Quilt Patterns Found Everywhere

St, Patrick's Cathedral

Quilt patterns and inspiration can be found everywhere. While Bobby and I were wandering around Dublin, Ireland, we photographed floors in two cathedrals not two blocks apart, one a Catholic facility and the other Protestant. I have never been one to make hand appliqué for quilts although I love appliqué. But these floors and patterns might just push me over the edge. (Someone revive Judy Rhone, please.) The Celtic designs are simple, but beautiful. This floor is in St Patrick Cathedral.

Christ Church Cathedral

The floor in Christ Church Cathedral has quite a lot of black and white in it and the designs differ from one section to another.

When you see some inspiring design it is easy nowadays to take digital photos and file them for future reference. Don't waste opportunities to collect.

Sara

H&C Feature of the Week: 20% off One Item of your Choice
At Heirlooms & Comforts this week we will feature 20% off any one item of your choice, excluding machines, cabinets, software, and items already discounted. You choose what you wish to purchase, and we discount it.


Shop Hours for Selected September Dates
At Heirlooms and Comforts we will be closed Monday, September 5 for Labor Day holiday. We will return to regular hours on Tuesday, September 6.

Saturday, September 10, we will close at 1:30pm because of a Clemson Home Football Game.

Saturday, September 17, we WILL NOT OPEN because of a Clemson Home Football Game at noon that day.

Saturday, September 24, TBA because we do not know the hour of the Clemson Home Football Game.

Construction Continues
The progress with the new streetscape on Madden Bridge Road seems a little slow at a glance, but those of us on the "inside" looking out at the young men who are working in the heat and dust think that it is moving along at a steady pace. We are sorry for the inconvenience and the temporary confusion of the construction, but when they are finished this is going to be good for us all. You will have clearly defined parking and safer, easier access to Heirlooms & Comforts. Not only that, our intersection of Gaines, Bank and Madden Bridge will be safer with the third stop sign in place. That means all traffic will stop at that corner and the risk of someone going much too fast thru the intersection will be reduced. At first, however, I think we all should be aware that some "regulars" thru the intersection might have difficulty noting the stop sign. Better watch carefully for a while to be sure they are going to stop.

September Classes
At Heirlooms and Comforts class offerings for September are listed on our web site. We have not yet completed the listings for October thru December. So look over this special page for September and choose what you would like to register for in this month. As soon as we fine-tune the list for the remainder of the fall we will announce the posting in an e-mail letter. Complete your registration quickly so you are not left out of the class you want.

H&C Class Listing

Ending and Beginning

This is the time of year that we see the Ending and the Beginning - young people ending their various stages of education with graduation, and suddenly they and others are beginning new stages of life. This is the time for excitement and contrasting nostalgia and reflection. For some of us it is the end of paying and paying and paying for what the offspring are doing and learning - no more tuition. For some of us it is the beginning of such paying.

However this may apply to you, we offer our best wishes to you and yours. In particular we want to wish the best of everything to one of our own: Cissie and Rick's third daughter Rebecca is graduating from Miami of Ohio. Congratulations!

Sara

H&C Feature of the Week: Clean Off the Bolt
At Heirlooms & Comforts this week we will feature Clean Off the Bolt all week. This means that if you buy all the fabric left on a bolt of regular price fabric you will get a 25% discount on that purchase. If you buy all the fabric remaining on a sale price bolt of fabric you will get and extra 10% discount off the original price of that fabric. Measure your finished quilt tops and bring them into the shop to find bargains for the backings. We have some really good-looking fabrics at great prices right now. Come early.

The Newest Class Schedule is on our Web Site
Read over the listing of classes being offered at Heirlooms & Comforts for the summer and complete your registration before May 14 to qualify for a 20% discount on the supplies listed by the instructor for her class. The 20% will apply until the end of the first session of the class you are taking. Look at the photos of the samples that have already been brought into the shop for you to see. We have posted as many of these as we have already. We are waiting for you to come in.