Common Threads Quilting - for reproduction fabrics, quilts and kits in Waxahachie, Texas

Newsletter May 29

Saturday, 29 May 2010 12:37 |

May 29, 2010

We're a little early with sending out another newsletter, but Denice just got back from Spring Quilt Market and has so many things to show you that we didn't want to wait!

Block of the Month

Tiny Town - We love the newest design by Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill. There's even a gas pump and pickup in this quilt! Our program will begin in July and run for 10 months. For more information on this Block of the Month program, click here.

Pumpkin Patch - Who can resist this great Halloween quilt? We certainly couldn't, so we decided to offer it as a Block of the Month. As we always do, we will post pictures of our blocks as we finish them so you can see the fabrics we've chosen. I think you're going to love what we have planned! Note: this picture is the one provided by the company and not our quilt. For more information on this Block of the Month, click here.

Strawberry Garden - This incredible quilt is part of Terry Clothier Thompson's collection. We will be offering it as a 10 month Block of the Month beginning in July. For more information on this Block of the Month program, click here.

Bachelor Buttons - A new quilt from Blackbird Designs! Barb Adams is the designer of this one. This is a 10 month Block of the Month program. For more information on this block of the month program, click here.

Kits

Delphia's Baskets - This Common Threads original design quilt was inspired by an antique quilt in Denice's collection.The kit includes the pattern and fabric along with the binding. For more information on this kit, click here.

Fabric

The Brick House - Windham's premier collection with the Shelburne Museum comes from one particular room in The Brick House in which owner Electra Webb essentially wallpapered the entire room with a quilt top. For more information about this line, click here.

Nottingham Village - Judie Rothermel selects muted blues, browns & beiges from the English textile traditions of the Nottingham region, to create a line for Marcus Brothers that has a centuries-old appeal. To see the entire line, click here.

Books

Coming Home - There are twelve new and two "worth repeating" quilt patterns in Jo Morton's latest book. You'll love it! To get the book, click here.

Country Inn - The latest book by Blackbird Designs for the Kansas City Star not only contains patterns for beautiful quilts, including the Bachelor Buttons we're offering as a block of the month, it also includes some great recipes. Get this great book here.

Ending Soon

Abundance - This darling quilt from Vintage Spool is almost gone. If you were planning to join this block of the month, this is your final chance. Click here for more information and to see more of the blocks.

Flags of the American Revolution - This fun block of the month program is almost full. We have only a few left so we encourage you to jump in now if you were planning to do this great quilt. For more information, and to see more of the blocks, click here.

June is almost here, and with it will come our Second Annual "Covering Waxahachie in Color" held in conjunction with the Gingerbread Trail, June 5th & 6th, 2010. Quilts will be displayed on the porches of houses on Main Street and in many downtown businesses.

At the shop (315 S. Rogers Street) we will have an exhibit from the American Quilt Study Group of Red & Green Quilts made by members of the group using designs taken from antique 19th Century appliqué quilts. Part of Denice's collection of antique appliqué quilts will accompany the "new" quilts. If you're in the area that weekend, we'd love to have you stop by. We will be open both Saturday and Sunday, with regular hours on Saturday and from noon to 5:00 pm on Sunday. The quilts are already up in the shop, so if you can't make it by on that weekend, you're welcome to stop by this week and see them.

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