Friday, Nov. 15 • 10:30–4:00 • Public Library, 239 N. Spring St. at Gregory
SOS offers a FREE day of FREE sewing and visiting with friends. Plus, we'll have raised tables for pin-basting some quilts! Bring something you want to finish by Christmas—or work on a quilt for the 2025 show––or any hand sewing you want to work on!
    Bring a medium-to-large quilt top that's ready to turn into a "quilt sandwich" for free-motion quilting or hand quilting! Plus, with about six weeks until quilt show registration ends, a couple of experienced members will be present to help you with details pertaining to registration.
      The library is the perfect location! Parking is convenient and a few us will be able to help bring your stuff in. Ample tables in a large space, perfect spot for hand- or machine-sewing! Plus room to raise the tables for easy cutting and pin basting as a group. We’ll do the first quilt as a group and work on more as time allows––depending on how many show up to help. Sign up online or at monthly meetings.

SUPPLIES: If you plan to bring a quilt for pin basting: be sure to bring about 300 small quilting pins (a slight curve on one side makes quilt-pinning easier). Experienced "pinners" seem to prefer Dritz brand 1-1/8 inch. (You need to supply your own pins because you'll be taking them home with you. ) Plus you might want to bring on old teaspoon or a Kwik Klip for closing and opening the pins.
       And don't forget your quilt batting and the quilt backing. Both should be at least 8 inches larger than your quilt top in both directions, basically 4 inches per side.
       Feel free to bring your sewing machine. We'll have cutting boards & rotary cutters, irons, and ironing boards.