Hey Everyone!
As I have said in my previous posts, we have three new lines of precuts and coordinating bolts coming in in September and October along with some lovely new patterns. In order to make plenty of room for these, we are going to have a sale over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The sale begins Friday, August 30th and runs through Saturday, September 7th. We will have 25% off all bolted fabric (this includes our 108" lining fabrics, also) and a good selection of our fabric marked down up to 50% off. All precuts, books, patterns and notions will be 10% off during the sale. Finished quilts will be discounted at 20%. As usual, batting and quilting services are not included in the sale.
Mark the date and stop by and see us during this Holiday Sale week.
Take care, everyone!
Melissa
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Machine Applique Class for Block of the Month Members
Morning Everyone!
Yesterday, we had a couple of the ladies from the Block of the Month club ask about the machine applique class I had mentioned at our first meeting. I had scheduled one machine applique class previously, however, I did not have enough participants interested and the class was cancelled.
We are going to schedule a machine applique class for the last Saturday in September (the 28th) to coincide with our block pick up date. It will start at 9:00 a.m. and go to approximately 11:30ish. The cost of this class will be $25 per person. We will be working on Sunbonnet Sue and Overall Sam AccuQuilt Go cutouts. These are done in precisely the same way we pieced the applique blocks on the Block of the Month quilt. If you are interested and want to sign up, please call the shop at (931) 682-3746 or email us at thequiltingframe@gmail.com. The cutouts are $2.00 each and have Steam A Seam already applied. I will go through this process so you will know how we got to the already made cut outs. You will need a background fabric square (I used 10" precut blocks) for each cut out. You will need to bring your sewing machine that will do either a blanket stitch or zig zag stitch. You will need all your usual sewing supplies. Please let us know at your earliest convenience if you are interested in attending this class.
Hope you are all having fun piecing this gorgeous quilt, and remember we are always available to help! Have a great week!
Melissa
Yesterday, we had a couple of the ladies from the Block of the Month club ask about the machine applique class I had mentioned at our first meeting. I had scheduled one machine applique class previously, however, I did not have enough participants interested and the class was cancelled.
We are going to schedule a machine applique class for the last Saturday in September (the 28th) to coincide with our block pick up date. It will start at 9:00 a.m. and go to approximately 11:30ish. The cost of this class will be $25 per person. We will be working on Sunbonnet Sue and Overall Sam AccuQuilt Go cutouts. These are done in precisely the same way we pieced the applique blocks on the Block of the Month quilt. If you are interested and want to sign up, please call the shop at (931) 682-3746 or email us at thequiltingframe@gmail.com. The cutouts are $2.00 each and have Steam A Seam already applied. I will go through this process so you will know how we got to the already made cut outs. You will need a background fabric square (I used 10" precut blocks) for each cut out. You will need to bring your sewing machine that will do either a blanket stitch or zig zag stitch. You will need all your usual sewing supplies. Please let us know at your earliest convenience if you are interested in attending this class.
Hope you are all having fun piecing this gorgeous quilt, and remember we are always available to help! Have a great week!
Melissa
Friday, July 26, 2013
Dresden Plate / Grandmother's Fan Class, Aug 3rd.
Morning All:
Just a quick update.....the lady for whom I was going to have the Dresden Plate/Grandmother's Fan class for regardless, since this was the second time she had signed up, has called and said she will be unable to make it to the class. Therefore, we would like to have three people signed up for the class to go ahead as is our usual custom. The cut off date for signing up is next Wednesday, July 31st. Please call the shop at (931) 682-3746 or email us at thequiltingframe@gmail.com to let us know if you are interested.
Hope everyone has a great weekend! For those of you in our Block of the Month club, the blocks are ready so stop by when you can and pick them up! If you have any questions, I will be at the shop tomorrow so bring them by and I'll be glad to help!
Take Care!
Melissa (one of Sandra's Elves)
Just a quick update.....the lady for whom I was going to have the Dresden Plate/Grandmother's Fan class for regardless, since this was the second time she had signed up, has called and said she will be unable to make it to the class. Therefore, we would like to have three people signed up for the class to go ahead as is our usual custom. The cut off date for signing up is next Wednesday, July 31st. Please call the shop at (931) 682-3746 or email us at thequiltingframe@gmail.com to let us know if you are interested.
Hope everyone has a great weekend! For those of you in our Block of the Month club, the blocks are ready so stop by when you can and pick them up! If you have any questions, I will be at the shop tomorrow so bring them by and I'll be glad to help!
Take Care!
Melissa (one of Sandra's Elves)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Upcoming Classes - Come and Join Us!
Good Morning Everyone!
Hope you have all had a fun July, and that you have been able to stay cool while having fun. It is hard to believe school will be in session in another couple of weeks. When I was a kid (yes...it was during the stone ages), we didn't go back to school til the last week of August....seems kids today are getting the short end.
Now for the fun.....these are the classes I have scheduled for the upcoming couple of months:
DRESDEN / GRANDMOTHER'S FAN: The first class is the Dresden/Grandmother's Fan class. The cost of the class is $25 per person and will be on Saturday, August 3rd beginning at 9:00 a.m.. We will be making Dresden blocks, and I will show you the Grandmother's Fan variation. You can pre-cut your fan blades using the AccuQuilt Go at the shop ($0.50 per single cut). The AccuQuilt has both the rounded edged blades and the pointed blades. If you have been in the shop lately, you will have seen my black and white Dresden quilt, in which I used both types of blades. I am also going to bring my Dresden ruler, so you can see how to use it to make the blades of varying sizes. We have one lady signed up for this class, so please let us know if you are interested in attending. I am going to have the class regardless, as this is the second time this lady has signed up. I will post a supply list later today, both on the blog and at the shop. This is one of the oldest quilt blocks, and really not complicated to produce. Adding this to your repertoire will allow you to make one of the most coveted quilts among collectors. As well, we will be using machine applique to attach the Dresden plates to the background blocks, so if you would like to brush up on this, this class is a great opportunity to accomplish two goals at the same time and for one class fee.
BEGINNING QUILTER'S CLASS: We are having our once a year Beginning Quilter's Class beginning on August 24th @ 9:00 a.m. The cost of this class is $95 per person for the entire 9 weeks of classes. We will start at the very beginning, so if you have no prior sewing knowledge, you can absolutely take this class. We will walk you through each step and by the end, my goal is for ya'll to have a nice lap-sized quilt top. I have chosen to break up the 9 weeks of classes, so it won't be every Saturday for nine weeks straight, as I am assuming people will have other things they want to do. The class dates are August 24th, September 7th and 14th, October 5th, 12th and 19th and November 2nd, 9th and 16th. If you want to take the class, and one of these Saturdays doesn't work, I will be happy to meet you at the shop either on a Saturday that isn't a class day or after work during the week to help you with the missed class block. The blocks we will be making include the rail fence block, four patch block, framed four patch block, nine patch block, snowball block, flying geese block and friendship star block. The last two classes, we will discuss assembling the quilt top and adding the borders. We will go over each block in class, and then I am going to ask you to go home and make two additional blocks for practice. That way if you have trouble while doing them on your own, you can bring them back to class, we can look at them and see what we need to do to help you. I will post a list of supplies by the first of next week. We will give you a 10% discount on anything your purchase for your classes at the shop.
We only have room for five students at a time in the classroom. If we have more than that sign up, I am going to do two classes, one from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and the other from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you have a preference for morning or afternoon, please let us know when you sign up. We need you to pre-register for this class as soon as you know you are interested. We have three people already signed up, and another three maybes. I want to be sure that everyone who wants to take this class has the opportunity so the sooner we know who is interested, the quicker we can arrange the schedule accordingly.
DON'T FORGET to keep you eyes and ears open for the new Moda fabric lines we have coming to the shop. Midwinter Reds by Minck & Simpson and Holly Taylor's Wish You Were Here will be here in September / October in precuts and coordinating bolts. We have additionally chosen one other line to bring in this fall, and I can't wait....I love all the new fabric lines, but this last one is my favorite....we will have layer cakes, charm squares and jelly rolls as well as a few bolts of coordinating fabric....I can't wait to get my mits on it.... :):)
That's all for now....everyone have a fabulous rest of the week, and I hope to see you soon!
Melissa (one of Sandra's Elves)
Hope you have all had a fun July, and that you have been able to stay cool while having fun. It is hard to believe school will be in session in another couple of weeks. When I was a kid (yes...it was during the stone ages), we didn't go back to school til the last week of August....seems kids today are getting the short end.
Now for the fun.....these are the classes I have scheduled for the upcoming couple of months:
DRESDEN / GRANDMOTHER'S FAN: The first class is the Dresden/Grandmother's Fan class. The cost of the class is $25 per person and will be on Saturday, August 3rd beginning at 9:00 a.m.. We will be making Dresden blocks, and I will show you the Grandmother's Fan variation. You can pre-cut your fan blades using the AccuQuilt Go at the shop ($0.50 per single cut). The AccuQuilt has both the rounded edged blades and the pointed blades. If you have been in the shop lately, you will have seen my black and white Dresden quilt, in which I used both types of blades. I am also going to bring my Dresden ruler, so you can see how to use it to make the blades of varying sizes. We have one lady signed up for this class, so please let us know if you are interested in attending. I am going to have the class regardless, as this is the second time this lady has signed up. I will post a supply list later today, both on the blog and at the shop. This is one of the oldest quilt blocks, and really not complicated to produce. Adding this to your repertoire will allow you to make one of the most coveted quilts among collectors. As well, we will be using machine applique to attach the Dresden plates to the background blocks, so if you would like to brush up on this, this class is a great opportunity to accomplish two goals at the same time and for one class fee.
BEGINNING QUILTER'S CLASS: We are having our once a year Beginning Quilter's Class beginning on August 24th @ 9:00 a.m. The cost of this class is $95 per person for the entire 9 weeks of classes. We will start at the very beginning, so if you have no prior sewing knowledge, you can absolutely take this class. We will walk you through each step and by the end, my goal is for ya'll to have a nice lap-sized quilt top. I have chosen to break up the 9 weeks of classes, so it won't be every Saturday for nine weeks straight, as I am assuming people will have other things they want to do. The class dates are August 24th, September 7th and 14th, October 5th, 12th and 19th and November 2nd, 9th and 16th. If you want to take the class, and one of these Saturdays doesn't work, I will be happy to meet you at the shop either on a Saturday that isn't a class day or after work during the week to help you with the missed class block. The blocks we will be making include the rail fence block, four patch block, framed four patch block, nine patch block, snowball block, flying geese block and friendship star block. The last two classes, we will discuss assembling the quilt top and adding the borders. We will go over each block in class, and then I am going to ask you to go home and make two additional blocks for practice. That way if you have trouble while doing them on your own, you can bring them back to class, we can look at them and see what we need to do to help you. I will post a list of supplies by the first of next week. We will give you a 10% discount on anything your purchase for your classes at the shop.
We only have room for five students at a time in the classroom. If we have more than that sign up, I am going to do two classes, one from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and the other from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you have a preference for morning or afternoon, please let us know when you sign up. We need you to pre-register for this class as soon as you know you are interested. We have three people already signed up, and another three maybes. I want to be sure that everyone who wants to take this class has the opportunity so the sooner we know who is interested, the quicker we can arrange the schedule accordingly.
DON'T FORGET to keep you eyes and ears open for the new Moda fabric lines we have coming to the shop. Midwinter Reds by Minck & Simpson and Holly Taylor's Wish You Were Here will be here in September / October in precuts and coordinating bolts. We have additionally chosen one other line to bring in this fall, and I can't wait....I love all the new fabric lines, but this last one is my favorite....we will have layer cakes, charm squares and jelly rolls as well as a few bolts of coordinating fabric....I can't wait to get my mits on it.... :):)
That's all for now....everyone have a fabulous rest of the week, and I hope to see you soon!
Melissa (one of Sandra's Elves)
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Class, Saturday July 6th and Upcoming Fabric
Morning Everyone!
I wanted to send out a quick reminder about Saturday's class on The 10-minute Block quilt. This class is $25 per person and begins at 9:00 a.m. Using only three seams you can make either a 9.5" block (using charm squares) or a 19.5" block (using a layer cake). This process gives you a beautiful three dimensional look to the block. The cost of the book is $15.99 and you will need either a charm square pack (I used four for my smaller quilt) of a print and a charm square pack of neutral. You will need a layer cake of a print and a layer cake of a neutral if you want a larger quilt. I will have layer cakes available for purchase if you don't have any. I also have neutral layer cakes and charm squares. The layer cakes are $34.95 and the charm squares are $8.50 per pack. Remember, you can always cut a layer cake into four charm packs! We have two ladies signed up for this class, and would need a third for the class to go ahead. Please give the shop a call (931-682-3746) or email us at thequiltingframe@gmail.com if you are interested in this class (or any of our classes that are upcoming). We have room for five in our classroom so bring a friend. This is a fast, fun way to get a beautiful quilt in a short time using precuts and some border fabric.
I have some exciting news for all our lovely customers....we have placed an order for some new precuts and yardage coming in the fall. The lines coming are Midwinter Reds by Minck & Simpson and Wish You Were Here by Holly Taylor. We have layer cakes, charm squares and jelly rolls along with several bolts of coordinating yardage on order.
Midwinter Reds is a beautiful line of fabric featuring lovely tone on tones in rich reds and cocoa brown as well as prints with these reds and browns along with creams and ivory. We have also ordered several new quilt patterns for this line.
Wish You Were Here is a lovely line with an autumnal color palette - think plum, deep greens in two shades, golds, tan, cream and dark espresso colors..... the large scale print is beautiful with colorful fall foliage on a deep green background....simply gorgeous....
I have ordered some pre-cut patterns to inspire everyone....can't wait to get them in! We may have one or two more surprises for everyone! Will let you know when this arrives in September and October!
Everyone have a safe and happy Fourth of July celebration. We'll see you soon!
Melissa (one of Sandra's Elves)
I wanted to send out a quick reminder about Saturday's class on The 10-minute Block quilt. This class is $25 per person and begins at 9:00 a.m. Using only three seams you can make either a 9.5" block (using charm squares) or a 19.5" block (using a layer cake). This process gives you a beautiful three dimensional look to the block. The cost of the book is $15.99 and you will need either a charm square pack (I used four for my smaller quilt) of a print and a charm square pack of neutral. You will need a layer cake of a print and a layer cake of a neutral if you want a larger quilt. I will have layer cakes available for purchase if you don't have any. I also have neutral layer cakes and charm squares. The layer cakes are $34.95 and the charm squares are $8.50 per pack. Remember, you can always cut a layer cake into four charm packs! We have two ladies signed up for this class, and would need a third for the class to go ahead. Please give the shop a call (931-682-3746) or email us at thequiltingframe@gmail.com if you are interested in this class (or any of our classes that are upcoming). We have room for five in our classroom so bring a friend. This is a fast, fun way to get a beautiful quilt in a short time using precuts and some border fabric.
I have some exciting news for all our lovely customers....we have placed an order for some new precuts and yardage coming in the fall. The lines coming are Midwinter Reds by Minck & Simpson and Wish You Were Here by Holly Taylor. We have layer cakes, charm squares and jelly rolls along with several bolts of coordinating yardage on order.
Midwinter Reds is a beautiful line of fabric featuring lovely tone on tones in rich reds and cocoa brown as well as prints with these reds and browns along with creams and ivory. We have also ordered several new quilt patterns for this line.
Wish You Were Here is a lovely line with an autumnal color palette - think plum, deep greens in two shades, golds, tan, cream and dark espresso colors..... the large scale print is beautiful with colorful fall foliage on a deep green background....simply gorgeous....
I have ordered some pre-cut patterns to inspire everyone....can't wait to get them in! We may have one or two more surprises for everyone! Will let you know when this arrives in September and October!
Everyone have a safe and happy Fourth of July celebration. We'll see you soon!
Melissa (one of Sandra's Elves)
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