NEW BLOCKS OF THE MONTH  

Mariner's Compass We will be making a queen sized quilt using the paper pieced Compass patterns from the book Reach for the Stars by Brenda Henning. All fabrics are batik. The background is light blue, with dark blue in every block. Other colors are green, teal, yellow and gray. There will be 12 blocks. See the first blocks in the shop now! Sign up today. Available July 1 $12-15/month

Garden Friends Fans of sunflowers, this block of the month is for you. This sun-filled garden quilt has 5 charming homes for your favorite garden friends-butterflies, birds, bees and even ladybugs! And of course the garden is full of sunflowers. We will be using fabrics form the "Full Sun" line from Maywood . This is a 6 month block and will begin July 1. Sign up today.

Second Saturday Once again starting July 12 we will be offering our second Saturday original quilt patterns. Each month on the second Saturday, between 9-11, come and pick up the fabric and pattern to make a 12" block, see demos and enjoy some food. The price of the block only during those hours will be $3.00. No exceptions! The price any other time will be $7.00. The name of the quilt is "Star-filled Saturday."

Also available on that Saturday will be a Christmas table runner. The price of that block will be $5.00, available anytime. This is also a shop original pattern and will use Hoffman Holiday fabrics.

Bee Attitudes

We will be doing a block of the month called "Be Attitudes" using the book from Art to Heart and the new line of fabric, Williams Inn from Benartex.  Starts November 1, 2007.

Gypsy

Starting in October we will be offering this pieced pattern from Animas designs as a Christmas block of the month. The queen size quilt will feature reds, greens, golds and should be ready for your Christmas 2008. Join us now and be ready for next
year. The finished size will be 85 x 108.

Daisy Chain

Beginning December 1, join Vicki as she works her way through this pattern by Jackie Robinson. Done in blues and yellows it is sure to be one of your favorites. Pattern required.

In Bloom

This traditional block of the month from animas designs features different pieced "bloomlike" blocks set with Irish chain blocks, giving a garden feeling. This block is also entirely pieced, no appliqué and will be starting in October. The finished size is 86 x 110.

Critter Caboodle

Beginning October 1, Vicki will lead you through Linda Hohag’s pattern for this baby quilt with baby animal appliqué. This is a 10-month BOM using the book Critter Caboodle.

Mini club

Vicki and Betty will be starting a "mini-club", this club is for everyone that loves smaller quilts. We will be making 2 - 16"x 20" quilts every month, each using 5 FQs; this will make the top and the backing for each of the quilts. This club will meet 5ishpm-8ishpm. Bring your machine and sewing supplies. Club fee of $15.00 per month includes both patterns and will start in July and meet on the second Thursday of every month.

Washtub Club II

Your favorite quilt shop is about to take you on a nostalgic journey. After 70 years, fabrics from the 1930's still have a broad appeal. How we love to look at quilts from that era, study the patterns that were disseminated through newspaper columns, admire the sewing projects created, and collect reproduction fabrics that take us back to that simpler time! Now you can relive that feeling once a month when you join our Wash Tub Club. At each meeting, you'll be transported back in time. You'll hear the stories for The Ethel May Quilt Club, and learn what the ladies of the day were doing. You'll join them in making quilts with reproduction fabrics that have the feeling of that earlier era.

We will be meeting the last Tuesday of each month from 6-8, or the last Saturday of the month from 10-12. Last year we offered Washtub Club I, this club will operate on the same principle, but with different projects.

Each month you will pay $10 and receive 4 fat quarters of 1930's fabrics and a project sheet. Wash Tub Club II will offer patterns to make quilt blocks that can be made into full size quilts all using reproduction fabrics. Join the fun and sign up today!