Since we are not meeting in person we have found a way to meet virtually. If you are on Facebook, you can join our group CnC JPL. You will have to search for the group or you can ask someone who is already a member. After you are accepted you will be able to join […]
We’ve had several requests for this pattern. My Mom gave me the pattern that she made from an antique hot pad that was found in a church basement. She took it apart to see how it was made. It’s double thick. (If you would like to make a different size, measure diagonal across the size […]
We are going to try Zooming again on Monday, July 20, 2020, 6:30pm. For those that remember, for years we met on the 3rd Monday of every month. We are going to try that again, only Zooming. Check back here or our blog for the new Zoom login info.
We had our first Zoom meeting, last Friday, July 3, 2020. We had fun seeing each other for the first time in a few months and talked about future Zoom meetings and continuing the Zooming after we eventually will be able to have the inside the Library monthly meeting again. We are leaning towards a […]
The Library is open to the public but our meeting rooms are not open yet. I have had several CnC members ask when will be able to meet again. We are trying to figure out a way. I am wanting your ideas on what you would like. You are very creative, we can come up […]
This was a class we were going to have before we had to close the library. I am working on a way we can have some virtual meetings and classes. We would love to see Show n Tell items you have been working on during this time. Blossom Stitch Washcloths Rich Textures Crochet – 8:57 […]
It was a BYOP night. Some you have seen in progress before.
Chat n Craft meets the first Tuesday of each month that the library is open. Because of the Covid 19 pandemic, the library is canceling all meetings for the time being. Please keep checking our website for when the library will be open or closed and when our programming and meetings will be resumed. Our […]
It was our class on Paint/Paste Resist. Below you will see some Show n Tells and some of the class as they progressed. At our March meeting, hopefully you will be able to see completed class projects.
Chat n Craft meets the first Tuesday of each month that the library is open. March’s meeting is BYOP (Bring Your Own Project). Whatever handwork you are working on, please bring it. We will also have the finished projects from February’s class. We normally meet in the Community Room West but this meeting we will […]
It was BYOP month – here are a few completed and almost completed items –
Our class is going to be – Paint Resist Supplies you will need to bring – 1-2 cups of all-purpose flour (1 cup flour to 1 cup water) 1 cup measuring cup Bowl – big enough to hold and stir a couple of cups Mixing spoon Clear condiment squeeze bottle [Wal-mart and Dollar Tree have […]
It was a BYOP month and our exchange and potluck. We still managed to bring several items for Show n Tell. I did not get pictures of everything.
Chat n Craft meets the first Tuesday of each month that the library is open. January is BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) month. Come join us for fun, laughter and working on our unfinished projects (UFOs). Can’t wait to see what you are working on.
It was a BYOP month and you can see we had various types of projects. A hint in the pictures is a class we will be having next year.
Chat n Craft meets the first Tuesday of each month that the library is open. December is our party meeting where you Bring Your Own Project to work on; bring one of your UFOs and/or craft supply you own that you know you are not going to use to be put out for another member […]
Chat n Craft meets the first Tuesday of each month that the library is open. November is a BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) month, bring anything you are working on to work on. We also discuss what classes we would like to see next year. Please bring an example, at least a picture of what […]
We had a class on sweater mittens and several BYOP going on –
Chat n Craft meets the first Tuesday of each month that the library is open. We have been working on quilt blocks every month this year. We are going to discuss how to put the blocks together to make a throw. The different variations we can choose from. Hopefully I will have all 9 of […]
August was BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) meeting and we had quite the variety. Enjoy –
Chat n Craft meets the first Tuesday of each month that the library is open. Class this meeting is on how to make Sweater Mittens. Supplies you will need to bring with you – Sweater you are no longer wearing, preferably wool (we will be cutting the sweater up) marker or pen for tracing scissors […]
Here are the Show n Tell and pictures of the cards that were being made during the July card class. Thanks Lynda for bringing all the supplies and teaching the class.
Chat n Craft meets the first Tuesday of each month that the library is open. It is BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) to work on. We will also have handouts for another 9 inch quilt block. Bring your Show n Tell.
Chat n Craft meets the first Tuesday of each month that the library is open. For July we are going to have a class on making cards. You do not have to bring any supplies unless you have something specific you want. Come have fun with us. You are always welcome to BYOP (Bring Your […]
Here are the Show n Tell and a sneak peak at the homemade cards that is possible for our July class. Enjoy.
We will have another quilt block handout and bring something for Show n Tell. The rest of the evening will be BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) to work on. I will be bringing my counted cross-stitch baby afghan that I am working on. What will you be bringing? We will also discuss our July class. […]
We had fun working on our Dream Catchers. Some even got theirs done. I am still working on mine.
Our class is going to be making a small Dream Catcher. Here is a picture showing the supplies that are used – Notice there are different size metal hoops you can buy. We recommend a 5 or 7 inch for the class so you can get it completed during our meeting. Decide what color you […]
I did not get all the pretty Show n Tell that we had but I did get most of them. As always the pictures do not show how beautiful they really are.
We will have another quilt block handout and hopefully everyone will bring something for Show n Tell. The rest of the evening will be BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) to work on. I will be bringing my counted cross-stitch baby afghan that I am working on. What will you be bringing? We will also discuss […]
We had a no-sew t-shirt tote bag class plus there was time for some of us to work on other projects too.
Chat n Craft meets the first Tuesday of each month that the library is open. This month is a class on How to Make a no-sew T-shirt Tote bag. If you want to make one during class you will need to bring a t-shirt you are willing to cut up and a sharp pair of […]
I still missed getting 4 of our 9 patch block pictures taken. Hopefully they will bring them to next month’s meeting and I can get those pictures then. Here are some of the items brought for Show n Tell and some items being worked on during our meeting. The pictures do not do them justice. […]
We will have our 2nd quilt block handout and hopefully everyone will bring something for Show n Tell. The rest of the evening will be BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) to work on. You might want to start looking over your T-shirts and find one you would like to turn into a tote bag. You […]
Since the Library is closed on January 1st, which happens to be a Tuesday this year, that means our Chat n Craft meeting is January 8th this year. Chat n Craft meets the first Tuesday we are open of each month. This month is a class on Quilting. We will cover the quilting basics, discuss […]
 We have come up with some classes for the upcoming year and a project that will last almost all year too. None of these should take a long time to complete each one. Nor cost a lot of money to make. If you want to find out details of the classes, come on the […]
It is a BYOB (Bring Your Own Project) to work on month. It will be our normal December meeting, those that have come before know what that means. We will discuss more details of next year classes as well. Plus we will have some craft magazines for .25/each, some craft books for $1./each. Come peruse […]
Besides discussing a lot of ideas for classes next year we had some wonderful Show n Tell pieces that were being worked on. Â Â
November is always a fun CnC meeting that is BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) to work on while we discuss ideas for next years classes. Something you want to learn? A stitch you want to try? Something getting popular you think would be fun for us to try? Be thinking about and looking for ideas […]
We had a nice class about crocheted stars and variations. I did not get all the pictures so I am hoping some will be at next months CnC. Here are a few pictures of what we had including some BYOPs (Bring Your Own Project) that were there: Â Â Â Â
I do not have a picture yet but thought you might want to be thinking about the yarn to bring to the class we are going to have on Crocheted Star. You can bring any kind of thread or yarn and you probably want to bring a few sizes of crochet hooks. We will be […]
At our September 4, 2018 Chat-n-Craft Book Folding class, we had a few working on other projects and others working on Book Folding. Take a look –
Our September 4, 2018 Chat-n-Craft meeting will be a class on Book Folding. 5:30-7:45pm You will need to bring: a hardback book with more than 80 pages. I am going to read some more how-tos to see how many “extra pages” are recommended so you can have it centered as this picture shows. a ruler, […]
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