Potholderpalooza, Cyber Monday - First Friday

Thanks to everyone who shopped my Virtual Holiday Gallery on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday this weekend. I appreciate the support. I’m busily filling all of your orders and will notify you when they are ready for pick up or shipped early this week.

The winner of the 2020 Covid Christmas Stocking is Janet Irwin. She will be getting a Quilting with Margaret stocking filled with hand sanitizer, wipes, All Washed Up soap (another local small online business), a couple of holiday masks, an RPO “Holiday Celebration” CD, some holiday candy and some tiny bottles of Christmas cheer. She will also be getting her order hand delivered. Congratulations Janet!

This Monday is Cyber Monday, so I have planned another special which will run through First Friday. In celebration, Quilting with Margaret is doing Potholderpalooza, a potholder extravaganza. Select from a massive selection of fun and functional potholders all priced at $9 each this week only (regularly $10). The more you buy, the more you save. The sale runs from Monday (Nov. 30) 8 a.m. until Friday (Dec. 4) at 11 p.m. Use discount code $9POTHOLDERS

Potholders are the perfect holiday gift…who can’t use a fresh, new potholder? The hanging loops are large enough to fit around the neck of a bottle of wine, turning the bottle of wine into a cute hostess gift. Potholders are lightweight and flat, easy to slip in an envelope for mailing with a holiday card. They make great stocking stuffers. You can select the perfect potholder for everyone on your list. Choose from lots of fun themed categories like retro, music, camping, food, pop culture, sports teams and even holidays. There are Rochester related potholders like retro Kodak film and chicken wings. Foodies will love the hotdogs on a grill, lobster or bacon and eggs potholders. There’s even a pot potholder. Like I said, one for everyone. Shop now to see what’s available.

RBG Facemasks Coming Soon!

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a huge blow to many, including me. She has fought to support women’s and LGBTQ+ rights for decades. So I went in search for some RGB fabrics to make into facemasks and potholders. Today I was notified that the fabrics I ordered a week ago have shipped. I will let you know as soon as you can purchase an RBG facemask or potholder! Sign up below to follow my blog so you will know when new items like the RBG merchandise are available.

In addition to the currently listed facemasks in my website shop and the new RBG facemasks which will soon be available, within the next I will have a major update to the shop page. Soon you will be able to order potholders, oven mitts, aprons, table scarves, coaster sets, rectangular appliqued pillows, pillow covers, runners and more right from this website.

I’m trying to get geared up for the holidays. You will soon be able to shop from the comfort of your own home at whatever time you want instead of waiting for a First Friday to shop. Currently we are not able to be open for First Fridays or Second Saturdays at the Hungerford building due to COVID.

But I know many of you like to shop local and buy handmade items, so I have spent the summer working to update my website. In August, you were able to see the “new look” of the website. In the next week, I will be unveiling the newly designed Shop page to include more than just facemasks. And soon (before the end of October) I plan to add lap quilts, a few more handmade goods and some “quilt shop” items (like patterns and kits) to the new Shop page.

Eventually I plan to add fabrics and more patterns to the shop page so you can do all of your shopping online, if you wish. Keep checking back to see new additions and signup to follow my blogs to keep up to date with the upgrades to the Quilting with Margaret online shop.

Wearing a mask is about care for others

Colorful face masks made by Margaret Spevak available for sale online.

The state of New York has mandated that all New Yorkers wear a mask when away from home, especially when social distancing may not be possible. This mandate will probably be in effect for months to come. So now, we are all in search of fashionable face masks.

I wear a mask in public, not for me, but for YOU.

Wearing a face mask is a thank you to the healthcare workers on the front lines.  I have been trying to do my part by sewing face masks.

The pattern I use is from ROCcovid19masks.org, designed for donation to hospitals and care facilities. The cotton cloth mask has three pleats, a wire nose piece, elastic ear loops and a pocket for a disposable filter (like a paper towel or coffee filter). I have made many face masks for donation to local businesses and for essential workers. Now I make them for you.

You can check out the face masks I have for sale in my online Quilt Shop.

From satisfied customers:

"The verdict is in!  Your masks are the best!  They fit well, aren't super uncomfortable and don't dig into the back of our ears!"
- Lisa B.

“This mask is gorgeous—top of the line!”
- Sarah F.

“We love your masks!”
- Kristin T.

“Thumbs up for Margaret’s masks.”
- Michael W.

“Masks look great, Margaret! Will spread the word among friends and colleagues.”
- Poonam D.

“Margaret! Thank you! They are well made and as lovely as masks can be for a pandemic.”
- Jennifer C.

“Received mine today. They are wonderful. Fit perfectly.”
- Mary Anne L.

“Love these masks. Well made. My son loved his SU basketball one, but when I told him I got a NY Yankees for a friend, he went googly eyed. I will be ordering more.”
- Mary B.

 “Great work Margaret!”
- Carole M.

“These fabrics from Margaret Spevak say spring has sprung. Be a masker, help end the spread and support local artists.”
- Jeanne S.

“I love my new masks Margaret, thank you.”
- Bob M.

“We love ours!”
- Connie D.

“We love them, thank you”
- Jen B.

“They are great!!”
- Alayna A.

“Great masks! I’m styling with mine.”
- Tony V.

“This Margaret Spevak mask raised my cool factor drastically.”
- Sarah H.

“Love my masks that I purchased from Quilting with Margaret. Can’t wait to show them off at Wegmans and Tops, my new hot spots.”
- Mary B.