Janome has just released a new model: the 3160QDC. It's a great new midrange model at only $800 and it has a whole load of amazing features.



Most importantly, it is the first mid-range model to come with a thread cutter! Hooray! Secondly, despite being a full-sized machine, it weighs only 12.5 pounds, so it's perfect to take to classes, especially since it comes with a hard case and extension table. It has lots of adjustable decorative stitches, the ability to sew without your foot pedal, a feature that now allows you to start gradually and slow down gradually, and lots of other fun stuff. So come in and give it a try. It's a great upgrade for basically any machine without a thread-cutter, and a great additional machine if you have a 6500 or 6600 and can't bear to go to class without your thread-cutter, but are looking for something a lot easier to lift.

We have some classes coming up:

March 13th from 1-4 (after Saturday Sampler) Vicky will be teaching a class on using Cheryl Phillips 10 degree wedge ruler.
March 20th from 10-4, Karen will be teaching a bargello quilt from Jelly Roll Inspirations.

Also look for a Lonestar class, a painting class, and a long-arming class in the spring (we've got a busy spring here at LTQ).


Sign up today by calling 406.932.6078.

Montana Shop Hop starts April 16th and goes through May 8th. We will have extended hours then, Monday-Saturday 9-6PM and Sunday 10-4. The project this year involves shrolls. Shrolls (shop hop rolls) are fun little packages of ten 2.5" strips that you can collect at each shop. Each circle has a different theme (our circle's is brights, lucky for me) and each shop has a different color or theme, so you can pick and choose. The project is a Lonestar made with your shrolls (you need six shrolls for the project) and we prefer the Quiltsmart interfacing method, and we have the interfacing available at LTQ. The fun part is going from shop shop and looking at the different Lonestars (we shop-owners exchanged strips so that we could make up samples for you to see) because we chose different colored shrolls from the circle and then arranged them differently. Mine isn't quite done, but look for it soon. Get ready to go shroll crazy. They're lots of fun!



Spring Quilt Retreat is also coming up the last weekend of April (4/30-5/2) and will be held at Camp on the Boulder (no cell service! woohoo!) as usual. A full weekend of sewing while someone else cooks for you and takes care of the dishes. The cost is $175 and covers your lodging and meals. You bring your own projects and work on whatever you want. There's a great big fireplace to sit in front of with your handwork. Call 406.932.6078 to sign up today.