Northern Threads
Everything Sewing, Quilting, & Embroidery
Introducing the Wilderness Ridge Collection by Marie Noah, showcasing iconic wildlife scenes of the north, inspired by the 2018 Row by Row event. Wilderness Ridge Finishing Pattern – 84″ x 108″ This year participating shops were given the option of one of four shapes to create a block pattern from. This presented a challenge I …
Whale Dance, Row by Row 2018 Block by Marie Noah, was inspired by the 2018 theme “Sew Musical.” Humpback whales are known for their haunting and melodic songs and for breaching the water with amazing acrobatic abilities. This year’s block is a tribute to these graceful giants. The scene depicts a pod of humpback whales …
Are you looking for a quick and easy project to commemorate your visit to Alaska or just a beautiful print to deck your walls? Our Teresa Ascone fabric art panels and kits could be a simple solution for you. Currently, we stock 19 spectacular prints on fabric by watercolor artist Teresa Ascone. Her art portrays impressions …
My new Orca at Sea quilt pattern is a modern take on the traditional storm at sea and snail trail quilt blocks. By choosing an array of natural ocean colors placed on a batik watercolor background in a cool grey, it has the feel of the vast ocean waters, topped off with the majestic Orca breaching …
Are you a quilter with an amazing embroidery machine in your sewing room and the embroidery unit is stashed somewhere in the corner totally unused? Perhaps you’re not sure what to make or where to start. Did you know you can make an entire quilt in your hoop? The Hoopsisters Double Wedding Ring quilt in the hoop …
From the inception of this design, I’ve wanted the Moose Trio pattern resized and recolored to offer greater versatility. The new larger size and natural color palette reintroduce Moose Trio to the home setting, it’s no longer just a child’s quilt. The larger size quilt is made from twenty, 2 1/2 inch strips, an accent …
I’m excited to share my latest design, Wildwood quilt pattern with you. It features many of the Northwoods wildlife favorites in silhouette, the nocturnal owl, ravenous grizzly chasing salmon upstream, watchful moose, caribou on the move, soaring eagle and graceful sandhill crane. It’s a perfect quilt for the outdoor enthusiast in your life. I’ve made …
Wolf Song Easy Art Quilt is the newest design in my series of large block art quilts. It features a striking 26 1/2 inch pieced block as a backdrop for an iconic wilderness night time scene. There is plenty of piecing to satisfy the quilter in me and just enough applique to tell the story. …
If you love to deck your walls with with fabric art like I do, I think you’ll enjoy creating my easy applique art quilts. I’ve given my designs a balanced blend of traditional piecing with applique accents. It feeds my love of piecing and the applique creates the scene to draw viewers in. If you’re ready …
We made this this stunning No-Measure Bargello Quilt with Northern Lights Theme out of 2 ½” strips without the fuss of measuring or using charts for fabric placement! Using the No-Measure Bargello pattern by Wendy Mathson makes the job a breeze. Following her brilliant technique, you just collect a strip set that has pairs of identical …