Dear Quilting Friends,
Glora Belle and I have returned from Quilt
Market in Houston and are busy including all our new ideas into
the shop. We are afraid the rest of the staff isn’t going to want
us to go back next year, since upon our return we start
rearranging the shop and ask them to help us move large quantities
of fabric. Everything just looks so fresh and new when you mix it
up a bit!
In addition to seeing and ordering lots of
new fabric for the coming year, we met some of the designers whose
names you may recognize. To name just a few, I took a class from Kaffe Fassett, Glora Belle attended a session with Harriet
Hargrave and we both had our picture taken with Amy Butler in her
booth. We were on the same flight as Bethany Reynolds and Kaye
Wood and crossed paths with them in the baggage claim in the
Houston airport. All that just to say that most of the big names
in quilting were at Market, promoting their new products and it is
fun to meet the designers who dream up the products we use and
sell.
It was very apparent at Market that going
“green” has made its way into the quilting world. Batting made
from renewable resources like corn and bamboo were introduced, as
well as organic cotton fabrics by Michael Miller. At Prairie’s
Edge Patchworks (a pattern company), I picked up a flyer with the
following interesting rationale for quilt making.
Go Green! Or Save Energy... Make a Quilt!
We all need to conserve energy and try to be
as green as possible. Here are a few hints to entice us to do our
share to save the planet.
·
By lowering your nighttime thermostat 5 to 10
degrees, you will save up to 20% on your heating bill in a year.
·
Studies by New York Cornell Medical Center have
discovered that a room 60-65 degrees will aid sleep. So making a
quilt will allow you to drop the night-time temperature slightly
lower than that since the quilt will keep the body temperature
closer to the 60-65 target.
·
The National Sleep Foundation states that a hot dry
room increases sleeplessness. Also, they say that making the room
inviting for sleep will help you fall asleep. Nothing is more
inviting than a pretty, cuddly quilt!
In addition to helping us to save our planet,
quilts can bring people together. One of the most amazing and
impressive quilt projects ever put together, the massive “Quilt of
Belonging” made a special appearance at Quilt Market. The entire
quilt measures 10 ½ feet high and 120 feet long. It features 263
handmade textile art blocks representing every nationality on the
planet as well as all of Canada’s First Peoples. Artists and
groups from all over the great white north including Victoria and
Newfoundland to the Artic Circle participated in its construction.
The Quilt of Belonging is a stunning textile art project that
shows there is a place for all in the fabric of society,
recognizing our diversity while celebrating our common
humanity. For more information on the Quilt of Belonging, visit
www.quiltofbelonging.ca
Fabric
Arrivals
Many new fabrics will be arriving in the next
few months. Fanciful Felines and Bountiful Blessings by Laurel
Burch, Cheep Housing by Diane Knott, Mother Goose and Friends by
Susan Garman, Cottage Rose by Alex Anderson, Thomas Kinkade
prints, fabrics by Mary Englebreit and Amy Butler, border prints
from Jinny Beyer, and Civil War reproductions, to name just a few
of the delightful fabrics we ordered
at Market.
Right now, our newest arrivals include Oak
Leaves and Reel, a convenience quilt by Terry Clotheir
Thompson. The “appliqué” border, blocks and even the half square
triangle border are all preprinted, ready to be sewn together into
any size quilt you desire.
And, arriving just in time for the fall
harvest, all the luscious new fruit and vegetable prints from
RJR. We have fat quarters of the entire line, but a full bolt of
the potato fabric for all of you who are sewing the microwave
potato bags. Also, just in from RJR are
Velveteen fat quarters in
20 gorgeous colors to use in holiday projects and crazy quilts. And while we’re thinking about wonderful textures, we also
have 3 new Minkee colors: brown, wine and navy because babies
aren’t the only people who enjoy soft and cuddly quilts!
Newsworthy
Notions
You've
probably seen advertisements for the hottest selling new sewing
gadget--the Sidewinder by Wrights. It is a portable bobbin winder
that is free-standing, compact and runs on either a power cord or
batteries. Stop in the shop and run our demonstrator to see that
using the Sidewinder is easy as 1-2-3! Put the thread on the
spindle, wind the thread to the bobbin and push the button to
start. Never unthread your machine to wind a bobbin again! We
still have a few in stock and more on order but at $29.99 they are
selling fast so don't delay checking out this very handy gadget!
Retreating
for Fun!
On October 19-20, twenty-four
dedicated quilters relaxed and sewed to their heart's content at
the Sauder Village Quilter's Retreat. Planned by Threads of
Tradition staff, these events include lots of sewing time, fun and
inspiring interaction with other quilters, demonstrations of
quilting techniques, after-hours shopping at Threads of Tradition,
door prizes and meals. Retreats are available in both the spring
and the fall and are held at the beautiful Sauder Heritage Inn.
We had so much fun at our first two
retreats that we have decided to expand next year’s events to
three days instead of two! The next available retreat dates are
March 14-15-16 and October 3-4-5, 2008. Mark your
calendars now to save these dates to experience the fun of sewing
together. We’d love to have you join us! Pictures are never the
same as being there, but selected photos from the October retreat
are available at:
http://www.saudervillage.org/Hospitality/quiltshop.asp#Events
SALE... SALE...
SALE!
If you are a current member of Sauder
Village, plan to visit us sometime between November 23- December
1. On those dates your membership card is your pass to big
savings. Instead of your normal 10% discount, you will receive a
25% discount on your purchases at Threads of Tradition, the Gift
Shop and General Store. Sale items and Village made items are
excluded as always, but all regular priced fabric, books,
patterns, gifts, notions, and kits, are included. If you aren’t
currently a member, now would be a great time to join - you could
save more than the membership fee on your purchases during this
sale! For more information on Sauder Village membership, call
Debbi or Sharon at 800-590-9755.
Men's Christmas
Shopping Night
Will the man in your life need some last
minute help with his Holiday shopping? On Thursday, December 20
Threads of Tradition, Lauber’s General Store and the Sauder
Village Gift Shop will be open just for men from 6:30 – 8:30
PM. We will have special shopping consultants to help him find the
perfect gift, refreshments and offer FREE deluxe gift-wrapping. To
give him and our shopping consultants a hint about what your heart
desires, we have Wish List forms available at Threads of Tradition
or on our website at
http://www.saudervillage.org/home/holiday_shopping.asp. Just fill in the blanks and be sure to put it
somewhere he will find it! While shopping, he will also have a
chance to win one of three gift baskets with Ohio State, Michigan
or John Deere items. The proceeds from this raffle will go to the Sauder Village Education Department for our special kids
programming. The drawing will be at 8:00 PM. Wishing you and yours
a stress-free and very Merry Christmas!
From the Market...
And now, I really have saved the best for
last. Via my digital camera, I brought home a mini quilt show just
for you! I hope you enjoy this sampling of the hundreds of quilts
that were on display at the International Quilt Market.
|
Floral Forms 1
Judy B. Dales
Greensboro, VT |
FY2 - A Colonial History
Diane Sehorne
Round Rock, TX |
Symphony of Twigs
Fusako Takido
Shimizuku Shizuokashi
Shizuoka Ken, Japan |
|
Ma, how come she gets all
the attention?
Helen Remick
Seattle, WA |
On the Wings of a Dream
Ana Buzzalino
Calgary, Alberta Canada
|
Mamaw's Puzzle
Valli Schiller
Naperville, IL |
|
Valley View
Pamela Druhen
Northfield, VT |
Hope for our World
Hollis Chatelain
Hillsborough, NC |
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May these quilts inspire you to express your own creativity and
keep on perfecting your quilting skills. We hope to see you soon,
we’d love to help you plan your next quilting project!
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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