Bow Bench Retreat

Sew Days -January 31
2023-01-31 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Bow Bench Retreat, Range Road 260, Carseland, Alberta, T0J 0M0, Canada
Join us from 10 – 4 for a day of sewing, friendship and fun!
$20/day

Sew Day April 18
2023-01-31 08:00 - 17:00 UTC

Sew Day March 28
2023-01-31 08:00 - 17:00 UTC

Free Motion Quilting - Lets Get Started!!
2023-01-28 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
Allison Spence With Meadow Rose Quits https://www.meadowrosequilts.com/ will be sharing her expertise and experience to teach free motion quilting on a domestic machine
Free Motion Quilting – Let’s Get Started. Spend the morning learning the basics of 5 shapes that make up all FMQ designs and the foundation for all future FMQ. We’ll cover the basic mechanics of FMQ, and how to stitch the 5 basic shapes. We’ll then take what we’ve learned and put these shapes together into a variety of unique quilting motifs. We’ll spend the rest of the day working on your small quilting project and put into practice what you learned in the morning.

How to prepare and layer your quilt
How to set up your machine for Free Motion Quilting
How to draw and stitch the 5 basic shapes
How to combine the shapes into a variety of different quilting motifs
Work on a small quilt (table runner or baby size) to practice what you’ve learned

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023
Time: 10am – 4 pm
Cost: $80

Sew Days -January 24
2023-01-24 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Quilting with Rulers
2023-01-19 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
Join the amazing Allison Spence as she will guide you on how to start quilting with rulers on your domestic machine,
Sit Down Ruler Quilting: Learn to use quilting templates on your stationary machine. We’ll cover basic information about rulers, how to use them for accurate stitching and stitch a small quilt as we practice quilting free motion with rulers. In this class we will focus on straight line and shallow curved rulers. A ruler foot and extension table are a must for this class. Not sure what rulers you should use, don’t worry. There will be lots to try to see what you need to get.
Thursday, January 19 from 10am – 4pm
$80
Supply list for class :
FREE MOTION QUILTING – supply list 2022

Sew Days -January 17
2023-01-17 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Charity Quilt Day - Quilts for Everyday Heroes
2023-01-14 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
Today we will be making the “Geese in the Cabin” block using the Wing Clipper and Tucker Trimmer Rulers from Studio 180, Allison Spence, certified instructor will be lending us rulers and Bow Bench will provide fabric and we will put the blocks together to create a quilt for our chairty – “Quilts for Everyday Heroes” this is the link to their website: https://www.quilts4everydayheroes.com/
Nancy will provide fabric, bring your machine if you want to or use one of Nancy’s. Join us for a fun day of learning, creating and friendship.
Date: Saturday, January 14
Time: 10am – 4 pm
Cost: $25- to be used to pay for batting, and long arming services.

Sew Days -January 10
2023-01-10 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Creating on the Bow - January 7
2023-01-07 10:00 - 22:00 (America/Edmonton)
Join us from 10 – 10 for 12 hours Creating on the Bow
$25/day

Sew Days -January 3
2023-01-03 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Sew Days -December 20
2022-12-20 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Sew Days -December 13
2022-12-13 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Sew Days -December 6
2022-12-06 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Creating on the Bow - December 3
2022-12-03 10:00 - 22:00, 2022-10-15 10:00 - 22:00 (America/Edmonton)

Free Motion Quilting - Moving On
2022-12-02 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
Allison Spence With Meadow Rose Quits https://www.meadowrosequilts.com/ will be sharing her expertise and experience to teach free motion quilting on a domestic machine
Free Motion Quilting – Moving On. If you joined me for the Let’s Get Started class or have some Free Motion Quilting experience and want to grow as a quilter, today is the day! We are going to spend the day learning how to use the piecing in your quilt to space your designs and how to quilt a tear drop feather. Again, time will be left for you to work on a small quilting project to learn how to manage your quilt and put into practice what you’ve learned.

Review of the 5 basic shapes
How to plan and stitch designs using the quilt piecing
How to draw and stitch a tear drop feather – in all directions
Gain confidence using your machine for Free Motion Quilting
Work on a small quilt (table runner or baby size) to practice what you’ve learned.

Date: Friday, December 2, 2022
Time : 10am – 4pm
Cost: $75

Sew Days -November 29
2022-11-29 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Sew Days -November 22
2022-11-22 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Charity Quilt Day - Quilts for Everyday Heroes
2022-11-19 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
We will spend the day creating quilts for the group – “Quilts for Everyday Heroes” this is the link to their website: https://www.quilts4everydayheroes.com/

Nancy will provide fabric, bring your machine if you want to or use one of Nancy’s. Join us for a fun day of learning, creating and friendship.
Date: Saturday, November 19
Time: 10am – 4 pm
Cost: $10 – to be used to pay for batting, and long arming services.

Sew Days -November 15
2022-11-15 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Creating on the Bow - November 12
2022-11-12 10:00 - 22:00 (America/Edmonton)

Sew Days -November 8
2022-11-08 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Sew Days - Nov 1
2022-11-01 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Sew Days -October 25
2022-10-25 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Charity Quilt Day - Quilts for Everyday Heroes
2022-10-22 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
We will spend the day creating quilts for the group – “Quilts for Everyday Heroes” this is the link to their website: https://www.quilts4everydayheroes.com/
Allison Spence, an instructor with Studio 180 will be here with amazing Deb Tucker rulers. The Block and Quilt diagram below are made with the Corner Pop ruler, Allison will be showing us how to make the block. If you would like to try out the technique and make a block, Nancy will have pre-cut fabric kits available for you and the blocks made will be put into a charity quilt, if you would rather not make this block there are many other projects available to work on that day as well.

Nancy will provide fabric, Allison will lend us her rulers, bring your machine if you want to or use one of Nancy’s. Join us for a fun day of learning, creating and friendship.
Date: Saturday, October 29
Time: 10am – 4 pm
Cost: $10 – to be used to pay for batting, and long arming services.

Sew Days -October 18
2022-10-18 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)

Creating on the Bow - October 15
2022-10-15 10:00 - 22:00 (America/Edmonton)

NO SEW DAY NANCY AWAY
2022-10-11, 2022-10-04
