Original quilt by Gael Boyd.

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It’s a Blue Bar Quilts Giveaway!

Here's what you'll get:

All the exclusive goodies in the Moda Market in a Box
A Ruby Star Society Mask Panel
A Safety First Mask Panel
An assortment of drawstring mask elastics
A Blue Bar Quilts branded ruler & tape measure

Here’s how to enter:

1️⃣ Comment on our video post by tagging 2 two friends on Instagram you think would enjoy this giveaway as much as you.
2️⃣ You and your tagged friends must follow @bluebarquilts on Instagram to be eligible to win (we’ll be checking).
3️⃣ The winner will be picked at random and announced on Monday, November 23rd in the BBQ Monday Minutes video and newsletter!

Enter the Giveaway

Due to high COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, we are temporarily closed for in-store shopping.

Online ordering open 24/7

Telephone Customer Service & Curbside Pick-Up Hours:

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 10 AM - 5 PM
Wed 10 AM - 3 PM

Closed Sunday

For prompt replies to your questions, please call (608-284-9299) or email us at bluebarquilts@gmail.com. These methods are preferred over social media messaging. Thank you!

New Fabrics

Norma Rose

for Windham Fabrics

Quotation

for Moda Fabrics

Smol

for Ruby Star Society

ZOOM Classes

NEW DATES ADDED

Beginning Quiltmaking Series with Cheryl Schenck

November, 2020 – March, 2021

Class 1: Buying a Sewing Machine - register
Class 2: Sewing Machine Care & Maintenance - register
Class 3: Quilting Tools of the Trade - register
Class 4: Understanding Sewing Machine Feet - register
Class 5: Choosing Fabric for Your Quilt - register
Class 6: How to Use Rotary Cutters & Rulers - register
Class 7: Perfecting Your Seams - register
Class 8: Assembling Your Quilt Top & Back - register
Class 9: Basting the Quilt Layers - register
Class 10: Preparing to Machine Quilt - register
Class 11: Basic Free Motion Machine Quilting - register
Class 12: Trimming & Binding Your Quilt - register

Choose your classes

Mask Supplies

Shop Mask Supplies

Fun Mask Panels from Moda & Ruby Star:

New Drawstring Mask Elastics with Adjusters:

Nancy Zieman: Extraordinary Grace

Coming to PBS Wisconsin next week Monday, November 23, 2020 at 7 p.m. CT, and next year to Public Television Stations across the United States, this new documentary by the talented team at PBS Wisconsin, "Nancy Zieman: Extraordinary Grace", tells the story of Nancy's life through her own words and the insight of those she inspired across a lifetime of family, faith and creativity.

Watch the trailer:

Nancy Zieman: Extraordinary Grace trailer

Read the press release.

Join us December 4-6 and Retreat from Ho-Ho-Home for the Holidays!

We are sponsoring this fun event! Get your holiday craft on with some stellar instructors, prizes, swag & opportunities to bond with your peeps!

For more information on Craft for the Holidays 2020, please visit https://retreatfromhome.com/retreats/craft-for-the-holidays-2020/.

As the days get shorter and temperatures start to dip, GSAFE wants to help you get cozy while supporting our LGBTQ+ youth. We are inviting quilters (along with crocheters, knitters, and other crafty artists) to donate to our “Wrap Yourself in a Rainbow” online quilt and craft auction to be held in late November and early December. We appreciate your time, talent, and generosity in advance!

Here’s what you need to know

Theme: “Wrap Yourself in a Rainbow” (Items don’t have to be all rainbow colors, however!)

Size: Lap size and larger. Could be a table runner, wall-hanging, and other styles.

How to donate items: Please complete this quilt auction donation form (PDF or Word ) and return by email or by mail. Please email quilts@gsafewi.org to make arrangements for mail or drop off. Depending on where you live we might be able to arrange for a pick up.

Deadline: End of October is strongly preferred. Drop us an email at quilts@gsafewi.org if you’re working on something and need a little longer.

More Info & Donation Form

Blue Bar Quilts Hours

Telephone Customer Service & Curbside Pick-Up

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Wednesday, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Closed Sunday
Due to high COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, we are temporarily closed for in-store shopping.

Please visit our website for all shop updates and current hours of operation.

Catch our Great Wisconsin Quilt Show Live Stream Videos!

In case you missed the fun, our collection of The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show Virtual Vendor live stream videos is up on our new videos page! Grab your favorite beverage and watch today!

Watch now

Shop by Color or Theme!

Now you can shop for all cottons by color or theme on our website. Try it out today!

Quilt Museum Digital

The National Quilt Museum is offering online subscriptions! The subscription-based service starts out at $8 a month and includes videos of new exhibits as well as supplemental and exclusive materials, such as interviews with artists and curators.

Check it out

Social Justice Sewing Academy

I am looking with hope to the future and believe that following the lead of our youth will bring progress. Have you heard about Social Justice Sewing Academy? Founded in 2017, the Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA) is a youth education program that bridges artistic expression with activism to advocate for social justice. Through a series of hands-on workshops in schools, prisons and community centers across the country, SJSA empowers youth to use textile art as a vehicle for personal transformation and community cohesion and become agents of social change. Many of their young artists make art that explores issues such as gender discrimination, mass incarceration, gun violence and gentrification. The powerful imagery they create in cloth tells their stories, and these quilt blocks are then sent to volunteers around the world to embellish and embroider before being sewn together into quilts to be displayed in museums, galleries and quilt shows across the country. This visual dialogue bridges differences in race, age and socioeconomics and sparks conversations and action in households across the country.

This year the SJS Academy is excited to launch their 2020 Block of the Month Pattern Series! On the first of each month, they share a FREE pattern or two of a finished block that is inspired by art that youth made in SJSA workshops. Each pattern is designed by a unique quilter, adding their own personal style to each pattern while still encompassing the original youth art ideas or theme for the month. At the end of the year, participants will have the chance to piece these 20 blocks together and make a quilt representing a snapshot of youth inspired SJSA artwork!

For more information on the SJSA and how you can participate in their mission please visit their website: sjsacademy.com.

Learn more

Updates on sewing and using fabric face masks

Refer to our COVID-19 Mask FAQ for patterns, articles and information about mask making.

Read here

How to Wash and Care for your Quilts

Learn to care for and clean your quilts so they can be enjoyed for generations to come!

A Note of Thanks

I am so thankful for your continued business. This international health crisis is going to be a rough patch for so many small businesses and that worries me for all of us in that boat. On the other hand, it has heartened me to see how local communities have rallied in support of their friends and neighbors. May we all remain united in the face of adversity and come through this healthy and happy.

Take care my friends!
💙💛❤️Gael

Store Hours:

Due to high COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, we are temporarily closed for in-store shopping.

Online ordering open 24/7
Telephone Customer Service & Curbside Pick-Up Hours:
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 10 AM - 5 PM
Wed 10 AM - 3 PM

Closed Sunday

For prompt replies to your questions, please call (608-284-9299) or email us at bluebarquilts@gmail.com. These methods are preferred over social media messaging. Thank you!

Phone:

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