Sauder Village
22611 St. Rt. 2
Archbold, Ohio 43502
In Northwest Ohio
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Winter / Holiday 2008 Class Catalogue

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We hope you enjoy our Winter / Holiday 2008 Class Catalogue. As always, we are offering a variety of classes for all ages.  Additional classes may be added, so come here for our COMPLETE class listing and important registration information. If you have any questions that cannot be answered here, please call our class registration office at 419.446.2541. ...Andi Erbskorn, Curator of Education

Secure Website for Class Registration...  Sauder Village now has a secure website to handle all class registrations. With just the click of a mouse and your credit card in hand, you can now register for any of our classes and even special event workshops offered throughout the season as well.

"Having a secure website makes the registrations process so much easier for our class participants," notes Andi Erbskorn, Curator of Education. "You can now register 24/7... at your convenience. We have already had a great response to this new online feature from our rug hooking workshop participants and look forward to it being just as popular with people taking our many other classes."

Don't worry though... if you would prefer to print off the form and mail it in with your check, that is still an option too. It's up to you!

Why not consider a membership to Sauder Village... not only will you get a year's subscription to the Sauder Village Experience news magazine, free admission to the Historic Village and discounts on purchases, but you will also get discounts on all your classes!

Heritage Threads & Arts...

Beginning Knitting...
 Thursdays, October 2, 9, 16 & 23, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Instructor: Georgienne Westrick
Skill Level: Beginner
Class fee: $27.00 /  $24.00 Member
Supply fee: $20.00 payable with registration fee
Class Size: Min 4 / Max 8
Students will learn how to cast on, knit, purl, increase, decrease and cast off. Projects will include a dishcloth, small hat, slipper and a cell phone or eye glass case.

Introduction to Rug Hooking...
Saturday, November 8, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Instructor: Rebecca Landin
Class Fee: $30.00 / $27.00 Member
Supply Fee: $7.00 payable with registration fee
Class Size: Minimum 4 / Maximum 8
Learn the basics of traditional rug hooking as you make a small piece that can be used as a hot pad or table mat.

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Dolls... for adults!

Make Your Own Baby...
Saturday, November 15, 10:00-11:30 AM
Instructor: Karen Irelan
Class fee: $10.00 / $8.00Member
Supply fee: $35.00 payable with registration fee
Class Size: Minimum 5 / Maximum 10
Choose from various Adoraä Original Doll kits, with different eye and hair combinations and build a baby doll for yourself, friends or children. Kit includes head, arms, legs, stuffing for body, arms and legs, your choice of long or short wigs, diaper, socks and pacifier. Clothes and shoes available to purchase separately.

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Just For Kids...

Build a Book...
Saturday, November 22, 10:00-11.30 AM
Ages: 7 to11 years (adults welcome, not required)
Instructor: Karen Irelan
Class fee: $8.00 / $7.00 Member
Supply fee: $12.00 payable with registration fee
Class Size: Minimum 5 / Maximum 15
An invitation to authorship with this hands on activity. You’ll receive the Klutz Build a Book kit with all the ingredients for a one of a kind book. Just add your imagination for your own unique story to share, show-off and cherish. Meet self-published Carol Tuckerman, author of "Red Popcorn Pox, who will assist and share her story.

Grandma & Me Gingerbread House Making...
Saturday, November 29, 10:00-11:30 AM
Ages: 5 and up
Instructor: Karen Irelan
Class Fee: $10.00 / $8.00 Member
Supply Fee: $18.00 payable with registration fee
Kids... invite Grandma, Mom or any special adult to spend the morning with you. Together, we will create an old-fashioned gingerbread house for you to take home. Everything you need will be provided for you. "Let the masterpiece begin!"

Kids Craft Class...
Saturday, December 6, 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Ages: 8 and up (Note: Children ages 6 & 7 may attend with one adult  helper per child to assist them with the projects)
Instructor: Village Staff
Class Fee: $6.00 / $5.00 members
Supply Fee: $7.00 payable with registration fee
Class Size: Minimum 5 / Maximum 20
This is a great way for your child to create wonderful, hand made presents for all sorts of gift giving occasions. Join us and create five different projects. These special creations will be treasured keepsakes!

Nutcracker History...
Saturday, December 6, 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Ages: 5-7 with an adult; 8-10 (adults welcome, not required)
Instructor: Karen Irelan
Class fee: $10.00 / $8.00 Member
Supply fee: $10.00 payable with registration fee
Learn the history of the Nutcracker. Together we’ll make a 5" nutcracker to take home. Show and tell: bring your favorite nutcracker from home.

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Quilting General Class Information...

Notice: Please read offering carefully. Unless otherwise noted, quilt class fees do not include supplies. Paid registrants will receive a copy of the supply list with class confirmation. If you have not received confirmation and supply list one week prior to the class date, please call Rachel at 800.590.9755. Project samples are on display in the classroom area (as well as our website). Supplies may be purchased at Threads of Tradition located in Sauder Village. For your convenience, five Bernina sewing machines are available for student use in class. Please indicate on the registration form if you would like to reserve one of these machines (limited to availability).
 

  Quilter Skill Level Definitions

 • A Beginner is eager to learn and can sew a fairly straight line with a sewing machine.

• You are a Skilled Beginner if you know how to thread the sewing machine, wind a bobbin and use a rotary cutter. You can sew simple pieced designs and simple appliqué. Blocks may come out different sizes or odd-shaped.

• You are an Intermediate quilter if you have been quilting for several years, have taken several quilting classes, and are having more success with piecing skills. You are learning the finer points of pressing, cutting and adjusting seam allowances for more accuracy. You are trying more challenging patterns and designs.

• You are an Advanced quilter if you have mastered all the basic skills. You have begun designing your own quilt blocks and patterns, combining designs from various sources, and learning more advanced techniques to enhance your work.

Quilting Classes...

Machine Quilting with Skillbuilders...
Thursday, October 2, 6:30  - 9:00 PM
Instructor: Donna Missler
Skill Level: Beginner
Class Fee: $15.00 / $13.50 Members
Class Size: Min 4 / Max 10
Learn to machine quilt while completing all the practice exercises printed on your Skillbuilder sampler. Preparing the quilt sandwich for quilting, straight line and free motion quilting will be covered in the class. An extra bonus will be learning how to do bobbin work with pearl cotton to outline each block and help set them off.

One Block Wonder...
 Thursdays, October 9 & 16, 6:30   - 9:00 PM
Instructor: Linda Stuckey
Skill Level: Skilled Beginner
Class Fee: $30.00 / $27.00 Members
Class Size: Min 4 / Max 8
One fabric plus one shape equals one stunning quilt! This kaleidoscope quilt uses hexagon blocks that are joined together to create your own unique quilt design.

Beginning Hand Piecing...
 Saturday, October 18, 10:00 AM  - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Nancy Rosendaul
Skill Level: Beginner
Class Fee: $30.00 / $27.00 Members
Class Size: Min 4 / Max 10
Discover how quickly you can learn this traditional method of piecing. Achieve perfect points every time, with all the angles used in quilting. Since hand piecing is very portable, you can do it anywhere. Learn how relaxing and rewarding hand piecing can be.

Quick Holiday Gifts and Decorating Tips...
Thursday, November 6, 6:30 -8:30 PM
Instructor: Nancy Rosendaul
Class Fee: $10.00 / $9.00 Members
Class Size: Minimum 6 / No maximum
Delight your family and friends with unique gifts and decorate your home for the holiday season ahead. In this class you will get dozens of gift giving ideas and tips on how to dress up your home for the holidays. All projects are simple and quick. Some require minimal or no sewing skills. Free patterns will be given for several of the projects.

Pieced Appliqué...
Saturday, November 15, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Instructor: Linda Rufenacht
Class Fee: $30.00 / $27.00 members
Skill Level: All
Class Size: Minimum 4 / Maximum 10
Take the mystery out of creating intricate blocks with Penny Haren’s amazingly simple technique. Begin with nine basic foundation blocks and turn them into 25 "Wow! How did you do that blocks?" In class you will learn the basic techniques to make all these blocks possible.

Beautiful Borders and Binding...
Tuesday, January 20, 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Instructor: Glora Belle Yoder
Skill Level: All
Class Fee: $15.00 / $13.50 Member
Class Size: Minimum 4 / Maximum 10
Do you have problems with borders that ripple and bindings that don’t lay flat? This class will give you tips on how to remedy these common problems. You will be able to try your hand at making bindings with perfect mitered corners

Stix and Stones...
Saturday, January 24, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Instructor: Linda Stuckey
Skill Level: Beginner
Class Fee: $30.00 / $27.00 members
Class Size: Minimum 4 / Maximum 10
This dynamic quilt is sewn with charm packs or your own five inch squares. Fun and simple sewing techniques make this charming quilt a great learning experience for beginning quilters.

Saturday Sampler Finish Up...
Saturday, January 10, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Instructor: Glora Belle Yoder
Skill Level: Beginner
Class Fee: $30.00 / $27.00 Member
Class Size: Minimum 4 / Maximum 10
If you have participated in Saturday Sampler, or if you have other blocks that you would like to set together, Glora Belle will help you create your own unique quilt. Prior to class, stop by the shop and we will help with your quilt design and calculate your fabric yardage needs.

Lollipops...
Saturday, February 7, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Instructor: Sharon Moore
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Class Fee: $30.00 / $27.00 members
Class Size: Minimum 4 / Maximum 10
This Dresden Plate quilt is just adorable and so simple. Use your choice of two different construction methods to complete your quilt top.

Saturday Sampler Reunion...
Saturday, February 14, 9:00 AM
Instructor: Glora Belle Yoder
Class Fee: FREE!
Everyone who attended Saturday Sampler or is considering attending another year is invited to this reunion. If you have been in Saturday Sampler in previous years and not taken advantage of this time to see the finished or partially finished quilts, come and join us! You will receive ideas from each other for setting together your next quilt. Let’s celebrate your finished work or work in progress and inspire each other for future creativity.

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Be the first to know about exciting new arrivals in the Quilt Shop as well as receive updates on the latest events at Threads of Tradition! We offer a newsletter, "Current Threads",  via e-mail to keep our customers in touch with everything that is happening here. If you would enjoy receiving this information on a regular basis, please e-mail a note indicating your interest to drussell@saudervillage.org and give us your current e-mail address. We will gladly send you all the latest news!

Additional Quilting Clubs, Activities & Events... go to our Threads of Tradition Quilt Shop web page for details on the various quilting clubs, activities and events happening throughout the year.

Here is a sample of the clubs and events currently on the schedule...
Fall Quilters Retreat at Sauder Heritage Inn... October 3 & 4, 2008
New! Customer Appreciation Auction... January 2009. More details available soon on our website or at Threads of Tradition.
OH-MI Shop Hop... February 18 – 21, 2009

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Holiday Lantern Tours... "A Holiday Lantern Tour at Sauder Village"
Saturdays November 29 or December 6 or Friday, December 12 or Saturday, December 13

Time: Programs last roughly 90 minutes and will be repeated every half hour from 4:00 until 8:30. Please note both the day and time on your registration form.
Cost: Adults $7.75 / Students $4.25 / Members Adults $6.50 / $3.50 students
Class Size: Minimum 12 / Maximum 20 each half hour
Please note: While this is a family oriented program, it may be too long for preschoolers and younger. This is really appropriate for children 6 and over. For more details, visit our website at www.saudervillage.org

This is a special program to celebrate the Holidays. Through a personalized guided lantern tour, participants will learn about holiday celebrations in Northwest Ohio in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Stops include the 1910 Homestead, the District 16 Schoolhouse and St Mark’s Church and NEW in ’08 The Elmira Depot. Along the way, your guide will share stories about Christmases past and the history of Northwest Ohio.

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Class Registration Information...

Please register early as classes fill quickly. All classes require pre-registration and pre-payment along with the registration form. We reserve the right to cancel classes if we do not meet minimum registrations. In the event we need to cancel a class, your registration and supply money will be refunded. 

Any cancellation made more than two weeks prior to the class will receive their class fee refunded minus a 20% processing fee (minimum $2.00). Cancellations made after the cancellation date and no shows the day of the class will not receive a refund.

All registrants will receive written confirmation, additional information and supplies list.

Members must include the name on their current membership card and expiration date. Volunteers, Junior Historians and Employees of Sauder Village qualify for members’ rates. For more information on any of our classes call call 800.590.9755 and ask for  Rachel.

Note: No registrations will be taken over the phone prior to one week before the class. You must fill out the class registration form and either...

Mail to: Classes, Sauder Village, P.O. Box 235, Archbold, Ohio 43502
OR
Fax to: 419.445.5251
OR
Deliver to: Sauder Village Welcome Center Office, 2nd Floor, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

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[Print or Online Registration Forms] for the current Winter / Holiday 2008 Class Catalog