Classic Quilter

And Life Goes On...

It's been 3 weeks since Gregory passed away.  As much as I would like to pull the covers over my head and never come out of the house again, I can't.  I have a business to run and quilts to make.  I have a Shop Hop in June.  Yikes.  I have a son who is happy and healthy.  These are things I tell myself every day before I crawl out of bed.

But mostly I tell myself I have friends.  I have friends that covered the store.  I have friends that brought food.  I have friends that sent email messages full of love and concern.  I have friends that sent cards with the sweetest messages ever.  In fact, there were so many cards mailed that the Post Office has delayed closing some branches.  OK, that last statement is not true but it should be.

These friends did all this without asking anything in return.  So how can I let them down?  Besides, I feel better at the store than anywhere else right now.

But I have a couple of friends that are really starting to get on my nerves.  One friend, Sandy, has completed three class projects in the last couple of weeks!  Can you believe that?

This is Sandy's batik Back to Nature quilt that we started last year as a block of the month.  This is one very large, gorgeous quilt.

This is Sandy's Chestnut & Vine quilt.  This was a block of the month that started in October.  The fall colors are just beautiful.

This is Sandy's Penny Candy quilt that she started at Jackson's Mill Quilt Retreat March 9. 

This is a baby quilt that Tana made.  The fabric is Pam Kitty Morning by Lake House Fabrics.  This panel sold out really fast. 

This is No Diamonds In the Sky, made by a guild in Grafton for the American Cancer Society.  The quilt is hanging in the store and we are selling raffle tickets.

This is a quilt Pam made for the store called Grammie's Buttons.  It's very bright and cheerful.

This is a quilt I made at the end of February.  We cut up kits on the AccuCut machine, so all you have to do is sit and sew.  I love the black and pink!

Oh, I almost forgot.  Starting May, the store will be open Monday.

I hope to see you soon.  Thanks, my friend.

 

                  Gregory Lee Baer

                      1948 - 2012

     Thirty-four years with you was not enough

Eye Candy

Just wanted to show you more beautiful quilts that customers' and teacher's have completed.

This is a tree skirt that Jo made for Christmas.  She brought it in to show before she  packed it away.

This Lone Star was made by Nancy Swisher.  She's going to teach this class in March!

This is a Trip Around the World made by Nancy using Stonehenge fabrics.  This is one big quilt! 

I'm working on the class schedule this week.  We're going to be teaching quilts, tablerunners, aprons, pajama pants and purses.  Check back soon!!

Well, folks, the blog break is over.  There might have been a lack of activity here on the blog, but we've been busy at the store!

Customers have been coming in with show and tell:

UPS and FedEx have been making deliveries bringing quilting goodies.

This is Eleanor Burns' newest book.

 

 

 

 

 

These are the newest fabrics we've received.

We're working on our new schedule of classes. 

Be sure and stop in any time.  You never know who you might see!

Have a good weekend!!

Just a reminder that our Christmas fabrics are on sale at 25% off until December 31.  This fabric is called Bethlehem by Quilting Treasures.

Close up of the center of the panel.  Isn't this a beautiful nativity scene?

Merry Christmas!

 

I have some photos to show of a beautiful quilt made by a customer.

Dianna does beautiful work and I'm always blown away by the projects she brings in to the store.  She brought in a beautiful, embroidered quilt a week or two ago and I took pictures of it to share on the blog.

Well, for some reason the photos never made it to the blog.  So today I'm finally posting them.

This is "Over the River and Through the Woods" by Crabapple Hill Studios.  The hand embroidery is just beautiful.

Here's a closeup.  Blog worthy?  I should say so.

I read today that an optimist is someone who starts a diet the day before Thanksgiving.  Well, here's to pessimism.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just popping in to let you know what's going on at Classic Quilt Shop.

The store will be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday - usual hours.

Everything in the store will be 20% off all week!

We've received the new Kansas Troubles fabric, Cattails and Clover.  We have eleven bolts, charms, jelly rolls and fat quarter packs.

We've also received some new patterns and wool kits by Bare Roots.  They are really cute and would make great Christmas gifts.

Don't forget that we have gift certificates too!

Hope you have a nice Thanksgiving.  Enjoy the food, family and friends!

 

Last weekend, I got the heck out of Dodge and went to a quilt retreat.  (Can you hear me squealing like a girl?)  The retreat was sponsored by the state quilt guild and a good time was had by all. 

Here's photos of people and projects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have to add that the only reason I got to attend the retreat is because my son, Andrew, watched over my husband all weekend.  A big THANK YOU to him.

In the month of November, Classic Quilt Shop is having different items on sale each week.  This week, November 15 - 19, all acrylic rulers and templates are on sale at 25% off.  This sale applies to all in-stock rulers and templates.  (This doesn't apply to the 2 1/2" square ruler however.)

Also, starting this week we are having a Sample Sale.  We are selling completed items that were made for class and kit samples.  You might pick up some really nice Christmas gifts!  

Have a good week and if I don't see you, Happy Thanksgiving!  And yes, we'll be open on Black Friday.

PS-I think Typepad is having problems.  I've lost this post once and now the writing seems to be on top of photos.  Sorry.

I apologize for the absence of blog posts.  When I started this blog I had hoped to make a post at least once a week.  But like all of you, life gets in the way and plans change.

So let me tell you about the past month at Classic Quilt Shop.  October has been a blur of classes.  There was a week or two that we had a class every day of the week.  That stuff really wears an old lady out! 

Nancy led a mini-retreat on September 30 and October 1.  She was teaching a quilt-as-you-go technique.  We had five ladies in the class and we had loads of fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nancy also taught the Quick Trip class.  No pictures to show you but the quilts were beautiful.

We started a new block of the month in October.  This one is called Chestnut and Vine and lasts for only six months.  This is done in a round robin style and made from some really cool fabrics. 

The Fairmont quilt guild visited the store on Friday, October 14.  Those ladies had the most beautiful quilts to show.

Nancy taught the Fan Sweatshirt Jacket on two Tuesdays in October.  There will certainly be some beautiful sweatshirt jackets showing up around town.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I taught the Batik block of the month and we had the last meeting of the Underground Railroad class.  I'm really going to miss seeing those girls every month!

 
This is Flora's finished quilt.  (This is a really bad picture of a beautiful quilt.)   

Here's some of the girls placing their blocks on the design wall.

We also received new fabrics from Maywood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we celebrated 2 birthdays!  It was really a great month.

In the month of October, we've been collecting canned goods to donate to the food pantry at Duff St. United Methodist Church.  For 2 full-size cans of food customers received a fat quarter of their choice.  There were 201 full-size cans of food, 15 cans of tuna and chicken, 5 bottles of spices, a bottle of syrup, boxes of tea, macaroni and cheese, cornbread mix, rice, instant potatoes, spaghetti, pancake mix, powdered sugar, and jars of applesauce, gravy and peanut butter donated.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!  You done good!

Oh and one more thing.  If you see these guys at your door on Halloween, tell them I said hello!! 

A Whole Lotta Sewing

There's been a lot of sewing going on at Classic Quilt Shop this week.  Not by me of course.  But we've had several classes and one more to go!

Nancy Swisher taught the first class of Quick Trip.  The ladies had their strips cut when they came to class Tuesday.  Each of them got all their strip sets made for their tubes.  Next Tuesday we will begin to see some beautiful quilts.

Nancy completed a sample for her Fan Jacket class.  It is made with Nancy's favorite pinks and greens.

 
 

Wednesday the girls were here making the last block for their Underground Railroad quilts.  They've been working hard, making 2 blocks a month this year.  Wednesday we looked at different settings for sampler quilts, so these quilts will be really special.

We're having another mini-retreat this weekend.  At 5:00 PM Friday, Nancy will be teaching a Fun and Done class.  The ladies will be sewing until 9:00, and come back Saturday morning to sew more.  These classes are always so much fun.

Our favorite FedEx man came by yesterday and brought some new goodies.  Here's a few.

 
This is the new book by Dereck Lockwood.  Dereck Lockwood is known for bargello quilts, but this book has beautiful star quilts!

 
A new book using 2 1/2" strips to make sampler blocks.

 
This is Nancy Zieman's new book.  She has had several programs from this book on our local PBS.

And just when you think there couldn't possibly be any more pretty fabric, this arrives.

 
 
 
This is the pattern by Jan Douglas using this beautiful Maywood fabric.  We've sold 3 kits already!!

Lots of sewing, lots of fun.  Come join us at Classic Quilt Shop.