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!

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%!

I’ve been on holiday for a couple of weeks and thought I’d show you some photos I took at the event ‘Quilts In My Garden’ organized by the Runaway Quilters Guild of Meaford, ON. The quilts were creatively displayed throughout the grounds of six spectacular gardens! The event seemed to run very smoothly and the weather was perfect!

The advance tickets for this fall’s Creativ Festival are now available. If you purchase your tickets online and use the promo code 132QP, you will receive a $1 savings per ticket! We also have tickets available in the shop as well as the complete event brochure. Drop by to pick up yours!

If you’re a chocolate lover you are going to love our 2010 Paint Can Challenge quilts.The theme this year was chocolate and it’s clear that the creators of these creative and yummy quilts all enjoy a taste of it from time to time. We invite everyone to drop by and vote for your favourite quilt. The quilts will be on display in the shop from Saturday May 29th until June 26th.  Winners will be selected by viewer’s choice and will receive prizes of Quilter’s Palette Mad Money worth $200, $100 and $50 for 1st 2nd and 3rd places! Here’s a sneak peek at a couple of the quilts.

We’ve been waiting for this cute fabric line since November, but it was worth the wait. Frolic by Wendy Slotboom from In The Beginning Fabrics is an irresistible collection of squirrels, raccoons, owls, and birds on pale blue, pink or green backgrounds. It would make the most adorable baby quilt.

As promised, here are some photos from last week’s Show and Tell Evening. Aren’t the quilts fantastic? (Thanks, Margot, for sending us the pics!)

We had a great time Wednesday night at our annual Show and Tell evening. It was great to see so many terrific quilts. We hope to have some photos to show you soon!

We’ve got some super new organizer bags! The Total Tote from Creative Options has all kinds of neat features to help you organize your essential quilting notions for travel or for taking to class. Available in 2 sizes, this tote features a removable centre wall and a zippered take-away pouch!

Have you got lots of scraps? Who doesn’t? This new pattern by Linda J. Hahn uses 6″ squares to great effect!