Quilt of Kindness #16

Quilt of Kindness #16 is a pretty floral hidden 9-patch quilt made and donated by Pat.  I love that she incorporated some of our Freckles fabrics in with a floral from her stash.

Her decision to bind it with the purple really added a lot to the quilt.

Quilt of Kindness #15

Quilt of Kindness #15 was donated by Barbara, lovely quilt!!

Paper Piecing

Do you paper piece?  I have tried a couple of times and never could seem to do it very well.  If you also have wanted to learn proper techniques maybe Barbara's new class will be for you.  You will learn the techniques while making this beginner friendly pillow or small wall hanging.  

Great for Christmas scraps you have left over from other projects, some of the Stonehenge Woodland fabrics we have or even consider making this in batiks!

Check our website www.oldetownestitchery.com for class schedules.

New In The Shop

New in the shop are pre-cuts and yardage from Moda's new line Seascapes.  These would make a wonderful wall hanging, a great quilt for a beach house or beach enthusiast or a wonderful large beach bag.  Jane is going to be teaching an upcoming class on beach and smaller tote bags, details should be on the class listing in the next few days.

Quilt of Kindness #14

This beautiful Kaleidoscope quilt was made by Julia and donated to the Quilts of Kindness efforts.  You can't see in the picture but the backing fabric she used is also beautiful.  I took a Kaleidoscope class from her a couple of years ago at the local Fiber Arts Conference so know that these quilts are fun and not as hard to do as they look once you get the technique down..  

Gift in a Hurry

If you ever need a gift in a hurry or just like changing out a wall hanging with the seasons be sure and consider a panel as a starting point.  They used to be called "cheaters" but I don't believe that anymore, they are just quick quilts.  

You can take a panel like this one and just add a couple of borders for a quick seasonal wall hanging

or you can get fancy and add many pieced borders or blocks to make it more elaborate.  Piano keys or checkerboards are always a good addition to a panel quilt.

Newly Arrived

We have the WOW bag and WOW bag junior patterns back in the shop, thread is back fully stocked and received two additional Stonehenge wide backs today.  

Here is my newly completed shop sample quilt.  This is made from the new Moda Sakura Park fabric line using the X-block tool.  I like the way it turned out, sure reminds me of spring time on this cold rainy day.!!