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News on coming programs. Program Calendar THE PROGRAM PLANNER We had a great class and program with Melinda Bula in October.  November brings us Karen Combs, she will do a class on Friday the 11 and a lecture on Saturday the 12.  There is still room in this class.  If you are interested, the information is on the web site.  At this time, I want to say I have had a wonderful time as your program director; it was a pleasure to meet all the teachers we had.  I know Barbara Hall will do a great job; she has already booked several teachers.  If you have any questions on the Karen Combs class please give me a call. Bernley Veilleux Supply list for Karen Combs class The links in the following are to Karen Combes web site, they will be opened in a new page, to return to this page, just close the page. (Handouts: $16, includes handouts and rotary templates. This will be collected by the teacher or teacher's aid at the beginning of class)      Rotary cutter Rotary mat (medium size) Rotary ruler 6"x12 and 6"x24" Pencil Paper scissors Straight pins with heads Tape or glue stick 1/2 to 1 yard muslin or flannel to use as a design wall Sewing machine (off white thread, bobbins, needles) Can of 505 Spray, if you have it on hand (optional, but helpful!) Can of Magic Sizing or light spray sizing Reducing Lens or Door Peephole (available in class) Red and Green Value tools (available in class)      FABRIC: choose three or four color families, such as blue, pink, green, yellow or purple. Any colors will work, so don't worry about "matching" the color families to each other. Bring 2 to 8 lights, 2 to 8 medium and 2 to 8 darks in that family. Make sure your fabric is not busy prints. A fat quarter of each is fine. You may bring more color families or more values if you wish.  (Fabric will be available for purchase in class) You can also use Karen Combs' Shade Cascade fabric, available on her webpage. Click here for Karen's online catalog. If you use Karen's fabrics, select 2 or 3 colors you enjoy working with. What is a busy print?  Any high contrast print such as white over a dark color, a small calico print or a "loud" print.  The fabric "Fossil Fern" is a good example of a non-busy print.    CLICK HERE TO SEE FABRIC SUGGESTIONS