A patchwork quilt, like a person after their 21st birthday party, is a collection of pieced-together memories spread across a bed. Put the pieces together with this Groupon to MMIJA in Morristown. Choose between the following options:
- For $5, you get $10 worth of in-store craft classes.
- For $25, you get $50 worth of fabrics, yarn, patterns, and supplies.
MMIJA's 12,000 square feet of retail space overflows with a rotating collection of fabrics, yarn, patterns, and supplies from such manufacturers as Hoffman, Northcott, and Blank Quilting. Staff members clear off bolt-laden tables throughout the week and host classes for beginners and veterans alike. During Beginning Punch Needle sessions ($10), students can learn the basic punch needle techniques needed to forge pincushions and fabric ornaments in a stress-free setting. BQ Easy Quilt classes ($10) walk attendees through the creation of a geometrically precise quilt using a home-brought sewing machine.
Although class fees do not include the cost of materials, guests can peruse the store's extensive collection for their supplies beforehand. Swaths of intricately patterned Blank Quilting Renaissance Menagerie Fabric ($9.99/yd.) run through fingers as smoothly as a handful of ball bearings coated in olive oil, and Hoffman Challenge 2012 Primary Fabric ($11.99/yd.) is adorned with lavender and pink roses. The shelves' punch-needle kits ($14.95+) each include the pattern and floss needed to create a picturesque nature scene or homage to a famous parking lot.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Being a Good Friend
Though many of life's accomplishments are important—working as a reading tutor, not setting fire to every mailbox you happen to pass—only one accomplishment matters in the long run: being a good friend. Follow these friendship tips to separating besties from the resties:
• Every time you're drinking something, offer your friend a sip from your glass. If they decline, show them there's nothing to worry about by sterilizing your own mouth with a crème brûlée torch.
• Pick up the check whenever possible—but don’t stop there. Use your intimate knowledge of your friend to glean possible passwords to their online bank accounts and transfer their funds into a high-yield CD just in case they want to save up to go to college again.
• What's your friend's favorite animal? Do they own one yet? Could you conceivably get them one? Keep in mind that the word "impossible" was most likely invented by a bad friend.
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