Francesca DenHartog
About Francesca DenHartog and Valley Fabrics
Valley Fabrics opened its doors in 2004 and served the quilting and sewing community in Northampton, MA for five years. It reopened in 2018 to bring color, creativity, and community back to the Pioneer Valley.
They cater to quilters, crafters, and clothing creators with a modern selection of cotton, knits, linens, rayons, canvas, and more. They also offer books, notions, patterns, fabric precuts, quilt kits, thread, and floss. Their services include classes, events, long-arm quilting, machine repair, and BERNINA machines and accessories.
Owner Francesca DenHartog, a lifelong sewist and former US Lacrosse Team member, brings her graphic design background and love of color to the shop. Inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2010, Francesca often jokes, "Quilting is a contact sport!"
About UMassFive
UMassFive was established in 1967 and serves the University of Massachusetts, as well as the Five College System and over 50 other local organizations that share our community-based values and vision for a sustainable local economy. As a non-profit financial cooperative, our earnings are returned to our members in the form of better rates, lower fees, and improved services and banking technology. The Credit Union offers a full range of financial products, including personal and business banking and lending, retirement planning and investments, and insurance.
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