The Kackling Kousins were at Hoover's Bernina at the beginning of the last week to continue the Eleanor Burns' Underground Sampler Quilt Block of the Month. During this class we focused on the Wagon Wheel and the Bear Paw blocks. The group is becoming very efficient with the 1/4" seam allowance, half-square triangles, and squaring up the pieced squares so that the blocks fit together perfectly. Next month's focus will be on the Basket and Crossroads blocks.
On Day 2 at Hoover's Bernina the Kackling Kousins offered the Machine Quilting with Rulers Workshop. Each class member brought a simple quilt block, which they assembled at home. We feel it is very important to learn ruler work on a quilt top that actually has seams and ditches. Everyone worked diligently to try the rulers and come up with custom quilting designs. A demonstration was also given on how to do a faux-piped binding.