Newsletter January 6
Friday, 06 January 2012 19:50 | 
January 6, 2012
Happy New Year! It's already 2012, and I can't believe how the time is flying by! We hope you all had a wonderful month of December filled with love and laughter. Now it's time to think a little bit about yourself, and boy to we have some wonderful things to show you! We have two new block of the month quilts, three new fabric lines, and a couple of other fun programs. So let's get started!
Block of the Month
Women of Courage - Common Threads is proud to present the Women of Courage block of the month, designed for Windham Fabrics. This is a 12 month program that will begin in June. The program includes your pattern and fabric for your entire quilt top and binding. Each month you will also receive stories of incredible women from our past who have made a difference in our world. The finished quilt measures approximately 98" x 98". To sign up for this program, click here.
You can see the backings that we are recommending for this quilt by clicking here. Backings are for pre-order. They will be available in June and will be sent with your first block in the program.
Margreta - This beautiful quilt uses a beautiful bird toile from Jo Morton in the center. The program will run for 14 months beginning in March. The price includes the pattern and the fabric for your entire quilt top including borders, sashing and binding. To sign up for this block of the month, click here.
For backings we are recommending pieces from the Carolina line by Jo Morton for Andover. Any of the black or brown pieces would work very well. You will need 9 yards of fabric to back your quilt.
New Fabric
Morris & Company - by Barbara Brackman for Moda. See the entire line here.
Vivaldi - Beautiful red and black line from Windham. See the entire line here.
Crimson Bouquet - By Jo Morton for Andover. See the line here.
What is the Patchwork Express? The North Texas Patchwork Express is a two day trip full of fun and shopping with a group of other quilters to visit these seven wonderful quilt shops!
Common Threads - Waxahachie
Quilt Country - Lewisville
Cabbage Rose Quilting - Ft. Worth
The Old Craft Store - Carrollton
The Quilt Asylum - McKinney
Happiness is....Quilting!- McKinney
Stitchin' Heaven - Quitman
Buses will take off on Saturday, June 23rd at 8:00am, and return in the evening on Sunday, June 24th. You'll enjoy two days packed full of fun, friends, and shopping. Registration includes your transportation in a luxury coach, hotel accommodations based on double occupancy, food, a custom printed tote bag filled with over $25 in quilting supplies, and a truly fun quilting experience with your friends.
Also, if you register with Common Threads and pay before March 15th, 2012, your name will be added to a drawing for a $50 gift certificate from our store. You must register and pay no later than May 30th, 2012. But be warned! Buses will fill quickly! You can get all of the details for this trip here.
Prairie Women Sewing Circle Journey 3 - If you enjoyed the first two Prairie Women journeys, you won't want to miss this one. The club is being offered both in-store and by mail. Each month you will receive a pattern and historical anecdotes of women on the prairie. Come learn quilting and history with Candy Loveland. Program runs for 6 months, and price is $35.00 for the entire program. In shop class is the last Saturday of each month, and begins January 28th. You can sign up for this program here.
Closing Soon
Old-Fashioned Christmas - This lovely quilt is designed by Jeana Kimball. The block of the month program runs for 14 months. The price includes the book and the fabric for your quilt top and binding. The finished quilt measures 68" x 78". To claim the final space in this program, click here.
Vintage Dreams - This lovely quilt was designed by Quilter's Paradise. The block of the month program runs for 10 months. The price includes the pattern and the fabric for your quilt top and binding. The finished quilt measures 69" x 69". To claim the final spot in this program, click here.
Never Enough Pumpkins - Stitches & Sew Forth designed this block of the month that runs for 13 months. The program includes the pattern and fabric for your quilt top and binding. The finished quilt measures approximately 96" x 82". You can claim one of the final three spots in this program by clicking here.
In the process of completing inventory last month, we also discovered a single remaining set in two of our closed block of the month programs. We have one final set of blocks for Emporia Rose and one final set of blocks for Woodland Creatures. The spots in these two block of the months will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. You must email or call the shop to sign up for either one of these programs.
Quilt Shop Carousel
We are very excited that we are going to be a part of Quilt Shop Carousel beginning in November. Here's how it works. You visit each one of the shops linked on the Quilt Shop Carousel page, sign up for their newsletter, and in your sign up confirmation you will receive a link to a quilt pattern. Not a block, a full quilt! You get to keep up with twelve amazing shops, and you also get twelve wonderful quilt patterns. It's that easy!
Don't forget that Common Threads can now be followed on Facebook. If you'd like to get immediate notification of our new fabrics, patterns and kits, as well as notifications of sales that don't always make it into the newsletters, consider becoming a fan of the page. You can also keep up with some of the other things going on with Denice and Laura by following our blog.
Pieceful Blessings,
Denice & Staff
Common Threads Quilting
Waxahachie, TX
972-935-0510
http://www.commonthreadsquilting.com