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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

November 2022 Journal

I hope these days fill you with love, peace, and happiness. Be thankful and show gratitude for the love and light in your life each day, As Thanksgiving approaches we often turn up our speed and plow through the next two months without giving them much thought.

Take each breath with care and meaning, find the joy closest to your heart, and make yourself happy.

The Studio here is a happy and joyful place for. We are filled with colorful wools, threads, and fabrics; teasing your creativity and inspiring you to create from your heart.

Patterns and project kits are unique and fun, and we offer a monthly calendar of events to keep us all busy with needle, thread and machine work.

We invite you to join our little hideaway in the woods.

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Wendy Williams Stitch Club-"VASE"

A variety of techniques are incorporated into the quilts and patterns designed by Wendy Williams, including wool applique. Her wool applique is usually done with pure wool felt using bold but simple embroidery stitches. Wendy's focus is that her work is achievable for all levels of quilters and stitchers. Join us in the Barn, and experience this small gem of an artsy quilt made with wool applique on cotton and embroidery. Finished size: 21"x 21". This is a three session class. Class project kits will be available for an additional fee.

8 Zippy Bags to Christmas Group

It's never to early to start planning your gift giving ideas. Join us each month from March thru October to make Eight Zippered Bags that make wonderful gifts for all ages. Zippy Bags 3 by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet is a lightweight canvas panel featuring the pieces and instructions to make four large (14" x 12") and four small (9" x 8") zippered bags. Each bag uses a colored zipper from Lori's Happy Zippers. Panel size is 56" x 56". We have built a great kit to make these projects even easier. Photo show three of the Zippy bags. Kit Includes: * Instructions are printed on the panel * Lori Holt Zippy Bags 3 lightweight canvas panel * 8 colored Lori Holt Happy Zippers 2 * Three yards of Lori Holt coordinating cotton fabrics for linings Cost detail: This is an eight session class group, each class session is priced at $20 per day of 5 hours of studio instruction, plus kit cost of $75.95 plus tax. Pre Registration is required.

Master Your Stripology Ruler

Having invested in the Stripology Ruler, let's unlock all this ruler can do for you. Increase your cutting efficiency and accuracy. Learn how to stripologize your patterns to save you time and get to the fun part – sewing !!! Join Patty Beyer, Certified Instructor and Stripologist, learn the secrets of Stripology. Patty has sewn since she was about 6 years old, learning to make Barbie clothes. While attending college she sewed and mended clothing to earn spending money. Patty began quilting about 20 years ago; trying many different rulers and cutting techniques. During the Covid shut down she found Gudrun Erla of GE Designs and has never looked back! "The Stripology rulers changed my sewing life. They cut down on my cutting time and increased my accuracy 10-fold ". Let Patty show you how it can change your quilting experience! (Class Location: The Barn at Farmgirl Quilts Studio)

Apr 2
Busy Hands
Apr 8
Penny's Eyeglass Case
Apr 9
Stripology Lil's Inga Table Runner