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September 23, 2024
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Floral Allure by QT Fabrics
Dotted Batiks by Robert Kaufman
Sunflower Splendor by Wilmington Prints
Citron Breeze by Island Batik is perfect for making The Tar Heel State
It's Handmade Market season again!
Our next Handmade Market is
October 12th, 10 - 4, rain or shine.
We have 30 creative, artistic, and talented vendors who promise to provide a wide array of tempting gifts for the holiday season!
We are highlighting our vendors on our noon shop videos, and you can enter to win a handmade giveaway just by watching and commenting!
Find more information about the market and our vendors here.
All Carolinas Shop Hop magazines are here!
This exciting event is in full swing and will continue throughout October at 63 participating shops all over North and South Carolina.
Featured Kit
The Flower Moon is the full moon that occurs in May, the peak of spring, when the hard frost is over and flowers begin to bloom across the land. It signifies the end of the cold season, new life, and abundance. Celebrate the Flower Moon with a quilt made by your own hands.
Kit includes the pattern and over 6 yards of fabrics for quilt top in Art Gallery’s Floral Elements and Kona Cotton Solids. Binding not included.
Upcoming Classes at CQC
We have 39 different classes currently being offered!
Classes that begin in the next month:
9/25, 9 am - 12 pm
9/26, 10:30 - 1:30
Chatsworth Block of the Month with Marnet
9/28, 9:30 am
Beginning Quilt Making with Marnet
Two spots remain in the class that starts on 9/30!
Getting Over your Hang-Ups Sessions with Marnet
10/2, 10:30 - 3:30
10/5, 9 - 10 am
RockSteady Stocking class with Sarah
10/5, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Quilting with a Walking Foot with Kim
10/10, 10:30 - 1:30
Octagonal Tree Skirt with Marnet
Starts 10/19, 10:30
Saturday Night Sewing with Sandi
10/19, 5 - 9 pm
Interested in becoming a class instructor with us? Reach out to our Class Coordinator today! We are always on the lookout for new and exciting classes.
ByAnnie Trunk Show
We are thrilled to host a trunk show featuring ByAnnie bags, pillows, and more in the shop throughout October. You helped us win this opportunity by voting for us as your Favorite Local Quilt Shop in the ByAnnie LQS contest this year, and we emerged victorious as North Carolina's Favorite Shop! Thank you! We have an abundance of patterns, classes, notions, and ByAnnie inspiration available for you here!
It’s pure fun and good tunes in this menagerie of musicians! Combine the picture panel and a music note print for projects worthy of an encore! By QT Fabrics
We are currently accepting orders for late January 2025 finishes.
Please make an appointment to visit if possible.
Staff is usually available to help you with project check-ins on weekdays and the first and third weekends of the month.
Retreat at Lake Gaston
Enjoy Winter Rates November through February!
Join our Sew and Tell page on Facebook
Get inspired, offer advice, ask questions, and marvel at the creativity of our talented quilting community on our free 2,400+ member Sew and Tell page.
Georgia is getting us all into the spooky spirit with her new Halloween quilt!
Tune in to watch videos from the shop every weekday at noon, Eastern Standard Time.
Rent our Meeting Center
Ideal for quilting bees, community groups, baby showers, and more. Affordable and convenient! Rent at any time of the day or night.
Recurring and one-time rental options are available.
The walls of our Meeting Center serve as our "gallery space." Have you ever wanted to showcase your quilts? Does your bee have a challenge that could inspire others? Feel free to contact us if you would like to reserve our Meeting Center for your own gallery for a month in 2025!
Dates to Note
Through October: Join our Challenging Fabric Challenge
Through October: All Carolinas Shop Hop is here!
October 4-6: The Threads That Bind Us: Durham / Orange Quilters' Guild Show
October 12: Fall Handmade Market!
October 13: Open 11 - 5 today for Shop Hop Super Sunday
Cary Quilting staff members enjoyed some messy and fun splatter painting as a staff activity yesterday. We love getting together away from the shop!
Free Pattern
Sky Grand Star, 70" x 70", by Robert Kaufman shimmers - and it's perfect for beginner quilters! We think this would be stunning in Palette or batiks.
