Last week I told you about a small group of quilters who came to sew together here on the Cape. This past weekend there were two large groups sewing at The Cape Cod Resort and Conference Center (located behind Heartbeat Quilts). One group was from Blackstone Valley (about 50) and another group of quilters from New England and beyond (NC +) of 110 quilters. Saturday night I was hired by the larger group to talk about and show scrap quilts. What fun we had together. I was able to give tips about scrap quilts, discuss fabric and how to organize their stash and multiple uses of different fabrics. I only wish I could’ve stayed and sewn with them! If you are planning to come for a quilt getaway please call me in advance and let’s see if I can participate in some way to enhance everyone’s sewing experience. If nothing else, I can make you laugh.
Go through your home fabric stash. Any piece that is less than ½ yard should be used for scrap quilts. Sort the pieces by color, light and darks of any color should be separated too. You will have many piles of blues (different shades, no more than 3 piles of a color) and likewise for each color. Separate out pure whites, beige tonals, and light colored backgrounds that have bits of color too. Next week I’ll give you the next step. For some of you it will take weeks to just sort the fabric. Put the sorts in baskets to get ready to cut.
Call, visit, email, let me know what you want in future Monday blasts.
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