Hand Quilting Basics at the Sod House Museum

The Sod House Museum will host a quilting workshop on Saturday, January 16, 2016, from 9 to 11 a.m. Doris Booze of Aline will present hand quilting basics for beginning quilters. Hand quilting provides a soft finish that cannot be achieved any other way.

Participants will enjoy a fun morning while learning about quilting needles, threads, thimbles and how to make a quilt knot. Quilt stands and hoops also will be on display. Although Booze has been quilting for only six years, she is excited about the interest shown in hand quilting and wants people to learn the fun and simplicity of it.

There will be a quilt stand set up with a small quilt on it for everyone to learn how to make a quilt stitch, or participants may bring a small project of their own for practice if they wish. Participants will be shown the up-down motion of how to load several stitches on the needle while maintaining an even tension. Keeping stitches even is an important part of the technique for beautiful hand quilting.

The Sod House Museum is operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society. The museum is open Tuesday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., and is located southeast of Aline on State Highway 8. For more information contact Director Renee Trindle at 580-463-2441 or sodhouse@okhistory.org.