Santa Fe Quilting CURRENT NEWSLETTER


Santa Fe Quilting Winter Newsletter July, August, Spetember 2008
				We are Open Labor Day Sep 1! SFQ Sponsors Tote Bag Contest We are sponsoring a contest to make a fabric tote/shopping bag for carrying your fabric purchases! Bag must be useable and at least 9” by 12” by 2.5” (finished) with carrying straps. Deadline for entries is at the end of business Monday, Sep 8. Bags will be displayed in the store for customers to vote for their favorite from Sep 20-28. (One vote/customer). Winners will receive gift certificates for our store. 1st Place: $50; 2nd Place: $30 and 3rd Place: $20. Go Green! Cerrillos Road Construction May Slow Travel to Santa Fe Quilting Road Construction is planned on Cerrillos Road from April or May thru October. The area is from just beyond Richards Road (near Walgreen’s & Bed, Bath & Beyond to Cielo Court (near Whole Hog Cafe.) City engineers have promised to keep open access to Santa Fe Quilting on either Calle del Cielo or Cielo Court during day time hours. However if you experience difficulties, you may use Richards from Cerrillos, driving south and left on Siringo, to the 4-way stop and turn left on Consuelo. Then drive through the Big Lots Shopping Center to SFQ. From Rodeo Road turn north at the stoplight on Avenida de Las Campanas proceeding past the school to Siringo Street. Turn left on Siringo and go a short distance to Calle del Cielo where you turn right. Proceed to Cielo Court and turn right again. See our web site for various routes or pick up maps at our front counter beginning in mid April, which will include directions form 285, I-25 and downtown. See directions page on our web site. Heather Thomas Returns for Color, Design and Landscape Classes We are delighted to announce that Heather Thomas, Colorado quilting and color expert, will teach Color Classes beginning the third Saturday of September and Advanced Design Classes (for graduates of previous Color Classes) beginning the third Friday evening of September. Both classes continue every other month for a year. In the Color Class you will learn how to do monochromatic, complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic projects. You will learn about color values, luminosity and temperature. Previous students agree that this course positively changed how they create projects. You must pay in advance for the entire year with no refunds. Heather will teach Creating Stencils (Terrain) and Shiva Oil Stick Landscapes Sep 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Class size is limited so sign up soon! This is a new class. This class is for beginners and intermediate quilters. New Fabrics Arriving at SFQ We have recently received the complete new Christmas line of Laurel Burch Fabrics and some of Terri Mangat’s new designs. Also in, with many more coming throughout the summer, are batiks. We also have new cream and gold fabrics from Hoffman and Christmans fabrics from Clothworks and Henry Glass. Check out our new children’s flannels too. Summer Quilting Classes Nicole Dunn offers Designing With a Photo: Inspiration & Design and Happy Hour Dorm Quilt; Jean Callaghan has Tradition With a Twist Bloomin’ 9 Patch and Swimming Squares; and Deb Martinez has Stratavarious Quilt and Holiday Quilt Easy Stars. Mary McCusker has Miniature Autumn Leaves. Check out details, times and costs in our attached Class List. Lots of Shoulder Bag Classes New is Cindy Barfield’s Yo-yo Bag, using the Clover yo-yo maker and Nat Dean’s Tumbling Block Bag. Julee Coffman has Skrappysak Shoulder Bag. Philpp Phlap Bag and Market Tote are offered by Mary and Cindy Barfield has It’s a Wrap. Clothing & Jacket Classes Nat Dean offers her Fisherman’s Coat using some of our Japanese fabrics. Jean is offering Wholecloth Sweatshirt and Mary has I Can’t Believe It’s a Sweatshirt, different styles using sweat shirts. Embroidery Classes South African Embroidery is offered by Ginny Phillips who created the beautiful embroidered quilt hanging in our store. She will give you tips on how to replicate her design. Beginning Hand Embroidery is offered by Marianne Udell. Beading & Craft Classes Playing With Embellishment is Cindy’s “learn everything” class. Offered separately are Kay Sutt’s Melted Buttons and Marty Sewell’s Beaded Buttons. Colleen Sizemore offers Surface Design Techniques to help you embellish the surface of your quilt. New Books Arrive at Santa Fe Qullting We have lots of new quilting and home decorating books in the store including: “Positively Postcards Quilted Keepsakes to Save or Send,” “One Block Wonders Encore!,” “Quiltastic Curves,” “Machine Applique for the Terrified Quilter” and “Life Style: 20 Projects to Make Your Home Your Own” by Valorie Wells & Carolyn Spencer. Barbara Brackman’s “Making History, Quilts & Fabric From 1890-1970” is available too, which is good for history buffs.			Roadrunner Shop Hop Our annual Shop Hop was a success. We had 135 quilters visit all eight stores and many more who visited some. Thank you all for participating. A list of winners will be posted at our store. 8th SFQ Anniversary Sale We are having the 8th Anniversary of opening our store July 17-19. We are offering Asian and Batiks at 15% Off and will have daily drawings too. Lots of Quilt Kits Available Our staff have prepared several new kits including “Fractions” in red and black fabrics and “Crazy Nine Patch,” which consists of 36 3/8 inch wide multicolored batiks. We also have Mary Covey’s “All About Me” kit which is designed as a keepsake for that special child in your life. We have a “Be Bop Guitar” kit, “Back Yard Safari” and “On the Farm,” kits in our novelty fabric area of the store.We also have Dick & Jane Lunchbox Quilt Kits. Sewing Chair Sale We are having a sewing chair sale. Our sale chairs have dual adjustments for height and lower lumbar control. The extra high back is deeply cushioned for upper body support and is adjustable up and down. Cushions come in commercial grade woven fabrics in Wine, Jade, Sapphire and Mocha. Wood bases are available in eight stains ranging from Rosewood and Walnut to Oak and White. The chairs are regularly $250 each, but during the sale will be be 20% off or $200. Come in and try out our store model and let us order one for you. The sale is from July 14-21. Mailing List Deletions: We are continuing to update our mailing list. If you live west of the Mississippi River and want to continue receiving our newsletter/class list let us know by e-mail or regular mail by September 15. If we don’t hear from you, your name will be removed. Residents of New Mexico will not be dropped from our list, but let us know if you can change to e-mail. Summer 2008 Sales July 7-13: Sewing Chairs, 20% Off July 17-19: 8th Store Anniversary Sale, Asian and Batik Fabrics, 15% Off July 28-Aug 3: Laurel Burch Fabrics (including new Christmas line) 10% Off Aug 11-15: Robert Kaufman Fabrics, 15% Off Aug 26-Sep 1: Fabrics Designed by Taos Quilter Terri Mangat, 15% Off Sep 15-21: Remnants & Wizard of Oz Fabrics, 15% Off Sep 22-28: Orange, Yellow & Rust Fabrics, 15% Off Events & Exhibits New Mexico Fabrications Art Quilts by NM Quilters, State Capitol Rotunda, Santa Fe, April 4-August 22. Seams Unusual: Exhibit of Contemporary Art Quilts by NM Fiber Artists, Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave., Los Alamos. Northern New Mexico Quilt Guild Quilt Fiesta, October 17-19, Santa Fe County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. See nnmqg.org for details. Many Notions Now In! Cindy has found an affordable wooden hoop on a stand that will lay comfortably on your lap or on a table while you hand quilt. We also have Double Tracing Wheel, which allows you to trace two lines (seam and quarter each seam) on your quilt or clothing. We have restocked our inlaid wood needle cases featuring both light and dark woods. We also have more of Marti Michell’s “My Favorite Log Cabin Ruler,” and other of her popular templates. Tickets for NNMQG Donation Quilt We are selling tickets for the beautiful quilt created by members of the Northern NM Quilt Guild. Technique & Beginner Classes Check out our complete list of classes for beginners and technique classes in our quarterly class list that begins at the end of of this newsletter.












			Santa Fe Quilting, Inc. is located at 3018-A Cielo Court, Santa Fe, NM 87507 Phone: (505) 473-3747 Mary McCusker and Allen Winchester are owners. Cindy Barfield is Notions Manager. Web site: www.santafequilting.com E-Mail: info@santafequilting.com Store Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat., until 8 p.m. Thu., and 1-5 p.m. Sun. Closed May 11 & June 15. Open Memorial Day & July 4.