Wow, Where Has the Time Gone?

Quilting Confections has just finished up on our second year in business and what a year it's been! I'm excited to say that we've taught 29 new quilters this year! I wish I'd taken photographs of each and every "first" quilt but … well I'll try to be better about that next year. I love to teach the beginners! For several years I would only teach the intermediate classes where everyone already knows the lingo and the basics. I was afraid … but I'm over it and I'm looking forward to starting all over again with it in January. (Tuesday afternoons starting January 12).

In 2009 we grew our fabric inventory, added several Superior Thread lines including King Tut for quilting, Trilobal Polyester for embroidery and quilting and the most recent addition - Metallics for thread play. We've offered a wide variety of classes from beginners to doll making and fibre arts. We have lots of fun things planned for 2010 including two "block-a-month" programs. Piece, Love and Applique is a beautiful quilt with some piecing as well as applique. I did my applique by hand but if machine applique is your thing then go for it. Each month there will be a bit of applique and a bit of piecing. The 12th instalment will include the border and instructions on how to put it all together.

The Patchabilities monthly projects are fun, fun, fun. Licia Cipkar sewed our samples using a buttonhole applique technique. In January Katrina will be teaching a class on this technique, so if you want some instruction, that class will be Monday afternoon January 18 from 1;00 - 4:00.

We look forward to 2010. Come on in and share our love of quilting, maybe spend a Friday afternoon at sit & sew or join us for first Saturday - Demo Day. We're always happy to see you!