Quilt Camp @ SQTM

Posted on by Teresa

This past week was spent at Quilt Camp hosted by the Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum in Carrollton, Georgia. Eight young ladies and eight adult volunteers spent the week together working to create a completely finished small quilt and other projects like tissue holders, doll pillows and potholders.

This year, I volunteered for the morning session and had camper join me for the daily round-trip commute from Smyrna to Carrollton. This camper happens to be a current sewing student of mine and she really wanted to attend Quilt Camp. Transportation was the only reason she could not attend. I volunteered to bring her with me. It worked out well for everyone. Per SQTM policy, my rider/current student was assigned to an adult mentor other than me. She had the opportunity to learn from another amazing quilter and I was nearby with my usual sewing supplies just in case. I was also able to work with the delightful Miss S. who likes bright colors and was determined to do as much as she could by herself. I merely brought in tools to help set her up for success. 🙂

Quilt binding foot from Baby Lock makes binding a breeze. My mentee chose a modified serpentine stitch to sew down her binding. BTW, this foot works on a variety of other brands of sewing machines. Here, we’re using a Brother sewing machine.

Some people think I’m crazy for driving 100 miles round trip 5 days in a row to volunteer. I disagree.
It’s one week per year.
It’s something I LOVE to do.
It’s my money and time. I’ll spend it however I want to.

‘Nuff said!