May Newsletter
HAPPY MAY!
It's the height of springtime in Elkins and we're excited to see downtown Elkins bustling with activity. Ramps and Rails Fest took over Town Square last weekend, and we enjoyed seeing new faces coming in the door. (We also enjoyed trying a feast of ramp-y foods, from cachapas to cotton candy!) The scenic train season is getting back into the swing of things over at the Depot. We love showing train riders our selection of train fabrics! The return of Elkins Main Street's First Friday event series is bringing even more people downtown. Come out this weekend and enjoy seed-planting, horse-petting, a sidewalk chalk contest, and performances from DJ KSwift and D&E's Appalachian Ensemble.
Get ready for summer with flag fabrics, ginghams, gauzes, and all kinds of bright and colorful quilting fabrics! We're loving the warmer weather, and enjoying our new line of knit fabrics for making breezy tees, swing tops, and more.
We joke that winter is quilt season, but there are plenty of reasons to keep sewing well into the summer. Stop in and get ideas for clothing, backpacks, market totes, gardening aprons, and more! Make a quilted picnic blanket or colorful table runner. We have fresh fabric and ideas for all of your quilting and sewing needs.
Consider joining us for one of our monthly classes. Whether you're an expert or a beginner, we've got a class for you! See our class schedule below for more info, and as always, feel free to give us a call at 304-636-9480 for details!
It's the height of springtime in Elkins and we're excited to see downtown Elkins bustling with activity. Ramps and Rails Fest took over Town Square last weekend, and we enjoyed seeing new faces coming in the door. (We also enjoyed trying a feast of ramp-y foods, from cachapas to cotton candy!) The scenic train season is getting back into the swing of things over at the Depot. We love showing train riders our selection of train fabrics! The return of Elkins Main Street's First Friday event series is bringing even more people downtown. Come out this weekend and enjoy seed-planting, horse-petting, a sidewalk chalk contest, and performances from DJ KSwift and D&E's Appalachian Ensemble.
Get ready for summer with flag fabrics, ginghams, gauzes, and all kinds of bright and colorful quilting fabrics! We're loving the warmer weather, and enjoying our new line of knit fabrics for making breezy tees, swing tops, and more.
We joke that winter is quilt season, but there are plenty of reasons to keep sewing well into the summer. Stop in and get ideas for clothing, backpacks, market totes, gardening aprons, and more! Make a quilted picnic blanket or colorful table runner. We have fresh fabric and ideas for all of your quilting and sewing needs.
Consider joining us for one of our monthly classes. Whether you're an expert or a beginner, we've got a class for you! See our class schedule below for more info, and as always, feel free to give us a call at 304-636-9480 for details!
United Way Quilt Block
Challenge Winners!
Congratulations to this year's United Way Quilt Block Challenge Winners!
Pieced Category
1st Place: Margy Burns
1st Place: Margy Burns
2nd Place: Nancy Goerlich
3rd Place: Katie Morvay
Applique Category
1st Place: Jo Conway
2nd Place: Laura Simons
Embroidery Category
1st Place: Nancy Goerlich
2nd Place: Darlene Lindsay
Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed a quilt block. They're all beautiful and we can't wait to see the finished quilt come together!
West Virginia Memories
Block of the Month
Join us for West Virginia Memories, our Block of the Month quilting class! Feel free to join in...We can catch you up during our Second Saturday Sewing Studio! Stop by the store to see our sample quilt and give us a call for more details or to sign up: 304-636-9480.
Mountain State Forest Festival
Queen's Quilt Block Challenge
Mountain State Forest Festival Queen's Quilt Block challenge kits are now available! Make a pieced, appliqued, or embroidered block for our Forest Festival Queen's Quilt. The top three blocks in each category will get gift cards to ESC! Drop by the store to pick up a kit.
Kid and Teen Quilt Camps!
Our Kids and Teens Quilt Camps are back for the summer. Kids can choose between a 1-3 or 3-5 class time from July 8th-12th, and Teens will make quilts from July 15th-19th. Give us a call for more info or to sign your child up. Spaces are limited, so act fast!
APRIL SCRAPBOOK
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| Kathryn's excited for Springtime and Girl Scouts fabric! |
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| We're so proud of Jansen, who sold bowl koozies to raise money for his new sewing machine! |
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| Congrats to our Beginning Quilting class for finishing their first wallhangings!! |
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| More of our Beginning Quilting students! |
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| We LOVE Valerie's appliqued self-portrait of her and three friends! |
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| Jonathan and his amazing orange quilt! |
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| Orange quilts seem to be a theme! Here's Marge's finished Hoopsisters quilt. |
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| Another quilt by Marge! |
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| Diana showing us her new harvest apron! |
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| Katie's award-winning wallhangings! |
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| Linda's first Stack and Whack Quilt! |
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| Bonne's Quilt of Valor! |
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| Kitty's Hawaiian Batik Quilt! |
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| Kitty's completed Lori Holt's Quilty Fun sampler quilt! |
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| Kitty's In-Progress Lori Holt Christmas Quilt |
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| Marge's Embroidery Applique Quilt! |
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| Donna's Machine Applique Wallhanging! |
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| Emily's Lori Holt typewriter wallhanging! |
For more info on any of our upcoming events, please call Elkins Sewing Center at 304-636-9480. You can find us online on Facebook (Elkins Sewing Center) and Instagram (@elkinssewingcenter), check out our website at elkinssewingcenter.com, and email us at elkinssewingcenter@gmail.com. Until next time,
May Your Bobbins Always Be Full.
--Your Friends at ESC
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