BoxArtists “Art with Heart” Open Studios

Stop by 100 Boxart St., Saturday, February 10, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. for a building-wide open house event. At Quilting with Margaret, Studio 265, make a fabric postcard for your favorite Valentine. These postcards can be mailed just like a regular postcards through the US Postal Service. I also have a selection of pre-made fabric postcards for purchase.

If you missed our Holiday Open House, this is a chance to stop by 100 Boxart St. and see what all of the BoxArtists are up to. Walk the building and visit the new studios of artists from all mediums. We won’t be having another building-wide open house until May 2024.

At Studio 265, Quilting with Margaret, in addition to the make-it-take-it Valentines Postcards, you will find Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day fabric pins and fabric wine bags. Or check out a selection of themed patterns for runners and quilts to celebrate the holidays. If you would rather not make a runner and prefer to buy a ready-made Valentines Day runner, I have those too.

Also, look through an assortment of fun gifts for your Valentine, like a pinup oven mitt, potholder, eyeglass case, key tag, purse, runner or quilt.

And, the Big Winter Fabric Sale continues through Saturday, February 10. A selection of fabrics regularly priced $8 - $10/yard are on sale for a limited time at $6 - $7.50/yard (or 25% off). This includes approximately half the fabric in the studio. I need room for new fabrics arriving soon! Studio 265 will be open Wednesday - Saturday this week from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. each day.

Stop by and see me. Shop small and support your local artists.

Local Quilt Shop Day, Jan. 27

This Saturday, January 27, is Local Quilt Shop Day. To celebrate, Quilting with Margaret’s Studio Shop will be having the final day of it’s Big January Sale. About half the fabric in the shop will be on sale 25% off. Now’s the time to get those quilt backings! There will be refreshments and a door prize drawing. Stop in and show your support for local quilt shops!

Also on Saturday, you can check out all of the new fabrics that have been arriving monthly. New in the shop are lots of Tula Pink’s Besties collection, some of her tiny beasts and large and small dots. Another Freespirit fabric just in is a Kaffe Fassett extra-wide backing fabric “Onion Rings,” black swirls on a white background.

Just starting to come in are fabrics from the Seattle based fabric company Clothworks. “Cheers!” is a fun wine themed fabric. Also recently in is several bolts of the Clothworks line, “Mystical Sunshine” which may be great to make a quilt to celebrate the Total Solar Eclipse in April. In a couple of months I will be getting the entire “Alcohol Inks” line which are similar to batiks, but are digitally printed. I am excited about caring these digitally printed fabrics from the west coast company Clothworks.

Another “new to the shop” fabric company, Cloud 9, features 100% organic cotton fabrics. Their line “Dog Days of Summer” just came in this month. It would make a fabulous baby or kids quilt with funny dogs sunning themselves on the beach.

So stop by 100 Boxart St., Studio 265 Saturday, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., support your local quilt shop, buy some fabric and help Quilting with Margaret make room for more new fabrics coming in soon. See you Saturday!

Here’s a preview of what’s on sale:
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More Holiday Hours Added

I want to take a moment to say “Thank You!” to everyone who stopped by my new studio at 100 Boxart St. (in Charlotte) over the past month. It was great to see everyone and show you my new space. The holidays have been busy this year at Quilting with Margaret and the Boxart Building. We all appreciate you shopping local.

And since I have had several people ask if I had any more hours planned, I decided to open for Second Saturday, Dec. 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. I will also be in the studio at various times over the next couple of weeks, so give me a call (831-2566) if you would like to stop by after this Saturday. I will be happy to be open by appointment.

I still have potholders, oven mitts, coaster sets, and a few holiday runners left. Also, I just got some “Country Cardinals” fabric in, which is the fabric I used to make the runner pictured above. I love the cardinals and snowy pine trees in this fabric. It would make a wonderful holiday runner, but you could leave it out all winter.

And as a gift to everyone who buys a yard of one of these fabrics, I will give you a FREE Easy Tablerunner & Placemat pattern to make this fun tablerunner from the border stripe fabric (or any other border stripe fabric). There’s still time to make a few of these quick runners as gifts.

December First Saturday at BoxArt

Thanks to all of you who stopped by the BoxArt Building this past weekend to see our new artist studios. But if you missed this first annual event, many of the BoxArtists will also be open on First Saturday, December 2, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. So there is still time to visit Rochester’s latest building of artist studios before the holidays.

I will be open in studio #265, and still have lots of fun potholders and coaster sets for the perfect hostess gift or stocking stuffer. I also have many new table runners, including a wine-themed, coffee-themed, holiday and modern runners.

Also, just in are about 30 bolts of Tula Pink fabrics, including prints from the “Besties",” “Tiny Beasts” and “Everglow” lines. From Clothworks there are fabrics from the “Mystical Sunshine” and “Cheers!” collections. Plus some new winter/holiday fabric called “Country Cardinal” by Wilmington Prints which feature red barns, pine trees and cardinals in the snow.

Other studios include mixed media, fine arts, jewelry, fiber arts and ceramics. Stop by these working studios and see what the BoxArtists are up to. We are easy to find, just off Lake Ave. in Charlotte at 100 Boxart St. Turn off Lake onto Boxart St. and go straight into the parking lot at the stop sign. The main entrance is the double glass doors. There is a map of the building and a directory in the lobby.