Dear Friends,

We are down to the last days of the All Mid-Atlantic Shop Hop! I'm a little sad it's ending, because I've enjoyed meeting everyone! If you're still hopping and haven't been here yet, I look forward to your visit! Travel safely. We will be open until 6 o'clock this Saturday. Sunday hours are noon to 5.

This coming Monday is September, and that means time for Project Dress A Girl! If you were unable to get a spot in our workshop on the 7th, please consider sewing at home! We will serve as a collection point throughout the month of September for dresses made at home, but please be sure to follow the Dress a Girl Around the World guidelines. 

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 

Do you remember the Joyful collection from a couple months ago? Well, Carol fell in love with it, and decided to make the free Season's Greetings quilt. Elizabeth quilted it for her in record time (as Elizabeth does). It came out so wonderfully that I decided to kit it up! 

I've been obsessed with the Sky Grand Star quilt for a while now, and the shop finally has one made! The pattern is a free download, and we have created a half-yard bundle with the EXACT fabrics we used! Also available is the Robert Kaufman created Sky Half to Have bundle. Great news: the leftovers from Sky Grand Star are enough to make a whole other quilt! I can't decide which one I like better...

Let your creativity run free with Nature Story by Laura Horn for P&B Textiles. Each design captures Laura’s watercolor style in a palette of full of gorgeous blues, greens, tans, and creams. And, what's this? A free pattern?

From In the Beginning Fabrics, we have Allure by Jason Yenter. Featuring breathtaking florals, rich textures, and a sophisticated color palette, these fabrics blend artistry and versatility, making it easy for you to make projects that command attention.

Bust through your scraps with foundation paper-pieced 3” x 6” Scrappy Mountains. This foundation pad makes it easy to choose a foundation and start sewing. The foundations are pre-printed on lightweight paper making them easy to see through and remove. Play with the 3” x 6” finished blocks to build your own mountain ranges. You can use the blocks in wall hangings, bags, quilts and more!

Robert Kaufman sent us some Artisan Batik precuts from Winter Pines. Printed in mostly blues and a few browns with silver accents, these icy prints are perfect for your precut projects! Available in 2 1/2" strips or 5" squares.

Karen Kehl has dropped off some new patterns, including one she originally wrote for the Friendship Star Guild's raffle quilt. So, even if you didn't win it, you can still own one! She has also restocked her other patterns, including the Winter Holiday Table Runner, which she will be teaching in October.

On the evening of September 5th, why not relax on 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.

Debra will be teaching Sew Kind of Wonderful's Metro Hoops starting on September 9th. This dynamic quilt is fun and easy to piece, thanks to the Quick Curve Ruler. 

We are pleased to be offering TWO sessions of our Complete Course of Quilting. The first session is Thursday evenings starting 9/11, and the Sunday session starts 9/21. This course covers the basics: getting to know your sewing machine, rotary cutting, fabric selection, and a variety of techniques for machine-piecing quilt blocks. You will make a sampler quilt and learn to sandwich, quilt, and bind your masterpiece, with lots of fun along the way.

 Jan has new classes planned for the fall! The Notorious Quilt^TM is a dramatic one block quilt that finishes at 60” square.  Its design is based on half rectangle triangles made easy using Latifah Saafir’s HuRTy^TM  1 Ruler.  Class starts September 13th.

Our next Quilt of Valor workshop will be held on 9/15. Seats in the afternoon session are available. These quilts are tremendously important to the men and women who receive them. All fabric is provided, and usually precut on Linda's AccuQuilt.

Make a Naked Rope Bowl with Ray Hill.  In  this 5-hour class on September 20th, you will be making a basic “naked” bowl; that is, a rope bowl without fabric wrapping.  Additionally, you will learn how to make several types of handles for the top of the bowl including the use of large wooden beads that hide the rope end, coiled circle endings, and several other finishing techniques. Finally, Ray will briefly discuss the use of different weights of cotton rope, the use of paracord and other synthetics, fabric techniques, the use of variegated threads, buttons, and other embellishments.

Gather up all your unfinished sewing and bring it to Capital Quilts on 9/20 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.

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: 9/25, 10/7, 11/3, and 12/8.

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. 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