Dear Friends,

Because it's been so hot, I've gathered a collection of winter holiday projects that you can work on to take your mind off the heat. We've got a whole bunch of fabric in that you can use, or shop your stash. Interested? Look for "Free Christmas Patterns" in the blue menu bar on our website.

What a great way to stay comfortable indoors and work on beautiful things while thinking cool thoughts. Personally, I'm taking a bag class. I hope that I will gain skills to work on my Christmas gifts. 

Happy Sewing!  

-Marianne

If you're stopping to see us during the Shop Hop, be sure to post a photo commemorating your visit on FaceBook and tag us for an entry into a weekly drawing!

For complete details about the All Mid-Atlantic Shop Hop, visit their website at AllMidAtlanticShopHop.com

Join their Facebook Group to see Shop Hopper experiences and learn more about the stores at FB: AllMidAtlanticShopHop 

From P&B Textiles, we have the Starlit Night panel and a night sky coordinate.

Celebrate the richness of autumn with Warm Welcome by Lynnea Washburn for Robert Kaufman. Featuring pumpkins, cotton, finches, fall foliage, and geometric blenders, this collection glows with harvest hues and elegant metallic accents that will bring a shimmer to your seasonal projects.

If you liked last week's stickers, you're going to love these. Get them before Kat snaps them all up.

From Lunn Studio for Robert Kaufman, Fall Splendor Artisan Batiks are a great way to welcome autumn with contrasting sunflowers and leaves in shades of blue, yellow, and red!

Also from Robert Kaufman are the Winter Pines Artisan Batik precuts. We have both 5" charm squares and 2 1/2" strips.

We love a good wideback fabric! Here we have Calista from Robert Kaufman.

The Festive Fauna collection by Lynn Horrabin for Robert Kaufman is full of charming holiday-themed prints, and a panel. The whimsical designs showcase woodland animals, festive foliage, and snowflakes.

Finally, also from Robert Kaufman, we have two Grinch fabrics to make your holiday filled with Seuss.

Classes

On August 1st, relax with fellow quilters for 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.

If you have already taken a Happy Feet class, and want to use Joan's tools to finish them up, we have a Happy Feet Studio Day scheduled for Sunday, August 3rd. 

Save your back and your knees! Sandwiching Service -- or quilt basting -- is scheduled for 8/5 and 8/26. Just drop off your quilt top, backing, batting, and either pins or spray baste ahead of time, and pick it up ready to quilt on your domestic machine! 

 If you want to get a T-Shirt Quilt done for the holiday season, now is a good time to start! Debra walks you through all the steps starting August 9th.

Our Quilts of Valor group meets on 8/11 to work on a quilt for a veteran touched by war. The afternoon session has 4 seats available.

Rod's Sharpening is coming back to Capital Quilts in August! Get your scissors, knives, etc. into the shop no later than the 12th; they should be ready to pick-up on the 14th. Please read drop-off directions carefully.

The next CQ Cares: Quilts for Kids workshop will be on August 13th. One seat is currently available.

If you want to learn to use our longarms (and then rent them to finish your own quilts), you must first take the classes that teach you about the machines.  Getting Started: Long Arm Rental Class and Getting Started: Prostitcher Premium (the computer program) are scheduled for the rest of the year: 8/14, 9/25, 10/7, 11/3, and 12/8.

Gather up all your unfinished sewing and bring it to Capital Quilts on 8/16 for four uninterrupted hours of sewing.  Enjoy time you can dedicate to getting those projects DONE! Although there is no formal instruction, Kat will be here to offer suggestions, guidance, and support.

Join Rae Cumbie, co-author of Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets,  for 2 inspiring days (November 1 & 2) in the Capital Quilts classroom as you choose a design, fit, fabric and all the details for your own quilted jacket or one to be given as a gift.  Plan to spend the first day working on a mock up if you have not sewn with Fit for Art’s jacket patterns before. We will finish the day with a discussion of the jacket of your dreams and get right to it on day two. We will wrap up the second day looking at seams and finishes to help you construct a great garment.

Laurie is teaching another hand-piecing class. In this class you will make a 40" Mariner's Compass Medallion, suitable for a wall hanging. If you are interested in expanding your piece into a larger quilt, Laurie can make suggestions for borders! Class Starts November 7th.

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.

We have placemat kits available at the shop; please stop by to pick up one (or two). For those who want to sew from their stash, click on the picture for the beginner-friendly Charm Square Placemats pattern, or you can use your own pattern.

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 disasters. 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