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| · How often do you meet to sew?
We now have 2 Sew Days a month at the Highlands Ranch Recreation Center at Northridge,
8801 S Broadway in Highlands Ranch.
Our Sew Days are 'work' days; you must bring your own sewing machine and be familiar enough with it to sew on your own.
If you can sew but are new to quilting, practice sewing a straight line using 1/4" seam allowance before coming to Sew Days to be as accurate as possible.
On the 1st Wednesdays of each month, the hours are 4:30pm - 8pm.
Late
afternoon and early evening hours make it easier for our 'working'
volunteers
to participate in the social aspect of a Sew Day too.
On the 3rd Thursdays of each month, we're there from 12:30pm-4:30pm.
On both days, we sew, quilt, cut fabric, assemble kits and just have a
lot of fun meeting other wonderful volunteers. Most of the time, we
have a minimum of 20 people show up to help out.
Always check date/time/location firehousequilts@q.com before traveling to a Sew Day.
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| · Do I need to bring anything to a Sew Day?
If
you want to sew, bring your sewing machine, gray thread, scissors,
pins, ripper, etc. I usually tell people to think of the supplies you
need to use around your machine when you sew at home and load them up
to bring with you. Please be sure to mark your supplies with your name
so they are not misplaced; a lot of the scissors and other supplies
look alike.
If you are planning on cutting fabric and assembling kits, it
would be great if you could bring your cutting board, ruler and rotary
cutter.
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| · What is supplied for us at a Sew Day?
Irons, ironing pads, cutting board, ruler & rotary cutter,
donated fabric, quilt top kits, quilt labels, batting, backings,
scissors and extension cords are provided for you at all Sew Days.
These supplies are shared by all the volunteers present at the Sew Day.
We also have a quick Show n Tell at the Sew Days and a time for announcements to the group.
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| · What is a Fat Quarter Drawing?
It's
a fun game we play at some Sew Days. To play, you need a Fat
Quarter of fabric and $1. Fat Quarters can be purchased at your local
quilt stores. Watch for sales and you can get them as low as .99 cents.
The winner of the drawing receives all the Fat Quarters that were
entered and the cash goes into the FHQ account to purchase supplies for
the group.
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