Pins & Needles NG Page

Pins & Needles is led by Lorraine Potter. For meeting and program information please contact her. 

 

NOTE!  We are scheduled to meet the Central Library in Bradenton, which has been undergoing repairs after hurricane damage.  An announcement will go out if we have to meet at the Braden River library again.

 

Meetings will be held on the 1st Saturday of every month beginning at 10am at the Manatee Downtown Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota Ave, Bradenton, FL 34205. (Set up is at 9:30). 

 

 

 

2024 Community Service Project- Ditty Bags for Hope Family Services

2025 Programs

January:  Seams and hemming from Katrina Walker lecture, Lorraine P

 

February:  learning how to sew disappearing the nine patch taught by Karen F.  I

 

March: we will sew the Teddy Bears for inclusion in the Ditty Bags that we give to Hope Family Services, at year end.

 

April Dee M will be teaching us how to make Court House Steps and Log Cabin Placemats.
Attached is a supply list.  We will be meeting at our usual place, Bradenton Library 6081 26th Street West, Bradenton at 9:30 for Set up and officially at 10:00 to start the class.  We will need to start on time, since there is much to learn.

 

Here are examples of log cabin & court house steps placemats that you can make. I will also have other patterns for those who may want to make a different pattern since they attended last year’s class at Pins & Needles. 
Supply list:
For above mats:
•Lots of 2 1/2” wide strips equivalent in length of about 3 strips width of fabric (40”) for EACH side of mat (front & back).
•60” of 2 1/2” strips for binding. 
Fabric strips can be coordinating colors, lights & darks or lots of scraps. I will bring scraps of strips & 
anyone else can bring scraps of strips to share too.  These strips will be sewn front to back (quilted) at the same time. No batting is needed for this demo. 
For another quilt as you go:
•(9) 4.5” squares for front
•(9) 6.5” squares for back & edges
•(9) 4.5” squares of light weight batting or flannel. 
These can also be any color combination you choose, or just scraps. 
•Sewing machine, thread, scissors, & the usual stuff. 
•A small mat, ruler & rotary cutter is an option but large mats as well as irons will be available. 
This class is a demonstration of a technique to use for a larger quilt. 

 

 

Directions

Community Service: We track our reported volunteer time and money donations and report the information to CAB. If you sew for local, national and international charity agencies and organizations please download and submit the form to your NG Leader.