Winter Fabrics, Patterns and Current Sales

Heirloom Fabrics

Silk Dupioni in winter colors, red/green gingham dots and red check gingham is on sale at 20% off!

You can find Silk Dupioni in many places, with different prices and different qualities, but remember, not all Silk Dupioni is the same.

The Silk Dupioni we carry is from the Martha Pullen Co. and it is the best we have ever seen. It is a perfect weight for clothing and makes beautiful special occasion heirloom garments for children and for adults.

See the solid color Silk Dupioni and the gingham silks.

Swiss Wool Challis is another good selection for winter special occasion garments. It is lightweight, soft and drapes beautifully.

See the Swiss Wool Challis.

Swiss Flannel is another all-time winter favorite and is often used in children's clothes. Unlike other flannels, it is lightweight and very soft.

When people see it for the first time, they often say "That's flannel???" Add a touch of English Lace for embellishment and it makes a gorgeous holiday dress!

See the Swiss Flannel and English Lace.

Featherwale Corduroy is a long time favorite for children's winter clothes, both casual and special occasion. It's sturdy and hold's up well with repeated washings.

The Snow White is beautiful, many people remark about how much it resembles velvet. You can save 15% off the regular price!

See the Featherwale Corduroy.

Silk Satin Ribbon

Embellish your garment with buttery soft, double faced, silk satin ribbon. Save 30% on the 2 inch wide Red silk satin ribbon! Yes, it is real silk and it is gorgeous!

See the Silk Satin Ribbon.

Hand Embroidery Designs

Wendy Schoen's Embroidery Designs For Christmas is on sale at 40%!!! This 24 page, soft cover book has over 150 designs that can be used on collars, bibs, baby blankets, placemats, pillowcases and more.

Order yours today and at this price, you can order one for a sewing friend too!

Heirloom Patterns for Girls

Do you need an elegant heirloom dress pattern for a young lady?

Maryanne and Victoria Lynn, both by Kay Guiles are very popular and will please even the most picky young teen or preteen.

Both of these patterns are for sizes 4 - 14.

See the Maryanne and Victoria Lynn patterns.

Mid-Winter Heirloom Fabric Sale - 30% OFF

Lowest Price of the Year!!! The first fabrics we are offering at our mid-winter sale are two beautiful cool weather heirloom fabrics.

Swiss Wool Challis

This is a soft, lightweight, plainweave, 100% wool fabric. It is from Bear Threads Ltd. and as with all fabrics from Bear Threads, this too is top of the line. It's regular retail price is $39.00 yard.

You save over $11.00 a yard!

During our mid-winter sale you can purchase Swiss Wool Challis in the following colors at the sale price of only $27.30 a yard: Pink, Lavender, Navy, Black and Red.

Stock up, while you can at this low price. The Swiss Wool Challis is approximately 55 inches wide, giving you more fabric per yard.

Swiss Cotton Flannel

If you have never seen or worked with Swiss Cotton Flannel from Bear Threads, Ltd., forget everything you have ever thought about flannel. This is not at all like the typical flannel you'll find in the national chain fabric stores.

It is lightweight and oh, so soft! You will love it. The Swiss Cotton Flannel is also approximately 55 inches wide.

Using the Old Fashioned Baby pattern, Toddler Dress and Apron, I made Hannah a long sleeve dress with the pink Swiss Cotton Flannel.

The sleeves, tab and collar are trimmed with narrow baby French lace.

In a hurry to give the dress to Hannah, I didn't have time to set up for photos. So, I snapped this photo with my cell phone.

The regular retail price for Swiss Cotton Flannel is $27.98 per yard.

You save over $8.00 a yard!

During our mid-winter sale you can purchase the Swiss Cotton Flannel in the following colors at the sale price of only $19.60 a yard: Ivory, Pink, Blue, Forest Green, Wintergreen and Maize.

Take advantage of these sales. Your heirloom fabric will be shipped to you wrapped in our Heirloom Naturals acid free tissue so you can safely store it until you are ready to use it in the future. See Economical Heirloom Sewing.

Winter Heirloom Fabrics and Black French Lace

Wool Challis

We absolutely love the beautiful, festive Red Wool Challis from Bear Threads Ltd and we think you will love it too!

Those little square graphic scans of the fabrics on the website don't do the heirloom fabrics justice. The red wool challis is sooooo pretty! It would make up into a gorgeous holiday dress. It's lightweight and drapes beautifully. Very nice. We want you to try it so we put the red wool challis on sale at 25% off.

And speaking of red............

Featherwale Corduroy

The Red Featherwale Corduroy from Fabric Finders is in stock now. These are great fabrics, you can dress them up or dress them down. They are strong and durable, yet almost look like velvet.

The Snow White featherwale corduroy is beautiful! The last time we stocked the Snow White color, it sold out almost immediately.

Black French Lace and English Netting

Since there seems to be a rising interest in black French lace and black English netting, we thought you might like to try some. This is the same heirloom lace that you've being using in white, ivory and ecru, except this is black. It is elegant and pretty.



Stay tuned....................... coming up next, for beginners, a mistake-proof tip on how to sew lace to lace and end up with perfectly straight seams!