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Special Events
Luella’s Quilt Basket is GOING GREEN!! We would like to invite you to help Luella’s Quilt Basket be more ecologically responsible, more “green”. Starting April 12, BYOB! If you Bring Your Own Bag, or don't use a bag, you can fill out a chance to be entered in a monthly drawing for a $25 gift card. Come in as many times as you would like each month and fill out an entry slip for each purchase when you BYOB! We are also having our own Green Day on Sunday, April 20 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm, Earth Day weekend. We will have a FREE workshop to make shopping bags. Drop in and make your own bag. We will have fabric kits and machines all ready for you. We also have (for those that don't want to make their own.) bamboo and cotton bags and also tote bags made from recycled pop bottles available for purchase. You can also bring in your bamboo bag (or another shopping bag) on Green Day to personalize with our embroidery machines.
Grand Unveiling! Would you like to be a part of the brilliant unveiling of the newest Jewel from Husqvarna Viking live from the International Convention? For the very first time, Husqvarna Viking is making it possible for you to share in the excitement of the most amazing new Top of the Line sewing and embroidery machine introduction ever! Come to Luella’s Quilt Basket for a LIVE Web cast of the Grand Unveiling of this fabulous Jewel direct from the Convention. We will start our celebration at 2 pm on Sunday, June 15, the live web cast is from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. You can experience this exciting event in our store with Basket Ladies at the very same moment as Luella and Jacki along with hundreds of Husqvarna Viking Dealers from all over the world are experiencing it in San Antonio. We’ll have refreshments and some surprises. This event is free, but spaces are limited so sign up today! What’s New from Husqvarna Viking On June 25, we will host our third annual post-Convention, What’s BIRTHDAY PARTY Yes it was 20 years ago in June that Luella had a great idea to start a quilt shop to share her love of quilting. Who knew where it would lead. Our first store was only 330 square feet. Look at us now! We couldn’t have done it without you, our loyal customers. Please join us for a slice of cake at our 20th Birthday Celebration on Saturday, June 7. And what kind of a party would it be without presents? but this time, we will give them to you: specials throughout the store! You’re Invited! Julie Lambert shares Feathers and Grids If you would like to improve your machine quilting, we have the perfect class for you on Saturday, June 21. Julie Lambert will be visiting us from Kentucky to teach Advanced Machine Quilting. She will be teaching all the intricacies of Feathers and Grids. Julie began quilting in 1985 thinking that all quilts should be
hand quilted. That changed in 1988 when she saw Harriet Hargrave's Feathers and Grids Saturday June 21 Quilter’s Run 2008 It’s time again for the annual Southern California Quilter’s Run. The Run this year will be held on two long weekends, Thursday-Sunday, July 10-13 and 17-20. This year we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Quilter’s Run so we have lots of special things planned for you. Gather some friends and get ready to go! All you have to do to get started is pick up a passport at any of the 39 participating shops (but not before 9 am on July 10). Have your passport stamped at each shop you visit. Receive a clue for the special quilt from each shop. Visit all the shops in an area and get all the clues for the area quilt. Visit all 39 shops and you will have patterns for the Grand Finale quilt. Everyone enjoyed collecting charms last year, come and see what we have in store for you this year. Thursday-Sunday Hoffman’s Quilter's Run Fabric Hoffman Fabrics has designed an exclusive fabric for the 10th Anniversary of the Southern California Quilter's Run. The fabric will only be available at the shops that are participating in the 2008 Quilter's Run. And once it's gone, it's gone! It will not be reprinted. It’s a beautiful showcase of our unique area-- you don’t even have to go on the Run to enjoy it. Pre-order yours today so you won’t be left out! Quilt Festival Join us for the debut of the Summer International Quilt Festival in Electric Quilt 6 If you would like to try your hand at computer aided quilt design using EQ6 Beginner class
This new addition to our store is the place to find the best bargains. It is stocked with special purchases, sale fabrics and other items. The selection is changing all the time so be sure to visit often.
Luella’s Strip Club Of course, we mean fabric stripping (what else?). There’s no cover charge at Luella’s Strip Club. Every other month we will unveil the latest Strip Club project. Everyone who attends will receive a free pattern that uses 2½ inch strips and a quick overview of the project directions. We will also have pre-cut fabric strip bundles available that are ready for you to sub-cut and sew! If you pre-order your fabric bundle, you will receive a $5 discount. (Please note: to receive your $5 discount, you must order your fabric bundle at least 2 weeks before the scheduled Strip Club meeting). There will be a limited number of fabric bundles. The fabric choices will be on display so you will know if you want to strip that month! Please pre-order so that you are not disappointed. The fine print: You must attend the Strip Club meeting to receive your free pattern, but you may purchase the pattern for $5 if you are unable to attend. There is no membership fee for Luella’s Strip Club and no long term commitment. Come to whichever meetings fit into your schedule or interests, but you must sign up in advance to guarantee pattern or fabric availability. Luella’s Strip Club will meet on Saturdays at 9:00 am February 2 and April 12 Strip bundles must be pre-ordered by January 19 and March 22 to receive $5 discount. Strip bundles not reserved by January 19 and March 22 will be available for $40 after those dates.
Luella’s Quilting Retreats at Temecula If your stack of UFO’s is starting to teeter or you are looking for some dedicated quilting time to start a new project or you just want to spend a fun weekend sewing, one of our Temecula Retreats may be just what you are looking for. Join us for a wonderful long weekend of sewing amid the rolling hills of the Temecula wine country. The setting is beautiful, the atmosphere is relaxed and the company is second to none! The sewing room is bright and cheerful, the sleeping rooms are comfortable and the food is plentiful and tasty. It’s a great chance to spend concentrated time on that new project you want to get started on or dig into that pile of UFO’s you’ve been accumulating. The August Retreat is filling up, but at press time there were still openings. The dates are August 7-10. The dates for the April 2009 retreat will be available on Monday, April 7, 2008. The cost of the retreat for 2008 is $380. There is a three day, two night (Fri-Sun) option available as well for $300 (believe me— you want to go for that extra day!). If you would like to go on either of these retreats, give us a call to sign up. Spaces are limited so don’t be disappointed. Kathleen Ackley If you have been a customer for awhile, you will probably remember Kathleen Ackley, a long-time staff member and teacher. If you don’t know Kathleen she is the designer of the By Kate stamps for piecing Grandmother’s Flower Garden, Inner City and other lovely quilts. Kathleen moved to Texas a few years ago, but we are pleased that she is able to visit us for a short time and teach on Tuesday, July 29. You can choose any of her stamps and learn how to use them and create many different and beautiful quilts. Tuesday, July 29
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