Lucy Rees Material Girls had a field trip on Halloween. Thirty members traveled to Aubrey, Texas, for lunch and a chance to get fabric for their next project. Pat McHenry said that she has been a good witch this year but cannot fly on her broomstick any longer.
Pat Henderson It’s said a handmade quilt is like a warm hug. The RR Material Girls were honored to send 41 “warm hugs” to the Hill Country Quilt Guild in support of Quilts for Hill Country Strong. The guild collected quilts from across Texas and the U.S. for those impacted by the recent devastating floods…
Lucy Rees Material Girls celebrated Halloween this year by making and designing witch hats. In October Lucy Rees and Brandy Walker gave a lesson on how to make a traditional conical hat. Members then decorated their hats. A fashion show was held on Halloween to show off their creations. Many members added costumes or T-shirts…
Sandi Price There are times when the talents of our Material Girls surprise even me. Brandy Walker is one of those members. After watching a handwork demonstration by Lucy Rees six months ago, she caught the bug and became fascinated with collage. After working on three patterns from collagequilter.com, Brandy ventured out on her own…
Sandi Price Our regular meeting of the Material Girls is every Thursday at 1 p.m., but we have the room for the whole day. That means whoever wants to sew all day can do so. At a recent meeting, the room was absolutely packed with overachievers, or it might have something to do with the…
Sandi Price This time the Material Girls traveled to Minding my P’s & Q’s quilt shop in North Denton. (We’ve been there before, so what can I say? It’s close.) Besides seeing new quilting “stuff,” I had my first introduction to the Texas Shop Hop. Picture this: 105 quilt shops throughout Texas, each one featuring…
Sandi Price There are Material Girls, and then there are Material Girls who contribute a great deal of their time, effort, and money to our various charitable organizations. Mary Hunter is one of those members who continues to contribute. Her latest project is leading the charge to create book pillows for children with cancer. The…
Sandi Price Quilts, quilts, quilts. Usually, that’s all we talk about. But we really do other things. On our last outing to Boxcar Quilts, we were introduced to a funky doll called Steampunk. So, we had a session on creating these dolls, some for donation to the Denton Quilt Guild for their annual sale.
Ruth Loyd demonstrated a “Quilt as You Go” tutorial at the last meeting of the Material Girls Club. It was a completely different kind of quilting and, of course, Ruth being Ruth, jazzed it up with some machine embroidery. It’s always fun to be introduced to something new. We have members who have been sewing…
Sandi Price Each year the Material Girls club holds a one-of-a-kind quilt class for new members. Each student has a mentor who gives one-on-one instruction. Because of the closure of the Arts & Crafts Center this year, the class was held in Marguerite Rose’s home. She also taught the class, as she has done since…