Fabric Wall Coverings

Think Quilting is for Grannies? Think Again

Gone are the days of grannies bent over thier sewing machines, quilting alone — bestowing bedspreads and wall coverings to every newborn and newlywed in the family.

The Forest City has its own crafting couple mavens — Jill and Butch Negrelli, who started Quilter's Haven of Middletown in 2002.

Jill, fondly known as "RumpelJillskin" by friends and colleagues, is considered the creative go-to person in the quilter community from her long years of work with sewing and ceramics as well as various other creative crafts.

Jill and Butch strive to provide a fun, idea-provoking environment where quilters, beginner and advanced, can come together to share tips, ask questions and enjoy the company of other quilters during the process of completing a project.

“It's a great sounding board — we bounce ideas off of each other,” explains Jill Negrelli.

This unique location educates the public on the quilting process by offering classes, workshops and retreats.

Open sews, held in the morning from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays as well as Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-9 p.m. are a great time to focus on a project and unwind from the day in a light-hearted, therapeutic environment.

The open sew Thursday night crew, Jill Negrelli, Linda Steele, Angie Falcon and Pat Marzin, describe Quilter's Haven as a friendly, tight-knit community offering a place of relaxation. “You've got to come here for your vitamin Q,” says Falcon.

Intermediate quilter Regine Carre started as beginner on Thursdays nights five years ago and has been attending every week since. “it becomes a bit obsessive,” Carre says, laughing. All smiled, agreeing that the group is more like a family.

Guests should bring their own sewing machines and should come equipped with their own materials. However, machines are available for borrowing. Open sew entry costs $6.

Classes are typically held on Saturday mornings and serve as a great time to learn a new technique or design. A book is typically required and a supply list is provided in advance.

The retreats are held twice a year, in the fall and spring, and offer a four-day weekend of pampering with beautiful scenery, tasty food and creative inspiration. For $200, a large group escapes to Camp Hazen YMCA in Chester with an on-site chef and a view of Cedar Lake .

To add a personal finishing touch to the quilt, Quilter's Haven's Gammill's long-arm machine, approximately 20-inchs in length, brings the quilt top, inside batting fabric and quilt backing together with intricate designs.

Art Wall Decor: Fabric Wall Coverings

To apply the fabric wall covering, fabric can be hung on the walls of freedom, taking into account the Velcro so easily removable and washable, or caught in the wood, or service as a border, near the ceiling near the top or bottom of the adhesive layer of cloth floor.The Elements a bit stiff, thick fabric fabric covered walls give the small wall.Proceeds noise, heat insulation, an extra fabric covered walls better results than the thin fabric. Fabric wall covering come in so many styles, colors and textures is sometimes tempting to use your wall covering every house.Fabric room is clean and simple, when it comes time to remove it, a process that requires weeks of immersion is no longer And washing time. Beautify your home can simply cover the walls with a cloth. No need to paint the walls and small bug fixes; fabric wall covering is a more economical solution.

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