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What's New in July 2018
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6 New Patterns Are Now Available! These patterns are now available for purchase on our website, and the fabric lines are available in a quilt shop near you! There will also be digitized quilting designs available in the near future. Many of these patterns are also being prepared for the Quiltster App! If you’ve never heard of Quiltster, it’s an incredible fabric auditioning software that allows you to pick and choose fabrics before you spend money. Look for the Quiltster Compatible logo on the patterns below, and click the quilt images or links to learn more about each pattern, find replacement papers, see samples made by Quiltworx.com and others, find kitting information, and purchase the pattern! Wholesale purchases are available to those approved with a wholesale account. Visit our wholesale page to order (minimum purchase of 3 and advance approval of wholesale account is required). Solar Flares
Solar Flares is a Quiltworx favorite now in a new colorway designed to create a scrappy look using 2-1/2″ strips from the Prismatic Strip Set, a collection of 48 fabrics sorted into 6 groups of 8 fabrics ranging from light to dark colors.
Summer Solstice
Having run out of papers for this pattern, Summer Solstice has been revamped to a size that’s compatible with other mixer blocks currently available in Quiltster. We’ve removed the Y-seams, and floated several points that were previously challenging to keep perfect and have also updated the technique for the lone star block to current technique standards. Please note that this pattern is not compatible with the previous version. Bali Wedding Star
The latest version of our very popular Bali Wedding Star has been refreshed using 2 of our newest strip sets, Prismatic and Gypsy, and the instructions have been updated to offer two layout options. The Rainbow Garden layout option is pictured on the cover sheet and quilt sample, but we’ve kept instructions for the more random layout option too! Kaleidoscope
Part of the Kaleidoscope Wall Hanging Mixer, Kaleidoscope was designed using 24 diamonds including the Basket Star and Woven Star blocks. We love these mixer patterns because their easily expandable to 80″x80″ or even 99″x99″ with compatible border mixers to suit your fancy. Rainbow Crystal
Rainbow Crystal is a great pattern for the beginner to intermediate quilter because there are no Y-seams or curved piecing. Blue Lagoon
Created from the Queen Star Mixer, Blue Lagoon is inspired by tropical waters, and bright colorful fish. It’s created from 48 diamonds in four different layouts including: the Ribbon Star, Razor Star, the 16-Colored Diamond, and the Blank Diamond. The diamonds are surrounded by the Spiked Ring Background which really makes a splash (pun intended). Have You Seen Our Mixers?
For those of you that are crazy addicted to Quiltworx patterns, have you considered the value of Mixers? With Mixers, you can DEFINITELY save money over all. Say you bought all 5 patterns in the Sunrise Mixer series (Allisyn’s Wondered Land, Shattered Ruby, Sunsations Magnolia, Lakeshore Sunrise, and Butterfly Garden) the patterns would cost a total of $290. However, if you buy all the mixers, plus one Instruction Intro that works with all of them, the cost is only $245!
That saves $45 for those of you that collect patterns, which is nearly 50% of your Quiltster account cost each year. And, your collection still includes everything you need to make ALL 5 patterns. Plus, you can mix and match and create something that no one else has, and you can see what your quilt looks like in advance. You can see where Quiltster and Mixers can really give our valued customers, like you, more flexibility and more control, and the ability to BE UNIQUE!
Click on the images below to see all of the available blocks.
Two NEW Digital Quilt Designs – Now Available!
We’re pleased to present the newest additions to our digital quilting library. If you’re looking for rich, beautiful, heirloom-quality designs that fit our latest patterns perfectly, they’ve arrived! Most can be purchased as a complete package or in individual units, and are compatible with most commercial machines that can read quilting design files. Refer to the QUILT DESIGN web pages below for details. Please note, spaces that are shown as blank in the design were quilted using line work following the shape of the units and pieces in the blocks. This type of quilting approach is typically easier to accomplish and place without a digitized option. It is up to you how you choose to quilt these open spaces! To see how we quilted the open spaces, click on the links below labeled “QUILT DESIGN“, and hover over the “Alternate Views” images. Snowy River Hosta Queen
Summer Solstice Queen
New Award Winning Quilts!First of all, thanks to all who submitted quilts…we really appreciate your patience! Enjoy your gift certificates! Without further ado, the new Award Winning Quilts Album is up on Facebook! Congratulations to the winners, including Liz Doyle and her Vintage Rose featured artistically above!
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What's New in June!
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English Garden and Poinsettia Bouquet Are Now Available! These patterns showcase an intricate and beautiful flower basket block surrounding a lone star element with a combination of border options to achieve either a wall or queen size quilt! The patterns are now available for purchase on our website, and the fabric lines are available in a quilt shop near you! The English Garden design is 99” x 99” and features Kaffe Fassett Collective prints! The Poinsettia Bouquet is 77” x 77” and uses a line of fabric by RJR called Let It Sparkle! This pattern includes newsprint instructions, and pre-cut applique stabilizer sheets to make the quilt shown on the coversheet. We are very excited to announce that a companion product from Vanessa Fromm at Fabric Confetti is available to add a digitized embroidery design to the flower baskets on either of these designs! The patterns are part of the Cattails Mixer collection and there are both Queen (99” x 99”) and Wall Quilt (77” x 77”) designs available. You can purchase the English Garden or Poinsettia Bouquet as a pattern only on our website or in your local quilt shop. Several shop owners across the industry will have kits so ask at your local quilt shop or a Certified Shop near you! They are also available for you to audition your own colorways in the Quiltster App! If you’ve never heard of Quiltster, it’s an incredible fabric auditioning software that allows you to pick and choose fabrics before you spend money. Click the quilt images or links below to learn more about each pattern, find replacement papers, see samples made by Quiltworx.com and others, find kitting information, and purchase the pattern! Wholesale purchases are available to those approved with a wholesale account. Visit our wholesale page to order (minimum purchase of 3 and advance approval of wholesale account is required). These patterns are also available through Checker Distributors. English Garden
Part of the Cattail Mixer Queen patterns, English Garden has 4 Groups (A, B, C & D), which use the Basket Star, Flower Basket, Satin and Lace Border, and the Princess Tiara Queen Expansion Package mixer blocks. The pattern includes instructions, cover sheet, yardage information, foundation papers, and pre-cut applique sheets for the flower baskets. If you want to add an extra special touch to this quilt, Vanessa from Fabric Confetti has developed a digital Flower Basket Embroidery Pattern designed to fit the laser cut applique shapes.
Poinsettia Bouquet
The Poinsettia Bouquet design was created using a series of mixer blocks from the Cattail Mixer Wall Quilt series. It includes 3 Groups (A, B, and C) and is made up of the Razor Star, Flower Basket, and the Picket Fence Border mixer blocks. This pattern is also compatible with Fabric Confetti’s digital Flower Basket Embroidery Pattern designed by Vanessa to outline the laser cut applique shapes.
Windy Day Book The Windy Day book features six layouts, ranging from a small wall quilt to a quilt for a twin size bed. Complete these layouts using your favorite fabrics, or add paper pieced Charm Elements published by Quiltworx.com to achieve a fun quilt layout perfect for nearly every occasion! The 12” Creative Grids Wave Ruler designed by Judy Niemeyer is a required notion for the projects in this book, but the paper piecing elements are optional! WINDY DAY CHARM ELEMENTS
12″ WAVE RULER See the Wave Ruler in action!
2019 Montana Quiltworx Retreats are Open! Whether you’re interested in fulfilling the retreat requirements to become a Certified Instructor, or just a fan of Quiltworx.com patterns and would love to experience a first class retreat with Judy Niemeyer and one of our awesome Certified Instructors, there’s a retreat for you at our Quiltworx Training Center. GENERAL INFO:
These retreats are open events, meaning you are free to bring any Quiltworx.com pattern to work on while attending your retreat.
The Training Center is a state of the art retreat facility for 10 people (up to 11 with 1 off-site space available), including five bedrooms, each room with a well-appointed bathroom. The facility is handicap accessible, all one level, and has an additional handicap accessible bathroom for your comfort, if needed! The facility has a full kitchen and dining area and a wonderful sewing studio designed by Judy with her students in mind. Its location, immediately adjacent to the warehouse, gives retreaters full access to our entire pattern collection, notions, and whatever they need to have a wonderful week at their retreat! RETREAT INFO All retreats include training center lodging and three meals a day, plus dinner on the night of check-in. Extra nights and sewing machine rental are not included, but can be accommodated. Some retreats (as noted) include a free sew day. There are 10 on-site spaces and 1 off-site space available at each retreat (cost for off-site is less $175). 7% Boarding Tax (billed at time of check-out for the associated room fee for the event will be charged to all on-site attendees), and includes:
HOW TO SIGN UP:
Just click on the highlighted retreat date below for the specific retreat you’re interested in. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Katie at katie@quiltworx.com. Thank you and enjoy!!! 2019 OPENINGS Click on the links below for more information and to sign up. There are a limited number of off-site spaces available, so please contact us if you’re interested in an off-site space for a particular retreat.
New Award Winning Quilts!First of all, thanks to all who submitted quilts…we really appreciate your patience! Enjoy your gift certificates! Without further ado, the new Award Winning Quilts Album is up on Facebook! Congratulations to the winners, including Eileen Eggebrecht and her Stormy Seas Table Runner featured artistically above!
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WAVE RULER VIDEO DEMONSTRATION
10% Off All Quilt Samples
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Have you ever wondered what it might cost to just purchase a quilt already made by Judy and her staff, instead of making one? Every year in May, Judy reviews her quilt inventory and selects samples that are no longer actively marketing patterns and need to find a good home! We’ve offered them at Quilting Retreats throughout the year and also shared them with our Certified Shops and Instructors so they have an opportunity to showcase samples in their shop or add to their trunk shows. This year, we are offering a 10% sale through Memorial Day Weekend to our customers, making these samples even more affordable! We have over 25 samples available if you are looking for a special quilt to add to your collection! Click here for details!
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Introducing our Newest 2018 Certified Shops!
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Our Certified Shops are our lifeline to consumers. At first glance, our quilts often seem too hard and even intimidating, but given the right instruction and support, even first-time quilters have completed our beautiful quilt tops quickly. And that’s where our Certified Shops come in… Since 2010, Quiltworx.com has been committed to building relationships with quilt shops who are dedicated to teaching, selling, and kitting our products. Since then, we’ve certified over 92 shops across the US, Canada, Australia, and Europe! We are thrilled and humbled by the interest in bringing our products to cities all over the world, and are committed to supporting shops and quilters who’ve become addicted to paper-piecing the Quiltworx way. Please join us in welcoming our newly certified quilt shops that completed training in April. Click on the links below to view more information about each shop.
If you’re a quilter looking for a quilt shop that supports everything Quiltworx in your area, from patterns to fabrics to notions to classes…click here to find the Certified Shops nearest you! All of our Certified Shops have online stores as well, so even if there isn’t a shop in your area, you have convenient resources for anything you need.  Stay tuned as we feature our other
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What's New in April!
Five New Patterns Now Available!These patterns are now available for purchase on our website, and the fabric lines are available in a quilt shop near you! There will also be digitized quilting designs available in the near future. Many of these patterns are also being prepared for the Quiltster App! If you’ve never heard of Quiltster, it’s an incredible fabric auditioning software that allows you to pick and choose fabrics before you spend money. Look for the Quiltster Compatible logo on the patterns below, and click the quilt images or links to learn more about each pattern, find replacement papers, see samples made by Quiltworx.com and others, find kitting information, and purchase the pattern! Wholesale purchases are available to those approved with a wholesale account. Visit our wholesale page to order (minimum purchase of 3 and advance approval of wholesale account is required). Cattails in the Meadow 2018
Cattails in the Meadow 2018 is made out of Timeless Treasure’s Garnet, Jungle, & Baltic Mini Collections Fabrics designed by Judy & Judel Niemeyer. The pattern is an update to our original Cattails in the Meadow design. The two will not be compatible. This new version is part of the Cattails Mixer pattern with standard sized blocks that can be mixed and matched with other blocks. Cattails in the Meadow includes (6) laser cut Stitch-N-Peel applique stabilizer sheets for the stems and cattails.
Mooncatcher
Mooncatcher is another queen sized version of the Cattail Mixer created using Hoffman 1895 Watercolor Batiks. We’re only selling 500 of these patterns, so get them while they last!
Snowy River Hosta Queen Mixer
We’re so excited about this pattern! You may recognize the Snowy River Hosta Queen (designed by Jennifer Mellow) as the winner of the Quiltster Hosta Challenge Design Contest! This is a limited release pattern with only 500 available, so order yours while supplies last. There will also be a coordinating Aurifil thread box available!
Water Lily
Water Lily, also a Cattail Mixer, is a Collector’s Club pattern released for a limited time to showcase the use of our eight-fabric mini collections. The mini collections are eight fabrics sorted from lights to darks, and when combined with a few basic blenders from your favorite fabric vendors, create a new approach to color planning that we hope inspires you.
Winter Traditions
Winter Traditions, adapted from our popular Winter Wonderland pattern in 2018, it was created from a collection of three 16” mixer blocks including a Snowflake, a traditional Compass, and a Feathered Star block. All three blocks are fun and interesting to assemble and the resulting quilt sparkles!
3 SPOTS JUST OPENED UP!
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2018 Valentines Day Sale...Feel the love!
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FROM NOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT, FEBRUARY 14TH 25% OFF Redesigned: In Red, White, and Spend $100 and receive Free Shipping in the US
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What's New at Quiltworx.com
Three New Patterns Now Available!These patterns are now available for purchase on our website, and the fabric lines are available in a quilt shop near you! There will also be digitized quilting designs available in the near future. Many of these patterns are also being prepared for the Quiltster App! If you’ve never heard of Quiltster, it’s an incredible fabric auditioning software that allows you to pick and choose fabrics before you spend money. Look for the Quiltster Compatible logo on the patterns below, and click the quilt images or links to learn more about each pattern, find replacement papers, see samples made by Quiltworx.com and others, find kitting information, and purchase the pattern! Wholesale purchases are available to those approved with a wholesale account. Visit our wholesale page to order (minimum purchase of 3 and advance approval of wholesale account is required). Frozen Fountain
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Ana Blickenderfer • Charles City, IA • 641-220-3237 Ana started sewing clothing at the age of 9 for 4-H. At age 16 she started hand quilting and binding. By 21 she had started a scrapbooking and quilting business. Making quilts and quilting on commission was in higher demand, so in 2010 she got rid of scrapbooking to focus on quilting. Since 2008, Ana has made over 450 quilted items for others. She discovered Quiltworx online in 2013, by 2014 she was looking all over for a class to learn to paper piece. Ana’s first pattern was Winter Wonderland table runner with CI Jodie Madison. Her second was Stormy Seas, then Weathered Windmill (2015) and another Weathered Windmill in 2016. By the end of 2017, Ana has completed 26 “Judy” patterns. When she isn’t teaching or quilting Ana works full time at Zoetis Inc. (Animal Health), spends time with her husband, daughter and two dogs, gardens and does woodworking. In September 2017, Ana opened a home training center/studio in Charles City, Iowa to teach and carry Quiltworx patterns and fabric by Judy and Judel along with basic paper piecing supplies. She travels in Iowa, mainly, but is willing to go anywhere! |
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Carol Hattan • Vancouver, WA • 360-607-3473 Carol began sewing clothing but began quilting with a flip and sewing log cabin. She was a 4H sewing leader for 10 years. As her two children left home she found more time to quilt. First simple pieced quilts, stack-n-wack and then lots of applique. Since Carol is a mathematics major with Geometry, Algebra II and Statistics her teaching area, the symmetry patterns in Judy’s quilts were a major attraction. In 1997 she bought her first pattern Judy pattern – The Wedding Star. Two queen size quilts later she was hooked. These wedding gifts are still her children’s favorite quilts. In 2016 she retired from school teaching and running a national teacher training program in Park City Utah (the Park City Mathematics Institute). She decided to attend a Judy retreat in Montana as a way to not be worried about the kids going back to school. The staff at PCMI helped with her shopping in Montana with a Quiltworx gift certificate. They appreciated the fact that they had all gotten quilts when they join the staff over the 18 years. Over the years Carol taught quilting at a local shop and at the guild meetings. With retirement Carol is now sewing and teaching paper piecing with Judy’s techniques. The beautiful award winning quilts are so much fun to make. |
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Brenda Anderson • Portland, OR • 503-913-7101 Brenda has lived a life full of all things crafty. She enjoys sewing, quilting, and embroidery and loves teaching these crafts to others. Throughout her life, she has taught both children and adults how to sew and quilt, quilted for others, and even owned a scrapbooking business. As a longarm quilting machine owner herself, she has made and quilted several quilts that range anywhere from placemats and beautiful appliquéd wall hangings to amazing Judy Niemeyer quilts. Brenda lives in Portland, Oregon and has been married to her husband Randy for nearly 35 years. They have raised two sons together, with the youngest currently a senior in college. In early 2011 she began working for HandiQuilter as an international educator where she taught on longarm quilting machines. Currently, she works for Brother International as a national educator. Although it is her job, she thoroughly enjoys teaching and training others on Brother’s awesome line of sewing, embroidery, and quilting machines. She also gets to teach quilting classes… which is a highlight of her career. She loves to share and teach Judy Niemeyer’s paper piecing process and awesome assembly techniques.
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Prudie Taylor • Intervale, NH • 207-852-6049 Prudie Taylor remembers her grandmother teaching her the Blanket stitch on a pot holder when she was 4 years old. Never one for idle hands, she took that lesson and has enjoyed many aspects of sewing from embroidery and needlepoint to making her own clothes. In 1984, she took a quilting class while serving in the Navy. This involved ripping the fabric on the grain and making all of her own templates. After a 20 year hiatus while raising 3 active children, she returned to a quilt class and found a lot had changed. But when a friend took her to her first Judy Niemeyer/Quiltworx class, a spark ignited. Nearly 30 quilts later, she is excited to bring her enthusiasm and skills to classes in the New England area. Available for shops, guilds and retreats, she can guide quilters from novice to experienced, to gain confidence in learning new techniques and completing the beautiful patterns designed by Judy Niemeyer and her team. |
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Cindy McEntee • New Port, OR • 541-270-7610 At present I am working at Jannilou’s Quilt Shop in Philomath, Oregon. I teach a class called “Judy, Judy, Judy” , one Friday every month. It is open to anyone working on a Judy Quilt that needs a little help or encouragement. My day starts at 9:00am till 5:00 pm. The attendance varies from 3 to 12, all working on different projects. It is a super fun class where I get to actually work on many different patterns at once!! Everyone gets a lot of exposure to other patterns, plus some help on picking out their next quilt project and fabric. My Calendar also includes a 2 day Twinkle Star class, starting in March. Lou is filling our Calendars with more projects for myself and Shirley Scott. I will be adding more teaching in 2018, not just here in Oregon but where ever the love of making beautiful Quilts takes me. Twice a year we host a Judy Niemeyer Mini Retreat. Three days of solid sewing, held at our Yaquina Bay Yacht Club in Newport, Oregon. Accommodating 22 students we have one in May and another in October. There is always a waiting list for the next Retreat. We teach all skill levels and often have 5 to 8 ‘New to Judy’ Sewers. This is educational and all the sewers learn more than just their particular quilt nuances but good habits for all quilt making. These Retreats have produced some beautiful work and at our 2017 “Quilts by the Sea” Quilt Show, which has AQS Judging, we had 10 beautiful Judged Entries. I am very proud of those men and woman that won Ribbons and also happy to have been a part of their success. |
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Celeste Akre • Lisle, IL • celesteakre@gmail.com My name is Celeste Akre. I live in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. I began quilting when my teenage daughter came home from school one day and told me I would really enjoy quilting because of the math and geometry used in designing and creating a quilt. She certainly was right about that, and I have been happily quilting ever since 2000. I completed my first Judy Niemeyer quilt in 2011. I had experience with paper piecing before, but nothing like this. Her organization and cutting templates made a complicated project not only doable, but much easier and fun. I have been teaching Judy Niemeyer’s methods and techniques since 2012. My greatest satisfaction is helping a student grasp Judy’s unique techniques and putting them on their way to making their own beautiful masterpiece. Contact me at CelesteAkre@gmail.com |
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Quiltworx is Going to MISA West!
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Quiltworx & Madeline Island School of the Arts Team Up For Another Great Retreat in February 2019! With our Summer Quiltworx University at Madaline Island booked, and Quiltworx University in Bakersfield right around the corner, it’s time to announce the next Quiltworx University event in February 2019, at the Madeline Island West location in sunny Tucscon, AZ! The breathtaking views of the Arizona desert landscape, are complimented by fabulous sunsets and a warm winter climate. Spacious studios offer sweeping desert and mountain views to inspire quilters from morning to night. We’re teaming with The Quilter’s Market and a group of amazing Southern US Instructors to bring you a once in a lifetime event at a jaw dropping venue in first class accommodations! In the past, our MISA retreats have been so popular they’ve filled up quickly and have had long waiting lists, so sign up early to secure your spot! As always, there will be a new, exclusive project, just for retreat attendees! Please join us 02/07/19 to 02/11/19!
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Get your project started now! Click here for more information and to sign up.
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What's New in 2018!
Four New Patterns Now Available!These patterns are now available for purchase on our website, and the fabric lines are available in a quilt shop near you! There will also be digitized quilting designs available in the near future. Many of these patterns are also being prepared for the Quiltster App! If you’ve never heard of Quiltster, it’s an incredible fabric auditioning software that allows you to pick and choose fabrics before you spend money. Look for the Quiltster Compatible logo on the patterns below, and click the quilt images or links to learn more about each pattern, find replacement papers, see samples made by Quiltworx.com and others, find kitting information, and purchase the pattern! Wholesale purchases are available to those approved with a wholesale account. Visit our wholesale page to order (minimum purchase of 3 and advance approval of wholesale account is required). Sea Holly
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PARTICIPANTS!
And don’t forget participants, ALL entrants who want to kit their Hosta submissions will receive 25% off when they purchase their kits through Quiltster, by January 12th! To purchase, click on your project in Quiltster, then find the Buy Now button on the left menu bar! Simply click this, add backing and binding if desired, and purchase! Patterns will be shipped from Quiltworx in January and the fabrics will be shipped in February from Thimble Towne Quilt Shop.
2018 Retreat Openings
For all of you Quiltworx and Judy fans, there’s still time to sign up for the last few Retreat openings available in Montana. Click on the links below for more information and to sign up.
January #1: January 10 – January 14, 2018
5 Onsite Openings
Jennifer Eubank
Cost: $810
Check-in: 1/10/2018 at 3:00 p.m.
Teaching Days: 1/11/2018 to 1/13/2018
Check-out: 1/14/2018 at 11:00 a.m.
April #1: April 12 – April 16, 2018
8 Onsite Openings, 1 Offsite Opening
Jennifer Eubank
Cost: $810
Check-in: 4/12/2018 at 3:00 p.m.
Teaching: 4/13/2018 to 4/15/2018
Check-out: 4/16/2018 11:00 a.m.
We hope to see you soon!
