Originally Posted by
Dolphyngyrl
I also find monthly clubs seem to be more popular and my LQS than classes. They have an embroidery club, serger club, scanncut club, applque club and they meet the same time every month..
I've spent the last two months cruising quilt shop websites and guild webpages. Newly retired, the first time in my life I've had time to take in depth classes or actually do a retreat. I started out looking at Judy Niemeyer's classes in Montana, and have worked out in a big circle from there, Nevada Arizona New Mexico Texas Oregon Washington Idaho British Columbia.
The shops that are in business to be a business have staffs of 20 or more sometimes, and offer 30-50 classes a month.
Look at the Quilt Shop Sampler annual magazines. Some of these shops only have 2000 bolts of fabric but Something is Always going on in the class rooms and obviously builds on its own momentum.
And they bring in famous quilters, some of the shops are well known for it and customers wait anxiously for the newletter for the day and time sign ups start!
And as Dolphyngyrl mentioned I see over and over the Clubs. I'd love to be part of one of these. Oh, Sorry, the two shops here, one never does classes, the other does classes only involving their Babylock side of the business.
Obviously I've thought a lot about this
You have some of the board powerhouses posting great ideas up there, will your shop listen? This is the sort of class I'd be interested in, as something ongoing.
http://www.quiltfabric.com/module/cl...?classId=63931