Winter 2023 Calendar
The calendar for Winter 2023 is below. Workshops are in Bold type, and the supply lists for each workshop are in the next article.
Friday, January 6 Business Meeting, 10:00am
Tuesday, January 10 Ann Mason and Barbara Hansen-
Placemat workshop
Thursday, January 12 Shop Hop
Friday, January 13 Embroidery Group Meets
Tuesday, January 17*
Friday, January 20*
Tuesday, January 24 Suzanne Shelton-
Easy Bargello Wallhanging, 33x40
Friday, January 27 Embroidery Group Meets
Tuesday, January 31*
Friday, February 3 Charity Sew Day
Tuesday, February 7*
Friday, February 10 Embroidery Group Meets
Tuesday, February 14 Gail Frenz- BQ2 quilt, 54x67
Friday, February 17*
Tuesday, February 21 Charity Sew Day
Friday, February 24*
Tuesday, February 28 Chris Beadle- Fabric Box
Friday, March 3*
Tuesday, March 7*
Friday, March 10*
Tuesday, March 14 Luncheon
Friday, March 17 Show and Tell
Tuesday, March 21*
Friday, March 24*
Tuesday, March 28*
Friday, March 31*
*- Open Sew
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Winter 2023 Workshop Supply Lists
To download a PDF file with the supply lists and pictures for all four workshops, CLICK HERE.
Sew-n-Sews Workshops 2023
Ann Mason and Barbara Hansen Instructors
Placemats or Table Topper

Optional center embroidery
Materials:
Placemats |
4 |
6 |
feature fabric |
2/3 yd (60 cm) |
1 1/8 yd (1 m) |
coordinate |
1/2 yd (45 cm) |
5/8 yd (55 cm) |
backing & batting (based on 45" width). |
1 yd (90 cm) |
1 3/8 yd (1.25 m) |
Placemat size 14.5" x 14.5" (37 cm x 37 cm)
Table Toppers |
medium |
large |
feature fabric |
1/3 yd (30 cm) |
5/8 yd (55 cm) |
coordinate |
1/3 yd (30 cm) |
1/2 yd (45 cm) |
backing and batting |
2/3 yd (60 cm) |
3/4 yd (70 cm) |
Table Topper size
medium 19.5" x 19.5" (50 cm x 50 cm)
large 24.5" x 24.5" (62 cm x 62 cm)
Chris Beadle Instructor
Fabric Box

Beautiful fabric boxes. They are perfect for co-workers, small gifts... or just keep them around the house. Make them for Birthdays, Christmas, Valentines Day, 4th of July.
Materials:
2 10 x 10" fabric squares
1 10 x 10" batting square
thread
buttons (4)
Equipment:
Sewing machine
Rulers
Scissors
Pins (optional)
Iron and Iron board or pad
Suzanne Shelton Instructor
Easy Bargello Wallhanging
33" x 40"
Supply List- 1 1/2 yards of gradation fabric
Suzanne used this one
Gail Frenz Instructor
BQ2 Quilt


Size: 54" x 67 1/2"
This beautiful up-tempo quilt is made from just 3 fabrics, one of which is a large print focus fabric. And if you wish to be creative with your embroidery machine, the focus fabric could be various embroideries. Follow this link for a gallery of photos to help you choose your 3 fabrics. BQ Nation - Maple Island Quilts
Fabric Requirements:
Large Lap- 20 13 1/2" blocks= 54" x 67 1/2"
(Note that the fabrics in this pattern are listed as a letter, so we should stick with that nomenclature of fabric A, D, L).

Fabric A: (focus fabric)- 1 1/2 yards or 20 9 1/2' squares
Fabric D: (accent fabric)- 1 1/4 yards
Fabric L: (background fabric)- 1 1/2 yards
Binding: 5/8 yard
Backing: 3 1/2 yards
Batting: 60" x 74"
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Surgical Hats for Pediatric Surgical Patients
Golisano Children's Hospital needs surgical caps for their pediatric surgical patients. Sew-N-Sews are asking members to each make one surgical cap this summer, and bring it in the fall to donate to Golisano. Instructions for making the surgical caps can be downloaded by clicking here:
Pediatric Surgical Caps Instructions
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