Winter 2024 Calendar
**SARASOTA area Shop Hop will be January 11. Sign up sheets will be available January 2 (which is also the 1st SNS meeting). We will be visiting three quilt shops. We will car pool and lunch on our own.
**Quilts of Appreciation for Riverside Veterans presentation will be March 5 after Coffee & Donuts
AC is ready for sewing/embroidery beginning November 10
*Last Sewist please make sure all SNS items are placed in storage area until a formal list of Activity Managers can be established. Thank you.
Embroidery Group meets every Friday from 10-3.
Sewing is 10:00-4:00 Every Tuesday and 9:30-4:00Friday
Tuesday, January 2
Introductions, Meet & Greet, Business Meeting and Sewing
Friday, January 5
Tuesday, January 9 Round Fabric Bowl with Chris Beadle
Thursday, January 11 Shop Hop to Sarasota Area (More information at the Jan.2 Meet & Greet)
Friday, January 12
Tuesday, January 16 Applique of Choice with Nina Gorak
Friday, January 19 Paper Piecing Flower with Alice Stimpson
Tuesday, January 23 Raffle Quilt Block with Elsie Saar (All members are asked to participate in making blocks for the Raffle Quilt.)
Friday, January 26 Casserole Carrier with Diane Huckins
Tuesday, January 30 Winter Cardinal with Elsie Saar
Friday, February 2 Charity Sew Day-Quilt of Appreciation for Veterans with Sally Ellis and Alice Stimpson
Tuesday, February 6
Friday, February 9
Tuesday, February 13 Placemat and Napkins with Suzanne Shelton
Friday, February 16
Tuesday, February 20
Friday, February 23
Tuesday, February 27
Friday, March 1 Charity Sew Day- Freedom of Choice Day with Sally Ellis and Alice Stimpson
Tuesday, March 5 Quilts of Appreciation for Riverside Veterans presentation after Coffee & Donuts
Friday, March 8
Show and Tell Setup in PAV begins 8:30AM, Show and Tell 10AM to NOON, Luncheon 12:30PM to 2:30PM, Proposed 2025 Projects and Sign-up of interest after Luncheon
Tuesday, March 12
Friday, March 15
Tuesday, March 19 Raffle Quilt Ticket Drawing
Friday, March 22
Tuesday, March 26 Final day of sewing
Winter 2024 Workshop Supply Lists
Hello Sewists!
Round Bowl 8"
Applique of Choice
Teacher: Nina Gorak
Level: Intermediate-Advanced (multiple steps/multiple days)
Prior to class, choose and bring a hard copy of any pattern that contains appliqued fabric pieces. The pattern’s instructions may direct you to use either raw-edge machine applique with a blanket, satin, or zigzag stitch, or some type of turned edge on the fabric pieces. A turned edge may be folded over a cut-out freezer paper base, or turned and glued/starched, or turned with a hand applique needle.
Materials: Cotton fabrics for your chosen pattern pieces and the background, backing, batting and binding, cotton thread to match each of the pieces/fabrics to be appliqued, basic sewing supplies and machine with adjustable size zigzag or blanket/applique stitches, rotary cutter, scissors for paper and fabric, snips or small fine point scissors, freezer paper (if you want to use this method), fabric glue sticks, pencil and black fine point Sharpie, Pilot Frixion ball pens in colors that you can see/contrast on your fabrics (I prefer orange & blue or black or purple), light box, tweezers, paper-backed fusible web (I recommend Soft Fuse Premium 18 inch roll), fusible stabilizer (I recommend Pellon #906F Fusible Sheerweight: check your pattern for amount), Teflon pressing sheet.
Alternative Project: Daisy Applique Table Topper. For the background, bring fat quarters or ¼ yard of six (6) coordinating/complementary fabrics in pairs of light and medium colors, such as 2 aqua (one light, one medium), 2 green, and 2 pink or peach. For the daisies, bring ¾ yd of white (print or solid) or a different fabric than your background colors. Flower centers: 1/8 yd. Accent triangles: ¼ yd. Binding: ½ yd. Backing: ¾ yd. Cotton batting. 1½ yds paper-backed fusible web (18” wide), 1½ yds tear-away or fusible stabilizer, 50 wt. matching cotton threads for appliqued flowers and background, a 60 degree Creative Grids triangle ruler, see materials’ list and recommendations above.
Winter Cardinal Collage
Teacher: Elsie Saar
Supplies:
20x30” foam board covered with felt (I think 20x20” will work just fine_
Lite Steam-a-Seam 2
Mini iron preferred
Parchment paper about 20x20”
Fabric for background, fat quarter will do
A variety of fabric scraps in light, medium and dark values of:
Reds for bird
Greens for leaves
Black for face
Browns of grays for branches and feet
Other colors you may wish to include
1/8th yard of purchased fabric of a color will be enough
Click here for full directions
Self Binding Placemats
Teacher: Suzanne Shelton
The fabric requirements are:
1 yard fabric for front
1 yard fabric for back/binding
Optional: 1 yard fabric for 4 matching napkins
I will bring the pattern with me to class
CASSEROLE/DESSERT CARRIER
Paper Piecing Flower (Your choice of quilt, runner, placemat)
Surgical Hats for Pediatric Surgical Patients
Golisano Children's Hospital needs surgical caps for their pediatric surgical patients. Sew-N-Sews are asking members to each make one surgical cap this summer, and bring it in the fall to donate to Golisano. Instructions for making the surgical caps can be downloaded by clicking here: