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September 20, 2021
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This pattern by Wilmington Prints Essentials has a linen-look texture colored to create the effect of painting with a dry brush – like canvas texture showing through. There are 48 colors in this versatile collection!
When Stacy Iest Hsu designed Jungle Paradise she was imagining an escape, inspired by her honeymoon trip to Belize and Guatemala. Fun prints in happy colors would be perfect to make a gift for a little one, or to teach an older child to sew.
Add depth, texture, and color variation to your project with these digitally printed designs from Dan Morris. Stunning color ombres 108” from selvedge to selvedge allowing for unique piecing results in your quilt and quilt backing.
Cheerful and bright, it is all about color in this country collection. Rooster prints, a feather texture, and a chicken wire print set the stage for fabulous quilts.
Inspired by the artwork of Grant Haffner, these stunning bias stripes explore the intersections of the sky and the open road from sunrise to sunset. By Windham Fabrics.
The creatures in the forest prepare for their long winter nap and snuggle amongst leaves with their family and friends. The collection features bears, foxes, squirrels, and more with the addition of an adorable double edge border print. By Lewis and Irene.
An exciting collection of Free Spirit Essential Solids by Tula Pink in coordinated sets of light (Unicorn Poop) and dark (Dragon's Breath). For each color in the Unicorn Poop color way, there is a coordinating color in Dragon's Breath. Perfect for a project of all solids, or to coordinate with your favorite Tula Pink line.
We have 25 confirmed vendors in our biggest market to date.
Please mark your calendars and plan to visit!
Help us get the word out!
We have lots of postcards just like the image above. If you know of places where you could distribute them or share them, we would be glad to give you some!
Fun Classes for Fall
Perfect Quarter-Inch Seams with Rosi
October 2, 10am - 12 pm
Do you need a refresher class in achieving perfect 1/4" seams, or are you a beginner quilter seeking to start out on the right foot? Let Rosi guide you through the steps to achieve perfect 1/4" seams.
Remarkable Rectangles with Vicki
September 28, 1-4 pm
In this class, you will learn several techniques for creating accurate half-rectangle triangle blocks of any size!
A Place for Everything Bag Class
A three-session class starting 10/1 at 11am.
Make this spacious organizer in your favorite fabrics to store and carry tools and supplies. The outer bag has several pockets on both the inside and outside and a handy carrying strap. The inside pockets can be customized to carry the supplies you use most.
Free-Motion Machine Quilting with Kim
Choose October 2nd or 10th
1:30 - 4:30 pm
In this class you will learn the basic skills for free motion and free form quilting which will help you finish your projects yourself. We will discuss choices for threads, needles, and quilting designs.
Pumpkin Wool Applique with Lynn
One spot remains!
Learn the basics of wool applique with a simple fall project. Learn the differences between wool felt and felted wool along with best practices for fusible techniques. You will learn basic embroidery stitches such as blanket stitch, applique stitch, outline stitch and back stitch.
Learn about all of our classes on our website. You can search by date or by instructor. All classes are mask-required. Our Meeting Center is large, with space to spread out.
The All Carolina Shop Hop
The first annual All Carolinas Shop Hop will be starting up on October 1st and trust us, you will want to be ready! There are 64 shops participating across NC and SC. The magazine includes your passport, free original patterns, and much more. Our owner Julianne wrote one of the original patterns in the magazine, and her pattern even graces the cover of the 2021 magazine!
Join our 2021 Otter Quilt Challenge
This is a custom-designed and printed batik, made just for Cary Quilting Company by Hoffman California Fabrics. It celebrates our shop owner's first year of operating the Retreat at Lake Gaston.
Use it in a quilt and you could win a free weekend at the Retreat!
Plan your next quilting retreat at our beautiful lakehouse
Open dates this Fall: Oct 31 - Nov 9 Stay during the All Carolina Shop Hop!
Dec. 2021, Jan. & Feb. 2022: Enjoy 25% off
Mention this newsletter for the discount
Now booking 2022 and 2023 retreats
Halloween Treats Quilt Show - you're invited to exhibit your quilt!
Do you have a great Halloween quilt just begging to hang on our Meeting Center walls in October? We would love to highlight our customers' Halloween creations! Get started by sending an e-mail to Julianne with a picture of a quilt you'd like to display: julianne@caryquilting.com
Cary Quilting Company will be featured on My Carolina / CBS 17 on September 28th at 1:00pm.
We hope you get a chance to watch it!
Longarm Quilting Updates
We offer appointments with our talented longarm quilting team of Linda, Katherine, and Christy, and Tami.
We are currently taking orders for December deliveries. We have about 100 more spots for pre-Christmas deliveries at this time, so don't delay!
Please Note: There may not always be a member of our longarm team in the shop during shop hours. To be sure we get all of the important information about your quilt, we highly recommend making an appointment!
Dates to Note
October 1: First day of All Carolinas Shop Hop
October 23: Handmade Market at Cary Quilting
Join our Sew and Tell group on Facebook
Free, fun, and helpful, this active 1,300+ member group is the perfect place to post your makes, get advice, or ask questions. We hope to see your next creations there soon!
Shawna C. posted a beautiful quilt that she recently completed, along with a photo of the adorable recipient enjoying it. We love it!
The pattern is from the book Quilts for Kids to Love by Kathy Wesley.
Did you know that we get all online orders out the door within 24 hours? If we have questions, we will call you within a day, too. Expect your order quickly with Cary Quilting Company!
We have new videos from the shop every weekday on Facebook and YouTube.
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Free Pattern
Chill Out by Zen Chic for Moda is the perfect quick quilt! It just takes a jelly roll, 1 yard of background, and 1/2 yard of one other fabric. Check out all of the 2 1/2" strip rolls we have in the shop now...
