Saturday, December 30, 2017

Inner Garden by Anna Maria Horner for 2018



Join us for the Inner Garden Block of the Month project in 2018! Fabrics and pattern created by Anna Maria Horner featuring her upcoming collection Sweet Dreams.  This quilt features an assortment of colorful prints that will brighten any room and includes a bit of applique and embellishing stitches for added texture and interest.  This promises to be a fun project you won't want to miss.  Watch for more details coming in January!  

Piecing Detail

Patchwork Detail

Embellishing and Applique Detail

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Year End Sale



Come join us the last few days of December for our end of the year sale!

All fabric from the bolt will be 25% off the original price. 
(1/2 yard minimum cut for sale price) 

Sale in store and online* 
*online price adjusted after checkout for yardage orders placed 12/28-12/30/17


Thursday, December 21, 2017

Last minute plans?

Are you still in the chaos of shopping, decorating, baking and thinking your calendar is doing some double time?  Fabric gift bags are a great option for all shapes and sizes and they make your gift, that much more personalized don't you think?



We're having fun with the iron on decals to add an extra touch to pillows and gift bags - they are the perfect quick addition for a special finish!

Gift Ideas
Piece by piece by Mary and Joe Koval
Assorted Tulip needle set
Crayola Solid Fat Quarters

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Stacking the Shelves!

We've got all kinds of fabrics coming in to fill the shelves!  Lots of variety for projects, wearables and of course quilts quilts quilts!  We have a nice collection of knits on hands, a few rayon prints, some cotton lawns, and a great mix of canvas weight fabrics for bags and home dec projects.  
Menagerie by Rifle Paper for Cotton and Steel
Dear Stella Feline Myself and Catitude

Dear Stella Hook Line and Sinker

Hazel Plum by Fig Tree Quilts for Moda
Hello, Baby! Flannel

Marcia Derse Treasure Hunt for Windham



Friday, December 8, 2017

Classes 2018

Kick off the New Year by experimenting with your scraps!  

Join Tonya for a 3 month series in the scrap lab (aka Two Thimbles classroom)!  Tonya will share Stash Lab scrap results and include her analysis and theory on the power of contrast, creating color-blocks and developing color stories!   Each session will include project ideas, block instruction, activities and sew-time to build fabric confidence.  The club will be a casual learning environment with an emphasis on fun and sharing - you won't want to miss this chance to get some great ideas to bust the scrap bucket!


Saturday January 27th, February 24th, and March 31st 2018
Last Saturday of the month
10:00am - 2:00pm

Fee: $75.00

Level:  Confident Beginner 


Telara's Circles 

Cathy's Circles

Stitch Around The Wool with Cathy Callan


Do you love wool and needle work?!  If you answered, "yes" and would like to take your embroidery stitches to the next level, then you'll want to join Cathy Callan in some wool circle play!  In this six month class series, you'll learn some new stitches, how to make an insect or two and some new uses for buttons and beads.  All, while creating a beautiful mini-quilt that will double as a living stitch sampler reference tool!

3rd Wednesday of each month for six months beginning January 17, 2018
10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Class-series fee:  $75.00



      Piecing Basics with Krista Moser

For those who have admired a beautiful quilt with its tiny stitches and perfectly placed fabrics and wondered....how??  This Piecing Basics class with Krista Moser will take the mystery out of quilt construction and focus on basic cutting (with a rotary cutter), the art of pressing , the elusive "accurate 1/4" seam allowance, and a few additional quilting basics including color value, terminology  and how to "nest" a seam.  This 3 hour introduction to quilt piecing will have you well on your way to a quilt top and ready for more quilting activities.  

Two dates and two times to choose from:

Saturday February 3, 2018
10:00am - 1:00pm OR 1:30pm - 4:30pm
OR

Saturday March 3, 2018
10:00am - 1:00pm OR1:30pm - 4:30pm

Class fee:  $75.00 (fee includes fabric for quilt top)

Click on the class title above and you can sign up for these classes directly on the website, or stop by the shop for a closer look at our class samples!  Space is limited so we will get a waiting list started as needed.  


Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Just around the corner!

Wow - how did we get to December already?  I kind of feel like it should be about mid-November in terms of what is still on my list of things to do.  If you are ahead of schedule, or have some time for last minute items for your own decorating, or as gifts to give - we have some fun projects. 

The placemat and table runner option - Fundamentally Fun pattern works so well with large scale prints that we'll be featuring this project for every season I think. 


Of course Holiday pillowcases are easy and the perfect size for everyone, but these pillows add some fun and festivity to your house.  These are iron-on shapes - and have a fuzzy soft finish, like velveteen without the thickness.  We put the snowflake on the textured essex sparkly cotton linen canvas for some glitz - and this could easily take you through winter, not just the Christmas season. 




And of course - we have key fobs and zipper pouches and grocery/shopping bags with fabric choices galore so you can personalize your project for just about everyone and it's almost as easy to stitch up two (one to keep right?!) at a time so stop by for some inspiration and project fixin's!