Just memories, and projects ahead...

Thank you to all the customers who visited Quilters' Quarters in its final week of retail. The fabric that remains will be put to use for charity quilts. I've returned this week to making child-sized comfort quilts for the Georgetown Police cruisers, Fire Department trucks and our local ambulances.  

I will also continue to make Centenarian Quilts for our town residents who reach the age of 100 years. And if the need returns, I'll have plenty of fabric on hand for mask makers who give these important covid mitigators away to hospitals and schools as well.

 I'll probably keep the town certificate for Terry's Thoughts and Threads renewed, but will let the two for Quilters' Quarters and Rick's Wooden Toys and Gifts expire. The signs for both of those small businesses will then go away, but will be replaced by the former one for the quilt lessons and book writings (T.T.T.) ...  that will allow the sole proprietor zoning exception in this residential area to continue uninterrupted, and will encourage me to dedicate time to holding sewing lessons here in the back of the shop. If I don't charge any fees for lessons, I think I'll be free of filing quarterly tax returns, which will be another relief. 

I will miss the happy exchanges with fellow quilters, but can always be reached by phone or email if there are questions or need of advice or assistance. And I will continue to welcome beginner and experienced sewists and quilters at the Georgetown Senior Center's Sit 'n Sew sessions on second and fourth Tuesday afternoons.

The Google and Yelp online pages may take some time to reflect the permanent closure of the retail shops, so if you can help spread the word that I am no longer a shop, I would appreciate it. I don't know where else the shop may be mentioned ... but if you see it online perhaps you could let me know so I can advise whoever of the closure.

Wishing a better (healthier) New Year ahead for all of us!

~Terry (and Rick, who is always with me in spirit.)

The Final Weekend

Quilters' Quarters will be closing in three days ... Saturday December 18th will be the last day for retail sales of fabric and notions.  I spent a day finishing up the free motion quilting on this Santa Quilt for a neighbor. I still have a few of these panels left in stock: $8.00 retail before your 40% discount ~ and lots of others, and blenders, and such.

Final hours are , Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December 16-18, 2021  from noon to 5pm. 

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and happy quilting!

~ Terry

HANNUKKAH BEGINS TOMORROW, AND CHRISTMAS IS FOUR WEEKS AWAY!

 We had our first snowfall yesterday!

Hannukkah fabrics and blenders that coordinate. A few years ago one of my young students made a table runner with some of these for her family. 

And, Santa is checking his "Nice" list: are you on it?

The Santa panel is bordered with blender fabrics from Henry Glass's Folio line. Panel is 28" x 44" and sells, before your discount, for $8.00. It makes a quick and easy lap quilt with 8" borders, totalling 44" x 44".

Remember, Quilters' Quarters is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from noon to 5pm.      See you soon?   ~Terry

The Holidays Approach

 This quilt will be included in the raffle basket offered by the Georgetown Peabody Library for the HOLIDAY ON MAIN STREET in Georgetown Massachusetts on the first weekend of December. The tea pot and Cozy, along with an assortment of books, perhaps some cocoa mix, tea bags, and other surprises will also be in the basket. For more information on other attractions, see Lisa Scala at the Scala Art Center on West Main Street. 

Another Panel To Simplify Your Work

 

This panel measures 27" x 44' so I widened the design with 6" x  8" blocks bordered with sashing that matched the binding ... made a very easy  lap quilt / floor mat. I added a few matchbox cars and had a nice Christmas quilt for my youngest  grandson. This was  few year ago, but I still have the panels in stock and some blenders that work well with this design. Panels are priced at $9.00 each, before your 40% discount :)

Here's another 27' x 44" $9.00 panel I featured on Facebook last weekend ,,. three of these sold yesterday; at the 40% discount they were reduced to $5.40! This is called "AWAKEN" by Timeless Treasures, but I call it the Rainbow Butterfly :)

Come in to see this panel, and several others which I will feature here on the blog now and then. Looking forward to seeing you!

~Terry, at Quilters' Quarters

Another 'Twisted Ribbon" Quilt

 

This is a "Timeless Treaures" panel, bordered with the Twisted Ribbon pattern of Henry Glass's Folio line of colors.

Fabrics and templates, rulers and batting ...

 I promised myself I wouldn't buy any more fabric, anticipating the December 31 closing of Quilters' Quarters. But last night I did order more solid blue from Kona to go with the twisted ribbon border for  this Silver Jubilee Maywood fabric. I love the illusion the solid sashes provide to the border, and plan to teach it at the Senior Center next week. See more of this quilt at my 2021 Quilt Journal page.

Templates and rulers are flying out the door with the 40% discounted prices, as are favorite panels and sometimes partial bolts of fabric yardage. One customer bought the nearly full roll of 45" Warm and Natural Batting, and as that is a staple for many quilters, I will order more batting to meet needs. (Her kind husband carried the bulky roll out to their car.)

Remember, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, noon to 5 pm. Cash or Checks, please, as the Credit Card Square and its Chromebook are  not cooperating :)