WOW! What a great group of Quilters to teach free motion quilting on Tuesday, October 17!
It was truly rewarding when several students opened up their BSR (Bernina Stitch Regulator) for the first time. The BSR offers many amazing features and techniques. The class practiced over 18 different free motion designs.
The Kousins started a new Block of the Month (BOM) at Hoover's on Monday, October 16, 2023--Egg Money Quilts: Vintage 1930's Samplers.
During the 1930s, most eggs were produced on rural farms with small flocks that scratched their way around the barnyard. The farmer’s wife was usually responsible for caring for the chickens, and the money received from the sale of the eggs was hers. Surely some fabric was purchased with these precious funds, and along with chicken feed sacks came the quilts uniquely associated with the Depression.
It was so exciting to see the fabrics that everyone selected. We completed the Grandmothers Flower Garden and the Road to California blocks. Stay tune for more photos as the Egg Money BOM continues.
The Kackling Kousins spent the day with the QB quilters from the State College Centre Pieces Quilt Guild. What a FUN day!!!!!
We started the morning with the Quilt-As-You-Go Workshop. The Workshop focused on the history and the techniques used in making "Potholder" quilts during the Civil War. The quilters learned that this method of quilting is still applicable today for finishing up all those blocks that most quilters have stored away and for completing community service projects.
As you can see from the photos below, each of the quilters that attended the workshop were very successful in learning this technique.
The Kackling Kousins then attended the Centre Pieces Quilt Guild meeting in the evening. They started by asking the Guild members if any of them had a stack of quilt blocks pieced together waiting to be quilted and assembled into a beautiful quilt? Most answered YES! We assured them that they were in the right lecture for getting some of these projects completed. Samples were shared and the quilters in the Workshop shared their blocks with the group.
We thank the State College Centre Pieces Quilt Guild for having us. We would love to visit your Quilt Guild and share this history and quilting technique. If you are interested, please contact one of the Kousins at 814-571-4436 (Kate) or 814-280-6529.
The Kousins spent the day at Hoover's Bernina Sew on Tuesday, September 19, 2024 teaching a class on Machine Quilting with Rulers. As Amanda Murphy says, "Quilting with rulers is free motion quilting with training wheels." Quilting with rulers can be done on a longarm machine or domestic sewing machine. Ruler work helps create accurate quilting across a quilt. Quilting rulers give you a precise quilting pattern. Combining ruler work with free motion quilting is a "show stopper." The designs you can create are endless.
Thanks for a great day ladies!
On Monday, September 18, 2024, the students enrolled in the Underground Railroad Samper Quilt (by Eleanor Burns) block of the month attended their last class. The Kousins were extremely proud that all nine members of the class completed all 12 quilt blocks. This group of ladies were truly a pleasure to work with and teach. We shared so many quilting techniques, but above all else, we shared the joy of the soul, laughter! Thanks, ladies for a great class!
The Kackling Kousins are now scheduling quilting lectures and workshops for 2024. If you are interested in booking the Kousins for your group or organization, please contact Kate or Kelly for details. We are so excited to provide information to individuals that love the art of quilting.
Our calendar is starting to fill up, so call or email today!!!! Don't forget to FOLLOW us for continuous updates.
The Kackling Kousins took the month of August for some R&R at the Centre County Grange Fair in Centre Hall, PA. There is nothing better than handwork sewing in the evening at your campsite enjoying the sites and sounds of the Fair.
