Today's meeting began at Ruth S's home for coffee and a delicious apple cake...
... And a bit of Show and Tell...
Dee Dee started a new project:
And roped Cheryl K. into it, too:
Here are Cheryl's bird blocks:
... And these are Dee Dee's bird blocks:
Lynne Tyler of The Patchery Menagerie blog offers a TUTORIAL of how she makes the bird blocks. YOU may decide to create a flock of your own!! I think it will be the PERFECT pattern for my MIL's next quilted gift. Thanks for the tutorial, Lynne!! :o))
Dee Dee also brought along the fabric that she had printed at Spoonflower.com from photos she took at Ayr Mount:
Deborah ordered a Star Trek panel from Spoonflower for her grandson...
... Along with a pattern for a Star Trek onesie:
Dee Dee finished the quilt that she made for her hairdresser:
Here's a close-up of the quilting (that she did on Sarah's long arm):
This is the back of the quilt:
After Show and Tell... We migrated to Spoonflower.com.
WAIT!! WHAT?!?!
Who KNEW?!?! Spoonflower isn't JUST the BEST indie fabric printer on the net...
It's a REAL PLACE that is very close to Ruth's house. She's thought about doing a field trip there for several years, but THIS year... she arranged for a tour. Thank you, Ruth and thank you, Spoonflower!!! We had a wonderful time!
Jessica, our Tour Guide took a photo of the group just as we arrived...
... So that we didn't FORGET to do it before we left!!!
Sorry!!! No photos allowed on the tours. They don't want to leak any trade secrets.
We were able to visit all of the various departments housed in the main building:
Operations - Where they print the fabric
Cutting - Where they separate the yardage into individual pieces
??? - Where the "batch" the orders
Shipping - Where they send out orders to customers from around the globe
Fixatives - Where they heat set fabric printed on certain machines
Sewing - Where they create sewn items from patterns printed directly on fabric
Sorry! It was a LOT to take in and I've forgotten some of the department names.
I was able to take a photo of their partner company's sign:
Have you heard of them???
Check them out at Sprout.com where you can find patterns printed on fabric. The entire pattern comes printed on the fabric that you select (complete with notches and other sewing guides.) It is SEW cool!!!
We got promotional cards about Sprout.com...
... And a coupon for 25% off our first order:
She's SEW excited to be taking home a Modern Sampler whole cloth (cheater) quilt to work on!
Here is our Tour Guide, Jessica (also from Customer Service), with a couple of Rare Bears. The program is one of the charities that Spoonflower supports:
They are hosting a Rare Bare Sew-In on March 19th in "The Greenhouse.":
Use your fabric scraps to make this Simplicity pattern (not available in stores) for children with rare diseases... Rare Science offers the Spoonflower-printed feet for individuals or groups who are making these bears. Spoonflower will ship bears you make with their event-made bears:
Spoonflower's wall of fabric options:
The doors to "The Greenhouse" are always open! That's Spoonflower's community room:
Groups can arrange to hold Sew-Ins, Workshops, or Meetings for 15 - 30 people. Contact the Greenhouse Coordinator to book your date:
Until next time...
YOU can be a fabric designer!!!
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