Craft De Ville Blog

We are excited to be sponsoring Libs Elliott's BLOEM sew along! During the whole month of September, if you purchase either the BLOEM pattern or the coordinating La Fin Du Monde Templates, we are offering you a 15% discount off all other Libs Elliott products in stock* (her other patterns, fabric, SewTites, etc). This discount will automatically be applied to your cart. Please note this discount can only be used once per customer! * excluding the BLOEM fabric kits! If you are looking for some inspiration, we have created a couple Bloem fabric kits! They include 13 Kona Cottons needed to complete the quilt top. (binding nor...

The Twist festival is happening very soon!   The textile market with over 90 vendors opens on Friday! The schedule is Friday from 10am to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Throughout the festival there will be a vary of activities such as a food fair, kids activities, demonstrations, sheep dog herding demos, and much more! Here is a site plan: Our kiosk will be the Desjardin Hall (ie Arena) and we are in Booth #32, a bit past the middle on the righ hand side of the right side aisle! We will have a...

Inspired by the Modern Quilt Guild Community Outreach Challenge, the Montreal Modern Guild members are taking up the challenge to create a quilt using this palette and the theme of symmetry.   The suggested palette references Bella Solids. Seeing as that is not a fabric collection we stock, we have pulled together a palette from the Kona Cotton and Designer Essentials we do stock! We have choosen to include Kona Enchanted, Grellow, Jade Green, Midnight, Pond, Zucchini and Designer Essentials Moonflower & Slate Grey. You can find them all here! This charity project will be created by members of the Montreal Modern Quilt guild. Members will be assembling...

This weekend, May 26, 27 and 28 we will be vending at the Chateauguay Valley Quilters Guild show. Friday from 4pm to 8pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 3pm. Please note, the shop in Montreal will be closed on those dates.   The following weekend, June 2, 3 and 4, is la Virée du primptemps! It is with enthusiasm that the artists in the fields of fine crafts, fashion and visual arts will welcome you into their workshops for the 14th edition of La Virée des ateliers. Come and visit the three buildings, the Grover Building, le Chat...

As you know, the cost of just about everything is on the rise these days. The lastest addition to the rising cost list is DMC threads. There was a first increase from my suppliers a while back that I let slide. However, there has been a second increase and I will need to adjust the price soon.  As of May 1st, all the prices will be adjusted to the new prices.So now is a great time to stock on DMC threads before the prices increase! DMC regular embroidery floss and varigated will go from $1.15/skein to $1.40.Variations will go from $2.19 to $2.50. Coloris will...