The Fabric Cupboard (22 Brandon St. Moncton) now carries Sue Spargo 100% premium grade Australian Merino wool. This richly dyed luxurious wool is available in 60 vibrant colours with unparalleled colourfastness.
Just look at those rich colours!!! Yummy!
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Complementing this irresistable wool fabric is Ellana 12 weight 50/50 merino wool/acrylic blend thread also from Sue Spargo. Engineered and finished to the highest quality standard, Ellana is very user friendly and the perfect wool thread for hand appliqué, wool appliqué and machine work. It is fray resistant, has significantly less fuzz and unparalleled smoothness.
If you travel a little further to Port Elgin area, Spruce It Up Quilt Shop (2063 Route 960) is also carrying Sue Spargo wools and some of her threads- Eleganza, Dazzle and Razzle as well as Valdani perle cottons. Lorette is now dyeing her own wool and also offers repurposed wools in many different colours and textures. Wool yardage in white, natural and black is available as well. Books by Sue Spargo and Wendy Williams will give you further inspiration.
Of course, a visit to www.suespargo.com is the ultimate inspiration if you are interested in wool appliqué. Oh the COLOURS!! I am drooling on my keyboard...
If you are on Facebook, you might consider joining the new FB group Canadian Wool Appliqué - lots of ideas, inspiration, help and encouragement offered there whether you are new or experienced!
Have you been to St. Andrews this summer? If so you might have found a new quilt shop - The Wee Fabric Shop at 209 Water Street. It's actually just off Water Street, between The Red Herring Pub and the Seasons By The Sea Bistro (stand on Water St. with The Red Herring Pub on your left and walk towards the water.) They carry Kona solids, Riley Blake, Tilda, and Robert Kaufman among others, precuts, Mettler and Aurifil thread, and a good variety of notions. You can visit from your armchair by clicking here.
Are you a CQA member? Do you enjoy a good mystery? If so you may want to join the CQA/ACC Member Mystery Quilt. The fun starts tomorrow, Sept. 2, when the complete list of fabric requirements will be posted. Six monthly installments with step by step instructions and full colour diagrams will follow in PDF format. Check it out here.
Have you been missing visits to quilt shows this summer? Here's an opportunity to visit a big show from the comfort of your own computer screen. Due to the Covid pandemic, The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show is going virtual- it will be a free online-exclusive virtual experience this Sept. 10-12. Free registration is now open at quiltshow.com You must register to "attend" and you'll be able to view the quilt exhibits, attend lectures, browse the virtual vendor mall, and watch an exclusive sneak preview of PBS Wisconsin's new documentary Nancy Zieman: Extraordinary Grace. Don't wait, register now!
