Love gorgeous beaded jewelry, but not sure how to make your own? Let us show you

the basic tools and techniques needed to make attractive earrings in just minutes.

Choose from our large selection of high-quality materials; silver ear wires and head pins, faceted Czech crystal in all colors and sizes, and seed beads in our own color way mixes. Learn basic wire wrapping techniques as well as advanced techniques such as working with chain and clusters. Workshop fee includes all materials needed to make two pairs of earrings.

How fun to spend some time coloring with a box of Crayola crayons?  We’ll color a marked picture on cloth and then add thread to highlight and embellish.  Quilting and binding will be covered if time allows, you’ll go home inspired with new ideas and an almost finished project.  (lab fee applies)

Kit Contains:    1 -14” square printed background fabric

                        1 -14” square Muslin for backing

                        1 -14” square cotton batting

                        1 -14” square freezer paper

Supplies Needed:        1 -24 box Crayola crayons

                                    1 -#2 lead pencil

                                    1 – ultra-fine black sharpie marker

Supplies Needed for Finishing:  (if time allows)  Note:  Finishing techniques and several options will be discussed and explained but time may not allow for execution during class.

                                    Sewing machine for machine quilting and embellishment, if desired

                        OR       Needles for Hand quilting and embellishments

                                    A variety of thread (colors and textures)

                                    Beads and/or ribbon

                                    Binding Fabric – 2 - 2 ¼”x WOF strips

Questions concerning this class may be directed to Patty@B2Bquilting.com

Lab fee: $15 to be paid directly to instructor at the start of class

Best known for her infectious passion for quilting, Patty Sawyer has been actively lecturing, instructing and judging in the quilting industry for more than 12 years. Patty’s whimsical approach and playful style of connecting with her students leads to unleashing inhibitions and revealing hidden talents. She delights sharing her expertise and abundant knowledge of shortcuts, tips, and tools to help enlighten and build confidence. Patty currently owns and operates Border 2 Border Quilting Studio and Sew-clusion Retreats, LLC in Sebago.

Cooking Matters™ classes provide a culinary-enhanced nutrition education program that teaches participants how to prepare meals that are healthy, tasty and low in cost. Each lesson engages participants in hands-on meal preparation, practical nutrition tips and food budgeting skills. This class provides participants with the knowledge and skills to make healthy food choices, as well as to prepare healthy meals and snacks on a limited budget. Class highlights include: lessons featuring hands-on learning and recipe preparation, group discussions, tasty food samples, free recipe book, and a bag of groceries to prepare a dish from each week’s class at home.

No Class 11/11 

Sarah Murphy has been a SNAP-Ed nutrition educator within the Public Health Program at the Opportunity Alliance in South Portland for nearly 4 years. She has also been a nutrition counselor for the WIC program in Maine. Sarah has a life-long interest in nutrition and cooking and holds a master’s degree in Human Nutrition. She feels that her current role as a SNAP-Ed educator provides her with the opportunity to teach about nutrition and spend lots of time in the kitchen, which she loves! When not teaching a cooking, Sarah is a competitive powerlifter and is working towards her personal training certificate.

Celebrate the season by making this whimsical ornament. Learn how to crochet wire as well as use various jewelry pliers to fashion a playful, colorful and festive ornament.

Workshop includes all materials to make two ornaments.

Add a festive flare to your holiday by creating these easy and intriguing dimensional snowflake ornaments.   Learn to fuse fabric to poster board, cutting it into strips, weave and glue them together and embellish them as desired for a simple yet effective holiday decoration.  Hang them on your holiday tree or use them as adornments to your gift packages.  Once you learn the technique, you’ll want to explore the possibilities of differing sizes and fabric combinations. This class is suitable to all skill levels and a fun and relaxing way to usher in the holidays.

Students will need to bring:

Glue gun with several extra glue sticks

Heat resistant rubber finger protectors or heat resistant gloves, if you have them

            Sharp utility scissors

            Wonder clips or binder clips (about 10-12)

            Small rotary cutting mat with rotary cutter and ruler

             Embellishments (if you have them) – jewels, ribbon bows, and beads seem to work best

Best known for her infectious passion for quilting, Patty Sawyer has been actively lecturing, instructing and judging in the quilting industry for more than 12 years. Patty’s whimsical approach and playful style of connecting with her students leads to unleashing inhibitions and revealing hidden talents. She delights sharing her expertise and abundant knowledge of shortcuts, tips, and tools to help enlighten and build confidence. Patty currently owns and operates Border 2 Border Quilting Studio and Sew-clusion Retreats, LLC in Sebago.

*This class listing is for 65 and older only. If you are not 65 use the Maine Driving Dynamics class listing*

The Maine Driving Dynamics course is a driver improvement course that is aimed to improve a student’s defensive driving awareness and abilities. This five-hour course includes discussion of collision avoidance techniques, safety issues, driver habits and attitudes, and the basic elements that constantly challenge drivers on Maine’s highways. Our goal is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce vehicle-related crashes. The course may be taken for point reduction only once every 365 days.

Students who successfully complete the course will receive a three-point credit on their driving record.

Do you suffer from headaches or migraines? Do they prevent you from doing your daily activities or enjoying life? If this is you, come join this class to learn what essential oils can be used for headaches and how they can alleviate your pain.

*Lab fee: $15 to be paid directly to instructor on the first day of class.*

Are you bombarded with too many life stresses? Do you wish that these stresses could just be handled with calmness? If so, this class is for you. Come and learn about these essential oils which can help for stress and anxiety.

*Lab fee: $15 to be paid directly to instructor on the first day of class.*