AccuQuilt Go! Club Coming Up on February 4th!

Join us for our new Let's GO! AccuQuilt Club with Evelyn!  Our next meeting is February 4th!  Each month we will meet to learn fun hints and tips on how to save time and make really cool things with the AccuQuilt machine!  Each month will feature a FREE pattern just for you, and Evelyn will show you a finished project.  Of course there are lots of fun things to do, so we will have several topics to cover each meeting!  And if you have any questions, just let us know - we'll get the answers for you!  And one more thing - club members will get 20% off at Always Quilting on club day! 

You don't need to have a machine to join; you can use our machine all day for FREE on club day, and can rent it during the month for a very nominal fee.  But we give you fair warning - once you start using this you will be hooked! 

To join us and register for the AccuQuilt GO! Club, click here!  

AccuQuilt Overstock Die Sale Almost Over!

A few more dies have been added to the AccuQuilt Overstock Die Sale, and all of the Overstock Dies are only on Sale until the end of January!  These dies are up to 40% off; discount varies by die.  But what a great chance to add to your die collection - these prices can't be beat!

These dies are in addition to the other specific dies that are already on sale this month!  Click here to order your AccuQuilt Dies!  Or type AccuQuilt Die Sale in the search field to see the entire list!                 

Quilting Services - Turnaround Less Than One Week!

Do you have a quilt you need quilted?  We have totally caught up after the crazy 2016 holiday rush, and can offer one week turnaround - no rush fee!   Not sure how long this will last, but bring your quilt in and get fast turnaround!  Please note, this only applies to edge-to-edge or limited custom projects.  Turnaround time for custom (different blocks, borders, applique cut-outs, etc) is a bit longer - it will be based on what the custom requirements are.  

So bring in your quilts today!  We look forward to seeing you!

Vintage Rose Class Starts Today! Join us!

The new Vintage Rose Technique of the Month patterns from Judy Niemeyer are here!   We have started shipping patterns and kits to all who have pre-ordered them.  We have also started working individually with customers to design their own Vintage Rose quilt using Judy's new design software - Quiltster!  We are coming up with some amazing quilts and we can't wait to see them made up!  Click here to order the pattern.  

Here are some of the kits we have.  The first is a beautiful kit using Hoffman Batiks - pinks, reds, cream, burgandy and a touch of green.  This one is so pretty!  And we have been working on this one as a store sample, so we'd love to have you come by and see the quilt in person!  This kit is in stock and available now!  To order this kit, click here.

Black with Brights is the theme of this wall hanging size project using the Jinny Beyer Malam Batiks from RJR fabrics.  Jinny is known for her amazing color sense, which is beautifully reflected in her Batik collections.  This kit is also in stock and available now.  

We have also designed a queen version of this kit, which can be easily customized to feature the color you want in the border.  Or you could go with a gradated color border and use them all!  To order this kit in either the wall or queen size, click here.

Certified Instructor Kathi Carter Sweet designed this beautiful wall hanging version for Blank Fabrics.  We've had some people call it "Tropical Punch"!  It was selected as one of the cover quilts for the pattern, and is featured on booklet 3.  It is also hanging in the shop, so we'd love to have you come by and seen it!  This kit is in stock and available now.  For those of you who want this in a queen version, we can use Quiltster to customize and create the perfect queen border for this project! To order this project, click here.  

Kathi has also designed another queen version for Blank featuring turquoise, black, gray, and yellow.  It features the Fusion and Splash collections.  Also a stunning version of this pattern, it can be made in either the queen size or the wall hanging size.   This quilt is also hanging in our shop and available for you to see.  Fabrics for this version have been shipped and we expect them to be here any day.  To order this project, click here.

Kathi's third design features the Copper and Peacock collections from Timeless Treasures by Judy Niemeyer.  These fabrics were recently featured on the cover of the Lakeshore Hosta Queen, and look spectacular in Kathi's version of this Vintage Rose.  She is currently working on the quilting, but it will be available for you to see when she is here on January 28th teaching the Vintage Rose class.  Fabrics for this project are scheduled to be here late January.  To order this kit, click here.

If you'd like to create your own design using your stash and/or fabrics from the shop, give us a call and we will work with you on Quiltster to design and color your version of the quilt.  We have already done a number of these for customers, and they look fabulous!  Just give us a call at 650.458.8580 and let us know how we can help you.  As a side note, we can also work with you on other Judy patterns in Quiltster - we have already helped folks with Tarnished Windmill, Amazon Star, and more.  

Lastly, we have several classes and retreats coming up where you can work on this project!  Kathi will be at our shop the 4th Saturday of the month for our monthly Technique of the Month class.  We have a number of folks starting the Vintage Rose in January, and several starting in February.  You can work at your own pace and Kathi will work with you as you progress, so no worries if you have to miss a month - you can pick up the following month.  And if you aren't ready to start on Vintage Rose yet, you can work on any Judy project you prefer; just let us know so we can tell Kathi and she can be prepared.  To register for this class, click here.

We also have two destination retreats we are very excited about!  The Retreats are called "Rings and Roses and More", and you can make Vintage Rose, or any of the Judy Niemeyer wedding ring quilts.  We do have limited spots available if you'd like to work on another project however we would need to know what you'd like to do and run that by the instructor.  

We will be in California Wine Country in Sonoma March 24-30 at Westerbeke Ranch.   It's a beautiful setting at a wonderful time of year, and we'd love to have you join us.  To register for this retreat, click here.

We have a second destination retreat in Kalispell, Montana at Judy Niemeyer's retreat house September 21-27.  The house is literally across the street from the Flathead Lake, and minutes away from Glacier National Park.  The setting here is beautiful, and we also include a tour of Judy's offices and warehouse facility, which is great fun to do!  Space is limited, so register today - you can click here to register for this retreat.  

We are very excited about this new Vintage Rose project and hope you will join us in making it! 

More AccuQuilt Dies Added to Overstock Sale!

A few more dies have been added to the AccuQuilt Overstock Die Sale!  These dies are up to 40% off; discount varies by die.  But what a great chance to add to your die collection - these prices can't be beat!

These dies are in addition to the specific dies that are already on sale this month!  Click here to order your AccuQuilt Dies!  Or type AccuQuilt Die Sale in the search field to see the entire list!                 

Solstice Sew-Along

Have you seen the Pat Sloan Solstice Sew Along on Facebook?  You get one block every week for 25 weeks.  The blocks are very fun to sew.  I am participating, and I have selected the Farm Fun fabric collection by Stacy Iest Hsu for Moda Fabrics for my blocks.  So far, the blocks are done in two fabrics and I am using a variety of prints with the beige chicken wire as my background fabric.  I'm loving the blocks so far and can't wait to see how they all turnout!  Here is a picture of my first four blocks.

Click here to order fabrics from this very cute collection!   And hopefully we'll see you on facebook with your Solstice blocks - what fabrics are you using?

Get Cool! New Desk Fans Just Arrived!

Great small 4" fan for your desk area or sewing area that works off your USB port! Choose from Red, Blue, or Black. We love these fans to get cooled off no matter where you are!  

Crayon Embroidery and Crazy Quilt Class on Sunday!

We are having so much fun working on our crazy quilt sampler blocks! Each month we are learning a new technique and practicing on our blocks.  We have learned a variety of stitches and techniques, and every month brings something new.

Last month we learned about shisha mirrors - aren't they cool?  Click here if you'd like to register and join us.  You can always purchase the previous blocks for a nominal fee, or make a smaller project that only uses a few blocks.  And if you are not local, you can click here to purchase this project as a block of the month.  We hope you will join us!

And  we are also working on our Crayon Embroidery - Mystery of the Salem Witches Quilt Guild.  We are having so much fun with these projects!  Come and sew with us!

Tuffet Class Starting January 22nd!

Have you made a Tuffet top and are you ready to complete your Tuffet?  Join us on Sunday January 22 and Sunday Feb 5th for our Tuffet Class!  We provide the upholstery tools and the instruction you'll need to leave with a completed Tuffet!  Click here to register for the Tuffet  class. The first session will be to make the tuffet top, and the second session will be to actually construct the tuffet.  Barbara Hall is teaching our class, and she made our beautiful sample!  Click here to register for class, and click here to purchase your very own tuffet kit and pattern!  We hope you will join us for class! 

T-shirt Quilt Class Saturday

Have you always wanted to make a t-shirt memory quilt?  Join us this Saturday for a class and learn how to make your very own quilt!  We'll help you design your project and then work with you on all the techniques you need to put it together.  We'll be using multiple resources - starting with the Eleanor Burns pattern, and will have other resources to view.  We'd love to have you join us - call us at 650.458.8580 to register!

Crazy Quilting Class Today!

Don't forget about Crazy Quilting class today!  We'll have fun seeing the new blocks - the valentine block is fabulous!  Won't you join us?

And if you are not local, we are offering this project as a block of the month.  Register today and enjoy a fun crazy quilt block each month!

Underground Railroad Block of the Month - A Fascinating Story

Underground Railroad is a great book by Eleanor Burns and Sue Bouchard for Quilt in a Day. The back of the book reads, "The Underground Railroad story is one of the most dramatic chapters in our nation's history. It's a story about how countless slaves made their way out of bondage, risking death for freedom. Runaways met up with a "conductor" in the dark who whispered "follow me." They were guided on a arduous 250 mile journey from the South, intertwined throughout the North, and eventually ended in Canada. 

The most intriguing feature of the underground railroad was its lack of formal organization. Accounts are scarce because of the movement's secrecy. Ozella McDaniel Williams recently shared oral history of the Underground Railroad, passed down through her family for the last hundred and fifty years. Could her recount possibly be true? Were slaves really taught how to achieve safe passage just by following messages in certain quilt patterns?"

This book is filled with tips and lists to help you make your own beautiful Underground Railroad quilt. And we'd love to have you join us for this wonderful block of the month project!  We are using fabrics from Moda Kansas Troubles, Thimbleberries, and Civil War Reproductions.  We also include a story label on Printed Treasures that features a story depicting each block.  To order the book or the block of the month project, click here.  

And if you'd just like to read more about the history, here is another book to give you more perspective.  The fascinating story of a friendship, a lost tradition, and an incredible discovery, revealing how enslaved men and women made encoded quilts and then used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad. 

In Hidden in Plain View, historian Jacqueline Tobin and scholar Raymond Dobard offer the first proof that certain quilt patterns, including a prominent one called the Charleston Code, were, in fact, essential tools for escape along the Underground Railroad. In 1993, historian Jacqueline Tobin met African American quilter Ozella Williams amid piles of beautiful handmade quilts in the Old Market Building of Charleston, South Carolina. With the admonition to "write this down," Williams began to describe how slaves made coded quilts and used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad. But just as quickly as she started, Williams stopped, informing Tobin that she would learn the rest when she was "ready." During the three years it took for Williams's narrative to unfold--and as the friendship and trust between the two women grew--Tobin enlisted Raymond Dobard, Ph.D., an art history professor and well-known African American quilter, to help unravel the mystery.

Part adventure and part history, Hidden in Plain View traces the origin of the Charleston Code from Africa to the Carolinas, from the low-country island Gullah peoples to free blacks living in the cities of the North, and shows how three people from completely different backgrounds pieced together one amazing American story.  To order your copy, click here.  

Super Hero Doll Panels Are Here!

New, from Stacy Iest Hsu for Moda fabrics, are the very cute Super Hero doll panels!  They come in a cute drawstring bag.  The panels can be used as towels, or cut up and made into panels.  Each kit includes a boy super hero towel panel, a girl super hero towel panel, and the drawstring bag.  Click here to order your super hero kit!

And don't forget the other cute doll panels by Stacy - we have very limited amounts of some of these and they can't be ordered again.  Great for gifts, they are fast and easy to make.  The panel includes the doll(s), doll clothes, and accessories - quilt, pillow, animals, and more!  Click here to order any of these panels - Lil' Red (Little Red Riding Hood), Coral Queen of the Sea (mermaid), Walk in the Woods (Hansel and Gretal), and Farm Fun (chick, cow, lamb, pig).

New Dies Added to AccuQuilt Overstock Sale!

AccuQuilt just added five more dies to their Overstock Sale!  These are great dies, with very low pricing.  All are 33% off, except one, which is 29% off!  These dies are on sale NOW through January 31st.  What a great addition these would be to your AcccuQuilt GO! Die collection!  

• GO! Dancing Umbrella by Edyta Sitar at only $29.99  ( $15 off  or 33%)  Click here to order.

• GO! Ohio Star at only $29.99  ($15 off or 33% off)  Click here to order.

• GO! Drunkard’s Path 7” Finished at $49.99 ($20 off or 29%)  Click here to order.

• GO! Cupcake at only $29.99 ( $15 off or 33%)  Click here to order.

• GO! Half Hexagon 1”, 1 ½”, 2 ½” sides at $29.99  ( $15 off or 33%)  Click here to order.

Strip Club Meets Today! Come Join Us!

This year, Strip Club will be doing a combination of strip projects and fat quarter projects.  It's a very fun group, and as we say, we are the only strip club with actual poles in our class room! Our first project is Iceberg, a strip project from Villa Rosa designs.

And our second project will be from the book 12 Pack Fat Quarter Quilts.  We are so excited about this book - every quilt is fantastic!  And if you join Strip Club, the book (and other patterns) also comes with your membership.  Of course, we do sell the book separately.  Click here to order the book, and click here to register for the class.  Won't you join us?

Vintage Rose Patterns Are HERE!!!

The new Vintage Rose Technique of the Month patterns from Judy Niemeyer are here!   We have started shipping patterns and kits to all who have pre-ordered them.  We have also started working individually with customers to design their own Vintage Rose quilt using Judy's new design software - Quiltster!  We are coming up with some amazing quilts and we can't wait to see them made up!  Click here to order the pattern.  

Here are some of the kits we have.  The first is a beautiful kit using Hoffman Batiks - pinks, reds, cream, burgandy and a touch of green.  This one is so pretty!  And we have been working on this one as a store sample, so we'd love to have you come by and see the quilt in person!  This kit is in stock and available now!  To order this kit, click here.

Black with Brights is the theme of this wall hanging size project using the Jinny Beyer Malam Batiks from RJR fabrics.  Jinny is known for her amazing color sense, which is beautifully reflected in her Batik collections.  This kit is also in stock and available now.  

We have also designed a queen version of this kit, which can be easily customized to feature the color you want in the border.  Or you could go with a gradated color border and use them all!  To order this kit in either the wall or queen size, click here.

Certified Instructor Kathi Carter Sweet designed this beautiful wall hanging version for Blank Fabrics.  We've had some people call it "Tropical Punch"!  It was selected as one of the cover quilts for the pattern, and is featured on booklet 3.  It is also hanging in the shop, so we'd love to have you come by and seen it!  This kit is in stock and available now.  For those of you who want this in a queen version, we can use Quiltster to customize and create the perfect queen border for this project! To order this project, click here.  

Kathi has also designed another queen version for Blank featuring turquoise, black, gray, and yellow.  It features the Fusion and Splash collections.  Also a stunning version of this pattern, it can be made in either the queen size or the wall hanging size.   This quilt is also hanging in our shop and available for you to see.  Fabrics for this version have been shipped and we expect them to be here any day.  To order this project, click here.

Kathi's third design features the Copper and Peacock collections from Timeless Treasures by Judy Niemeyer.  These fabrics were recently featured on the cover of the Lakeshore Hosta Queen, and look spectacular in Kathi's version of this Vintage Rose.  She is currently working on the quilting, but it will be available for you to see when she is here on January 28th teaching the Vintage Rose class.  Fabrics for this project are scheduled to be here late January.  To order this kit, click here.

If you'd like to create your own design using your stash and/or fabrics from the shop, give us a call and we will work with you on Quiltster to design and color your version of the quilt.  We have already done a number of these for customers, and they look fabulous!  Just give us a call at 650.458.8580 and let us know how we can help you.  As a side note, we can also work with you on other Judy patterns in Quiltster - we have already helped folks with Tarnished Windmill, Amazon Star, and more.  

Lastly, we have several classes and retreats coming up where you can work on this project!  Kathi will be at our shop the 4th Saturday of the month for our monthly Technique of the Month class.  We have a number of folks starting the Vintage Rose in January, and several starting in February.  You can work at your own pace and Kathi will work with you as you progress, so no worries if you have to miss a month - you can pick up the following month.  And if you aren't ready to start on Vintage Rose yet, you can work on any Judy project you prefer; just let us know so we can tell Kathi and she can be prepared.  To register for this class, click here.

We also have two destination retreats we are very excited about!  The Retreats are called "Rings and Roses and More", and you can make Vintage Rose, or any of the Judy Niemeyer wedding ring quilts.  We do have limited spots available if you'd like to work on another project however we would need to know what you'd like to do and run that by the instructor.  

We will be in California Wine Country in Sonoma March 24-30 at Westerbeke Ranch.   It's a beautiful setting at a wonderful time of year, and we'd love to have you join us.  To register for this retreat, click here.

We have a second destination retreat in Kalispell, Montana at Judy Niemeyer's retreat house September 21-27.  The house is literally across the street from the Flathead Lake, and minutes away from Glacier National Park.  The setting here is beautiful, and we also include a tour of Judy's offices and warehouse facility, which is great fun to do!  Space is limited, so register today - you can click here to register for this retreat.  

We are very excited about this new Vintage Rose project and hope you will join us in making it!