Dear Quilting Friends,
As
I write this, I am realizing that today (Monday) is the last
official day of summer and autumn begins tomorrow. It has been a
busy summer, with lots of weddings, including three nieces and
nephews as well as a fun-filled schedule at Threads of
Tradition. Before summer could get away from us, Jim and I along
with his two brothers and sister-in-laws and a friend spent a
week riding motorcycles to the Smoky Mountains and back. We rode
a total of 1850 miles over lots of mountains and around hundreds
of switchback turns, including the 318 turns in 11 miles on the
infamous Dragon’s Tail and had a fantastic time. I know some of
you have a hard time picturing me as a “motorcycle mama” so I’ve
included a picture of our group at the Deal’s Gap sign at the
top of the Dragon’s Tail. We have “helmet head” hair styles to
prove that we really rode but we all look like we’re having fun,
don’t we!?
Retreat for
Progress
This
past weekend, 24 dedicated quilters joined us at the Heritage
Inn for our Fall Quilter's Retreat. Many of them
had specific goals for finishing up quilts that had been
promised long ago or gift items they wanted to have ready for
Christmas. Everyone made great progress on their goals and many
quilt tops were completed. From Friday morning to Sunday
afternoon, they sewed and shopped, talked and ate, made new
friends, inspired each other, and finished up many unfinished
projects as well as new ones. Several people tried their hand at
making border striped tablerunners after Linda Stuckey
demonstrated that technique on Friday evening. By the time I
took pictures on Sunday afternoon, many of the finished pieces
had been taken down and packed away, but you can still see a few
of the wonderful quilts that were completed during this retreat.
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All in all, everyone had a great time and was
reluctant to leave when the retreat ended on Sunday afternoon.
At their request, we are now ready to begin taking registrations
for the Spring Quilter's Retreat scheduled for March 5-6-7,
2010. Click on this link
http://www.saudervillage.org/Hospitality/Quilt_Retreat_Reg.asp
to print a registration form and mail or fax it to us
and then you can relax, knowing that your table will be waiting
for you in March! We welcome more quilters to join us; all you
need is some projects to work on and a desire to have fun with
other quilters. Come by yourself or with a group of friends,
either way you are guaranteed to have a good time!
Autumn
Colors Roadtrip
We are busy getting ready for our next big
event, the Quilter’s Road Show Shop Hop scheduled for
October 15-17. Those dates should be the perfect time to enjoy
the beautiful fall colors on a road trip; both the colors
outdoors and indoors as you visit seven wonderful quilt shops
located along the Ohio turnpike. Each of the seven shops:
Threads of Tradition in Archbold, Corner Quilts in Wauseon,
Sonflower Quilts in Sylvania, The Door Mouse in Bettsville,
Black Swamp Quilt Shoppe in Millbury, Sew Little Time in
Norwalk, and Quilts and Kreations in South Amherst, has designed
a pattern and published them in a book that is
included in the price of your passport, along with chances to
win prizes and spend a fantastic day with quilting friends.
Books will be available at the first shop that stamps your
passport.
The quilt we designed for the book is the Carefree Cruisin’
Braid. We will have three different die cut kits
available—autumn colors as seen in the picture, a Christmas
version, and a classy steel blue with golden tan colorway.
Passports are available now. The cost is $10.00—a great bargain
for a book with seven original patterns and a day of fun and a
chance at wonderful prizes! Even better, if you purchase your
passport in September, the early bird special price is only
$8.00, so stop in before the end of the month to sign up for the
Quilter’s Road Show Shop Hop.
It's Back to School
Time!
We are celebrating autumn with a great line up of classes for
the month of October. All offerings still have a few spots
available for additional students, so sign up soon for the class
or classes of your choice and take on a new quilting adventure
this fall. In many of these workshops you will learn basic
techniques that can be applied to future quilting projects as
well, so head back to class and sharpen up your quilting skills!
To view a complete list of classes and for registration forms,
visit our website at
http://www.saudervillage.org/Creativity/classschedule.asp
Fun & Done - Easy Diamonds
Thursday, October 1, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Stuckey
Class Fee: $17.50 / $16.00 Members
Class Size: Minimum 4 / Maximum 10
Skill Level: Beginner
Assembling these diagonal strips using a quilt-as-you-go
technique makes this quilt finish in a hurry. Learn this quick
new technique, have fun and you’re done!
Scalloped
Swag Valance
Saturday, October 3, 12:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Rufenacht
Class Fee: $20.00 / $18.00 Members
Class Size: Minimum 4 / Maximum 10
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Scallops make ordinary projects look special with added style
and personality. While making this simple swag valance, you will
see how fun and easy making scalloped edges can be. We will
draft a pattern to fit your window perfectly and create the
serpentine edge in whatever size scallop you choose. You will
also learn how to make continuous bias binding from a fabric
square and how to bind a scalloped edge.
Double
Spiral
Saturdays, October 10, 10:00 a.m. –
4:00 p.m. and November 14, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Instructor: Jan McKenna Smith
Class Fee: $55.00 / $50.00 Members
Class Size: Minimum 4 / Maximum 8
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
This intricate looking quilt is easily made from strip sets. Go
bold or muted with your fabrics, no two are ever alike.
Perfecting that Stitch
Thursday,
October 22, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Rufenacht
Class Fee: $15.00 / $13.50 Members
Supply Fee: $10.00 / $9.00 Member payable with registration fee
Class Size: Minimum 4 / Maximum 10
Skill Level: All
Learn the proper technique for hand quilting with small, even
stitches. Tips will also be given on selecting batting, needles,
thread and marking equipment. Small whole cloth quilt kits are
included in the supply fee.
Darling
Duet Table Topper
Saturday, October 24, 10:00 a.m.– 4:00
p.m.
Instructor: Linda Stuckey
Class Fee: $30.00 / $27.00 Members
Class Size: Minimum 4 / Maximum 10
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Octagon borders finish off this unique table topper. Create a
seasonal one or one just to fit your own special decor.
One
Line at a Time Machine Quilting
Saturday, October 31, 10:00 a.m.– 4:00
p.m.
Instructor: Donna Missler
Class Fee: $30.00 / $27.00 Members
Class Size: Minimum 4 / Maximum 10
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Precise geometric quilting patterns can be easily stitched on
your home sewing machine without marking lines to follow!
Quilting possibilities abound with this no-mark approach—after
you have learned the 24 designs in the book, you are encouraged
to come up with your own new and interesting ways to enrich the
quilted surface.
Trees Up! Lights On!
Saturday, November 7, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Rufenacht
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Class Fee: $30.00/$27.00 Members
Class Size: Min. 4/Max. 10
Start with stacks of fat quarters, slash apart on the pattern
lines, then shuffle the stacks and stitch the pieces back
together to create these fun and wacky tree blocks! Get ready
for Christmas with this eye-catching holiday quilt, or select
three favorite colors to complement any year-round decor. This
quilt is designed to be fun to sew without worrying about
precise piecing--no quilt police allowed in this class!
Registration for this class will be available on the Sauder
Village website after September 30, 2009.
Saturday Sampler - There's
Still Time to Join!
Stop in at Threads of Tradition soon to register for Saturday
Sampler. Pick up your pattern and first fabric kit, sew the 12”
block prior to the next session on October 10 and no one
will even realize that you missed the first session on September
12—you’ll be right on track with everyone else. For more
information on this year’s monthly demonstration, click on
http://www.saudervillage.org/Creativity/classschedule.asp#Saturday_Sampler
to get all the details and see a picture of one possible way to
set this quilt together. We always encourage creativity with
your Saturday Sampler blocks, so you can choose to use them any
way you please. In this case variety truly is the spice of life
and is much more exciting than if everyone sews exactly the same
quilt. So join us once a month, learn some handy piecing
techniques and express yourself creatively!
Fabulous Fabric Finds
As always, exciting new fabrics with great possibilities keep
arriving in the shop. I don’t know how designers keep coming up
with better and better ideas all the time! The fabrics speak
best for themselves, so I’ll just post the pictures with the
fabric name underneath and let them talk to you. Of course, they
are always better “in person” so for a really good look, come in
and see them and visit with us!
Flutter
by Benartex |
Large Whimsy
by Michael Miller |
Maid of Honor
by Maywood |
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Belle Fleur
by Avlyn |
Nuance by Paula Nadelstern and Benartex |
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Books and Patterns for Every
Skill Level
Those of you who met Sharyn Craig during our Quilt Show in 2008
know that she is a teacher who loves fast, fun and forgiving
techniques with spectacular results. In her new book Layer
‘em Up…there is something almost magical in the way
these blocks just come together. If you’ve been looking for new
patterns for community service quilts, or if you’ve always
wanted to venture into art quilts but have been intimidated, or
if you have been collecting Layer Cakes or even Charm Packs but
didn’t know what to do with them—has Sharyn got the quilts for
you!
Sizzle
and Pop is an inspiring book that features quilts sewn
from Bali Pops--color coordinated bundles of 2 ½” strips of
Hoffman batik fabrics. Each striking quilt has its own
personality and is sewn in a different “flavor” of Bali Pop.
Three of the patterns can be completed very quickly and the
other three require a bit more time and let you have fun playing
with color and value. Let these patterns help you unleash your
creativity!
Too
cute! Have fun creating 100+ no-sew fabric crafts for kids
either with children or for children. Each of the colorful
projects uses heavy weight Fast 2 Fuse interfacing and your
favorite novelty fabrics. This book guarantees hours of fun and
oodles of projects some of which can be completed in just
minutes. If you have fabric scraps and a child or grandchild who
loves to craft, this book is chock-full of fun ways to get them
started on a creative love affair with fabric!
Got
A Notion?
Texture Magic is a steam activated shrinking fabric.
Simply sew Texture magic to the back of your fabric, apply steam
and the fabric will magically shrink 30% in all directions,
creating a beautiful textured effect.
Instructions
are included in the package. Come see our samples in the shop!
Guidelines Finger Guards provide a ½ inch high protective
barrier on any acrylic ruler. Three suction cups allow them to
be firmly attached but easily moved from one ruler to another.
Attach one to a 12in ruler or use both end-to-end on a 24in or
on adjacent sides of a 12.5in square.
This tiny rotary blade glides smoothly wherever your
finger is pointing. It easily cuts the thinnest & most delicate
fabric or papers without skipping or tearing. Hold the cutter
similar to how you hold a pencil. This item is disposable,
blades cannot be replaced.
The
Creative Grids 60 Degree Strip Ruler For 2 1/2in Strips &
Triangles is designed to make cutting 2 1/2in wide strips quick
and easy. The ruler side is 2 1/2in wide so that you can cut 2
1/2in wide strips as well as the triangles. Turn-a-Round the
ruler and line up all the triangles along your strip of fabric
and cut 14 pairs of 2in finished triangles at same time.
End of Historic Village Season
and Fall Sale
The Historic Village will be closing for the season on Sunday,
October 25. For us that means two things. First—until next
spring we will be closed on Sundays after that date but we will
continue to be open Monday – Saturday from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
And secondly, all the retail stores at the Village will be
holding our annual Fall Sale from Tuesday, October 27 -
Saturday, October 31, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, so plan to visit us
then to start your holiday shopping early!
Current
Threads is Moving to a New Date!
Some of you may have noticed that you did not receive an issue
of Current Threads that was dated September 2009. We did not
skip a month, but have decided to send this e-newsletter closer
to the end of each month rather than in the middle. Due to the
date change, it makes more sense to share with you exciting news
and events for the upcoming month (much like magazines do)! So,
from now on, check your inbox for Current Threads around the 25th
of every month.
Also, some recipients on our mailing list have had problems
receiving the email version of Current Threads. So now, each
month's issue of Current Threads will also be available for an
entire year on the Threads of Tradition page on our website,
located at:
http://www.saudervillage.org/Shopping/quiltshop.asp
If you - or anyone you know - is having
trouble receiving the enewsletter, please let us know so that we
can continue to work on the problem and in the meantime, be sure to check it out
online!
Thank you for your interest in our shop and all we have to
offer. We appreciate your friendship and your business as we
keep learning and exploring the creative possibilities of
quilting together!
Keep On Stitching,
Linda
Threads of Tradition @ Sauder Village
22611 State Route 2, Archbold, Ohio 43502
800.590.9755 or 419.446.2541 ext. 3011
www.saudervillage.org
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lrufenacht@saudervillage.org
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