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Yankee Pride Quilts July Newsletter
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It's Christmas in July!
No, you're not reading that wrong...Yes, it's very hot out there, but here at the shop, our 2018 holiday fabrics are in stock and on the shelves. This issue of the newsletter highlights the Christmas fabrics we've gotten in the past few weeks. It may be almost 100 degrees outside, but we all know that if we're making holiday projects, we have to start them now to get them done in time for gift giving. So settle in, and check out the gorgeous fabrics Judy ordered for the upcoming holiday season.
We send out a great big "Thank You" to all of you who came to see us last weekend during the Vermont Quilt Festival. The shop was hopping, we were measuring, cutting, and ringing up sales, and we were very glad to see you all. We hope you enjoyed the show as much as we did. We heard lots of positive feedback about the red & green antique quilt exhibit, which we all loved, and most of us here at the shop agreed on a favorite among the contest quilts: "The Sprinter", by Birgit Schueller of Germany. If you missed the festival, and want to see this fabulous quilt, Google it - it's amazing!
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July 7 & 8: 20% off pink background fabric
July 14 & 15: 20% off one notion
July 21 & 22: 20% off purple background fabric
July 28 & 29: 20% off batting
Yankee Pride will be closed Wednesday, July 4 for Independence Day.
We hope you enjoy the day!
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New Summer Class!
 Check out this beautiful rug! Marty made it this spring, and thought it would make a great one-day workshop. It's made from one jelly roll, and lots of leftover batting scraps - every one of us has those items just sitting in our stash, don't we?
This class is scheduled for Saturday, August 25. It will be held from 10-4. You'll need your machine, your materials, and your lunch - it's a busy day of sewing, and you'll go home with your rug mostly complete! To sign up, call the shop, or click here to register online. It'll be a fun day!
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| Recent Fabric Arrivals This is a sample of holiday arrivals in the past few weeks: NOTE: For a close-up look at the fabrics, click on the photos!
 White Christmas
These lovely fabrics have some serious bling! Silver seems to be the favored accent this year. You could make a pretty table runner just by framing a piece of the wreath fabric (center in photo)!
 Frost
For a simpler, cleaner holiday look, this group should fit the bill. Make great napkins, runners, and wall hangings with these prints. The penguins and the skiers (center in photo) have been going out the door fast!
 Winter's Grandeur 6
by Timeless Treasures
This cheery group has the more traditional gold accents. The swirls (bottom in photo) work great in lots of different holiday projects. Use all the prints to make a fun tree skirt!  Joyeux by Makower One of the things we love most about Makower fabrics is that they are very different from what we see here in the US. The colors are unexpected, the motifs are stylized - they're lots of fun. Brighten your holiday table with a runner made with these two prints as the project focus - we think you'll love it!
Wintertide
from Janet Clare by Moda This is quite a change of pace for Janet Clare, who normally works in indigos and modern motifs! These fabrics arrived right in the middle of the Vermont Quilt Festival, and people were snapping up the bolts as soon as they hit the floor. The small prints and subdued colors are really nice!  Winter White 3 by Timeless Treasures Cardinals are always popular motifs in holiday fabrics. This year, there are lots of swirls, and tons of trees, too! If you're looking for white and pretty with subtle prints, this is a good group for you.  Silent Night by Makower Take all four fabrics in this group, and make a table runner in an afternoon! The tree print (bottom in photo) is a fun one - trees in all different shapes and sizes, including some you don't normally associate with the holidays!  Baby It's Cold Outside by Hoffman Our other favorite winter bird - the chickadee - makes its appearance in this pretty line. These prints would make beautiful napkins for your table. And Judy ordered the winter tree fabric (bottom in photo) in both the silver and brown. They're just stunning!  Snowscape by Timeless Treasures Let your creativity run wild with this line! There are winter trees of all kinds, including an ombre evergreen print (right in photo at left), and a selvage-to-selvage panel (photo below). Use them in landscape quilts, or on their own. And don't miss the snowy owls (second from top in photo at left) - a Harry Potter fan would love Hedwig in a quilt! 
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Notions, News, & Other Notes
 Just in this week is this
Project Tote by Allary. At 10"x 5" and 8" tall, it's perfect for packing up a small project to take with you on the road, to a friend's house, or on vacation. There are plenty of outer pockets, perfect for storing your rotary cutter, small ruler, scissors, and other needed notions, and the inside of the bag holds a bunch of fabric and your pattern or notebook!
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Thank you, as always, for your business, and thank you for being our customer. We love that you still believe in shopping local!
Judy, Rae, Marty, Suzanne, Cindy, Wendy, Kathy, Marjan, Deanna, and Kay
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www.yankeepridequilts.com
9 Main Street
Essex Junction, Vermont 05452
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