After cutting fabric for your quilt, cut the
remaining fabrics into strips the size you use for bindings.
These leftover strips can then be used on your next scrap quilt
project.
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distributed free to members. News items, articles, and
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space considerations.
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Wouldn't you love to be able to transform the complex
construction of traditional pieced borders into an
easier block method? Trace the development of the
technique from it's early beginnings; see how to make
more than a dozen different borders painlessly and
easily -- the built-in way.
This
inspiring session will have you take your sewing room
from frustrating to fabulous! Professional
organizer and avid quilter, Linda Griffith, shares her
top tips for organizing sewing and quilting materials to
create a functional and beautiful workroom.
You'll get the scoop on optimal room layout,
lighting, clutter clearing, organizing supplies, and
much more. By the end of this session you'll have
all the tools and resources you need to discover
new-found creativity in your relaxing, clutter-free
space.
November 19, 2008
First Quilt, Last Quilt.
Please get with Kate Ferguson if you would like to
participate.
December 2008
Quilt-O - Party -
Board provides the food.
January 21, 2009
Cara Gulati
February 18, 2009
Marci Barker
www.aliciasattic.com
Feb 20-21, 2009
"Threads
of Time" 2009 Quilt Show
Presented by West Houston Quilter's Guild
This
inspiring session will have you take your sewing room
from frustrating to fabulous! Professional
organizer and avid quilter, Linda Griffith, shares her
top tips for organizing sewing and quilting materials to
create a functional and beautiful workroom.