Here is a compulation of all the information that has been gathered for the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council's Patchwork Promise and related sewing and quilting programs that are being developed. Sewing can be a lot of fun, and quilting probably is not what you think it is these days. Quilting is a wide open term, today it includes "blankets", wall hangings, table toppers/placemats, purses, bags, clothes, and even dolls.
We are not endorsing anything, just providing info and links. So have a look around and stay tuned for some fun as you learn skills that will serve you well.
The Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council serves 26 counties in Southeast Texas, including: Angelina, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, Harris, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller and Wharton. For more info check out their website.
Well we've had 2 quilting sessions. One up at Misty with the wonderful women of Quilting Adventures , where the girls learned how to make pillowcases and one with the Take Note Choir as they learned how to make quilt blocks for a SWAP at the ROCK THE MALL event in Washington DC this June!
SEW WHAT NEWS
We're on Facebook ... Check us out at SJC is Quilting Apparel Students Take Garments From Trashy to ClassyDresses made from plastic bags, phone books, VHS tape and coffee filters were created by students at Texas Tech. This challenge, called “From Trashy to Classy” is a joint effort between Texas Tech’s Apparel Design and Manufacturing (ADM) students and the student chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable building design and construction.Got Qmilch? Fashion designer Anke Domaske creates new fabric made out of milk
Clothes made from milk protein casein, designer wins award for fashion innovation, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Accuquilt has donated a Studio Cutter, a starter die set and other essentials to the program!! We will now be able to create kits for the girls to sew together, hence very little rotary cutter work....YEAH! We will be scheduling work sessions for older girls to help make up these kits.... All we need is fabric to cut now!!
 Sew 4 Home - this website has great project tutorials...pillows, pj bottoms, totes, quilts etc. check it out.
Looking for a patch or badge for the girls to earn check these out...
In the News: Why quilting improves your health in ways even exercise can't manage
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2002862/Why-quilting-uniquely-good-us.html#ixzz1PD1ebMLX | Check out the two licensed Girl Scout fabric collections from Robert Kaufam Fabrics and the patterns they have provided with the Girl Scout & Boy Scout Collections.
Here are a few of the items that you can make from patterns available on their website.
 sit-upon  organizer  travel pillowcase  stuff sack |