We live in the Technology Age. Isn’t it great?!
We have computerized sewing machines, embroidery machines, and quilting machines. We have cool rotary cutters and so many other devices that make our quilting experience easier for us, and therefore, more enjoyable and less time-consuming than it was for our quilting foremothers.
I am in the process of constructing a quilt totally by hand and I know how tedious the process can be. I trace around each template, by hand, and cut out each fan wedge for nine dresden plate blocks, 153 pieces, by hand. Copious pinning and stitching, By Hand. I will add the sashing and borders, By Hand and quilt it, BY HAND. It should take me, probably, three years total to finish this quilt. I must confess that I am doing this so I have something for my itching hands to do while I watch my son play baseball… ok – and I enjoy the handworking process too.
While I have been constructing the Dresden Plate quilt, By Hand, I have started and completed four other quilts done totally by machine. Ah, Technology!
Here’s another cool quilting technology: the internet. It bring to you this website and blog, and today: something new. The ability to register for my classes online. Because I am an independent teacher for Prairie Queens, the payment for classes doesn’t go through the store, but straight to me. So while you can register in the store, you need to use cash or check to do so. Or, as of today, you can come to my friendly website and use “another” technology — plastic!
It is a secure website and transaction, where you can use Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express or PayPal and have the materials list emailed to you. Within a week, the rest of the classes that I offer will be posted, too.
I am working on some other exciting things that I hope to announce soon!
Happy quilting – today and every day!