What's Happening At Zoe's Trunk

Thursday, November 20th is Zoe's Trunk National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Sale and we are cleaning out our leftovers. All precut fabric is 40% off. Hurry in to get in on this great chance to add lots of great fabric to your supply at a great price. Precut fabrics include fat-quarters, fat-halves, fat-eighths, End Of Bolt, and 1 yard cuts.

Zoe’s Trunkshow- Throughout the month of December we will feature the quilts of Tammy Kelly,  Arizona quilt designer, from her new book “Quiltastic Curves”.  December 6th, Tammy will be teaching a class for “Stars ‘n Curve” from 10AM to 4 PM, $60.00.  Sign up for this class quickly as space is limited.  Tammy will be available to sign her book throughout the day.

Be sure to check our current class schedule here.

Quilt History has been moved to the 3rd Thursday, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM for the months of November & December. Join us on November 20th to discuss the Westward Movement, the women and the quilts they made.

Monday, November 17th, the Applique Block of the Month group gets started on the beautiful "Bouquets For a New Day" from The Quilt Show. The group meets from 6 PM to 9 PM.

Friday, November 21st join the Crazy Quilt Club. We share ideas, fabrics and techniques to make those stunning quilts of the late 1900s. The group starts at 6 PM. Join us to get started or work on your own Crazy Quilt.

November 18th, Rebecca Biever will show us how to create our own quilting stencils to finish our beautiful quilts. This class starts at 2 PM. She will show us how to use lots of sources to increase our quilt stencil library.

The holidays are fast approaching and you probably need to get something wonderful made for a gift or to decorate your home - let us help.  Beginning this Saturday, October 25, all Halloween and Christmas fabric will be 40% off!  We have a great selection!

"Mastering Machine Applique" by Harriet Hargrave

Create your own machine appliqué masterpieces with this newly updated classic. Expert Harriet Hargrave has taught thousands of quilters how to produce top-quality work. Now you can learn all of her tricks and tips, including new processes and products that have emerged since the original publication of "Mastering Machine Appliqué." Harriet helps resolve every conceivable issue with machine appliqué - and that makes you an up-and-coming expert, too!

• Easy exercises let you practice your new skills - then create wonderful quilts and gifts you’ll be proud to show off!
• Covers everything you need to get started, from sewing machine basics to satin stitch and much, much more
• Harriet takes you through each technique step by step, teaching top-level skills and heading off potential problems as you go
• Learn how to choose (and use!) the right needles, threads, fusibles, and stabilizers

Amy Butler's "little stitches for little ones"

In this lavishly illustrated collection, designer Amy Butler presents 20 charming, contemporary projects for the nursery and beyond. There's a snuggly wrap blanket, imaginative plush toys, bright diaper bags, handy travel bibs, and much more. Our innovative packaging makes for easy use—7 pattern sheets are neatly tucked into a folder on the inside cover while lay-flat, spiral binding makes for easy reference while sewing. Beautiful photos inspire, while illustrations and simple instructions explain the techniques.

"The Crazy Quilt Handbook" by Judith Baker Montano

• Compact, take-anywhere guide to more than 180 stitches and stitch combinations for hand embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery, and crazy quilting

• Beautifully illustrated in full color for both left- and right-handers

• Alphabetical stitch listing and illustrated category index make any stitch easy to find

• Handy chart shows which needles to use with various threads and yarns

• Essential tool for any needleworker or quilter who wants to enhance a sewing project with hand embroidery

Fiber artist Judith Baker Montano is back with this handy little reference guide that belongs in every needleworker's sewing basket. You can always find the perfect stitch for your project, with dozens of flat, linked, cross, looped, composite, floral, and silk ribbon stitches to choose from.