Monday, July 13, 2009

Canberra Brown Owls - English Paper Piecing


Hex's, originally uploaded by tutti fruiti.

July is just slip-slipping away from us, and our next meeting is on Sunday 26 July!

We are going to learn how to do English paper piecing. It's a patchwork technique, and is possibly something your mother or grandmother or great-grandmother used for piecing quilts. It's a load of fun, and once you know how to do it, the possibilities are endless! You can make a flower out of hexagons and applique it to a skirt or a tote bag ... or make a doll quilt ... or a cushion! Check out Flickr for more ideas!

I will be offering kits of pre-cut piecing papers and a bit of template plastic, and they will only be a few dollars (under $5). If you need a kit, please let me know by Tuesday night 14th July! I need to order the shapes from WA and they take time to arrive. (It's OK - I've ordered enough for everybody, so just let me know by the 22nd so that I know how many I have to package up.

If you go with the kit, all you need to bring with you are:

* scraps of fabric that you like (at least 3 inches square)
* a pencil
* (sharp) needles, pins and thread
* a pressing stick/Clover presser/paddlepop stick.
* $6 for the room hire

See you at Downer Community Centre at 2 pm on the 26th! Don't forget to RSVP below!

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16 comments:

  1. MichelleJuly 14, 2009 at 7:44 AM

    Hooray, I can make this one!

    Michelle W

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  2. UnknownJuly 14, 2009 at 9:08 AM

    Count me in and a kit too please! Renae B.

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  3. Dainey DJuly 14, 2009 at 9:30 AM

    Count me in

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  4. BronJuly 14, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    oooh! I can't make it! =( (I have a date with Russel Robertson, you know) BUT I would like a kit, if that's ok?
    Bron S

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  5. AnonymousJuly 14, 2009 at 3:07 PM

    ooh me please - if I am allowed to be a Brown Owl by then???

    I would like the template kit too please!

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  6. AnonymousJuly 14, 2009 at 4:02 PM

    Hi. I can make it and I'd also love a kit.Thanks. Melissa

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  7. BecJuly 14, 2009 at 7:53 PM

    I'll be there ;-) and I'd love a kit please.

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  8. MichelleJuly 15, 2009 at 12:14 PM

    Me too + kit

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  9. JenMeisterJuly 15, 2009 at 1:31 PM

    I'll be there, and I'd like a kit :)

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  10. AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 2:52 PM

    Hey I have finally managed to join - yippee!

    I would love a kit if there is still time to get one.

    Cass

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  11. MichelleJuly 15, 2009 at 10:02 PM

    Yes, there is time for a kit. You all have until next week to let me know.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 16, 2009 at 4:11 PM

    Yes I will be there and I would like a kit. :-) Ta Jodie W

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  13. JoanneJuly 17, 2009 at 6:30 PM

    I'll be coming and will also need a kit- I hope its not too late Michelle.

    jo

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  14. AnoofiJuly 18, 2009 at 8:33 AM

    Yipee! Finally i can make this one. Looks like were free of the winter lurgies. Touch wood!
    Would love a kit too please.

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  15. Cathy DJuly 20, 2009 at 10:26 AM

    Hi I have just arrived in Canberra from Adelaide. I am a Brown Owls member there and was hoping I could join your group. Is there room for me this Sunday?
    Cathy

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  16. MichelleJuly 21, 2009 at 7:15 PM

    Cathy - absolutely. Come along!

    Let me know if you need a kit too.

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