Sandi Price When December rolls around, there is usually a mad rush to finish Christmas projects, whether the projects are for ourselves or to be gifted. Several members got a head start on their quilt projects and avoided that mad rush this year. And, of course, there are the Christmas stockings that we donate every…
Sandi Price The Material Girls club is branching out into a lot more than quilting these days. Now we are onto things made of rope, often embroidered. At our July 25 meeting, Mary Hunter taught us how to make rope snowmen. There are a number of other rope pieces that Mary has done.
Michele Kibler Can a quilter ever have enough fabric? Seventeen members of the Material Girls club plus a few quilter friends put this theory to the test at the Stitchin’ Heaven quilt shop in Quitman, Texas. Since this was a public trip, they carpooled to Frisco where they caught the shop’s bus and joined up…
Sandi Price The Material Girls Quilt class, which was started by Marguerite Rose 12 years ago, is still going strong, with a new class in 2024. This year it is being led by Sharon Westbrook, a relatively new member of our group. She isn’t new to quilting; however, for she started a quilt group in…
Sandi Price Last month the Material Girls Club traveled to the new Boxcar Quilts location out in the country. We needed explicit directions to find it and discovered it was located in a barn. Yep, a real barn. But it was unlike any other barn I have ever seen. This one has been turned into…
I wouldn’t call Sharyn Hughes a bag lady—not with her gorgeous, one-of-a-kind, designer purse line. She began making tote bags in 2019 to relieve her boredom during COVID-19. Wow! What a way to relieve boredom. Then it evolved into more challenging projects, which included detailed bags, handbags, purses, backpacks, and fanny packs. Since 2020, she…
Sandi Price Every month we get a chance to show off the work we have done, and the variety is not the only thing amazing, but the intricate work is fantastic. This month, out of 27 “Show and Tells,” there were five big quilts (including several king-size ones), a heart-shaped bling piece, rope bowls, embroidered…
On the second Thursday of each month, the Material Girls Club hosts a “Show and Tell” for their members. The talent in this group is absolutely amazing.
Sandi Price We are 83 members strong. Some of you may be wondering if you would really fit in with this club. Do you sew? Quilt? Embroider? Want to learn? Curious about what we do every week? Every Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m., and the first Saturday of every month, we have open…
Marguerite Rose and Sandi Price The Material Girls Club whizzed past their goal of 5,000 masks with a final total of 8,373 masks made in 54 days. In the beginning, Marguerite Rose, founder of the club, commented, “I doubt you’ll get 100 masks made.” After all the masks were completed, she joked, “If you had…