Beginning Quilt Making

Here is the newest graduating class of quilters from The Joyful Quilter. Nice work ladies! The next Beginning Quilt Making class starts in January. If that one is full there are two sets starting in March on either Monday mornings or Wednesday evenings.

MORE New Batik fabrics from Island Batiks are here and online

Batik fabrics from Island Batiks have arrived! Click here to see more about these fabrics. Click here to see the fat quarters.

Botanika and French Journal from Michael Miller are here!

Botanika by Paula Prass and French Journal by London Portfolio from Michael Miller are here! Bob is going to make the4-block wall hanging size of the BQ pattern 'cause he just can't wait to cut into this new fabric!

Two NEW Books and a NEW Pattern are here and online!

Click on the image or title for more information about Turning Twenty® Stained Glass & Scraps, by Tricia Cribbs 10-Minute Blocks 2 by Suzanne McNeill, and Marks the Spot designed by Daniela Stout.

 

MORE New "Little Bit" and "A Little Bit More" Paper Piecing Patterns by Cindi Edgerton are here and online!

MORE New "Little Bit" and "A Little Bit More" Paper Piecing Patterns by Cindi Edgerton are here and online! Click on any image or title for more information about Heartfelt, Storm at Sea, Roman Stripes, and Scrap Happy Diamonds, paper piecing patterns by Cindi Edgerton for A Very Special Collection

Souper Bowl Sew In!

Join us for soup, salad, and sewing! No flag, no foul - we provide the food and fun - you get to enjoy the day sewing with friends.

Bring whatever you want to work on for the afternoon.
Registration
Payment is required upon registration. Store credit is available for any class you cannot attend if you notify us one week before the class. If you notify us less than a week before, store credit is available if a replacement student is found. If classes are cancelled by The Joyful Quilter, you will automatically receive a store credit.
Fragrance Free Policy
In consideration of those who are sensitive to the chemicals in fragrances, our classrooms have been declared Fragrance Free Zones. Please refrain from wearing perfumes and colognes in the classrooms.

Bob’s Paper Piecing Breakfast Club

Bob will be starting a Paper Piecing Breakfast Club stating in January. Bring any paper piecing project you're working on or join Bob in piecing the blocks from A Constellation of Stars by Claire Oehler and Nancy Mirman. We'll start at 9:00 am, an hour before the store opens, and work till noon.

NEW Books and Template Plastic from C&T are here and online!

We've recived new books and template plastic from C & T Publishing.To name just two there is Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts by Rayna Gilman and Visi-GRID Template plastic from Paula Nadelstern. To see more click on the pictures, and also check out our newest additions page!

NEW Batik fabrics from Island Batiks are here and online!

Batik fabrics from Island Batiks have arrived! Click here to see more about these fabrics. Click here to see the fat quarters.

Santa's BIG HINT Wish List and Special Day to Shop!

Twas the week before Christmas
And all through the house,
A quilter was stirring,
Or was that a mouse?
She is hoping and hinting
That her gift she’d adore,
And she will ‘cause her spouse came to shop at the store! 

You can download a shopping list to make your choices known here. 

PS. Santa - You can shop on a special day
-Monday December 19, 5pm-8pm
A day and time reserved just for you! 

Join us for a Black Friday Fat Quarter Sale - November 25

Buy 10 fat quarters and get 2 FREE! ONE DAY ONLY - Friday November 25, from 10am until 5pm. Purchase any 10 fat quarters and get 2 fat quarters FREE. Our way of showing you how much we appreciate your business this holiday season and throughout the year.

NEW Book - A Constellation of Stars is here and online!

We just received "A Constellation of Stars" , a fabulous book from The Country Quilter of 5" and 12" star blocks that Bob will be working on in 2012 as part of his Paper Piecing Breakfast Club (stay tuned)!

Six Spots Left for Civil War Journals Block of the Month!

Civil War Journals is the latest Block of the Month program from Marcus Fabrics. It features fabrics by Judie Rothermel, BOM program designed by Homestead Hearth with Vivian Ritter's instructions! You can make one 84" x 102" quilt (shown above) from the 12 months of kits or you can make four smaller quilts quarterly from the same monthly kits. Your choice! Click here for more details about this exciting Block of the month program for 2012. Sign ups are limited so join us today!

Hudson Valley Magazine article!

Nice article in Hudson Valley Magazine about quilting in the Hudson valley!

http://www.hvmag.com/Hudson-Valley-Magazine/December-2011/Quilting-Craze-Hits-the-Hudson-Valley-Plus-Local-Quilting-and-Sewing-Centers-and-Events/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

Small Business Saturday!

We’re getting ready for #smallbizsat on Nov 26. Come shop with us to support small businesses & the local economy. Use your Amex card, spend at least $25.00. and get a $25.00 credit on your Amex statement. Go to americanexpress.com to register your card.

"Little Bits" and "A Little Bit More" Paper Piecing Patterns by Cindi Edgerton are here and online!

These patterns from A Very Special Collection include the foundations needed to paper piece these cuties! I paper pieced all 4 of the stockings and Jim finished them as my skills at 3-D construction are not as good. Click on the picture to see more onfo and check out the other patterns as well. These are fun, and best of all you can use scraps!

New Wool Felt Kits by Rachel's of Greenfield!

     These new kits are adorable and best of all they include EVERYTHING you need  for the project including floss, buttons and backings! Just use your favorite needle and you'll have these projects done in no time!

NEW Patina Handprints Batik Fabrics from Robert Kaufman are here and online!

Patina Handprints Artisian Batik Fabrics by Lunn Studios for Robert Kaufman have arrived! Click here to see more about these fabrics. Click here to see the fat quarters

Two New Books from Quilt in a Day!

 We just got in two new books from Quilt in a Day: Stockings & Small Quilts, and Lover's Knot Placemats. These are great for those Holiday projects you still need to make! And you know Eleanor Burns will never steer you wrong!

NEW Comfort Collection Fabrics from Moda are here and online!

We have kits for the complete quilt top and binding of the Comfort Collection for a Cause quilt,Layer Cakes from the Comfort Collection for a Cause, and these fabrics and fat quarters from the Comfort Collection for a Cause.

NEW Railroad Ties Collection from Marcus Fabrics are here and online!

Railroad Ties Collection by Faye Burgos for Marcus Fabrics have arrived! Look for new samples by Jim and Susan using this collection. The strip packs are being cut as we speak!

The Lancaster Quilt Show at The Continental Inn

The Lancaster Quilt Show at TheContinental Inn will be the next show that Jim and Bob will be vending at. We look forward to being in that neck of the woods again!

NEW Books from Martingale & Company are here and online!

Click on any image or title for more information about Spotlight on Neutrals, by Pat Wys, and Slash Your Stash from McCall's Quilting!

NEW Batik Fabrics by Lunn Studios for Robert Kaufman have arrived!

Arboretum Batik, Ashbury Batik,  and Elemental are all brand new from Robert Kaufman!

Kansas Troubles Favorites from Moda have arrived!

NEW Kansas Troubles Favorites from Moda are here and online! These deep shades really compliment the other fabrics from Kansas Troubles.

Patina Handprints Artisian Batik Fabrics by Lunn Studios for Robert Kaufman have arrived!

Patina Handprints Artisan Batik Fabrics by Lunn Studios for Robert Kaufman are here and they are gorgeous!

NEW Rooftop Garden Fabrics from Moda are here and online!

NEW Rooftop Garden Fabrics from Moda are here and online! Grey has been a "happening" color for a while now, but mixing it with fuschia and green makes this a very hot new contemporary group.Jim is making a sample of his Woven Pinwheels pattern with these fabrics. Stop by the store to see it. very fresh and new!

NEW Tonga Pomegranate Batiks from Timeless Treasures are here and online!

Tonga Pomegranate batiks from Timeless Treasures have arrived! Click here to see more about these fabrics. Click here to see the fat quarters. We have created a 40 piece strip pack from this collection.

La Scala 3 Collection from Robert Kaufman Fabrics are here and online!

La Scala 3 Collection from Robert Kaufman Fabrics are here. OMG, one bolt already sold out this weekend at quilt camp.Once again, Robert Kaufman has outdone themselves!

NEW Ginkgo Tonal Collection from Kona Bay Fabrics are here and online!

NEW Ginkgo Tonal Collection from Kona Bay Fabrics are here! Not only do these Ginkgo leaf blenders look great with Asian inspired quilts, but they do double duty as blenders whenever you need a beautiful, color saturated fabric!

Civil War Journals Block of the Month

Civil War Journals is the latest Block of the Month program from Marcus Fabrics. It features fabrics by Judie Rothermel, BOM program designed by Homestead Hearth with Vivian Ritter's instructions! You can make one 84" x 102" quilt (shown above) from the 12 months of kits or ...you can make four smaller quilts quarterly from the same monthly kits. Your choice! Click here for more details about this exciting Block of the month program for 2012. Sign ups are limited so join us today!

One-Yard Overlap Apron

A front overlapped cover-up in the kitchen with a pocket or wear as a fashionable vest-like smock out of the kitchen. Only one yard of fabric is required to make this simply stated style. A great to teach the beginner seamstress. It instructs you how to make a pleat, apron ties, and how to apply binding to the raw edge to finish. Each front side section is 16” wide and the length is 35” from back of neck to bottom front. One size fits most.

"Sunshine Star" Class

Learn to machine piece this quilt top based on the traditional "Sunshine and Shadows" block on Day 1 and hand quilting with Kathryn Greenwold on Day 2 of this class! 

-TWO Saturdays
Day 1-January 14, 10:30am-2:30pm
Day 2-January 28, 10:30am-1:30pm 

4-Patch Stacked Posies Class.. Back by Popular Demand!

Bob will be teaching the 4-Patch Stacked Posies Class again on Monday September 19 from 10:30-3:30. If you haven't yet made one of these beauties now is your chance!

New Novelties from Robert Kaufman!

Be sure to check out our Robert Kaufman page to see all the newest novelty fabrics that have arrived!

Tonga Island Punch Batiks from Timeless Treasures are here

NEW Tonga Island Punch Batiks from Timeless Treasures are here and online!

There is a FREE pattern, Ribbin Swirls, provided with this fabric collection. Click here to view the pattern. It uses one strip pack plus the background fabric to make this quilt! Debbie is teaching the class, Ribbon Swirls using the FREE pattern for this collection.

Flannel Days Flannel Fabrics from Moda Fabrics are here and online!

Flannel Days flannels by Kansas Troubles for Moda are here.This group has been a huge hit since it arrived. Soft flannel, warm colors, you can't go wrong!

New Anthology Fabric Batiks!

New Anthology Fabric Batiks have arrived! As always, Anthology has a unique look and an amazing color palette! We are soooo glad we discovered them last year at Quilt Market and can't wait to see them again this Fall!

New Books From C & T!

New Books From C & T have arrived: Inspirations in Design for the Creative Quilter by Katie Pasquini Masopust, M'Liss Rae Hawley's Precut Quilts, Sockology by Brenna Maloney, and Knock Your Socks Off Notecard Book .