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After (Quilt) Market Happy Hour

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Please join us for a little special celebration of International Quilt Market (a wholesale-only show in PDX next weekend) and all the amazing new designs it brings to the sewing and quilting community. While this show is not for retail shopping, it is where many of the finest fabric and sewing shops go to shop,… Read more »

Woodland Sewing Dreams

Posted by & filed under Fabric, Home Dec, Modern Domestic Sewing Society, New in Shop.

Indian Summer is woodland perfection.

Maybe it’s because I live in the woods. Maybe it’s the colors. Maybe it’s because Art Gallery fabrics feel so amazing. Maybe it’s all three. I cannot take my mind off this fabric! Indian Summer by Sarah Watson has arrived and we are busy planning projects, finding inspiration, and basically drooling over every piece in the… Read more »

New Patterns at the Shop

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Spring has arrived in Portland and so have some great new patterns perfect for Spring!  Colette patterns just released a new pattern, Laurel, and we’ve started carrying the Wiksten patterns. The Tova Top and the Wiksten Tank have been out in the sewing world for a while, but if you purchase them online, you have to… Read more »

Luke Haynes at MD this Month

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I met Luke via Facebook. Our online introduction quickly lead to real life spicy wings at Pok Pok and a delightful chat over sticky fingers. Luke is one of the most delightful people I have ever met, full of enthusiasm for quilting, design, wings, and new friends. He was pretty easy to convince to come… Read more »

Spring Table Runner

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Needing a little pop of color in the dining room and the wonderful combinations of fabric arriving gave me some morning inspiration for a new spring table runner. This was an easy choice with a fresh bouquet of daffodils at home, I knew there had to be yellow. Constellations is full of beautiful blues and… Read more »

Kid and Teen Summer Camps are here!

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Summer is a wonderful time at Modern Domestic. We get to spend nearly each week introducing our youngest sewists to BERNINA machines and many new projects and skills that will last their lifetimes. The projects and classes this year are very exciting. We have a My First Sewing Machine class that includes a bernette 46… Read more »