Dear Quilting Friends,
As I write this letter on Wednesday evening, my
head is swimming with colorful visions of all the fabric
swatches that Glora Belle and I handled today. We attended a
fabric show in Shipshewana and there were literally thousands of
new fabrics to choose from! Some tough choices had to be made,
but I am confident that you will love our selections, which will
be arriving continuously between now and November. We always try
to shop with you, our customer, in mind so in a way you could
consider us your personal shoppers! Stop in often and let us
know which fabric lines are your favorites.
New Fabrics
Now
Recent new fabric arrivals at Threads of
Tradition include the first of our holiday fabrics with many
more expected to arrive in June. Golden Harvest and
Simply Spooky II from Red Rooster comprise the newest fall
and Halloween fabrics in the store. Christmas and winter fabrics
include Robert Kaufman’s Holiday Flourish, Moda’s
Birchwood Lane, the Secret Santa panel and
coordinates from Benartex and Twelve Days of Christmas
panel and coordinates by Nancy Halvorsen. We also have Nancy’s
new book that features this fabric line as well as a pattern
that celebrates the "12 Days of Christmas" with a delightful new
take on this holiday tradition. Make the panel quilt or put all
12 days into the partridge’s fun pear tree quilt!
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Golden Harvest
Simply Spooky II |
Holiday Flourish |
Birchwood Lane |
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Birchwood Lane |
Secret Santa |
Twelve Days of Christmas |
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If you are looking for a quick, attractive
flannel quilt or comforter, Nickel Blox by Red
Rooster
may be the perfect answer. Both the bright colors and the deep,
rich version are printed in six-inch squares for either quilting
or knotting. You have to see these flannels to appreciate the
richness of the colors.
Violetta, as seen in the quilt pattern
Violet Handkerchiefs is also in stock. This pattern uses a
stacking and fussy cutting technique to create a variety of
different blocks from the border
print. Blocks will vary from
quilt to quilt. The fun is in the surprise!
The very popular Fruit Ladies fabrics
were back in stock but the "stripe" pattern is already sold out
again. I have three more bolts on order and it should be
arriving any day, so don’t give up hope, we’ll have some for you
very soon.
Nifty
Notions
If you love making, owning, or giving colorful,
fun purses, Lazy Girl has a neat solution for the problem of
making and stitching through the bulky tabs or loops needed to
attach purse handles. Just stitch Handy Tabs ready-to-sew
fabric strips into a seam or onto a surface to attach purse
handles, swivel clips, "D" rings, charms or to make loops to
hang small quilts. Handy tabs come in ten different basic and
designer colors to match any project.
At only $3.25 each, these multi-purpose Craft
Totes are a great buy. Six outside pockets provide
convenience for storing and organizing materials for quilting,
sewing, scrap booking and other crafts. Approximately 8" x 10" x
8" deep, they are available with purple, navy or hunter green
pockets.
Kits
Prepared for You at Threads of Tradition
Robins egg blue and pink Lakehouse fabrics sewn
into our version of Acorn Quilts’ Emma pattern is a real
eye-catcher in the shop entrance. The cherries in the print
remind me of a picnic or a summer kitchen. At 57" square, Emma
would make a cheery tablecloth to refresh your spirits on a hot
summer day.
Also in the entrance area is another colorful
new quilt top using bright solid colors and a fun "paint
splashed" background. Echo Stars is a fat quarter quilt
that goes together quickly, especially when you use the
Flying Geese x 4 No Math ruler to speed up the process of
making the flying geese units. If you haven’t seen how this
handy ruler saves both time and fabric, ask for a demonstration
the next time you visit us.
For those of you who attended our annual Quilt
Fair, we have completed the Snake River Log Cabin quilt
that was in the process of being hand quilted at that event. It
is now hanging in the shop for your inspiration and we have
cut
kits so that you can make your own version of this very special
log cabin quilt.
Also, Sallies Quilt, the Civil War era
quilt that served as the piecing demonstration at Quilt Fair is
ready to be pinned into the quilting frame. Come and see how
hand quilting enhances the pieced design. Kits are also
available for this wonderful reproduction quilt.
June Classes
Available
Due to serious health issues with the
teacher’s parents, the 2-day Double
Spiral quilt class has been postponed until Saturday
September 13, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM and October 11, 10:00 AM – 2:00
PM. Plan now to save those dates and join Jan McKenna Smith to
learn how to make your own version of this striking beauty.
Contact Threads of Tradition at 419-445-9610 for more
information!
Rhapsody Quilts...
Saturday, June 14, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Sharon Moore
Skill Level: Intermediate
Class Fee: $30.00 / $27.00 Members
Class Size: Min 4 / Max 10
Ricky Tims' medallion-style Rhapsody Quilts feature graceful,
curved designs in a reversed and mirrored arrangements. Learn
his techniques while creating your quilt's basic "skeleton",
then enhancing your design themes with original appliqué or lush
quilting.
Pajama Pants for Kids...
Monday, June 23, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Linda Stuckey
Skill Level: Beginner
Ages: 9 years and up
Class fee: $15.00 / $13.50 Members
Supply fee: $7.00 Payable with registration fee
Class Size: Min 4 / Max 6
These comfy pajama pants are easy to make in
either the long or short length. Choose your favorite fabric to
express your own style!
Book, Books and More Books
Batiks are beautiful fabrics with a generous color range that give
a unique look to any quilt. Simple to Sensational Batiks
includes quilts arranged from easy to intermediate to
challenging, all of which highlight the unique nature of batik
fabrics. Using repeating elements throughout the book, Lynda
Milligan and Nancy Smith have made it possible to start with a
simple quilt or technique and then finish with a sensation quilt
using the same elements and techniques. Of course, you can dive
in anywhere base on your own quilting experience and
personality!
Say goodbye to curved-piecing fears forever and produce perfect
curves every time with Tammy Kelly's simplified cutting and
sewing techniques in her new book Quiltastic Curves. With
only a few template shapes, you can create any of a dozen of
curvaceous quilts. Just follow along step by step - and take
your next quilting journey around the bend.
The Irish Chain is a longtime favorite dating back to the
mid-1800's. Nancy Smith and Lynda Milligan's original book
brought the Irish Chain into the 21st century with rotary
cutting, strip piecing and unique pressing instructions.
Included in Time for a Chain II are two block sizes for
Single, Double and Triple Irish Chains, six detailed charts with
3 or 4 quilt sizes each, and easy-to-follow cutting and
stitching diagrams plus border and binding instructions for a
perfect finish.
Big News!
I can't believe that last month I forgot to tell you my most
important news... I'm a grandma again! Jarett David Rufenacht
was born at the stroke of midnight on April 17 and weighed
exactly 9 pounds. He is now 7 weeks old and growing so fast that
he has really changed from the one-week-old picture shown here.
He still has lots of dark hair and can now focus on your face
while he tries to communicate with lots of squirming and face
making that accompany his attempts at speech.
Big brother Titus is 2 1/2 and has adapted very well to
the competition for attention - especially since he now gets to
spend most of his afternoons on the farm with his daddy! That
also pleases us as grandparents because we get to see more of
him as well.
Summer days, when it's too hot or muggy to be
outdoors, is a great time to play in your nice, cool sewing room
and create some fun. When you are out and about, or if you come
this direction on your vacation, be sure to stop in and see
what's happening at Threads of Tradition. We'll keep the air
conditioning on for you!
See you soon! Linda
Threads of Tradition @ Sauder Village
22611 State Route 2, Archbold, Ohio 43502
800.590.9755 or 419.446.2541 ext. 3011
www.saudervillage.org
send email inquiries to:
lrufenacht@saudervillage.org
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