The Quilting and Fiber Art Marketplace Sanford NC

We're getting ready to vend at The Quilting and Fiber Art Marketplace in Sanford NC on Jan. 7 and 8 from 9am to 5pm each day.  The top for the Morris Tapestry sample is finished and hopefully will be quilted in time for the show. 

This will be Julie's 9 month Block of the Month Series for 2011,

wool applique' on Taupe Silk Matka.

Here's a close-up of two of the blocks

                                                         

And a few more new items we'll have with us:

A journal cover, wool applique' on Taupe Silk Matka background

A matching small notebook cover,

also wool applique' on Taupe Silk Matka background

The House Sampler, wool applique' on a prairie cloth background.

Watch for all of these to be added to our website soon!

We wish everyone the happiest and most properous New Year ever!!!

HAND-DYED WOOLS

Here are a few of the wools that Julie has hand-dyed.  We'll be selling F8's, F16's and FQ's and are just starting to get them all on the website, so be patient!  For sure, we'll have them with us at the January shows in Sanford NC, Myrtle Beach SC and Statesville NC.

 

She's having so much fun, she can't stop!

Waiting for Morris Tapestry Layer Cakes!

If you are a student of fabrics of the William Morris era, be sure to follow Barbara Brackman's Blog to learn more about John Henry Dearle, Morris' Art Director, and the history of the company.

The above fabric is the border of the Morris Dance quilt which we are making in the 52" square size.  See a picture of the quilt in a previous blog - the pattern uses a piece of every fabric in the line.  I can't wait until the layer cakes arrive so I can get started.

THIRD CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES BLOCK

Yahoo, here's the 3rd block called, Flock of Geese......if we're peaking your interest in the project, click here for more information!

We're experiencing some real cold weather here in Wilmington, today tops out in the high 30's!  And it's not even 'winter' for another 8 days!  We're originally from Northern Indiana, so we can appreciate what other parts of the country are dealing with, but we sure don't miss it.  I guess all you can do is stay inside and sew (; )

SECOND BLOCK OF CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES

Here's the second block of the Civil War Chronicles Block of the Month project and the block is called 'Indian Hatchet':

1st Civil War Chronicles Block

 
Just finished the first block of the Civil War Chronicles quilt project we're offering in 2011.  If you like what you see, check out the details at Block of the Month.

NEW FABRICS

We're excited about the new 'A Morris Tapestry' fabric that has just arrived.  Over the next few days we'll be adding the fabric to our website so you can see the beautiful new colors in this line up close.  Barbara Brackman has reproduced these beautiful fabrics, first designed for wallpaper and decorator fabrics by British Designer William Morris (1834-1896).

We'll be working frantically to complete the quilt pictured below for its debut at the Sanford NC show January 7 and 8, 2011.  It features every fabric in the line :

We also just received our first quarter shipment of fabrics for The Civil War Chronicles which we're featuring as our Block of the Month project for 2011.  Interested?  Just click on THE CIVIL WAR CHRONICLES for more details on how to join us during 2011 and end up with a family heirloom, the second of a series of Civil War commemorative quilt projects.

 

All this and Christmas too....it'll be a busy month for sure!