My friend Judy put out a request on the women’s group at church for squares of many different types of fabrics. Well that was right up my alley. I didn’t ask why, I just began digging through my bins and cutting off chunks. I labeled them and let her know I’d put them in her folder at church. The only one she asked for that I didn’t have was burlap.
The next time I saw her I asked what she was doing. She told me her granddaughters Meredith and Olivia were members of the American Heritage Girls (a Christian version of the Girl Scouts, click here for their website), and she told me they were working on a merit badge about fabric. I was thrilled! I love teaching future generations about quilting/sewing. I asked her to take photos and share how it all went. Here’s Meredith working with the fabric samples.
And this is Judy, Olivia and Meredith with their finished project!
She said the girls wanted to sew too. They made dresses and pillows for their bears.
I think I can see you all smiling! I’m always excited to see young people with a desire to sew.
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And if that wasn’t fun enough, I have something else to share for quilters in southeastern Wisconsin. I stumbled upon a delightful quilt shop while meeting our new insurance agent. He’s in an office building in Hartland, and Our Quilting Workshop is in the same building. When I saw this sign as we entered from the back parking lot, I remembered some friends telling me about it. What a nice surprise.
It’s located in the lower level of the building,
And once you get inside this door the atmosphere is very inviting:
They have everything a quilter could want!
I enjoyed meeting Laura and Veronica and hearing about their passion for everything quilting.
They have a lot of Minky and Shannon fabrics. I even found some crib sized remnants for 30% off!!! Now that’s too good to pass up. They also have a nice collection of the National Parks fabrics.
They do longarm quilting for hire, and also train quilters to rent out time on their longarm machine. Click here for all the store details! Veronica also told me that they have a newsletter which features their specials, sales and classes. If you haven’t been to their shop, I highly recommend a visit!
Laura says
So great to see kids sewing. I love Laura and Veronica! Their shop is amazing!
judy raddatz says
Absolutely love the young sewers.
Cynthia Huber says
I live not far from them and I’ve been going into their shop for little classes as well as this and that that I’ve needed for sewing as well as quilting. They are the best real sweet ladies. Willing to help. I’ve been shopping there since I moved here 5 years ago and love it.
Julie Savage says
Our Quilting Workshop is the closest shop to me! They have a sweet selection of fabric, great blenders, Riley Blake fabrics, a nice choice of batiks & lots of Minky. They have quilted several of my quilts & are so professional. Best of all, Laura & Veronica are lovely owners. So many of their customers become friends!
Diane Edman says
OMG Chris. I live in Sussex only 15 minutes away from Our Quilting Workshop and have never heard of them! I can’t wait to go visit them ! Thanks for sharing their information !