Mastering Machine Appliqué Boot Camp with Harriet Hargrave

October 10 – 13, 2012
Harriet’s Treadle Arts
Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Is applique the "A" word in your quilt vocabulary? Do you want your machine applique to look like it was done by hand? Does your satin stitch leave something to be desired. If so the Master Machine Applique boot camp will teach you professional looking satin and button hole stitch applique as well as perfect invisible machine applique and take away the fear of doing all your applique projects by machine.

This retreat offers you three days of classes with Harriet Hargrave at her lovely quilt shop in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, a western suburb of Denver.

So please come join us, refresh and inspire yourself with a long weekend of learning and fun with Harriet Hargrave in the beautiful Rocky Mountains that Harriet calls home.

Mastering Machine Applique Boot Camp with Harriet Hargrave

Come and join Harriet Hargrave for the most extensive three-day machine applique class you are likely to find! Whether you have never machine appliqued before, or you have been working at it and still need help to perfect your satin stitch or button hole stitch — this is the place you need to be.

Harriet has been called the “Fairy Godmother” of machine quilting, as she was at the very forefront of the machine quilting revolution in the early 1980’s. But, at the same time she was developing user friendly instant gratification techniques for several different applique techniques.

This class is much more than sewing time. Extensive information on threads, fusibles and finishing techniques are a few of the topics covered, in addition to the most tried and true building block system for learning how to do professional looking sating stitch, heirloom quality buttonhole stitching, perfect invisible applique that looks like hand as well as a couple of other fun technqiues. Based upon Harriet’s best-selling book Mastering Machine Applique. Mastering Machine Applique has been on the market for 21 years and is in its second expanded edition. 

Evenings, besides extra sewing time, will offer time for consultations about your past applique projects, guidance on choosing your next project and how to proceed, as well as personalized troubleshooting.

If you are serious about learning the art and skill of machine applique,  three days with Harriet Hargrave will not disappoint you and will send you on your way to making your own award-winning applique quilts!

Fees and Information for the Quilter’s Academy Boot Camp

Class, lunches and dinners.... $550.00
(includes lunch and dinner each day and your class fees with Harriet.)
Airfare, hotel, and transportation not included.

Class begins at 4:00 p.m. on October 10, 2012 and ends at 1:00 p.m. on October 13, 2012.

Deadline for registration is SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
(Registrations received after the Final Payment date will need to be paid in full at the time of registration).

Initial Required Deposit........ $200.00
Final payment is due: August 31, 2012

Fill out the registration card and mail it with your deposit check to:

  Black Swan Quilting Conferences & Retreats
  7430 W. 48th Ave.
  Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

  (303)423-8231

  email: blackswanquilting@earthlink.net

Cancellation Policy

It is strongly suggested that you purchase Cancellation and Travel Insurance if you think that anything might change your plans. This can usually be purchased through your travel agent. Black Swan Quilting Retreats is not responsible for this type of insurance, it is your responsibility to obtain cancellation and/or travel insurance. All cancellations must be made in writing.

All canceled reservations will have the following charges:

   91+ days before retreat - $75.00
   90 - 61 days before retreat - $125.00
   60 - 31 days before retreat - $250.00
   30 - 0 days before retreat - No Refunds

Cancellations cannot be accepted after September 20, 2012. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registrations to another person, or enter a claim to your Cancellation and Travel insurance.

Returned Check fee: $75.00

Accommodations

When you register, you will be sent a list of several nearby hotels, all 2 1/2 stars to 4 stars and of varying rates. These hotels are recommended as they are close to Harriet's Treadle Arts and are easily accessible.

If you have family in the area, you are welcome to stay with them, we just ask that you keep your traveling distance under 15 miles from the store. Harriet’s Treadle Arts is located at: 6390 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033.

We start class promptly at 9:30 a.m. and usually don't end until 9 p.m. Traffic is often an issue in the mornings and we would like everyone to arrive safely and in a timely fashion.

If you are in doubt as to the distance from a particular location, please contact Carrie and she can help you.

Every morning you will enjoy breakfast at the hotel, then your lunch will be catered in at the store, dinner will be as a group at a variety of local restuarants.

Transportation

Renting a car is highly recommended so that you can easily get back and forth to and from Harriet's Treadle Arts where your class will be held and your hotel. Other options are available, please contact Carrie if you have questions about getting around Denver.

It is recommended that you make your airline reservations so that you arrive in Denver at least 3 hours prior to the start of the class on October 10th, giving you enough time to pick up your luggage, car, get checked in at your hotel, and get to the store for the beginning of Boot Camp. Your return flight should leave 3 hours after the conclusion of Boot Camp, again so you can make the 30 minute drive from the store to the airport and get your car turned in.

Most of the recommended hotels are right off the I-70 corridor which is the gateway to the Rockies... if you are planning on having family members accompany you they will find endless things to do in and around Denver or within a short drive in the mountains, just ask Carrie for more information when you register.

Come join the FUN!!