Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer
Dexter, Missouri – A wonderful new business has opened in Dexter, Treasured Threads Quilting.
The Dexter Chamber of Commerce held their official ribbon cutting today with owner, Joyce Kinder.
The quilt shop offers a variety of fabrics, patterns and quilting supplies for the experienced quilter as well as a beginner. They are open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursday from 10 – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. They are closed Sunday and Monday.Several classes will be offered including a Cotton Theory Class on July 25th, taught by Martha Hughes. Joyce invites everyone to attend, “Come and make this beautiful double sided table runner. Traven Reds on one side and Pheasant Hill on the other. This runner is quilted as you go!” Class fee is only $20 and the kit is just $89."
On June 27th and again on July 11th, the Scrap Crazy Quilt Class will be offered. Using a minimum of 5 colors or as many as you like of 1/3 yard each of Treasured Threads fabric and you can create a beautiful 48x48 inch scrappy quilt. Leave it as is or embellish with fancy stitching. This would be a fun project for beginners or experienced quilters. Marsha Lovelady and Susan Hill will be the instructors for this class from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
They are busy down at Treasured Thread Quilting with yet another class on July 13th called Simple Saturday. The class is a fun, stress free super simple project and will be held from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Just contact Joyce Kinder at 624-4042 for more information or better yet, stop by at 14605 US Hwy 60 on the outer road west.
Shown in the picture are: Chamber Executive Director Janet Coleman, Martha Hughes with Matt Kinder behind, Mayor Joe Weber, Owner Joyce Kinder with granddaughters, Katie and Lucy Pyle, and Rachel Kinder, who is held by her mother, Sally Kinder, Owner Steve Kinder, with daughter, Leslie, and granddaughter Emily Pyle, Joe Pyle, Chamber President Scott Nelson, Mandy Friesen, Susan Hill, Barb Chandler, and Veronica Hampton.
