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The fifth saturday challenge is here for the last time this year.... Come spend the day with us, laughing and admiring the beautiful works that people have done with their last fifth saturday challenge! Make it your new years resolution to spend some more time with us at one stitch two stitch and sew some more! We know fabric is your passion as much as it is ours!

Come visit us on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10-4 for Free Open Sew, where we work on individual projects and help each other. We have a great space to work and show off our projects.
Bring your Handwork in and show us what you're
making! Sit and Stitch with us no matter what kind of project you're working on or what level of stitching you are at! We would love to help with technical problems, give feedback, or just sit and sew together! This club is free of charge and full of good times. 
Strip Club with Annie is on Friday, September 16th, from     1-4 pm. Annie is sure to make this class fun! We will be working with Ombre strips!
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Row By Row is back again this year! The theme for this year is "Home Sweet Home". For those that are unfamiliar with what Row by Row is, it is a nationwide event starting June 21st. If you stop by our shop or any participating shop you can get a free pattern for the event and the option to purchase a kit from the shop! Each shop has a different pattern and the first customer to come in with a complete, quilted, bound, and labeled quilt wins a bundle of 25 fat quarters! 

"My Mountain Home"
Winter, spring, summer, and fall.
My Mountain home is best of all.

July 2016 We have some really good classes this month! 
Handwork club is free of charge and a completely good time. Come bring your project to sit and stitch. 
The 5th Saturday Challenge is back again! We are thrilled to see what you have come up with! Pick up a bag of fabric unseen and create something! We know you're talented but show us what you can do with no pattern! You have until the next fifth Saturday to show us what you've done!

On September 17th from 10-8 pm We will be hosting the Harvest moon mini retreat! Beth will be cooking lunch and dinner, while Donna teaches how to make the Dresden Neighborhood!!

ONE STITCH, TWO STITCH FALL AND WINTER 2015 – Let’s Get together!   We have lots of ideas for classes and clubs to take us through the fall, winter, and spring.  Some are new, some are classics. We'd like you to help us choose the ones that interest you.  Here is a description and some scheduling suggestions - nothing in stone, we are open to requests!   Farm Girl Vintage Sew-Along - I LOVE this book by Lori Holt! You can experience life on the farm with these sweet and sassy blocks featuring chicks, cherries, strawberries, barns as well as classic blocks.  There are really good instructions for making 45 different blocks in either 6" or 12" sizes. With the ability to mix and match blocks – the quilt possibilities are endless! The fourteen projects include ten quilts, two tablerunners, a tabletopper and a potholder. There are over 140 pages of full color instructions, beautiful photos and Farm Girl fun. What I have in my mind here is just a fun sew-along, with every body working on whichever block they want.  We would just be getting together to have some fun, and maybe swap some scraps. There would be a membership fee of $30 - which is just the cost of the book! Everyone would need to have a book of their own. No monthly fee. I am thinking of the 4th Sunday afternoon of each month for this get-together, starting September 27th, 1-4.    Mystery Quilt - This will be our fourth year doing a mystery quilt from Border Creek Station.  We love the way they are organized to stretch out the mystery and the clear instructions. This is just a get-together club as well, no teaching , but friends to ask for help if something gets tricky. The pattern set is $50 which is the registration fee.  You get a $25 credit back when you purchase your fabric. This year's fabrics are more monochromatic than in the past. There are 3 main colors in the quilt, cream, gray, and green.  Some of the cream and gray fabrics have tiny bits of color. If you do not want these three colors, I can help you choose alternatives. The mystery is divided into 8 segments, and you can choose to make either a 98x98 queen size quilt or a 59x78 lap. There is no monthly charge. This is on the calendar for the 2nd Sunday of every month, starting November 8th at 11:00am.  
  Charm School - This is a project oriented club. Each month features a project using 5"charms. We make wall hangings, bags, a project for a child, baskets, aprons - whatever strikes my fancy. The projects and charm packs will be a surprise each month!  Meetings will be short and sweet - you will share your project from the previous month and then I will unveil the new project. Afterwards we will have Free Sew if you want to get started on the next project (or if you're like me, work on last month's)!  Membership is for 6 months. Tuition is $35 per month. If you pay your entire tuition at the beginning, you will receive a $10 discount, and you will definitely be the Teacher's Pet. Your tuition will include two charm packs per month, a pattern, and a 10% discount on "school supplies" - whatever you need to complete the project.  Each month you will make a charming project that will stretch your quilting muscles by encouraging you to try patterns and palettes that you might not have chosen on your own.  This club is scheduled to meet on the 1st Sunday of each month beginning October 4th at 1:00pm.
  Strip Club - Annie will make sure everyone has fun at the Strip Club! In this group you will make a quilt top each month using 2-1/2" strips. Annie has lots of stripping tips to make these quilts a breeze. Each class is $20. Strip club is scheduled for the third Friday afternoon each month from 1:00-5:00.
  Threads! - This is an ongoing class that actually started last winter, but there may be room for a few newbies. Donna uses Thread:The Basics and Beyond by Debbie Bates and Liz Kettle as the foundation for this series of workshops. These “workshops” are all about the threads and needles we use every day and the ones we want to use every day, or at least sometimes on special occasions. This isn’t just about the “needles and thread”, it’s also about techniques, and how you and your machine react to it and having fun along the way creating a workbook that you can look back on for reference for that project you want to do. Each workshop is $40 and meets on the first Friday of each month from 1:00-5:00, except September when the workshop is scheduled for Friday, September 11th.  Each participant must buy the book.  
  Free Motion Quilting with Joanne - this is a series of classes where each session brings a new free motion pattern or motif to learn. Each class is only one hour in length.  You do not have to attend every class - jump in anytime.  We have classes scheduled for the first Thursday of every month through November, but we are happy to start again in 2016 if there is interest. Classes will meet on Thursday, October 1st from 4:30-5:30, and Thursday, November 5th from 4:30-5:30. Each class is $15 or pre-buy 6 for $60.     
    Handwork Club – will start meeting again on October 9 from 1-3 and then continue meeting on the second Friday of each month.  At the October meeting we will talk about whether we want to work on projects together throughout the year, or whether each person will work on their own project.  Stitchers of all ages and abilities are welcome!  If you are a newbie, we’ll be thrilled to help you get started. We usually embroider, but if you have a hand piecing or quilting project, if you are making 4,000 ¼” EPP hexagons, or if you just want company while you put on a binding, we will be happy to have you sit and stitch with us.  There is no charge for this club.  
  5th Saturday Challenge! Can you make it work? Buy a bag of fabric sight unseen – each challenge’s bag will be about $20 - Use it to make anything you want. You must use a recognizable amount of each fabric in the bag, but you can add anything you'd like.  You have until the next time there are 5 Saturdays in the month to finish your project. Challengers gather every time there are 5 Saturdays in a month – 3 or 4 times per year. October 31st will be the next one, and we'll meet at 10 am to show the finished projects and unveil the new challenge.  New people are welcomed every time! Just let us know you are joining us so we have enough bags.
  Retreat – 2016 will be our 7th retreat! Woohoo!  The theme will be Brazil. We gather at the Franconia Inn on Friday and stay til Sunday at 1.  This year we will be eating Brazilian inspired food and having tons of fun!  We stay 2 nights and eat all the time – 6 delicious meals plus snacks.  Attendees have the option of attending project workshops or working on their own projects.  We play games, sometimes dance, and get great goody bags.  This year’s retreat is planned for March 18, 19 and 20th.  I haven’t gotten quotes back from the Inn or the rental company, but I am sure it will be less than $500 – probably $460-$475.  If you are interested, look for an invitation by email in early October. Don’t procrastinate about registering because it fills up quickly!

When Stitch at the Old Mill opened in Whitefield, NH on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, I was scared to death!  I had about 400 bolts of fabric, some pins, thread, and rotary cutters and rulers, 50 patterns, 20 books, 4 bookcases, a cutting table and fabric rack that John had built for me out of scrap lumber and about 300 square feet down one side of Sue’s Gallery. The day before I opened, I was teaching myself how to cut fabric!  I knew about 20 people from the Coos Quilters Guild.  They were the only quilters I knew! My main group of friends were Margaret, Wanda, Darlene, and Roxie from my church.  Having grown up in Myra’s house, Roxie knew how to quilt. The rest of us didn’t.

Fast forward five years.  The shop is in a beautiful space in Littleton, NH. I’m still scared.  Someone told me that small business owners sleep like babies – 4 hours at a time and they wake up crying! Sometimes that’s true.  But now I have over 1000 bolts of fabric, a whole wall full of notions, about 500 books and 1200 patterns, 30 bookcases and assorted other fixtures. I still use the cutting table John built me, the homemade rack is in the backroom.  I have a backroom!  And an office, and a dedicated classroom, and our own bathroom. – about 10,000 square feet.  I have two employees, a host of talented teachers, and many, many  friends. Margaret, Wanda, Darlene and I have all learned to quilt.  Margaret and Wanda are quilters, Darlene makes quilts when she needs a window display.  I’m still pretty much a wannabe, but I can figure out how much fabric you will need for your borders, backing and binding as well as cut it.  You’re still on your own for sashing. I’ve come a long way, baby!

But so have you!  We have had so many classes and "Social Club" activities during the last five years that I am amazed! 
How many of you have been to Charm School?  Strip Club? One of our retreats?  All four of our retreats? So far we've been to Paris, Ireland, Australia and India! 2014 is an African Safari.

Our first class at Stitch was a Little Charmer II table runner.  Terry Flaherty taught it.  The only one I know for sure who took the class is Joan deVillafane.  The table runner is made from charms and she wanted to make it to match her dining room, so I had my first experience at selecting fabrics for someone else. I bought three new bolts of blue fabric and one of pink so that I could cut four charm squares for Joan’s runner!
Many of you have attended the 1800’s Ladies Club,  Handwork Club, Apparel Club, Breakfast Club, and the International Mystery series.

Some of you learned to quilt in one of our 1st Quilt Classes  How many have attended Quilter’s Academy? Machine Quilting?      

 We’ve had more than 50 Show and Tells, our own Olympics, and two Jelly Roll races.

Did anyone come to our Beach Party? Remember Marna in her yellow polka dot bikini?
  

Has anyone participated in 5th Saturday Challenge?  Did you come to Henpecked Quilt Camp? Made the Holiday Sparkler or the “Money Tree”?

Ever taken any other of our classes at Stitch?

See you’ve come a long way, too! I have lots of great memories of Stitch, but my very favorite thing about the last 5 years is that together we have built a community of creative women who love and support each other in sewing and quilting, but also in the ups and downs of every day life.  I love each and every one of you. Thank you for coming to my party!

I am considering this for a Block Of the Month starting in October.  What do you think?  Would you be in for making a queen-size quilt with these intricate small blocks? Is it absolutely on your bucket list? Or would it be at the very bottom of your wish list?  If you were going to do a BOM, what would you really want to do? 
My Marcus Fabrics sales rep is coming in for a visit next week, so I'd really love to get some input and insight on this topic.  Come on, I know you have an opinion!

If you've never considered participating in a Block of the Month, here are some very good reasons to think about it:

• The project is broken down into smaller, more attainable goals, so you'll enjoy a feeling of accomplishment each month.
• Pay-as-you-go pricing, so you can more easily budget for a major creative project.
• You'll enjoy the camaraderie of those with similar quilting interests.
• You can avoid the stress of last-minute marathon sessions at your machine.
• It's another fun excuse to visit your favorite quilt shop (One Stitch, Two Stitch of course) on a regular basis!
• Many BOM quilts are designed with a variety of block styles, so you can master different ones and expand your overall quilting knowledge.
• By working gradually, you'll be able to control the usual sewing room clutter when working on a project all at once.  Blocks & cut pieces can be stored in clean pizza boxes, plastic zipper bags, or other methods.
• The month-to-month pace of the project allows you to immerse yourself in each section and focus on it differently than you would when you make an entire quilt at once.
• The chances of ending up with yet another UFO are lessened because you can see your progress - a BOM quilt project has a beginning, a middle and foreseeable end! 

I want to share some images from our fantastic fourth internationally themed retreat, A Passage to India.  This was our second year at the Franconia Inn in Franconia, NH.  The staff there is absolutely superb at making us feel welcome and at making sure that we are well fed - SEVERAL times per day!  This year's Indian buffet was really delicious. In 2010, we spent Springtime in Paris, 2011 we had an Irish Spring, 2012 was a Springtime  alkabout with an Australian theme, and this year was India. In 2014, we are planning an African Safari!  We hope you can join us some year, somewhere.  As you can tell from these pictures we have a wonderful time, laughing, sewing, eating, playing and talking together!  If you click on the photo you will see a bigger image.

   

CREATIVE CLOTH DOLL CLASS
Create a doll in the style of Patti Medaris Culea.
Two Thursdays January 17th and February 7th 10am-2:30pm with a break for lunch Class Fee $60, required book $25
Instructor Ilse Altheer

Call today and register for our new Block of the Month Quilt, Amish with a Twist!
Option 1: Sew on your own $25 registration fee, $35 per month, February – June 2013
Option 2: Skill Builder class
If you would like to take a skill builder class each month with Terry Flaherty, the class will be offered on either the first Sunday afternoon of each month or the first Wednesday afternoon each month from 12:30-3:30. You may choose which class you would like when you register. We need to have at least 4 people in a time slot to run the class. Fee for the class and materials will be $60 per month February –June, and $20 per month July- September when you will be working on your borders, piping and binding. It’s a bargain and a great chance to build your skills for beginners and beyond.

This summer we have 20+ one and   two session classes scheduled with a summer travel theme. Sign up for one or do the Grand Tour and take them all! A Summer Stay-Cation Passport will be available for $25. Passport holders will be eligible for a 10% discount on all purchases of merchandise and classes during June, July, and August. Janome sewing machines and gift certificates are excluded from the discount. Passport holders can also choose ONE of either the Snap Happy bag, the Flip-Flop Beach Towel, or the Hand-Embroidered Tea Towel class to take for free! You will need to reserve your space and purchase your materials for your chosen class. To view the 2012 summer class listing, visit our Upcoming Classes and Events page!

Welcome One Stitch, Two Stitch visitors! We’re exciting to be launching our new website onestitch-twostitch.com. Check back often to find out what’s new in the store, choose classes to attend, and see what exciting events are on the horizon.