Good things are happening here!!

Crazy Thunderstorms aside, this has been a pretty good week. The center medallion for the 2012 Red Hook Quilt has been designed and brought up to size. It is ready to begin. If you would like to help with this project, there are several buildings still available, Maizeland, Montgomery Place, The Red Hook Hotel, and Red Hook Central School ( Now LAMS) Even if you don't have alot of experience, the classroom is reserved on Thursdays from 12:30-4:30 for this project. I am here to help. The embroidery is simple stem stitch, and using freezer paper to transfer the applique patterns for the buildings is accurate and helps to stabilize the work as you proceed to stitch. Anyone can join us.

If this isn't the project for you, we have some other good things coming up. Check the August schedule for a cool coiled bowl or purse, and several landscape themed workshops that will help you create the landscape quilt that you have been dreaming of.

As our month begins, the BOM will meet Saturday, the sixth, and do both the July block and the August block. We will continue to play with paintstiks by request, and talk about gathered embellishments like yo yos, ruching and ruffles. I have the butterfly shaped Yo Yo maker as classroom equipment so you can play. In the right colors it also is a beautiful Sweet Pea Blossom.

Handstitchers Club is meeting on Tuesday, and we will make that cute bumble bee. His body is a gold colored upholstery fabric remnant, his wings are lutradur. He is sitting on a piece of hand painted "sky" fabric from the landscape fabric painting class. In September we will begin hand quilting. Many of you will have the Texas Star to quilt but you are welcome to bring any other project. More details of our work with hand quilting are on the handstitchers page. All are welcome.

Please get signed up for your August workshops today. Remember, our classroom has great light and is air conditioned!!