Dear Friends,

As much as I hate to talk about problems, I feel that honesty is best. We're dealing with a few at the moment.

First, we just placed another Quilters Dream Batting order, and were told that they have a 5-6 week backlog! Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do about that. We will, however, bring in some Warm & Natural and Warm & White to help fill the gap. Are there other battings that you've used and liked? 

Second, some of you are reporting problems with our marketing emails (like this one!). Some of you aren't receiving them; others have reported that they cannot successfully unsubscribe. Additionally, our software provider "upgraded" the mailing module, and the weekly emails have not been posting to our online archive. If you aren't receiving emails, or know someone who isn't, please reach out. We can check to ensure your email address is correct, and that you are on the Newsletter list. If the problem is unsubscribing, we can process that manually. Finally, the issue with the newsletter archive has been identified and is being worked on by the software techs, and Kat has found a way to get all the old newsletters back into the archive. It may take her a few days to get them all loaded, and they will appear out of chronological order in the archive, but all will be identified by the date they were written.

Third, our software provider has been experiencing problems with system stability, which has, on occasion, rendered us unable to process any sales at times. Believe me, this is actually more frustrating for me than it is for you. We heard from the CEO of the company today, promising to focus all of their efforts for the next week on resolving stability and timeout issues. We ask for patience and understanding when these things happen, as they are literally out of our hands.

Happy Sewing!  

-Marianne

 ps. All of our flannels have been moved into clearance. See them HERE.

Blissful Blues by Jennifer Pugh is a serene fabric collection that captures the elegance of classic florals in a soothing blue and white palette. Large, graceful blooms and fluttering butterflies are complemented by intricate paisleys, flowing ferns, and a lovely border stripe. 

New batiks from Anthology!  We have eight from Dapper, and two from Baliscapes.

Wild Safari from JJ Design House for 3 Wishes Fabric is one of the cutest "safari" collections we've seen in a while. Make a quilt with the free pattern, and the soft book to accompany it!

Wilmington Prints has sent us a new blender - Dry Brush Dots in ten lovely, light-toned colors.

We've gotten in some new white-on-white from Lewis & Irene.

And some from Wilmington Prints.

Do you AccuQuilt? We have two new dies to tempt you...

The New York Beauty 9" finished die has all the pieces to quickly and accurately cut the complex shapes you will need so that sewing them together will be a breeze. No need to fuss with tedious foundation paper piecing. 

You won’t believe everything you can do with just one die board. The Pinwheel Shape Set 12" die features 8 unique and difficult to cut shapes that before this had to be cut using templates. Now, as an AccuQuilt die you can fully explore all the different blocks to be created using just this one die board. Download the free booklet for 25 different blocks you can create using just this one die, plus unique hexagon shaped blocks, fun border treatments and more.

Classes

Relax on the evening of Friday, March 6th 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. Often, small challenges are put out to the group.

A seat has become available in Debra's Chic Country class! Use the Quick Curve Ruler to make this delightful throw.

Five seats are available in the March 16 Quilt of Valor afternoon Workshop. All fabric is provided, simply register, bring your machine & sewing toolkit, and join the group to make a quilt for a veteran!

If you've got basic longarming down, and want to use the computer for stitching instead of free motion, you will need to take Getting Started: ProStitcher Premium on March 17th. There is one seat available.

Jan wants you to know that the Adventureland Quilt is a fast and easy strip piecing design, perfect for the confident beginner or a seasoned quilter that wants a quick baby/throw  quilt to gift. The pattern provides for multiple sizes and uses either a jelly roll or yardage. The last session will be a bonus project to use up the scraps leftover from the Adventureland Quilt. The project is a Scottie Dog pattern using 2.5” squares to form an adorable Scottie stuffed animal to keep or donate to NIH Children’s Inn. This is a free pattern from Denyse Schmidt Quilts that will be provided to the students.  This three-session class starts on March 19th.

Starting on April 20th, Kat will show you how fun and easy curves can be with Latifah Saafir's Glam Clam Pattern and Clammy Ruler. 

Quilt Shows

Lancaster-Lebanon Quilt Show

3/25/26 - 3/28/26

Northern Shenandoah Valley Quilt Show

4/10/26 - 4/12/26

Four Country Quilters Guild Quilt Show

5/1/26 - 5/2/26

Quilts by the Bay Annapolis Quilt Guild Show

6/19/26 - 6/20/26

Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza

9/17/26 - 9/20/26

Everybody's Quilt Guilt Fall Harvest of Quilts Show

11/6/26 - 11/8/26

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