On Monday, May 19, 2025, the quilters at Hoovers completed Eleanor Burns' Tales of the First Ladies Quilt. Offering this class as a two block-a-month series gave everyone an opportunity to learn new techniques and get to know others who have the same passion for quilting. What a great group of creative ladies. The block variations were amazing. Take a look for yourself.
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On Saturday, April 26, The Kousins conducted a workshop on Quilt-As-You-Go Civil War Style for the PA Quilters Guild in Wilkes Barre, PA It was a great day of quilting! Take a look at some of the beautiful fabrics that were used.
If your guild is in need of speakers for a lecture and/or a customized workshop, contact one of The Kousins and we can discuss your needs.
The Kackling Kousins will be at Hoovers Bernina Sew on Monday, June 16 for a class offering on the Vintage Mini Dresdens from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Call Hoovers at 570-966-3822 to register. COST: $35.00
Hoovers' Spring Fling was wonderful! If you haven't attended one of these events, treat yourself. There are three fun-filled days of shopping, giveaways, door prizes, and the opportunity to learn from famous educators.
The Kackling Kousins were busy helping Amanda Murphy, Bernina Expert and Quilting Longarm Spokesperson; and Connie Flanders, Retired Director of Education and Training at Bernina of America, at the Spring Fling events.
The Kousins were wondering how many women and/or men went home from Spring Fling and told this story to their significant other:
Yes, quilters, spring is popping up all over. Anyone else unsure of how we are at the end March already?
The Kackling Kousins offered a designing class on the "Tales of the First Ladies" block-of-the month on Monday, March 17, 2025. As you will see from the photos below, each of the quilters made progress. Some finished their blocks, while others started to make plans for their center medallion and quilt layout. The last class on this block-of-the-month will be held on Monday, May 19, 2025.
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, a class on "Machine Quilting with Rulers" was held. This is a great introductory class for quilters who want to learn this technique. The students prepare two quilting sandwiches to test drive a number of rulers provided by The Kousins. Rulers allow quilters to be creative. Ruler quilting is custom quilting and a real "show stopper."
The next day, Tuesday, February 18, 2025, another group of quilters joined the Kackling Kousins at Hoovers to learn about free motion quilting techniques. Each quilter brought two 18"x18" quilt sandwiches to practice free motion quilting designs. The knowledge and skills were obtained in order for the quilters to be successful on their own quilting projects.
