Quilters
Dream Batting is found exclusively at independent quilt shops and specialty
quilting businesses! Please join the #BattGirls in celebrating and supporting our
local quilt shops. They are the heart and soul of the quilting industry.
An oasis for New York City quilters and tourists
alike, with over 150 classes a year, 4,000+ bolts of fabric, and a gallery
displaying beautiful art quilts for sale. City Quilter's dedicated shop owners,
husband and wife team, Dale Reihl and Cathy Izzo epitomize the entrepreneurial
and creative spirit of NYC small business owners.
In addition to the overwhelming duties of their
shop, Cathy and Dale have taken it even a step further! With Cathy's design
concepts, they have developed a fabric line inspired by 'all things New York'.
Be it the spired architecture, the famous skyline, the city lights, clock
towers, the lines and signs of the subway system, or the bright yellow cabs;
New York City icons are artistically captured in City Quilter's beautiful unique
fabric lines.
So when Dale, discovered that 2014 is the celebration of the
100th year anniversary of Grand Central Station, he knew the City Quilter had
to be a part of this historic event. With creativity and inspiration flowing,
Cathy went to work on designing a line of fabric that captures the grandeur,
history and beauty of Grand Central Station, even down to the detail of
matching the Pantone color of Grand Central's famed aqua dome celestial
ceiling!
Coincidentally, Dale noticed that
American Patchwork & Quilting Magazine (APQ) was celebrating their 20th
anniversary. Realizing this was a perfect fit, Dale presented his idea to APQ
of honoring Grand Central's Centennial with a national quilt challenge. APQ
embraced the idea as did the NY Transit Museum and the Metropolitan Transportation
Authority. With everyone 'on-board' the Grand Central Station Centennial
National Quilt Contest began.
Using City Quilter's newly designed stunning Grand
Central fabrics, eighty quilters from 20 states, submitted an array of
beautiful impressionistic quilts that pay tribute and idealize Grand Central's
Centennial in ways that only quilters can!
Of the eighty unique quilts entered, the top thirty
finalists' quilts are on display from now until July 6 in the Grand Central
Station museum.
The quilts made such an
impact that NYC news, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal wrote articles
featuring the event (don't you love when quilting makes the national news)!
So, if you are in New York
City or planning a NYC trip, be sure to take time to add Grand Central
Station's quilt exhibit to your itinerary.
From there, a shopping trip to the City Quilter
quilt shop is a must. City Quilter is the only shop in the world that sells
their exclusive fabric lines.
While shopping at the City Quilter... don't forget
to purchase your favorite quilt batting ... because you guessed it - Quilters
Dream Batting is available at The City Quilter.
Meet Dale, Cathy and their amazing staff at the City
Quilter located at 133 West 26th St in the Chelsea
section of Manhattan, NewYork. In addition to classes, fabrics, quilt gallery,
gifts, patterns,notions and Quilters Dream Batting... City Quilter is also an
authorized Bernina and Handi
Quilter dealer.
Can't get to New York City? Don't worry, the fabrics
are available for sale on the City Quilter website at www.CityQuilter.com and a link to City
Quilter's and APQ fabulous Grand Central Quilt Exhibit is below!
www.Cityquilter.com
Wall Street JournalArticle: Piecing Together a Grand History
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I love those quilts about Grand Central Station. I think I will have to make my own version to commemorate the celebration!
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