Before I get started, here's The Old Craft Store hours for Thanksgiving weekend:
Wednesday, November 24: OPEN 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, November 25 & 26: CLOSED
Saturday, November 27: OPEN 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, November 28: OPEN 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Christmas Fabric Sale
30% off, one yard cut minimum
Nov 27 & 28
This month's Stash Builder at The Old Craft Store is classic Black & White. And since we are getting close to the holidays, we added Red for some color.
When we curate a group of fabrics for the Stash Builder, we don't have a project in mind. We are hoping to spark our customer's creative energies and inspire something fun.
I like to give an example of what can be made with the Stash Builder. I searched the internet for "black and white quilts" and "black white red quilts." Wow! There is a lot of fantastic quilting talent out there. The search provided a lot of eye candy! There is no shortage of ideas - Log Cabins, Braided table runners, Disappearing 9-patch, appliques.... Now that I think of it, the Bow Tie block would've been perfect to capture the "black and white classic" feel.
And yet, I went a little more challenging...
A Pickle Dish inspired me.
This is in a Kaffe Fasset book called "Quilt Romance."
I thought this pattern would be very striking in black, white and red.
But pickles are green!
That idea sealed the deal for me. I had to make it!
I gathered greens from my stash and got started.
I figured out that a 5" x 9" piece of green was needed per pickle wedge. Some greens were only used once, some were used twice.
I also added reds from my stash for the corners and another red print from my stash for the centers.
The piecing is taking a little longer than I expected. Probably because I am using 1/8th yard pieces and have to piece the corners together, plus there is a lot of marking and special cutting involved.
One block is displayed at The Old Craft store. I'll add more as they get completed.
Do you mix and match fabric collections with your stash?
Adding pieces from my stash to a purchased collection made my stash feel fresh again! Let us know what works for you!
OK! Let me tell you about other things we have going at The Old Craft Store!
On the Class Schedule:
(click on class name to go to The Old Craft Store web link for more information.)
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| Scrappy Nine-Patch workshop Nov 13 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
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| Puff Quilt Nov 13 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m |
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| Postcards from Stash |
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| Binding Basics |
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| Fat Quarter Fun Nov 20 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
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| Stitch with Friends |
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| Quilt Weekend! Honey, it's Done! Nov 26 and 27 |
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday
anytime between 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Bring your own hand stitching project to work on while visiting and making new friends!
Also, we have some new Block of the Month programs starting.
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I love the pickle dish. Wish I was close enough to attend classes. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Patti. Come visit us if you're ever close by! I'll even make a class happen if you want!
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