Upcoming Events in 2016 & 2017

Here at Holloways, we are always busy working due to the events we have every year... This year we are even busier as we are now a part of Wilderness Wildlife week in Pigeon Forge. We just finished up Pigeon Forge, A Mountain quiltfest last month. It was a ton of fun! We enjoyed helping Ro Gregg and Patti Carey teach about different techniques and trends in the fabric business.

The girls at the shop have been busy getting ready for our next event, Wilderness Wildlife week.  Maria will be teaching some beginner quilting classes and will have a booth during the event. Wilderness Wildlife week is May 18th- May 22nd in the Le Conte Center in pigeon Forge. Admission is FREE! Wilderness Wildlife Week has a variety of programs for all ages and different interests, ranging from programs specifically for the youngsters to guided hikes for the more adventurous folks. The programs will be offered from around 8:00 AM until around 7:30 PM daily. For more information click here: http://www.mypigeonforge.com/events/wilderness-wildlife-week/

We're super excited for shop hop this year! Shop hop is June  2nd-June 11th. This year we used all American made fabrics for our squares. We have even pieced the top of our  quilt for this year, below is a sneak peek.

For more info about Shop Hop vist: https://www.facebook.com/EastTennesseeShopHop Shop hop 2017 will be June 1st- June 10th.

Maria has already completed our row for Row by Row. We cannot sell the patterns/kits until June 21st.  However, we do have the license plates, coordinating fabric and these cute cups that have the same saying as the license plates available for sale now. Row by Row is June 21st- September 26th.

 For more info about Row by Row got to: http://www.rowbyrowexperience.com/

Holloway's will also have a booth in Chattanooga in September this year. AQS Chattanooga  is September 14th-17 for more information visit :http://www.quiltweek.com/locations/chattanooga/

Maria is already getting ready for Pigeon Forge A Mountain Quiltfest 2017. The special category this year is two fabrics. Later in the year information will be available here: http://www.mypigeonforge.com/events/quiltfest/

AQS Chattanooga

We had a great show at AQS Chattanooga, TN. We enjoyed visiting with all our friends and other vendors at the show. The next AQS show to see us at will be Daytona, FL in February. 
We hope to see you all there!

In case you missed our previous blog posts, here's our newest products:

 Barn Quilts

Up close of the Barn Quilt

Dalia Panel

Swirly Bargello Table Runner

  

Wild Flowers of the Smokies

Up close of the Wild Flowers

Special thanks to Sally for making the Bargello table runner and Angela for taking the pictures for Wild Flowers of the Smokies. 

Quilt Barns of East Tennessee

If you have been following our blog then you know that we have been a little arms preoccupied with quilt barns lately.  Starting with Shop Hop, we unveiled the photos of 12 of our favorites printed on fabric as part of each shop's block.  Then in July we were privileged to attend a bed turning and luncheon to benefit the Quilt Trail of Northeast TN.

We are pleased to announce the next phase of quilt barns for Holloway's Country Home.  Maria has been working with Paintbrush Studios to design and print this wonderful new panel.

It features each of our Twelve favorite quilt barns on a single panel.  The artist rendition highlights the beauty of each barn and the quilt block hung on it.  Each barn measures approximately 7"x9" and the colors coordinate beautifully with much of the Marblehead line by Ro Gregg, also from Paintbrush Studios.

We recently received a few sample panels as part of the first run of printing.  We will be shipping all preorders in late October.  Each panel is $16.95 plus $3.00 shipping.

The kit is also available for preorder!  Ask for details!

Great news for all of you who are attending AQS Chattanooga this week!  If you preorder at our booth we will pay the shipping for you!

Stop by and see Maria and Dawn today to order yours!

A Product and an Idea

Today we are sharing both a featured product and an idea that we have implemented into our fabric cutting for the shop and shows.

First, look at this beautiful quilt.

This quilt can be used as a table runner or a wallhanging.  And the beauty is that it is much simpler than it looks!  With a simple ruler from Phillips Fiber Arts, this is work of art comes to life with ease.

Next, we are introducing the long yard!

Do you hate piecing borders for your bed size quilts?  We do! So for the benefit of our customers we have begun cutting long yards.  These are 22"x72" pieces of fabric.  You get the length for your borders without having to buy extra yardage!

Come by our booth at AQS and check out the display for more information!  And while your there ask about the ruler mentioned in this post and any of our other featured items! We are looking forward to seeing you!

Digital Dahlias

One of the recent trends in fabric production is digital printing.  We have become so accustomed to sharp, digital pictures everywhere in our lives, it's only natural that quilters would be clamoring for it in the fabric medium as well.

This is Maria's newest creation using one the digitally printed panels and it's companion fabric.  This is so simple and easily could be pieced in an afternoon.

The fabric also feels so soft.  Come by our booth at AQS Chattanooga this week or visit us at the shop to see and feel this wonderful new line!

Printing on Fabric Anyone?

Over the next few days Holloway's will be posting about some of our featured products for the AQS show starting September 15th in Chattanooga.  Today's featured product is a our set of 12 original flower photo prints on fabric.

Maria's granddaughter Angela is a wonderful photographer and has taken beautiful shots of some of our local flowers.  We are pleased to announce that she has been busy printing a wonderful selection of these on fabric.  The sets of 12 flowers will available for purchase at the AQS show in Chattanooga.

As you know Holloway's is a family business so the printing of the flowers fell to Angela too. From the pictures she gave us for the this blog, it looks like she may not have realized just how many she was going to need to print! Hahaha!

She definitely has been busy!

Maria has been busy too.  She designed a new pattern to go with the floral prints.  Kits for this quilt will also be available in Chattanooga.

Are we whetting your appetite yet?  Wait until you see tomorrow's featured product!

The wheels have been turning at Holloway's Country Home!

It's Summertime

Wow! It has been a busy year so far at Holloway's.  In March we participated in A Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge and had one of our best shows ever!  Thanks to all you quilters who travel so far to make shows like this such a great success.

All of April and May we spent gearing things up for the busy activities of summer.  And boy has it been crazy!  Preparing kits for both East Tennessee Shop Hop and Row by Row Experience at the same time can get somewhat overwhelming, but thanks to our great team at Holloway's things have run smoothly.

Shop Hop was also one of our best yet!  Everyone who came in the shop seemed to love the barns that were part of kits.  If you missed a shop, remember that you can contact each of the shops and they would be glad to ship while they still have barns in stock.

Now we have moved straight into Row By Row.  If you have never done it you are missing out on a great time!  It's a great opportunity (excuse) to check out quilt shops all over the USA and even Canada.  Check out rowbyrowexperience.com for all the locations and rules.

We even have Row By Row fabric available in the shop.  Get it now while supplies last.  Hope to see you this summer.  Pop in when you are in the mountains and say hello.

Wilderness Wildlife Week

In the past few years Maria has slowed down on traveling to shows.  Or so she tells us.....

While she may not be traveling all across America to go to shows, she is still adding local shows to her repertoire.

This year Holloway's Country Home was asked to participate in Wilderness Wildlife Week in Pigeon Forge.

A quilt booth at Wilderness Wildlife Week?  Yes, a quilt booth at Wilderness Wildlife Week.

 There is even a mini-quilt show!
This quilt show exhibits many of the nature and wildlife quilts created by local quilters as well as a showing from the Quilts of Valor, Smoky Mountain chapter.



As our loyal customers know our use of fabrics is not limited to the sewing machine.  We use our scraps to make rag rugs. And Maria is offering rag rug classes during the week.  And for the ones who are unable to attend classes, you can stop by the booth and see us demo the rag rug making process.

And of course anywhere Maria goes she is always designing and creating.  Here she is at the show working with some of the latest arrivals of precuts.

If you are in the area, Wilderness Wildlife Week runs through Saturday, January 31st at the Leconte Center in Pigeon Forge, TN.

Thanks to the city of Pigeon Forge for inviting us to be part of such a great event.