IT TAKES A SPOOL OF THREAD!

IT TAKES A SPOOL OF THREAD!

Are you shopping "Small" this Saturday?

Here is why it is important!  This example is for a Quilt Shop, but I am sure you can relate it to any one of the small businesses downtown!

So, exactly - what is "It Takes a Thread" all about?  Believe it or not, if every person who receives an email from us came into the shop once a month and simply purchased a spool of thread, it would pay the rent for a month.  Really!

If every person added to that spool of thread a package of needles and a yard of fabric, it would pay salaries.  Really!

That is what "Small" business is all about.

It is about reflecting on the businesses in your community that are meaningful to you, and about supporting "Small" independent businesses so that they remain viable and vital to your community.

It's an easy thing to do.  And it doesn't take much.  Just a spool of thread.............

SHOP SMALL IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MOORESVILLE, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Come to downtown Mooresville to celebrate Small Business Saturday with all the great small businesses in Historic Downtown Mooresville!  You won't be disappointed!

There are a few more new retail stores but I don't have all the details!  So come downtown and shop "Small".  Everyone would love to see you support your local hometown businesses this season and all year long.

SHOP SMALL IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MOORESVILLE

QUILTERS LOFT
188 N. Main Street
Quilters Loft is a full service Quilt Shop and a Supreme Pfaff Sewing Machine Dealer.  Classes and we service ALL brands of sewing machines!

MERLE NORMAN COSMETIC STUDIO AND SPA
169 N. Main Street

My favorite place to go for make-up, facials, and lots of great jewelry and scarfs.

AIN'T MISS BEAD HAVEN
152 N. Main Street

Love to shop here.  You can make your own jewelry or buy some that someone else made, locally handcrafted!

ALEXANDER ZACHARY JEWELERS
175 N. Main Street

My most favorite place to shop for Pandora, get a new battery and other fine jewelry.  You don’t have to go to the mall for Pandora. They are a full service Pandora store.

COTTON KETCHIE'S LANDMARK GALLERIES

212 N. Main Street

Cotton is well known in our area for his photograph, paintings, and he is an author too, a children’s Christmas Book is his latest!  They also carry handmade North Carolina pottery!

TROPICAL CONNECTIONS
230 N. Main Street

A gift store with lots of unique finds!

SUGARPOP'S
248 N. Main Street
With nearly 200 types of candy, 100 different types of eclectic sodas.

D.E. TURNER CO. HARDWARE
704-664-5145
111 N. Main Street

Great place to find some old fashioned toys like the radio flyer!

THE ENCHANTED OLIVE
119 N. Main Street

Perfect for gift giving and you too!  Olive oil, balsamic vinegar, spices and gifts!

JOHN FRANKLIN, LTD.
222 N. Main Street

The place for the well dressed man of any age.

L SQUARED
148 N. Main Street

Unique designer women’s clothes.

PEARLS BOUTIQUE
116 S. Main Street, Suite 102

Women’s clothing.

RUGS AND RELICS
112 S. Main Street

202 NORTH MAIN FINE WINES
202 N. Main Street

A great selection of wines, and they have music and wine tasting!

AMERICAN CLASSIC ANTIQUES

106 N. Broad Street.

CARRIAGE RIDE ANTIQUES
108 N. Broad Street

COTTAGE HOUSE ANTIQUES
102 N. Broad Street

PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS
162 N. Main Street

THE AISLE PAWN SHOP
216 N. Main Street

LOST N FOUND VINTAGE MALL
101 S Broad St.

FOUR CORNERS FRAMING AND GALLERY
126 S. Main Street

WHIT MILLER SHOE STORE AND REPAIR
Complete in-house shoe and leather repair. New shoe selection of; work, western boots and shoes, steel and non-steel. Mobile service available.

Special Event - SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21, 10-12 Deb North - The Secrets of Success!

We are so excited to have Deb North back again!

SECRETS OF SUCCESS -- USING THE RIGHT  STUFF

AND A TRUNK SHOW BY DEB NORTH, PFAFF Creative Consultant!  Saturday Nov 21 from 10 to 12.  We plan to start promptly at 10 am, so come a bit early so you don't miss anything.

 See the beautiful and inspiring Trunk Show samples personally crafted by Deb North from Pfaff.  

She will explain when and where to use which products.  Using the right stuff in the right places makes us look oh so good!

    

 In this lecture/demo you'll ga

in valuable insight into the proper use of stabilizers in combination with needles, thread and various fabrics.   Stabilizers are not just for embroidery!

See the new feet and hoops that make your creations so much easier!

Get answers to all of your questions from the expert - right on the spot. There will be something for everyone - the quilter, garment sewist, embroiderer, crafter!

Refreshments, door prizes and lots of fun!  

Space is limited so please sign up asap to reserve your place.  Once you sign up, please let us know ASAP if you are unable to attend, so someone else may attend IN your place.  

704-662-8660

AFTERNOON SESSION - DEMONSTRATIONS AND MAKE AND TAKE!

Stay for the afternoon session from 1-4 or drop in for demonstrations and Make and Takes!  Have a fun afternoon with us!  Bring your lunch and stay all day!  Try new rulers and notions!  Test out the newest feet!  See what surprises Deb has for us!  

You won't want to miss this fun day!

New Block of the Week Sampler - Shuffles by Moda - BUT there is a twist!

We know how much you love the weekly Bible Studies Block of the Week!

It's new and it's from Moda's Designers.  A new Block of the Week Sampler called Shuffles!  But there is a twist!

We are going to make samples in Grunge and Batiks!  If you'd like to follow along with us, just let us know and we can cut kits for you......or you can "dig" into your stash and bust out all those great fabrics!

So here how it works.................each week we will add 2-3 blocks into our weekly email. You will be able to click on the link and save your pattern to a place on your desktop. These patterns are only going to be in ONE e-mail and will not be repeated!

If you would like to follow along with the block of the month, you will need to open your email weekly to get the patterns.

You will link to this page to download your copy of the pattern!  

Each week a new set of patterns will be on this page and HERE IS THE TWIST ............ the previous week's patterns will DISAPPEAR AND WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE!

Here are the instructions on how to save them to your desktop.

First create a file (right click)  "new folder.........rename it "Sampler Shuffles".

Then click away from the file to save it!

Next click on the Sampler Block of the Week Page and it will enlarge.  You will find the separate page for the Sampler Shuffles Block of the Week across the top, with other page links.  Just click on the Shuffles Page!

Right click to "save image as" the document to your desktop and then to your folder that you names "Sampler Shuffles".  From here you can print it to start making your blocks, or save them for future use.....

Happy collecting and sewing!  Can't wait to see what you are doing!

Classes

Linda and Susan's classes are on the "October to December Classes" page tab above! 

Be sure to click on the page above for our classes!  It will open the class listing for the October to December Classes.   More will be added soon!  

All our classes will be in the evening or on Monday, until we move to a new location!  We reset the shop to a classroom, and we have fun!

Check our our schedule!  Step outside your comfort zone and try something new!   Lots of creative fun classes!

Change is Coming and It's A Good Thing!

So much has been happening around the Loft and now I can tell you all about it!   We are making changes for YOU and we are so excited about it!

We are moving!  

On a whim, I put my building up for sale....thought it would take years to sell it........but I was oh so wrong.  We had a flurry of activity and got an offer to purchase in three weeks.  We have kept "mum" about it until the "Due Diligence" period was over.  It is never a done deal until then!  So we are all set to close on August 28.  We are not closing Quilters Loft on August 28 as we will remain as a tenant.

I have located a new space, more parking, NO STAIRS, (yes we are tired of them too) better restaurants, larger, did I mention we will have parking........  AND handicap parking, right outside the door!!!!  It will be in Mooresville, but until I finish negotiating the lease, (I don't want to jinx it),  "mums" will be the word until the lease has been finalized.

After 13 years in one place, we have so much to clear out.  We are staying in the downstairs until December, at least that is the current plan .......... and may move sooner, depending on the readiness of the new space.

We have to clear out the entire upstairs by August 28, and put what we are keeping in storage.  (Ugh, we are not looking forward to that!)

For right now classes will be limited and in the evenings only.  We will have a brand new classroom in the new space!

We appreciate all the support you have given us over the years and we are so very excited to be moving out of downtown to a new space that will meet the needs of ALL our customers.    We appreciate your continued support  while we are in transition.

We will keep you posted!

Historic Club Starts March 14, 2015 at 9am

Historic Club
Meets Second Saturday of the Month - March 14 th to April 2016 
Club Leader:  Erica

Registration Fee: $25
Monthly Fee:  $19.99 (13 month program) Includes backing and binding!

The Historic Club has been meeting for 10 years!  Such a fun group, and oh so creative!  Many of the members have been coming since the start, and welcome new club members.

This year The Historic Club will be making a 13 Block Quilt called Penelope's Garden.  It is pieced and appliqued.  The center of the quilt has applique. ll the outside borders are pieced.  Penelope's garden is a striking 68 by 68 quilt designed by Jennifer Bosworth of Shabby Fabrics.

Each month you will receive the block pattern and the fabrics to make that month's block.

We will be using Moda's French General fabrics from their French General Favorites Line, with a mix of reds, grays, tans and some blue!  French General has reproduced fabrics from French antique fabrics!  The picture  is from the pattern cover.  (we will not be using these colors)

Benefits of Club Membership:

10% discount on Regular Priced Merchandise (excludes Kit Fees and registration) throughout the Club Year.  You will receive a membership card that you are responsible for showing when you purchase. (excludes classes and gift cards)
Refreshments
Show and Tell
Meeting New Friends
Monthly drawing for attendance
Year end gift basket drawing