Marvelous Mathilda - A Gastlies Event

Marvelous Mathilda and Friends Paper Piecing Class Party
Saturday October 13,  11-3
Class Fee: $30
Instructor: Linda Bryant

Pssst!  Look!

It's a class?  Or a Party? 
It's a little of both!  Join us as we celebrate the arrival of our beloved Gastlies fabric with a special Coffin Hexie paper piecing class.

Carla will transform the classroom into Matilda's parlor just for this class and will have aculdron full of surprises.

Linda Bryant will be the guest of honor as she guides students with tips and tricks for paper piecing, whether you are piecing coffins or other hexies.

She will demo how to do a good portion of the piecing by machine rather than hand - a nice treat for those of us whose hands don't cooperate as well a they once did.  You do not need to bring a machine .... we will have some set up for you!

To sign up now, call the Mathilda's special novice, Carla.  And stay tuned for more information as the date creeps closer.

Samples coming soon..................

QUILT MARKET - Sample Quilt Sale Friday July 6 to Sunday July 8

So many have asked "do you sell your quilts?"  I've always smiled and said no, I can't part with them yet.

Well after 16 years, yes it will be 16 years in September, I am finally ready to move them to a new home.  Don't worry, I saved my favorites, and tried to save more, but my friends won't let me............  I just can't hoard them any more!

So far we have cataloged over 150 quilts!  Oh and there are still more!  We are still looking in every nook and cranny to find them .......

So what will you find in the "Quilt Market?"  All shapes and sizes, colors, themes, such as Thimbleberries, children's, lap, Laurel Burch, Batiks........... did I mention we have over 150?  Also lots of handbags, and small items too!  It was like going thru history looking through all the boxes and boxes of hidden jems!

So here are the details of our big Quilt Sale!  

Pickle Pie Hoop Envy Embroidery Club

Hoop Envy Embroidery Club

Meets the Second Thursday of the Month

Starts May 10, 11-3

Month Fee $40  includes the monthly design (retails $29.99)

Instructor: Erica Ransom

If you have never done a "in the hoop" project, you will love it.  Dust off those embroidery machines and come have some fun.  It's a great way to get to know your machine again.

Hoop Envy is a Embroidery Club designed by Pickle Pie.    These are fun "in the hoop" projects.  

Each month features a new contemporary, sophisticated design, that will appeal to sewists of all ages.

Each month's EXCLUSIVE Design CD features an irresistible project in three hoop sizes so ALL embroidery machine owners can join in on the fun!

Depending on the project, you will go home with a completed project ready to use or to gift.  

You must sign up and pay in advance for the monthly class.  There is a limited number of spaces since this is hands on program.

May's Project

An easy introduction to an "in the hoop" projects.

Create fun cozies to keep your hot beverages hot!  Designs included are for coffee, tea, and hot cocoa.   There are matching mug rugs and designs for tea towels too.

This will be so much fun that you will fall in love with your embroidery machine again.

MEET THE TEACHER - WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTION - THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8TH, 6PM

Please come to the Meet the Teacher's Reception for a fun evening with our teachers, on Thursday Feb 8 at 6pm.   They will be previewing their classes and it's a fun evening.

Click on the Classes Tab above to view the classes.  Lots of new fun classes.

We will have Wine and refreshments.  Door Prizes and Specials in the Store.  

Please call 704-662-8660 and reserve your seat so we know how many are coming.  We would like to have enough refreshments for everyone!  There is no charge for attending!

Will you be the one to win a Gift Card to the Store!

Door will be open at 5:30 and the Event will start at 6pm.

Quilters Loft Closed Today!

I hope you enjoyed the beautiful snowfall we had yesterday.  In Mooresville we got 6 inches!  Needless to say we are closed due to the snow. 

Here is a view from my backyard.  Isn't it lovely!  My driveway is so steep, I won't be going anywhere today!  I took the pups in the backyard to see how they liked the snow.  Trigger loved it and ran around like a wild man ...... Callie, not so much.  She wanted to get back in to play with her ball.  She is all about the ball and doesn't care for the snow!

We will reopen tomorrow as I am sure the roads will be good after all this beautiful sunshine.

Enjoy your day!  If you have to be out and about, please be safe!

Thursday morning sunshine!

Indulge Your Creative Mind! Experience the creative icon! Sat Dec 2, 10-4p

Experience a fun filled day with our Gina Hodges Pfaff Creative Consultant, in our "try before you buy event"!  

FOUNDED IN GERMANY. DESIGNED FOR THE ARTISAN. BUILT TO PERFECTION.

You are your truest source of inspiration. You have the confidence to let your imagination run free. You strive for mastery of your craft.

And you are the reason they designed the PFAFF creative icon sewing and embroidery machine, a high-performance instrument worthy of your artistic ambitions.

Seamless connectivity. Unparalleled power. Maximum workspace. Impeccable results. The PFAFF creative icon sewing and embroidery machine. It’s where perfection meets freedom!

Click on the link to explore more features!

http://www.pfaff.com/en-US/Machines/creative-icon

The Event - Creativity Unleashed = Indulge your creative mind!

Indulge your creative mind!  This is the perfect time to try the Creative icon, and see where your creativity takes you!

Hands on experience with the newest most innovative sewing and embroidery machine in the sewing industry.  

Experience the essence of PFAFF with the creative icon sewing and embroidery machine.

Explore innovative stitch techniques and bring perfection to your sewing and embroidery while you make an Accordion Folded Bag as you experience everything the PFAFF creative icon has to offer! 


This is a 6 hr. event that you won’t want to miss!

We will break for a 30 minute lunch.   Bring a brown bag (we have a fridge) or visit one of the local places.  We will have snacks and refreshments!

Just bring your basic sewing supplies - scissors, seam ripper and pins.

All project materials are included.

This is a great opportunity to experience the power of creativity on the newest PFAFF creative icon, sewing and embroidery machine.

Class is for those who do not currently own the creative icon!

Saturday Dec 2, 10:30 to 4pm
Kit $15
Class $10

Benefits of buying at a "Try before you Buy"  Event!

Special Pricing
72 months 0% financing
Pfaff Perfection Package Valued at $607
Monthly Creative icon club exclusive to Quilters Loft Company icon owners.

Gina Colleen Hodges Bio

Gina’s passion for quilting and all things embroidery is contagious.

That passion takes on the form of inspiring consumers to explore their own creativity

Through the world of sewing. Gina’s philosophy is simply, we should all be having fun

Creating and blessing others with our creations.

So whether she is adding embroidery to clothing or her quilts, she aspires to inspire others.

She is an award winning quilter with a background in interior design, and loves to share

All the tips to make consumers successful too.

Gina’s passion expands to home décor, linens, dolls and so much  more.

Special Training & Accreditations:

• Accredited Jenny Haskins Tutor and Educator

• Accredited Jenny Haskins Quilting Tutor

• Licensed Martha  Pullen    Teacher

• Certified in Home Interior Design, Business Management and Upholstery

PFAFF CREATIVE ICON - The Pre-sale ends September 30, 2017!

 The Pfaff Creative ICON will be here in early October.   

Be the first to own the newest, most advanced and most anticipated sewing and embroidery machine EVER!

We are taking pre-orders NOW!  Place your order before August 31, with a $500 deposit and you will be guaranteed the first delivery in October.  The earlier you make a deposit, the better your chance to receive the Perfection Gift Package.  There is a limited supply!



PLUS:

PFAFF's Perfection Gift Package! (Valued at $2,500)  While quantities last!  

Perfection Gift Package includes:

• Exclusively designed Swarovski bracelet
• Crystal lanyard with custom PFAFF snip
• Premium PFAFF Scissor gift set
• INSPIRA Stabilizer 3-pack gift set
• USB stick with 12 unique designs
• Collection of more than 500 embroidery designs
• Luxury embroidery thread gift set in the creative ICON sewing and embroidery machine palette
• Spacious PFAFF Premium Roller Bag

Quilters Loft will be offering great trade in values on machines purchased at the Quilters Loft.  

Pfaff will be offering 72 Months (same as cash) 0% financing for those who qualify! 

Once the Pre-sale is over on September 30, 2017, the $2,500 Pfaff Perfection Package will be gone! gone! gone!

After the ICON launch will have a gift package worth $607.00 instead of the pre-sale Pfaff Perfection Package of $2,500.

Great pricing, financing and the Perfection Gift Package are only available for Pre-sale! 

If you are interested, stop in before September 30 to take advantage of the Pre-sale!

Pre-sale customers will be the first to receive the new machine!    

Meet the Teacher Reception Thursday August 17, 2017

Come to the Meet the Teacher Wine and Cheese Reception on Thursday August 17, 2017.

We will be showing the fall/winter class samples.  Susan, Linda, Judy and Martha will be there to answer any questions you have regarding their classes.

Lots of fun, refreshments and door prizes.  We will have a special during the Meet the Teacher Event!

SEWING AND EMBROIDERY RETREAT IN OLD SALEM

Retreat in Old Salem at the Historic Brookstown Inn. 
A short stroll to Old Salem, Museums, Gardens and MESDA, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts.

Join us for our first sewing, quilting and embroidery retreat!  

It's a weekend of fun with a focus on embroidery!  

But you don't have to do embroidery or have an embroidery machine.  We have a couple of fun projects planned.  You can participate if you like or just work on your own projects.

Bring your time out projects, new projects and just having a relaxing weekend.  

Bring your Hoop Sisters UFO, embroidery UFO's, and sewing and quilting projects on time out!  

A great place to get together with friends from all over the country.  I met my friend Anne there, who came from Canada to one of the retreats.  We had a blast!

Demos, food, fun, and a great weekend of sewing!  Stay up to late!  Explore Old Salem.  We will have lunch on one of the days at the Old Tavern Inn.  Great food!  One of my favorite places in Old Salem.

Prepare to be pampered!   Click below to view all the details!

CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE RETREAT DETAILS!

Historic Brookstown Inn

One of the Historic Rooms

Morning Breakfast Room

Historic Old Salem

Welcome Martha Hannah -New Teacher

Quilters Loft would like to welcome Martha Hannah to the teaching staff.

Martha learned to sew Barbie clothes at a young age and then began sewing my own “Brady Bunch” knit clothing in the 70’s; making my own adult clothing and progressing to make clothing for my children. 

In the year 2000 she sought out a quilting class as a form of stress relief from a very demanding job.  The rest is a future of falling in love with color and fabric, passion for new patterns and projects, and loving every stitch.  When asked how she could be a wife and mother, and have a job, and have time to sew, she reply that sewing and quilting feeds my soul.  

Teaching others to quilt allows her to meet wonderful people who share her passion.    Martha loves to teach beginners to quilt.  Martha would say that while she enjoy making quilts, she loves smaller projects like table runners, wall hangings and other sewn items.  

A student recently commented to me that these small projects help beginners to develop their skills and develop confidence to grow as a quilter.  

Martha is grateful to the Quilter’s Loft for allowing her to share in the joy and fun that come with this wonderful craft that provides joy to the maker and provide love to the recipient of a quilted item. 

Martha has scheduled two classes for the upcoming schedule.  A fun Runaround Bag and the "Club Sandwich" tablerunner!  Look for her classes in the upcoming schedule of classes.

Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is all about the LOVE!  

At Quilters Loft we LOVE quilting and most of all we LOVE, LOVE LOVE our quilting and sewing friends .............. so we have a special treat for you!

Stop in on Tuesday February 14, and get a special Valentine's Card from us!  See what's inside for a special treat for you for Valentine's Day from us!  Aubrey searched far and wide to find the perfect cards ........  I haven't even seen them!

It's just another way we'd love to show our customer friends how much WE LOVE YOU!

We tried to find a "hunky" man to give out flowers and hugs............. but they were fresh out! 

 

Oh and we do have another treat, but you'll just have to stop in and see!

"It takes a spool of thread" Shop Small this Season

Are you shopping "Small" this Season?

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 around town!

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.............

Some of Our Favorite Small Businesses!


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  Retiring Soon!

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.

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

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. 

FLASH! FLASH! IT'S A 4 HOUR CLASSROOM SALE!!!! TODAY STARTS AT 4PM

FLASH!  FLASH!   FLASH!

WE ARE MAKING ROOM FOR MORE!

WE ARE MOVING ALL OUR SALE ITEMS TO THE CLASSROOM FOR A ONE TIME 4 HOUR EVENT!

THIS THURSDAY OCTOBER 13, FROM 4-8!

THIS IS A CASH AND CHECK ONLY EVENT!!

PLEASE NO CREDIT CARDS !!!!!!!!!!!!

ALL SALES ARE FINAL!!!!!!!!

WE ARE CLOSING OUT THREADS, NOTIONS, PATTERNS, FABRICS AND MORE!

GOT AN OLDER PFAFF MACHINE?
We are clearing out ALL the older machine accessories, hoops and more!

WE ARE REORGANIZING THE STORE.   I'M GOING TO QUILT MARKET IN TWO WEEKS AND WE NEED ROOM FOR MORE NEW ITEMS!  

GATHER YOUR FRIENDS AND HEAD ON UP TO THE LOFT.  DOORS TO THE CLASSROOM OPEN AT 4 PM.  EVERYONE GETS A FAIR CHANCE!!!!

IT IS OUR 14TH ANNIVERSARY ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Wow, 14 years!  September 13 marks our 14th Anniversary as a Quilt Shop!  On October 24, we will also have another Anniversary as a Pfaff Dealer for the past 12 years.........

We have come a long way and have met so many wonderful quilting, sewing and embroidery enthusiasts over the years!  

We loved our old building downtown, but the logistics of a downtown location made it difficult for some of our customers, especially the lack of parking.  

Our new location is so much easier, right off Exit 33, with lots of parking and no stairs!  It is great to see so many of our older customers coming back again because they can now park right outside the front door, and it's so much easier for them.  We have a nice classroom and have some great teachers!

We love seeing you and your creations and helping you with your project needs.  

All of our success is because of our great customers, who have supported us all these years.  We continue to strive to offer great products in sewing, quilting and embroidery to meet your needs.   We appreciate all your support as we know there are many, many  places you can buy products to support your hobby! 

Come celebrate with us on Saturday September 17, at 1PM for cake, ice cream and punch!  We will have specials, thru out the store all week to celebrate our 14th anniversary.

Come join us and celebrate many more years to come!   We are your local Quilt Shop and we are here for you!

IT IS OUR 14TH ANNIVERSARY ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Wow, 14 years!  September 13 marks our 14th Anniversary as a Quilt Shop!  On October 24, we will also have another Anniversary as a Pfaff Dealer for the past 12 years.........

We have come a long way and have met so many wonderful quilting, sewing and embroidery enthusiasts over the years!  

We loved our old building downtown, but the logistics of a downtown location made it difficult for some of our customers, especially the lack of parking.  

Our new location is so much easier, right off Exit 33, with lots of parking and no stairs!  It is great to see so many of our older customers coming back again because they can now park right outside the front door, and it's so much easier for them.  We have a nice classroom and have some great teachers!

We love seeing you and your creations and helping you with your project needs.  

All of our success is because of our great customers, who have supported us all these years.  We continue to strive to offer great products in sewing, quilting and embroidery to meet your needs.   We appreciate all your support as we know there are many, many  places you can buy products to support your hobby! 

Come celebrate with us on Saturday September 17, at 1PM for cake, ice cream and punch!  We will have specials, thru out the store all week to celebrate our 14th anniversary.

Come join us and celebrate many more years to come!   We are your local Quilt Shop and we are here for you!

MOTHER'S DAY MAKE AND TAKE!

We love, love, love doing something special for Mother's Day.  After all where would we be without them!

So many people asked how to make our Sunflowers that we had in our downtown store in the window.  They were so fun to make!

So we have adapted them to make a cute flower for Mother's Day.

Stop in Friday May 6, and Saturday May 7, 2016 from 11-4.

You don't need to bring anything ........... we will have kits for you to choose from and you will using our machines.  We have several machines set up for the different steps.  Kind of a "round robin"!

We will have refreshments too!  Who doesn't like cookies and cupcakes!!

While I was Cleaning out the Freezer!

Funny what you think about as you are doing a bit of cleaning up!   So yesterday I decided to see what was lurking in my freezer as it was so packed that I couldn't add another thing.  Most of the items were freezer burned (not enough cooking I guess) and there were some things going back to 2011.  I guess I have not been rotating my stock!

As I was cleaning out, thread came to my mind.   (What a funny thing to think about cleaning the freezer!)   How often do you rotate your stock of threads?  Did you know that thread has a "shelf life"?

In the shop we rotate our threads as we purchase them.  The newest always go in back!   

My suggestion for threads is to date the spool when you purchase it.  I have lots of threads that have never been used yet,  so dating would be helpful!  It is hard to say what a "shelf life" of any particular thread is.  But if you have lots of breakage or you can break it easily when tugging on it,  it's old and won't hold up to the speed of the machine!

Of course, all this depends on how you store it also. 

Other things that lead to thread breakage is a dull needle or a needle with a "burr".   And sometimes you just need a good annual service.  Even if you haven't used your machine frequently, it still needs an annual services as the internal workings need to be refreshed, and cleaned out!   Oh and don't forget to run your "zig zag" stitch to keep your "side motion" from freezing up.  Many of us only straight stitch and you want those decorative stitches to work, when you need them.  All functions need to be used periodically.

It is recommended that you change your needle after 8 hours of sewing, or after you finish one quilt.  Lets face it....  we don't always sew continuously so 8 hours of sewing time could be several days, weeks or in my case months!   

If you hear a "tap, tap, tap"  from the needle plate area, it usually means your needle is dull................time to change!

OPEN HOUSE FRIDAY APRIL 22 AND SATURDAY APRIL 23

Come in for a peek at what is new at the Quilters Loft besides the new location!

Events Friday April 22 from 6-8 pm  

Deb North, a Pfaff Creative Consultant, will be here to show you a totally awesome Trunk Show of wonderful inspirational ideas.  She has unique ways to put it all together with different fabric combinations, embellishments using really Cool Tools!

It's a wine and cheese event on Friday Night!  It's "Party Time"!  Enter to win some  great prizes!

Call now to reserve your space!  It is great to know how many are coming, so we can plan better!  We don't want to run out of goodies!

Events Saturday April 23, Two sessions (repeated)

Morning 10am to 12 noon

Afternoon 2 pm to 4 pm

As you making this beautiful travel/spa bag you will be using our beautiful Pfaff sewing or  embroidery machine of your dreams.  

Deb will show and tell you about the wonderful features of each machine as you embellish your take home gift!  Best of all you get to pick your decorative stitches too.  You will be making it "your own style" with a little assistance from Deb and Aubrey!

Also for those of who who come Friday night you saw the ideas now you see how to use really cool tools including rulers, pens, markers and more.

You don't have to bring anything but yourself and a pair of snips.  We provide all the rest! You will be making your Spa Bag "round robin style" as you use each machine's special features!

There will be two sessions:  Seating is limited so please reserve your place!

Morning 10-12 noon

Afternoon 2-4 pm

It's $20 to reserve your place ($30 retail for the spa bag) and we will give you a $20 coupon back after you complete your bag.  Sorry there are no refunds or coupon for "no shows"!

Now taking Applications for Sewing Machine Sales!

Quilters Loft is now accepting applications for part time Sales Associate, for our sewing machine sales department.

The position requires a candidate who can work independently, flexible, exceptional customer service, and have a strong knowledge of sales. Must be a team player. 

Sewing, Quilting, Machine Embroidery, computer software skills, and knowledge of Pfaff Sewing Machines and marketing a plus!

Additional position requirements:

Ability to work Tuesday to Saturday

Ability to lift 30 - 50 pounds or more

Excellent math skills

Knowledge of computer POS systems and  Microsoft windows

Ability to teach Classes for all products

Ability to travel to shows and customer homes when needed.

Ability to work overtime on short notice when needed.

We will train for the position if you meet most of the qualifications.

Please send resume to:

Erica Ransom, President/Owner

Quilters Loft Company

109 Professional Park Drive, Suite 103

 Mooresville, NC 28117
704-662-8660

You may also come in and complete an application if you do not have a current resume.