with the input of coworkers the blocks were enlarged to 8 inch finished squares.  Now you can have the 64 inch quilt center done in about five or six hours!  Add a border, and a nice, 80 inch quilt is ready for finishing touches.

 

M2 JACKET

October 24 & November 28   10am-3pm

Instructor:   Becky Jacobson

 

Continuing classes for those enrolled in M2 Jacket Class

 

QUIET VILLAGE

October 26   6pm-9pm

Instructor:   Karri Schaper

Fee:   Free

 

Part 3 of Quiet Village

 

TAKE 5

October 29   10am-3pm                 Take 5

Instructor:   Karri Schaper

Fee:   $32

 

It's not too late to make that needed Christmas present.  Come spend the day, have lunch, use the Accucut, and you just may leave with a finished quilt top!  Karri will provide lunch for you.  You may use the Accucut machine to cut out your quilt pieces.  You can cut out a lap quilt in minutes, (this lap quilt was cut out in under five minutes!) and the piecing on this quilt is FAST!

 

COLORING FABRIC WITH CRAYONS

October 31   10am-12pm

Instructor:  Becky Jacobson

Fee:   $15

Colfab1    Colfab2    Colfab3    Colfab4    Colfab5

 

In this 2 hour, hands on, technique class you will learn the how to's, the do's and the don't's of coloring....yes, with crayola crayons on fabric, that is then permanent.  This technique works great in conjunction with the Basic Embroidery Class.

 

BASIC EMBROIDERY

October 31   1pm-3pm

Instructor:   Becky Jacobson

Fee:   $15

 

Maybe you have never had the opportunity, or maybe you'd like a refresher...this is your opportunity to learn the most common embroidery stitches.  This class works great in conjunction with the coloring technique class.

 

CRAZY QUILTED CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

November 6 & 7   10am-3pm

Instructor:   Becky Jacobson

Fee:   $35  (Patterns included)

crzornament1                Mystery 2 fin quilt                Mystery 2 fin quilt       

 

What beautiful little treasures to cherish and share.  In this two day class you will learn traditional Victorian crazy piecing by machine and spend one whole day learning traditional handwork embellishing techniques.  This is guaranteed to be addicting....in a good way!

 

TREE WHIMSY

November 12   10am-3pm            Tree Whimsy

Instructor:   Karri Schaper

Fee:   $30


 

Come make this delightful 12" X 20" appliqué project.  Learn how to use simple decorative stitches and fusible interfacing for both raw edge and turn under edges using your open toe foot, to add charm and interest to any project.  Pattern is included in class fee.  There will be a kit available for purchase with all the supplies you will need except thread for $15.

 

FOUNDATION PIECED TOTE BAG

November 13   10am-3pm

Instructor:   Sandi Buttel                    Jinny Beyer tote                      

Fee:   $35  (pattern included)

 

This is your lucky day!   Have fun making a tote bag using foundation piecing.  Use a dark fabric for the base and make your spikes bright and colorful, or....whatever you can imagine!  As an option, you can set in a zipper using an easy method.  This is a free pattern to download from RJRFabrics.com.

 

COTTON THEORY TOTE

November 17, 24, & December 1   6pm-9pm

Instructor:   Mo Harrah                                       New Cotton Theory Tote

Fee:  $60

 

This tote pattern is only available to certified Cotton Theory teachers who have taken Betty Cotton's Advanced Instructor Workshop....you won't find it in any book!  As you can see, it is nice and roomy!  It is completely reversible, and can feature appliqué, embroidery, or texture, if you like.

 

MONTHLY SEASONAL TABLERUNNER   "Starry Nines"

December 11   10am-3pm

Instructor:   Becky Jacobson

Fee:   $35  (Includes pattern)


Starry Nines

 

Choose one of the many beautiful holiday focus fabrics, add a background fabric and two accent fabrics, and in just a couple of hours you can have this beautiful completed!  Plan on putting it on your table this holiday season, or make it a gift to someone extra special!

 
Bigfork Bay Cotton Company
8560 MT Hwy 35
Bigfork, MT 59911
406-837-2399