There’s still time to sign up for Helene Knott’s class on Color Theory, June 24th and July 1st. We’re so pleased to have her teaching at our shop, we hope you’ll take advantage of the opportunity to attend one of her classes. Watch the schedule for more. You can see the calendars on our website.

Sew Oregon, that great statewide shop hop, begins June 25th and runs through July 9th. Have fun seeing different shops and picking up your free block at each one. The more you visit, the better your chance of winning a terrific prize, too. Start with us and pick up your passport.

Kathie has begun the Journal Quilts group, but so far it’s a pretty small group. Consider joining and exploring the combination of thoughts and quilts, making small things to use as individual items or join them together to make something larger. They meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month. If you’d like to join, but work, if there are enough to hold an evening session, she’ll do that.

Our newest Block of the Month program is done and hung. The first pick up date for the Red, White and Blue Quilt will be the 4th Monday of the month beginning in August. For $15 you get the pattern and fabric for the top. Make it $20 and you’ll have the backing paid for by the end of the year as well. You can see the sample on the website under the Block of the Month section. This quilt includes 12” blocks, some really nice easy ones, along with some challenges such as curved seams, appliqué, a photo transfer block and a flange to help finish it off. Come join us, we have very few rules here. The one rule is that you have fun. Our pick up night will be 6:00 and we do show and tell and door prize drawings, and….. have fun!

Christmas arrived a little early this year, our first shipment is in, with lots more to follow, so if you’re starting those gift projects early, look here. Some great panels and companion fabrics to make things easy. We like easy!

Delaines, a reproduction line of 1849 by Margo Krager is here, and we have a sample of quilt designed by Primitive Patchworks using this vibrant blue fabric. And you’ll never guess, yes, we have kits for that, too.

More batiks from Bali have arrived, too. If I haven’t mentioned before, you can hand quilt these fabrics they are so soft. So, for those of us who still quilt by hand, batiks are not out of the question any more.

The Northwest Expo challenge fabric has been very popular and we’ve received our 2nd shipment. Be sure to get yours for creating a challenge project, or just because you like it. Great travel representation for the area.

If you’ve like our Embers quilt, that wonderful gradient fabric quilt in yellows to orange to red to purple, but maybe that wasn’t quite your color, we have a sample in the yellow to green to purple fabric now, too. You’ll have to check it out, Pat did a terrific job on it, using her butter knife. You’ll have to ask about that one ?

And speaking of finished quilts, don’t forget our 16th annual Canby Quilt show is coming up August 28th & 29th.

Come in and see the sample Ruth has for her class at NW Quilting Expo in September. A quilted cup, you’ve got to see it to understand, it’s neat.

Hope to see you soon, even if you are taking some time to be out in the summer sun. Remember, embroidery and hand piecing are great relaxers during the warmer periods, and they travel very well.

Happy Quilting,
Sandy & Ruth