It started out as a harmless hobby. I had no idea it would come to this!
It started out as a harmless hobby. I had no idea it would come to this!
The Club provides opportunities to broaden your quilting skills through educational programs, meetings and workshops. We, also, organize social events to have fun and get to know each other. If you would like to teach a class, or help organize a class, contact the Program Chairman.
If you would like to help organize one of our member events such as a luncheon or party, let one of the Co-Chairs know.
Want to know what's coming up? Check out the calendar below.
Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings/events take place at our regular meeting location at Pueblo El Mirage.
On March 24th, learn 4 ways to make
Half Square Triangles, and a quick way to make quarter square triangles.
Supplies -
Fabric-
Two 2 ½” jelly roll strips
Ten 5” charm squares or
Four 10” layer cake squares
NOTE: These are suggested sizes. You need 2 same size strips or squares for each technique sample)
Sewing machine
Thread and sewing notions
Rotary cutter
Long ruler
Small square ruler (6” inch works great)
Pencil
This is a link to a great free ebook with lots of half square triangle block ideas.
http://jellyrollsfabric.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/HSTchallengeebook.pdf
Spring Cleaning Sale April 14th!
Clean out your sewing room and other closets and sell (or give away) your unneeded stuff at the sale.
Contact Sara Friesen with questions.
Lexi Burg will teach us how to use Inktense pencils on April 28th.
Supplies:
Inktense pencils
Lead pencil
Light box (if you have one)
Freezer paper
Fat quarter of White pfd (prepared for dyeing)
fabric or White Kona cotton
BEFORE YOU COME TO CLASS:
Iron freezer paper to the back of the fat quarter
Note - you can get a starter set of 6 Inktense pens on Amazon at https://a.co/d/3xXEUpf
Calico Cut-Ups has an Accuquilt Cutter and many different blades you can borrow. Contact one of the board members to use this benefit. Below is the list of blades available.
If you want handouts, presentations, or tutorials from previous programs, we have archived the information here.