Marshall-Putnam Extension Office to host T-shirt quilt workshop for ages 8 to 18

Registration is required

The Fair City Quilt Guild will have this raffle quilt on display at the Holiday Craft Show and the Festival of Trees Saturday, Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 4, at Timber Creek Inn and Suites. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase. The quilt, quilted by members, features T- shirts of Chicago area sports teams.

Do you have memories in your T-Shirts? Would you like to wrap yourself in all of them? Register for the T-shirt quilt workshop.

The workshop will be conducted over three Saturdays, March 23, April 6 and April 13. This event is open to all youth ages 8 to 18. It will take place from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Marshall-Putnam Extension office at 509 Front St. in Henry. Registration is required, and space is limited. Current 4-H members can register through the event link on your Zsuite dashboard. All others interested can call 309-364-2356 to register. There is no cost to attend this workshop.

Supplies to bring: 12 to 15 clean T-shirts and thread to match most of your shirts. If you have a good pair of sewing scissors or rotary cutter, and sewing machine, bring that too. The sessions will have a few for use during the workshop. Let organizers know when registering if you need to borrow a machine. Backing material will be needed for the last day.

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