During the summer of 2020, we were honored to join eleven other designers to create the Woolen Oak Stitch-A-Long quilt. The adventure was such a success that we have continued to work together, creating various quilts, runners, and projects. What a fun group, and what fabulous stitchers we have met throughout these stitch-alongs! We would love to have you join the fun. Check out the Facebook page for examples, block sharing, inspiration, and updates. It's never too late to try a project you may have missed: we still have availability for kits and patterns. The designers' websites are linked below for your convenience. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and pay them a visit to see what they have to offer!

Do you love gnomes? Everyone is charmed by these cute creatures, right?! What is not to love about them—especially when they are ready to ring in the holiday season. We are once again joining our Woolie Friends for another mystery stitch-along: Woolie Christmas Gnomes. We do hope you will join the fun. What do you think OUR gnomes be up to?

Gnome-body knows!! (Sorry, we couldn't resist.)

Spotlight Week                 Designer (websites linked below)

Sep 12-18                                 Calico Patch

Sep 19-25                                 Red Button Quilt Company

Sep 26-Oct 2                           Linen Closet Designs 

Oct 3-9                                     The Woolen Needle

Oct 10-16                                 The Cottage Rose

Oct 17-23                                 Sew Cherished

Oct 24-30                                Blueberry Backroads

Oct 31-Nov 6                           Traditional Primitives

Nov 7-13                                   My Red Door Designs

Nov 14-20                                Yellow Creek Quilt Designs

Nov 21-27                                Through the Needle's Eye

Nov 28-Dec 4                          Rusty Crow

December 5                             Calico Patch (Finishing Pattern)

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Scroll to the bottom of the page for live links to each designer's page to learn about their patterns and kits.

It's time to preorder! You won't want to miss this sweet block, perfect to welcome the season. Our wool kit is filled with luscious hand-dyed wools, and of course, we have some fun embellishments to add to the charm. We will offer discounted printed and digital PDF downloads, as well as optional thread kits, with a variety of different kinds of threads to add some extra magic to your scene.

All preorders will be shipped on Saturday, November 19, and our free digital download will be available the week beginning Monday, November 21. You might be busy that week thinking about cooking a big meal, so order now and it will be one less thing to think about and one more thing to be thankful for! 

               Gnome Giveaway!

Everyone who preorders any kit from us will automatically be entered in a drawing for a Gnome Magnetic Needle Threader, handcrafted by Puffin & Company. These durable threaders are perfect for threading embroidery needles with the various weights of threads used for embellishment. To qualify, your preorder must be received by 11/15, so that the winners can get their threader with their order. We will pick three (3) winners randomly on 11/16. We love these needle threaders, and we hope you will, too! Good luck to you.

NOTE: To see our collection of Puffin Needle Threaders, as well as other tools of the trade that we use for our appliqué, click HERE.

Want to learn more? Click HERE to read our flyer!

Nesting Nuthatch

The ubiquitous blue Mason jar has been around for nearly two centuries and has been used by generations to preserve food from our gardens. Today, it serves many, various functions. Ours is a vase filled with Queen Anne’s Lace and Strawflowers, inviting our nesting nuthatch  to the scene.

Our lovely wool kit will include a printed pattern, homespun background, eight different wools—several hand-dyed by Dawn Shuck from Sew Cherished—and several embellishment materials to make this block unique and full of fun textures. Sari silk ribbon with wool strips and wool roving make for a dimensional and unique nest for our nuthatch's eggs. And then there is the sweet dragonfly charm flitting amongst the flowers.  This is a kit you won't want to miss! Remember: our kits come with a printed pattern, so you will not need to purchase one if you buy a kit!!

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Our beautiful thread kit comes with a selection of hand-dyed threads from Weeks DyeWorks and includes 5 skeins of floss,  and one each of #3 pearl and #8 pearl cotton threads. The variety of thread weights help to add interest to your work. You will love the lustrous sheen of the white #3 pearl to create your Queen Anne's lace!

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For a tutorial for stitching

the Nesting Nuthatch,

click the button below.

April Showers

April showers bring May flowers is the theme of this springtime block that is filled with all the things one might need for a fun, rain-filled day—rainboots, an umbrella, and a spring bouquet. When spring rains darken your day, this colorful block will bring a little brightness into it!

Our complete wool kit includes a homespun background and a variety of ten beautiful wools—hand-dyed by our Woolie Friend, Dawn Shuck from Sew Cherished. Additionally, the kit will have silk ribbon in two sizes and a charming embellishment—to be revealed later. You won't want to miss these delicious colors and wools, we promise! Our separate thread kit will include a lovely selection of hand-dyed threads by Weeks DyeWorks: pearl cotton thread in two sizes and three colors of floss. Our wool kits will have the bonus of a printed pattern, for your convenience. 

 

 Tea and Blooms