Sewing Sensations for Adults Class to be Offered

September 6, 2018 - Want to learn how to sew and complete a Crazy Patch quilt as you go? Then register for this fun, hands-on Sewing Senations class hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and taught by professional quilter, Margaret Smith. 

The Crazy Patch Quilting class will be conducted Monday evenings from 5 to 7 pm, September 17, 24, and October 1 and 8 at the Shelby County Extension office, 266 Nacogdoches Street, Center. Sewing machines are available for participant use. Cost for this 4-week course is only $45 per person. Class is limited to 10 adult participants and registration in advance is required. Supply list will be provided at registration.

Need to brush up on your sewing machine skills? Then register for Machine Sewing Basics 101 to be offered on September 10 from 5 to 7 pm for only $10. Class is limited to 10 adult participants and registration in advance is required. Supplies are included for this class.

Ms. Smith is a master quilter and has professionally quilted for the past 50 years and created over 500 quilts, many of which have been showcased in quilt shows such as East Texas Poultry Festival in Center, Pineywoods show in Carthage, and in the South Padre Island show. She has taught numerous sewing classes in Alaska and Hemphill and belongs to the Busy Quilter and Panola Squares quilt guilds in Carthage.

To register for this class or for additional information, contact Jheri-Lynn McSwain, County Extension Agent – Family & Community Health at 598-7744 or jlmcswain@ag.tamu.edu. Registration due by September 7th.