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Rochester Public Library, 101 2nd S...
Wednesday, December 2 at 6:30pm
Rochester Public Library
Technique: Quilting and Double-knot embroidery
This block represents the artist's Scottish heritage. The log-cabin pattern represents the popular pattern of the 1890's when her mother moved to Minnesota. The knots represent her family's ties to Scotland and their new ties to Minnesota.
Rochester Public Library We're closed tomorrow so make sure to stock up for the long trip to Grandmother's house. Audiobooks may make the trip shorter, or DVDs for the backseat theaters.
Rochester Public Library We have extended our deadline for Threads of our Community quilt submissions to Monday, January 11. http://bit.ly/3USTvJ
Rochester Public Library
Technique: Piecing and applique
This was inspired by the artist's Norwegian grandmother who taught how to make paper folded heart baskets.
Rochester Public Library Young Adult writers' group meets tonight at 7!
Rochester Public Library
Helen Chen was born in Taiwan and has lived in Rochester with her husband for 20 years. She has won prizes in several writing contests.
She will be presenting from her recently released book, Jin-Ling’s Two Left Feet. It tells a story of Jin-Ling, a Chinese- American teen who struggles with clashing cultural expectations while searching for her own sense of identity.
Helen Chen
Time:6:30PM Wednesday, December 2nd
Location:Rochester Public Library, 101 2nd Street SE, Rochester, MN 55904
Rochester Public Library We have extended our deadline for Threads of our Community quilt submissions to Monday, January 4. http://bit.ly/3USTvJ
Rochester Public Library
Technique: German Crochet
This shows three different types of lace that were taken from a sleeve and two pillowcases. This lace was made about 80 years ago.
Rochester Public Library The Friends of the Library just sent 4 boxes of books to our American troops deployed overseas. The Red Cross and Hometown Gratitude are paying the shipping for the holidays. http://www.operationpaperback.org/
Rochester Public Library Online research tools for kids. http://bit.ly/7EB3oV
Rochester Public Library The library will be closed on Thursday, November 26 in observance of Thanksgiving day. We will be open our regular hours on Friday.
Rochester Public Library
Technique: Embroidery, applique and hand dying
This artist used to help her grandmother quilt. Mid-way through her art degree she realized she wanted to work with fabric instead of paper.
Cameras For-Kids
Cameras for Kids: Fun and Inexpensive Projects for the Little Photographer
Cameras for kids is a fun filled book full of projects for young children. The projects are fun, simple and inexpensive to create. The book was made to stimulate art and creativity at an early age. Most of the supplies can be picked up a places ...such as the dollar store. Kids do not need computer
knowledge as long as parents can print the photos for the projects. Paperback: 72 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace (August 30, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1449502350 - http://www.camerasforkids.info or go directly to Amazon...http://www.amazon.com/Cameras-Kids-Inexp
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