Colene from OldHouseFabrics.com

About Colene from OldHouseFabrics.com

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Thank you!

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It’s been almost 10 years since that first bolt of quilting fabric arrived at the Old House and the Quilter’s dream of owning a fabric store came true.  Where does time go?

What a 10 years it has been!  2500 online orders, multiple crafter and trade shows, in-shop sales and a pandemic that found me sewing, seemingly a million masks.  Wow!  None of that would have happened without the support of my fellow fabric lovers and quilters.  Owning a fabric shop has been my dream for many years.  A dream, I was able to see come true.  A dream, that I thank all of my loyal customers for helping me to fulfill.  Thank you for sharing your love of fabrics and sewing, your creativity is inspiring.

Those of you who own businesses know that it is not a one man/woman show.  I’ve had a tribe of helpers who helped to make this dream happen.  A huge thank you to all who’ve helped with quilt shows, cover the shop while I was away, managed the website and Facebook page and especially to my husband, who made thousands of trips to the post office to send off your packages.  This shop definitely would not have been successful without my helpers.

Just as trends that come and go, colors and patterns evolve and change and technology continues to develop, so too must Old House Fabrics and Quilts.  It is with a little bit of sadness but a great deal of optimism that I pass the torch.  This week, Old House Fabrics and Quilts will be under new ownership.  The name and mission of providing quilters with quality supplies will be the same.  The new owners are energetic, with a passion for fabric, quilting and customer service.  I do not worry at all that our customers will be taken care of.  The “new people” truly are fabulous folks.  Watch the website and Facebook pages for updates, from the new owners on exciting new things at Old House.

Now, off I go to my sewing room to cut some fabric and create some quilts.  I humbly  thank you from the bottom of my heart for your years of support.

 

Fondly,

Sid

 

 

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The Quilter’s Daughter

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Timeless_2_MedLovely Introduction from my Daughter…

I have always admired my mom’s talent for and love of sewing.  She can take a seemingly useless scrap of fabric and create a stylish outfit for Barbie and Ken.  Mom can see a photo and recreate a beautiful window treatment for her clients.  Amazingly, she even “whipped up” an outfit or two for a teenage girl who had absolutely “nothing to wear” to school the next day.  Mom lovingly stitched beautiful wedding gowns for her daughters.  Recently, she retired from sewing for other folks and learned to quilt for fun.  What beautiful creations she makes! Her grandchildren have all been grateful recipients of Mimi’s quilts, each one crafted especially for that little one.  We have come to the conclusion that not only is sewing a hobby for the Quilter, it is also an addiction. (but that’s a topic for another day)  Thread, patterns, books, machines, batting, fabrics.  You name it, she knows about it,  loves it and can’t get enough.

Sadly, her love of and skills with the craft have not been passed along to her daughters.  She tried!  We were always welcome to visit and play in her sewing room.  We loved to play with the buttons and thread, exploring the pattern books and fabric stacks at the fabric shop was a great adventure.  Oh,  we know enough about sewing.  We can lay out a pattern, thread a machine and even press a new seam flat.  But, we choose to limit our sewing skills to buttons and maybe a hem.  We leave the rest to our quilter mother.  Poor Mom, no sewing partners here!

As the Quilter is busy quilting and now filling your orders for Old House Fabrics, she truly doesn’t have time to blog.  So, the blogging is left to the Quilter’s Daughter and other guests.  Watch for future blogs on the Quilter’s latest projects, helpful hints on supplies, news on the latest patterns and fabrics, discussions on certain techniques or some other random ramblings.

The members of the Quilter’s support team for Old House Fabrics and Quilts are so excited for the Quilter’s new adventure with the debut of this site.  We welcome quilting friends and are anxious to get to know you.  Please let the Quilter know, via email if there is anything that we can do to improve your shopping experience here.  For now… click, shop, imagine and create.    Happy Shopping.

≈ The Quilter’s Daughter

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