Show and Tell Jo's Little Women Club

Here are the latest quilts created by members of the in-store Jo's Little Women's Club. If you would like to receive the Club's exclusive patterns, you can join on-line too: just check the Little Quilts website; see link at right. These quilts are Jo's Pick Up Sticks pattern.

Trunk Show Arrives from Cotton-in-the-Cabin

You won't want to miss the latest trunk show that has arrived at Little Quilts. From Sandy McCay of Cotton-In-The-Cabin, the quilt and doll clothes patterns are in her book "Reminiscences" ($20), featuring Grandma Minnie's Doll Clothes & Quilts. Antique dolls are modeling the trunk show clothes:
The quilt is a backdrop for many articles of doll clothing:

If you are a doll collector or have kids or grandkids who would admire the display of these three precious antique dolls, come to see them. If you have antique dolls, think about making some of the clothes from this book out of reproduction fabrics. Your dolls could wear them and you could store their real clothes away from sunlight and potential damage. If you have American Girl Dolls, these patterns will work to cloth them, as well.

Pickets & Posies Pattern a la Sweet Florals made by Chris Ison

Pickets & Posies a la sweet florals made by Chris Ison, a member of our Silver Thimble Quilt Club. The newest pattern from Silver Thimble Quilt Company, "Pickets & Posies" combines easy paper piecing and strip piecing to make a picket fence for your "posies" to climb on. Posies are made with traditional yo-yos and yo-yo flowers. Colorful buttons and white rick rack are the perfect embellishment. Chris and other class members spent the day sewing. Pattern ($8.50) and kits (includes pattern, fabric, buttons & rick rack, $52.95) are available from Little Quilts. See the website for kit fabrics. Check the newsletter for the next Silver Thimble Sew In and join the fun!

North American Mystery Quilt Classes at Little Quilts

Mystery quilt made by student taking the North American Mystery Quilt class held on June 6th; student selected "Sea Glass" colorway from the class Mystery on the Jersey Shore. Sign up for our next North American Mystery class: the Texas Cattle Drive, Saturday, July 19th. You choose one of the following colorways: ‘Texas Gold’ (black and gold), ‘Yellow Rose of Texas’ (yellows), or ‘Lone Star’ (red, white and blue). See link at right for class descriptions and dates. Join us for a fun day of sewing on a quilt you are sure to love when the mystery is revealed.

For Babies and Children at Little Quilts

Use a Jungle Jamboree preprinted panel (8.99) of elephants and other jungle cuties in pink or blue, set it with coordinating fabrics for a sweet crib quilt:


Here are two panels for more fast baby quilts:

On the left is "Dreamland" from Henry Glass ($8.99 panel), 36x45", just sandwich and quilt.

On the right is "Dreamland Quilts" that has reproduction images of antique crib quilt motifs, kit including coordinating fabrics makes a 39x54" baby quilt ($24.95).

Don't forget to make a growth chart for your favorite child. Here's a double-sided chart 20x44" ($9.00):



"Count My Blessings" by Salina Moon has a child-size book ($8.95), a charm pack of her fabrics ($8.00) and an illustration panel ($2.29 per strip):

North American Mystery Quilt Classes at Little Quilts

Recent class members of the Mystery on the Jersey Shore class, June 6th, had fun looking for clues to their quilt in the sandbox:


Participants had their color choice of "Sands of Time" (tans and browns), "Sea Grass" (blues and greens), or "Regatta" (red, white, and blue) and had a great time working on their mystery quilt.

There are two more sessions of the North American Mystery Quilt coming up: Texas Cattle Drive on July 19th and California Red Carpet on August 14th. Teacher Linda Wirtz has been pulling together incredibly attractive fabric choices for the Cattle Drive for the color choices "Texas Gold" (black and gold), "Yellow Rose of Texas" (yellows) and "Lone Star" (red, white and blue). Follow the Little Quilts link at right and sign up now for the next two sessions of this delightful class.

Quilt Made in "Heirloom Stitches" Class at Little Quilts

Just look at this incredible quilt made by Mary Cook in Wanda Hizer's year-long Heirloom Stitches class at Little Quilts! Heirloom Stitches is a pattern design by Lori Smith.

Christmas Fabrics and Jumbo Jelly Rolls

Lots of Christmas fabrics in at Little Quilts. Here is a bit of Moda Tradition, beautiful red toiles:

Examples below, also have Home for the Holidays by Marcus Brothers (cardinals, red toile, ticking), Call to Joy, Twelve Days of Christmas by Benartex, and Peace on Earth by Moda Three Sisters.

Jumbo Jelly Rolls in Flannel (original price $26.95, on sale for $19.95):

Trunk Show Arrives and Silver Thimble Class

Little Quilts is welcoming a wonderful new trunk show from Kim Diehl that features three divine quilts from her book of quilt patterns and recipes "Simple Seasons" ($29.95).

On the left above is Kim's Country Wedding Ring: wreaths of posies that encircle checkerboard blocks in cheerful country colors. On the right is Kim's Liberty table topper: celebrates the freedoms enjoyed by us all.

Quilt above is Duck Duck Goose: a scrappy lap quilt. The Simple Seasons book (pictured below) has 13 projects using simple patchwork and applique techniques, from full-size quilts to a doll quilt to a table runner and also includes favorite recipes. Be sure to stop in to see this great trunk show.

Aren't these yo-yo flowers perched on a picket fence irresistible? You can make this pattern from Silver Thimble (see below).

It's called "Pickets & Posies" and is the next Silver Thimble class at Little Quilts, Saturday, June 7th; see class descriptions via the link on the right. Spaces are still available in this class. If you cannot take the class, you may still purchase the pattern and kit (just look at that pretty color combination below in the kit! includes the rick rack too of course, see it peeking out?) for $52.95 (pattern is $8.50, kit is $46.95; class members get a 15% discount on kit).

New at Little Quilts

Dunroven aprons ($15.95) and towels ($3.50) :

Beautiful flowers are popping out all over at Little Quilts! Don't miss our garden section, that features the "Simple Squares Quilt" below ($49.95, 54x65") designed by Little Quilts and featuring the new fabric line "Enduring Blooms" by P&B with other coordinating prints.

Be sure to visit the Bright / Juvenile / Sports section of the shop, where you will find lots of present ideas, including this sample below, "Stack of Scraps" (kit available, $45.95, 40x60"):

Little Quilts Sale on Monday, Memorial Day

Hooray for the Red White and Blue! Come into Little Quilts this Monday, Memorial Day: patterns and batting are 25% off. Wear red, white, and blue and take your pick of a free fat quarter from the special basket.

Wanda Hizer Guest at "Stars Across the Garden"

The members of the Stars Across the Garden class were delighted to hear the wonderful Wanda Hizer speak to them (including demos) this week about applique:

Wanda teaches several excellent applique classes at Little Quilts and has done so for many years. Check the website (link at right) for class details.



Here are two central portion medallion sections for the "Stars Across.." quilt being created by members of the Stars class.

Little Quilts Booth, American Quilters Society Show, Paducah 2008

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