Fall is in the air - time to quilt for cooler nights! No Images? Click here What's New?Big SkyAnnie Brady's Big Sky collection is an excting journey into the Montana wild. By Moda. The Good LifeThe good life - it's a funny thing. We are all trying to find it, when in reality it is all around us. By Bonnie and Camille for Moda Fabrics. Spirit AnimalThe animals dressed themselves in shades of purple, orange, pink and green in the latest line by Tula Pink for Free Spirit Fabrics. Did you know that Tula's collections coordinate? See what else we have by Tula here. Walkabout IIWalkabout II is a modern take on the traditional Aboriginal designs. By Paintbrush Studios. Birthday PartyGet ready for your next birthday celebration with Birthday Party by Gail Cadden for Timeless Treasures. Bee Backings and BordersAdd a vintage touch to your quilt backs with these 30's inspired backings by Lori Holt of "Bee in My Bonnet" for Riley Blake. 100% cotton, 107-108" wide. What's the Quilt Carolina Shop Hop?We get this question quite often, and we want you to be in the know, since the Shop Hop starts in just over 2 weeks! Who is involved: Cary Quilting Company and 15 other great quilt shops in North Carolina, and YOU, of course! What to do: Visit the shops, enter drawings for prizes, get free exclusive patterns, and enjoy special deals at each shop just for passport holders When: October 5 - 14, which spans 2 weekends! Where: All over NC! From Boone to Fayetteville and lots of places between. Why: Because we love fabric, shopping, quilting, friends, winning prizes, free patterns, and more! And: Board a "fun bus", where you'll get to skip the driving, enjoy a catered lunch and front-door service to tons of shops in one day! Your passport gives you the patterns to our lighthouse quilts and many other shop projects, and it is your ticket to this fun event! Purchase your passport here! Bodie Island Lighthouse Quilt, one of our shop projects Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Quilt, our second shop project Early Birds: We will be opening the shop at 7:45 am on October 5th, 6th, and 7th just for you! Join a Bus Tour for Quilt Carolina!Oct 6 - Board at Cary Quilting, visit Triangle shops Oct 7 - Board at Cary Quilting, visit Triad shops Oct 7 - Board in Triad, visit Triangle shops (including Cary Quilting!) Upcoming ClassesA few of our future classes are highlighted below. Check out all of our exciting offerings online. For your convenience, you may choose to sign-up online or in the shop, and we'll even send your supply list via e-mail. We have free loaner sewing machines from Bernina World of Sewing in Raleigh, too! NEW!What's in the Box? with MichaelThursday, 10/12 10:30 - 5 Using both HST and Double HST blocks will allow you to arrange this optical quilt. Simple, straight forward piecing can still look complex especially with the right colors. Loaner machines are available! NEW!Hand Stitched Curves on the Go with MichelleSaturday 10/7 1:30 - 4:30 Using needle and thread, to hand-stitch your own blocks, can be a nice change of pace. Hand-stitched blocks make a great travel project, if you are away from your sewing machine a lot. In this class, hand stitching and improvisation techniques are taught to make improvisation drunken-path like blocks. These blocks can then be used to make your own unique composition for your quilt. NEW!Fabric Postcard Club with ChristineTake a single class, or take all 5 as a club! Handmade fabric postcards are a great way to make someone's day. Join Christine and enjoy the satisfaction of finishing projects in class! NEW!Retro Curves with MichaelTwo Sundays, 10/15 and 10/29 1:30 - 4:30 Curved blocks (also known as the Drunkards Path Block) can look daunting but by learning the simple techniques for creating this block will allow you to break out of the norm. Arranged in many different ways, with many different looks will let you be the designer. We will discuss using prints and solids fabrics, trimming, placement and assembly. Loaner machines are available! Dates to NoteOctober 5 - 14: Quilt! Carolina Shop Hop We will be opening at 7:45 am on October 5, 6, and 7 for you Early Birds! October 20 - 21: Hearts and Hands / ECA Quilt Show, Sanford. We will have a booth there, and will bring some great coupons! November 4: Blade and knife sharpening, 10 - 12 Free PatternEnjoy Wild Windows by Kristina from Center Street Quilts for Moda Bake Shop, using the yardage from the Big Sky collection. |