Kid's Summer Camp and sampler pix

 I had so much fun Wednesday helping these budding sewists make their first skirt! They had the choice of making the longer, straight version or the short sassy version.As you can see, they did a great job!

The three girls on the left (above) are friends and helped each other as they were sharing a pattern (wrong size purchased by two). Miss E (zigzag skirt) was visiting from California and her Grandma signed her up for the class.

 I forgot to ask if any of these were going to fair this year, but they would definitely wow the judges! It's always so much fun to see what fabrics they pick out.

 This cutie has taken kid's camps in the past...not sure if you can see the doggie faces on her skirt or not, but it's a cute print.

 These two sisters have taken classes before. It's always fun to see them.

That evening we had an extra class for the Sunbonnet Sue Sampler quilters...they worked on getting their borders finished. Two of the four were able to come. Diane H has one more border to go...she spent some time auditioning her fabrics for that first border. We liked how choosing the cornerstone fabric was going to change the look of the setting design. It's always so much fun to play with color, isn't it? I can't wait to see it finished!

 Marta is making two, one for her and one for a friend. She finished her friend's quilt that night. I am anxious to see her top finished too. She cut the borders for it, so it won't take her long to sew them on.

Jane has a good start on her center Posie for the Simply Posies Sampler 21 that began Monday night. She is making her four flowers all the same fabric.

I have to confess that I had didn't take any pictures during Tuesday night's To The Point Sampler class because they were so busy learning paper piecing techniques to make their block, that I just forgot. They will be meeting one more time for an extra class to learn how to set their blocks on point next month, so I will get some taken then.

I plan to start a new project today so hopefully I will have pictures to share soon! Are you sewing today?

Kid's Camp, 2015 and sampler updates

I like to schedule a few sessions of Kid's Camp for area kids in the summer. Some kids like to make things for their 4-H groups to take to the fair, some just like to make things! This year I decided to offer a beginning sewing project using a Simplicity pattern for skirts. There were several views, making a short fuller skirt or a longer A-line type skirt. I have had these girls in class before and they did very well.

They had fun and did a great job!

I also had an adult take the class as she is a beginner and wants to learn how to make clothing. I had given 2 pattern options as some kids are adult size, so she chose the adult pattern. Hers turned out well too. I will be offering this class again in July. If you live in my area and are interested, check the Upcoming Classes page for the full details.

That evening I met with the Sampler Pick group. There are four members in this group and they are making three different quilts. 

 Marilyn's Row by Row is coming along nicely! She has to make three of the basket blocks for her quilt.

 Dorothy hung up her finished blocks for the Ribbon Quartz quilt...she didn't have her machine so she cut out both of her blocks during class and will sew them later.

 Christine and Judy are making the Carpenter Wheel Spin...Judy was on vacation, but Christine got both of her Seattle Star blocks finished.

 We had a couple of drop-ins that missed their class this month because of vacations. Deb and Shirley were working on English Ivy for the Point the Way sampler. Somehow, I only got a picture of one.

 Laural was working on the Odds and Ends block from the Sunbonnet Sue sampler. Her group is going to meet next month to get the top put together and finish. This is Laural's second quilt.

I traveled to Muscatine, IA for a trunk show yesterday and am teaching a Circle and Spin class today,  so I will take lots of pictures of their progress.