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September 2010
| September 29, 2010 Latest pics, September 2010  Quilts on the Porch, welcome visitors up the ramp to the shop. These are sample quilts, some are for sale.  Fall Folige is peaking here in Londonderry, hurry up and visit us!  Gracie's new buddy, Walter the Pug puppy. Nancy Terhune is his mommy. Thanks Nancy for taking these great pics last Saturday. Nancy and Walter will be back in town tomorrow for another quilt class at the shop. Can't wait! September 22, 2010 Great Show  Our Booth at the Bennington Quilt Fest. Whoo, trying to fit a whole store in a 10x12 foot space was a real challenge. The outcome was a miracle! We met a lot of quilters who have never been to the shop. I am looking forward to seeing them in the near future. We are jammed packed with new merchandise for the Fall and Winter seasons. The best fabric, latest books and patterns and expert advice from our talented staff. This Friday is the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge sewing event for September. Come and sew with us, this is free and we provide the kits You provide the labor! Waterwheel House Quilt Shop donates these finished pillowcases to area shelters. Please call to reserve a spot, 802-824-5700. This event is from 1 to 4pm. Refreshments and door prizes will be offered to all participants. This Saturday is our "Holiday Wreath" Class. This is a beautiful intrerpretation of a Christmas Wreath by Jason Yenter, from "In The Beginning Fabrics" This is not your "Granny's" log cabin wreath! Join us from 10:30am to 3:30 pm to piece this gorgeous Holiday Project available in 2 colorways, blue and green or red and green. Check out our August 2010 archive entry on this site to view the wreath and our other classes for this Fall. This is easy peasy. Happy Sewing, Shelley September 13, 2010 September Selections Here is a glimpse of what's new for fall at the Waterwheel House. Call the shop at 802-824-5700 to order any of our featured products. Fat Quarter Fabric Bundles Bundles contain 7-9 fat quarters  We have the best fabric bundles for Halloween. Save 20% off all Halloween Bundles through October.  Our Fall Fabric Bundles are a selection from Timeless Treasures, gorgeous.  Japanese fabrics from Seven Islands are here and bundled. These charmers are way-cool! We love the natural linen with these deep indigo's and reds.  Fav's from Rowan Designers, Kaffe Fassett, Philip Jacobs and Brandon Mabley. Fabric By The Yard  Sunflowers from Timeless Treasures.  More Halloween from Alexander Henry...Witchy Witch  Tractors, oh my!  Snow Buddies, panel.  Martha Negley and Philop Jacobs, Autumnal Florals and Fruits, yummy!  Holiday fabric from Jason Yenter for "In the Beginning  Fabrics Richly hued solids in a rainbow of colors that span the color wheel.  30 new bolts of Kaffe Fassett,s latest prints, including his Liberty of London collection "Marylebone"  Canvas for bags and home dec from Alexander Henry and Seven Islands.  More holiday from Alexander Henry and from Makower.  Valorie Wells  Crazy Cats! New Gifts and Books  What quilter wouldn't love this calendar?  Or this one?  Modern sewists will adore this book! The quilts are based on city sights that evoke texture and pattern, (like tire treads,bar codes ,city harbors and parks). Using rich solid hues these quilts are a study in color and value. We have all the solid fabrics in stock to make these fabulous quilts. You can make wonderful quilts for your friends and family who like a more contemporary look in their home decor.  Sew Liberated by Meg McElwee- more stylish projects!  We adore fat quarter quilts at the WWH. This book is terrific!  "Turning 20"is another staff favorite. Grab 20 fat quarters and away you "Sew"!  This is a charming project filled wonder~beautiful photos too!  More inspiration from our favorite designer, Kaffe Fassett.  Dress up your 18" Dolls from your fat quarter stash! American Girl Dolls love these outfits. Patterns & Kits  Here's a darling sample from our Modkid line of patterns for dolls. We are carrying more wearable patterns for kids and adults too. This darling dress is so easy to sew, no set in sleeves. Our Erin McMorris fabric, "Weekends" from Free Spirit is perfect for this little number.   This is the pattern from Vanilla House Designs.  The "Bella Bag" uses these very cool snap in grommets. These happy sewers whipped theirs up in a day.  Our next generation of sewists!  This wool scarf was a snap to make, what a great pattern from Indygo Junction.  Great patterns by Heather Bailey  Another quickie for Fall, a runner by Patrick Lose.  The "Strippy Table Runner" pattern by Karen Montgomery and our holiday fabric make a quick easy gift. We have several border fabrics suitable for this pattern.  This kit uses the fabric Doll Dresses II from Lakehouse Drygoods. We used "Afternoon Delight" for the pattern. After quilting, you can embellish the dresses with rick rack, buttons and charms. $55 More Kits...  This kit uses an alphabet panel from Lakehouse Drygoods. Dress this up with rick rack. A perfect baby shower gift. Kit Available $32  This large lap quilt is one of our favorite patterns. We used these gorgeous, large scale floral fabrics from Martha Negley for "Free Spirit". The geraniums are stunning in saturated hues of pinks,reds and corals. Kit Available. $65  Fabric from Michael Miller and the pattern "Afternoon Delight" make a smashing wall hanging kit. $51.99  A closer look.  Riley Blake fabrics make this wall hanging kit a charmer. Fusible applique makes sewing a breeze. $54  Riley Blake fabrics make this wall hanging kit a charmer. Fusible applique makes sewing a breeze. $54  What little girl wouldn't love this quilt. The pattern is PDQ(pretty darn quick) from "Swirly Girl Designs". The fabric is "Hopscotch" by David Walker for "Free Spirit" Kit $35  A closer look!  "Witchy Witch", fabric from Alexander Henry. Comes in a purple color way too! We have bundled (6) 1/2 yards with a yard of the Witch fabric. Make your own design or follow our idea. Fabric Bundle $42  Cute or what?  Also available in a blue and white colorway, Jason Yenter's gorgeous holiday line and his pattern make up this spectacular large wall hanging. $65  Our signature "Maple Leaf" Quilt kit is available once more. Make your own Waterwheel House Quilt with our selected cuts of Kaffe Fassett prints. Kit $112 Event Pics  Our 9 Patch Challenge Party was a huge success! The pot luck luncheon was delicious and the quilts were so different! Our next Quilter's Challenge will be announced shortly.  Our Challengers!  Members of our 2011 $5 Club  A finished top from last years $5 Club. Way to sew, Sandy F.!  A finished 2010 "Mystery Quilt" top, completed by Sara M.  Gracie is waiting to greet you at the shop! See you soon, Shelley, Judith, Kelly, Kim, Meg and Cara September 01, 2010 Oops! Here is the correct web address for Cherri House the author of "City Quilts". www.cherryhousequilts.com Just type this in your browser to view her wonderful ideas. Some of our talented sewers...  Mona B's Grand-daughters whipped up these Bella Bags in a day! They are the next generation of sewers! Way to sew girls!  Meghan made this outrageous wool scarf from a new pattern we have in the shop.  Too, too cute! Meg is our newest employee and specializes in garment sewing, wool and felt crafts and more. Her Mom was a seamstress. She is currently working on her first real quilt, "Cherri Fizz". I'm sure the results will be fantastic. We are so happy to have her on our staff at the Waterwheel House. Judith wants me to tell everyone that we now carry a few wide backs for quilts. We have a traditional cream and 2 batiks, one dark blue and the other is earth tones. Also just in are 39 bolts of solids from RJR. Solids? These are very sophisticated hues selected especially for our new Cherri House Patterns and her new book City Quilts. Check out her blog. We have the book and her patterns in stock! lizzyhouse.typepad.com/ Check out our new classes for September and October. Stop by the shop to pick up calendars or call 802-824-5700 and we will snail mail you our schedule. Happy Sewing, Shelley, Judith, Kelly, Kim, Meg and Gracie (the wonderdog!) |
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- 6795 Vermont Route 100
- Londonderry, VT 05148