From left to right - "Sven", "Lighthouse" and "We Believe In Santa"
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Shown above are several kits available here at the shop:
SVEN - $25.00, plus postage & handling
LIGHTHOUSE - $30.00, [plus postage & handling
WE BELIEVE IN SANTA- $55.00, plus postage & handling
Call us to order at 301-895-5958. Or e-mail us at benson@hereintown,net
May 10 - News
Our Buck-A-Block program is off an running, but you can still get in on it! We've created three colorways for you to choose from. The green is made from Benartex's ASPEN fabrics, the purple is made from Benartex's newest fabrics - BELISSIMO and the blue is made from a variety of fabrics but features Andover's EMPRESS GARDEN.
Other new fabrics in the shop is a group of vegetable dyed fabrics from Andover. They are joining our other natural fabrics - organics from Michael Miller and bamboo fabrics from Hoffman.
Another new grouping is GELATO from Maywood. These are shaded across the width of the fabric - great for applique. There are several patterns featuring these fabrics. If my days were longer, I'd have samples made up!
Eleanor Burns' new book VICTORY QUILTS, 1940's Sampler Quilts, is in, along with the mini template set. Sorry, I chose not to get the fabrics that several of you have asked about. We already have a nice selection of 30's/40's fabrics on hand as well as the fabrics shown in her book are not necessarily those from the collection.
New books from Martingale are WONDER BLOCKS, Stack, Cut, Sew, Go, ROLLING ALONG - Jellyroll Friendly and COPY CAT QUILTS.
There will be a Quilt Festival at Penn Alps this summer. The dates are July 11 and 12 from 10AM to 5PM. Come enjoy the village, quilts, vendors, crafts and demonstrations.
Connie Brantner had retired. At this point, I have not replaced her as business does not seem to warrent it at this point. I'm sure the economy at this point is hitting all of hard. Connie has offered a ride to anyone in the Cumberland area when she is coming up. If you are interested you may call her at 240-362-7531.
Come see us soon!
April 1 - New In The Shop
Beautiful Spring fabrics, great for skirts, slacks, jumpers or suits. One is a cotton-linen-poly blend in lovely pastels and another is a cotton twill in soft pastels for spring.
There are several new decorator fabrics - one a stripe, the other a solid.
We again have the tricot that you love for lingerie. And we again have a black velvet.
Just arrived yesterday is a printed wool blend that is beautiful! I know it is a bit late for winter, but you can plan ahead! The pieces it goes with arrived in the fall - this piece was late!
Quilting fabrics: From Andover - Empress Garden and Lotus. From Bentarex come, Muted Transitions and City Girl - contempory style prints. From RJR come Painting Watercolors and more Thimbleberries Club fabrics. From Lakehouse comes Bella Rose with a pattern - IRISH ROSE. From Michael Miller there is a grouping of contemporary prints, From Kona Bay there is the Noshi collection. We've just gotten more Rambling Rose fabrics from Maywood (more colors) and a Gelato.
New notions are SMOCKING STICKERS - a wonderful idea for plain fabrics. And the new SIDEWINDER that everyone is aking for.
New in Cross Stitch:
From Homespun Elegance: Elegant Flower Urn, Sampler Woolly, Lady Quaker Silhouete and A Quaker Year "Merry Winter".
From Crossed Wing - Away in a Manger
From Kit & Bixby - Luck Wool, Loving Wool, Care for Each Other, Discover Beauty in Everyone
From Brittercup- Seasonal Blooms, Varsity Pals
From Kustom Krafts -Holly Basket Cardinals, Alluring Eues and Meadow Gold
There are quite a few new embroidery items such as crib quilts, pillowcases, etc.
New Books for Quilting and other needlework include:
Silk Ribbon Embroidery by Machine, Terrific Tees, O Holy Night, Embellishing with Felted Wool, Mindful Meandering, Quiet Time Busy Books, Rectangle Pizzazz, ABC's of Long Arm Quilting, Take Along Totes, More Elm Creek Quilts, Beautiful Blooms, Needle Felting with Cotton and Wool, Wonderful 1-Fabric Quilts, Love, Joy, Peace, Quilting For Busy Boomers and Dressed to Chill.
And for your "down" time, we have somne new novels. Coming soon in the Elm Creek Series is THE WINDING WAYS QUILT.
Beginners quilting classes have begun and we have had one painting class. We are planning to offer one more painting class and several quilting classes - QUICK TRIP QUILTS and TOSSED NINE PATCH.
DON'T FORGET THE CON-KER CANCER PILLOWCASES!
We have a BUCK-A-BLOCK program ready to go. Come in and see the made up sample of the quilt and join this fun and economical program!
February 12 - New in the Shop
The Polar Brigade and Boys Will Be Boys from Troy fabrics Fishing Frogs, Paddington Numbers, Gelato and Woolies Flannels.
We have added some Fairfield Batting. Please let us know your thoughts on this batting. We have never carried it before and have been told it one of the favorite battings among quilters. Please let us know.
We've just refilled out stencil rack that has been very sparce for several months.
Books just in include: Skinny Quilts &Tablerunners, Ribbon Star Quilts, Baby Wraps, Quiet Time Busy Books, Embellishing With Felted Wool, Rectangle Pizzazz, and Mindful Meandering.
New in cross stitch - Ornament of the Month, Snowman Stocking. From Lavender & Lace, ISABELLA'S GARDEN; from Jeremiah Junction, Country Quilts and Dolls; from Homespun Elegance, Sampler Snowman; from Waxing Moon Designs, Stitching Mends the Soul and Family Forever; from Kustom Krafts, Majestic Tigers, Unicorn Brook, The Sewing Box and Snow Fire; from Stoney Creek, Country Memories,Majesty in Motion, Frosty Memories and Teddy Celebration.
Watch for new charts from Handblessings coming soon.
BEGINNERS QUILTING CLASSES: Dates have been set for: Monday, March 10 from 1 to 3 PM Tuesday, March 11 from 6 to 8 PM
You can still make pillowcases for CON KER CANCER!
Jan 25 - What's new?
Cross Stitch Books - Desert Garden Sampler, "R" is for Runner, Welcome Hearts and Trust & Committment from Victoria Sampler; Cottage Pond, Dogwood Hide Out and Black Striped Tabby from Kustom Krafts; Meowy Time from Homespun Elegance.
Quilting Books _ Baby Wraps, Ribbon Star Quilts and Skinny Quilts and Tablerunners from That Patchwork Place.
Fabrics - Gelato and Jewel Garden from Maywood, Organic fabrics from Michael Miller, Aspen from Benartex, Wish Upon A Star from Andover, Polar Brigade from RJR, Bamboo fabrics from Hoffman (so soft!), Endless Love from Makower, Pirates from Hoffman, and additional colors in Ramblin Rose.
January 7, 2008
The New Year is off and running, our inventory is almost done and we are ready to go!
New Cross Stitch charts come from Passion Ricamo, Kustom Crafts, Calico Crossroads, Imaginating, Glendon Place, Victoria Sampler and a few from Leisure Arts. I heard someone commenting the other day that our charts are "old"! Yes, a lot of them are. But you can often find great charts among these older ones - many of them nicer that those available now. We still carry all of the Lavender & Lace angles, although their popularity has diminished. They are still some of the best charts available and easier to do than many others.
We've added a few FANTASTIX fabric paints from Tsuineko. If you attended our Open House you had the opportunity to see these used. If we have enough interest, we will organize a class on using these wonderful paints. They stay soft even when ironed to make them washable.
New Quilting Books from Martingale and C&T - Nine by Nine, Mosaic Picture Quilts, Cutting Garden Quilts, Little Box of Quilter's Chocolate Desserts, Piecing the Piece-O-Cake Way, Color Splashed Quilts, Guiltmaker's Fancy, Make your First Quilt with M'Liss Rae Hawley.
Two of Eleanor Burns' new patterns look interesting - Tossed Nine Patch and Twisted Star.
You will find a "Jelly Roll" corner in the shop with lots of jelly rolls and books to support their use - Strip Pieced Quilts, Strip Crazy, Strip Delight, Strip Happy, Stripping Along, Noodle Soup and Another Can of Worms. There will be more patterns and books coming soon. Looks like jelly rolls are hot!
New Fabrics include the Hoffman Challenge, more Thimbleberries, Northcott's latest Quest For The Cure fabrics, Antique Serenity from Cara Collection (these have a little more color added to the taupe coloraions), Aspen from Benartex (beautiful roses and greens), and Michael Miller's new Organic Cotton fabrics have just arrived.
CON-KER CANCER is an opportunity to "Give A Sick Child A Smile". You and I can help by making pillowcases to be donated to hospitals. We have brochures with instructions available. You may choose your own fabrics or we will be making up some kits at a nominal price. Pillowcases would then be returned to the shop to be picked up by one of our customers and delivered to hospitals.
Sign up now for classes! Beginners Quilting will begin at the end of February or the beginning of March. The cost is $100 plus your book and runs for ten months with one class per month. Katharine would like to do a class on Eleanor Burns' book Quick Trip Quilts. Another possibilty is the Tossed Nine Patch. Please let us know if you would be interested in any of these classes.
Preferred Buyers Cards are still available. Just remember, we are not keeping a record of who buys a card this year, so you will need to have the card with you to show us when you make a purchase.
