Fashion Fabric Websites: Many of my students and sewing friends have wanted to know where they could find fashion fabrics (fabrics other than quilting cotton. Check out my Sewing Resource Blog http://cparkersew.blogspot.com to find some great fashion fabric sites. There are many more; however, these are a good place to begin your search. They are listed on the left hand side of my blog under fabric/quilt stores. Happy Sewing.

Many of my students have been asking for a Fabric Collage Landscape Quilt Class. I want to announce that this class will be offered Spetember 29, 2012 at A Sewing Basket in Salado, TX. Their phone number is 254-947-5423. Check out the NEW class samples in the store now. One ofr the Quilt Samples is shown below:

TThank you, Blackland Quilt Guild, Taylor, TX for the great hospitality last night. I had fun sharing my Trunk Show with all of you. You are a great group!

I will be doing a Trunk Show at The Blackland Quilt Guild, 410 West Seventh, Taylor, TX Thursday, July 12, 2012. Meeting starts at 7:oo PM

The following is the link to Leah Day's website. She is an extremely talented quilter. Her You Tube presentations are well done. http://www.daystyledesigns.com/quiltshop.htm

Two Scarves on display at A Sewing Basket in Salado, TX, for up-coming class, A Scarf Above The Ordinary which I will be teaching April 14. Due to time constraints, students will learn several different techniques on a smaller scale.

2012 has been a very hectic year as there have been family matters that have required my attention; however, I am offering the scarf class so many have asked about. The class is called
A Scarf Above The Ordinary; April 14, At A Sewing Basket in Salado, TX 11 AM to 5 PM. This is a kitted class so besides your sewing machine there is very little you will need to gather for this class. You will learn several techniques to make scarves by sewing machine using theads, yarns, etc. The cost of this class includes the kit, and access to many of my embellishments and some threads letting you try new techniques without investing in very many supplies. Please contact A Sewing Basket,Salado, TX, 254-947-5423, for more information. Upon signing up for the class you will receive the supply list for this scarf class, A Scarf Above the Ordinary.

For the many of you who have asked me to teach a landscape class, it is in the development stage. I always welcome your questions concerning one of my classes. You can E-mail me at cparkersew@embarqmail.com