2010 - 2011 Teaching Schedule

I know it's been over a year since I posted on my blog. I have no excuses. Just returned from teaching the final Madeira class in Dallas, Texas. That project will be published for the retail market in February 2010.



I have the following dates on my teaching schedule so far:

March 6 & 7, 2010 "The Finer Points of Finishing Notebook: The Basics" for the Houston Embroiderer's Guild Satellite.

April 9 - 11, 2010 "More Finer Points of Finishing: Primitive Patriotic Sewing Set" for Salty Yarns in Ocean City, MD

March 8-9, 2011 "The Little Sewing Box" for Dallas Textile and Needlearts Guild in Dallas, TX

April 8-10, 2011 "More Finer Points of Finishing: Primitive Patriotic Sewing Set" for Metropolitan Region EGA Seminar in New Jersey



I am reworking the Finer Point of Finishing Notebook to offer the complete technique notebook (formerly Parts I and II) as the first class called "The Basics". The class will continue to feature the basic techniques and materials covered in the original Part I, but will include the text for Part II. All future Finishing Notebook classes will be "More Finer Points of Finishing: ?????" with whichever set project the group chooses (sets will be customized for the booking group).



Please contact me via email for full class descriptions, options and photos. Hope to update the blog with photos soon.

The Martha Sewing Basket Collection

I'm still not sure how to get pictures arranged like I want in this blog, so we'll have to muddle through. The picture in this post is the inside of the huswif. The remaining pictures appear in the 1st post, which is below this one. Email me if you have questions. I do have a limited number of quilt fabric kits in the Old Virginia Calicos line to make the three pieces of the set. There are 3 colorways. Email me for a pdf file of the choices.

Greetings from St. Charles, MO and the Fall Needlework Market. I'm posting pictures of the Martha basket liner and huswif, which coordinate with the Martha pocket that was designed earlier in the year. Your local needlework shops should easily be able to obtain the charts from Norden Crafts (they're going home with a box of them tomorrow). Each piece has a separate chartpack. The basket has two options for the liner, one with a patchwork band and one with a stitched alphabet band.

Shakespeare's Garden Sweet Bag

I have a new teaching piece that will debut at A Stitcher's Gathering in Phoenix next week. Lots of stitches and simple finishing, but with lots of tassels. It's on Bittersweet linen by Lakeside, what a beautiful color! Quotes relating to flowers and gardens from the plays of Shakespeare on the back.

Madeira Tin Sewing Set Teaching Schedule

I have posted photos of the Madeira Tin project previously as I prepared to teach it for the Magnolia Sampler Guild in metro Atlanta. I have had several emails asking if I am teaching this again. My schedule for this class follows:
June 2 at Attic Needlework in the Phoenix, AZ area
October 17 & 18, 2008 at the "Fall Fling" held at Sea Mist Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC (for more details and registration information, go to www.crossstitchpals.com/convention.html) Click on 2008 Class Info.
September 2009 for the Tudor Rose Sampler Guild in the Dallas/Ft Worth/TX area.

Martha's Sewing Basket clarification

I've gotten lots of emails from you about my upcoming plans for Martha's Sewing Basket. Thanks for your interest. The Little Pocket pictured was a special design that I did for the Magnolia Sampler Guild program about Martha Washington (where we had a costumed speaker). I've decided to expand on this idea and release several pieces for the basket. These pieces will be released commercially (through shops) later this year, as a "club type" release. I haven't worked out the details yet. The actual basket is a Longaberger Oval Spring basket that was introduced in March and is on sale through today. The liner that I will be releasing the pattern for is this basket. However, you may design your own liner for any other type of basket or shaker box if you wish.
I will have more information next week about the pocket and how that will be available. Just stay tuned for more updates, but if you want to purchase a basket on sale, then contact your Longaberger representative, or if you don't have one, you can email me, but sale ends tonight. I will be checking my email until 11pm EST, or you may call me (check my website for phone number) www.fancywork.net

Pictures of the "Martha Sewing Basket and Pocket"

A quick post before I leave for Paducah...Many of you asked for a picture of the "Martha" basket and liner, so here they are. I lined the basket with fabric from the Old Virginia Calicos collection by Quilting Treasures (one fabric for the main lining and several scrap for the pieced border). I ordered mine from an online quilt shop. I'll post that info next week when I return. I plan to use various prints from this collection as I make other items for the basket. I'll update the blog as I begin working on them. I will post later in May if the "Martha's Little Pocket" will be available. But don't worry, there will be plenty of items to fill your basket. The Longaberger basket is on sale April 19-30, after that regular price. The one in the picture is warm brown.