

| 2/8/10 "Dear Scrappy, What's with those plastic table things that..." ( Check out Scrappy's advice every Monday by clicking on the "Dear Scrappy" tab.) |

| Guild Program or Special Event Idea! The Times in Which She Quilted: Historical Trends, Fads, & Fabric Mania Barbara Pike and I make this presentation as a team, sharing a broad, hands-on overview of quilting styles from the early 1800s to the 1940s. |
| See the Programs & Workshops for more ideas (see sidebar). You might consider special events, quilt shop classes, or demonstration days. I've had a great time working with small groups in home environments, too. |
| By the way, did you know that Barbara Pike and I are both studying to become professional quilt appraisers? By Summer 2010 we hope to begin giving actual appraisals for your quilting events. |
| Introducing 2010 Block Picnics! Choose the type of block or project with which you'd like to work, and away we go with a fun workshop for you and your friends! With the year's emphasis on handwork, there are several workshops that won't even require a machine. Here are some examples of what we could do (Group: 4 - 12 people, $15-20 each): Block Picnic A: Hand-Pieced Block Block Picnic B: Hand Quilting Review Block Picnic C: Hand Applique Project Block Picnic D: Block Drafting / Making Templates Block Picnic E: Crazy Quilt Block Block Picnic F: Machine Piecing Click on the Block Picnics! tab up on your left to find out more. Happy Quilting! |

| Schedule January/February classes now. |


