Today was supposed to be the day, but we have
technical problems beyond our control and our provider seems to be
in no hurry to resolve them. we are now told that we can expect an
answer to the problem we are experiencing within the next 18 hours,
so we sit and wait. We are hoping to be back on line on May 15.
Join us tomorrow, May
15, 2007 in our new online store. |
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Please note: We are not
through adding all of our pictures. If you are interested in
an item, please contact us for the details. We may even be
able to send you a picture.
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Usually I will be sending
a newsletter every two weeks, but since this was supposed to be our opening day this
is an exception. Come and join us and
see what we are all about. We have fine threads for quilting and
machine embroidery,
many sewing notions, embellishments, patterns, ribbons and more.
Please excuse the fact that we are still missing some pictures, even
my grandchildren have been working on it. If you see something you
would like to know more details about, drop us an email, give us a
call at 425.513.0410 or
888.473.7821
If we do not have the
color you want or the size you want , let us know. In many cases we
can order it for you.
Also Kathy and I will take turns having specials for you. Not all of
our inventory made it in time for the opening, so keep checking back
as we will keep adding new things.
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Diane's hint for this week |
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Sometimes people refer to me as the green pen lady. It is
because when I go to a class, I usually take along
several give aways of my favorite tool. It is a Uniball or
Pentel green pen. Just a plain green pen. Green ink is
unstable and the ink that these two companies use has the
wonderful property of being water soluble. I have ironed
over the green pen markings on my quilts, I have left it in
for months. The marks wash right out. That is how I mark
applique seam allowances, applique placings, and quilt
designs , I even write little notes to my self, like put a
little flower here. Of course one of the things we bought
for our inventory is our little green pens. Try one. Of
course one of these days those guys are going to figure out
how to make the green ink so it will not wash out, so
every time you get a new pen, try it on a scrap of fabric
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Featured Quilt |
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Old
Boathouses on Bremanger by
Eldrid Royset Førde
© 2007
Photo
printed on fabric and tinted
6 inches X
8.5 inches |
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About the Quilter |
Quilt Diane Made From a Picture
taken in Norway |
Eldrid
and I met in an online quilting guild in 2001. Carl and I were
about to travel around Scandinavia, so Diane and Eldrid
corresponded about what to see inn small
fishing/farming village on an island off the coast. It was a
wonderful experience and since then Eldrid and I have felt like
next door neighbors.
She was asked to appear on Simply Quilts a
couple of years later and after filming, Eldrid and Asbjørn came
to Mukilteo Washington to visit us. Eldrid is an English
teacher. Asbjørn is a fisherman in the deep, dark and cold North
Atlantic. We are definitely family to each other.
Eldrid
makes Liturgical garments and school banners on commission. Her
quilts are unique and exciting, her fabric stash is crammed full
and a mess like mine I have even sent her little pieces
she needed for a quilt for her sister-in-law. She is an expert
at photo printing on fabric and teaches online classes. Her web
site is
http://www.kameleonquilt.com. You will enjoy visiting it.
I
received this large postcard sized quilt - about 8.5 x 6 inches
- for my last birthday from her. I screamed when I took it out
of the envelope and I am not normally a screamer. It is even
more wonderful in person than on the web. And it is mine!
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I saw this great monument in one of the
high passes in Norway. It was wonderfully placed to emphasize the
magnificent scenery. Eldrid said it was part of an outdoor art
project from the Olympics in Lillehammer. I made this quilt from
the photo I took. It hangs in my home as a reminder of our trip. In
a future project for our site, I am going to show how to do this by
coaching Kathy through making a quilt of Crater Lake Oregon. |
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Coming Next Week |
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Next week we will be adding
small packets of hand dyed fibers from Farm Fresh Textiles for your
embellishment needs. Cherie Ekholm does a wonderful job with this
and you will not be disappointed in her offerings. I will pick the
products up from her this evening. |
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Remember We Open
Tomorrow |
Another Hint From Diane |
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Use the little screwdriver
that came with your machine to hold seams flat when you stitch
across them. |
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