FAQs

Most orders are packed and shipped as quickly as possible, normally within 3-5 days. Fabric is wrapped in plastic to protect it during shipping.

Shipping to the United States and Territories

United States Mail is used for domestic orders and orders are shipped by USPS.

• Orders up to $19.99--$6.00 shipping*
• Orders between $20.00 and $59.99--$10.99 shipping*
• Orders between $60.00 and $99.99--$14.99 shipping*
• All orders over $100 are shipped for Free

Oversize items will incur additional charges

Shipping to Canada

• Orders up to $19.99--$9.00 shipping--First Class Mail
• Orders between $20.00 and $99.99--$24.95 shipping*
• Orders between $100.00 and $199.99--$49.95 shipping*
• Orders between $200.00 and $299.99--$79.95 shipping*
• Purchase total over $300 = 20% of the order total

*Oversized items will incur additional charges.

All prices are in USD. Canadian packages are shipped via USPS First Class International or Priority Mail. We are aware that some Canadian customers are charged customs, duties and taxes. This is beyond our control and we hope that you will research your country's policies. Packages can be delayed going through customs--we do our best to follow all the rules so that your arrive at your doorstep as quickly as possible.

Shipping to Europe

• Orders up to $19.99--$12.50 shipping--First Class Mail
• Orders between $20.00 and $99.99--$24.95 shipping*
• Orders between $100.00 and $199.99--$49.95 shipping*
• Orders between $200.00 and $299.99--$79.95 shipping*
• Purchase total over $300 = 20% of the order total

*Oversized items will incur additional charges.

All prices are in USD. European packages are shipped via USPS First Class International or Priority Mail. We are aware that some European customers are charged customs, duties and taxes. This is beyond our control and we hope that you will research your country's policies. Packages can be delayed going through customs--we do our best to follow all the rules so that your arrive at your doorstep as quickly as possible.

Please keep in mind that shipping charges include, but are not limited to postage fees, envelopes, boxes, packing materials, tape, labels, equipment needed to process orders necessary for processing your orders (scales, software, printers etc.), as well as labor to process and package your order. These are just some of the costs directly associated with shipping your orders in a timely and cost effective manner. If you are ever in question of any of our shipping rates, please do not hesitate to contact us at grandmasatticquilting@gmail.com.

We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and Paypal.

The State of Oregon is a sales tax free state.

Our products are of the highest quality and manufacture. If you are not satisfied with your purchase, please contact us at grandmasatticquilting@gmail.com so that we can make you happy.

Our Block of the Month programs are a fun, creative way to try new skills and practice old ones.

Use them to make an entire quilt one block at a time or for quick projects. You might even want to collect each block to construct at a later time--or give to your favorite quilter as a gift. We have all kinds of programs, including machine piecing, applique (both traditional and fusible), and hand embroidery.

Our Block of the Month programs include the fabric and pattern you need to create quilt or embroidery blocks, or a portion of the quilt top you have selected. A Finishing Kit to complete the top includes sashing, borders and binding fabric and is sent in the final month of any program requiring one. Batting and backing fabric are not included in the club price; however, they are available for additional purchase.

Fabric in our kits is subject to change due to availability of goods. We work hard to ensure that any substitution blends well with the overall theme and presentation of the block series.

When you register for a Block of the Month program, you are agreeing to remain in the program for its entirety. We prepare a kit for you each month knowing that you will continue to receive kits each month until the program ends. Our programs are set up so that you may start or stop a program at any time by contacting us. If you need to cancel for any reason, please contact us right away.

Mistakes: These things happen. Should you make a mistake and need a replacement, please contact us so we can help you complete your block

Your first block is shipped to you at the time you place your order. Subsequent packets are mailed between the 28th and 5th day of each month. Your credit card is automatically billed at that time and you do not need to reorder these programs. If paying with Paypal, we will send you an e-mail with a link to your monthly bill which will need to be paid each month.

If, for any reason, we are unable to charge your credit card, we will contact take you by phone or e-mail, and your packet will be held until payment arrangements can be made. We encourage you to let us know if you receive an updated credit card or expiration date. To use our website to update your billing visit Update Billing

Many of our programs are set up postage paid. For those that require postage, we try to keep fees to less than $5. With your first packet, we include an introduction letter which outlines how the program will work, including any shipping fees. Finishing Kits (borders, sashing, and binding) are sent First Class Priority Mail (currently $7.95) as the last packet in the program. Canada and Overseas are charged actual cost of shipping charges.

Questions and comments can be sent to grandmasattic1@gmail.com or toll free 1-888-835-7397.

Grandma Rachel loves to do Redwork! That’s why we carry one of the largest selections of Redwork Embroidery to be found on the internet. We have created several Redwork embroidery programs that allow you to stitch a variety of Redwork blocks. You’ll also find a large inventory of books, patterns, and stamped goods that are sure to inspire you to create your own bit of Redwork History and Nostalgia.

Redwork embroidery was very popular from about 1880-1920. Patterns were stitched in Red (sometimes Blue) on a muslin background. This type of stitching, popularized by the Kensington School for Girls in England during the 1880s, was called the Kensington Stitch but we mostly know it today as backstitching or outline stitching. The reason Red was chosen is because it was a sturdy cotton thread that could be counted on not to fade or bleed. This time period was prior to the availability of DMC cotton embroidery floss in the United States, making color options in cotton limited to red, blue, black, white and beige. Other color choices were available only in silk or wool embroidery floss.

Redwork became such a fad that before long, women were using this type of embroidery to create table and luncheon cloths, dishtowels, quilt blocks, pillow shams, pillowcases, tea towels, splashers (used behind a wash bowl), shelf decorations, and anything else they felt needed a bit of embroidery.

Catalogues of the time offered"penny squares" which were small sheets of muslin with stamped patterns that sold for pennies apiece. Prices ranged from five or six cents, to35 or 50 cents, depending on the detail on a particular pattern. Older women have told stories of how they remembered going to the local dry goods store as a little girl to pick out a pattern to have stamped for embroidery. Once the shopowner had transferred the pattern and the penny square had dried, their designs would be embroidered with red cotton embroidery thread. The ladies said they would stitch their penny square during their free time each week. Many looked forward to these Saturday trips to town to pick out the next Redwork design.

Stampings were made by the shop owner using products such as Walter P. Webber’s Modern Stamping Material.Instructions for its use included pouring a bit of kerosene oil or benzine into a dish or cover. A pad made of felt or scrap cotton would be saturated with the oil, then rubbed over the paste so that the coloring would absorb into the pad.Next, a pattern would be placed smooth side up on the fabric to be stamped, andthe saturated pad would be rubbed over the pattern to create the desired design.

Themes on these penny squares included historical figures, animals, flowers, household items, fruit and vegetables, children, and nursery rhymes. Pictures had different meanings. For instance, horseshoes were a sign of good luck; angels ensured the safekeeping of children; spiderwebs caught dreams; and flower had secret meanings.

Children were often given penny squares to work on, especially when convalescing from an illness. Once a child had created enough penny squares, they would be stitched into a quilt top.Seams were often covered with feather stitching. Many times, these penny squares were not quilted but left as a bed covering, although during the GreatDepression of the 1930s, many women thought these earlier coverings needed to be “quilted up.”

Grandma Rachel’s grandmother was born in 1913. She recalled how she learned to do Redwork embroidery, which she called “fancy work,” at the age of six. Her mother said that she could not goout and play until she had devoted at least thirty minutes to this task. WhenGrandma Rachel herself was nine years old, her grandmother decided that she needed to learn this skill as well. Pleasant afternoons were spent stitching penny squares while her grandmother, a history buff, told her stories of family history, and what “women’s work” had consisted of in days gone by. Back in the day, waiting until the age of nine was considered quilt “old” for a girl to learn embroidery and other needlework.

For Redwork embroidery clubs, click here >

For embroidery patterns, click here >