New fall fabrics are arriving! These prints for babies are from the collections ‘In the Nest’ and ‘Baby Business’ designed by Jackie Clark for Benartex.

Also newly arrived is ‘Luna Notte’ designed by 3 Sisters for Moda. We also have Moda Scrap Bags back in stock!

Tonga Batiks have produced their own packets of precut 2 ½” strips of their gorgeous batik fabrics and are calling them ‘Tonga Treats’. Irresistible!

Our Fall Newsletter and Class Schedule is now available! Click here to download.

Here’s a preview of what’s on sale this weekend. We will have a large selection of fabrics priced at 40% - 75% off our regular price. These will include selected prints from the following designers: Tula Pink, Patricia Bravo, 3 Sisters, Chez Moi, Holly Holderman, Edyta Sitar and many others. There are lots of great deals to be had on top quality, first run fabrics!

We have begun pricing and hanging samples for our sample sale. We will donate 25% of the sale of these quilts, quilt tops and other samples to Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation. Just look for the blue tags!

We’ve got some great new patterns. We love the patterns from Cozy Quilt Designs. Their Strip Club patterns use 2 ½” strips to create dynamic quilts quickly and easily. ‘Tradewinds’ uses the Strip Tube Ruler, ‘Star of the Show’ has a more traditional feel and ‘Leftovers’ makes use of your strip sets ends from other Strip Tube projects! ‘Paper Lanterns’ does for Fat Quarters what the Strip Club Patterns do for strips. All Cozy Quilt Design Patterns give yardage and instructions for small quilts right up to King size!

Tradewinds

Star of the Show

Leftovers

Paper Lanterns

Sewing for little ones in back in style! We’ve got two new patterns from Favorite Things. ‘Blossoms & Bloomers’ has full size patterns for a reversible jumper, elasticized bloomers and a sweet little hat. Eight infant and toddler sizes are included. ‘The Nappies’ is a pattern for those who want to venture into the world of cloth diapers with a great designer look. This pattern is sized for infants from 6 - 35 lbs.

I’ve been working on preparing pieces for a class in English Paper Piecing that the shop is offering this fall. It’s very addictive! Here’s the palette I chose and here are some of the pieces!

Our fall newsletter should arrive in your mailboxes sometime next week! If you see a class you think you’d like to take, call or drop by and register as soon as possible to ensure that a space is available. Some classes fill up quickly!

Also, just a reminder about our annual Pre-Inventory Sale that takes place on Friday August 27th and Saturday August 28th. This is our annual deep discount sale to make way for new fall fabrics. A huge selection of fabrics will be reduced from 40 - 70%!

Joan and Suzi collaborated on our store sample of The Sleep Over Quilt that we mentioned a few weeks ago. It folds up into this easy to carry tote. Wouldn’t this also be a great quilt to have on hand in the car?

Here’s a quick idea to jazz up that bottle of wine that you’re taking somewhere as a gift. This kit from Quiltsmart contains printed interfacing and cording to make 2 Bottle Bags. There is no measuring. All you need to do is add some fat quarters from your stash, then cut and sew on the lines!