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WV Quilters, Inc. meets three times a year at various locations around the state. Local guilds act as the host for the meetings, working with the Vice President to coordinate information and work out details for guest speakers, workshops and vendors. Is your Guild interested in hosting a meeting?
Please contact Barbara Green All WVQI events will follow and adhere to all CDC guidelines regarding the Covid pandemic. These will be updated as needed.
FALL MEETING
When: Saturday, November 2, 2024 Where: Grace Baptist Church, 167 Grace Chapel Road, Kingwood, WV Please note! GPS may direct you to go Old Oak Lane, but do not use that as it’s not a through road. Featured Meeting Speaker: Laura Capozzi will present her lecture "Bag Making According to Laura" The meeting and lecture are free. The public is invited. Featured Vendors: Eleanor’s Quilts and Fabrics from Reedsville A & J Sewing Studio of Morgantown |
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MEETING INFORMATION
FALL MEETING Hosted by the Buckwheat Stitchers of Preston County
When: Saturday, November 2, 2024 1:00 pm
Where: Grace Baptist Church, 167 Grace Chapel Road, Kingwood, WV
Please note! GPS May direct you to go Old Oak Lane, but do not use that as it’s not a through Road.
Featured Meeting Speaker: Laura Capozzi will present her lecture and trunk show "Bag Making According to Laura"
The meeting and lecture are free. The public is invited.
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Doors open at noon for social time and a light lunch.
Meeting at 1:00 pm
Please bring a quilt for a show and tell.
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Bag Making According to Laura
Laura Capozzi grew up in Salem WV. She is a retired science teacher and taught in Harrison County for over 39 years. She & her husband Angelo live in Bridgeport, WV. They have a small vegetable garden along with several perennial beds. Laura has over 100 different daylilies & grows heirloom tomatoes from seed every year.
Laura started sewing as a young girl & received her first sewing machine at age 5. She was making her school clothes by junior high. Sewing is in her genes. Laura’s mother has always sewn & is an excellent seamstress as was her grandmother & great grandmother. She began making quilts after she retired. Laura finds sewing very relaxing. She likes the challenge of working with new patterns & thinks it is important in keeping your mind active.
She first began teaching sewing classes when a local quilt shop owner asked her to teach a pajama class. Then the shop owner gave her a piece of fabric & said I love this fabric but I don’t know what to do with it. Laura cut it apart & made a large tote bag. She taught classes on making that bag. That was the beginning of bag making classes. Eventually she found ByAnnie patterns & has taught ByAnnie bag classes for about 8 years.
Most people think if you can sew, you can make anything. We know that there are many different skills required for each type of sewing. I hope the program today will inspire you to use your quilting skills in a new way. Along my bag making journey I have learned some important tips & techniques that make it easier to sew bags. Today in my presentation I hope to pass this information to you so that you feel comfortable trying out something new.
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SUPPLY LIST
Doors open at noon for social time and a light lunch.
Meeting at 1:00 pm
Meeting at 1:00 pm
Grace Baptist Church, 167 Grace Chapel Road, Kingwood, WV
Please note! GPS may direct you to go Old Oak Lane, but do not use that as it’s not a through road.
Please note! GPS may direct you to go Old Oak Lane, but do not use that as it’s not a through road.
