ITEMS FOR SALE

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1. 90"x100" Vintage sheet, high thread count $10
2. African print, Shamash & Sons Patt#5013M, 3 yds $15 SOLD

3. Monet Countryside #8669 by Fabri-Quilt, 2-1/3 yd $12

4. Sole by Valori Wells, 4-3/4 yds. $26

5. 6 yellow FQ, $4

6. 7 lt blue-cream striped FQ, $4.50

7. Through the Seasons w/ Eleanor Burns for Benartex, peach, two 1-yd cuts, together $8

8. RJR Little Pretties, two pieces, 28" and 56", together $9

9. Through the Seasons w/ Eleanor Burns for Benartex, cream, 1yd $4

10. Hawaiian floral, 62" $8

11. RJR vintage trellis, two pieces: 42", 20", together $7

12. Michael Miller Whimsy Large, two 1/2yd pieces - they are different prints $4.50 each

13. Free Spirit Annabella - left - green/red, 60", $9; right - green swirls, 2 pieces 70" and 75", each $10

14. Free Spirit yellow/red Patt#CX3323, 58", $8

15. Joel Dewberry Chestnuts, 2 colorways: (a) brown with aqua nuts 2-1/2yds $14, (b) aqua with white nuts 3 yds $17

16. Brown/green fabric assortment, 4 yards total, 5 pieces $16

17. Heather Bailey stripe 29", $4

18. Carla Miller Rowan Rose Stencil, 2 colorways: (a) green/purple 54" $7.50, (b) pink/green 78" $11

19. Winsome by Nancy Halvorsen, teal-white check, 7-7/8 yd $35, wonderful backing!

20. SSI blue stripe 52", $7

21. Kaffe Fassett Blue Spot, 57" $9

22. Yellow SSI beach umbrellas, 40" $5

23. Henry Glass #7095 Aqua leaves/swirls, 128", $20 (Matches the quilt top I am listing too).

24. Westminster CANVAS, 1/2yd cuts, each $5, great for bags.

25. blue-black searsucker check (for garments) 200", $20, great for girl's dresses.

26. Wonderfil unopened 50 wt, 3000m, cotton thread, retails $24, asking $16 per cone. colors: khaki, loden, tan, aqua, plum. SOLD 27. YLI cotton threads, open but not used. Left to right: (a) Soft Tough gray tex18, 6000yd $10, (b) Fusions tex60, 1500yd "Morning Glory" variagated, $12, (c) Machine Quilting Thread tex40, 3000yd "Sunny Provence" variagated $12, (d) Machine Quilting Thread tex40, 3000yd "Danube Blues" variagated $12, (e) Machine Quilting Thread tex40, 3000yd "California Poppy" variagated $12 first one and last 3 are SOLD
28. 62" x62" quilt top. Piecing is accurate and neat. Ivory is a Kona. This matches listing #23 for a backing. Very sweet for a little girl. $45
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29. Made from 10" pieces of Phillip Jacobs florals (is approx 40"square) $5 Cut up or use as is.

30. Twin bed flimsy from Free Spirit fabrics. Approx 63"x84" $45

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Hanging on By a Thread Translates to a SALE

Note...I am having a SALE...read on for more details.

Many people suffer with seasonal depression. Short and cold days, less exercise, less money after the holidays, etc. Yes, yes and yes. I'm not saying I am depressed, but understimulated and overfrustrated for sure. And if this thermometer does not say freakin cold, what does (hint: the bottom right number is the outside temperature last weekend). We had a snow day last Thursday, then this bitter cold for 2 days. Translation: kids in the house TOO much of the time. Some days I wonder what was so darn alluring about having a baby, that I needed to do it 3 times. Seriously, they all turn into toddlers, which seem challenging at the time. Then they become these sassy, mouthy creatures with attitude that suck up money like water into a dry towel, leaving their parents sprawled in chairs each evening wondering "What have we gotten ourselves into?". And yet the little old ladies everywhere always tell you "Enjoy it, it will be gone so fast". Really?
This quilt was delivered last week to a local client. She made it from her father-in-law's shirts, for the widowed mother-in-law. It actually quilted up very nicely. The man had nice taste - his shirts were not thin whatsoever, and many had a pretty sheen to them.

This is "Groundcover" panto. I have only used it a time or 2 previously, but she requested leaves for the pattern.

I stitched it with a charcoal Glide thread, which also has a lovely sheen. I think she was pleased with the quilt.

Now that I forced you to read through my ramblings, I will mention a sale that I am having until Feb 5. All edge-to-edge (panto and freehand, and stippling) patterns are 20% off. Must mention this discount when you dropoff or mail your quilts. Discount will be taken from my regularly low prices that are given here www.MainelyQuiltsofLove.com. If interested, drop me an email msolomo1@maine.rr.com.

Happy Humpday~

Quilting Sale!

To ring in the month of August, I am running a quilting sale! All pantographs and free-handed edge-to-edge patterns are priced at 1.25 cents per square inch. I am also pricing stippling at a penny per square inch! This is cheaper than just about anywhere, and is ideal for your heavily used utility quilts. I have many patterns to select from. They are shown here ... http://www.mainelyquiltsoflove.com/. I stock a great weight Hobbs 80/20 batting in all widths, and a large selection of thread colors. So get out those quilt tops that have been awaiting quilting and get them done! This is also a great opportunity to get your Christmas and holiday presents finished too.

Iwill accept quilts at this price until further notice (sometime in August).

The sale price is for quilting only, and does not include the typical charges for thread and batting (0.22 cents per square inch). It also applies only for pantographs regularly priced less than 1.7 cents per sq in.

Contact me directly if you have any questions at msolomo1@maine.rr.com
For those of you less familiar with my quilting, I am a longarm quilter with several show awards for the high quality of my work. I assure you that the quilt you receive back will more than meet your expectations.

Penny Longarm Quilting Sale

Penny per square inch Stipple-Only Sale!

I am offering a happy May Sale on those quilts you'd like done with a stippled pattern (sorry...I will quilt all other patterns, but the sale is only on E2E stippling).

This is a great deal! Get those quilt tops finished and out of the boxes! Stippling is a fantastic pattern for the busier and scrappier quilts and for your utility or child quilts that are subject to repeated use and washings.

If you are interested, email me at msolomo1@maine.rr.com or post a comment with a way for me to get in touch with you. I have batting to supply so that does not need to be sent. My website is here.

I will post if I close this sale, but at this point I expect it to be open through the month of May.

Please feel free to post about this on your blog :-)

As always, the quilt tops should be as square and flat as you can piece, with a backing that is a minimum of 3" larger than the top on all 4 sides.

Another Top For Sale

OMG, I have found yet another quilt top that was never finished. When I started my quilting business, I made up 8-10 quilt tops that I thought would be used for practice. The business took off so rapidly, that I have a couple that never actually got finished. So...this is a 65"x85" top and it is for sale.
It is neatly pieced from Free Spirit fabrics of the Annabella and Treetop Fancy lines (you can tell that I loved this stuff 2 years ago!) It is hip with polka dots, sure to please any young to teenage girl. I may have backing fabric that I got at the same time which will coordinate, if interested.

The top is for sale for $55 plus shipping. Paypal please.

Top For Sale

SOLD

Last year sometime I started on a commisison quilt with these fabrics, at a customer's request. The client stopped her payments, and I am now stuck with a 60"x80" top that I don't really wish to finish. It is all top quality fabrics that I have ordered from good online quilt shops. Materials are from the Treetop Fancy and Annabella lines, with some Fairy Frosts thrown in too. It would finish off into a lovely quilt.

And there is more...If you are interested, I have many of these fabrics that I could also sell off to you at between $4-5 per yard. This would facilitate finishing the quilt if interested. Note: I have a large backing piece assembled too that coordinates. If you want the quilt larger, more could be added to the backing.

email me for add'l fabric amounts. This top $50 plus shipping

More Things to Sell

1. Benartex Nancy Halverson Winsome, style 1252, washed and pressed. This is very nice weight quilting fabric, 45" wide, 7-3/4 yards. It is a small check of sage green on white/gray background. It is one continuous piece. $40 + shipping.
2. 4 yards of 108" fabric from http://www.sewbatik.com/. It is this fabric, same colors.
Has a double border. This is a lovely piece of batik backing that is specifically designed for a backing. The lighter colors in this coordinate perfectly with the check listed above. The center portion of the width is just the blue/aqua hand-dye without any imprinting. Lists for $9.95 per half yard. I will sell the entire piece for $55 + shipping. SOLD

Shipping (delivery confirmation and insurance extra) is $10.95 for each, or $14.95 for both.

Books For Sale

We are getting ready for a downstairs addition/renovation. Lots of things must go.


1. Five Book Set of Rodale's Successful Quilting Library
It includes the following: Creative Guide to Color & Fabric, Perfect Piecing, Applique Made Easy, Flawless Hand Quilting, and Sensational Sets & Borders. This is a wonderful set of hardbound books. Each book has about 130 pages, publication year is approx 2000. $35 plus $10 shipping

2.The Perfect Patchwork Primer, by Beth Gutcheon, 265 pages, paperback, $3 plus $3 shipping

3. Our Best Seasonal Quilts, from Fons & Porter's magazine, paperback, 144 pages, $5 plus $3 shipping.

4. Rodale's The Quilters Ultimate Visual Guide, hardback, 285 pages, list price $29.95. I will sell for $18 plus $4.95 shipping.

5. The Joy of Quilting by Joan Hanson & Mary Hickey, paperback, 270 pages, list price $24.95. This is a great comprehensive book with sizes for many different quilts. Excellent for beginner or intermediate quilter. I will sell for $16 plus $4 shipping.

6. Leisure Arts Relax and Quilt, paperback, 144 pages, patterns for nearly 20 wonderful quilts. $8 plus $3 shipping.

7. Scraps of Time by Ann Frischkorn and Amy Sandrin, paperback, 77 pages, $5 plus 3 shipping

8. Twosey-Foursey Quilts by Cathy Wierzbicki, paperback, 96 pages, several quilt designs using 2" and 4" units. List price $26.95, 2006 publication. $8 plus $3 shipping.

Email me at msolomo1@maine.rr.com if interested

Penny Longarm Quilting Sale

Penny Quilting Sale!! - Please note I have received 5 people for this sale already, but I will happily quilt your quilt at regular prices.

I have been really busy quilting these last couple of months, but most of it has been custom quilting. This is fun and pleasing work, but it is time consuming and taxing on me. I have not had the usual number of "easier" quilts to work in between the custom jobs that I normally have. So... I am offering you an opportunity to send me your more utility tops to have them quilted at a great deal.

These tops would not be ones that you want any ditch stitching or custom borders. They would probably not be ones that have been appliqued, but that is your choice. This is purely an edge-to-edge design, and it will be one of my medium density designs too. Designs to select from include a meander/stipple, loops, loops & hearts, water ripple, or perhaps swirls. These can be seen on my website http://www.mainelyquiltsoflove.com/ . I am not doing paper pantograph patterns as a part of this sale, but I am a good freehand quilter and have a nice repetoire of my own patterns.

I will take the first 5 people that email me or post a comment (with a way to contact you). There are a few stipulations. Your quilt must be completed and ready to send. I want to receive these quilts within 10 days. The backing must be larger than the top 3-4" per side (all 4). Your quilt and backing absolutely must lie flat and be square as well. You may send batting, but you do not have to.

One cent per square inch for utility quilting is a tremendous deal. Here's how to figure your cost...
1) find square area of your quilt (length times width in inches) and multiply by 0.01
2) either send batting or I can supply at 0.0025 times the square inches
3) thread charge...$4 up to 60" square, $6.50 to a twin, $9 to a queen, $12 king.

No go ahead and email. Get those quilts finished and ready to snuggle under!

email me directly at msolomo1@maine.rr.com

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