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September Show and Tell

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  Paula showing her eye catching red, white, and black quilt.  She is fairly new to doing long arm quilting so we admired how she quilted it.  Well done Paula! Aaron, supermom and super girlscout leader showing what she has been working on with her scouts!  The top one is a camp blanket / poncho.  What a cool idea! In October Deanne is teaching us how to make these adorable stockings for our kids, both big and small.  They are made from 2 pairs of tube socks.   Check out the chubby cheeks on the back! Lydia brought this quilt she made some time ago.  It is a Mikenna Ryan quilt which several members were familiar with.  Lydia was interested to see one on display at the Springville Museum.   Check out all of the quilts Mary has been finishing.  This first one is a Judy Niemeyer.  Look at all those appliqued circles and perfect points! I believe this was a block of the month?  Not Judy Niemeyer.  It is king siz...

Sewing Room and Studio Tour - August 2025

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Sew Saturday in August four quilters opened up their homes to show the spaces that they sew in and how they organize all their fabric and notions.  It was so fun to see everyones' space.  In some cases it included a tour of the house and grounds.   Here are a few of the take aways: Having no carpet makes it easy to clean up threads. Audrey showed her space for sewing but explained that she doesn't sew as often in that room as she does at retreats, in her camper, and at Sew Saturday.  Consequently she likes having things organized for shopping so she can grab and go.    A Tension rod is great for ribbons. This is under Audrey's cutting Table. Audrey likes having a catch-all basket for supplies in waiting.   Audrey showed a basket of stuff where she cleaned off her space.  All the stuff then will be later distributed to its proper place. Her fabric is stored on its side lined up rather than stacked for easy removal. No need for cardboa...