Quilting 101

Darke County Park District hosts another very successful program. Quilting 101 took place in the Log House at Shawnee Prairie. The participants first learned how to make a quilters knot using quilters thread. Once the knots were mastered everyone had their own fabric coaster to work on as they were taught the basics of quilting, how to hide the knots within the layers of a quilt and trying to make all of the stitches the same length and attempt to follow a straight line.

Several of the participants in the room were beginners and realized that quilting is truly a special talent and once you complete a project you would want to treasure it forever. Once everyone’s coasters were completed we moved over to the quilting frame where a full size churn dash quilt was waiting for us to give our newest skill a try. All of the participants gathered around the frame and began quilting. As the end of the program approached quickly, we decided to meet again soon. Please feel free to join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 11AM in the Log House at Shawnee Prairie Preserve where we will continue working on quilting the quilt in the frame.

Darke County Parks would like to thank Sue Vickory for piecing together the churn dash quilt and for teaching the Quilting 101 program. Everyone who attended had a great time and enjoyed learning about this very special skill.