You just never know...

You just never know what might happen next in a quilt shop. Our favorite phone call this week was someone looking for a type of tape that you use to tape fabric to your skin! Now, I guess we are out of the loop cuz we hadn't actually heard of that product. But lo and behold, a customer in the store pulled some out of her purse. So I used the caller ID and called the person right back and even told her where she could buy the stuff. Now I didn't really find out why she needed to tape her clothing to her skin, but we gathered that it helps prevent clothes from falling off, or maybe a body part from falling out? If you know anymore about this please enlighten us!

Upcoming Bernina Club

Don't miss the next Bernina Club scheduled for Thursday April 5th from 10 am-12 pm or 6-8 pm. Everyone is welcome-you do not have to own a Bernina. The project we will be making this month is a Quilted Sewing Machine Cover. It will brighten your sewing room and keep pollen off your sewing machine. It even has a pocket to hold your slide-on table extension.

The supply list is as follows:

Fabric:
1 yard for the main outer cover
1 yard for the lining
1/4 yard for the contrast piping
1/4" cording for inside the piping
Craft size batting, matching thread
Sewing machine with power cord and foot control
Cutting mat, ruler, and rotary cutter

The presser feet we will be featuring are the Edge-stitch foot #10, the Bulky Overlock foot # 12, the Walking foot, and the Free-motion or BSR foot. If you have any of the feet, please bring them, otherwise you can try out some of ours. Please call to sign up so we know how many are coming. We hope to see you!

Charlotte Quilt Show

The Charlotte Quilter's Guild is holding their annual show this weekend at the Charlotte Latin School. Hours are Friday March 23, 9-5 Saturday March 24, 9-5 and Sunday March 25, 12-4.
The address is 9502 Providence Road, Charlotte NC 28277. Admission is $5 and children 10 and other are free. This is one of the largest shows in the southeast and features 180 art and tradtional quilts. Julie is there as a vendor, so stop by and check on her!

Laura Cater-Woods Workshop

Laura Cater-Woods is coming to Carrboro to hold an all-day workshop titled "Dreams and Memories" on Wednesday, April 25th from 10-5 at the Union Grove United Methodist Church. Please call the store (919-968-6050) or stop by to register. At left is a quilt by Laura called "Blue Moon Too". More of her work can be seen on her website: www.cater-woods.com. The workshop is appropriate for confident beginners and beyond. A supply list and directions to the location will be sent to all participants. Expand your skills and join us for a great day of sewing!

Sale on Bernina Sewing Machines

This week (March 22-30), we are having a great special on our Artista Sewing Machines!

When you buy an Artista 630E, 640E or 730E, you will receive the Bernina Version 5 Editor Plus Embroidery Software for FREE. This is an $899 value, plus you will receive free classes on how to use the machine AND the software.

Celeste will be working this Saturday (10-5) and Sunday (1-4) to show you these great machines and answer questions you may have about the software.

Bow Wow Chow Mein

It's here again! Some of you remember this fabric from Alexander Henry that flew out of the stores a few years ago. They have re-released it and we have one big bolt. This unique fabric features a pack of wacky dogs eating out of trash cans in Chinatown. Get some quick while it lasts!

News from the Bernina room

Wow, we are recovering from a very busy weekend! However, the bolts are now re-shelved and ready for you. This photo is one corner of a gorgeous tablecloth made with the new Bernina Border Embroidery set. It is a collection of 30 different designs, created specifically for borders and includes a calculator to help you decide the size and position of the design. They come on an easy-to-use USB stick and in many file formats. Come see it in person and watch for an Embroidery Club using these new designs!

Batiks

Luscious, solid Hoffman batiks.

Fabric and more fabric

It's a beautiful spring day and unbelievable amounts of fabric have showed up. UPS just delivered four more huge boxes . There are soft fuzzy baby flannels, and 33 solid batiks-the Hoffman 1895's. Wahoo! Here is a sampling of the Westminster collection from Marie Kelzer. They are colorful, funky blenders and geometrics. Thank you for all your great comments. See you soon!

New Fabrics

We have been busy unpacking two huge collections of new fabric from Westminster Fibers (Kaffe Fassett's company). Marie Kelzer's collection includes more bolts than we can even count (around 100)! We also just put out 30 bolts of new Carla Miller fabrics, another Westminster designer. We now have an entire corner full of Amy Butler fabrics and plenty copies of her new book, In Stitches, and samples made from it. In addition, we have the new Emperor's Collection for the month of March. Hurry in to see them now!

Welcome to our new blog

We are so excited about our first blog entry! Thimble Pleasures is a brick-and-mortar quilt shop in Carrboro, North Carolina, near Raleigh-Durham.

On our blog you will find up-to-date information about what's going on at our store. If you are looking for 100% cotton fabric, patterns, books about quilting, or Bernina sewing machines, Thimble Pleasures is the place to visit. We will try to make regular entries when new fabric, books or the hottest new notion comes in. So check back often to see what we're up to. For our latest schedule of classes please visit our website via this link http://www.thimblepleasures.com/.