This Saturday (12-28-24) those in our end of the month 2024 pieced Saturday Sampler group will meet at 9:00am. We will share the last block kit in the series, the final setting information, and lots of information about all we have planned for 2025. Can you believe we have almost everything done for a whole sampler quilt? Can’t wait to see your pieces!

We are offering some wonderful block-by-block programs in 2025. Here is information about two - watch our future newsletters, or visit the shop, for a look at others.

Field and Furrows   

Field and Furrows is a six month block of the month program from Northcott and designer Scott Flanagan. We are offering the elegant 63” x 81” quilt in the neutral colorway - which includes batik prints in rich cream, taupe, gray and brown. For the project, which begins in January, Scott has taken the concept of a row by row sampler and given it a modern bent. The diagonal layout is truly fabulous!

Fee ~ $10.00 registration fee and $4.00 per month pattern fee, fabric kit is available by special order - $155.00 (kit supply is limited)

Foundation Pieced

Block of the Week!

At Quilt Market I make an effort to find things that are both new and different - things you might like to try. A nifty new item, pads of foundation piecing papers, reminded me of the block of the week we enjoyed at the beginning of last year. The designer shared that she intends for those working with the papers to cut into their scraps for the fifty included blocks - perfect block of the week candidate! In fact, how about two blocks per week?! Our program will begin with an introductory meeting on January 18th at 1:00pm. We will cover selecting fabrics for the project, and two different foundation piecing methods (Bonnie has also scheduled a separate class for the method she is sharing - see info below). We will also hold two additional sessions during the program, and share little prizes as we go along!

Fee ~ $22.00 (includes meetings, foundation paper pad, and 1/2 yard of inspiration fabric, your choice, to get you started!)

Class ~ Freezer Paper Foundation Piecing 

Friday ~ January 31st ~ 10:30am - 2:30pm

Would you like to learn a new foundation piecing method that requires no backwards piecing or removal of paper when done? This freezer paper piecing technique is sure to be a game changer for you - consider learning it for our new block of the week program!

Fee $26.00

Northcott’s new City Harbor fabric collection greets you as you enter the shop at the moment. The sophisticated artwork of the group is worked in blues, grays and whites. The prints include sailboats at rest in a harbor with city buildings in the background, subtle tone on tone street maps, a print featuring stylized buildings, and several other prints with a watercolor look. The panel print could be the center of a simple, quick, yet elegant project, while the other prints would be perfect for a more intricate pieced creation. These are definitely going to find their way into my collection!

Fabric $13.30 per yard  

Heather stitched M&S Textiles Aboriginal prints, selected by Jill, into a marvelous version of Villa Rosa’s new Kingpin pattern. True to form, a shipment of new M&S prints arrived eight hours after Heather completed the piece! Both the prints and Kingpin are worth a look, in fact the prints and piece are terrific!

If the weather seems questionable, please give the shop a call before you set out. We try to share information about weather delays and closing via an email, but you may not be in front of your computer when the information goes out!

Please note ~ current shop hours are 10:00am-4:00pm Monday thru Saturday.