Month 1 - The Thrifty ‘30s
Feedsack fever, big band music, and the evolution of the bias cut in fashion—it might be the Great Depression, but our first month is guaranteed to make you smile!
- Cutting mat
- Rotary cutter
- Quilting ruler
- Fabric scissors
- Snips
- Sewing thread
- Sewing machine (or sewing needle, if working by hand)
- Pins
- Iron
FABRIC KIT LIST:
- Either a ruler or cutting mat with a 45-degree line
- 1 Fat Quarter background fabric (non-directional is best)
- 24 Charm Pack squares (5″ square)
Live Session Replay
 
											
							
							IQM Part 1
Mountain Mist Exhibition
Marie Webster
Anne Ore
Ida Stow - Century of Progress Quilt
Lillian Fordyce - Calendar Quilt
OM Horne - A Century of Progress Quilt
Emma Leonhard - From 1833 to 1933 Quilt 
IQM Part 2
Album Quilt
Grandmother's Fan Quilt
IQM Part 3
Catherine Somerville - Britchy Quilt
Grace Waters - Chimney of Smokes Quilt
IQM Part 4
Sanderson Star Quilt
Plum Blossoms Quilt
A New Deal for Quilts by Janneken Smucker
Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World’s Fair by Merikay Waldvogel and Barbara Brackman
The World’s Fair Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
Feed Sacks by Linzee Kull McCray
Lonestar Block
Follow the instructions below, along with the video tutorial
Bonus Challenge Block
Using the “A Century of Progress Quilt” as inspiration, make a block that represents progress in your chosen area from 1933 to present.
Jenni and Kay @jenniandkaycreate
International Quilt Museum @internationalquiltmuseum
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:45:58""",Connie,"Just checking in early."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:07:19""","Nancy Phillips","Just wanted to make sure I was tuned in and ready to go"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:40:06""","Nancy S","""Me too, getting organized😊"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:42:16""","Dana Huff","""So excited! My grandmother was a seamstress, and she was born in this decade. Learning to quilt has made me feel closer to her. She passed away in 2016. I miss her!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:44:08""","Susy Boyer","""Good afternoon from San Diego, CA. So happy to be here with all of you!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:44:48""","Nancy Phillips","The opening music is playing and it’s piano ragtime"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:46:02""","Stephanie W.","Hello Everyone!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:46:05""","myra kohn/seattle","""Hello everyone and greetings from sunny Seattle, Washington!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:46:23""","Stephanie W.","Greetings from Santa Rosa CA"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:46:50""",Jeanette,"Hi I'm from Missouri and checking in early"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:50:16""","evvy from denver","thanks for the fun music"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:50:18""",Nora,"""Greetings from N. Charleston, SC"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:50:26""",Jen,"""Hi everyone! I'm from Hawaii, looking forward hanging out with all of you!!!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:51:05""","Dana Huff","""Hello from Worcester, MA!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:51:39""","Katherine Davis","""Hi from Roswell,GA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:51:41""","Roxie Tew","""Hello everyone from Crestview, Florida in the NW FL panhandle."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:52:32""","Nancy Phillips","""Northeast Nebraska,Battle Creek"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:52:35""","Sara Imthurn","""Hello fromBig Rock, Illinois"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:53:14""","Susanne M","Hi from the San Francisco Bay area"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:53:14""","Hello from Judy in Ohio!","Judy O’Shaughnessy"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:53:34""","Suzy Fulton","Hello from Sisters Oregon"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:53:35""","Lora K","""Hi Jeanette, I'm in Osage Beach MO"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:53:47""",Betsy,"Hi from Los Angeles❤️🪡🫶"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:53:56""","Diane Stafford","Poulsbo Washington-Diane Stafford"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:54:10""",Carol,"Hello from sunny WV."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:54:18""","Jeanette G","""Hi, I’m from Westbury, New York"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:54:23""","Joy Kiracofe Taylor","""Hello from Max Meadows, Virginia!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:54:26""",Erowease@yahoo.com,"""Hello from San Tan, AZ"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:54:48""","Barb Bockman-Richmond Twxas","""Hi from Richmond, Texas"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:54:48""",Suzi,"Hello from sunny Bethany Oregon!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:54:50""","Lora K","I don't hear music."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:54:51""","Sally Wright","""Sally Wright from Huntsville, Alabama"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:55:08""","Shelia Still","""Greeting from Myrtle Beach, SC"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:55:23""",Betsy,"Hi Sally Wright👍"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:55:41""",ada,"Hello from Maryland"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:55:44""","Molly B","""Hello from Eugene, OR!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:56:00""","Lori Connon","""hello from Runaway Bay, Texas"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:56:12""","Audrey Moore","""Hi from northern Virginia, USA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:56:14""",carrie.isett@icloud.com,"""Hello from Auburn, Maine!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:56:14""",Erowease@yahoo.com,"""Lora, There is a speaker icon that shows muted when yo first sign in"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:56:14""","Kimberly Wilcox","Hi from Tomball Texas"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:56:15""",Jan,"""Joining from Santa Fe, New Mexico"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:56:15""",Julie,"""Hello from Brentwood NH-Sunny Spring, finally!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:56:19""","Cynthia Balzer","""🙋🏼♀️Good Afternoon from Rockwall, Texas! I'm excited to be here once again!!!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:56:29""","Norma Silliman","""I’m from Portland, Oregon! Excited too!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:56:46""","Mary McElvain","Litchfield Park AZ but currently in Las Vegas NV"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:56:52""","David H Brantley","""Hi from Wilmington, NC"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:57:02""","Caroline Gilmore","Hello from sunny Ohio!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:57:17""",calliekay,🪡🧵💽🎶
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:57:20""","Kjersti Lie","Hello from Norway :)"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:57:21""","Jaci G.","Hello from Manteca Ca. Great to see so many friendly 'faces' from other BOMS."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:57:27""","Debra Smith","Hello from Iowa. Loving this music!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:57:42""","Jill Johnson","Happy BOM Day from Gig Harbor WA"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:57:42""",Erowease@yahoo.com,"Loving the Spotify list"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:57:42""",ingeklappstein@gmx.de,"Hi from Germany. It's quite late but I'm excited !"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:57:44""",Pam.P.V.,"""Hello from overcast Altadena, Calif."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:57:59""","Carrie in MA","""Hello from Framingham, MA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:57:59""",Anna,"Hello from Northern Minnesota!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:58:10""",Dawn,"From Colorado"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:58:14""",Ginger,"Hello from Maryland"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:58:17""","Julie Landrith","""Dancing in the studio! Wahoo, y'all from Texas"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:58:18""","Janet P.","Good afternoon from Nebraska!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:58:20""","Sharon DeTaeye","Hi also from Minnesota!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:58:23""","Nancy Rock McDermet","Greetings from Mercer Island WA"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:58:25""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","Hello from sunny Seattle (at least today)."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:58:37""",Cindy,"Hello from Grasonville Maryland"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:58:52""","Monique K","""Hi all.... Statesville, NC"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:58:55""",Marsha,"""Hi from San Jose, CA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:02""","Phyllis P.","""hi from Asheville, NC"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:03""",Maxine,"Hello from the Wisconsin side of Lake Michigan!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:04""","Ruth Wilon","Hello from New Jersey"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:04""","Rosemary Marchand","HI from Michigan"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:07""",Jean,"Hi from PA"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:09""","Susan Straub","Hello from Tallmadge. Ohio."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:17""","Wanda hazlett","Good afternoon from Newmarket Ontario. Nice and sunny here today. I’m so happy to be here today with you all! xx"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:22""","Barbara Westbrook","""Clayton, Ga"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:29""",Linda,"Greetings from the Pocono Mountains in northeastern Pennsylvania"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:33""","Vicki Drake","Hello from Colorado!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:41""","Ginny Gustin","""Hello from Cotati, CA!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:47""",Laurie,"""Hi from Beaverton, Oregon!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:51""","Marilee Grove","""HI from Hayward, WI"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:57""","Annie B","Hello from sunny northern Vermont!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:59:57""",Jeanette,"This is soo exciting"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:03""","Diana Irish","hi from New Hampshire"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:03""","Sharon Hoffman Spector","""Hi from Redding, CA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:07""","Karen Griffiths","""Hello from Waco, Texas"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:14""",Joy,"""Cheery Greetings from Sacramento, California"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:17""","Debbie Ray","""Hi from sunny Phoenix, AZ!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:23""","Ellen Lindow","Hello from Florida. Coming home from a day at the beach"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:25""","Donna Presley","""Hello from Vero Beach, Florida."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:27""","Pam Grossman","""Hello from Friendswood, Texas"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:29""","Vikki Anderson","""Hello from Bainbridge Island, WA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:58""","Nancy F","Hi from MInnesota!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:59""",Nancy,"Hi from Virginia!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:00""",Rhonda,"Hi from Tennessee!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:05""","Susan Morrissey","Hello from New Jersey"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:06""","Laura Lukes","""Laura here from Chico, in Northern California. Yay!!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:11""","Carolann Cormier","Hello from Connecticut"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:13""",Jessica,"""Hello from Connecticut, USA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:15""","Mary Jane","Hello from North Idaho!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:16""","Maria Winter","Hello from East Brunswick NJ."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:17""","Conni Gardner","Hello from South Carolina"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:18""","Laurie Wragg","""Howdy from Atlanta, GA, USA!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:21""",Carleen,Hello
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:21""","Terrie D","hi from Culver City/west Los Amgeles!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:22""",Holly,"Hello from Indiana"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:22""","Barbara Blair","Hi from Southern Illinois!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:25""","Sandy Thalmann","Hi from sunny Minnesota!!!!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:28""","Bonny Hodges","""Hello from Georgetown, TX"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:30""","Lisa Peterson","""Hello from Austin, TX🙂"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:32""","Lynda Bruce","""Hello from Brighton, CO"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:33""","Mary Bock","""Hi from Augusta, GA!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:34""",Lorinda,"Hi from Minnesota!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:34""","Karen Roberts","""Hello from Lawrence, KS! George says hello too!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:36""","Millie Kehrli","""Greetings from Manchester! (Iowa, USA, that is)"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:43""",Teri,"Hi from Milwaukee"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:43""","Sue S","Hi from Baltimore"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:45""","Karen Alexander","""Ready to celebrate the era of my parent's birth! Karen Alexander, from Austin, Texas!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:47""","Donna Presley","""Jenny Jenny, you look like you've been out inthe sun!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:50""","Kim Kidder","""Hello from Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:52""",Lee,"hello from upper east TN!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:52""",Marieke,"""Hello from Seoul, South Korea!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:01:57""",ellencoker@aol.com,"""Hello from Fort Collins, Colorado"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:02:01""","janet grace","""Hello from Cupertino, CA. Love the feedsack blouses!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:02:30""","""Jean Biishop from Kansas City, MO""","""Hi Jean Bishop from Kansas City, MO"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:02:40""",Jan,"""Hi from Wadsworth, Ohio!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:02:41""",Carleen,"""Here in overcast Corona, CA. Love the blouses ladies."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:03:00""",Eleanore,"""Greetings from Columbia, SC!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:03:01""","Jean McCarroll Ward","Hello from West End NC"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:03:04""",Jean,"""Hello from Jean Heideman in Greendale, WI!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:03:10""","Katelyn Kimmons","""Hello for Oakland, CA!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:03:26""","Janet Daniel","""Hi from Birmingham, AL"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:03:26""",Joan,"""Hi from Playa del Rey, CA!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:03:40""",Denise,"""Hello from Sacramento, CA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:03:59""","Cynthia Joslin collins","""Hi from Chattanooga, Tennessee."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:04:13""","Lisa Gann","""Hello from Kansas City Missouri, any KCMQG members on this?"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:04:18""","JoyceO from Middle TN","JoyceO Hi from Middle TN"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:04:21""","Carol Ann Keeling","Hello from Paducah!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:04:21""",Cindy,"Hi from Texas🎉"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:04:23""","Susan King","Hello from beautiful Kentucky"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:04:25""","Janet Borchardt","afternoon greetings from Monterey Bay where it's 60*F and high fog"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:04:26""","Susy Boyer","The FB group is fantastic!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:04:26""",Susan,"Hi! From Bluefield WV; bright and sunny today; sitting outside"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:04:28""",aurorabertwolfe@hotmail.com,"""Hi from Bonita Springs, FL!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:04:36""","Lynda Bruce","Thank you for the welcome gifts"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:05:09""","Christine Gray","Hello from Wyoming!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:05:16""","Janet Borchardt","""thanks for the gifts, always sign up quickly for the goodies"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:05:19""","Sharon Michelle","Love the gifts and enjoying the FB group"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:05:30""","Kimberly keappler","Hello from Georgia!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:05:46""","Robin Pennington","hi from Lafayette CO!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:05:47""",misskim55@aol.com,"Hello from Port Orange Florida🏝️☀️"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:05:55""","Karin Husty Art","Hello from Georgia!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:05:59""",Linda,"""Hi from Tallahassee, FL"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:05:59""",Laura,"Hi from North Carolina!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:04""","Bonnie Goodrich","Hello from Montana"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:04""","Nora Krein-Slikkers","""Holland, Michigan"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:04""",jeannine,"4:05 in Upstate NY!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:05""",Nora,"Hi - Nora from New Jersey."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:06""","Jaci G.","1:00pm in California"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:06""",Rita,"Hello from Portland Maine 406 PM"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:08""","Becky B","Hello from Highlands Ranch Colorado!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:10""",Lorise,"I'm from NJ but vacationing in Florida!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:12""","Hannah S.","""Hi from Kansas City, Missouri!! Excited to be here!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:12""","Sharon Michelle","I'm in Nottinghamshire near Sherwood Forest"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:13""","Josephine Franc","""4:06 in Brooklyn, NY"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:15""",Bev,"Hello from Virginia"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:15""",seaberry6@gmail.com,"""Hello from Manassas, Virginia. It's 4:00 p.m. and sunny outside!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:15""","Pame' Bates","Hello from Mt. Lassen Northern California. Thank you for the gifts!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:17""","STEPHANIE STRUNGE","""Stephanie Strunge rom Baltimore, Maryland"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:18""","Shannon Logan","""Hi from Bellingham, WA at 1 pm"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:21""","Adelaide Socki","""Hello from Galveston, TX!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:26""","Shirley Coulson","""Greetings from Anchorage, Alaska"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:27""","Christine Wallace","There is music competing with you!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:29""","Claire Silberman","Hi from Brooklyn! Love the gifts!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:29""","Ira Inman","Ira inman from East TN"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:32""","Jody M","""Hello from Seattle, WA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:33""","Lee Hoover","""Hi from Des Moines, IA; its 3:00 here"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:33""","Kathryn Reiners","""Hello from Park Ridge, Il"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:35""","Linda Tower","Linda from New Britain CT USA"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:36""",Alison,"Aloha from Hawaii!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:37""","Nancy Harris","Hi from Spokane Valley Washington!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:39""",doris,"so happy to be here from Virginia USA"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:42""","Sharon Hoffman Spector","1:00 PM in CA."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:43""","cindy galliger","Hello from Fargo ND"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:06:45""","Bevely C Bohus","Hi from Chicago"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:07:00""","Brenda Rowley Gray","""Hello from Ann Arbor, MI. Just after 4p here."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:07:01""",Cathy,"""Hello from Cave Creek, AZ"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:07:04""","Cindy DeMore","""Hi from Divide, Colorado"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:07:05""","Susan Shillito","""Susan Shillito in St. Louis, MO"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:07:11""","Noelle Remington","""Hello from Seattle, WA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:07:12""",Sue,"""Hi from Denver, CO. It’s 2:00pm. I was born in Sheffield and my family is all from Yorkshire!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:07:26""","Katie Ciechoski","""Hello from Flagstaff, AZ"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:07:31""","Leslie Litwilller","""Hi from Rochester, MN"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:07:36""","Lorna M Butler","""Hi there... from Lorna, Mukilteo, WA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:07:55""",connie,"""Hello form Newberg, OR it's 1:00"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:08:08""","kelly irvin","""I from Scott City, MO"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:08:13""",Sharon,"""Hello from Battle Creek, Michigan, Cereal City!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:08:17""",Carleen,"""It is 1:00 pm in Corona, CA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:08:25""","Angie Miller","""Hello from Charlottesville, VA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:08:37""","Janet Borchardt","the 30's were also the great western migration from the dust bowl areas"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:09:08""",Holly,"""Hello from Palmyra,Pa(next door to Hershey)"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:10:19""","Donna Presley","If you'"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:11:11""",ClassicKate,"""Hi from Sacramento, California"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:11:31""","Adrienne Greene","""Hello from Portland, Oregon"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:11:36""","Lora K","There was also a Public Works of Art"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:12:07""","Debrah Beck","""Hi from Denton, Texas at 3:11 p.m."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:12:49""",Virginia,"""I'm reading Jennifer Chiaverini's latest Elm Creek Quilt nove.,"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:13:01""",Virginia,"The World's Fair Quilt"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:13:20""",Virginia,"Anyone else reading it?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:13:25""","Linda Tower","""I am reading it, too"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:13:35""",Holly,"""Just finished it, wonderful story"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:13:38""","janet grace","My feed has disappeared."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:13:41""",Jeanette,goodness
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:13:58""",Maxine,"My local bookstore and public library just had a talk from her about that book"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:13:59""","Donna Presley","""If you're interested in the Dust Bowl, check out ""The Greatest hard Time"" and ""Sold on a Monday"" ""."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:14:02""","Sara Imthurn","I am reading it."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:14:05""","Debbie Ray","So am I!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:14:41""","Lisa Peterson","Love the book suggestions Ty!!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:15:14""","David H Brantley","Sold on a Monday....heartbreaking."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:15:31""","Donna Presley","So is the Greatest hard Time."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:16:03""","Lynda Bruce","""@Donna Presley, Ive read the Greatest Hard Time. Good look at the Dust bowl"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:18:40""","Katie Ciechoski","The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah is also very good."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:18:52""","Lynda Bruce","""Yep, read the Four Winds also"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:19:20""","Donna Presley","Thanks. I'll check it out."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:19:28""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","The welcome gifts are so much fun! Thank you."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:19:58""",Anna,"""Wow, that quilting is so awesome!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:20:04""","David H Brantley","""@Donna Presley, is it The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan? Just trying to find it in the library."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:20:15""","Christina Helms","""Hello from Marshville, North Carolina!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:20:30""","Stephanie W.","Wow! Thanks for the close up of the quilt."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:20:48""",Bev,"I agree! The welcome gifts are fun and learning the history to go with all the quilt fun is great! Thank You!!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:20:56""",Eleanore,"""@Chirstina, my aunt used to be a school librarian in Marshville!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:20:57""","Lora K","that green is indicative of the 30s"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:21:22""","Lynda Bruce","""@david H Brantley, Yes, the author is TImothy Egan"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:21:24""","Donna Presley","""David, yes it is. It's available on Amazon (or you're local book stor would be even better)"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:21:34""","David H Brantley",Thanks!
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:22:01""","Christina Helms","Eleanore it’s such a small world!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:22:06""","Debrah Beck","What a clever quilt! So amazing!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:22:35""","Stephanie W.","I love this quilt!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:22:53""","Lisa Peterson","Just lovely"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:23:12""","Sharon Hoffman Spector","""I agree, love it!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:23:12""","Lynda Bruce","Love looking at all the fabrics"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:23:23""","Christina Helms","Love the concentric circles! That’s some amazing curved piecing🤩"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:23:31""","Mary Bock",Amazing!
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:23:45""",Maxine,stunning!
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:23:57""",Bev,"Humbling and inspirational all at once!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:24:00""","Debra Smith","I can't imagine designing these all manually. I am spoiled with all the digital tools we have today"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:24:01""","Lora K","dirigible in quilting details. The Hindenburg exploded in 1937"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:24:48""",Jeanette,"""Since this was taken place in Chicago, the river is often depicted in mint green! So inspirational"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:25:03""","Amy Ershler","""I just read Jennifer Chaverini's Elm's Creek Quilt, as someone else wrote. It is exactly about the Sears Quilt contest., the World's Fair Quilt. It is interesting how she decides what is progress...It's a great read."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:25:37""",Mary,"These are fascinating!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:25:43""","Christine Gray","I just ordered that book. Excited to revisit all of those great characters too."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:26:30""","Stephanie W.","So inspirational"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:26:46""","Christina Helms","That fashion decades idea is so creative"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:27:01""",Jean,"I've got that book on my reading list. I just heard the author speak a few weeks ago."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:29:09""",Janet,"""Hello from Birch Bay, WA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:29:10""","Karen Roberts","It makes me think about what a quilt of MY decades would contain....."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:29:34""",Lolo,"Joining in from Miami Beach"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:29:41""","Jaci G.","""@Amy Ershler that was a great book!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:29:49""",Dottie,"Love the reference to the art of quilting."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:30:05""","Janet Borchardt","hey any Quilt Nerds out there? we think the winning quilt got put in a White House closet and is waiting to be rediscovered!😜😜"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:30:16""","""Barbara Shelton, Towson, MD""","""Joining from Towson, MD"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:30:25""",Carleen,"I expect my copy of the book to arrive tomorrow."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:30:30""",Rosemary,"Thrilled to be here!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:30:37""","Carol Pinto","""Hello from Carol Pinto who is currently in the Riviera Maya, Mexicoi"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:30:40""","Lora K","Are you saying HOPE?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:30:47""","Diana Martinez","Wonderful resource. Thanks"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:30:48""",csifri@comcast.net,"""Hi I’m from Quincy,IL"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:30:49""",Irene,"""Irene from Riverside, CA"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:30:50""",Rosemary,HUB
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:30:54""",Eleanore,"""Hub"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:31:14""","Millie Kehrli","""If you haven't visited the IQM, I highly recommend it! It is so inspiring--one of my happy places."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:31:18""","Roxie Tew","My Arkansas book is on its way."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:31:53""","Stephanie W.","I told my husband we need to tour the quilt museums!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:32:06""",csifri@comcast.net,"this is the incorrect email. Its csifri9@gmail.com"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:32:09""","Christina Helms","The singer Featherweight debuted at the Chicago Worlds Fair in 1939. I know more than a few of us quilters are also Featherweight sewists and collectors 🥰"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:33:07""","Lora K","We're going to the int'l museum in May for our anniversary!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:33:25""","Karen Roberts","Barbara lives in my hometown!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:33:48""",Carleen,"The IQM is a treat. Just watching the process of logging and inspecting is so interesting to watch."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:34:14""",Lolo,"she is saying in the HUB"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:34:36""","Christy Cahill","Where is the welcome video?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:34:44""","Lora K","What is the hub?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:34:52""","Lisa Peterson","That's right on the Featherweight! It debuted in 1939. My FW is a 1939.I love mine."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:35:27""","David H Brantley","""@Lora K, it's the Attendee Hub in Quiltfolk"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:35:45""",Lolo,"This is the hub"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:35:47""","Karen Roberts","What was the challenge involving numbers?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:35:48""","Mary Bock","The hub is on the Quiltfolk webpage under Workshops"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:36:03""","Diana Martinez","I finally decided mine. You will see it later"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:36:07""",Lolo,"It was announced in the intro material and posted on the facebook group"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:36:08""","Christy Cahill","i’ll look again but all I saw was the very brief 2 minute one."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:36:18""","Christina Helms","Lisa Petersen you are a lucky duck to have a Worlds Fair Featherweight!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:36:30""","Jaci G.","""@Christy watch the Welcome Party video"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:36:40""","Christy Cahill",Thx!
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:36:47""","Jaci G.",👍
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:36:54""","Peggy W in Kansas","Love the infinity symbol one!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:36:55""","Karen Roberts","I watches a lot of the welcome but must have missed that part!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:37:56""",Eleanore,"These are SO creative!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:38:03""","Christina Helms","I love those script style numbers some have done. Is that paper pieced?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:38:19""","Janet Borchardt","""Lisa, very lucky lady to have that FW!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:38:35""",Lolo,"cute pinwheels"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:38:39""",Carol,"I wonder how many Featherweights were made in 1939???"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:39:20""","Janet Borchardt","think IMACS has the rough number of FWs made every month."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:39:51""",Jeanette,"I remember seeing a lot of these! Great Job everyone!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:40:16""","Millie Kehrli","that's some great dance music you've got!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:41:33""","Karen Roberts","""love that abstraction block, Kay!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:41:40""","Susanne M","There are databases ""out there"" that document when blocks of serial numbers were issued which are then assigned as machines were made. I'm not aware of any source for #s of machines by month or exactly when a machine was made."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:42:04""","Karen Roberts","""Yep, RN and NP!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:42:20""","Lynda Bruce","Retired nurse here"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:42:20""",Holly,"""Another RN, but was a quilter years before."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:42:21""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","That's me-- an RN and Professor of Nursing"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:43:01""",Virginia,"Me too-RN and Professor of Medicine"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:43:27""",Jean,"""To date your Singer sewing machine, Google Singer serial number database"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:43:39""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","Yes-- in lthe HU"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:43:47""","Christina Helms","The book Those Fantastic Featherweights can help you find the birth date of your machine"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:43:50""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","Yes in the"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:43:55""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","""HUB afterwards,"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:44:05""","Brenda Below","How about a Nuclear Medicine Technologist?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:44:07""","Janet Borchardt","""FWs were made starting in 1933, and there is an estimate out there at"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:44:29""","Janet Borchardt","""estimate of about 60,000 FWs in 1939."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:44:51""",Carol,"Thanks for all the Featherweight facts."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:45:33""","Lynda Bruce","I inherited my MIL featherweight dated 1948"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:45:57""",Shiloh,"Can you repeat"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:46:16""","Kimberly Wilcox","are the directions printed for us?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:46:19""",Holly,"Got distracted. Is the pattern written somewhere?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:46:33""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","It will be in the HUB"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:46:41""","Kimberly Wilcox",thanks
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:46:52""","Carolann Cormier","what size were the two squares? I got the 6"" but not the second one."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:47:01""",Holly,"""Thank you, I am assuming after the video"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:47:57""",Eleanore,"And you'll be able to watch the video again once it's in the hub."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:48:00""",Maxine,"My local guild had speakers who collected vintage sewing machines. I'll have to get the name from the program director but the process of inventing them was fascinating."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:48:04""","Sara Imthurn","freezing of video feed"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:48:16""",Maxine,"Try reloading the page"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:48:19""","Lora K","4-1/2"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:48:23""","Lisa Peterson","I found my 1939 FW in an estate sale for a bargain price. It was in its case sitting behind other things. Nobody had priced it and I offered a modest price. It's in wonderful condition but the case is definitely showing its age."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:49:20""","Peggy W in Kansas","Lisa- that sounds like an awesome FW!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:49:46""","Janet Borchardt","always great to find a ""hunted FW"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:50:03""","Vikki Anderson","""A friend gave me her grandmother's FW. I named her Paula after my friend. I had to replace the case, but I know there are people out there who willl refurbish them."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:50:49""",Jean,"There are YouTube videos on Featherweight machine and case restoration."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:50:52""","Cindy DeMore","What were the sizes or the va"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:51:00""",Renee,"Where might I find the written directions for this block?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:51:09""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","In the HUB"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:51:25""",Renee,"Does'nt seem to show for me."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:51:31""","Cindy DeMore","background squares?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:51:45""",Robin,"Love this camera work!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:51:46""","Lora K","""6, 4.5"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:51:48""","Peggy W in Kansas","6 and 4-1/2"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:51:54""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","It won't until tomorow."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:51:56""",Eleanore,"""@Renee, the directions might be posted after the workshop is over."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:51:58""",Emily,"""Renee—it will be in the Hub after the live,"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:52:39""",Shiloh,"I’m doing it with hem 1-1/2 strips?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:52:40""","Cindy DeMore",Thanks
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:52:55""",Shiloh,"can’t find any instructions"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:53:14""","Mary Bock","Shiloh--won't be there until after live is over or even tomorrow."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:53:24""",Renee,"Please make those available with the video for those of us whose learning styles require both the written and the visual/audio. thanks"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:53:45""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","Renee-- it will be"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:54:25""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","Jenni and Kay do not miss anything to help us."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:54:46""","Stephanie W.","Jenni and Kay are awesome!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:54:49""",Eleanore,❤️
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:54:51""","Sharon Hoffman Spector","Agree! They sew wonderful teachers."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:55:53""",Eleanore,"Chris and James have done a great job with the graphics!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:55:54""","Lisa Peterson","I found the fine thread (Bottom Line perhaps?) helped a lot on doing Lone Star blocks."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:57:28""","Christina Helms","The Quilt Alliance has a great tutorial and resources regarding labeling your quilts and documenting them"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:58:36""",Maxine,"""@Christina Helms thanks for the info!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:59:33""","Jordan Battani","so interesting that fabric colors changed as a result of new technology from German fabric dying technology...."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:59:44""","Karen Alexander","The modern reproductions are great too!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:59:47""","David H Brantley","""@Maxine, here's the link: https://quiltalliance.org/projects/documentyourquilt/"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:59:48""","Lisa Peterson","Thank you Christina on the tutorial resource for labels. I sort of hate doing labels."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:00:17""",Maxine,"""@David H Brantley thank you!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:00:17""",Eleanore,"Thanks @David!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:00:21""","Peggy W in Kansas","Thanks for that David."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:00:28""","Karen Alexander","I'm gonna start signing mine on the front too!! GREAT IDEA!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:00:39""","David H Brantley",👍
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:00:48""","Lora K","I will sign mine on the front!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:01:08""","Janet Borchardt","""Jordan, yeah, check out Poison green from that era, intriguing"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:01:11""","Christine Gray","Do you sign on the front with ink? or thread?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:01:30""",Eleanore,"""@Janet, I have a Quilt Nerd Poison Green t-shirt. I love it!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:02:07""",Renee,"""I really like putting on labels that tell the story of the quilt. for those with short term memory issues, it is a way to remind them and provide a historic record too."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:02:18""","Janet Borchardt","""Eleanore, glad we nerds are represented!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:02:28""",Eleanore,👍
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:02:51""","Lisa Peterson","My husband's grandmother made many feed sack quilts in the 30's. They are such a treasure."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:03:35""","Christina Helms","Beautiful blues in this fan quilt"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:03:56""","Wanda hazlett",Lovely!
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:05:18""",Carleen,"So beautiful"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:05:19""","Janet Borchardt","love the different type fonts on those pattern printings"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:05:58""","Carol Portman","""My grandmother made dresses from feed sacks. Quilting with new fabric would have been an extravagance, or at least that's how the stories go."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:07:19""","Christina Helms","Feedsacks were the original upcycling"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:08:04""","Lisa Peterson","""Carol, times were very hard. My husband's grandmother came out of the dust bowl and everything was useful, not wasted."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:08:28""","Christina Helms","My great grandmother and women like her made their families clothes from feedsacks. Once every one outgrew the barn"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:09:04""","Lora K","would someone post the website for the HUB?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:09:32""",Carleen,"""In our travels, it has been a treat for me to tour a few quilt museums. I have been to Marie Webster’s home at Marion, Indiana. We don’t think too much about the history of our color."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:09:42""",Anna,"Quiltfolk.com go to Workshops"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:09:49""",Nora,"""The link to the HUB is in the email, too."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:10:28""","Laura Lukes","Transporting: Metal buckets? Leather sacks? Gourds? Animal bladders?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:10:38""","Janet Borchardt","""think before the feedsacks, there were tin boxes with wood exterior, like tea boxes"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:10:39""",Shiloh,"Are the stickers for fun or are we suppose to use for something specific!)"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:11:18""","Janet Borchardt","for labeling different sections in your note book?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:11:38""","Stephanie W.","I just read about tobacco premiums being used for quilts"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:12:19""","Debbie Susky","One of my favorite quilts I have made is a scrappy quilt that makes me think of how women in the 1930's and before had to use what they had on hand. I used what was i my stash. It's my husband's favorite also."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:12:23""","Christina Helms","Not barn but outgrown the garments (they were passed down from kid to kid). After life as clothing the feedsack clothing items were incorporated into quilt scraps and then once quilts wore out the bits left were made into teddy bears by my great aunt."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:13:46""",Jeanette,"""One thing that I'd like to point out to our modern selves is that the wife( our grandmother or great grandmothers) would have their husband go to the store and buy those things for her. This seems so unusual these days, but my grandmad didn't know how to drive. She learned how to drive after he passed away and she was forced to drive for the first time! I was so proud of her, until I sat as a passenger! Talking about a wing and a prayer! Whew"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:14:58""","Sharon Hoffman Spector","I think boxes both Tim and wood would have been used to transport goods."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:15:11""","Lynda Bruce","I'm thinking people used barrels to store and move goods before feed sacks"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:15:36""","Carolann Cormier","""My grandmother didn't learn how to drive until she was in her late 50's. Even then she hardly ever drove, but she never sold her car."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:16:03""","Karen Winther","will there be a written pattern for each month's block?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:16:49""","Lynda Bruce","""@karen winter - yes in the hub"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:17:27""","Janet Borchardt","""Lynda, yes, barrels!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:18:35""","Stephanie Harlow","Where is the hub?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:19:07""","Janet Borchardt","""it's funny to remember we had barn clothes, play clothes, school clothes, church clothes...."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:19:15""","Lora K","""Stephanie, I'm having trouble, too. I found the Hub but not the cutting & piecing instructions"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:19:25""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","On the quiltfolk website"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:19:27""","David H Brantley","""Quiltfolk.com...go to Workshops, and you'll see a link to Attendee Hubs"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:19:34""","Christina Helms","Agree with y’all about barrels. With prohibition maybe there were a few extra whiskey available"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:19:48""","Lora K","""yes, Suzanne I found that"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:20:01""","Mary Bock","The directions will not be in the HUB until after the live or even 24 hours from now."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:20:04""","Christina Helms","whiskey casks :-)"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:20:12""","Lora K","""Ohhhhh, thanks!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:20:14""",Eleanore,"The instructions probably won't be in the hub until after the live workshop."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:21:00""",Carleen,"that is a great reference."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:21:25""",Renee,"I have been down the historic newspaper rabbit hole exploring patterns in newspaper. My local paper offered a 800 pattern ""Wonder Kit"" in 1933 for 63 cents!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:21:40""","Kay & Jenni",https://uppercasemagazine.com/products/feed-sacks-reprint
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:21:54""",Eleanore,"Thanks for the link!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:29:29""",Emily,"I love all those colors you've picked out!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:31:24""","Brenda Johnston","Can we get more info about the board you're working on?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:32:02""",Carol,"Do the special pencils we received in the package work well for marking???"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:32:18""","Janet Borchardt","I use a clip board with a fine piece of sandpaper glued on it"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:32:51""","Laura Lukes","""The blackwing pencils have fairly thick lead - you might want a finer point to your marking too, Carol."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:33:02""","Laura Lukes",*tool*
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:33:03""",Nora,"Jen Kingwell Designs - Sandpaper Board - $12.00"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:33:12""",Carol,"I thought the lead looked thick."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:33:26""","Elaine Ferrell-Burns","""Rather than draw a pencil line, can you use a 1/4"" foot instead?"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:33:48""","Lynda Bruce","So many nice tips. Pleased as punch!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:33:50""","myra kohn/seattle","""They so indeed, Carol. These pencils are the only ones I use for marking binding for example."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:34:34""",Carol,"I have never used one of these pencils before. They are new to me."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:34:38""","Dana Huff","""You can also use a Frixion pen. They erase with heat, so when you iron it, the mark will disappear. I have heard that if you have your quilt in a very cold place, the marks can return."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:35:13""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","I use a starter and ender to avoid the feeddog from grabbing the fabric."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:35:26""","Brenda Johnston","Thanks for all the info about the boards."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:35:56""","David H Brantley","""The Sewline Mechanical pencils are great, too. You can find the leads in several colors, as well."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:35:57""","Laurie Wragg","Thank you! I have an in-person class and have to log off early from the BOM! I'll watch the remainder later. See you next month."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:36:22""","Kay & Jenni","Elaine - the drawn line is to make sure your pinning is accurate."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:36:25""","Lora K","bye! 😍"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:36:30""",Jean,"""I use fineline chalk pencils by Bohin. The lead comes in pink, white and dark grey."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:39:56""","Karen Roberts","""Suzanne, how do you use a starter and ender?"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:40:32""","Christine Gray","Yay!! I'm from Wyoming. How nice."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:41:02""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","""I take a small remant and fold it over. I think sew it first, followed by the piece I am working on. It is reused over and over until it is filled with thread."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:41:29""","Karen Roberts","""Got it, thank you! Hadn't thought of that."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:41:37""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","Not I think-- I few it over first just like I would a seam."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:41:59""","Peggy W in Kansas","My 92 year old dad recently told me his dad used to use that tobacco. He still has one of these bags and it still smells . :)"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:42:07""",Carol,"That quilt would take so much time. Amazing."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:46:17""","Susanne M","""@Elaine Ferrell-Burns: it really helps to have 1/4"" marked to match those seams."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:47:32""","Stephanie W.","I have a book titled With Needle and Thread that shows a quilt made from tobacco premium courtesy of the Early American Museum. The quilt had no information on the maker. It has prints of all kinds of flags."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:52:17""","Karen Roberts","I've really enjoyed the 1930s playlist!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:53:35""",seaberry6@gmail.com,"I have been listening to the Spotify playlist! I LOVE this music; always have."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:54:10""","Quiltfolk Support","""If you would like to access the Quilt the Decades 1930s playlist, the link is also: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rLsQj8RNpV2xmlk6AYcJs?si=ce_SpabmT3ydipaJev1jkA&pi=fHZOeaxATA218"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:54:26""",seaberry6@gmail.com,"""I have some video clips from a WWII Weekend Experience/Airshow that I attend every year. It was a fashion show. Jenni and Kay, I will share them with you later."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:57:18""",Carleen,"How beautiful. The Lone Star was the first quilt I made."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:00:11""","David H Brantley","""@Carleen, it's one of my favorites. I've never made one, but I do have the Lone Star that both of my grandmothers made together (with feed sack)."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:00:49""","Lora K",Tomorrow?
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:01:01""",Carleen,"""@David H Brantley, how wonderful."""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:01:32""","Karen Roberts","Very easy to also just search Quiltfolk on Spotify and it comes right up!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:02:25""",Anna,"Is only the 1930's playlist available on Spotify? (Not the 1940's forward yet?)"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:04:11""","Kay & Jenni","""Yes, we will put the 1940s one in when the prep video goes live, i.e. two weeks before the next live session"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:04:26""","Karen Roberts","""I'm going to have to get some small prints and pastels for this project. not usually my jam, but are lovely for the 30s!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:04:32""",Anna,"""Okay, thank you!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:12:49""","Peggy W in Kansas","Oh my Irish heart!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:13:00""","Roxie Tew","Oh! Must have!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:13:19""","Sharon DeTaeye","The Ireland adventure workshop was one of my favorite adventures!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:13:20""",Virginia,"It was wonderful!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:13:22""",Eleanore,"Ireland was such a wonderful Adventure Workshop!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:13:23""","Stephanie W.","Love the adventure workshops!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:13:31""","Robin Pennington","i loved the Irish adventure!!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:13:52""","Donna Presley","Each one has been like a quilting travel log."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:14:17""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","I have loved each of the adventure workshops."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:14:40""","Roxie Tew","When does this one premiere?"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:14:45""",Anna,"The Adventure Workshops are wonderful! I always learn so much!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:14:48""",Virginia,"June 6 and 7"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:14:55""","David H Brantley","I have my passport for the next three adventures...can't wait!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:15:15""",Eleanore,"I always feel that I've been somewhere wonderful when I attend them."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:15:16""",Carleen,"Oh I can’t wait. I have not done my Giants Causeway yet….it has intimidated me a bit but I will get it. The Adventure Workshops have been so inspiring and each one such a learning experience."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:17:27""","Christina Helms",E
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:18:01""","Christina Helms","Fantastic workshop and beautiful work from all the quilters!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:18:20""",Mary,"This was such an enjoyable session! Can’t wait to get sewing!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:18:42""","Lynda Bruce","Will wait eagerly for tomorrows tutorial"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:18:50""","Karen Manske","""Karen from Hilliard, Ohio USA … very enjoyable!! thank you❤️"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:19:06""","Pame' Bates","Thank you!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:19:32""","Robin Pennington","Haven't done my number block yet. I think i started getting intimadated!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:20:16""","Jody M","""Looking forwrd to my first lonestar block. Have always wanted to try one. Fun class, thank you!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:20:30""",Eleanore,"""@Robin, anything goes... Just jump in and do it. ""Done is Fun!"""""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:20:30""",Marieke,"It was worth it getting up at 5 am (Seoul time) to watch. Thank you!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:20:32""",Carleen,"See you next month. Thank you both for making these such fun."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:20:46""","Christy Cahill","Bravo ladies! Thank you all! This was filled with interesting tidbits and glamour! So much fun!! This BOM is right there at the top!!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:20:48""","myra kohn/seattle","Thank you so much! See you next month!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:20:49""","Kathryn Reiners","thank you! Very interesting!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:01""",Anna,"Wonderful session! Thank you!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:04""","Shelia Still","Thanks! So much fun"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:05""","Jaci G.","Thank you Kay & Jenni! Looking forward to seeing everyones creations!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:09""",Carol,"Enjoyed learning about the 1930's."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:13""",Kristi,"Wonderful as always!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:14""","Debra Smith",👏
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:17""","Stephanie W.","Thank you! So much fun and very interesting history!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:18""","Robin Pennington","Thank you Eleanore! I will!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:23""",Linda,"This was awesome. Thanks Kay and Jenni!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:25""","Suzanne Barsness (Seattle)","Loved all the history-- especially bringing in what was happening in the world in the 30s also. Beautiful job!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:29""","Nancy Rock McDermet","""Learned a lot,"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:32""",Robin,"Wonderful thank you"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:33""","Nancy Phillips","And thank you to the international quilt museum for so much amazing information"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:35""","Al Carpenter-Jones","Thank you!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:43""",Renee,Thanks
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:44""",Eleanore,"I learned so much! Thank you all!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:45""",Jen,"Thank you so much!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:47""","Peggy W in Kansas","Thank you!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:47""",Jessica,thankyou!
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:49""",Jean,"Thanks for this great intro to quilting through the decades!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:52""",ingeklappstein@gmx.de,"""bye, thank you"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:55""","Mary Jane","Lovely-thank you"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:56""","Susy Boyer","So fun! Thank you."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:57""","Angie Miller","Thank you so much!!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:58""","Debbie Ray",Thanks!!
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:21:59""","Vicki Drake","Wonderful fun!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:02""",Betsy,Wonderful🪡❤️🪡❤️
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:02""","Barbara Blair","This was so fun!!!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:05""","Lynda Bruce","Thank you"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:06""","Maria Winter","Thank you so much for this tutorial and the wonderful and fun history lesson."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:11""",Shirley,"Thank you. Great Session!!!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:13""","Katie Ciechoski","Great time!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:15""","Lora K","""overruns are okay, I saw my eleveneleven block! Thanks!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:21""",Cheryl,"Loved every minute!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:22""","Mary Harlow","""so much good information, thanks!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:41""",Debbie,"Very informative and fun! Will look forward to creating a Lone Star square!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:41""","Lee Hoover","thank you! this was an excellent program!"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:41""","Linda Lampson","""Fabulous; loved having fabric, history, fashion, music. Terrific"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:48""",Jean,Wonderful!
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:22:58""","Barb Ballantyne","so much more than a BOM! love the history on fashion and music too! thank you Jeni and Kay"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:23:11""",seaberry6@gmail.com,"""So much fun! It just transports me to another place, another time, with good ""friends"", Jenni and Kay!"""
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:23:14""",Dottie,"Fabulous session! Very inspiring."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:23:33""",Kelley,"Thanks! Super interesting & fun."
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:24:54""",Maxine,"Thank you to Chris and James for not only the music but the videography"
"""Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:48:39""","Lillian LeBlanc","""Thanks Ladies, I am excited to go on this quilt journey"""
Lone Star Block Instructions
*Please note these are designed to accompany the video tutorial.
Sew using a 1.8 stitch length.
- Cut each 5” charm square into (3) 1½” strips
- Take 3 strips and join by offsetting each one by 1½”. Press the seams open.
- Trim away one end on a 45-degree angle. Then cut a 1½” strip from the straight edge.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 (23) more times.
- Join three strip sets to make one diamond, mark a ¼” seam allowance and pin carefully on each seam join. Sew and press seams away from the centre strip.
- Repeat Step 5 (7) more times.
- From the background fabric, cut:(4) 4½” squares, sub-cut each square into two triangles (4) 6” squares, sub-cut each square into two triangles 
- Arrange your 8 diamonds into a star and place the triangles in position (the large ones make up the corners).
- Join one small triangle to each diamond, press towards the triangle. Then join the large triangles on the opposite side, again press towards the triangle.
- Join two of the units made in step 9 (one in each orientation), mark the seam allowance and pin carefully on each seam join. Press seam open. Repeat 3 more times.
- Join two of the units made in step 10 together, repeat. Press seams open.
- Join the two halves together. Press seam open.
Your block should be approximately 15½” square.
Video Tutorial - Final Part
Please find the previous sections of the tutorial inside the live session recording, You can navigate to these using the chapters feature.
 
											
							
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