Kym Duea will be introducing us to English Paper Piecing, Part 1. At home or on-the-go, English Paper Piecing (EPP) is a fabulous way to occupy your time with a threaded needle. Join us in April as we explore everything Kym has learned along the way in her Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt project journey. Part 1 will include an informational session that takes a look at the fabric, thread, tools, techniques, and design options gathered along the way. Part 2 will be in June where there will be a hands on project.

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Bring Independence Day project(s) to show – whether or not they are completed; prizes, dessert/treats available

We will also have a speaker at the morning and evening class. Monique Venne will be telling us about 18th century women’s clothing. She has twice won blue ribbons in Historical Garment Making at the MN State Fair. The following is a preview of her topic:

Eighteenth-century women’s clothing is more than high hair and wide hips! Monique Venne will take you on a walk back in time by showing 18th-century fashions and how they changed throughout the century, looking at what ordinary people wore, and discussing the difference between historical and modern fabrics. She will also dispel the myths about we wearing stays (18th-century term for corsets), describe the layers of dress and their functions, and cover the common stitches used in sewing 18th-century clothing. Monique has spent the last 10+ years researching and constructing 18th-century clothing using only hand stitches.

Stitch-In (catch up) month – ask questions, get help on previous monthly programs from the folks who taught the classes, reschedule the Nun stitch program from the March evening meeting, and wrap up 4 x 4 x 4 challenge.

Monique Venne has agreed to return to teach a beading class (of which she is an expert at as well as hand-sewing) at both the day and evening meetings. More info and registration will be forthcoming.

This is our month to offer a free class and meeting to potential new members that signed up at the state fair. We will be offering a project that is easy to do and finish during the class. More details will be included in the next newsletter.

TBD

Following our business meeting and lunch, Katherine Kennedy will be teaching us Swedish/Huck Weaving from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Per Katherine, we will likely be able to finish the project before we leave.