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…
Sandi Price Last week our Material Girls group received a wonderful surprise. My daughter-in-law Kim Price gave us two large bags of baby items for our Bundles for Babies donations, to be given to Sheppard Air Force Base expectant mothers. These young mothers, far from home with little money to spend, are always delighted with…
Sandi Price Each year our group holds a Christmas Luncheon at the Grill. It’s always a nice end-of-the-year event, but this year the organizers surpassed every year that had gone before. Everyone went home with something, even if it was simply a small table gift. We had games, gift exchanges, and some very creative door…
We must be doing something right to attract so many creative and talented quilters. Edwina Gibson joined our group just last year, but she obviously had a head start in sewing and quilting. Not only has she sewn all of her life, she has made all of her clothes since junior high and even designed…
To one of the yearly quilt shows within driving distance. This time, it was the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo in Irving, showcasing over 300 quilts from six local quilt guilds. It was also the place to buy new products and more fabric, which I know husbands will appreciate. Soon there won’t be any place left…
Congratulations to the women who just graduated from the Material Girls Beginning Quilting class! The Beginning Quilting class is offered once a year and is a six-week class covering all of the steps, tips, and techniques of quilt making. During the class, each student creates a table runner, created using a Disappearing Nine Patch pattern.…
Sandi Price Once again, the Material Girls group came through in 2019 for a number of charities and donated over 500 handmade items. Among these items were three soldier quilts that went to deployed military and 15 quilts to children of active duty military who attended a summer camp. Seventy-five pillows for cancer patients and…
Sandi Price Paula Hughes, a Material Girls member and a publisher of bag patterns, started it all. We were pleasantly surprised to find one of Paula’s patterns at Must Love Fabric on our recent outing. She designed a special bag for Material Girls and taught a “how to” class. Several members made the bag and it…
