Quilted Strait
PO Box 306
32280 Puget Way NE
Port Gamble, WA 98364
info@quiltedstrait.com
360.930.8145
or Toll Free:
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Flowering Around
While the first signs of spring are showing up in the little garden in front of our shop - fabric is blooming inside with Beach Garden Quilts first fabric collection, Flowering Around. Creators Laura Jones and Lynette Sandbloom are from Bainbridge, some of you might recognize them from their floor cloth demos in the shop.
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 Yvonne Porcella is an internationally known artist, quilter and teacher. Yvonne is a prolific author and her textiles including quilts and clothing have been featured in national and international collections of quilt artistry.She was inducted in the Quilter's Hall of fame in 1998 and her quilt "Keep Both Feet on the Floor" was featured in the exhibit and publication The Twentieth Century's 100 Best American Quilts. She will be teaching at Port Gamble for the Fibers and Fabric event. |
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 This version of the newsletter is all about reminders!
Our annual Spring Cleaning Sale at the shop begins Thursday, April 4th. We will be open our regular 10-5 hours during the sale, except on Friday, April 5th, we will be open until 7pm. While the sale discount is only available in our shop in Port Gamble - there are lots of new sale fabrics on the website - most for as little as $5.00.
The Port Gamble Theater Production of Quilters: the Musical starts Friday, April 7th.
Remember - Applications are still being accepted for both shows during the Port Gamble Fibers and Fabric in May. Click on the previous link to get a PDF copy of the applications.
Don't forget about upcoming classes. Yvonne Porcella is coming to Port Gamble soon! We have added a second punchneedle class - (the first is full, sorry) - and a new Quilt Sampler Class starts soon!
piecefully
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10-5 on Thursday April 4th,
10-7 on Friday April 5,
10-5 on Saturday and Sunday April 5 & 6.
Sale prices are available in our shop in Port Gamble only - discount does not apply to phone orders or orders placed at our online shop. 25% discount applies to cotton fabric only and cannot be combined with any other discount including a full bonus card.
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Port Gamble Fibers and Fabric
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Port Gamble Theater Presents!
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 These are only on sale in our online shop - but don't forget you can order online and pick up your order at the shop to save the shipping costs - just choose "FREE SHIPPING" as your shipping option when you check out.
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 Click on the "What's New" button to to view all of the newest items
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The Conversation about "Modern" Quilts and Quilting.
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Are You a Modern Quilter? and who says so?
Aren't we all excited that quilting is a vibrant - changing and ever evolving craft and art form! (Let's just set aside for the moment the discussion of quilting as craft or art). As typical human beings we are more comfortable if we can label and quantify what we do and where we belong in the world - our quilting world as well - and so....do I make modern quilts or not? Here are links to a few thoughtful conversations in the blogosphere about the topic. Join the discussion - keep the art alive!
From the Dining Room Empire Blog about the 2010 Quilt Canada Exhibit
Here is a body of work from the Flicker group of Fresh Modern Quilts - and the Modern Quilting Stitches Group. These are quilters who have labeled their own work as a "Modern Quilt". Take a look and see what you think!
Modern Quilt Guild's defining statement.
Video of Lecture by .... Rossie, owner of Fresh Modern Quilts.
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Rossie's thoughts on Modern Quilting and subsequent ecture inspired a group of quilters who share their quilts on their blogs to sign on to a new way of showing their work.Called the process pledge these quilters have committed to document their creation process - from inspiration - to raw materials - to assembly - to finished project. For more about the process pledge and list of quilter links - check here.
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 Punch Needle Embroidery
Instructor: Sam Coyle
Saturday, April 27, 1-3 pm
Punch Needle Embroidery is a wonderful needle art that is easily mastered. Working with 3 strands of embroidery floss and a Punch Needle, you can create a small piece of artwork with loops of floss. Punch needle projects are very portable and great to do while watching your favorite movie or travelling in the car. The finishing possibilities for punch needle are endless! You can frame more...
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 Quilt Sampler
Instructor: Celeste Alexander
Begins Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm and continues for 10 sessions.
This class is for the person who wants to learn more about quilt-making, for the quilter who wants help improving skills, and for the one who wants to know why past quilting attempts haven't brought satisfying results. The techniques are all here, including rotary cutting, hand piecing, appliqué, English paper piecing, strip piecing, foundation piecing, mastering that elusive ¼" seam, machine piecing, working with templates, how to decode a pattern, dealing with sashes and borders, sandwiching the layers - and, the best part, you'll have a beautiful 12-block quilt to prove what you've learned, and to enjoy for the rest of your life! more.....
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 Op-Art Kaleidoscope Quilt
Instructor: Maggie Ball
Thursday, April 11, 10:30 to 4:30
Make four large template-free Kaleidoscope blocks using only two fabrics, and then slice and switch to create four new 14" Op-art Kaleidoscope blocks. Once you've learned this technique, more...
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 Beginning Crazy Quilt Class
Instructor: Dorothy Thompson
Sundays, April, 14,21 & 28 10:30 - 3:30 pm
Have you been interesting in crazy quilting and don't know where to start? Come and play. Bring scraps, laces, ribbons, beads, buttons, and threads. This class will teach construction, basic embroidery stitches, transferring a design, beading, adding laces and other embellishments, and discuss the many faces of crazy quilting. Students will work on the crazy quilt block shown with the print fabrics - more...
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Instructor: Roxanne Carter
Class meets the third Saturday of each month 10 am to 4 pm. - Class will not meet March 2013.
Learn easy techniques that make piecing fast and fun and take advantage of Roxanne's extensive quilting expertise. Choose any project that you want to work on from her books or patterns or block of the monh or just bring in your own project ....more
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