Bearingtons for the Fall at Little Quilts

If you aren't familiar with Bearington Bears, you have to stop by the shop and hug one -- SO soft and fuzzy! The fall collection is adorable with the bears dressed in their fall clothes and one dressed in a bumble bee costume. Very cute and cuddly!

Civil War Legacies Trunk Show Held Over and *Flag* Quilt

The Civil War Legacies trunk show has been extended for one more week. Be sure to stop by if you haven't seen it yet -- stunning quilts!
Also, "Flag Day" is a 68" x 54" quilt beautifully appliqued by Fran Brewer.
Check out all those star points! Pattern is "Flag Day" by Alice Wilhoit
Designs. Let us know if you're interested -- we're checking out pattern
availability:

Moda French General Sewing Pouch

Sewing pouch from the French General with fabrics by Moda ($15). Young girls in France embroidered their fine linens with the red floss included in their sewing kit. Also comes with buttons and pins for doing their mending. The perfect gift for your sewing friends. Rouenneries were cotton prints printed in Rouen, France during the mid 18th century. The fabrics from French General fabrics will be arriving in October.

Lucille Ball to be Guest at Little Quilts in August

Lucille Ball is our next guest in August in our "Voices of the Past Series" in the Patchwork Society. Learn techniques for a beautiful basket quilt. We'll have a whimsical version with our Lucille Ball fabrics that are arriving any day now. Sign up for this fun class day or evening. Check
newsletter for details.

Kits Galore

Stop in and check out our simplified version of Harvest Garden by Wilmington Prints. The kit includes pattern and fabrics including binding. You will need 3-2/3 yds for backing. Bonus: includes extra fabric for towels, aprons, table runners. Combine maple leaves and nine-patch blocks for this fun quilt with a great border print:
More inspiration awaits you on our Fall table with the Harvest Garden Quilt. Peek around and you can also see our newest purse pattern from Lazy Girl Designs. Make this purse with just seven fat 1/4ths - that includes the lining and 9 pockets - including great directions. We have kitted up our model:

Added: Another Trunk Show: Civil War Legacies from Carol Hopkins

Small quilts from Civil War Legacies / Carol Hopkins Designs in the shop right now: Two more small quilts from Civil War Legacies. We have patterns for all of them. We love the indigo and shirtings, but also can't resist the browns and pinks. Decisions, decisions...:
Don't forget that there are three trunk shows going on right now: Gathered in Time....Civil War Legacies and wool dolls from Threads that Bind. A feast for your eyes and lots of inspiration.

Second Saturday Sampler July - Alternate Blocks

It was a delightful day yesterday at Little Quilts' Second Saturday Sampler; here are the alternate blocks that you may be working on in July (blue and yellow, feedsack, the smaller 6" size of the main colorway, and Oriental):

Two Trunk Shows at Little Quilts

Little Quilts is hosting not one, but two trunk shows right now. Threads That Bind show is featured on the mantel in the wool area of the shop: appealing wool figures known as Crow Catcher (pumpkin man), Stocking Stuffer (Santa), Perfect Potion (witch), and Candy Cane (snowman; not pictured). These guys really have a presence:
Just arrived today, July 2nd, are ten fantastic quilts from Civil War Legacies, a pattern company featuring reproduction style quilts. In the group shown below are Grandpa's Cards, Allie Beane, Alexander's Bean Pot, and Abigail's Gowns, to name a few:

Shown below is Juliet's Ribbons. All patterns for sale. Come in to see these interesting quilts in person!

Primitive Portrait Wall Quilt Series Samples at Little Quilts

Three primitive portrait wall quilts (click to enlarge photo) by Karen Mowery, Folk Art Children, are currently on display in the shop. Album Quilt 1870 (top) pattern includes fabric for the album quilt and quilt block in hoop, along with hand-drawn face on fabric ($18); Berks County 1850 (center) is available with hand-drawn face on fabric and organdy fabric for apron ($9) or with complete kit ($24.95); Silhouette No.1 (bottom) is available as pattern only ($8.50). All are 16x20" and can add a unique touch to your home.

Alternate Colorways for Second Saturday Sampler

Here are June's alternate blocks for Second Saturday Sampler. Remember, in addition to the main 10" block (optional 6" size shown below with the alternates) , you may want to make the monthly block in Feedsack, Oriental, or Blue and Yellow prints.

Trunk Show at Little Quilts: New Designer

Come in to Little Quilts to see the latest trunk show; this is from a brand-new designer named Remember When. Here is Pat a Cake (38" x 48"), a summery nine-patch with entrancing scalloped borders:
Yours 'Til Butterflies (69" x 88"), a zippy rendition of 30s butterflies: Notice that there is no applique with these butterflies: they are all pieced and even have cute little four-patches:

Gathered in Time (72"x 88"), a homey reproduction with lots of flying geese and chevron inner borders:

Carrie Nelson Visits Little Quilts

While Carrie Nelson (see her June 18th blog post) was visiting Georgia to speak at the Etowah Valley Quilt Guild about her quilts and life as a pattern designer (attended in force by many Little Quilts devotees as well as the regular Guild members :-) -- see Field Trip photo), Carrie visited quilt shops in the area and posted lovely photos of each shop, including Little Quilts:

Thank you, Carrie! At her talk, Carrie showed a bounty of her quilts, including many of her Schnibbles, and spoke about what interests her about designing quilts, such as how she enjoys the challenge of puzzling out a quilt that can be made with, say, two charm packs, or a jelly roll. She enjoys the mathematics of quilt pattern design, as evidenced by the charming complexity of her patterns.

Field Trip to Hear Miss Rosie's Quilt Company Lecture

Mary Ellen's Stash Therapy class made a 'field trip' to The Etowah Valley Quilt Guild Meeting in Cartersville to hear Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilt Company's lecture on scrap quilts and how she designs them. Carrie gave a great lecture with lots of her quilts to see in real life. See her popular patterns at the shop including her newest "Schnibbles" line to make small quilts with charm packs. We love her new pincushion pattern 'Fruit Salad' with patterns for watermelon or strawberry pincushions.

Demos at Little Quilts

When you stop in at Little Quilts, be sure to ask to see demos for a book called Sew Simple Pineapple - Patchwork Techniques for the 21st Century, by Karin Hellaby. Book's demos are for Karin's Pineapple Chunks and Exploding Pineapples:

From Market

Mary Ellen returned from Quilt Market in Pittsburgh with lots of new books, patterns and rulers. All here for fun projects. Purses and pincushions were very popular at Market; patterns are arriving daily for these. Hand-dyed wool was shown in many buttonhole stitch patterns. Shown here are bundles and fat 1/4ths of the beautiful wool. We have it in squares, strips, fat 1/8ths as well as individual pieces. Wonderful to stitch with!

Honey Buns

Honey Buns are 1 1/2" precut strips perfect for all your projects. One box
contains two honey buns and directions to make two of these darling purses.
These Honey buns have no calories!

Quilt Kit: from Little Memories

"Days Gone By" from our book Little Memories is available as a kit for a
fun throw size quilt 42" x 47" for $56.95; includes all fabric and
binding. You will need 3 yards of backing fabric. A neat Little Shirting fabric
is available for $8.99 per yd. Included with the kit is the 30-page book
($15 value) with six quilt projects, table runners, wool pillows and more.

Little Amish Quilters

Just arrived: Special gift items for your quilting friends. Small Amish figures from Blossom Bucket make the perfect gift. Quite detailed little (approximately 3") Amish Quilters, priced from $8.25 - $12.00. Come in and see them.

A Stars Around the Garden Show and Tell

Another Star appears: "Stars around the Garden Quilt" from the Stars class taught last year. Beautiful quilt made by Brenda Hotinger and proudly displayed here by her daughters. The quilt is a biggie - 92" x 108". She did a great job hand appliquéing the center motif. Way to go, Brenda!

Let's Make Flag Quilts

Mary Ellen takes quilting and a love of Americana on the road to her grandson's school, teaching quilting and patriotism to future generations.

She helped them make flag quilts:
note: Little Quilts is open on Monday, Memorial Day. Happy Holiday Week-end to all of you!