Greetings Quilters, As you read this newsletter, your gardens are probably calling out to you. The early blooms are giving way to the full color of summer (and maybe a few weeds). Our time stitching pauses to allow us to enjoy the wonders of nature for a few, all too short months. At QT, we have planned a light summer schedule of classes, focusing on quick and seasonal projects. These projects can help you stay connected with your quilting friends and give you your fabric "fix" as well. It is always fun to have a new table topper or sofa throw to jazz up your décor. Our class recommendations include a beautiful and scrappy floral string quilt project called Twist & Shout, taught by Mary Havisto. Rita will teach a new Terry Atkinson quilt called Pinwheels and Pearls, which would look stunning in patriotic colors. Table topper projects include the Stardance Runner, Twisting Star and Carpenter's Wheel Table Mat. Great tote classes include the Newport Tote, Chelsea Tote, and Purse-Nickities, all designed by Lazy Girl, and The Quilted Totebag designed by The Quilted Closet. The Lazy Girl totes are hot from market, and are perfect for gift giving (or just for you!) We have included a few additional stitching dates to catch up on projects. We will host "Call-in-Sick Mondays" and TGIF days when you can use our classroom to stitch all day. Phone a friend and enjoy a day of creativity and friendship. A class highlight for us this quarter will be on Saturday, September 13 when we invite Susan Cleveland to share her Red Hot Binding technique. She will also demonstrate decorative thread applique. Her teaching style is energetic and engaging. Her quilting style is precise and artistic. Be inspired by this truly gifted teacher and quilter to go beyond the basics. Space is limited, so please call early. When you receive this newsletter, it will be just in time for the Minnesota Quilters Show in St. Paul, June 12 - 14. As we mentioned in our last newsletter, we will be vendors there and look forward to seeing you. Helen Kelley will be in our booth autographing copies of her new book, Every Quilt Tells a Story. Liz Lois from East Troy, Wisconsin will be signing her new book, Nearly Insane, based on the Salinda Rupp 1870's antique quilt. This quilt is made from 98 6-inch blocks and may well become your next scrappy obsession. View Liz's quilt in our booth and check out her book for other variations of this quilt. We'll have a Lazy Girl Trunk Show featuring several of her totes that we went wild for at quilt market in May. We'll feature many new kit items, and loads of fat quarters and coordinated bundles. Our booth will offer plenty of inspiration, including a huge variety of samples large and small. (Rita has been in design heaven making plans for this booth and she needs to be reminded that our space is not as large as the State Theater.) We will have lots going on at the shop as well, including a staff challenge display of Terry Atkinson's Pinwheels and Pearls pattern and table runners from her latest book, Spring Cleaning. We will have snacks and refreshments each night from 4:00 - 8:00 pm, and you will have plenty of room to put your feet up and visit with your quilting buddies. Be sure to check out our class listings, and post our at-a-glance calendars in a handy spot. Stop by often this summer, get out of the heat and into the cool color in the shop. Forget about the grass stains on your sneakers and the dirt under your nails --- quilters just don't worry about such things. Keeping you in stitches,   Rita and Mary

SHOP HOURS Monday - Thursday 10:00 - 8:00 Friday 10:00 - 5:00 Saturday 10:00 - 4:00 Sunday 12:30 - 4:00 QT will be closed the following dates: Independence Day, Friday, July 4th Labor Day, Monday, September 1st

IMPORTANT We are updating our mailing list. If you wish to remain on our mail list, you must either mail in, or drop off your mailing label with correct address before August 1, 2003 to continue to receive our newsletters. We post our current newsletter on our web-site at: http://www.quiltedtreasures.net. NEW Give us your e-mail address and we will send you a "Hot Flash" of our shop events and sales. We will have a new e-mail address book for you to sign beginning July 1. Quilted Treasures "Hot Flashes" will begin January 2004.

CLASS REGISTRATION INFORMATION Class fee is due within 5 days of signing up. No refunds will be issued within one week of the class. Class may be cancelled due to low enrollment. If you register by phone or mail, and you wish to have a class supply list mailed to you, you must send us a SASE and indicate the class you will be taking. If we do not receive a SASE, we will assume you plan to stop in to pick up your information about the class.

MONTHLY CLASSES Please check our at-a-glance calendar for the dates and times of our monthly events. Beginner (basic quilting skills) Experienced (skills beyond basic) ONE/TWO SAMPLER BOM by Thangles Travel back in time when you complete this easy-to-piece Thangles reproduction sampler quilt. We have condensed this block-of-the-month program to 6 months (two blocks per month) because the blocks are so easy to piece using 1.5 and 3" Thangles. Registration is required, then simply show up on the second Sunday of the month (April through September) between 12:30 and 4:00 and collect your free pattern and fat eighth of reproduction fabric. Use your fat 1/8 any way you like in your blocks, and have one month to complete them. We won't ask to see your completed blocks each month, but we will have a fun show-and-tell in October, including a drawing for those who have completed their sampler in time. The cost is $10.00 and includes all patterns, and 12 fat eighths. You will receive yardage and layout information the first month of the program. See calendar for listing of dates. If you are getting a late start, simply request back-copies for the first three months. QT SIX MONTH MYSTERY QUILT Our first mystery adventure at QT, this quilt will keep you guessing right up to the last stitch! Pick up your clues on the third Saturday (April through September) between 12:00 and 4:00, complete your sewing step by step, and see if you can guess how it will all come together. The clues are free with the purchase of a mystery kit. You have a choice of two kits-one kit will be made up in earth tones including batiks, and the other will have an 1800's Americana feel. On October 18, join us for a mystery revelation celebration and see just what kind of a sleuth you are! Registration is required. See calendar for listing of dates. If you are getting a late start, simply request the previous clues when you purchase your kit. SIT AND STITCH Work on your own projects, visit and munch on pizza and dessert. Second Friday of the month (First Friday in June because of MQ Show) 5:00 - 11:00 Cost: $5.00 (Must pre-register) STITCHERS UNPLUGGED Work on hand projects (no machines), visit and munch on pizza and dessert. Will not be held July and August but will resume September 26. Fourth Friday of the month 6:00 - 10:00 Cost: $5:00 (Must pre-register) ** TWO NEW SUMMER STITCH DAYS ** CALL-IN-SICK MONDAY Quilting all day Monday is a much better way to start your week than facing the pressures of work! Invite a friend and join us for an all day Sit and Stitch. Bring your own bag lunch, unfinished projects, and quilt until your mysterious Monday illness goes away. Just what the doctor ordered! Mondays: July 14, August 11, September 8 10:30 - 4:30 Cost: Free (Registration required) TGIF/IRBQ (Thank Goodness It's Friday but I'd Rather Be Quilting) Get a jump on your weekend quilting projects and quilt all day at QT. Lemonade and cookies will be served-bring your own bag lunch. Call ahead if you need table space to pin-baste your quilt and we'll let you know if space is available. Fridays: July 25, August 22, September 19 10:30 - 4:30 Cost: Free (Registration required) THIMBLEBERRIES CLUB Meet for "what's new" in fabric, books and patterns from Thimbleberries. Club Leader: Rita Kroening Third Monday at 6:30, third Friday at 9:30 & third Saturday of the month at 9:30 Cost: $5.00/year (Must pre-register) OPEN SEWING WITH CAROYLE Especially for beginners who would like help with projects. Instructor: Caroyle Brown Wednesdays: July 23, August 20, September 17 12:00 - 3:00 Cost: $5.00 payable to instructor MINIATURE QUILT BLUEBERRY STARS Featured Project: Blueberry Stars Block-of-the-Month pattern by Thangles. Instructor: Mary Wilberg Saturdays: July 19, August 16, and September 20 12:00 - 4:00 12 hours of instruction/quarter Cost: $18.00/quarter STARS AND BASKETS UNDER CONSTRUCTION Ongoing block of the month, featuring a variety of blocks to create a sampler quilt. Instructor: Rita Kroening First and fourth Saturday of the month 9:00 and 10:30 Group 1: 9:00 Block demonstration at 9:20 Class over at 10:00 Group 2: 10:30 Block demonstration at 10:50 Class over at 11:30 Reminder: You must present your block before the end of class to receive your free kit each month. If you cannot make the class, your block can be purchased for $5.00 (no exceptions). NEW!! SATURDAY SAMPLER / $5 QUILT PROGRAM GOOSE-GOOSE-DUCK Our new $5 quilt program is a sampler quilt based on blocks using flying geese units. See below for available dates. Group 1: First Saturday at 9:00 Ongoing through December No space available Group 2: First Saturday at 10:30 Begins the Basket Block program September 6 Space available Must pre-register Group 3: Fourth Saturday at 9:00 Begins the Goose-Goose-Duck program September 27 Space Available Must pre-register Group 4: Fourth Saturday at 10:30 Begins the Goose-Goose-Duck program September 27 Space available Must pre-register

TECHNIQUE CLASSES Please check our at-a-glance calendar for the dates and times of our monthly events. Beginner (basic quilting skills) Experienced (skills beyond basic) TRADITIONAL APPLIQUE Learn traditional applique while making a butterfly wall quilt. Instructor: Mary Tozer Wednesdays: July 16 & 23 6:00 - 8:30 Cost: $20.00 PAPER PIECING Learn the basics of paper piecing while working on your choice of any MH Designs patterns. Instructor: Leona Orendorff Thursday, July 24 6:00 - 9:00 Cost: $15.00 plus pattern HAND QUILTING Learn about thimbles, thread, basting, hoops, stacking stitches and more from an experienced teacher who will share her enthusiasm for the beauty of hand quilted quilts. Instructor: Peggy Hildebrand Mondays: August 11 & 25 6:30 - 8:30 Cost: $20.00 NEW!! TRADITIONAL HAND PIECING Learn traditional hand piecing while making a three-block table runner. Peggy will share her experience and passion for this pure and simple method of quilt making. Work on just one block each month, for 3 months, and have your project completed before the holiday rush. Instructor: Peggy Hildebrand Mondays: September 22, October 27, and November 24 6:30 - 8:30 Cost: $20.00 BEGINNING MACHINE QUILTING Gain a wealth of information about straight and free motion quilting, tension, thread, quilt marking, batting and more from an expert quilter and teacher. Instructor: Judi Niemi Wednesday, August 13 6:00 - 9:00 Cost: $15.00 plus $5.00 kit fee paid to instructor NEW!! BASTING AND BINDING CLASS Designed especially for less experienced quilters who need a little help finishing their quilts. Rita will give you tips on basting and binding and help you get your quilts onto your beds. Instructor: Rita Kroening Tuesday, July 1 12:00 - 3:00 or 6:00 - 9:00 Tuesday, September 9 12:00 - 3:00 or 6:00 - 9:00 Cost: $15.00

LEARN TO QUILT JUST FOR BEGINNERS It is easy to learn to quilt at Quilted Treasures! Stop in and see our beginner quilt samples and let us answer your questions. Please check our at-a-glance calendar for the dates and times of our monthly events. BEGINNER 1 Rotary cutting, machine piecing, machine quilting and binding. Toddler size quilt. 12 hours of instruction. Thursdays: July 10, 17, 24, 31 12:00 - 3:00 Instructor: Caroyle Brown Sundays: July 13, 20 12:00 - 6:00 Instructor: Leona Orendorff Tuesdays: July 8, 15, 22, 29 6:00 - 9:00 Instructor: Rita Kroening Cost: $32.00 BEGINNER 2 Rotary cutting review, chain and strip piecing, binding and introduction to free motion quilting. Lap size project. 9 hours of instruction. Thursdays: August 14, 21, 28 12:00 - 3:00 Instructor: Caroyle Brown Sundays: August 10, 24 12:00 - 4:30 Instructor: Leona Orendorff Tuesdays: August 12, 19, 26 6:May 14, 21, 6:00 - 9:00 Instructor: Rita Kroening Cost: $24.00 BEGINNER 3 Review of cutting and construction techniques, and introduction of folded corner and half-square triangle methods. Twin Size project. 9 hours of instruction. Tuesdays: September 2, 16, 23 6:00 - 9:00 Instructor: Rita Kroening Thursdays: September 4, 18, 25 12:00 - 3:00 Instructor: Carolye Brown Sundays: September 21, 28 12:00 - 4:30 Instructor: Leona Orendorff Cost: $24.00 Class fee is due within 5 days of signing up. No refunds issued within one week of the class. Class may be cancelled due to low enrollment.

PROJECT CLASSES Please check our at-a-glance calendar for the dates and times of our monthly events. Beginner (basic quilting skills) Experienced (skills beyond basic) M & M SUNDAY A combine and design class based on Marsha McCloskey's Block Party book. July - September project: Dolly Madison Star. We'll all make the same star block, but you choose the setting Instructor: Mary Wilberg Sundays: July 6, August 3, September 7 12:30 - 4:00 Cost: $25.00 plus book NEW!! TWIST AND SHOUT Combine a log cabin look with a string quilt method for a beautiful floral scrap quilt. Instructor: Mary Havisto Wednesday, July 9 6:00 - 9:00 Cost: $15.00 plus pattern NEW!! TRELLIS TABLE RUNNER It is always fun to sew projects designed by Terry Atkinson. This table runner goes together in a snap, and will become your "go-to" project for holiday gifts. Instructor: Rita Kroening Thursday, July 10 6:00 - 9:00 Cost: $15.00 plus book NEW!! NEWPORT TOTE Discover the bag that has become "all-the-rage." This versatile bag can be completely constructed in class following the very well written pattern by Lazy Girl Designs. Instructor: Rita Kroening Saturday, July 12 10:00 - 3:00 Cost: $20.00 plus pattern NEW!! CARPENTER'S WHEEL TABLE MAT This project will be taught with two size options, and uses Thangles to create a radiant design. In either case, this project is simple and perfect for seasonal decorating. Instructor: Leona Orendorff Thursday, July 17 6:00 - 9:00 Cost: $15.00 plus pattern NEW!! THROUGH MY WINDOW Use a large scale floral (one you just don't want to cut up) and create a quilted floral scene with a stained glass look. Instructor: Rita Kroening Wednesday, July 30 6:00 - 9:00 Cost: $15.00 plus pattern NEW!! QUILTER'S TOTE Make a quilt class fashion statement with your own quilter's tote. This pattern by The Quilted Closet is ideal for using novelty prints and the size is perfect for your class supplies. Instructor: Caroyle Brown Thursday, August 7 12:00 - 3:00 or 6:00 - 9:00 Cost: $15.00 plus pattern NEW!! PINWHEELS & PEARLS This fat quarter friendly quilt spins with pinwheels and is woven with a chain of pearls. Instructor: Rita Kroening Wednesdays: August 20 & 27 6:00 - 8:30 Cost: $20.00 plus pattern NEW!! STARDANCE RUNNER This table runner is adapted from Darlene Zimmerman's pattern using the Tri-Recs tool. Check out the shop samples using a variety of fabrics. You can complete the runner top in class. Instructor: Mary Wilberg Thursday, August 21 6:00 - 9:00 Cost: $15.00 NEW!! CHELSEA TOTE Two-bags-in-one, this convertible tote becomes a backpack with just one zip. Instructor: Rita Kroening Saturday, September 6 12:00 - 4:00 Cost: $15.00 plus pattern WHIMSY Circular movement in this pinwheel quilt is created using EZ tools. You can get hands-on experience using the EZAngle, Companion Angle, Tri-Recs, and Tri-Mate tools, while sewing components for a small section of the quilt. Instructor: Mary Wilberg Monday, September 8 6:00 - 9:00 Cost: $18.00 plus book NEW!! SEW SWEET SATCHEL Perfect for an evening out, or purely as a fashion statement, this Lazy Girl project is accented with antique brass accessories by Clover. Instructor: Rita Kroening Wednesday, September 10 6:00 - 9:00 Cost: $15.00 TWISTING STAR This popular pattern by Quilt Tales is a shop favorite. Leona will teach you how to make your star spin, and you can choose from several project sizes. Even if you have already made this topper, why not take the class and make a new fall decoration for your home. Instructor: Leona Orendorff Thursday, September 18 6:00 - 9:00 Cost: $15.00 plus pattern NEW!! PURSE-NICKITIES Travel in style when you pack your "ditties" into Nickie, Nickita, and Nickole! Intrigued? Wait until you see how easy it is to put a zipper in...the Lazy Girl way. Instructor: Rita Kroening Wednesday, September 24 6:00 - 9:00 Cost: $15.00 plus pattern 1800's REVIVAL Our reproduction series will resume in October. Class fee is due within 5 days of signing up. No refunds issued within one week of the class. Class may be cancelled due to low enrollment. Instruction for most class projects pertains to quilt top only.

EVENTS Please check our at-a-glance calendar for the dates and times of our monthly events. MQ OR BUST!! June 12, 13 & 14 Hospitality 4:00 - 8:00 Hop on the bus to the Minnesota Quilter's show June 12, 13& 14 and leave the driving to us! The cost is $20.00 and includes breakfast and admission. The bus will leave from the shop at 8:15 am each day and return about 6 pm from the St. Paul RiverCentre. Space is limited to 47 people per day; registration is required and non-refundable. To celebrate the MQ event, we have planned a staff trunk show based on Terry's new pattern Pinwheels and Pearls. Enjoy relaxation and hospitality at our shop from 4:00 - 8:00 each evening during the show. Book Signings at our booth: Helen Kelley, author of Every Quilt Tells a Story Thurs/Fri/Sat from 10:00 - 12:00, and 2:00 - 4:00. Liz Lois, author of Nearly Insane Thur/Fri/Sat from 12:00 - 2:00. Shop hours during the show: Wednesday through Saturday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm. QUILT SHOW SHOP HOP We will be participating in the MQ Show Shop Hop! Pick up your Shop Hop card, Thangles block pattern, and fabric kit at our booth. Have your Shop Hop card punched at all participating booths, and be eligible for a prize drawing. Thangles has designed this sampler quilt just for the hop, and the project uses 2-inch Thangles. Offer good to first 125 customers. Details will be available in our booth. QT STAFF TRUNK SHOW Our staff has been hard at work stitching quilts for you to view. Past staff shows have included Lucky Stars by Atkinson Designs, and Twisting Star by Quilt Tales. This June, during the MQ show we will display staff quilts featuring a new quilt and runner by Atkinson Designs. The runner is the Trellis Table Runner found in the book Spring Cleaning, and the quilt is called Pinwheels and Pearls, and is a new pattern by Terry. See beautiful quilts in a variety of fabrics, sewn by talented quilters. June 12, 13, 14 10:00 - 8:00 NICKEL QUILT DAY RETREAT - "LABOR DAY MADNESS" Bring a stack of 5-inch squares and join us for our third retreat project from the book Nickel Quilts. Our selected project is the Labor Day Madness, and not a scrap is wasted. We love to show and share, so bring a favorite fall quilt, a quilt that you had to work really hard on (get it? Labor Day?), or any Nickel Quilt you have completed. We'll have a lottery block drawing, great food, and plenty of time to visit and stitch. Instructor: Mary Wilberg Saturday, August 9 8:00 - 5:00 Cost: $45.00 plus book GRACE MACHINE QUILTER DEMONSTRATION Tired of sore shoulders from machine quilting? Dawn Kraayenbrink from St. Cloud Associated Sewing will be demonstrating the Grace Machine Quilter for us. The Grace brand has a reputation for quality quilting products, and you will like this product as well. We will have the system set up in our shop on Saturday, September 6 from 9:00 to 2:00 for you to try out. Dawn will be on hand to answer questions about this product, and you can see for yourself how to take the 'work' out of machine quilting. Saturday, September 6 9:00 - 2:00 WOMEN OF THE WEST QUILT SHOW "A Quilter's Harvest - Reap What You Sew" The Women of the West quilt guild is hosting a quilt show September 19 and 20 at the Olivet Baptist Church in Crystal. The show features quilts from its 125 members, and includes a raffle and small quilt auction. For more information call Dawn Bryant at 763-767-0186. Friday, September 19 10:00 - 8:00 Saturday, September 20 9:00 - 4:00 Olivet Baptist Church 3415 Louisiana Ave N, Crystal, MN DAY RETREAT WITH SUSAN CLEVELAND You're bound to have a great time finishing your quilts with Susan's tricks. She'll have you hanging by a decorative thread as you learn to machine applique. In this class Susan will show you her clever method of binding as well as use of decorative thread applique while making a wall hanging. Susan's pattern is provided in the class, and kits are available. You can view some of her projects at www.PiecesBeWithYou.com. Enjoy great food, excellent instruction and a day of inspiration. Instructor: Susan Cleveland Saturday, September 13 10:00 - 4:00 Cost: $50.00 plus tool SCHWAN CENTER FALL RETREAT Enjoy a beautiful Wisconsin setting and all the comforts of home at our fall retreat November 14 - 16, 2003. The retreat project will be announced in our next newsletter. You may work on our weekend project or bring one of your own. Fabulous food, beautiful setting-make your plans now! Two night stay, double occupancy: $200 Two night stay, single occupancy: $273 Three night stay, double occupancy: $289 Three night stay, single occupancy: $395

SERVICES SEWING MACHINE REPAIR Quilted Treasures is now a drop-off site for sewing machine repair. Mike Moss from Associated Sewing of St. Cloud will pick up your sewing machine in need of repair on the first and third Thursday each month. You can simply drop off your machine at Quilted Treasures the night before. He will pick up your machine, repair it in a timely fashion and return it to our shop as soon as possible. Mike is a quilter himself, and understands that quilters don't like to be without their machines for long. He has over 25 years of experience repairing all types of sewing machines, and is factory trained by Pfaff. Oh, and he's a really nice guy! Questions? Call Associated Sewing 320-654-1580 QUILTER'S GRAFFITI What is the first stop a quilter makes when she enters a quilt shop?? Well, it's the bathroom, of course. We have added a bulletin board in our bathroom to post guild information, fabric searches, and generally any tidbit you may want to share with your fellow quilters. Pictures of favorite projects...quick tips or ideas...creative writing...anything that may be fun to share is welcome. Do not post any item you want back, as we will clean off the board from time to time. (Please note: this is not a space for business cards or advertising.) SPECIAL ORDERS If you are looking for a particular book, pattern or notion, we will do our best to find it for you. If it is an item we usually stock that we are out of, we'll take your name and phone number and call you as soon as it comes in. If it is an item we do not stock, we will try to see if we can order it just for you. We ask that you pick up your ordered items within a week of when we call to let you know it is in.

SALE EVENTS AT QT Please check our at-a-glance calendar for the dates and times of our monthly events. BACK TO SCHOOL SALE Thursday - Saturday August 28 - 30 Bring in a bundle of school supplies and receive 20% off fabric, books and patterns. The school supplies we collect are donated to the Elk River School District. Past donations have been wonderful for this sale and we thank our generous customers! (1/2-yard minimum cut, sale does not apply to kits or notions) FIRST SUNDAY KIT SALE Take 20% off our selected kit on the first Sunday each month: July 6, August 3, and September 7. No additional discounts apply. LAST SUNDAY/END OF BOLT SALE Take 30% off your selection when you clean up the end of the bolt. Sundays: July 27, August 31, September 28. No additional discounts apply. QUILTED TREASURES "FREQUENT SHOPPER" PUNCH CARD INFORMATION We will punch your card for all regularly priced merchandise. We do not punch for the tax amount, or for discounted merchandise. There may be kits or special order items that we are unable to punch for as well from time to time. Once your card is filled, you may redeem it on your next purchase. If you choose to redeem your punch card on a particular day, your card will be punched for the balance of that purchase. Punch cards acquired this year and before (purple or green) will expire December 31, 2003. This is a new policy effective May 1, 2003. QT EXCLUSIVE FOR MQ SHOW Be the first kid on your quilt block to stitch the newest fat quarter friendly quilt by Terry Atkinson, Pinwheels and Pearls is a delightfully scrappy quilt and a great stash buster. See our staff trunk show of this quilt in our shop June 12, 13, and 14 from 10:00 - 8:00 or view the queen size version in our booth.

MISS MANNERS VISITS THE QUILT SHOP Dear Miss Manners, I recently saw a sample in a quilt store that I wanted to make. It seemed like something I could figure out, but when I began drawing the quilt on graph paper, the clerk suggested I buy the pattern. Why can't I just copy what I saw? Also, I wanted to take a class to make another quilt, and I had to purchase a pattern to take the class. Why can't the teacher just teach me how to make the quilt? After all, she already bought the pattern! Signed, Patchwork Patty Dear Patty, The samples you see in quilt shops usually are made from patterns that are copyrighted. The designers go to great time and expense to prepare patterns and books for sale, and if you "copy" their work rather than buying their patterns, you are technically stealing. I know that sometimes ideas seem so simple that we think, "Well, I could have thought of that!" Nonetheless, if it isn't our original idea, we should respect those that have created the project and purchase their pattern. Teachers and Quilt Shops are bound by the same copyright laws, and cannot misrepresent their class work as their own if it was in fact created by someone else. The same holds true for guilds wishing to copy patterns for groups. Keep in mind, that the time you spend drawing out someone's design is time you could spend making the quilt! Dear Miss Manners, I love to take quilt classes, but I am sensitive to perfumes and fragrances. Are there any rules about using smelly stuff? Signed, Nancy Nosegay Dear Nancy, While it would be difficult to have "rules" about the use of fragrances in quilt shops or classes, here are some guidelines we hope your classmates might follow: Avoid wearing any perfume if you are planning to attend a quilt class. Classrooms are usually small and may not be well ventilated. Also avoid using fabric softeners if you pre-wash your fabrics. Just a little courtesy can avoid discomfort for those who have fragrance sensitivities. Dear Miss Manners, I like to take pictures when I go to quilt shops and sometimes the clerks seem unpleasant about this. Why can't I take pictures of the quilts I like? Signed, Handy Andy Dear Andy, If you are purchasing fabric, a kit, or planning to take a class of a quilt you see in a shop, you probably are most welcome to take a picture of the sample quilt. It is always a good idea (and good manners) to get permission first. Sometimes the sample quilts belong to independent teachers or designers and the shop has permission to display it, but not necessarily to photograph it. Just to be safe, it is always best to ask permission to take pictures, and to be prepared to honor the decision.