Wild Pomegranate
Have you seen our newest kit from Blackbird Designs? Wild Pomegranate is just gorgeous! We're using the Blessings line by Moda for our quilt, and we think it looks fantastic. But if you're interested in getting this kit, you need to sign up quickly! These kits are selling so fast that we can barely keep up with the demand, and once the fabric is gone there will be no way for us to get more. For more information on this kit, click here.
The Farmer's Wife Block of the Month
Monday, 28 September 2009 14:52 |
 The Farmer's Wife Sampler - This program starts in January and we will be using 19th Century reproduction fabrics as close to the original as possible. For more information on this program, please click here. Shiloh
Monday, 28 September 2009 14:57 | Author: Administrator |
 Shiloh - This kit, designed by Clothesline Quilts, is part of their Civil War Battle Series. For more information on this kit, click here. Nineteenth Century Reds
Thursday, 10 September 2009 11:04 |
 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. You can see the entire line by clicking here. Carrie Hall and Sunflower Hill
Thursday, 03 September 2009 14:44 |
If you were thinking about taking part in the Carrie Hall or Sunflower Hill Block of the Month programs, but hadn't quite decided, now is the time to jump in! Supplies of both programs are almost gone, and when they're gone, your chance is gone as well. Don't miss out on these great quilts! |