We are delighted to offer partial and full summer sewing camp scholarships to children in our community. If you or someone you know is a great candidate for a camp scholarship, we encourage you to fill out the application. Applications must be completed by May 27. The recipents will be selected and notified by June … Continued
It’s always a pleasure to host quilts in our classroom gallery. However, it is something extra special when we have the opportunity to display quilts that have been made in this very space! Our 2015 Patchwork Society students created a stunning collection of quilts surrounding the idea of improvisational quilting. Michelle Freedman created and taught our year … Continued
Our Classroom Gallery is looking beautiful with our 2014 Patchwork Society student quilts! These quilts were made over the course of the year, using skills taught in each monthly meeting.
Patchwork Society 2015 starts this month! We are kicking off year three of Patchwork Society! This year we are excited to explore improvisational piecing using Lucy Summer’s fabulous book, Quilt Improv: Incredible Modern Quilts from Everyday Inspiration. In each session we will demo new techniques and discuss how to develop modern compositions. We will also explore design inspiration, … Continued
This month at Patchwork Society, we learned the wonder of using bias tape in quilting! Bias tape can be handmade cutting strips on the bias of the fabric or bought in packaging. You can easily create this rainbow with these amazing strips! For the project, I whipped up this bright and cheery sewing machine … Continued
Every month at Patchwork Society, we learn new quilting/patchwork techniques and sew together! Our handbook is Modern Blocks compiled by Suzanne Woods. This month we made the block Four Acres (on page 68) to add to our quilt sampler. In addition to this, every month we take a spin on this block and use … Continued
For months Heather, Meredith and I have been meeting, sewing, planning, and getting super excited to offer you a new exclusive quilting club at MD! Join us for Patchwork Society and make 10 beautiful blocks, 10 additional projects, learn loads of new skills, join other quilters, make new friends, and much more the second Saturday … Continued