Sunday, October 24, 2010

Remember when? When we shopped for fabric they ran the folded edge through a machine and we loved to watch the dial turn. Next the lady would click the machine and a slit would be nicked in the fabric. She would remove the fabric and either tear or cut the fabric. When you got home, you measured it again, and there was always more than the amount you asked for. Before you could cut out your dress, blouse or curtains, it was necessary to straighten the grain. I remember trying to find one thread at each end, that was complete all the way across. Mom taught me to pull the thread then cut along the line formed by the missing thread. Now the fabric was "straight". It often would not fold evenly, but at least you knew it was "straight"!





















Project Linus of Lower DelMarVa held 2 workshops this weekend for making blankets for the children we serve. At the Shorebirds Quilters' Retreat in beautiful Silver Beach on Friday, there were 30 ladies quilting by the Chesapeake Bay. What a view and such perfect weather!! I presented directions and a demo of 2 quilt patterns. Zip Strip by Prairie Sky is a colorful "Fun & Done" quilt-as-you-go pattern which can use up some of your small pieces of stash fabric. Any age child would love this bright quilt with colors that dance across the blocks!












The other pattern is "Basically Kids Stuff" a scrap-happy free pattern on the Connecting Threads website. I pre-cut the squares and rectangles with scraps. The 3 1/2" squares are all from leftover dog and cat prints.












The ladies in charge of this event had high tea for all of us at 3 pm. Such a clever idea to have an assortment of tea cups and saucers for us to keep. The Irish tea was wonderful, Regina! I've been bragging on you!












Saturday there were 13 ladies at Salem UMC in Pocomoke. We were prepared to teach the same 2 blocks as the day before, but the crochet teachers held everyone's interest! Thank you Debbie Quick and Anne Bottino.












Sunday, October 3, 2010


Saturday, October 23

Make A Blanket Day

10 am - 3 pm

at

Salem United Methodist Church

2nd & Walnut Sts

Pocomoke MD


All are welcome! Bring a friend.

Fabric and yarn provided


noon time speaker will be a nurse from one of our recipient facilities

Come and hear her stories!


Bring sewing machine and/or crochet hook.


For the quilters:

new Scrap Happy patterns will be taught


For the crocheters, we will have lots of fleece to finish with crocheted edges.
Congratulations to Helen Lines of Pocomoke, who won the Shorebirds Quilt Guild raffle quilt.