Congratulations Miss Rose!!!!

 

Congratulations Miss Rose on your wedding this summer.  However, for The Kousins, Rose's wedding announcement is bittersweet.  Even though we are extremely happy for Rose, she will be leaving Hoovers to relocate with her new husband.  We enjoyed her smiling face, her attention to detail, and her helping hand whenever needed

Best wishes Rose ... you will be missed!

Machine Quilting with Rulers

Quilters, if you haven't tried quilting with rulers, you should! As mentioned in an earlier post ... "ruler quilting is free motion quilting on training wheels."  After you have mastered the touch of the ruler with your machine, your creativity is endless.  

The Kousins will be offering another Machine Quilting with Rulers class this fall. Class information will be available in Hoovers Newsletter.

Here are some photos from the ruler class held on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 ...

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Egg Money Block-of-the-Month--What a Success!!!

The Kackling Kousins offered a Finishing Class for the Egg Money Block-of-Month (BOM).  A Finishing Class, after a BOM is complete, is a great practice for the participating quilters. For those that need to complete blocks, the class gives them the opportunity to do so.  We then proceed to discuss layout for the completed blocks.  We audition background and sashing colors to help each quilter design their quilt top.

Our goal is to ensure that each quilter leaves the class with a plan to complete their quilt.  After spending time with these quilters, once-a-month for six months, new quilting friendships are formed, and the quilter learns techniques that will be used again and again for this timeless art.

The photos below capture the success of the Finishing Class.  Take a look . . .

          

Machine Quilting with Rulers - Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - Hoover's Bernina Sew

The Kackling Kousins are offering the Machine Quilting with Rulers class again at Hoovers on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. If you have a desire to learn ruler quilting, this class is definitely for you.  The Kousins will provide several rulers for you to test drive this quilting technique. According to  Amanda Murphy, "ruler quilting is free motion quilting with training wheels."  You will first learn to use the rulers in conjunction with your sewing machine.  After this touch is mastered, you are well on your way to endless creative custom quilting. 

If you are quilting on your home sewing machine or your longarm, using rulers can help you get very consistent with lines and shapes.  Students come to class with a simple quilt block already sewn.  The block will be used to practice using the rulers.  It is extremely important to learn these techniques on a quilt block that actually has seams and ditches.  Discussion topics will include:  supplies, samples, use of a straight edge ruler to complete all of the in-the-ditch quilting, and use of a various curved rulers to create some fun designs to complete the block.  A demonstration will also be provided on how to do a faux-pipe binding.

To register for this class, you can call Hoover's Bernina at 570-966-0122 or visit the shop at 2282 Beaver Road, Mifflinburg, PA 17844.  Make sure you ask for the supply list, which includes the directions for the sample block you need for class.

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