December 1 - Creative Grids at StitchCraft

Join us at StitchCraft this Saturday, December 1, for an event featuring Creative Grids rulers and templates! We'll have a representative on hand giving demonstrations using all the latest tools to help make precise cutting easier.

Here's how the schedule shapes up (HA!):

10:30  AM - Hexagons - featuring Hex N' More
11:30 AM - Circles - featuring Circle Savvy
1:00 PM - Strips - featuring 120 Degree, Storm at Sea, and Trapezoid Strip Ruler
2:00 PM - Squares - featuring Square It Up or Fussy Cut and Log Cabin Trim Tool

This event is free. We hope to see you on Saturday!

Happy Thanksgiving

Everyone here at StitchCraft wishes you a very Happy Thanksgiving!!

We will be closed on Thursday, November 22, and back to our regular hours Friday and Saturday (from 10 AM - 5 PM). See here for details about our Shop Small Saturday sale!

Thank you for supporting your local crafting community, and we hope to see you soon!

Small Business Saturday Sale at StitchCraft

Please remember to support your local businesses this Saturday, November 24th, 2012, on Small Business Saturday! (Well, please support your local businesses every day, as well as for Small Business Saturday!)

In conjunction with Small Business Saturday, StitchCraft is having a sale - 25% off all "Grab and Go" items like pre-cut fabrics (charm packs, jelly rolls, bundles, etc.), notions, threads, books and patterns. The sale does NOT include fabric on the bolt (meaning, if we have to cut it, it's not on sale!), gift certificates, classes, or machine services. The sale is this Saturday, November 24, 2012.

Thank you so much for supporting StitchCraft and our local crafting community! We hope to see you soon!

American Express is the founder of Small Business Saturday and offers a $25 statement credit to American Express card holders who spend $25 or more at a qualifying small business on Saturday, November 24th. You must enroll your card to be eligible, and enrollment is limited. The official details are HERE.

Circle Savvy!

Have you tried the Circle Savvy yet? It's a Creative Grids ruler by Swirly Girls Design, and it makes cutting circles, semi-circles, and quarter-circles a piece of cake! It cuts from 3" to 15-1/2" and any size in between in half inch increments. Now you don't have an excuse for making those quilts with circles or rings!

Come see the Circle Savvy ruler in action at StitchCraft on December 1 at our Creative Grids event. We'll have demonstrations all day by Creative Grids reps and there is no need to register! We also have several patterns in stock that specifically use the Circle Savvy.

This makes circles seriously easy. Look at what came together in just a few minutes!

Jaybird Quilts Hex N More & Pattern Restock

Our last bunch of Hex N More rulers sold out quickly, but we just got a restock! It's such a versatile tool; it gives you 4 sizes of 4 shapes (Hexagons, 60 Degree Triangles, Half Hexagons, and Jewels). The Hex N More is the brainchild of Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts. She has great tutorials on her site, including several for using this ruler. 

We also have patterns in stock that go with the Hex N More. 

Have you used the Hex N More yet? We'd love to hear what you think about it!

V and Co.: Simply Color

V and Co.'s new Simply Color is simply beautiful! We have several bolts of the Ombre solids, as well as coordinating Junior Jelly Rolls. We also have regular Jelly Rolls and Charm Squares featuring the patterned fabric of the Simply Color line.

We're really looking forward to seeing what you make with the ombre solids. To get your creative juices flowing, here's a quick and easy baby quilt tutorial from the designer. I'm going to see what happens when I use an ombre solid with Eleanor Burns' Braid in a Day!

Quilt Market Recap, and Note to Our Ten Buck BOM Participants!

We're still unpacking from Quilt Market and have lots of goodies to share! Tomorrow, Saturday November 3rd at 1 PM, we'll be having a Market Recap and Show and Tell at the shop. We hope you can come by!

Also, if you participate in the Ten Buck BOM, please note that we're not having our usual sit-down presentation on November 10th. Everyone is looking forward to the World Quilt Show in West Palm Beach, so hopefully you'll be at the show! Please come by StitchCraft on Saturday, November 3 or November 10 to pick up your November block. Here's a great suggestion - come by tomorrow to pick up your block AND see the Quilt Market Show and Tell!

Have a great weekend, everyone!