Olde Glory Gazette

Olde Glory is the oldest clapboard home in North America, I was thrilled to find that fact out, since we are opening soon at the our Olde Glory Quilt Shoppe in Lebanon, Ohio at 19 N. Sycamore Street.
Voices from the past echo through my thoughts these days. Shadows of quilters inspire us!
Setting up a quilt shoppe is a big job and seeing the reproduced cotton prints from the 1800's and some even from the late 1700's excites this quilter! We actually have some old quilt pieces that have their own stories laying inside the 140 year old thread placed one stitch at a time on one civil war piece we found in Shipshiwana, Indiana. I bet, that quilter may have been taking a brief but much needed break in her afternoon of constant kitchen duties to keep her family fed or maybe, the winter months had set in and life had slowed down and time with the needle was easier to find. You quilts could then shout out these stories everyday in the fabrics that we are offering. Also, since I had started a small quilt shop in the mid-1990's, I also have my own historical batch of "orphan fabric"; they seem to mix well on the shelves with their "sister" prints from the past.
Crowding a old wooden ironing board, we also offer vintage prints from the 1900-1940's. Do you like to iron? I do. Somehow, it is relaxing to let your mind wonder as the hot steam presses fabric to a crisp, smooth appearance..Maybe, those hot summer days as a kid taking turns "working" to the bottom of the bushel basket of "sprinkled" clothes has something to do with that, a secure old feeling.
Facts about our shop include over 270 bolts of cotton quilting fabric from the 1800-1940 periods, notions to help you sew and quilt, a stash of books that patrons are welcome to read to acquire pattern ideas and inspiration for their creation. There will be lessons and also open sewing in the gathering room at the back of the shoppe, unless there is a class scheduled. Quilts are hung up with care and for sale. We also have a quilt frame with a quilt from the 1910 period that all are welcome to put stitches on until we get it "finished".
As all quilters know, we always have more ideas than we know what to do with and also quilt tops not yet quilted, so we also offer hand-guided longarm quilting for those who want machine stitches done. To help you create those attic heirloom treasures.
We are opening for a few days before Christmas and then reopening on January 2nd at 8:30 a.m. to 4-30pm...Our first month of classes will include Beginners' Quilting and The Underground Railroad Quilt Club will start with the first square. You can join at any time of the year to "get onboard" with the block of that month and then continue on. We will offer a new quilt to do almost every month. No "ticket" is necessary for the Underground Railroad, just come in and sign up, pay a deposit and check out the time that the classes will be set up. We will offer morning and evening times to accomadate everyone.
As we grow, our Gazette will also offer more news, recipes, pictures and antidote's of interest!
Thank you for stopping by!!
As Always, Quilted Blessings!!! Karen S Flick and Lori A Kesner