Dear Friends,

We are having so much fun with the pizza box challenge! Here are the blocks that Kat and I made in June; we'll post our July blocks next month.

I'd like to introduce you to Press Quilt Magazine. It's a FREE publication that you can request at https://pressquilt.com/. I really like that I can choose whether to receive my free magazine in the mail, or digitally. I am grateful for the instructions on how to make classic blocks, as I am seeing more and more "modern" quilts using classic elements. I enjoyed the patterns and interviews. I was thrilled with the salsa recipe. And, I absolutely love that it's FREE!

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

-Marianne

Products

Evanescence, designed by Jason Yenter for In The Beginning Fabrics, features beautiful textured florals, tapestries, emblems, and stripes in colors of teal, green, yellow, pink, and purple.

Dance to the rhythm of Feeling Jazzy from Whistler Studios for Windham Fabrics, a collection that captures the soulful spirit of jazz. Piano keys, music notes and instruments galore create a symphony of design. The retro color scheme adds a nostalgic groove, perfect for creating projects that swing with style and flair.

Classes

Make this wonderfully functional tote—perfect for everyday use! The All the Things Tote 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.

Relax on the first Friday of the month (7/3) 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.

Learn to Longarm! Our Getting Started: Longarm Rental Basics is being offered on July 7th. This class is required for anyone who wants to rent our longarm machines.

If you want to use computerized stitching, you will also need to take Getting Started: ProStitcher Premium, also on the 7th.

Our next CQ Cares: Quilts for Kids workshop will be held on July 8th. All fabric is provided; just register and bring your machine with basic sewing supplies.

Join Linda and our Quilt of Valor group on July 13th to make a quilt for a veteran touched by war. These quilts are tremendously important to the men and women who serve our country in the military. The group will make one quilt. 

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! We have spaces available on Friday, September 25. (Saturday is now sold out.) 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