AboutPatricia Fountain Expertise I can answer questions about sewing machine for quilting, supplies, equipment, fabrics, and methods of piecing including applique, foundation piecing, machine quilting and hand quilting.
Experience 40 years of sewing expertise over 10 years quilting. I have experience making quilts for beds, garments, table items (placemats, runners, etc.) wall hangings, etc. I teach quilting and sewing at my home studio.
Organizations American Quilting Society
Education/Credentials NYS Certified Home Economics Teacher (FACS)
Home Serwing Association Trained Sewing Educator
Question My daughter is reading the story "Sarah, Plain and Tall" and needed to research quilting bees. She needs to know if they still exhist today. Could you please advise. Thanks.
Jennifer and Dayna
Answer Yes, Dayna and Jennifer, there are still quilting bees. In fact, for the last few years quilters all over the country created blocks for breast cancer awareness. Then on one Saturday quilters all over the USA gathered at their "Quilting Guilds" churches, clubs and even quilt stores to put the blocks together into quilts.
Here is an article about a "Quilt-a-thon" for Quilt for a Cure
There are hundreds of quilting groups from small gatherings of friends to large "Guilds" where quilters get together to make quilts, learn new ways to quilt and help each other finish quilts.
