2026 Board Members
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Executive Board
President VP Membership VP Programs VP Programs Elect Secretary Treasurer __________________ Standing Committees Community Service Special Events Ways 'n Means Media |
Kris Townsend Elke Powell Martha Walker Gina McMillan Deb Sweeney Teresa Smith ____________ Nancy Matheson Molly Dillard Julie Kennedy Martha Walker |
New Members
Karen Duke
Brenda Batchelor
MJ Johnson
Cindy Ford
Cheryl Bancroft
Leah Simpson
Eileen Shusta
Karen Duke
Brenda Batchelor
MJ Johnson
Cindy Ford
Cheryl Bancroft
Leah Simpson
Eileen Shusta
Fifth Thursday Sewing for 2026
Please continue to bring any completed items to the next guild meeting.
Looking forward to 2026 Community Service Projects.
The next 5th Thursday Sewcial will be JULY 30th.
The next 5th Thursday Sewcial will be JULY 30th.
Patchwork Chore Coat
Quilted Chore Coat Workshop Presented by Kristin Slagle
Thursday and Friday, July 16-17, 2026
Trunk Show (Thursday)- Sew Much Fun: How I Create Original Quilted Jackets
As a lover of all things patchwork and quilted, Kristin found the perfect vehicle for her creativity when she made her first quilted jacket from a panel in 2022. Since then, she has created and fabricated dozens of quilted patchwork jackets, plus skirts, hats, chairs and more. Her trunk show will show you that she has yet to find a fabric too weird for a project.
Workshop (Thursday afternoon and all day Friday):
Design a Quilted Jacket (Patchwork Chore Coat)
This workshop will encourage you to get creative and design a quilted jacket that’s unique and fun using panels, vintage and orphan quilt blocks, plus novelty fabrics and other textiles. In the workshop we’ll make a muslin pattern and design and sew the panels needed to make a quilted jacket. Participants will need to purchase a digital download (approx $20 on Etsy)* of the pattern in order to have instructions to finish the coat after the workshop.
Additional Notes from Kristin:
MORE Workshop Info from Kristin:
Here's some information if people have questions about the class. It's maybe more detailed than a simple flyer would need but I'm the kind of person who wants all the info...
This class is all about creativity! In this class we will be designing and constructing panels for the jacket front, back, sleeves, pockets, and collar. I will also demonstrate the steps in construction of the jacket so you will have an idea of how it goes together. You will need to plan to quilt, cut out and construct the jacket after the class. The pattern has instructions and Patchwork and Poodles designer has a video tutorial that you can purchase and watch but this is an easy pattern and you’ll likely not need it.
Depending on the size you’re making, you’ll need approximately 8-9 yards total of fabric for the jacket and lining. 4 yards (2 each) for sleeves, 2 yards for the back, 2-ish yards for collar, pockets and fronts. It doesn’t have to be 8 yards of continuous fabric, and I’ve pieced wonderful linings from 10-inch squares. You can make the jacket with as many or few patch pieces as you’d like. Please! I urge you not to just head to the store and buy all new fabric for this project unless you have to. Raid your stash for panels, vintage linens, cheater prints, orphan blocks and fabric you’ve been saving for some unknown project. *
If all your stash is more than 10 years old, then do go and pick up about a yard of new fabric in fat quarters or fat eighths. New fabric brings a unique freshness to that old fabric and makes it sing. Vintage fabric and linens make a more interesting jacket than all-new fabric from one designer. While you’re digging, find something ugly and bring it. An ugly fabric or block is a wonderful opportunity to create something really interesting. Or you can put it on the share table, and we’ll see who can be really creative with it!
Class Supplies:
Approx 4-5 yards of fabric for front/top (+ you’ll need the same amount for the back/lining and you may want to bring that along for reference). See above for suggestions. Approximate panel sizes are: Fronts 20 x 30, Back 30 x 30, Sleeves 25 x 30.
Shears or scissors
Rulers, rotary cutter, mat
Sewing machine, thread, etc.
Muslin for tracing the pattern, about 2.5 yards. Hobby Lobby puts it on sale for $2.79/yd.
Suggestions: The New Quick and Easy Block Tool by C&T Publishing. I use this book in almost every jacket I have made. You can also check your supplies for simple applique or block instructions.
* Or shop the Common Threads huge fabric sale June 10th and 11th…..
Over 3000 yards to choose from, lots of panels and quilt cheater prints - $4 per yard!
The Patchwork & Poodles Chore Coat pattern is included in the workshop registration fee.
Quilted Chore Coat Workshop Presented by Kristin Slagle
Thursday and Friday, July 16-17, 2026
Trunk Show (Thursday)- Sew Much Fun: How I Create Original Quilted Jackets
As a lover of all things patchwork and quilted, Kristin found the perfect vehicle for her creativity when she made her first quilted jacket from a panel in 2022. Since then, she has created and fabricated dozens of quilted patchwork jackets, plus skirts, hats, chairs and more. Her trunk show will show you that she has yet to find a fabric too weird for a project.
Workshop (Thursday afternoon and all day Friday):
Design a Quilted Jacket (Patchwork Chore Coat)
This workshop will encourage you to get creative and design a quilted jacket that’s unique and fun using panels, vintage and orphan quilt blocks, plus novelty fabrics and other textiles. In the workshop we’ll make a muslin pattern and design and sew the panels needed to make a quilted jacket. Participants will need to purchase a digital download (approx $20 on Etsy)* of the pattern in order to have instructions to finish the coat after the workshop.
Additional Notes from Kristin:
- Workshop participants can expect to bring the following: sewing machine, basic cutting and sewing supplies, (scissors, rotary cutter, mats, irons, etc) and the equivalent of approximately 4.5 yards of fabric.
- I expect to bring along a basket of kits containing the equivalent of 4.5 yards fabric, vintage textiles and panels that participants may purchase at cost in case there are people who don’t have a fabric stash. I would expect these kits to be $55 each or less. I will figure out how to provide a more detailed list with photos of what I’m bringing kit-wise so that participants can decide whether to purchase a kit, go shopping or raid their stash. By the first week of July, I will provide a list of the specific supplies bring to class so that they will have time to gather up or purchase what they’ll need.
MORE Workshop Info from Kristin:
Here's some information if people have questions about the class. It's maybe more detailed than a simple flyer would need but I'm the kind of person who wants all the info...
This class is all about creativity! In this class we will be designing and constructing panels for the jacket front, back, sleeves, pockets, and collar. I will also demonstrate the steps in construction of the jacket so you will have an idea of how it goes together. You will need to plan to quilt, cut out and construct the jacket after the class. The pattern has instructions and Patchwork and Poodles designer has a video tutorial that you can purchase and watch but this is an easy pattern and you’ll likely not need it.
Depending on the size you’re making, you’ll need approximately 8-9 yards total of fabric for the jacket and lining. 4 yards (2 each) for sleeves, 2 yards for the back, 2-ish yards for collar, pockets and fronts. It doesn’t have to be 8 yards of continuous fabric, and I’ve pieced wonderful linings from 10-inch squares. You can make the jacket with as many or few patch pieces as you’d like. Please! I urge you not to just head to the store and buy all new fabric for this project unless you have to. Raid your stash for panels, vintage linens, cheater prints, orphan blocks and fabric you’ve been saving for some unknown project. *
If all your stash is more than 10 years old, then do go and pick up about a yard of new fabric in fat quarters or fat eighths. New fabric brings a unique freshness to that old fabric and makes it sing. Vintage fabric and linens make a more interesting jacket than all-new fabric from one designer. While you’re digging, find something ugly and bring it. An ugly fabric or block is a wonderful opportunity to create something really interesting. Or you can put it on the share table, and we’ll see who can be really creative with it!
Class Supplies:
Approx 4-5 yards of fabric for front/top (+ you’ll need the same amount for the back/lining and you may want to bring that along for reference). See above for suggestions. Approximate panel sizes are: Fronts 20 x 30, Back 30 x 30, Sleeves 25 x 30.
Shears or scissors
Rulers, rotary cutter, mat
Sewing machine, thread, etc.
Muslin for tracing the pattern, about 2.5 yards. Hobby Lobby puts it on sale for $2.79/yd.
Suggestions: The New Quick and Easy Block Tool by C&T Publishing. I use this book in almost every jacket I have made. You can also check your supplies for simple applique or block instructions.
* Or shop the Common Threads huge fabric sale June 10th and 11th…..
Over 3000 yards to choose from, lots of panels and quilt cheater prints - $4 per yard!
The Patchwork & Poodles Chore Coat pattern is included in the workshop registration fee.
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Membership Renewal Time for 2026
$30 Membership fee -
Open renewal Jan - end of Feb.
New members are welcome all year.
Dues are paid for the calendar year (Jan - Dec).
1st Thursday Sewing Group 10am - 1pm
The next 1st Thursday Sewcial is July 2nd.
We are having a great turnout for our sewcial. Bring any project you would like to work on, hand or machine.
10 AM - 1:00 pm
Sewcials will be held the FIRST Thursday each month from 10 am - 1 pm in the Sunday school Room at Mills Chapel. It is a great opportunity to get to know members of the guild; it is also an opportunity to get advice or help with a project. Cutting mats and irons are available for your use.
We often go to lunch afterwards but you are welcome to bring your lunch or a snack.
We are having a great turnout for our sewcial. Bring any project you would like to work on, hand or machine.
10 AM - 1:00 pm
Sewcials will be held the FIRST Thursday each month from 10 am - 1 pm in the Sunday school Room at Mills Chapel. It is a great opportunity to get to know members of the guild; it is also an opportunity to get advice or help with a project. Cutting mats and irons are available for your use.
We often go to lunch afterwards but you are welcome to bring your lunch or a snack.
Do you have an idea for a fun Field Trip? Let our board members know.
Previous field trips our members have been on have been a lot of fun.
Previous field trips our members have been on have been a lot of fun.
Do you know a member that needs cheering up? Let Deb Sweeney know. She will send a card on behalf of the guild.
WEBSITE NEWS
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- As information comes available, the website is being updated. The main bulk of updating will be done at the beginning of each month.
- Please review all of the information on the Home & Guild News tabs as this will be the main areas to be updated. Last months photos will be moved to the Photos tab and current photos will be on the Home Tab.
- Calendars are updated each month.
- Links are available for added ease to more detailed information so as to not make it overwhelming to read.
- If you have any information that needs to be added both for guild news or outside events, please email us using the "Contact Us" form under the Home Tab or see one of the board members at the meetings.
- This is YOUR website. Constructive comments are welcome.
NEWNAN COWETA MAGAZINE
May/June 2025
A Publication of the Newnan Times-Herald
May/June 2025
A Publication of the Newnan Times-Herald
