Join the Kackling Kousins for the "Mini Dresden Snack Mat" Workshop

Hoovers SPRING FLING - It's All About You

 It's a Quilting Spa Day for you!

Hoovers supply everything--It's All About You!  

Register now by calling Hoovers at 570-966-3822.

Egg Money BOM Continues and More Quilters Learn Ruler Quilting

Monday, February 19, 2024

The Egg Money BOM continued into month four.  The blocks completed this month were the Double Wedding Ring and Rocky Road to Kansas.  

The Double Wedding Ring Block became popular in the 1920 and represents a symbol of love and romance with its interlocking rings symbolizing marriage.  The Rocky Road to Kansas Block refers to the period of early settlers in the late 1800's and their difficult traveling conditions.

Quilters learned how to assemble and cut an arch for the Double Wedding Ring and; how to utilizing non-woven interfacing to complete the arch.

The Rocky Road to Kansas taught quilters how to use muslin to assemble the block; and the skill of sewing inset seams.  The best quotes we heard from the quilters were, "you teach us to make sure our seams are 1/4"; but during this block you wanted us to sew different size strips together at an angle to portray a rocky road . . . things that make you go Hmmmmmmm!; and "do we need a 6" hemostat or a 24" hemostat?"

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 

The Kackling Kousins continued to share the skill of "Quilting with Rulers" at Hoovers.  It was a great class and the fellowship with the attendees was a great added benefit.  The quilters in the group had a nice touch with the rulers and created some good designs while auditioning the many different rulers provided for their use. 

 

The Kousins Develop First Quilt Pattern

Happy 2024 Quilters!

Kackling Kousins Quilting is excited to share with you our revised logo.  We hope you like it as much as we do.  It seems to represent "The Kousins to a T."  

"The Kousins" would also like to announce the development of their first published quilting pattern.  The Kousins will be debuting this pattern at a Workshop planned in conjunction with the Hoovers' SPRING FLING scheduled for Wednesday, April 10 through Friday, April 12, 2024 at the Rusty Rail in Mifflinburg, PA.

We have scheduled our Workshop for Wednesday evening, 4/10/24 and again Thursday evening, 4/11/24 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.  Registration is limited to the first 50 quilters that register.

So, after the daytime events, come out to Hoovers at 2282 Beaver Road, Mifflinburg, and spend the evening sewing and shopping with "The Kousins!" Each of the registered quilters will receive the first copies of our pattern and a kit (Sponsored by Hoovers) to assemble the final product.  More details will be available as we get closer to the April event.  

To register for the SPRING FLING and/or the Workshop, you can call Hoovers directly at 570-966-3822.

Hoovers Quilters Work on Egg Money BOM

On Monday, January 15, 2024 the quilters who signed up for the Eleanor Burns's Egg Money BOM worked on Blocks 5 and 6.  The fifth block was the "Old Maid's Puzzle" block, which had a great story about Sadie Hawkins Day.  The sixth block was the "Dresden Plate" block that has a long history.  In the 1930 the Dresden Plate block was related to the colorful depression glass that was produced during that era.  Here are a few pictures that were captured of the class.

Happy Holidays from the Kackling Kousins

The magic of the holiday season is upon us.  The greatest of gifts are family and friends.  The Kackling Kousins were truly blessed this year by the number of quilters we had the opportunity to share our love and skills of the timeless art of quilting.       

The Kackling Kousins would like to wish you peace, love, and joy this holiday season.  We are looking forward to spending time with you in 2024.

The Kackling Kousins

Kousins Teach Quilters Cathedral Window Technique

On Monday, December 4, 2023 the Kackling Kousins spent the day at Hoover's Bernina Sew teaching a group of quilters how to make a "Holiday Cathedral Window Table Mat."  This group of ladies were so much fun and it was totally our honor to teach them this technique in the timeless art of quilting.  Here are a few highlights from our day together.