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"It is hard to be a true individual these days but it's certainly more achievable if you make an item yourself from scratch, putting your own mark on it"
A quick reminder that Peggy Gelbrich's Pickle Dish Class in November is coming up soon, and for those who have asked, we have now scheduled a class for Lauretta Ehlings' Wool Log Cabin Quilt after the first of the year. We will have a new class schedule for winter coming out in the next few weeks.
One of our recent features about quilt shows from around the world was so popular, that we have decided it will be a regular part of our newsletter. Enjoy!
Please take note - our annual fall sale at the shop is happening in a few weeks....sale is only available for quilters shopping at the shop, the sale is not valid online. However online shoppers should watch for the launch of our new website in the next month or so and the great deals that will be available to introduce quilters to the new website.
Don't forget to check our our Blackbird Designs - Cross Stitch Stocking of the Month below.
Piecefully,
Kris
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| Fall Fabric Sale |
- At least 25% off all fabric in the shop, including fat quarters, bundles and kits*
- Christmas Fabric 35% off
- Civil War Reproductions 40% off
- Expanded Sale Section at 50% off
*Sale prices not valid in conjunction with any other coupon offer or full bonus card and only available in person.
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Pickle Dish Quilt
Instructor Peggy Gelbrich
Class Fee: $45.00 includes pattern
One Session Class:Friday, November 5, 10:30 to 4:30 pm We are lucky to have Peggy Gelbrich teaching in the shop while she is here for a brief visit in the Pacific Northwest. She will be teaching a Pickle Dish quilt class. The Pickle dish is a variation of the Double Wedding Ring. It is also referred to as Indian Wedding Ring. There are a variety of techniques in making this pattern
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Beginning Sewing Pillowcases
Instructor: Gail Mabbutt
Class Fee: $20.00
One session class: Wednesday, December 1st 1 pm to 5pm
Christmas is coming fast! Are you looking for a simple, yet special gift to make while you learn some new sewing techniques. These pillowcases feature french seams (it means there are no raw edges)...learn more
Cotton and Wool Log Cabin
Instructor: Lauretta Ehling
Class Fee: $65.00
Three Session Class:Mondays, Jan. 24 and 31, and Feb 7, 2011, 10:30 to 2:30
This beautiful Log Cabin Quilt designed by Lauretta Ehling features a Wool Applique and needle felted center surrounded by traditional Log Cabin Blocks. The wool center background is colored with Tsukineko inks and the cabin and surroundings are appliqued and needle felted. The first class session focuses on coloring the background, the second on wool applique and needle felting techniques and the third session features construction of the log cabin blocks.
Wool Workshop
Instructor: Lauretta Ehling
Class Fee: $7.50 per session
2nd Sunday of each month at Port Gamble beginning in May from 12:30 to 3:30 pm (the August wool workshop is August 15th.)
This is your chance to get started working with wool, work on one of the Wool Block of the Month Projects, finish up old projects, or start a neIw wool appliqué project of your own choosing.
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Architectural and Design Inspiration
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Treehouse by Mt. Fuji Architects
Not only is the interior of the house amazing, but it is a wonderfully innovative use of a very small- oddly shaped parcel of land. Click on the picture of the house on the left for a slideshow.
Stools by Claire-Anne O'Brien, these make me squirm a little, the images these textures evoke are not quite comfortable.
WDL- which is a veritable treasure trove of inspiration from architectural elements and stunning photography.
Don't forget....you can use your computer and google for color and design inspiration.........just type in the colors and or design you want to start with, click "images" on the left hand side of the screen and you will get hundreds of images featuring your request. Try purple and orange, or black and white and green. Try magenta flowers or blue stained glass.
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| New Fabrics | 
Word Play from Benartex Fabrics. This collection include great textures that say it for themselves. It has graphic design and typography elements that form a modern group. The colors include ebony, architectural gray, chocolate brown and cream.
New wide backings, just in time to finish off all of those Christmas Projects. Did you know that you can use the navigation bar at the top of the fabric images to organize the images on our website. Just choose "newest" and you can always see the latest additions to any fabric collection, designer or theme.
Arnold's Attic by Barbara Brackman for Moda is a collection based on fabric sent to Barbara from her pen pal Arnold Hegy Savage. The fabric that Barbara received was from the attic of Arnold's 1840 house in which his mother, aunt and grandmothers quilted and collected fabric. All of the fabrics in this collection are names after Arnold's family members.
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Featured Teacher
Peggy Gelbrich
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 Peggy Gelbrich will be teach at Quilted Strait on Friday, November 4th
Because of her expertise and attention to detail, Peggy has made quilts that have won many awards and accepted for showing at the Association of Pacific Northwest Quilter's show in Seattle. Her quilt, "Roses for Travis and Sharon" is pictured in the book, "Rose Sampler Supreme," by Rosemary Mahkan. She was recently published in Quilter's Newsletter and Fonz and Porter's Love of Quilting magazines.
Peggy loves all types of quilting but traditional quilts are her favorite. Her preferred stitching methods are machine piecing, hand quilting, needle-turn appliqué and crazy quilting. She is accredited to teach the Thimblelady method of hand quilting.
She enjoys the challenge of learning and experimenting with different techniques in the quilt making process, always looking for an easier way to conquer those seemingly difficult patterns.
Originally from Oregon travels took Peggy to Ketchikan, Alaska for 22 years with husband Ron and three children, Travis, Ian and Allison. After Alaska the Gelbrichs spent five years in Washington and are now back home in Oregon. The kids are grown now and grandchildren have been added to the Gelbrich family; all the more people to receive and share in this love of quilting.
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Save the Dates.....
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Kim Diehl , January 21st and 22nd, 2011. Kim will teach two projects from her new book due out in October 2010. One will be a wool project and the other will be Front Porch posies, one of her signature combined pieced and applique quilts.
Barbara Shapel, March 24th and 25th, 2011. She will be teaching her thread embellishment techniques with her original patterns.
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Cross Stitch Stocking of the Month
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Cross Stitchers ...sign up now for the Cross Stitch Stocking of the Month. These little 3" x 5" Stockings are irresistible. Each month you will receive the pattern and linen for a new stocking. Each pattern includes and additional charts for two more stockings. If you haven't tried working on linen before, here is your chance, on these little projects that won't take any time at all. |
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