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New Fabrics from Moda

quilters — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:59:34 +0000

I had several boxes show up on my doorstep. It’s always a mystery when fabrics arrive. It’s a long time between ordering and arrival, so I’m always surprised when I open a box of fabric.

First to arrive was Farmer’s Market by Brannock and Patek. Delicious cherries and nice mixers.

$10.99 per yd. $5.50 per 1/2 yd.

Next to arrive was Ten Little Things. Cute owls and a great “boy” fabric with trucks and stuff.

$10.99 per yd. $5.50 per 1/2 yd.

The last box was full of Collection Friendship by Howard Marcus. Always a nice traditional group.

$10.99 per yd. $5.50 per 1/2 yd.

If you would like any of these fabrics, call or email us. Or look for these fabrics at our next show.

Photos from The Charlotte Quilter’s Guild Show

quilters — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:47:11 +0000

We just finished the Charlotte Quilter’s Guild Quilt Show. It was a great success! It takes a lot of work to hang and dismantle a quilt show, so our appreciation goes out to everyone that helped to make it a success. There were many beautiful quilts. Here are photos of a few of our favorites.

But before you look at the pictures, let me remind you about the quilt show this weekend by the Forsyth Piecers and Quilters Guild in Winston Salem, NC. Forsyth Piecers and Quilters Guild will be presenting “The Art of Comfort Quilt Show”. The show will be held on March 16, 17, and 18, 2012. Featured will be quilts ranging from traditional bed quilts to modern wall quilts. Also featured at this year’s quilt show will be a display of red and white quilts. The three day event will begin at 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM on Friday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Saturday, and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Sunday. It will be held at the Village Inn Golf and Conference Center, 6205 Ramada Drive, Clemmons, NC 27012. There will also be a boutique featuring many items for sale that have been made by quilt guild members. They will have a silent auction with a chance to bid on many wonderful items. Vendors representing quilt shops in the surrounding area will be there and show goers can browse and purchase fabrics, books and other quilting related supplies. Vendor List:

Judy Lea Enterprizes

Shakerwood Woolens,

Sew Original Bernina Sewing Machines, 3358 Robinhood Rd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27106,

Quilter’s Gallery

Knit One Smock too, 4003A Country Club Rd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27104

Witch Hazel Handmades, 1900 Grove St., Greensboro, NC, 27403

Sew Together, 5230 US Hwy. 158, Advance, NC, 27006

Sew Fabulous, 5011 Queensway Rd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27127

C & M Designs, 2001 Boone Ave., Winston-Salem, NC, 27103

Featherweight Poppy Singer Featherweight Machines

Annie’s Keepsakes,

Textile Treasures,

Karen Newman Fridy,

Karen Gray Design, 114R Reynolda Village, Winston-Salem, NC, 27106

The General Store at Smith Mountain Lake,

Admission to this event is $5.00. There is free parking available. The Village Inn Golf and Conference Center is located at 6205 Ramada Drive (just off I-40 at Lewisville-Clemmons Road) in Clemmons. For directions and more information, call Jan Nelson at 336-945-4381 or visit quilt@forsythquilters.org

Cosmic Jewels by Pattie Bethune and quilted by Janice Hayes

Buzz Time by Melanie Paul.

Flower Escape by Ellen Mabry

Intertwined by Susan Edmonson and quilted by Rebecca Verrier-Watt.

Photos of Charleston Quilt Show 2012

quilters — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:52:25 +0000

We just got back from the Charleston Quilt Show late last night. It is always one of our favorite events. I love the southern hospitality that the guild shows us while we are in town. The quality of the quilts is always fabulous. They have a lot of hand quilters and hand appliquers. Tradition still lives. However, they also have incredible machine quilters and innovative art quilters. There is something for everyone at this show. There is also the joy of window shopping down on King Street and my favorite antique shop IN THE WORLD, Terrace Oaks, is out on the Maybank Hwy. going toward St. James or St. John’s Island.

Best in show was Southern Comforts, made by June Bohac and track machine quilted by Karen Kendo. Heads up Charlotte girls! – June was a member of the Charlotte Quilter’s Guild in the 90′s. Southern Comforts by based on the patttern ” A Southern Album” by Diane Frankenberger and Kristin Steiner.

Here are some of our favorites from the show -

Red and Green Revisited, made by Darlene Donohue and track machine quilted by Debbie Yezbak. This won the prize for Best Machine Quilting on a track machine.

Lightly Poised in the Ether Capricious, made by Rosalind Hunt and Linda Barnette won the Viewer’s Choice Award.

Omigosh, made by Vicki McCormick was another of our favorites. It won the award for Best Pieced Bed Sized Quilt. It was certainly inspiration to save all those precious, small pieces of fabrics. In the future, these small pieces will be referred to as “cherished quilting inventory” not “scraps”.

All in all, it was a wonderful show. Mark your calendars now for 2014. It will be in a new location, at the Shriner’s Facility in Mount Pleasant, SC.

If you missed Charleston, be sure and attend the Charlotte Quilter’s Guild Show next weekend, March 9 – 10, 2012. The members have outdone themselves and turned in 258 quilts for display. 28 vendors, I think at last count. So it promises to be another big weekend.

Complete details and a $1.00 off discount coupon can be found at http://www.charlottequiltersguild.org/quiltshows.html

Plan to spend the day at Metrolina, because the Intergalatic Bead and Jewelry Show will be on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Lots of beads and gemstones for sale. You always need beads for embellishment.

See you there,

Patti and Cindy

Lots of Quilt shows in March

quilters — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:48:31 +0000

There are 3 really nice quilt shows scheduled for March.

Cobblestone Quilters Guild in Charleston, SC will hold its show “Southern Comforts” at the Gaillard Auditorium on Calhoun St. on March 2 and 3, 2012. 10 am – 6 pm. Over 250 quilts will be on display.

The Charlotte Quilter’s Guild will hold its show, “Reach Out” at the Metrolina Tradeshow Expo, 7100 Statesville Rd., Charlotte, NC. Show dates are March 9 and 10, 2012. 9 am – 5 pm. Over 250 quilts will be on display.

Forsyth Piecers and Quilters Guild of Winston Salem will hold its show, “The Art of Comfort” at the Village Inn golf and Conference Center, 6205 Ramada Dr., Clemmons, NC. Show hours are 10 am – 7 pm on Friday, 10am – 6 pm on Saturday and 1 pm -4 pm on Sunday.

We hope to see you at one or more of these shows.

Off Track class date is added

quilters — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:36:31 +0000

Quilting News and Events

Our March 24th class is an easy design, Off Track by Cluck, Cluck, Sew. This class filled so fast that we have added another class on Friday, March 23, 2012. There are plenty of spaces on Friday and a few have opened up on Saturday as some students have switched days. We would love to have you join us for our first class of the year.

It is our goal this year to inspire you to sew. We are going to offer a variety of classes. Some of the classes will feature designs that are very fast. (This one is super fast.) Some of the classes will feature designs with which you can use a variety of fabrics so that you can use your stash. (This one is a great stash buster.) Some classes will teach techniques. Some will teach a different shape from squares or triangles. This class teaches basic strip sewing. If you have never taken a class with us before, or were a bit intimidated by the whole quilting process, this is an excellent quilt to start with. Come and join us for your first quilting class. We will start with techniques like rotary cutting and an accurate seam allowance. For you more advanced sewers, you will love the boldness of this design and the ease of construction. Yardages are included in the pattern for throw, twin or queen/king size. This is one of the easiest quilts I’ve ever seen to make any size you desire.

This is my sample quilt for the class. It is throw size. 58? x 63?. I used a lot of bright pieces of fabrics out of my stash. I used a mix of backgrounds, but you could use just one color for more contrast. This quilt uses 2 1/2 ” strips so it is perfect for a jelly roll if you have one. It would be fabulous out of batiks. You could use 30?s prints and muslin. You could even use flamingo fabric if you were so inclined. Look at your stash and select a variety of darks and then some light fabrics for your backgrounds. If you cut your strips before class, then you will have made a lot of progress by the end of class. If you need help cutting, then we can cover that in class.

Keeping with the strip theme, I’ll demo my version of Pop Stars from Material Obsession 2 by Kathy Doughty and Sarah Fielke ($27.50) in the afternoon. I love the ideas in this book. This is a string pieced quilt. It uses a lot of scrap fabrics and a different shape, a kite shape. You should see the mess on my dining room table. (I went crazy last summer and went through all my boxes of fabric and got rid of all the little strips that were left over from cutting various projects from the past 25 years, because life was too short to sit around and flip and sew little strips.) Now I am addicted to the possibilities of string quilting. It is beautiful and fairly thoughtless. Not exacting in any way. You get to use up the smallest of scraps. Remember – I’ve always told you that making a scrap quilt was the same thing as cleaning house. I am wishing that I had all those scraps back. But life is too short for regret. So just buy some more fabric. I’ve been having so much fun that I thought “I’ll write a book filled with beautiful string-pieced quilts”. Imagine my disappointment when I realized that Edyta Sitar had written such a book –Friendship Strips and Scraps. ($27.95) She even ENCOURAGES you to share strips with your friends. Now, don’t get any ideas. I’ve got enough strips of my own. You’ll see more of the quilts out of this book as the year goes on. This is going to be the year to cut it up and use it up.

The base cost for the class is $35.00, if you already have the pattern. If you need the pattern, please send $45.00 and we will mail you your pattern ahead of time so that you can do your cutting before class. Class starts at 10 am and finishes about 4 pm. The classes will be held at Cool Spring Methodist Church, 1902 Mocksville Rd, Cleveland, NC—that is Hwy. 64 about 8 miles East of Statesville, and is easily accessible from either I-77 or I-40.

As you know, eating lunch is an important part of the day. You bring a sandwich and we’ll provide sides, chips, desert and tea.

To register for the class, call Cindy Page, 704-376-2531 to reserve your space, then mail checks to 224 Woodleaf Road, Cleveland, NC 27013. Payment is required at the time of registration to hold your space in the class. A supply list and directions to the venue will be emailed to you upon registration.

Hope to see you then.

Patti Cline and Cindy Page

Charlotte Quilter’s Guild Quilt Show

quilters — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:43:26 +0000

The Quilter’s Gallery, Inc

We will be vending at the following show, please come out and see us there.

The Charlotte Quilters’ Guild 2012 Quilt Show “Reach Out!”. It will be held at the Metrolina Tradeshow Expo located at 7100 Statesville Road, Charlotte, NC 28269. This is accessed easily from both I-77 and I-85. The show dates and hours are March 9 – 10, from 9 am – 5 pm each day. The admission will be $6 and you can download a $1 off coupon (one per entrant) from the show site at www.charlottequiltersguild.org/quiltshows.html . This new venue is 20,000 square feet with plenty of free parking and a large food concession. The show will have over 250 traditional, contemporary and art quilts, a silent auction, a guild boutique, raffle quilts, a raffle sewing machine, demos, door prizes and fun and inspiration for all. And, for your shopping pleasure the following vendors with their wares will be there:

Auntie Ju’s Quilt Shoppe, will have punch needle supplies, quilt kits, hand dyed woolens, patterns and books.

Dawn’s Sewing & Embroidery, will have quilt kits, fabric by the yard, jelly rolls, notions and more.

Elaine’s Attic will have kits, fabric, patterns and notions.

Featherweight Poppy will have Singer Featherweights & parts for sale and will offer service for your Featherweights during the show.
Empty Pockets Alpaca Farm will offer yarns from their own alpacas, as well as alpaca wearables- hats, gloves, socks and shawls. They might even be doing some spinning!
Goneaway Quilting is offering her hand dyed fabrics, her pattern line, kits, notions and her quilting service.
Hmong Pandau will have pandau pieces for sale: mini quilts, purses, eyeglass cases etc.
Judy Lea Enterprizes will have her contemporary fabrics, silk, embellishments & artist papers.
LCM Enterprise is bringing quilt display furniture – ladders, end tables, ruler racks etc.
Local Colour Hues will have her lovely hand dyed fabric and kits, along with some wool roving for felting and knitting.
Marula Imports is bringing her 100% cotton fabrics from Africa!
Quilter’s Gallery – those pizza girls, will have their pizzas, patterns, templates & rulers as well as fabrics.
Quilt Patch Fabrics, Ltd. will have a nice variety of 100% cotton fabric, books and patterns and display pieces for inspiration.
QBee Quilts will be adding their books, pattern, fabrics, notions as well as all their creative ideas for quilters.
Quilted Thimble Cottage will offer fabric kits – for quilts, coin purses, table runners etc. and some handpainted pincushions.
Quilted To A Tee offers their service for quilting and custom made T-shirt & Memory quilts.
Quilters Loft Company will have PFAFF machines, notions, kits, fabric and those wonderful gifts they always come up with.
Sew Much Fun will be offering their Bernina machines as well as charm packs, patterns & some great special jewelry.
Shakerwood Woolens is bringing her wonderful hand dyed wools, wool appliqué patterns, kits, threads and more.
Sew Very Smooth will have the Sew Steady portable sewing tables & all their accessories.
The Strip Stick booth will have the Strip Sticks and Seams Sew Fast guides
The Cotton Quilt will have wide backings, wholecloth quilt kits, prepackaged strips and the latest books.
Unique Yarns will have their handpainted yarns, knitting needles, crochet hooks & buttons.
Vintage Textile & Quilts – they will have vintage quilts & tops, table linens, tools and notions.
We’re Sew Creative will bring their Baby Lock sewing machines. Come and give them a test run!
YLI Corporation will have their fantastic variety of threads & fibers for all your needs.

Come and join us for this wonderful show and vendor market.

New French General has arrived.

quilters — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:33:31 +0000

New French General, Rouenneries Deux, has arrived. This is always a popular fabric group from Moda. Very traditional in feel. The prints are actual reprints of old French fabrics from the 18th century. Nice old pinky reds, pinky beiges and taupe. They look just like the fabrics that you see in European flea markets. $10.95 per yard. If you would like some, give us a call, 704-376-2531, and we will ship you whatever yardage you need. 1/2 yd. minimum cut.

Carolina One Stop Shop Hop

quilters — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:24:01 +0000

The 6th Annual Carolina One Stop Shop Hop is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. Hours are 9am – 4pm. $2.00 admission.

University of SC – Lancaster, Bradley Arts and Sciences Building, 476 – E Hubbard Dr., Lancaster, SC 28720

This is always a fun show. These are the guys that started the “shopping in one place” idea in this area. There will be 20 vendors and since it’s just one day, there is a lot of activity and energy to share. Fiber arts, threads, notions, tons of fabric, embellishments, buttons, vintage linens, baked goods and lots of creative ideas.

Specific questions? email Lynn Baker at lbaker@mailbox.sc.edu.

Vendors List:

The Quilter’s Gallery, Elaine’s Attic, Quilt Patch, Busy Bee, Uncommon Thread, Featherweight Poppy, Empty Pockets Alpaca Farm, Dawn’s Sewing and Embroidery, Shakerwood Woolens, QBee Quilts, Dragonfly Quilt Shop, Pieces and Patches, Brenda Barb Designs, Soft Pottery, Vintage Quilts and Textiles,The Linen Lady, Quilter’s Loft and 5 Points Quilting, and The White House.

New French General has arrived. I’m cutting it now, so that it’s ready for the show. Hope to see you there.

Our Quilting Class in March

quilters — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:15:19 +0000

March 24, 2012 – Off Track

Saturday, March 24, 2012 – 10am – 4 pm

Our March class is an easy design, Off Track by Cluck, Cluck, Sew.

As you know, eating lunch is an important part of the day. You bring a sandwich and we’ll provide sides, chips, desert and tea.

Hope to see you then.

Patti Cline and Cindy Page

Thanks for your support

quilters — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:19:39 +0000

January has been a busy month for us. Early in January was our Quilting and Fiber Art Marketplace show in Sanford, NC. Then we went to Myrtle Beach Quilt Party to teach and to vend. Then this last weekend we had our Quilting and Needle Art Extravaganza in Statesville, NC. We had over 2000 people attend. Thank you, thank you for all your support. We couldn’t do it without you. You have kept us in business for a long time and I continue to be appreciative of your support.