Don't know what to bring...???... (Please advise!)

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06-24-2010, 04:39 AM

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CarrieAnne

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Those little bundles are great! Love the star!

06-24-2010, 04:59 AM

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I love that star too! Could you share with us how you fold the triangle pieces to get that shape?

06-24-2010, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics

This is a first! I've been invited to speak at a local quilt guild... and have also been asked to bring "stuff for the ladies to buy".

Ok, I know what to speak on (safety when shopping online) but as to what to bring...?

We don't have trays of FQs so that's out. We only sell fabric, no notions or patterns. We have a few pre-cuts and bundles, so I could bring those.

Should I be bringing yardage and a cutting board? Those of you who belong to guilds, if you've ever had a LQS do a talk, did they bring fabric? If so, what did they bring?

First off - congratulations! How exciting! Someone suggested bringing the end of bolts and have them on sale. I must admit, my mouth started to water at the thought. :lol: Yep, we quilters do love our sales. I think you can make it work by bringing fabric and cutting there, but my suggestion would be to have a couple of ladies helping. The last thing you want is to have such a long line of ladies waiting that some of them decide it isn't worth it and leave without buying anything.

I would suggest making up several packets of precut fabrics. Nothing says you can't sell any leftovers at your store, right? And if you are looking for the extra advertisements, you can always donate a few each month to the guild as raffle prizes. Just a thought.

Have a great time!!!

06-24-2010, 06:59 PM

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do you have panels, and make some quilts up to show different ideas

06-24-2010, 08:33 PM

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I love that star too! Could you share with us how you fold the triangle pieces to get that shape?

Ok, I've never made the star before so I carefully took mine apart and tried to re-create it. I've put it into 15 steps so bear with me and if you have a question I will try to answer it. Here goes:

Start with 5 fat quarters. Choose which will be your focus (the square) and which 2 will be paired together.

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06-24-2010, 08:35 PM

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Folded Star Steps 4, 5 & 6

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06-24-2010, 08:37 PM

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Folded Star Steps 7, 8 & 9

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06-24-2010, 08:39 PM

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Folded Star Steps 10,11 & 12

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06-24-2010, 08:41 PM

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Folded Star Steps 13, 14 & 15
Sorry this takes so many steps. Maybe I should have don't a tutorial but I'm new at this stuff so hope you can understand it all.

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06-25-2010, 04:21 AM

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Wonderful, WONDERFUL!

Thank you so much for posting this. I had tried unsuccessfully for a half-hour to guess how to fold the fabrics that formed the points, and finally gave up. I would have never figured it out on my own.