Dear Friends,

A shorter newsletter this week. Marianne is on vacation this week, and while the cat's away, the mice like to play... so we've put ALL PATTERNS on sale at 15% off. Discounts are automatically applied to qualifying items through Sunday, December 1st. The sale is valid both in-store and online. As a reminder, discounts may not be stacked or combined in any way.

Please note that we will be CLOSED for Thanksgiving, and will close at 3pm on Wednesday the 27th. We will be open normal hours on Friday, November 29th.

We hope that your Thanksgiving is filled with laughter and love. 

Happy Sewing!

-Marianne's Awesome Staff 

ps. Through the end of the year, every time you come into the shop and make a purchase, you can fill out a slip to be entered into a drawing to be held on January 2nd for a $75 Capital Quilts Gift Card. This card can be used towards anything in the store, including classes! This is in addition to our regular monthly Blue Bag drawing.

From Riley Blake, we have Outer Space NASA. There are two panels and five coordinating prints.

Classes

NEW CLASS ALERT! In a two-part class starting 12/3, Melonee will walk you through making one of two Aunties Two tote bags! Both Happy Hauler and Cork Totes use the same construction principles, so choose your pattern!!

Cork tote ( 11 3/4″ x 9″ x 9 1/2″)

Happy Hauler (20" x 18" x 12")

Cathy has graciously agreed to teach another Microwave Bowl Cozy class, on December 5th. These cozies make terrific gifts for family and friends, and you can choose to also buy a microwave safe bowl to insert in the cozy to make the gift instantly usable! You will have plenty of time to make more than one cozy during the class time, and practice makes perfect, so bring lots of already cut fabric and batting! 

Sew Together! Start December on the 6th with a virtual quilting bee! Settle into your favorite sewing space with your favorite Zoom-compatible technology for 2 hours of stitching and chatting. Everyone will have a chance to talk about what they’ve been working on and pose questions to the other quilters. Each month, a guest speaker shares her enthusiasm for an aspect of quilting – a designer, a technique, a hot topic -- with lots of inspiring ideas and photos.

Karen Kehl will be teaching her Winter Holiday Table Runner on December 7th. This pattern is written for Hannukah, Christmas, or the Epiphany, but could easily be adapted for Kwaanza, too.

The Quilt of Valor Workshop day for December is the 9th. These quilts are tremendously important to the men and women who serve our country in the military. Help us support our vets by making a Quilt of Valor.  The group will make one quilt. All fabric is provided. Just bring your sewing machine, supplies, and lots of energy!

The 2025 Second Saturday projects have been revealed! 

In 2025, the Second Saturday Club is going to explore color, technique and creativity. We will be making two projects this year:  Ode to Mary Blair, pattern by Corinne Sovey Design Studio and Vitamin Sea, pattern by Swirly Girls.  Both projects are suitable for the confident beginner.  The more advanced quilter will be able to challenge themselves by learning new techniques, pattern and size adjustment and playing with color.

Registration is OPEN!

Don't forget that since this class is held over ZOOM, you need not be local to the shop to participate!

If you love our free charity sewing workshops, you'll be pleased to know that we've scheduled Quilts of Valor and Quilts for Kids for all of 2025.

The English Paper Piecing Club has been scheduled for all of 2025, and is now accepting registrations. 

Finished for the year!

CQ Cares (Community Sewing Projects)

We have free pillowcase kits available! We donate all pillowcases to Ryan's Case for Smiles, who in turn distributes them to children battling serious illness. Pick one up next time you're in the shop, then complete it and return on your schedule. Alternately, use your stash and any of the Million Pillowcase Project patterns.

For those who want to sew placemats for Meals on Wheels and/or Iona House from their stash, click on the picture for the beginner-friendly Charm Square Placemats pattern, or you can use your own pattern. We also have free kits in the shop.

Please return all completed placemats to Capital Quilts.
Thank you for your continued support of the Capital Quilts Cares program. 

We have free small kennel quilts kits available. These little quilts are sent to shelters who take in pets displaced by natural disaster. To quilters, they are a great beginner project, a use for leftover fabric, and a place to practice free motion skills. To use your stash, visit www.kennelquilts.com