Dear Friends,

The 2027 QuiltCon Challenge Fabric is here! Six bolts of Tara Faughnan's Handloom, a collection full of subtle textures, small slubs, and rich, layered colors that come together in a way only weaving can achieve.

If you are planning on participating, you should know that the quilt top must contain ONLY challenge fabrics, including visible binding. You may use three, four, five or all six of the fabrics. Submission window is this autumn. Please go to https://www.quiltcon.com/quiltcon-home/quilt-show-landing/challenges/fabric-challenge for complete challenge rules.

Thank you for being a part of our community. You make it possible for us to be here! 

-Marianne

ps. If you are participating in Stacey Lee's Comfort Cases Quilt Drive, we are now collecting quilts! Refer to Stacey's FAQs for details.

Products

Cloud 9 has sent us several things, starting with Orchard Garden by Christel Boon. This blends countryside charm with gentle whimsy in mustard, vintage pink, cool blue tones, and a spark of cream. The fabrics capture the beauty of shifting seasons through delicate botanicals, swirling branches, and drifting dragonflies over gentle flowing water. With touches of movement and geometry, each design brings a calm, storybook elegance to life. 

Blooming Garden by Johanna Homolka is inspired by the vibrant energy of a blooming garden — bright, bold colors, and flowers in full bloom. The patterns are created with clean lines and harmonious layouts meant to bring joy and a sense of nature’s magic to your finished project

You're going to love this Goodnight Moon panel.

Dem Bones, designed by Sarah Watson for Cloud9 Fabrics, stirs up an eerie whimsy that’s both playful and macabre. Dancing skeletons, ornate skulls, and shadowy motifs weave through intricate patterns in a palette that hints at Halloween. Perfect for those who revel in the darker delights of life, this collection blends gothic charm with spirited mischief, offering year-round appeal for makers who walk a little left of center.

Nightfall from Andover Fabrics is a romantic, moody and atmospheric collection, perfect for quilters who love rich Halloween colors and evening inspired motifs. We have 10" squares and 2 1/2" strips available.

Classes

The bucket hat is back on May 27th! Linda will take you through making a reversible bucket hat. In class you will have the option to cut on your own or use the Accuquilt die. 

Our next Capital Quilts Cares: Quilts for Kids workshop is June 3rd. Two seats are available!

Do you need some dedicated time away from the distractions of your house to complete your projects? Attend the Get it Done session on June 6th! Kat will be here to offer guidance, suggestions, and support.

Help us support our vets by making a Quilt of Valor on June 8th. These quilts are tremendously important to the men and women who serve our country in the military. Seats are available in both morning and afternoon sessions.

Make this wonderfully functional tote—perfect for everyday use! The pattern includes three sizes, so you can choose the one that best fits your needs. Elizabeth will share helpful tips and techniques for working with Soft & Stable and assembling a sturdy, professional-looking tote. A sewing machine with heavy-duty capability and a walking foot is required, as we will be sewing through multiple layers (up to three layers of Soft & Stable and six layers of fabric). Class starts June 14th.

Rod's Sharpening Service sharpens knives of all types (even serrated!), household and utility scissors, beauty salon and barbers' shears, and most garden tools. Their precision sharpening system ensures the correct angle for your knife, thus extending the life of the blade--it will cut just like new. They can also repair some defects such as chipped blades or bent tips (additional fees may apply). 

Fabric shears, pinking shears, household scissors:  $7.00
Beauty salon shears:  $25.00
Any type of knife:  $7.00
Small garden tools (less than 12 inches):  $7.00

DROP-OFF DAY: July 21          PICK-UP DAY: July 23

Joan from Bucklebee Tools is coming back this fall to teach her "Happy Feet" sneaker class! Two classes are available: Friday, September 25 or Saturday, September 26. Spend the day making a pair of real sneakers, with quilted uppers and rubber soles. If you’ve been saving a bit of favorite fabric for a special project, Happy Feet sneakers are absolutely special. Your class fee covers your seat in class, instruction, soles, insoles, eyelets, instruction book, and cardstock pattern. Shoelaces will be available to purchase from the instructor.

Joan is once again offering a Sneakers Studio Session on Sunday, September 27. This session will not have any formal instruction, and is intended for those who have already made sneakers, and are looking for time and/or tools to make/finish more.

Don't forget that we offer Sandwiching Services (quilt basting) every month. Typically, four "appointments" are available each month.

Quilt Shows

Quilts by the Bay Annapolis Quilt Guild Show

6/19/26 - 6/20/26

Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza

9/17/26 - 9/20/26

Faithful Circle Quilters Quilt Show

10/22/26 - 10/24/26

Everybody's Quilt Guild 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