Very Warm but Open Sat! ...

Yes, Mrs P's is open this Sat - from 10am til 1pm!  I'm hopeful this will be regular hours.  I will post if I cannot be open. 

Since it's so hot here, maybe some snowman fabric will help you cool off!  This is the Snow Happens line.  There are over 10 different bolts in stock in the line.  

To make 8 half square triangles (HST) from 10 inch squares of fabric, put 2 ten inch squares right sides together, (after marking from corner to corner, the centre of the lighter coloured square) and sew 1/4 of an inch from that mid-mark line on both sides. 

Cut through the seamed lines and also straight at 5 inches on the block, ( both across and up & down) lining up the points of the seam lines. 

Your cut lines allow 8 HST!

A lot of different layouts are available with HSTs!  Make a test block from some of your stash fabrics and experiment with making HSTs this way.  

Update on A Bargello Day...

The date that we are looking at is Monday, Sept 14th from 9/9:30 am til 2 or 3pm at Mrs Pugsley's Emporium Inc.  There is a cost for this workshop. Stay tuned for more info.  If you are interested, please email or let Mrs P's know you want to participate, as space will be limited. 

Remember the possible Bargello fabrics picture...

A table runner was made! 

Bargello Info Evening!...

On Tuesday evening, May 26th, 2015 at Mrs P's, there will be an informal evening of 'Introduction to Bargello!'  

Bargello is a type quilt top that looks like waves of varying sizes and colours. It can look like intertwined hearts or just a 'wave' across the quilt top.  They look intimidating but Joy Rector will show you some of her spectacular results and tell you they are not.  She plans to show how to read a Bargello pattern and show some of her work in progress.  She's a fun person to talk to and will show how colours can work together that you might not think of for a Bargello. 

The evening will start at 6:30pm and the door will open at about 6:15pm. It's an informal evening so come in and enjoy.   There is no cost to you but I do need to set out chairs, so please email or call if you are coming- to guarantee a seat.  Email: mrspsamherst@gmail.com   Phone during shop hours 902-661-4260. You can also drop in and let me know in person!

I don't seem to have a picture of a Bargello quilt to show you, but if you google Bargello, there should be lots of images. 

Hope to see you that evening!