Frequently asked questions

Make sure you have read your email from Margo regarding the list of supplies required for your project so you are prepared to learn lots and have a wonderful experience! Also, pack the following: *sewing machine (don't forget your foot control and cord) *shears, scissors *rotary cutter *pins, clips *measuring tape *seam ripper

Simply send Margo a message using the 'contact form' on this site or private message her on the Facebook or Instagram page and she will help!

No, Margo will help get you started! If there is preparation work required, your email will explain it.

If it will be included, it will clearly state that in the required materials OR it will include the link to purchase and download the pattern. Margo respects the hard work of pattern makers. Margo is willing to print them for you.

Don't worry at all! Margo will help you get started and support you through the project. She was a Home Economics teacher, she's got you! She is easy going and very supportive. Her thirty-three years of teaching has gave her lots of teaching experience and patience. We also have a seam ripper too!

Margo truly wants every participant to finish their project. She is flexible in arranging another evening or weekend session to make up your missing session. She understands the investment in the project materials, course fee and time you have committed.

We are fortunate to have some great fabric/quilt shops in the Saint John and surrounding area. Here are the name of the shops in Saint John, NB and the valley; Quilting with Murphy, east side KP Quilting, east side Town & Country: Quispamsis Margo can also provide or stocks kits in her small Stitch Shop, just check! She carries a curated collection of notions, gifts and some fabric bundles and a bit of yardage. If you wish NOT to worry about shopping, Margo can help! We also have some lovely shops that are not too far away or you can order online; Victory Stitches, Hilsborough, NB The Wee Fabric Shop, St. Andrews, NB The Quilting Shed, Fredericton, NB Buttermilk Quilts, Florenceville-Bristol, NB

She has an Education degree from the University of New Brunswick in Home Economics. She has taught Home Economics to middle school students. She also taught all subjects in grades two to grade five, adult sewing and quilting workshops for the City of Saint John Recreation Department, as well as the Saint John Arts Centre and since 2022 in my own Stitch Studio! I learned to sew when I was six or seven!