Past: Mumbo Gumbo Sewing with Vickie Howard

Sept. 9, 2025

Mumbo Gumbo Block Piecing Workshop with Vickie Howard

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (or finish sooner) / $15 fee due at class / Supply list required / Preregister to hold your spot online, click "Enroll in Class" and follow prompts, visit the museum in person, or call (573) 651-2260.

Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum, in partnership with River Heritage Quilters (RHQG), presents a Mumbo Gumbo Quilt Block Piecing Workshop with Vickie Howard, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., on September 9, 2025.

Want to spend a fun day with Vickie Howard? Use up your fabric scraps by making a bright Mumbo Gumbo Quilt. No pattern is necessary. All the sewing is straight lines for the quilt blocks. Go beyond a limited color scheme into a "more color is better" mode.

Preregister to save your space by Sept. 8 and pay by cash or check to RHQG on the day of this event. Click "Enroll in class," follow the prompts, and select "Pay later." Pre-cutting and pre-sewing directions will be given out after sign-up.

Mrs. Howard is the 2025 president of Loose Threads Quilt Guild in St. Peters, MO. She was also president of RHQG many years ago. Now, she makes quilts for various charities, speaks at quilt guilds, and spends time with her granddaughter.

Crisp Museum is located inside the Cultural Arts Center at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus, at 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, MO 63703.

Questions: (573) 651-2260.

WORKSHOP SUPPLIES:

Fabric Scraps

*If you would like to do a “swap,” bring 10-2 ½ inch strips of either bright polka dot fabric or brights to the workshop.

Sewing Basics;

Sewing machine in working order;

Variety of brights/polka dots 2”-3” wide. Any length from 5”-13”;

12 ½ “ square ruler.

Decide what color you want for the center. Yellow and black will make it POP! ½ yard black print; ½ yard yellow print. Vickie used red/green for her Christmas one and orange and black for her Halloween quilt.