Sue's News ~ May 2008

 This month we will be attending Quilt Market and taking a workshop
so no orders will be shipped May 15- May 26.
We will resume shipping on May 27.

I now have a blog at SueSpargo.blogspot.com
Please visit and share.

12 New Hand Dyed Wool Colors We now have 49 colors in our Earthworks Wool Color Line I will now be offering a Fat 1/24, Fat 1/16 and a fat 1/8 pack of all the colors. These are wonderful colors to add to your appliqué stash. I have also added a printable color card for your convenience. 49 Color Fat 1/24 pack Approx size 6 ” x 12” Price - $147.00 49 Color Fat 1/16 pack Approx size 8 ” x 12” Price – $196.00 49 Color Fat 1/8 pack Approx size 12.5” x 16” Price - $367.50

New book! 15 3-hour Mini Projects This book is filled with quick and easy projects to make for gifts for friends and family. Many of them are available as kits on the small gift kits page of the website. Book: $22.00

New Thread Club of the Month Cucirini Tre Stelle Egyptian Cotton Thread For the next 12 months I will be packaging up a hand picked color collection of my favorite 60wt cotton threads. Included each month will be six 110 yard spools of a particular color way. My students and I have used these threads for the months for appliqué of cottons and velvets and we love the quality. Sign up now for the autoship program Price $18.00/month for 12 months Or $18.00 for neutral pack

	More New 100% 24 wt Silk threads #340 Spice #95 Turquoise #253 Kelly Green #50 Sage Price $2.70

New Needle Threader This embroidery needle threader has a unique flat tip design for easy and smooth threading of thicker threads. It works very well with the wool thread as well as thicker yarns for couching using both #24 and #18 Chenille needles. Price $9.95

	New Fabric Bundles Fat 1/4 packs Ocean Spray - Price - $15.00 Sea Breeze - Price - $15.00 Dotty - Price - $15.00

New Fabric #126 Pixel Square Brown/Rust/Tan $8.75   #128 Kaffe Fassett Floral Brown/Green/Aqua $9.25 #127 Kaffe Fassett Stripe, Teal/Indigo $9.25   #129 Ginger Blossom Seafoam/Green/Cream/Brown $8.75

New book and quilt kit! Folklore Size: 48” x 46” This quilt was inspired by my many visits to the Folk-art Museum in New York City as well as my experiences as a child growing up in two countries in Southern Africa. The kit includes all hand dyed wool, some of my favorite cotton fabrics, hand dyed velvet, rick-rack and yarns as well as many beads and threads. As this is a complete kit it also includes backing, binding, batting and a hand stamped label. For your convenience we have also put together an optional wool thread pack to match all the hand dyed wools in the kit. Book: $25.00 Quilt kit: $450.00 (book not included) Wool thread pack: $147.00

New thread kit for Flowerbed Quilt Size: 31” x 38” New wool thread pack to match all the hand dyed wools in the kit. Wool thread pack: $126.00 Book: $22.00 Quilt kit: $275.00 (book not included)

The Embroidery Stitch Bible This is a wonderful spiral bound reference book for stitch embellishment. It contains over 200 stitches with easy-to-follow charts. Price: $29.95

	Folk-art Dreams CD Released at fall market my CD by Electric Quilt called ‘Folk-art Dreams’. This is a stand alone program which includes all 5 of my books along with inspirational pages of student quilts, fabric libraries, embellishments and tips working with color and wool. Wholesale and retail orders welcome. Price $29.95

Happenings during April

Where did April go!!!
It has been like a whirl wind, from Grand Island, Nebraska to Calgary and then Tipp City.

I am very privileged to meet such wonderfully creative and enthusiastic people. What a fabulous job I have!

I taught at the Prairie Pioneer Quilt Guild in Grand Island, Nebraska. We had a great class making the Early Pin Cushion and Fiddle Fern from kits that I provided. I was also fortunate to visit the newly opened Quilt Museum in Lincoln.

This was followed with a trip to ‘Out of Hand’ in Calgary.  What a treat Deirdre’s store is full of great textural fibers and unusual fabrics. I taught full classes for three days and was delighted to be invited back to teach in March 2009.

I have just returned home from our own retreat ‘Workt by Hand’ in Tipp City, Ohio. This was our fifth year with participants from as far as New Zealand and California. I do believe this was the ultimate. Our vision for this creative workshop was topped this year with unbelievable creativity. I am very excited as we have achieved our vision and goals and I know that this workshop will soar from now on. You just have to be there to know what I am talking about! Our dates for next year are April 23-25 and will be in Tipp City, Ohio.

I also started a blog at suespargo.blogspot.com I hope to post regularly and share new and exciting things.

Upcoming events in May

This month I will be teaching at the Oakland Country Quilt Guild in Rochester, Michigan and the Stitchin’ Post in Sisters OR.  

Later in the month Melissa, Michelle, Wendy and I will be attending quilt market in Portland OR. This will be followed by a well deserved break. We are taking a 5 day workshop with Kaffe Fassett and spending some girl time together with our friend Betty from Portland.

As no one will be home there will be now mailing of web orders May 15 through May 26. We will ship all outstanding orders on May 27. I will be picking up email while I am away.

Creative stitching