Newsletter

May 21, 2018

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Please vote for Cary Quilting as best fabric store in the Triangle. It's easy and free, and we would love to win! Voting ends tonight, May 21st, at midnight!

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What's New?

Vintage Holiday

Inspired by a treasured box of Grandma Ruby’s vintage Christmas ornaments, this holiday collection by Bonnie & Camille for Moda is sure to bring back some favorite Christmas memories. Featuring Bonnie & Camille's favorite colors, with some silver touches.

Spectacle

Play a game of I Spy with Spectacle by Christian Robinson for Cotton + Steel.

Mark to Make

These modern, beautiful fabrics are hand dyed and printed. Color shading and color coverage may fluctuate through the grounds and motifs. This is a natural and expected result of the artisan process. By Malka Dubrawsky for Robert Kaufman.

Fleurish

Fleurish colors by Maria Kalinowski has beautiful tonal browns, bright blues and yellows, and a deep wine and rust color make for perfect coordinates to many fabric collections. By Benartex. 23 colors are in the shop now!

Ombre Stitches

Meandering color and fantastic stitches combine in this great allover print, Ombre Stitches. The textural effect of the stitches bring so much movement to this wonderful fabric. By Quilting Treasures. See all 20 colors in person!

Harmony

Inspired by the indigos of Sweetwater's favorite home decor store, Harmony is a sweet collection of blues and yellows. By Moda.

Row by Row is coming soon!

The Row by Row Experience© begins one month from today! Here is our beautiful row project for 2018! How does this relate to the 2018 theme of Sew Musical? Wait and see...all is not yet revealed! Much more excitement is going to be shared on June 1st!!

Featured Classes

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 also have two loaner sewing machines for you to borrow, free of charge.

Sit n Sew with Kim

May 30th, morning and/or afternoon

Here's your opportunity to spend time with other quilters for a few hours. Take advantage of our meeting center amenities and have Kim Z. in the room for any questions you may have.

HSTs and Double HSTs Class with Michael

June 5, 10 am - 2 pm

Making a complex looking quilt doesn’t have to be difficult. Using basic quilting techniques, you can create visually appealing blocks that can be arranged to suit. Learn simple methods to create blocks.

Fabric Dyeing 101 with Kathie

Saturday, June 9, 10:30 - 1:30

This class will take the mystery out of dyeing with Procian Fiber Reactive dyes. You’ll get an overview as well as “hands on” experience to confidently start dyeing your own fabrics.

All supplies included!

Meeting Center

Our Meeting Center is ready for your group! Quilt related or not, the space is available for rent. Lots of great amenities, and a very reasonable rental price make this a great spot for your next event, whatever it might be! All of our classes also take place in this great space.

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Show and Tell

Did you know that we have a Show and Tell page on Facebook, just for showing off what you've created? Join us today!

We love this one by Becki, using our Ombre Confetti!

Quilt with Ombre Confetti by Becki L.

Dates to Note

June 2: Fairy Hair comes back to the shop! Sign up for your appointment today.

June 21: Row by Row 2018 begins! You won't believe this year's plans, but it's still a secret for now!

June 23: Avery's 8th annual Ice Cream Stand for Smile Train, 11 - 4

July 4: We will be closed for the Independence Day holiday.

July 13: Join fabric representative Mark Economy for a free talk on the history of Cranston Print Works, the 200+ year old company that brings us Quilting Treasures fabric and Ink and Arrow fabric. Register here for the 12:00 pm presentation.

July 26: Quilt Carolina Shop Hop begins for 2018 with Terrific Thursday!

Free Pattern

Even though the season is saying "No", this darling fabric makes us want to say "Yes" to holiday quilting. Have fun creating this 44" square quilt with the Vintage Holiday line by Bonnie and Camille.