What's New
June, July, August, September 2008
Since you are here, you can see that we have a whole new online look! We are proud of our new website designed by the wonderful staff at Gloderworks, who literally can make magic happen. We are working on learning how to update it ourselves so be patient with us while we work toward getting everything perfect. A few items are already available in our webstore now and many more will be added. Meanwhile in the "Brick and Mortar" store, many bolts of new fabric have come in over the past few months. The fabric salesmen are coming by with all the new fabric that was revealed at Spring Market last week in Portland, OR. The new collections are spectacular.
Our Printable Newsletter
Summertime! Many of you are planning and getting ready for your vacations. Are you planning your quilt projects to take along? We can help you with ideas and free project sheets. So come in out of the heat and let us get you started on a new quilt or tote bag. If, however, you are staying home because of the outrageous gas prices, we have lots of new classes for you. You may also sign up and pay online now.
Sizzlin' Summer Savings: Come in every week during the months of July, August and September and see what's on sale that week. The chosen group of fabrics will be 30% off with minimum 1/2 yard cut. You may find all cats on sale, all stripes, all dots, or whatever whim we have that Monday!
Bernina Summer Sale! June 19-23 You will receive a flyer in the mail with scratch-off savings of up to 40%. (or ask us for one in the store) Don't miss this great opportunity to save on the sewing machine you have been dreaming about.
Scissor Sharpening: We are please to have Mike from McKinney's Sew and Vac on Sunday, September 14 from 1-4 pm. $4 per pair. You may drop off your scissors in a ziploc bag labeled with your name and phone number and include cash or check payment in the bag. Checks payable to McKinney's Sew and Vac.
Our new on-going embroidery group called Embroider-It Friday began in April and will continue meeting on the third Friday of each month. We eat, chat and watch our machines stitching away, creating beautiful designs for us. If you are interested in learning about embroidery, but don't have an embroidery-capable machine yet, you are welcome to come and use one of our machines.
Summer Camps for Tweens (ages 10-13) will be happening this summer! The first week we scheduled is full, so we added a second week from July 14-18 and we have just a few spots left. The samples are in the store, so you can see what the campers will be working on. An optional brand new Bernette sewing machine can be included in the price of the camp. Campers will get to know their new machine throughout the week.
Upcoming Quilt Shows: The Asheville Quilters Guild will host its annual show on August 1, 2 & 3, 2008. The show will be held at the Arboreteum. Hours are 9:00 a.m.– 5 :00 p.m. on Friday & Saturday, and 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Julie will be a vendor at the show, so plan a trip. It’s beautiful in the mountains that time of year. The Sandhills Quilters Guild is holding their third show, “Quilting in the Pines,” at the Pinehurst Fair Barn on September 19 & 20 from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. This will be our first time as a vendor, so come by and say hi!
Winners of the Chapel Hill High School Quilt Competition for students in Ms. Zimmerman’s Apparel Development I Class: 1st Prize, Bernina 210 goes to Lily Steponaitis and the 2nd Prize, $100 Thimble Pleasures Gift Certificate goes to Glenna Teague. Congratulations!
Stash Dash is coming up! September 25, 26, and 27th, 2008 is the 5th Annual Heart of Carolina Stash Dash. The theme this year is "Home Is Where Your Heart Is". Sixteen Grand Prizes will be awarded this year! Do not miss this event. We will let you know when Passports go on sale.
Kaffe Reunion: We will have a reunion of students from the Kaffe Fassett workshops. So be sure to mark your calendar for October 20th — plenty of time to get your quilts finished!
New Staff Members: You’ve probably seen two new faces in the shop. Helen Chandler is a very creative computer expert and Eileen Hogan is an experienced garment sewer with training in tailoring. Both of the women will be working with the Berninas and teaching mastery classes.
Holiday Closings:We will be closed Friday, July 4 and Monday, September 1.
Quilts for Kids has opened a chapter in our area is looking for volunteers to donate fabric, thread, batting, pennies, or time to make quilts and machine quilt them for children at UNC Children's Hospital who are receiving chemotherapy for life-threatening illnesses. Quilts should be 40 x 45" or smaller. Our contact person is Donna Van Dalen. triangleqfk@gmail.com.
Free Pattern: We appreciate your overwhelming support in our effort to reduce our use of plastic and paper bags. So, in observance of Earth Day, April 19, we are offering you a free pattern for grocery sacks that you can make yourself in about 30 minutes. Share the pattern and make lots of bags, but most important, remember to use them! We recommend using our Super Muslin.