Happenings down at the Quilting Frame

Hello Everyone!

I hope everyone survived Monday....the older I get the harder those Monday's seem to be.....

We have some new things at the shop and I wanted to give everyone a heads up:

For the last several months, we have had an umbrella quilt on display at the shop.  Everyone has had positive things to say about the quilt, and boy do we have a short cut for those who are wanting to make it!  AccuQuilt Go have made a die of this umbrella and we have it for use down at the shop.... just think no more hand cutting these babies.... you can quickly and easily cut out enough umbrella pieces to make a queen or even king sized quilt.  Just apply your Heat N Bond to the wrong side of the fabric and then place the fabric pieces in the cutter and you are off to the races.  What would have taken many hours is now cut down to a minimal amount.  Margaret has made an umbrella quilt out of some gorgeous Asian inspired fabric, and she had just enough left to make one kit.  All of the umbrella's in this kit are already on background squares, but you will need to actually stitch the appliques down. 

We laid out a portion of this quilt so I could take pictures to put here for you all to see.  There will only be one kit made as this is all the extra fabric Margaret had, but it will be gorgeous for whoever chooses to complete this quilt.  As usual, if you have your own fabric and Heat N Bond or Steam A Seam, you are welcome to come to the shop and just use the cutter.  The cost per layer is .50, so to do 40 would be $20.00.

We also wanted everyone to know this will be the last week we will have the quilts in house from the ladies at Quilt in A Day....if you are wanting to see them, you need to stop by the shop soon.  I have taken several pictures for those who can't make it by the shop to take a peek.

The Lavender Hill Farm quilt was made by Eleanor Burns sister, and is very detailed with many fussy cuts....gorgeous in shades of lavender and green.  We have the one made by Eleanor Burns and is features in the book we are using, as well as two smaller quilts, one shown above using the Harvest Star pattern and a quilt using the block of the month patterns in the 6" format.

Last, but definitely not least, I wanted to remind all our Block of the Month participants that the blocks will be ready for pick up Saturday....stop by when you get a chance...if you have any questions please stop by and we will be more than happy to help you!  You can also email us and we will try to help you in that format as best we can.

Also, we have received the first of our new lines of precuts, called Sewing Box by Gina Martin for Moda fabric.  These are just fun colors showing everything from needles, pincushions, zippers, snaps, thread spools in colors ranging from white to bright blue, green, purple, orange.....we are working on a small display quilt for the shop and I will post pictures as soon as it is finished....what could be cuter for sewing fanatics such as ourselves.  We will have two more lines coming in within the next month, Autumn Lilly and Lexington.

Everyone have a safe and fun week.....

Take Care!

Melissa