Hi Everyone,
This is Stephanie! Hope you're all doing great. As you know from our last blog post and from the email notification, Angela Pingel had to postpone her visit to our guild. We have been working diligently to plan an alternative activity for that day. Sorry it has taken us a bit to get that information posted here, but we had a few details to line up, and we wanted to have all our ducks in a row before sending out any information.
Regarding the cancelled workshop:
We will be refunding the $10 fee any of you paid for Angela Pingel's workshop. We will start over with that when we get her rescheduled. Teri will be working on getting your refunds to you via Paypal.
Regarding the revised plan for Saturday the 24th:
We were scheduled for an all-day workshop, and now we are going to change gears slightly. We will have a meeting starting at 10:00 am at the Kalamazoo Public Library downtown. It will be a brief meeting, with announcements, show-and-tell, and the
shadow block raffle only (no program). So, bring your show-and-tells and have some fellowship!
At about 11:00, we will start our sew-in. We are going to do the sew-in at the library. We have the room reserved for the entire day. And we are so lucky that Karen from Bernina Sewing Center will be coming to do a demo and make-and-take. We are going to be making a zipper bag from a candy bag!
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| From https://recipebookandmore.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/candy-wrapper-zipper-pouch.jpg |
We thought it would be fun to do something with zippers, given that our holiday gift exchange will be a pouch exchange, and many of you have expressed some fear of inserting zippers. Thanks so much to Karen for helping us out! She will give us a demonstration of how to make the zipper pouch, and we will sew along and make one for ourselves. You can even make more than one, if you want. I doubt it will take all afternoon to make the pouch, so if you want to bring something else to sew after that, please feel free! We have the room reserved all day and it will be fun to have some open sewing.
DETAILS
What will you need?
We will be sewing from a pattern called Don't Fear the Zipper! by Jenny Doan. The pattern is found in the Summer 2015 (Volume 2, Issue 4) Missouri Star Quilt Company Block Idea Book.
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| Cover of the Missouri Star Block Idea Book |
If you already own the book, great! Please bring it. If you don't, you'll need to purchase it out of respect for the copyright holder. But it is only $5.99 and has over 100 pages of quilt patterns and tips.
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| Table of contents from the Missouri Star Block Idea Book |
There are 10 quilt patterns and the bag pattern in it.
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| Table of contents from the Missouri Star Block Idea Book |
Pretty good deal!
You will also need some fusible fleece and some iron-on vinyl.
We have set up a shopping cart for all these items so you can also order these if you need them. Karen will bring the books, fusible fleece, and vinyl for you on Saturday.
Click here to go to the cart and order these supplies. You can order whichever items you want/need. Tax is included on all items in the cart. Again, if you don't own the book, please purchase one. If you have iron-on vinyl and fusible fleece at home, you can just bring it. Otherwise, you can order it now.
Please place your orders by September 16 at 3:00 so that Karen can place an order for more books if she needs to. We want to make sure she has them in on time. If you order after that date, you may not get your book on Saturday (but we will still make sure you get it!).
If you order a yard of the fusible fleece and the iron-on vinyl, you will likely have enough materials to make at least two bags!
What else should you bring from home?
Please bring:
- Your sewing machine (don't forget your foot pedal!)
- Your sewing supplies, like rotary cutter, scissors, thread, etc. If you want, you can bring a small cutting mat to keep by your sewing station.
- One large bag of your favorite candy. You can bring more bags of candy if you want to make more bags! Think of things like a large "pounder" bag of M&Ms or Starburst or one of those really large Hershey bars. These would make great bags! (Hmmm....maybe we should have some big bowls so we can share the candy! haha. Actually, you can just bring the empty bags, if you like.) EDIT: NOTE FROM KAREN--Please
do not RIP your candy bag open. If you feel the need to open your bag
prior to this day, please cut straight along the top or side of the
bag.
- A rectangle of fabric to use as the lining that measures at least twice the size of your pouch. The pattern suggests a 9"x20" rectangle. A fat quarter should do nicely! Bring one for each bag you plan to make.
- A nylon zipper that goes with your bag. Make sure it is longer than your bag is wide. Bring one for each bag you plan to make.
What will the guild provide?
The guild will provide irons, ironing boards, and power strips/extension cords.
What about lunch?
You can take a lunch break anytime you want. There are lots of restaurants downtown you can go visit. We are checking on whether you can bring a lunch to eat at the library. I'll edit this post shortly when I know for sure.
Okay, now I am sure I forgot something! Please comment below if you have any questions, and I'll do my best to get them answered for you quickly! Thanks for your patience as we ironed this out and thanks to Karen for pinch hitting! We really appreciate it!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Stephanie
