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Park Avenue is the Christmas offering by 3 Sisters for Moda.
Here are some Bonnie Blue Basics. These are great basic building blocks to add to your Civil War collection!
Here is Fruitcake by BasicGrey for Moda, our first Christmas fabric of the year!
We have gotten in again the Tag-it-On little labels that you can add to all your projects that say "PS I Love You".
Just in time for summer travel season, we have gotten in the new Quilters Travel Companion! Now you can find quilt shops no matter where you go on vacation because after all who really wants to take a vacation from quilting? If you would like to get a deal we have a couple of the older companions reduced in price!
Here is Gettysburg Remembrance by Sara Morgan for Blue Hill Fabrics: Great for our Civil War Diary and Love Letter quilts. The different heads fit in the special blocks that were designed for the heads! I'm even thinking it would be good as backing for one of the quilts.
Rural Jardin by French General for Moda. There are two of the prints that have red in them which will help to cross them over with the previous line that French General put out called Rouenneries.
This is Cherish Nature by Deb Strain for Moda. We even have in the charm packs! I just couldn't pass up the bees.
Here is Collections: Charity. I am so excited to actually have some cheddar. I just wish that they included some more cheddar, double pink and blue in this group.
Blush by Basicgrey for Moda.
Boutique by Chez Moi for Moda.
Here is an order from Blank Quilting. Most of them are from the line Mary's Chocolate, but the two pinks are from Days to Remember.
We now have in Wiscasset by Minick and Simpson for Moda. Wiscasset, Maine, known as "Maine's Prettiest Town", is the inspriation for the new fabric collection from Minick and Simpson. This seaport town with a rich history of commerce is a treasure trove of antiquites from all over the world. "Wiscasset"-from the Native American Abenaki tribe- means "coming out of the harbor to trade." Today, Wiscasset is a flourishing hub of antique shops and dealers.
Rouenneries by French General for Moda.
Rouenneries were the cotton prints printed in Rouen, France during the
mid-18th century. These designs are based on a collection of old prints from
this era.
Eva by BasicGrey.
Marie Antoinette famously said, Let them eat cake, but BasicGrey says, Let
them have Eva! A noble, new line of products, Eva is reminiscent of the
French court, a mix of the exotic and the dignified, the gracious and the
gallant, Eva is a collection of fanciful flourishes, exotic birds and
quaint, finial patterns. Gloriously deep, rich jewel tones impart an air of
nobility to this crowning medley of extravagant designs. Let Eva add a posh
touch to your next project.
Collections for a Cause: Alliance for Moda. This fabric is wonderful! It seems like you all think so too as it has been flying off the shelf! Thanks. This line was inspired by a nine-patch chintz quilt from Pennsylvania circa 1830-1840's. As with all the Collections for a Cause this line's cause is the Alliance for American Quilts. This is a non--profit organization that is devoted to protection and preserving our quilt industry and our art form. It is dedicated to education and documentation of American history through the collection of quilts and quiltmaker's stories. This preservation and documentation is vital not only for protection of our past but ensuring our industry's future. You can go to www.allianceforamericanquilts.org to see all that they do. Moda has a free pattern using this line on their website: modafabrics.com.
A vintage floral stripe inspired the collection of "viney" prints for this line. The name, Vine Creek, is taken from a small rusty road sign remembering a tiny town in central Kansas. Vine Creek used to be a bustling cattle community with a large stockyard, restaurant, post office, hotel, livery and more. In the days of cattle drives, thousands of head of cattle were herded into Vine Creek so ranchers could ship their stock all over the country with the convenience of the railroad. Since the early 1900's, it’s empty, dusty streets are a sign of the changing times.
Here are two greens from the Lincoln Bicentennial Collection 1809-2009 by Nancy Gere for Windham. They were a leap of faith for me as the rep. only had the printed cards and not the fabric. I've been looking for 19th century greens and was having a hard time finding some. The card said that they were green, but they looked brown to me. I was very happy to open them up and find out that they were actually green!
Shirtings 1875-1900 by Terry Clothier Thompson for Moda
In the last quarter of the 19th century, there was a new "religion" in
America - Sports. Baseball, horse racing, boating, and bicycle racing
occupied men, women, and children. Because the workday was shortened, people
had a new occupation, and that was "eisure time". Textile designers and
mills printed realistic images on cotton that reflected the activities and
interests of a new generation. These small prints also included small
florals, and stripes, and geometrics for women’s dresses, and aprons.
Kittens, dogs, horses heads, sewing tools such as thimbles, needles moving
thru fabric. Many engravers and printers were so talented at placing shadows
around the images, one would think they were real and reach to pick up the
needle taking a stitch thru the cloth.
Shirtings provide a great background for pieced and appliqué quilt blocks.
The small prints enhance and support the designs of the blocks and borders,
and replaces the plain and ordinary solid background fabric. Shirtings add a
special interest to a quilt without taking away from the overall design. Try
reproducing an old appliqué or pieced pattern with shirtings as the
background - you will like the fresh look.
Our Christmas fabrics are in!
Kansas Winter by Kansas Troubles is here along with Jelly rolls and Charm packs. We have a pattern to go with this line of fabric, A Chance of Flurries.
Here are our newest solids, Bella solids by Moda. I like the quality of these.
We have some new gold fabrics in that can be used in Civil War quilts. These are both from the Providence Collection by Windham.
This line is Duquesa II from Blank Quilting.
Pink Chocolate c.1875. Once again by Nancy Gere for Windham. Pink Chocolate? What an odd, but delicious combination. The origin of chocolate brown used as a predominant color in printed fabric appeared with regularity in the nineteenth century. The color was worn by widows who had passed out of the stage of mourning, when they were expected to wear only black. The patterns used in these "mourning browns" were simple calicos, and not like the more stylized designs featured in this collection. Later in the century brown as a color in printed fabric started moving to the forefront of European fashion. The idea is perhaps copied from hard to find Indian hand painted cottons. In the early to mid 1800's these Indian fabrics using rich colors painted on top of dark grounds were rarely seen in Europe. However, as a result of these beautiful imported fabrics, it is then that we began to see brown combined with the lively colors of red and pink emerging as a trend in Europe. This Pink Chocolate Collection commemorates several of these stunning European designs c. 1875.
We have a few pieces of Emigrant Trail, c. 1840-1860 by Nancy Gere for Windham. Beginning around 1841 and continuing until the mid-1860s, over 350,000 Americans moved to the western United States. To date, this marks the largest peacetime migration in history. Their goal was to reach the Oregon Territory, California or Utah. The reasons for leaving home varied, but most centered on making a better life for their families. In 1849, the discovery of gold drew even more emigrants to Colorado, Idaho, and Montana.
The westward journey to fulfill this "manifest destiny" took four to five months. Most families traveled by covered wagon across as many as five unique trails. The trip over the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges was both difficult and perilous.
We salute those brave emigrants who opened up America's west with the Enduring Emigrant Trail collection. These unique 19th century designs impart the history and lore of American's prairie west.
Here is Moda's Spring Meadows Batiks by Laundry Basket Quilts. Spring Meadows draws on a place of subtle tranquility for inspiration. Natural motifs and a delicate palette of prairie greens and clear blues evoke the serenity of a landscape left alone to do nature’s bidding.
We are happy to announce that we have partnered with Martingale & Company. We are now a "Premiere" shop. You can now be a Super Stitcher. Come in and receive your Super Stitcher card.
You then have your card stamped every time you you purchase a Martingale & Company book. Collect nine stamps and then send your card to Martingale & Company for a FREE BOOK of your choice! Since we are a Premiere shop we are getting in their new books also. For May we are receiving:
Want to take the diabetic supplies out of the picture?
Here is Collections for a Cause - Legacy by Howard Marcus
Legacy is what one leaves behind in an effort to enhance the care of future
generations. The newest collection of reproduction prints from Howard Marcus
is doing just that. The proceeds from Legacy go to help fund the research to
find a cure for Juvenile Diabetes. In ivory, soft blues, chestnut and double
pinks the next quilt you make could be as beautiful as it is charitable.
The Jelly Rolls and Layer Cakes are going quickly.
Sultry by BasicGrey for Moda.
A secret garden lies just down the path. The bewitching new Sultry
collection is a carefully crafted, well manicured retreat. A space all your
own. A hidden garden hideaway filled with peonies and posies, passion and
pinache. Relax in the shade of Sultry.
Here are our latest 108" backings!
Here are some fabrics from the Colonies: Cheddar and Poison Green, 1830-1860
by Nancy Gere for Windham. In the early to mid 1800s, "poison" greens and
"cheddar" yellows were very popular colors, a pleasant diversion from the
browns, indigos and turkey reds that were previously used in both garments
and quilts. The contrast of the wonderfully bright colors afforded dress
makers and quilters more creative possibilities than ever before. Although
it wouldn't be until the 1870s for synthetic dyes to enter the market, these
particular colors, achieved with natural dying elements, were overdyed to
yield bright, intense hues.
The origin of the name "Poison" green offers several explanations: most
believe the name comes from its similarity to the arsenic-based and toxic
"Scheele's Green" wall paper, used throughout much of the 19th century.
Others argue that the original poison green dyes came from "wormwood", while
another audience believes that it is aptly named for its use of arsenic as a
mordant to fix dyestuffs; however, there is no evidence supporting these
last two definitions.
Cheddar, so named for its resemblance to the color of the cheese, was often
the base dye of the vivid poison greens. Cotton was dyed yellow and then
dyed again with indigo or Prussian blue. This double process was extremely
labor intensive and time consuming, but the results were beautiful "poison
greens". In other instances, both the yellow and blue were printed together
to achieve the same result.
Introducing Kansas Troubles newest line for Moda called Wildflower Serenade ll. We have some fabric on bolt, Jellyrolls, Layer cakes, and Honey buns. We hope to have in some Charm squares soon! The Charms will be 5" squares of each fabric of the line, the Layer cakes are 10" squares of each fabric of the line. Jellyrolls are 40- 2.5" by width of fabric while the Honey buns are 40- 1.5" by width of fabric and it looks like you receive forty different pieces of fabric the rolls and buns. There is a pattern that goes with this line called Petit Fours/Grand Fours. The Petit Fours uses one charm pack and one Honey Bun while the Grande Fours uses one Layer Cake and two Jelly rolls. All sizes of the quilt will need extra yardage for the borders, binding and backing. There are four different size quilts in the pattern. The two laps use the charms and Honey Buns, the larger lap takes two of each. Then using the Layer Cake and Jelly Rolls you can make a queen or king quilt.
I love this line and colorway, it is called Penelope by Sentimental Studios for Moda. I love the browns, reds and pinks. I'm working on a quilt using the Just Can't Cut It pattern. So fast and simple, but beautiful.
Just in Creme de la Creme by Mary Koval for Blank Quilting. These fabrics are great Civil War backgrounds and blenders. They have delicious names like vanilla, taffy, chai, banana, biscuit and caramel, but none of the calories!
Here is another Civil War fabric this time from the Bonnie Blue Basics line by Paula Barnes for Marcus Fabrics. It is gold/cheddar that blends nicely with the Creme de la Creme fabrics above.
Here is a new line from Blank called Marrakesh.
Just in time for winter, we have some batiks called Let It Snow. We have made a kit to go with these fabrics called Let It Snow.
Here are three different lines of Civil War fabrics. We have Sturbridge Green and Dressing Gown by Judie Ruthermel for Marcus Fabrics and Indigo and Gold by Nancy Gere for Windham Fabrics.
Inspired by a historic log cabin quilt c.1875 from the Virginia Quilt Museum, this collection features a variety of prints, a unique stripe and coordinates just right for making a quilt that evokes a feeling of yesteryear!
Harper Ferry by Windham is a Civil War line. The town of Harpers Ferry, WV,
is situated on a low-lying flood plain at the confluence of the Potomac and
Shenandoah Rivers where the states of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia
meet. Rich in history, it is best known for abolitionist John Brown's raid
on the Armory in 1859 and its role in the American Civil War. Nancy Gere
created this new Harpers Ferry Collection collection with the authentic
essence of the textiles that were predominant during that time and region of
history.
As in the early years of this particular century, Nancy uses solid
backgrounds for the florals which were popular before the "mill grounds" of
the 1830s, and aqua colorations, which were also relevant in early 19th
century fabrics of the south. Because dyes were so unreliable, fabrics
sometimes had to be re-dyed after laundry day and, in many cases, the
caustic ingredients of the dyes weakened the fabrics further. The palette of
this collection beautifully captures in the same tints and hues found on the
whole cloth, strip, medallion, block and applique quilts that were common
during this time.
Old Virginia Calicos is a line that was inspired from a quilt from the Virginia Quilt Museum.
Just arrived, Mary Ellen's Best Starch. This was ordered because of customer request. It has only been getting rave reviews. This starch leaves no white residue and just has a hint of scent. It also is available in unscented. If you like the look of yarndyes, but don't like the looseness and wobbleliness of it this is great for stablizing the fabric.
We received Howard Marcus' Collection for a Cause: Heritage 1846, and it is on the shelves. Moda has put out the Collection for a Cause to support causes that are dear to them and others. This collection was taken from a 19th century antique quilt. It is gorgeous! The proceeds from this collection, Heritage, will be going to Gilda's Club which gives support to those going through cancer. We have a select group of fabrics from this line along with jellyrolls and layer cakes. Stop by and see them for yourself, they are beautiful.
Civil War Crossings by Barabara Brackman for Moda. Wonderful reproduction fabrics. We have layercake, jellyrolls, and a delightful kit available.
Plantation 3 is in! This line by Nancy Gere for Windham is a lighter/softer Civil War line. We have teamed it up with some of the co-ordinating fabrics we have in the Shoppe. So much is possible here! It has some great light background pieces.
Urban Gardens is a soft modern line designed by Erin McMorris for Free Spirit. This would work up wonderfully in purses, totes, aprons and pj's too.
Just in, Heirloom Gardens, a line by Marie Osmond for Quilting Treasures. We have a kit available for the quilt.
AURIfil Thread
New! AURIfil 50 weight cotton on 220 yard spools. It now comes in a smaller size and we have 60 colors just waiting for you. AURIfil is the best Italian made thread coming straight from Milano. It is made from the highest-grade, long staple, 100% Egyptian cotton threads. It has a high sheen, superior strength, and smooth almost fuzz-free quality. AURIfil has many uses: hand and machine quilting, applique, machine piecing, hand and machine embroidery, heirloom sewing, hemstitching, garment construction, serging and buttonholes. Come in and see what everyone is talking about! We still have the two neutral colors in the larger 1422 yd spools.