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!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Canberra Brown Owls - English Paper Piecing
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16 comments:
Hooray, I can make this one!
Michelle W
Count me in and a kit too please! Renae B.
Count me in
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
ooh me please - if I am allowed to be a Brown Owl by then???
I would like the template kit too please!
Hi. I can make it and I'd also love a kit.Thanks. Melissa
I'll be there ;-) and I'd love a kit please.
Me too + kit
I'll be there, and I'd like a kit :)
Hey I have finally managed to join - yippee!
I would love a kit if there is still time to get one.
Cass
Yes, there is time for a kit. You all have until next week to let me know.
Yes I will be there and I would like a kit. :-) Ta Jodie W
I'll be coming and will also need a kit- I hope its not too late Michelle.
jo
Yipee! Finally i can make this one. Looks like were free of the winter lurgies. Touch wood!
Would love a kit too please.
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
Cathy - absolutely. Come along!
Let me know if you need a kit too.
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