Wish Upon a Quilt Blog

Wishing all of our friends the best Mother’s Day ever! Hope you have a fantastic day!

Bethany showed us this fabulous quilt made with Kaffe Fassett fabrics that she quilted for one of her customers. Bethany is a local longarm quilter and does fantastic work. You can find her at Bethany Quilts!

Ever wonder what is happening with all of those pillowcases that you have been making and dropping off at Wish Upon A Quilt? These were recently donated to the Salvation Army where the volunteers were so grateful to receive them. The volunteers assured me that these pillowcases were going to directly to families affected by the recent tornadoes in the Raleigh area. Just imagine after losing your home, how comforting it would be to receive a handmade pillowcase – knowing that someone cared enough to make this for you. Thank you all for your kindness – it really does make a difference!

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Marsha was the lucky winner of our 3rd Anniversary Accuquilt Baby Go! giveaway! Congratulations, Marsha!

We have so much fun in our Groovy Girls sessions. At our recent Groovy Girls reunion, everyone showed their latest projects…the aprons are really fast and fun! The Groovy Girls club is a great way to use up your stash on some really great projects to give as gifts – come join us!

Do you struggle with selecting fabrics? John, a.k.a  Quilt Dad contacted me a couple of weeks ago to see if we would make up some fabric packs based on the fabrics he chose for a project for Fat Quarterly. I said sure! John shares his selection process here.  I love what he chose and the fabric packs are available for you here and in the store.

I don’t know about you, but every now and then – I need to play hooky.  So what do I do when I play hooky? I visit my friends’ quilt shops…LOL. Earlier this week, I visited my friend Carol Britt – Carol owns Batiks, Etc & Sew What Fabrics in Wytheville, Virginia.

In addition to owning and running an very busy quilt shop….Carol has found time to develop some very quick techniques and patterns. I just love the Quickest Quick Step Quilt and you will see more of Carol’s great patterns at the store very soon!

I don’t know how Carol does everything she does, but I do know that I came home inspired and energized…a much needed hooky day!

I’m having so much fun finding clues  in  the new Quilting is Murder Mystery. I love mysteries and wonder who killed the victim? Did they do it with some of our killer tools? Join in the fun either by reading the mystery or signing up to be a “quilt detective”. Find the clues each week to be entered into drawings for some “killer” prizes!

Today is the last day of our 12 Deals of Christmas…we hope you snatched up some great bargains! There is still time to make this great tote bag as a gift for someone on your list…or keep it for yourself! At $11.00,  you can’t beat the price!