AC is ready for sewing/embroidery beginning November 10 

*Last Sewist please make sure all SNS items are placed in storage area until a formal list of Activity Managers can be established. Thank you.

Embroidery Group meets every Friday from 10-3.

Sewing is 10:00-4:00 Every Tuesday and 9:30-4:00Friday

Tuesday, January 2           

Introductions, Meet & Greet, Business Meeting and Sewing

Friday, January 5 

Tuesday, January 9             Round Fabric Bowl with Chris Beadle

Thursday, January 11        Shop Hop to Sarasota Area (More information at the Jan.2 Meet & Greet)

Friday, January 12    

Tuesday, January 16          Applique of Choice with Nina Gorak

Friday, January 19             Paper Piecing Flower with Alice Stimpson

Tuesday, January 23         Winter Cardinal with Elsie Saar

Friday, January 26             Casserole Carrier with Diane Huckins

Tuesday, January 30         Pelican Pillow with Chris Beadle

Friday, February 2            Charity Sew Day-Quilt of Appreciation for Veterans with Sally Ellis and Alice Stimpson

Tuesday, February 6

Friday, February 9

Tuesday, February 13       Placemat and Napkins with Suzanne Shelton

Friday, February 16

Tuesday, February 20     

Friday, February 23

Tuesday, February 27

Friday, March 1                  Charity Sew Day- Freedom of Choice Day with Sally Ellis and Alice Stimpson

Tuesday, March 5

Friday, March 8               

Show and Tell Setup in PAV begins 8:30AM, Show and Tell 10AM to NOON, Luncheon 12:30PM to 2:30PM, Proposed 2025 Projects and Sign-up of interest after Luncheon

Tuesday, March 12

Friday, March 15 

Tuesday, March 19            Raffle Quilt Ticket Drawing 

Friday, March 22

Tuesday, March 26            Final day of sewing

Hello Sewists!

Round Bowl 8"

 Applique of Choice

Teacher: Nina Gorak

Level:  Intermediate-Advanced (multiple steps/multiple days)

Prior to class, choose and bring a hard copy of any pattern that contains appliqued fabric pieces.  The pattern’s instructions may direct you to use either raw-edge machine applique with a blanket, satin, or zigzag stitch, or some type of turned edge on the fabric pieces.  A turned edge may be folded over a cut-out freezer paper base, or turned and glued/starched, or turned with a hand applique needle.

Materials:  Cotton fabrics for your chosen pattern pieces and the background, backing, batting and binding, cotton thread to match each of the pieces/fabrics to be appliqued, basic sewing supplies and machine with adjustable size zigzag or blanket/applique stitches, rotary cutter, scissors for paper and fabric, snips or small fine point scissors, freezer paper (if you want to use this method), fabric glue sticks, pencil and black fine point Sharpie, Pilot Frixion ball pens in colors that you can see/contrast on your fabrics (I prefer orange & blue or black or purple), light box, tweezers, paper-backed fusible web (I recommend Soft Fuse Premium 18 inch roll), fusible stabilizer (I recommend Pellon #906F Fusible Sheerweight: check your pattern for amount), Teflon pressing sheet.

Alternative Project:  Daisy Applique Table Topper.  For the background, bring fat quarters or ¼ yard of six (6) coordinating/complementary fabrics in pairs of light and medium colors, such as 2 aqua (one light, one medium), 2 green, and 2 pink or peach.  For the daisies, bring ¾ yd of white (print or solid) or a different fabric than your background colors.  Flower centers: 1/8 yd.  Accent triangles: ¼ yd.  Binding: ½ yd.  Backing: ¾ yd.  Cotton batting.  1½ yds paper-backed fusible web (18” wide), 1½ yds tear-away or fusible stabilizer, 50 wt. matching cotton threads for appliqued flowers and background, a 60 degree Creative Grids triangle ruler, see materials’ list and recommendations above.

Winter Cardinal Collage

Teacher: Elsie Saar

Supplies:

20x30” foam board covered with felt (I think 20x20” will work just fine_

Lite Steam-a-Seam 2

Mini iron preferred

Parchment paper about 20x20”

Fabric for background, fat quarter will do

A variety of fabric scraps  in light, medium and dark values of:  

              Reds for bird

              Greens for leaves

              Black for face

              Browns of grays for branches and feet

              Other colors you may wish to include

1/8^th yard of purchased fabric of a color will be enough

Click here for full directions

 Pelican Pillow 

Teacher: Chris Beadle