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2008 Tips, & Helpful Information

This page will be changing, so please stop in often!

            Summer OPEN HOUSE: July 12, 2008

            Christmas in July: July 12, 2008

Later this fall we will be offering classes. We are busy now preparing classes and taking suggestions - so please do give us your choices.

We have lots of ideas from Beginning Quilting, on! We will be playing with fabric stamping, and gift items classes too! Along with: Dish Towel Aprons, Rag Rugs, and more!

We will offer once again Color Play  - so we can all learn about colors and what works!

ETC Staff had lots of fun at Quilt Market! And we got lots of new ideas to offer you interesting and fun things this fall and winterl! Most of us are busy in the yard and garden and vacationing - while we can!

If you have a technique or a class you are interested in, please find two others (min. 3) and let us know your schedule and we will try to schedule for you and your friends this fall. Alot of us are taking the summer to enjoy the outsdoors, and will be teaching again this coming fall.

Stop in and say HELLO and see what we are up to!

Marbe - Mondays, Pat - Tuesdays, Gayle - Wednesdays, Zoe - Thursdays, Katey - Fridays, Mixture - Saturdays, Ann - Second Saturdays and other times. So stop in and see what we are up to!

We want to thank all of you for stopping in and supporting ETC in store, and out and about.

Call the shop for more details on these or others.
 
 
(541) 386-5044
Monday - Saturday
10:00 - 5:00 PM
Open special Sundays too!

If you are teaching young ones, or first time sewers here are 10 tips!

  1. Make the project age appropriate.
  2. Try:  Sew with paper and no thread - create designs.
  3. Try:  Sew with paper and varigated thread - create cards.
  4. Start with small projects all cut and ready to sew.
  5. Start with a new needle and new top and bobbin thread.
  6. Take fun breaks! Don't sew for long periods of time.
  7. Share your mistakes! Don't dwell on ripping out and what went wrong.
  8. Remember - Ann's "projects" only look good riding by on horseback!
  9. Have fun - enjoy the time together.
  10. Reward when finished and let them SHOW OFF their stuff!

Quilting and Sewing - First and Foremost Tips

You must measure and cut accurately and slowly, before you sew. No amount of fussing will correct "not enough" fabric. So please SLOW DOWN when you measure and cut. Don't try to rush into projects. Sewing is a stress-reliever!

Simple Tips from Ann that might Help for Your Sewing Success

  • I can sew and cut detailed projects early in the day.
  • In the evening I can cut large parts of my projects and do straight stitch sewing.  My projects get completed accurately and I don't feel so overwhelmed.
  • In the evening I read over new projects directions too! If I find something not quite clear, I mark it and go back over it again in the morning.

Call or stop in at ETC for supplies, equipment and expert help

Quilting is good for the mind and the spirit, if you allow it to be. Creating in general is good for you, no matter what the technique you choose. Quilting, sewing, basket making, knitting, crocheting, felting, tatting, spinning, weaving... Find a craft that you enjoy that allows you to be creative and allows you to unwind and enjoy the time.

Enjoy your next project. Please don't make it harder than it needs to be. Learning is fun! Doing for others is fun! Enjoy your time to be creative. Enjoy your project. Enjoy the day - I'll be in touch - ann @

 
 
 
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