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Newsletter September 12

Saturday, 12 September 2009 12:45 | Author: Administrator |

September 12, 2009

School days, school days. Are you finding yourself with a little extra time on your hands now that school is back in session? Or maybe you're busier than ever, and need to take a little time for yourself to recharge. Well, we've got some great things for you, whichever end of the scale you're on!

Web Sampler Celebration

Web Sampler Celebration! The fun begins on September 15th and runs through December 15th. Our block is block number 1, which you can see to the left. More information about the block can be found here.

To the right you will see our finishing kit. You can click on the thumbnail to get a better look at the image. The center medallion features simple, large pieces that you can machine or hand applique. To find out more about our finishing kit, click here.

Kits

Thimbleberries Halloween - You'll love this quilt! We've chosen the book Turning Twenty Simply Sashed to make our great Halloween quilt using the Thimbleberries Vintage Halloween fabric. If you have the book already, we're happy to deduct that cost from your kit. Just let us know. The quilt measures 65" by 65" and the kit contains the fabric for the top and binding. For more information, click here.

Halloween 1904 - We're using plaids and reproduction fabrics for this great kit designed by Barb Adams and Alma Allen of Blackbird Designs. We will post the pictures as we finish our blocks so you can see our fabric choices. The quilt measures 90" by 90". The kit contains the pattern and fabric for the quilt top along with the binding. For more information, please click here.

Fabric

Nineteenth Century Reds - One of the more "colorful" stories of 19th century textiles is that of the reds, specifically Madder Red, and Turkey Red. The basis of these colors used as a textile dye technically dates back as early as 1500 BC where the roots of the Madder Rubia were cultivated as a dyestuff. By 1804 an English dye maker named George Field refined the use of the madder root by using a mordent, which is a substance used to set dyes to textiles. The resulting madder lake had a longer-lasting color, and could be used not only as a textile dye, but as a dye in paint.

Turkey Red was a color also derived from Madder Rubia. The term almost exclusively refers to a bright red color for dyed textiles, and is thought to have been established in Glasgow Scotland. Starting in the eighteenth century Turkey Red was principally an export item, shipped to colonists and traders in the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East.

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