December 22, 2011 

Hi all!

Merry Christmas!

We are still busy wrapping presents and thinking up new projects that "just might get done".  :)

Speaking of "getting done", several of you asked about "Lily's Amazing Garland" and a more detailed picture.

First she made lots of yo-yos, using the small CLOVER YO-YO MAKER with a variety of red & white fabrics.  The she topped each with a pinked edge red or white felt circle, and topped with a button. 

Last, she strung them on nylon fish-line, with tiny beads separating each yo-yo treat!  Precious! 

We'll pull together 8 RED & WHITE FAT QUARTERS for you PLUS THE MAKER, SPECIALLY PRICED, to get you started! 

http://www.sewnatural.net/nli.asp?iid=30519

Get your own YO-YO maker or purchase our bundle of FAT QUARTERS combo and start your family making yo-yos for you this holiday while they are watching Bowl Games! :)

If you're looking for another great RED & WHITE project, check out this pattern, WINTER WONDERLAND, by Crabapple Hill.

http://www.sewnatural.net/nli.asp?iid=17152

Let us know if you need a kit.  We've an excellent selection of white-on-white, red and red-white fabrics right now!

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AFTER CHRISTMAS SALE AT CHARLOTTE'S BARGAIN FABRIC

MONDAY DECEMBER 26TH - 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ONLY!

50% off Original Price of 
ALL FABRIC ON BOLTS!

1 yard minimum cuts!  GREAT SELECTION!

#103 Chisholm Trail Mall, 601 S.E. 36th Street, Newton.

Many fabrics to choose from.  Original prices started at $10.99 down to less than $6, now all 1/2 price!!  Name brands, first quality, 100% cottons, and fashion fabrics included.

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We're also getting ready for THE NEW YEAR 2012, barely more than a week away!

http://www.sewnatural.net/Block-A-Month2012.htm

ABUNDANCE BASKETS QUILT will be our 2012 SECOND SATURDAY SAMPLER program. 

Make it using reproduction fabrics from the 1800s, in reds & browns.  Come see our quilt on display now! 

A VINTAGE FLORAL print will be suggested for the border.  The block fabrics will have reds, browns, blue/green, creams & naturals.

http://www.sewnatural.net/nli.asp?iid=25832

There will also be a second choice.  It will use all the gorgeous BLUES, TEALS, GREENS and a touch of gold, as found in TIMELESS TREASURE'S PLUME which will be suggested as the border for this quilt.

http://www.sewnatural.net/nl.asp?p=0&c=656

Jan Hutchison quilted this for me and it is FABULOUS!

Go to her blog for more pictures of this quilt and a few others she's finished recently.

http://thesecretlifeofmrsmeatloaf.blogspot.com/

Plume TIMELESS TREASURES fabrics are available now.

If you can't join our SECOND SATURDAY program, which involves FREE BLOCKS, you can still order a complete KIT for either of these great quilts.

http://www.sewnatural.net/nli.asp?iid=30520

http://www.sewnatural.net/nli.asp?iid=29999

The new ABUNDANCE BASKETS SECOND SATURDAY program starts Saturday January 14th, 2012 at 9 a.m. Sharp!  

If you would like to learn BASIC NEEDLE-TURN HAND APPLIQUÉ, sign up now for Mary's beginning class, January 5th.

Morning (10 a.m.), FIRST THURSDAY in January.  

http://www.sewnatural.net/nli.asp?iid=29824

Learn the basics of hand-appliqué in January, then sign up for Mary's next BOM CLASS which starts in February. 

Two NEW Block-A-Month classes will meet mornings & evenings on the 
FIRST THURSDAY each month, 
FEBRUARY through December 2012.

Several APPLIQUÉ TECHNIQUES will be covered.  

NEEDLE-TURN appliqué done by hand, and MACHINE APPLIQUÉ, which starts by fusing the fabrics to each other, will both be covered in the same class sessions.  

In this class, learn how to make fabric choices that will make your work POP!

http://www.sewnatural.net/nli.asp?iid=29826

You may choose from two projects, patterns both from BUNNY HILL DESIGNS.  Fabrics from MODA.

RAINING CATS & DOGS, with GRAY, PINK & TEAL, is shown above and finishes approx. 55 x 62 inches.

http://www.sewnatural.net/nli.asp?iid=29808

MERRY, MERRY SNOWMEN, classic RED & WHITE with GREY, finishes approx. 62 x 66 inches.

http://www.sewnatural.net/nli.asp?iid=29810

This year's reproduction quilt, The Civil War Journals Block-a-Month focuses on the CHILDREN of the 1860s. 

CIVIL WAR JOURNALS is our latest CIVIL WAR MONTHLY program, kits available & class. 

CLASS STARTS January 14th 2012 and runs through December 2012, every Second Saturday of the month at 10 a.m.  

The NEW OLD CIVIL WAR fabrics are here.  Mary is working up her model. 

Shopper's Club members save 20%!

http://www.sewnatural.net/nli.asp?iid=21161

The fabrics for the FIRST QUARTER are here now.  Complete kits for the quarter are $56.99.

You can either make four smaller quilts CIVIL WAR JOURNAL quilts that are CHILD SIZE, approximately 45" x 52" each OR parts for a larger quilt that finishes at 84" x 102".

The additional 3 quarters will be priced according to how much fabric is actually in each bundle.

I thought I wasn't having much delivered in December.  Boy was I wrong!!

Wishing you a warm & wonderful Holiday!