2T Did You Know?

Did you know that 2T carries wool threads....our collection is growing!!

We've got some beautiful Lana Wool thread from Aurifil in 3 basic colors (large spools) as well as pre-wound bobbins in a myriad of colors...so you can get a variety of colors without a big investment!  This 12wt thread is a lovely, soft blend of 50% Acrylic and 50% Wool. 

Other uses:

Single or Double Strand Cross Stitch

Hand Embroidery 

Machine Applique 

Machine Quilting

Lower Looper Serging

We also have some multi-color packs of Wonderfil Ellana wool thread in Sue Spargo color sets.

 Perfect for when you want to create texture or visually pleasing details with a subtle color change.  Here's a sample from our upcoming woolie bird class - wool threads do double duty for basic appliqué and great decorative stitches!

Woolie Bird 

Workshops with Margaret Mew & Judy Newman

We have settled on projects and are busy working out the details for our upcoming workshops.  We hope you are ready to set some time aside and join us for one or both of these special events.

Registration is open!  Call during regular business hours (360) 715-1629 or stop by the shop to register and provide payment information.

Magnificent Medallions with Margaret Mew 

 June 13th and 14th 

Price:  $245.00 for two day workshop

Medallion quilts are a beautiful, versatile style of quilting that are well-suited for a "make as you go" method. Talented Australian quilter, teacher, and author, Margaret Mew, will guide students through the art of medallion quilting in a two day workshop.

Along with making your medallion, Margaret will go over borders, color and print work, finding inspiration, and doing the math to create an elaborate, well-thought out design. Techniques will include hand and machine piecing, English paper piecing, and hand applique. Don't miss this great opportunity to learn alongside this extraordinary creative! 

Handwork with Judy Newman 

June 15th

Price: $125.00 project pattern included

Choose from two beautiful quilt designs, and put together a unique creation with Judy Newman, accomplished quilter, teacher, and author. Judy's class will focus on a variety of hand piecing techniques, so no sewing machine is required. 

County Claire Quilt

Emma Mary Quilt

Judy will be traveling all the way from Australia to teach techniques including hand piecing, curved seam piecing, and needle turn appliqué. She'll also cover information on color and fabric design combinations. 

Favorite Baby Quilt Pattern

Storybook Star Baby Quilt

Need a quick baby gift?  Well how about this adorable Storybook Star Baby Quilt?!?  

This has not only been a store favorite but is also a personal favorite.  I've made this little sweetie up in lots of different print/fabric combos over the years and I'm usually a pretty big deal at the baby shower...just sayin'.  A few reasons I like it so much...   First, it's size is perfect for a new baby (approx. 39"x39") and works great as a car seat or stroller blanket.  Second, I only have to select 3 or 4 fabrics and last, it's a free pattern from Moda Bakeshop (the original design featured a charm pack for a scrappier version). 

If you want to create something similar to this version, we can help you select the perfect combination of fabrics for a new little one in your life and share our tips!  We'd love to know if you have a favorite go-to baby quilt pattern.
 

New Additions!

Sometimes we get loaner quilts...when our talented customers offer to loan us a ready made store display we are more than willing to say YES!  Thank you Evelyn for covering up a bare wall in the class room.  All these little scraps may not make a big dent in your stash or scrap bin, but they sure add up to a fabulous quilt!  

We are continuing to add some wonderful textures to the muted homespun collection - a few plaids and stripes and some jacquard weave - subtle ways to enhance your sewing projects and quilts.  These add alot of interest when you combine these with typical prints and they make an even bigger statement when you keep it simple and combine just these textures together with a subdued color palette.

Diamond Textiles Wovens

And some fun prints and basics are starting to filter in - great to mix and match with our collection of 1800's prints.  Need to start a new project with a few of these I think!  

Family Roots by RJR Fabrics

Cambridge by Kathy Hall for Andover

And we have a selected group of the light backgrounds and a mix of the colors and patterns from the latest Primitive Gatherings line from Moda.  Charm packs for both of these groups are available too and offer a great way to round out a scrappy look.  

Flower Garden Backgrounds by Primitive Gatherings

Flower Garden Gatherings by Primitive Gatherings

We've got some fun new samples up and some new projects underway - stop by soon and check out what's new!

New Classes Added & Class Reminders

Calling all embroidery and embellishing fans!!  Cathy's back in the 2T Classroom with two different 3-month series classes:

First up, is the Garden Wreaths embroidery class!  For all of you that have been admiring Cathy's work on display here in the shop...this one's for you!  Cathy will be teaching traditional embroidery stitches, three-dimensional stitches and even some crayon tinting!  This class will be held the 3rd Wednesday of the month beginning February 20th, 10:30am - 1:30pm.  

Love wool and fun, fancy stitches?!  Join Cathy for this "Sue Spargo inspired" Woolie Birds class.  You will learn some new stitches and experiment with different foundation fabrics.  This is also a 3-month series to be held the 4th Friday of the month beginning February 22nd, 10:30am - 1:00pm.  

Please visit our website https://www.twothimbles.com  for additional details on both classes.  Enrollment is also available on the website or by phone.

CLASS REMINDERS

We've got a couple of classes that still have some room and the dates are right around the corner!  If you've been considering one of the following, please don't hesitate to give us a call or visit the website to sign up:

Beginning Piecing with Jo Baner

I think the only thing better than receiving a lovingly, handmade quilt is giving one!  If you like to sew but have yet to try your hand at quilt making, now is the time!  Learn accurate and safe rotary cutting, color value, pressing vs. ironing, accurate 1/4" seam allowance and other quilt-piecing-basics in this two-part class with local artist and instructor, Jo Baner.  This two-part introduction to quilt piecing will have you well on your way to a completed quilt top and ready for more quilting activities!  Two 2-part sessions to choose from:

Saturday, February 2nd & 9th, 2019

OR

Thursday, March 7th & 14th, 2019

Mindful Mending with Kami Quessenberry

Learn to creatively repair and refresh your items that need mending (or find inspiration for your hand-stitching) in this class guided by Jenny Cardon's book, "Visible Mending".  You will learn stitchery and embroidery techniques that are great for revamping or repairing your favorite denim, sweaters and more.

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Stop by the shop and check our our current trunk show display and see the latest class samples!

Toweling Trunk Show

We've got a ready made display up in the shop - my favorite kind of sample!  These projects all feature cotton toweling and we've got some great new colors and stripes added to the shelves along with all of these project patterns designed by Pieces to Treasure.  

Some of the new color way available in cotton toweling neutral gray and charcoal, almost black.  We've also got a few pieces of Janelle's new line of toweling from the Picnic Point line.

Looking Forward by Jen Kingwell

We've added some of Jen Kingwell's latest group to our shelves as well - these versatile stripes are great to mix into your stash for a fun punch of color.  

Save the date! Margaret Mew & Judy Newman

We've got big news! Incredible quilt-extraordinaires, Margaret Mew and Judy Newman, will be visiting Two Thimbles this summer all the way from Australia. Margaret and Judy are both published authors and experts in their craft. We're thrilled to host them for three days of workshops and learning opportunities. Check out Judy's website here and Margaret's here.

You won't want to miss this! Mark your calendars and get excited; we'll be releasing more information soon.

2019 What's New?

We're starting the new year out right - project ideas galore, some goals for getting organized and for finishing up a few WIP's...and maybe trying something new?  Does that sound familiar?

YLI Hand Quilting Thread

Kantha cloth from Windham Fabrics

Hoffman Fabrics - College Favorites

Getting organized wool felt containers

We are done wrapping gifts, and have moved on to year-end paperwork and inventory tasks.  Can't wait to check that off the to-do list and start making!  We look forward to the new year and want to know what you'll be making in 2019.

Classes in the New Year

  

Walking Foot with Tonya Alexander

Come and take a walk on the wild side - of machine quilting!  We'll explore the ins and outs of quilting with the walking foot on your domestic machine and go way beyond tried and true stitch-in-the-ditch.  Topics include basting, set-up and design decisions as well as several techniques to use walking foot quilting in your projects. We'll sample match-stick, wavy echo, big spiral and many more.  Two dates to choose from: 

Sunday, January 27th, 2019

OR

Saturday, April 13th, 2019

Beginning Piecing with Jo Baner

I think the only thing better than receiving a lovingly, handmade quilt is giving one!  If you like to sew but have yet to try your hand at quilt making, now is the time!  Learn accurate and safe rotary cutting, color value, pressing vs. ironing, accurate 1/4" seam allowance and other quilt-piecing-basics in this two-part class with local artist and instructor, Jo Baner.  This two-part introduction to quilt piecing will have you well on your way to a completed quilt top and ready for more quilting activities!  Two 2-part sessions to choose from:

Saturday, February 2nd & 9th, 2019

OR

Thursday, March 7th & 14th, 2019

Photo from Visible Mending by Jenny Cardon

Mindful Mending with Kami Quessenberry

Learn to creatively repair and refresh your items that need mending in this class guided by Jenny Cardon's book, "Visible Mending".  You will learn stitchery and embroidery techniques

that are great for revamping or repairing your favorite denim, sweaters and more.

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Speed Dating with Improv with Krista Hennebury

We're thrilled to host talented and published author, Krista Hennebury for a unique class.  Krista will be coming down from British Columbia for the day to share her expertise and creative energy.  Think of this class as speed dating with fast paced, fun improvisational piecing techniques that include curves and free-cutting.  Several techniques are introduced and demonstrated one after the other with very little time to second guess, stress or obsess over perfection.  Every student will end up with a unique, original quilt!

Friday, March 8, 2019

Better Binding with Jo Baner

You selected the most fabulous fabrics, pieced to perfection your quilt top and quilted a masterpiece! Now what?!  You gotta bind your baby...that's what!  Jo's going to be back in the 2T Classroom to not only help you put the finishing touches on you project but will share her tips, tricks and techniques for better binding.  Learn double fold, bias and machine binding in this 3 hour session.

Saturday, March 30th, 2019

Welcome 2019 with new fabric!

We don't want our creative spirit to go a day without new fabric for inspiration right?

Ikats from In the Beginning

Freespirit English Garden by Anna Maria Horner

Freespirit Savernake Road by Monika Forsberg

Jen Kingwell for Moda

We've got some fun projects and a trunk show coming up - you'll be looking at cotton toweling in a whole new way!  We're adding new colors to our selection - and it's not just for kitchen towels anymore....

Moda Toweling

Circa 1880 Club

We'd love to have a few more participants in our Circa 1880 Club - have you read all about it on the Heartspun Quilts website or perhaps seen what other shops are posting about it?  Of course there are lots of ways to participate from which projects to sew and how many blocks to make!  Trading blocks will be a fun option if you want to expand your scrappy quilt beyond your stash and of course, you will be a master at small block piecing by the time this project is complete.  

This new program is based around some tiny blocks....made into a big quilt!  Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts has designed this project with a master plan for one big scrappy quilt and 6 smaller exclusive projects to create over the course of a year.  You could turn your blocks into smaller projects or arrange them in a different setting.  Club members will have some additional perks like access to a private Facebook Group hosted by Pam Buda, some special guest speakers and product demos....a bit of fabric history and fun project sharing.  

If you choose to participate in the monthly block trades, each participant will have trading standards and use the same setting fabric so you'll have some consistency for your blocks while adding variety.  Lots of options for how many blocks will be traded, and we can even register to swap with other participating shops!

The project is designed to be created a bit at a time - Pam advocates for an hour a day - so you really can work this into your existing projects and enjoy the fun of fussy cutting fabrics, trading blocks and sharing the process with some like-minded reproduction fabric enthusiasts.  What's not to love?!

Pam's Quilt Market booth