Customer Gallery of Projects and Store Hours

We are open by appointment Tuesday and Wednesday for individual shopping 

(it's okay to bring a friend!) 

Please use this link to reserve a time for individual in-store shopping that suits your schedule.   (there is no need to register or log in, just click on 'next' at the bottom right)

As our local COVID numbers continue to restrict business activity we have limited hours.  We feel it is important to be part of the solution and want to do our best to help mitigate the ongoing spread of COVID-19.   We are transitioning to new school schedules and will reset our shop hours once we have an idea about our homeschool obligations.  

We are open for walk-in shopping on Thursday and Friday from 1:00 - 4:00pm 

and

 Saturday 11:00 - 2:00pm.  

There are a few appointments available on these weekdays as well for individual shopping.  Please use the link on the website to reserve a spot.   

We have implemented a few changes to our shop layout and business practices to help maintain social distancing, upgraded sanitizing efforts and require that all customers wear facial coverings for the duration of their visit.  In-store retail services are limited to 30 minutes per Washington State safe-start guidelines.  

Here is a little quilt show offering - a few of the projects our customers have been sharing with us - what an amazing variety and so much fun to see these projects come to completion.  What a fun show this would be to see in person right?!!  Thank you for letting us share in your makes - thanks to Rachel, Darene, Caroline, Teresa and Carol for letting us share your photos with everyone.  Keep on stitching!  

Rachel's mountain scene 

Rachel was working from memory and a photo to recreate a familiar scene - pretty special gift completed!

Darene's great granny quilt

Darene put her collection of reproduction fabrics to great use in this rendition of a Great Granny Quilt from the book Great Granny Squared - by Lori Holt (Bee in my Bonnet).  The fat eighth cuts we send out monthly for our Sampler Club were the perfect way to use up some variety and mix and match the fabrics for fun block combinations.  This project or any other that uses 2.5 inch strips is a great option to use up some of your stash of these sampler cuts (just in case you've been stashing these cuts away)!

Caroline's quilt

Here's a spectacular walling hanging - Caroline's 2nd quilt...can you believe that?  Just look what a little quarantine does for someone's creative skills!  

Teresa's book club display

Teresa has time to read and quilt and someone in her book club has a pretty spectacular display fence begging for a quilt show!  These quilts showcase a bit of talent and some fine finishing!

Teresa's quatro quilt

Carol's zen geese quilt

Carol is counting up to 19 for her quarantine efforts - here are a couple of her recent finishes.  The quilt below was inspired by one on an Alex Anderson show - and really offered some practice on quilting.  Carol participated in one of the last classes we offered before COVID hit, and it looks like Tonya Alexander of Stash Lab Quilts has another student off and running! 

Carol's 

Happy Stitching!  

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Our New Normal...We continue to accommodate the demand for mask making supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) as well as support the community to create, collect and deliver PPE to the frontline in our local area.

For now, we are available with temporary reduced hours by phone for curb-side pick up services or shipping and for in-person shopping by appointment only.  Please use the booking tool on our website to schedule an appointment.  https://www.twothimbles.com/

We encourage you to place an order over the phone or via email and allow us to do the shopping for you!  We've been adding more items to our website and you can always visit online 24 hours a day 7 days a week!    Feel free to call with any questions!

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Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 am - 2:00pm

(additional appointment times may be available, please call)

It's been fun to be more involved in customers fabric selections when requests come in via phone or email!  Some color descriptions and requests are harder to interpret or deliver on...failed to locate specific sports team requests, motorscooters and dental related fabric this past week.  But had a few successes too.  This group of textured black, grey and white was chosen for a pet portrait project - I channeled Hazel (another customer's dog!) for this selection. 

Hazel

And another package that was shipped out included this fabulous Di Ford focal fabric and some gorgeous coordinates.  We will be getting the last collection designed by Di Ford sometime mid-summer, the release has been delayed a bit with her recent passing.  We will certainly remember her well through these many fabrics and projects created with them.   

Di Ford fabrics

 The latest issue of Quilt Sampler has just arrived - if you need a copy, call for curbside pick-up and we can add one to your bag!  A bit of a chance to do some armchair travel and feel like you're out exploring a new quilt shop!

Tonya of Stash Lab Quilts

And one of the projects finished during Coronatime...all it took was a few yards of perfect Anna Maria Horner fabric for the back and this lady had a quilt to coordinate with her fabric mask!!!  Whoo hoo Tonya, looking great!

We are continuing to add items to our website...it's a slow process but perhaps with the 'new normal' this will be the 'new future'.  If you haven't checked it out recently, take a look.  If you're familiar with our shop inventory and don't see it on the website, let me know what you think we should be adding?! 

Hope you are enjoying our sudden temperature change and some sewing time! 

Small distractions and new fabrics!

Strawberry Jam

Strawberry season is almost here!  These fabrics definitely have me anticipating berry season here in Whatcom County!  And of course, it's May Day so flowers and floral lawns are right on point - these are some customer selections that have gone out the door recently. 

Floral Lawns 

Floral Lawns

Customer purchases and projects

The photos above are a few of the purchases shipped out and picked up by customers - and a quilt ready to go home for some binding!  We're starting to see some photos of customer makes featuring items acquired during isewlation too - thanks for sharing your projects!

Go Green Bag Sample

Sewing masks from batik fabrics left a bunch of scraps perfect for a couple of sets of juggling balls to help shape future careers...and this gorgeous set of batik pillow cases left just enough scraps for a couple of face masks!  

juggling balls

pillow cases

Happy Sewing!

Show and Share!

One of our customer's has been cranking out these Emmaline bags - everyone gets a personalized bag from Patty!  It is a great one-size-fits-all project - the version shown below is the larger size frame, which is great for a wide open option.  We'll be restocking frames again soon at this rate.  Thanks for sharing your photos Patty and we hope to see some more creations soon!  

This amazing quilt is really two quilts in one.  The top is an abundance of organized scrappy fun - it features a project on the cover of Kim Diehl's book Simple Graces.  The bonus quilt is the backing - Kay included orphan blocks and scraps galore for  seriously pieced backing.  What a fun quilt to cozy up under and study all the great fabric combinations!  Thanks for sharing Kay!

Kay's Quilt from Simple Graces book

It's the Back!!!

Customer Creativity

Need a little inspiration for your list of things to do?  Here are a couple of recent finishes by friends and customers!

Unnamed Quilt by Suz 

Elephant Quilt by Sara

Both of these projects feature fabrics from the shop, as well as fabrics from the maker's stash...it never hurts to have a variety of colors and styles to pull from - the results are fantastic!  These 2 quilts are both examples of projects that developed as they were created without a specific pattern or plan when they started.  Let's see more ladies!!

What have you been working on?

We have had a wonderful busy few days with Gwen Marston, and we'll share some photos from class on the blog soon.  While we regroup, unpack, and recharge - here are some pictures of some of our other recent projects.  Hope you have been busy doing some spring cleaning and finishing up sewing projects!

Daybreak batiks in Grey and Yellow 

Hip to Be Square Blue and Green Batiks

 Here is our 2nd little modern Mini from Jaybird quilts.  This one is called Tiny Dancer, and includes a variety of solids including the yarn-dyed In the Beginning that have such a lovely hand and added depth with the slight color variation in the weave.

Tiny Dancer

felt crown

 And if you're looking for an update to your spring wardrobe, this fancy felt crown, could be the perfect way to complete your ensemble!  There is a simple tutorial we found, and then added some ribbon and buttons and voila, it goes with everything!

Beeswax Thimbles

We have started carrying a new local product...beeswax for your hand-stitching, perfect for smoothing threads and won't leave an icky residue.  Of course you can't beat something that comes in the shape of a thimble either.

L Bingham Pumpkin Peel

Here is the amazing completed quilt from one of the dedicated students - the workshop we hosted with Mary Elizabeth Kinch last year.  You almost think it is a vintage quilt - WOW - just the look the quilter was going for.  Great job Laurie and thanks so much for sharing!!  Stop by soon if you want to see this one hanging in our classroom.