Thursday, January 26, 2017

3 Yards Is Plenty!

We are loving the convenience of the 3 Yard Quilts by Fabric Cafe!
Take 1 yard each of 3 fabrics and any of the many assorted patterns we have, and voila!
A nice lap size or kid size quilt!
We have bundled up some of our favorite coordinates to help you get started.  They range from cute little kid theme prints, to cozy up-north flannel, to pretty florals that would make a great comfort quilt.  Or, we can help you pick your own style!


 We have 4 booklets full of 3-yard designs, plus about a dozen individual patterns.  There are probably 2 or 3 that will catch your interest!

And we have samples of some of the quilts on display.
Any of the 3 yard bundles will work with any of the patterns, so the possibilities are endless!




You can try to choose just one, but chances are good that there are several 3-yard quilts in your future!

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Let's Get The Party Started!

We are kicking off our 20th Anniversary celebration on 
Friday, January 20!

It's time for little celebration of our years of business and our wonderful customers.
This is going to last all year long!  
Mark the 20th of each month on your calendar and 
plan to visit Bear Patch on those days.
Remember the saying "Measure twice, cut once"?
Wise advice, and now it will be easier 
with your new little blue Bear Patch ruler!



Everyone who comes to Bear Patch on 
Friday, January 20th, from 9am-5pm
can pick up a pretty new blue ruler.  
This is 1" x 6", the size of the ruler that 
I probably use more than any other.
So we hope to see you Friday!

One ruler per person, no purchase necessary!
Just show up and pick it up!
And stay tuned for our February surprise!

Call 651-429-1039 if you have any questions.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Our Fancy Forest Saga

Once upon a time, a year or so ago, I saw the Fancy Forest quilt by Elizabeth Hartman on display at Quilt Market.  It drew me in like a magnet.  A really strong magnet, like you might find if you have an MRI!  The pattern book came home with me, and taunted me from my collection of "Things I would make if only I had more than 24 hours in the day!". 


But, we all know that there are only 24 hours in a day.  Many more pressing things take priority over whimsical quilts that have lots and lots of pieces in them.  But I knew that if only I could make it, my little grandsons would think I was the most fabulous grandma ever!  I even tried to coax my own mom into taking on the project, just so it would get done and I would have a little part in it!  She didn't bite.

Then, along came the kits from Robert Kaufman Fabric!  This was really, really hard to resist!  The fact that I could have all the right colors in all the right places was such a temptation.  I'm generally not a person who goes with a kit, although since I've been working at Bear Patch and picking and choosing for kits, my thoughts on buying a kit have changed.  In this particular case, a big part of the attraction of this quilt is the range and shading of color groups.  Having all of that worked out by the designer was very compelling!

Then, along came Laurel, who was determined to make this quilt for a Bear Patch class!  I could maybe even use the class as motivation to make my own!
But, fate intervened, and Laurel had a great fall.  Unlike the nursery rhyme, Laurel will eventually be put all together again.  But it will be awhile before Laurel can put the Fancy Forest all together!  
So, we put on our thinking caps and came up with an alternative plan--it takes a village to pick up the pieces for Laurel!  Now, 3 more people have been sewing little forest animals from Laurel's beginnings, and our Fancy Forest Family is making a quilt!

Laurel made the Fancy Foxes before she had her great fall!

I stitched the Frances Fireflies--not butterflies, because these have a little white light on the tail!

Marlene finished up the Bunnies that Laurel had started.

Linda put together Hazel Hedgehog blocks.

I worked on the Allie the Owl blocks.

And Marlene made the Thistles!
We are so happy to now have all the blocks sewn, and ready to be finished next week when I have some serious sewing time!  We are starting our class in a couple of weeks, and we have a few spots open in either the 1PM or 6:30PM sessions.  And, we have kits!  So, whether or not you are in the class, this kit is available for purchase.  It includes the pattern ($24), and is $230.  This includes all of the coordinated colored fabrics for the blocks, the black and white used for accents, the Robert Kaufman's Essex yarn-dyed linen blend for the background, and fabric for binding.  That's a total of 17 3/8 yards of goodness!  The number of kits available does have a limit, so don't procrastinate too long on this one!  Call 651-429-1039 or email info@bearpatchquilting.com for more information!

Update: 1/20/17
All of the animals have come together! Yay!

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Winter Classes 2017

We have another full round of classes ready for our great customers!  We have been busy bees in the store since Christmas, with our clearance sale for 3 days, and then 3 days of inventory, changing displays, cleaning, new products, etc.  We are very happy to show our latest listing of classes, for complete information visit our website.  Here's a little sampling!
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