Quilting a Large Quilt on a Small Sewing Machine

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Lindsay Conner (Craftsy blog) wrote, "Many, many quilters regularly quilt large quilts (queen, king and larger) on a domestic machine.

But how does it all fit within the machine’s small neck? With a little practice and by following the tips on the blog post Nine Tips for Quilting a Large Quilt on a Small Sewing Machine, you should be able to get better results when quilting a bed-size quilt on your small machine."

Meeting Reminder

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Alternative Fibers

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Spinning Daily offers a free ebook for spinners that explains some alternatives to spinning wool: 

Alternative Fibers  

Sheep Days - Demonstration

Sali A. and Cinde P. set up their spinning wheels
at the Pioneer Museum for Sheep Day
April 2018
(photo by Sandy W.) 

Cinde P. shows children how the wool from sheep is turned into yarn
and then into cloth or clothing
Sheep Day - Pioneer Museum in Lander, WY
April 2018
(photo by Sandy W.)

Sali A. answers questions from the children who
watched her spin at the Pioneer Museum
in Lander, WY on Sheep Day
April 2018
(photo by Sandy W.)

Another photo was shared in an earlier post

Spring Retreat - Tail Spin Yarn

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Corrine G. Laura B., Dawna H. and Sandy W. learned the technique of creating Tail Spin yarn from Colleen J. on Saturday, May 5, 2018

Spring Retreat - Needle Felting

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Several members (Katheryn E., Dawna H., Corrine G., Rachel B., Hailey R.) gathered on Saturday, May 5, 2018 to needle-felt some animal shapes. Sandy W. taught the class.

Sheep Days Demonstration

Cinde P. (spinning) and her mother Sali A. wearing poncho
demonstrated at the annual Sheep Day at the Pioneer Museum
Lander, WY
April 2018
(photo courtesy of the Pioneer Museum)