Here are some brand new fabric groups from Andover and Windham.

‘Full Bloom‘ is the debut fabric collection from handbag designer Bari J. Ackerman. It features bright and cheerful birds and blooms!

‘Red Letter Day‘ is lots of fun with these very amusing birds!  Are they ducks?  We’re not sure, but they’re perfect for quilting, garment or home décor projects!

The fabrics from ‘Masterwork‘ collection from Andover are intricately patterned and resemble woodcut prints.  Dark and mysterious!

The entries for the Paint Can Challenge have been arriving all week.  It’s wonderful to see such beautiful quilts and read the accompanying stories.  The quilts will be hung by Monday June 1st so that you can come in and see for yourselves!

Here is a sneak peek!

A new shipment of 110″ wide quilt backings has arrived this week.  These backings are an excellent value and come in a great selection of colours!

‘Quilting for Baby’ is a new book from House of White Birches and has patterns for over 50 baby quilts and accessories to stitch!

Quilting for Baby

We’ve been busy today setting up our booth at the Creativ Festival taking place this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the International Centre.  If you get a chance to visit, we will be in booth # 126.  Advance tickets are available online or at the shop.  Don’t forget to enter our promotional code 134QP to receive a discount!

Fabric  from the Free Spirit line, “Spring Fling” by David Walker has arrived!  These are really whimsical prints for baby featuring cute little animals and soft colours.   We’ll cut some and bring it to the show tomorrow!

The Village of Islington BIA has issued a ‘Call For Entry’ for an art show taking place as part of its annual ‘Paint The Street Festival’.  Details are available on their website.

Have you got the blues?  Well, we do!  This terrific group of blue and white prints arrived in the shop today.  Reminiscent of Dutch tiles, these fabrics are from the Blue Palace collection from Clothworks.  Blue and white never seems to go out of style!

A great pattern to use with these fabrics might be the very popular Bento Box pattern.  Designer Tracey Brookshier has updated and expanded the pattern to include 12 new quilt designs, additional block sizes  and  hints on how to choose the most effective fabrics for your quilt.

We spent the morning today with Peggy from Contemporary Sewing Materials.  She showed us tons of gorgeous fabric to buy!  We both fell in love with the new “French Farmhouse” collection from Andover. The colours are so soft and pretty!  Look for these fabrics to arrive in the shop in about 6 weeks time.

We’ve completed three new bags samples for the shop!  Linda made the “Market Bag” by Country Quilter.  It has a very sturdy construction and is perfect for grocery shopping.  Now that plastic is “out”, why not stitch up a couple of these to use instead?

Do you need a tote with a lot of room?  The “Building Blocks” bag from Indygo Junction has lots of capacity!  The pattern features a smaller size as well.

“The Original Scrap-bag” by Jamie Kalvestran has interior pockets as well as a hardboard bottom (available separately) to give the purse a lot of strength.

In three weeks we will be hosting our Valentine’s Bash.  On Friday February 13th and Saturday February 14th bring us a Valentine and we will give you 10% off any fabric you purchase.  If the valentine is quilted, we will give you 20% off!  For every Valentine that we receive, we’ll donate $1 to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.  Everyone will receive a free heart shaped pillow pattern.  Oh yes, and did we mention that there will be chocolate?

Sixteen ladies braved the bitter cold to come to the shop Thursday for an introductory information session for our first Mystery Quilt!    This quilt is going to be scrappy, so Leslie gave the students lots of helpful advice on sorting and organizing their scraps.  They went home to begin rummaging through their stashes and to work on their first “clue”.  They’ll be back in a couple of weeks for clue #2!

We thought you’ll like to see this new collection of fabrics from Robert Kaufman.  Called “Terra Bella”, these lovely earth tones and textures should remind you to think of warmer days!