Loopy Connections

05/25/2026

Success at this weekends Tote Bag class.

Thank you to our partner the Gurnee Park District and to our volunteers for cutting all those squares of fabric!!

05/18/2026

Are you interested in showcasing your fiber art?

Dandelion Gallery & Studio has a community exhibition and fashion show in June. Sign up online through the gallery website

05/18/2026

Learn to sew a patchwork tote.

We're teaching at the Gurnee Park District on Saturday 23rd May at 9am.

Materials and access to sewing machines are included in the class cost.

Sign up via the park district web site:

https://ilgurneeweb.myvscloud.com/webtrac/web/search.html?module=ar&keyword=114445&fbclid=IwdGRjcAR3SBdjbGNrBHdHqWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHvYYCvRd2LlnyN8OQ9IkUNgQRFtktIfUapUjKNGPtjyVCk5mVU699Kf2xC63_aem_4GRomtgwqAWAx9UmYhrW2Q

05/09/2026

We're making progress on the community quilt at the Liberty Prairie farm festival.
Thank you to everyone who made blocks today

05/09/2026

Having so much fun at the plant sale.

We're listening to Slam Funk from Grayslake North and admiring the plants

05/09/2026

Today's view from the sewing machine, we are at the Liberty Prairie farm spring plant sale and farm festival with the community quilt project

05/09/2026

05/08/2026

We made backpacks and they are already being loved and used

Such a great job by the students at the Boys and Girls club at Learn 10 in North Chicago

05/08/2026

Can you believe this is fabric!

Such a cool design that was transformed into fabric by

At the H+H America's show

02/13/2026

We made the news!!!

Our partnership with the Waukegan Public Library was featured in a News Sun article on the library maker space.

We host a sewing class at the library once a month. Check the library newsletter for more details.

The next class is on 17th March

The Maker Space now has open hours between 4 and 7 p.m. each Tuesday.