Friday, December 27, 2013

Huge Blowout Sale

Hi to everyone! Hope you all had a fantastic Christmas. We'll today, Friday Dec 26th will be our Big Sale day.  Then we will be closed for inventory until Jan 2nd.  Here are a few of the deals:

*50 bolts of fabric will be marked down 40%
*All scrap book and card making papers will be 10 cents per sheet
*All quilting books are 50% off
*All patterns are buy 1get one free
*All Christmas decor will be 40% off
*All  in store cut Jellyroll strip sets are reduced to $25.00
*All Fat Qtrs are Buy 3 get 1 free

Thanks so much for all you business in 2013.  And we look forward to seeing you all next year

Judy

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Last Minute Christmas Gift

Do you need a last minute gift for that quilter on your list?  We have the kits that will create this stunning Stained Glass quilt. 

Monday, December 9, 2013

Terrific Tuesday

Tomorrow is Terrific Tuesday we have a new fabric line called Madeline, new Batiks, great ideas for last minute Christmas gifts and a gift for all who attend. See you Tuesday at 9:00 am.

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Wonderful Family Activity

The Evergreen Garden Club's Enchanted Christmas Tree Tour start today.  I went on this tour the last time they had it and it was wonderful.  it is held at 615 A Street in Silver City, ticket can be purchased there or here at Aunt Judy's Attic. There are at least 26 beautifully decorated trees at this wonderful historic home. 

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Still time to make a gift

We recently got in this Fleece Angry birds panel.  This could make a quick last minute Christmas gift for that kid or adult who is crazy about those Birds and Piggies.  You could even back it with our red or lime green Cuddle fabric and make a super blanket. The only down side is that there were only 9 panels on the bolt and two have already sold. Hurry in and get yours soon!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Nelda's Iron Quilter Submission


Nelda Brown has entered this gorgeous quilt in Missouri Star Quilt Company's Iron Quilter Contest and she needs your votes!

To vote for her quilt, go to http://msqc.co/ironquilter , find her quilt (it's in the 16th row up from the bottom) and click on the +number in the corner. You must have a Google account to add in your vote. 

So what are you waiting for?! Go Vote!

Monday, November 25, 2013

1st Place Winner in Quilt Contest


Isn't this so bright and makes one think of summer.
This quilt was made by Claudia Toenies and is the winner in our Quilt Contest.
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Card Contest Winner


And the winner is!
Sherelle Wilkerson created this beautiful Christmas card and it won 1st place in our contest.
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Friday, November 22, 2013

Final day of Open House

Tomorrow is the 3rd and final day of our Oprn House.  Tomorrow's specials are great.  1st all Christmas Decor is 20%off, 2nd all Fat Quarters are 1.90 (that's .50 off each one).  The sales continues on scrapbook paper and Christmas fabric.  Come by and see me tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Annual Open House

This Thursday, Friday and Saturday is our Annual Open House here at the store.  We have lots of things going on those three days.  We have a small quilt contest and Holiday Card contest so come by and vote for your favorite. There will be refreshments and what everyone wants, SALES.  On Thursday there will be a 40% off sale on all remaining Christmas Fabrics, 20% off on 20 other selected fabrics, and all 3 days we will have a scrapbook and card making paper sale of 20 cents per sheet.
I will put up a new post tomorrow with Friday's daily special. Come in and see how Donna has decorated for this glorious season of the year.

Monday, November 11, 2013

Terrific Tuesday is Tomorrow!!


Hi Everyone!! Yes! It's that wonderful time of the month again, time for Terrific Tuesday!  Donna and I will be showing off some of the great items we got at Quilt Market, we have 3 lines of fabric just arrived at the store, and one item that will even make your mundane chore of ironing easier.  So be sure to show up tomorrow morning at 9am and have lots of fun!
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Monday, November 4, 2013

Annual Open House


Look at this new fabric we just got put up today. 
I just want to take a minute to invite each of you to attend our annual Open House which will be held on Thursday Nov 21st thru Saturday Nov 23rd.  There will be a Christmas Card Contest, a Small Quilt Contest, with everyone voting for their favorites. Refreshments will be yummy.  Sales will be running!  Come in and see us anytime!!
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Blended Heart Wall Hanging


Well Fall is well is in full swing, Christmas will be here before we know it and probably before many of us are prepared for it.  Then the New Year will be ringing in, and we are already planning for great classes here at Aunt Judy's Attic.  This Blended Heart Wall Handing will be one of the 1st in 2014.  Jude Casco is the creator of this great wall hanging and will be teaching the class on Thursday Jan 9th, so plenty of time to be done by February.  Look under the Classes and Events tab for times and a supply list.  Then give us a call if you would like to sign-up for the class.
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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Quilted Christmas Tree Skirt

Lucinda Maddox has created this great pointed tree skirt just in sewing time for Christmas.
Just look under the Classes and Events tab for the date and time and supply list.  Lucinda keeps her classes small for lots of individual attention!!
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Monday, October 28, 2013

Back from Market and New Eye Candy

Well Donna and I got back from Quilt Market with 2 full suitcases of information and ideas for cool stuff for the store.  Watch for new fabrics, notions, and events to come.
And of course Marnie and Terri were fantastic while we where gone, they said they had a blast and everything was so nice when I arrived this morning.
We did get in some orders and I got them put up today.  We got 19 different kinds of scarf yarn! Now you can get those Christmas gifts made!!!
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

To Market To Market To See Lots of Things!!

I heard some interesting news that is happening this week!!  Donna and Judy are going to International Quilt Market this week.  They are so excited, and will hopefully get tons of ideas for new classes, goodies and fabrics for the store.  WhooooHooooo!
But the best thing about their leaving is that Judy asked Marnie and Terri to work at the store while they are gone.  So while the "mice" are away the "cats" are going to play and have a Green Tag Twenty Sale.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday they will choose twenty different fabrics and put a green tag on them.  Those tagged fabrics will be 20% off for that day only.  So if you have really had your eye on a particular fabric and would like to see it on sale, you better go in and ask if they might consider it for the following day.



Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Supreme Solids


41 new bolts of all different colors of Supreme Solids arrived at the store and are on the shelves waiting for you. Aren't they pretty?! They currently run at $6.00 a yard. 

Friday, October 4, 2013

New Graduates

Here are the two newest graduates of our Beginning Quilting Class, Sue Brack and Marilyn McCracken.  Aren't their quilts just beautiful!
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Monday, September 23, 2013

October Sale on Scrapbooking & Cardmaking Supplies

The Holidays are coming up fast, so we've lowered all our Scrapbooking and Cardmaking supplies! Need paper to create your Christmas cards? Have a friend or family member who loves to scrapbook? October is the month to come grab your supplies and gifts as everything is 40% off! 




Thursday, September 19, 2013

October Calendar Quilt

The kits for the October Calendar Quilt are on the shelf and ready for you! 
All the fabric is included to make the original design, or to make the face Nelda designed for our pumpkin. You get to pick what face to put on your pumpkin! 

We made a limited supply of kits this month, so be sure to come in and grab yours before they are gone!

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Judy's Strip-It Quilt

Judy’s Strip It Quilt

Size:  47 x 54 inches

Fabric Requirements:
  • 1 ¾ yard Strip-It Fabric by Marcus Brothers 
    • We have "girl colors" and "boy colors" in the Strip-It Fabric here in the store.
  • ½ yard for ribbon pieces
  • 1 Fat Quarter for embellishment
  • Backing
  • Batting
  • Binding


All seams are ¼ inch seam allowance.

Instructions:

1.  Cut Strip-It Fabric according to cutting diagram (1) below.

2.  Cut ribbon pieces according to piecing diagram (2) below.  Seam together. The (54.5 inches) will be seamed together with the seam going under the embellishment.

3.  Sew all sections together refer to piecing diagram (2).

4.  Cut out desired embellishment

5.  Trace outline of embellishment on your preferred double sided fusible material.

6.  Cut out embellishment

7.  Fuse embellishment to quilt top.

8.  Decorative stitching around embellishment.

9.  Layer top, with batting and binding and quilt in desired fashion.

10.  Bind in desired fashion.  I like to use 2.5 inch double fold binding.


(1)   Cutting Diagram:































(2) Piecing Diagram
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Lewe the Ewe Free Quilt Pattern

We have adorable fabric in from Susybee, featuring Lewe the Ewe. 

Lewe the Ewe Panel:
http://www.worldofsusybee.com/

Lewe the Ewe Print:
http://www.worldofsusybee.com/
 Visit the Susybee website (http://www.worldofsusybee.com/) to see more fabrics featuring Lewe, meet additional characters, get free patterns, and sign up for her newsletter (The 'Buzz'). If you find a character that you love on her site, let us know and we may be able to order it in the store! Many of her panels have the same layout, just with different characters and colors, so this pattern we are about to show you can be adapted to the various characters/colors quite easily!

Nancy Tittman put together her own Lewe the Ewe quilt design for us, and we are just thrilled with it! The pattern is here in the post.


Supplies for Quilt Top:
  • 1 Lewe the Ewe Panel
  • Border and Sashing fabric
    • 1 yard Lewe The Ewe Print Fabric (or other directional print)
    • or ½ yard non-directional print
  • 10” fabric for corner block outer borders
  • 2 Fat Quarters, different prints each.
    • F.Q. #1 for borders for center block in the top and bottom rows
    • F.Q. #2 for borders for left/right blocks in the center row
  • Marking pen (we love the Frixion pens!), masking tape, paper and pins, or some way to label pieces as they are cut
Cutting Instructions:
  • Lewe the Ewe Panel
    • Cut 2 horizontal strips of light blue, one from the top and one from the bottom, 1 ½" x width of the panel (36")
      • Cut each strip into 5 pieces, each measuring 7". Label as A
    • Cut two vertical strips of light blue, one from the left and one from the right, 5" x remaining height of the panel (~39")
      • From each strip, cut a 21 ½" strip. Set the remaining 17 ½” inches aside for later cutting. 
        • Cut the 5" x 21 ½" pieces in half vertically so you have 4 pieces measuring 2 ½” x 21 ½”, Label as B
      • Take one 5” x 17 ½” piece and cut into 3 strips, 1 ½” x 17 ½”.
        • From each strip, cut 2 7" strips. Label as A
    • Corner Blocks (Lewe & the Bee), cut 4
      • 5” squares, Label as C
    • Top/Bottom Center Blocks (Ewe Group with Black Lamb), cut 2
      • 11” x 7”, Label as D
    • Left/Right Strips (Line of Sheep), cut 2
      •  2 ½” x 21 ½”, Label as E
    • Center Block, cut 1
      •  16 ½” x 21 ½”, Label as F
  • 10” fabric for corner block outer border
    • Cut into 4  2½” strips
      • Cut each strip into 11” pieces (16 pieces total) Label as G
  • Fat Quarter #1
    • Cut 8  2½” x 18” strips
      • Trim each strip to 11” Label as H
  • Fat Quarter #2
    • Cut 8  2½” x 18” pieces
      • From 2 strips, cut 4 pieces, 2½” x 6½” Label as I
      • Sew remaining strips together in 1 long strip
        • Cut 4  21½” pieces Label as J
  • Sashing/Border Fabric
    • 1 yard Lewe the Ewe Print (or other directional print). For non-directional prints, skip to next cutting section
      • Cut 2  2” x wof (width of fabric) strips
        • Trim each to 38” Label as K
      • Cut 2  1½” x wof strips
        • Trim each to 38” Label as L
      • Cut 1  25½” x wof piece
        • Cut 2 3¾” x 25½” pieces Label as M
        • Cut 7  1½” x 25½” strips
          • From 2 strips, cut 4 11” pieces Label as N
          • Sew remaining strips together into one long strip
            • Cut 2 51” strips Label as O
    • ½ yard non-directional print
      • Cut 2  2” x wof (width of fabric) strips
        • Trim each to 38” Label as K
      • Cut 2  1½” x wof strips
        • Trim each to 38” Label as L
      • Cut 1  7½” x width of fabric strip
        • From the strip, cut one 25½” piece and one 11” piece.
          • Take the 7½” x 25½” piece and cut in half to have 2  3¾  x 25½” pieces Label as M
          • Take the 11” piece and cut into 4  1½” x 11” pieces. Label as N
        •  Cut 2 strips 1½” x wof
          • Sew together in one long strip.
            • Cut 2 51” strips Label as O

Piece Count:
A.  16 1½” x 7” pieces of light blue
B.  4  2½” x 21½” pieces of light blue
C.  4  5”x5” squares of Lewe and the Bee
D.  2  11” x 7” blocks of Lewe & the Black Lamb
E.   2  2½” x 21½” blocks of Line of Lewes
F.   1   16½” x 21½”Center Lewe Block
G.  16 2½” x 11” pieces of corner border fabric
H.  8  2½” x11” pieces of F.Q.#1
I.    4    2½” x 6½” pieces of F.Q.#2
J.    4    2½” x 21½” pieces of F.Q.#2
K.   2    2” x 38” strips of sashing/border fabric
L.   2   1½” x 38” strips of sashing/border fabric
M.  2  3¾” x 25½” pieces of sashing/border fabric
N.  4   1½” x 11” strips of sashing/border fabric
O.   2   1 ½” x 51” strips of sashing/border fabric

Sewing Instructions:
Ø  Use a ¼” seam allowance throughout.
Ø  Sew all pieces right sides together.
Ø  Press to the darker fabric after attaching each piece.
Ø  Quilt will be assembled first as blocks, then rows, then the quilt body, then the final borders


Block Assembly:

Corner Blocks (make 4) - pieces required for each block: 1 C, 4 A’s, 4 G’s
  1. Sew one A to the top of C, and one to the bottom. Trim edges of A’s to match edges of C.
  2.  Sew one A to the left side of block, and one to the right.
  3. Sew one G to the top of block, and one to the bottom. Trim edges of G’s to match edges of block.
  4. Sew one G to the left side of block, and one to the right.
  5. Label Blocks as P
Top and Bottom Center Blocks (make 2) - pieces required for each block: 1 D, 4 H's
  1. Sew one H to the top of D, and one to the bottom.
  2.  Sew one H to the left side of block, and one to the right.
  3. Label Blocks as Q

Left and Right Side Blocks (make 2) pieces required for each block: 1 E, 2 I’s, 2 J’s
  1. Sew one J to the left side of E, and one to the right.
  2. Sew one I to the top of the block, and one to the bottom
  3. Label as R

Central Block (make 1) - pieces required for each block: 1 F, 4 B’s
  1. Sew one B to the left side of F, and one to the right.
  2. Sew one B to the top of the block, and one to the bottom
  3. Label as S


Row Assembly:

Top Row and Bottom Rows - pieces required for each row: 2 P’s (one with Lewe looking to the right, one with Lewe looking to the left), 1 Q, 2 N’s
-Sew pieces together in the following order:
  1. P (Lewe looking right)
  2. N (make sure the sheep are upright)
  3. Q
  4. N (make sure the sheep are upright)
  5. P (Lewe looking left)


Center Row - pieces required for each row: 2 R’s, 2 M’s, 1 S
-Sew pieces together in the following order:
  1. R
  2. M (make sure the sheep are upright)
  3. S
  4. M (make sure the sheep are upright)
  5. R


Quilt Top Assembly:
Sashing:
-Sew pieces/rows together in the following order
  1. Top Row
  2.  K (make sure the sheep are upright)
  3. Center Row
  4.  K (make sure the sheep are upright)
  5. Bottom Row

Adding the Border - pieces required: Quilt Body, 2 L’s, 2 O’s
  1. Sew one L to the top of the blanket, and one to the bottom.
  2. Sew one O to the left side of block, and one to the right. 

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Microwavable Bowl Cozies Tutorial


These bowl cozies are fast and easy to put together! With the Warm Tater batting, these cozies act as an insulator and a built in hot pad for the bowls as they are warming up in the microwave. 

Supplies (to make one cozy):
  • 2 10-inch squares of fabric (can be the same color/fabric or two coordinating colors/prints)
  • 2 10-inch squares of Warm Tater batting
  • Coordinating Thread
  • Quilt Basting Spray
  • Marking Pen (we like the Frixion pens and highlighters)
  • DVD or CD for tracing circle shape and size
  • Sewing Machine

Instructions:
  1. Place one fabric square on top of one square of Warm Tater, basting together with spray adhesive. Make two. 
  2. Draw lines from corner to corner and vertical and horizontal lines on the Warm Tater side. Trace a circle in the middle of the square using a DVD or CD, line up the holes in the DVD with the lines you have already drawn. 
  3. Sew all four lines. Do not sew the circle yet. 
  4. You will make four darts on the vertical and horizontal lines on each piece. Fold the square in half on the sewn line. Measure over 1-inch from the fold, draw a line from the top of the fold to the circle, do this on all 4 sides and sew darts. Trim darts to 1/4". 
  5. Sew the circle on both sandwich pieces. 
  6. Put the two [pieces right sides together and sew a 1/4" seam around all four sides, leave approximately 4" to turn cozy. Trim corners and turn. 
  7. Stitch opening closed. Top stitch 1/4" near the edge all the way around the cozy. You now have a finished bowl cozy. 

Thursday, August 29, 2013

30's Reproduction Fabric Charm Packs


Charm Packs (40 5-inch squares) of the 30's Reproduction Fabrics we all love are packaged up and ready for their new homes (yours?!). There is at least 1 square of each of the 30's fabric we have available in each pack, providing a fun assortment of colors and prints. 

Charm Packs are so quick and easy to use in projects! Don't know what to do with one? We have patterns and books in the store full of great ideas built specifically around Charm Packs. Come take a look!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Stained Glass Window Quilt Kits


Kits for Judy's gorgeous Stained Glass Window Quilt are cut, packaged and ready to be assembled. Come in the store and pick up your kit. We will even mail one of these out to you if you can't make it into the store. Kits are $55 each. 



Thursday, August 8, 2013

Summer Colors Oh Yeah!


Hi Everyone!  Hope your summer has been as great as ours has.  We have been so blessed with rain and now it is so gloriously green.  This is some of the new fabric that arrived this week.  All I can say is the possibilities are endless.
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Friday, August 2, 2013

Advent Calendar Panel


Donna got our sample made up of the new "His Arrival" Advent Calendar panel.  The panel comes with the 24 ornament cutouts that you hang on the tree.  She just fused Heat and Bond to felt then to the ornaments and used her pinking shears to cut them out.  A small loop of ribbon on each ornament and buttons on the tree to hang each one on.  Great addition to your own Christmas decorations or what a wonderful gift.
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Mesh Bag Class: Finished Bags

Mary Ellen taught the first session of her Mesh Bag class today and we had some beautiful bags produced! Here are just 3 of the bags (some had to leave early and didn't get the bag finished). Aren't these fun?! If you'd like to learn how to make a bag like this, she has another class (with slots still available if you want to sign up!) on July 24th at 10:30am. Come in the store or give us a call to get your name on the list and reserve your seat!




Monday, July 15, 2013

Canada Vacation Photos from Judy

Judy sent us photos from her amazing Canadian vacation! I'm sure it'll be hard to come back from all the green and water to our dry countryside...let's hope we get more rain!  Here is what she sent to us, enjoy!

 "This is a place we saw today, Waterton! The hotel is the Prince of Wales.  Beautiful country so green your eyes hurt."

"This is Columbia Lake. The Columbia River, 4th largest in the U.S., runs out of it"