Sewing circles were once a popular place to exchange rumors about the area's handsomest fireman, which of the neighboring towns' mayors were secretly left-handed, and the fate of the Crumb brothers. Get your finger on the pulse and some thread with today's Groupon to Intown Quilters in Decatur. Choose between the following options:

• For $20, you get $40 worth of in-store fabrics, patterns, kits, and other sewing supplies.
• For $37, you get a sewing or quilting course valued up to $75. The value of this option may also be used toward any combination of technique classes, but customers must pay the difference if the cost exceeds $75.

Intown Quilters equips everyone from nascent needleworkers to experienced tailors with high-quality sewing supplies and a regimen of classes outlining how to use them. Show off stitching skills as you do a sashay skirt pattern ($9.50), a mei tai baby carrier ($12) or a girls’ sundress ($12.99) proud. Beginners can learn to artfully construct seams and outsmart sentient thread in a sewing basics course—a six-hour class with both two-session and three-session options—and those with perpetually cold toes can jump feet-first into a five-hour quilting basics seminar. More sophisticated apparel sewing and purse sewing classes teach seamstresses how to fashion stylish and form-fitting wares that make worthy gifts for friends, family, and less hubristic emperors. Prospective students should thoroughly read class descriptions, as some require self-provided equipment.

Listed prices for online goods and in-store goods may vary.