Newsletter 2009-12
     
 
Classes
We finished our class session. We hope to have new classes with our next session coming in spring.
 
Christmas Party!
when: Saturday December 19th, 8pm to 9pm Central time
where: QuiltCampus chat room
Door Prizes!
There will be music and games.
Come join us and have fun!
 
New pattern


Penny Rug Ornaments
We have last years Penny Rug Ornaments available now! Just in time for the holidays!
Check out our Gallery to see all the ornaments we made.
Click here to get the pattern!
 
 
Sew and Tell

Each month I post a question in our forum. This is a great way to share what you know and to learn new things. Here is this month's question.

What background fabrics do you use? Plain colors or batiks? Light or dark?

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You can see the answers to this question in our forum as well as add your own! Join us in our forum. Visit the Student Lounge for Sew and Tell.

Do you have a good question to ask? Let us know about it.
 

Word Scramble!
Here are the answers to last month's scramble

1. suihsenn is sunshine.
2. nnuio is union.
3. ologahgt is golgotha.
4. sraaskan is arkansas.
5. gyarlnfod is dragonfly.

 6. phuenmos is homespun.
7. hyencnee is cheyenne.
8. srypesc is cypress.
9. nocttunicec is connecticut.
10. poosl is spool.
 
     
     
 
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Gallery Update . . .
curling-mom and hroechter finished their Flower table runner. Check them out in the gallery.
We finished our Baskets and More Baskets workshop. Check out the great quilts in our gallery.

Gico finished her Star top and Linda has hers all quilted! Check them out in our gallery.
We finished Kitty and Hearts class. Check out Serra55's top in our gallery.
We finished Your First Quilt class. Check out ladygem2008's top in our gallery.
We are always adding pictures to our gallery. Click here to share a picture from a QuiltCampus program.
 
     
     
 

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This month's birthdays!
Day Name - nick
4 Anette - ANNIE1955
4 Camille - daisyduke53
5 Yvonne - Yvonne
12 Shellie - shel
16 Donna - DonnainTX
17 Barbara -
20 Annette - Annette
21 Mary - ladyb
21 Melissa - Mysi
22 Sue - slnsln171
24 Barb - chrgenurse
26 Pam - pamduxbury
26 Edna - Edna
28 eddye - eddye
Are you on our birthday list? If not, Let us know when your birthday is.
 
     
     
 

Let's Share Links!

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Crossword
easy
ACROSS
2   _____stitch. An overcasting stitch. This method is use to join pieces in english paper piecing.
4   Stitch in the _____. Quilting stitches sewn along a seam line.
7   UnFinished Object (abbreviation)
9   Matching _____. To line up seams between pieces, most often at corners.
12   A covering that has been tied instead of quilted.
13   A lifting and lowering of the iron to set seams and to remove wrinkles. This method will not stretch or distort the fabric.
14   _____ corner seam. Another term for square corner seam.
16   _____ seams. Seam intersections of three fabric pieces that form a Y-shape.
19   _____ _____ Seam Allowance. The standard seam allowance used to make a quilt.
20   Block Of The Month (abbreviation)
21   A strip of fabric that is between the binding and the inner part of the quilt. It can be pieced.
23   _____ paper piecing. A method of hand piecing that uses precut paper/plastic pieces. You baste your fabric around the piece. After basting, the pieces are whip stitched together with the paper inside to hold the accurate shape.
24   _____ stitch. The name of the hand-piece stitching for patchwork.
DOWN
1   A bedcover made of two pieces of fabric with a filler between them.
3   _____ piecing. To join fabric pieces by feeding them through the sewing machine one after the other without lifting the presser foot or cutting the threads between the pairs. You can also sew strips of fabric together at the sewing machine, then cut them i
5   Gathered circles of fabric.
6   _____ machine quilting. The process of quilting curved designs by machine.
8   Quilting _____. A freestanding floor apparatus that holds the layers of a quilt together during quilting.
10   A design technique where the batting is thicker in selected areas of the quilt, creating an elevated or stuffed appearance.
11   _____ paper piecing. A method of machine piecing that uses paper with the pattern printed on it. You sew pieces of fabric to the paper.
14   Quilt _____. Process of flattening and squaring up a quilt to create a more uniformly shaped blanket.
15   _____ quilt. A type of quilt in which yarn or thread ties are used to secure the layers of the quilt.
17   _____ presser foot. A sewing machine attachment designed to allow the fabric to be guided and moved freely during fee-motion machine quilting.
18   Fusible _____. A plastic like material that is used to heat fuse two pieces of fabric together.
22   _____stitch. Another term for blindstitch.
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