Welcome to The QUILT STORE community update!
Thanksgiving is almost here! With that, we wish you and your family a bountiful end to 2024, and offer our utmost thanks for being one of our dear customers. Small businesses like ours can not thrive without the support and generocity of the communities we serve! Thank you for being here for us and for allowing The Quilt Store to be your primary quilting resource. It truly means so much!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Dawna and The Quilt Store Staff
Great Classes We Don't Want You to Miss!
(1 Seat Left!) Beginning Foundation Paper Piecing Class-- November 23rd, 2:30-4:30pm
Lacey loves to paper piece and is so excited to teach you! Foundation paper piecing is a great method to achieve perfect points and intricate designs. This class is perfect for beginners or anyone who needs a refresher. Learn More and Sign Up Here!
(3 Seats Left!) Beginning Quilting Class-- 4 Saturdays: Nov. 23, Dec. 7 & 21, Jan 4, 9:30am-1pm
You will learn how to pick fabrics for your quilt, use a rotary cutter for accurate cutting, and sew your quilt together with a quarter inch seam. You will finish the class with a completed quilt top! Learn More and Sign Up Here!
Featherweight Care -- January 18th, 10am to 12pm
Come join Chanel and her Featherweight Friend, Al, as they teach you the ins and outs of maintaining your Featherweight sewing machine. Sign up here! (**Consider also taking "Featherweight Advanced Mainenance" the same day after lunch.)
Featherweight Advanced Maintenance -- January 18th, 2pm to 4pm
If you're comfortable with general oiling and greasing of your Featherweight, Chanel teaches you more about parts maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair skills on these older, classic machines. Sign up here!
Scrap Crumb Block Class -- January 30th, 2pm to 4pm
This class is popular and fills up fast! Explore making “Scrap Crumb Blocks.” Learn how to make colorful, cheerful, “crazy quilt” style quilt blocks without a pattern, and without measurements, all from the “crumbs” of fabric scraps you already have. Sign up here!
Would you like to learn something that is not on this list? Or do you have a class you'd like to teach? Please let us know! Email us at Quilters@TheQuiltStore.com to offer your suggestion!
Clubs and Events!
Bonus Saturday Holiday Open House -- November 30th
November 30th is not only Small Business Saturday, but it's also our Bonus Saturday Sale AND Annual Holiday Open House! Save the date, come see us to support our local small business!
Simple Whatnots Subscription and Club -- January 2025-- Reserve your kit while supplies last!
Kim Diehl's 2025 Simple Whatnots "Scrap Basket Favorites" Subscription is about to kick off in January and you do not want to miss out on these unique projects! Get in on these fabulous mini quilt patterns through the Simple Whatnots Club Subscription, while supplies last, at The Quilt Store!
We have Fat Quarter or 1/2 yard fabric bundle options, which include patterns for these 8 gorgeous mini quilts. By signing up for our optional "The Quilt Store Whatnots Club," you'll also have access to a group of quilters working on the same projects with the help of our Staff Expert, Cindy. Sign up for the club and purchase your fabric kits here!
NEW! Next Gen Quilter's Meetup --December 18, 3-8pm
Attention young quilters of all skill levels, this new group is for you! Our Next Gen Quilter's meetup is meant to welcome young quilters who are the future of quilting. Join us to build community, make friends, and share the love of quilting with your peers! Every skill level is welcome!
Please sign up here to reserve your spot!
Open Sew 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month (and every Friday!)
Bring your own projects to work on, make new friends, and get help through your quilting challenges! Sign up here!
(If you're part of our 2nd Saturday Mystery Skill Builder, this is a good time to come in for help with new or challenging techniques.)
2nd Saturday Mystery Skill Builder-- Saturday Dec. 14th!
We have 94 participants already BUT we do have 6 seats left!! It's not too late to sign up!
Last year, Dawna and Fran's 2nd Saturday Skill Builder "Land That I Love," a patriotic theme, was a smash hit! Many participants have already signed up again to participate in the Spring-Themed mystery skill builder, which began in October. It's not too late to jump in and catch up! If you want to become a better quilter and build a beautiful Spring quilt, come into the store or give us a call to sign up! 303-465-0750
Did you miss Mystery at Twilight?
No worries! You can still make this fabulous quilt for yourself! The kit is available here!
The ladies who joined us for this Mystery Quilt event had such a great time with Dawna and Mama Fran--lots of laughs-- and look at this gorgeous quilt!! We plan to do more events like this, so stay tuned and join us next time!
We have the most amazing staff at The Quilt Store!
Meet Rebekha!
If you hang out at The Quilt Store, you've probably been lucky enough to meet Rebekha and seen her buzz around the shop with her infectious laugh. She has worked for The Quilt Store for about 10 years and was here before Dawna purchased the store in 2022; she's our Behind the Scenes Queen and she helps the store run smoothly. Rebekha keeps track of our classes, clubs, quilt kits, notions inventory, 2nd Saturday logistics, updates forms and signage, AND binds customer quilts that are hot off the longarm. Phew!! She's busy! And we couldn't do it without her.
Unsurprisingly, her organizational skills have been honed from 40 years as a teacher, teaching ESL and Kindergarten through College. Before she retired in 2005 she decided she needed to learn something new to keep her busy in retirement, so she got into quilting. Rebekha says she loves to pick out fabrics and play with colors; she was also a serious painter before she became a quilter, so color theory is her forte. Typically she uses bright colors in her quilts but black is actually her favorite color.
When she's not quilting she enjoys hiking, gardening, conted cross stitch, reading, snowshoeing and spending time with her family (including 5 grandkids and 3 GREAT grandkids)!
NEW PRODUCT ALERT!
Moda's "Shine" has arrived to The Quilt Store, just in time to start Spring Quilts, and soft-sided Easter Baskets. See the whole, darling, line here!
Did you catch this week's Facebook Live?
Be sure to watch every Thursday at 10am on Facebook for more Quilt Store news.
Here's the most recent, in case you missed it 11/21: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18YUdTamGy/
And the week prior 11/08: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19QeWcCnf4/6G87W4RCA/
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