Cary Quilting Company Newsletter
 
 

Happy Holidays Newsletter

December 23, 2014

 
 

Last Chance for 2015 Block of the Month

Registrations close on Sunday, 12/27/14

Either of these quilts would make a great project for 2015!  Choose a one-time payment or convenient monthly charges.  Registrations are available online or in the shop.

 
 
 

Bolt of the Day

Every day in December, one bolt of fabric is 30% off, for that day only!  We've had some great fabrics to start us off, and now we're highlighting staff favorites.  Get to know our 20-member staff, and grab some great deals every day!  Check our Facebook page each morning to see each day's special fabric.  Online orders will be adjusted to reflect the sale.  There's a REALLY EXCITING day coming up that you won't want to miss!!

 
 

Join us in January at The Quilting and Fiber Arts Marketplace

We will have a booth at this amazing show, January 9th and 10th in Sanford, NC.  Come out with a carload of friends and support locally owned small businesses while enjoying your favorite crafts!  We have several free admission passes - follow us online for a chance to win one!

We will have special coupons available for those of you who stop by our booth!

 
 

What's new in the shop?

 
 
Batavian Batiks at Cary Quilting Company

Batavian Batiks

We just got in a few new bolts of these delicious batiks by Wilmington Prints.  Delicious!

Modern Building Blocks at Cary Quilting

Modern Building Blocks Kit

This amazing kit by Moda includes Bella Solids and the pattern to make this 84" x 96" quilt.  Beautiful packaging makes this a decadent gift.  Parts of this quilt are already pieced and on display in the shop! 

 
 

Le Elephant

So cute it almost makes you want to find a baby to quilt for!

Le Elephant at Cary Quilting Company

Postcard Party Kits

Postcard Party is a fun way for you to make a tiny quilt to trade with another quilter from another state!  Check our class page for 4 upcoming "Postcard Parties" at the shop!

Postcard Party at Cary Quilting
 
 
Letters from Home at Cary Quilting

Letters from Home

A charming collection of small Civil War prints awaits you!

Fantasia at Cary Quilting Company

Fantasia

New fabrics have arrived to complement this popular panel.  Check out the panel and her friends!

 
 

Upcoming Classes at Cary Quilting Company

Come have some sewing fun with the best teachers around!

1/3:  Postcard Party, self-directed in the classroom, also offered on 1/16, 1/19, and 1/24.  Bring a few friends and make a day of it!

1/10, 10:30 - 1:30:  Pie and Ice Cream with Kim - learn about paper piecing and curved piecing with this class.  Create a stunning table runner!

1/13, 6-9:  Free Motion Quilting 101 with Christine - learn how to quilt on your own sewing machine!

1/14, 10:30 - 12:30:  English Paper Piecing with Kim - also known as hexies, learn to hand piece hexagons into amazing quilts.

1:14, 12:30 - 1:30:  Quilt Basting Demo with Kim - learn different techniques for preparing your quilt for quilting.

1/14:  1:30 - 2:30:  Quilt Binding Demo with Julianne - see how the two most common binding techniques are made and applied.

Jan / Feb:  Daytime Beginning Quilting with Kim - learn how to construct a "sampler" quilt top in this class.

Feb / March:  Evening Beginning Quilting with Lori - learn how to construct a "sampler" quilt top in this class.

For a full list of classes and to register online, check our website.

If you'd like to bring your bee for a specially-scheduled class, get in touch with us!  We'd love to host your group at the shop.

 
 

Facebook Friends

A free longarm quilting voucher awaits one lucky fan when we hit 1000 fans!  Keep liking us and sharing us, please! :)

You'll find the latest fabrics, free project ideas, what's new in the shop, and other fun posts there.

 
Bella Solids at Cary Quilting Company
 
 

Holiday Hours

12/24:  10-3

12:25:  Closed for Christmas

12/28:  The shop will be closed

12/31:  10-3

1/1/15:  Closed for New Year's Day

We hope you enjoy the holidays with your family and friends.  As always, we're open 24/7 at www.caryquilting.com 

 
 

Join our (free) 2015 UFO Club

We are starting a UFO (unfinished objects) Club and you can be a winner! Here is how it will work: throughout January, come in and sign up to be a club member.  You should bring in what you need to finish (up to 10 projects) and we will create a card for each project. As you finish projects, bring your show-and-tell to earn your points!  On April 1 (no fooling!) we will calculate your points, and announce the UFO winners! First prize is a $50 gift certificate, second prize is a $30 gift certificate and third prize is a $10 gift certificate!  But wait, there's more...

Since you are a card-carrying member of the UFO club, you will get a 10% discount on backing fabric, binding fabric, batting, longarm quilting, and even thread for any registered projects, good through March 31, 2015!  Even if you don't win for the most points, you win by getting a nice discount on what you intend to finish!  This is a fun way to beat the winter blues, and an easy way to start a positive New Year's Resolution, don't you think?

Projects must be 60” square (3,600 square inches) or larger to be included in the UFO Club.  Projects are deemed UFOs if the project has been started and more than 3 blocks have already been pieced. 

Point Assignment:

Awaiting binding only:  worth 10 points

Awaiting quilting (hand or machine):  worth 10 points

Awaiting final piecing to finish top (putting rows together or adding borders):  worth 10 points

Awaiting mid-project piecing (putting blocks into rows, sewing rows together, etc.):  worth 10 points

Awaiting initial piecing (finishing of blocks): worth 10 points

Projects are deemed UFOs if the project has been started and more than 3 blocks have been pieced.  Point assignment (how many points your project can earn) will be decided by the Cary Quilting Company staff.  The maximum points available for any one project is 50.  

We hope you decide to play along!

 
 
Free Tree Napkins pattern
 
 
 

Happy Holidays!

From all of us at Cary Quilting and Patchwork Memories, we wish you a wonderful season full of family, friends, and fun!