Nice job Evelyn

Our friend Evelyn was part of my Pumpkin Grins class this week. Look at how cute her pumpkin came out.
Everyone finished their pumpkin wall hanging top. I am so proud of my pumpkin quilters!

a new kit!

This is our new kit, Fandango! It uses the great new fabric collection from Moda, Fandango. It is easy to make, out of half square triangles. The quilt is being quilted, but the kits are ready and the pattern is included. I think these will fly out the door, so if you are a "fandango" fan... come get yours soon.

Super cuts

Have you seen our supercuts? These are 3 yard pieces of fabric, reduced to a wonderful price... $12. They are great for backings, borders, etc. Stop in to stock up!

rain rain stay today

It's raining here, first time in a long time. It's not just raining raindrops, the leaves are falling too. It's a perfect day for quilting. Tonight I will enjoy snuggling in my son's quilt while I finish sewing the last 18 inches of binding. I have about 5 projects calling my name in my sewing room too.
Our classes at the Quilt Shop have filled up quickly, but there is room left in some. We have started waiting lists for others.
Remember, our sew pink event is coming up soon! Sign up today so you don't get left out.
Groovy girls is this Sunday, October 3rd.
If you haven't signed up for a class yet, fall is the perfect time!

Deadlines....

Don't you just hate deadlines... I do. We have been working on a cooperative project here at the quilt shop. Ginny's daughter is having a baby, so Lois, Amy and I made a quilt. Her theme is "lambs". Amy found this pattern, we picked the fabrics together. Amy did the applique, Lois pieced the blocks and the top, I quilted it. I got the layered quilt on Wednesday...... and the shower is next Sunday. Talk about pressure.
I just finished it this afternoon. I am thrilled with the quilting. My Bernina 830 made it so easy. Plus I used the new Aurifil thread. Tomorrow it goes to Amy for her wonderful binding skills. I have a lamb gift bag all ready.
Phew.... we made it.

designer purse

Yesterday was our first designer purse class. Everyone finished their purse. We have a waiting list started for another purse class. If you are interested, call us. We need at least 3 people to start a class.
This would make a great holiday present.

New cabinets

Look at this adorable sewing cabinet. This is called Olivia. I just love the color and the gingerbread trim. We are selling this for $449. You will need to put it together, but it just takes a screwdriver. We also have the matching cutting table available too! I love the green color!

Sew Pink

As many of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and we are going to do our part at the Quilt Shop. We are going to be holding 2 Sew Pink events. For a $10 fee you will come and make a cell phone pouch using pink ribbon fabric and our wonderful Bernina sewing machines. Part of your fee will be donated to the Susan G Komen foundation. If you would like to come and join us, please call to sign up.
The dates are: Sunday October 10th from 2-4 or Thursday October 14th from 6:30-8:30.
Please think about coming to join us.

Another great day

Today was so much fun. We had Let's Go Dottie this morning. Our friend Ronnie brought in her almost finished Dottie quilt. She is making it for her granddaughter. She is one lucky girl.


We all oohed and aahed... but then she turned the quilt over. This was the back.



Great job!

The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play

Do you remember Dr Seuss? Dr Seuss taught millions of people to read with his wonderful rhyming books. Well, now Dr Seuss is going to make quilters so happy. Look at these great Dr Seuss fabrics that arrived at the Quilt Shop. Ginny already finished a quilt with the great panel that is part of the collection. Come and see it soon!

Pillowcase queens

Congratulations to Pat Hodge who brought in 75, ( yes 75) finished pillowcases for our pillowcase challenge. Also, to Marilyn Rotunda for bringing in lots of pillowcase.
Our challenge is still going on, so if you have some fabric to spare, make up a pillowcase or two and drop it off at the Quilt Shop.

These new Lakehouse fabrics came today. I am in love. I am going in to get a half yard of each... ok, maybe a yard of each. Better get yours soon
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tiny ones

Have you seen these new patterns from Pieced Tree patterns? They are called tiny ones and are just wonderful. We have a great selection of them. They are easy to store, plus they have a nice selection of different projects. This is a new one we will be getting soon, it is called ShooFly Shuffle. We used our Organic fabrics from Kaufman to make this table runner.
Remember, tomorrow we are open from 12-4, to celebrate our first Sunday... we are going to double punch keytags. Stop in to see us! We have lots of new fabrics, patterns, etc.

my tiny makeover

My sewing room is tiny. I have become a master of storage. I had a dresser in it that was my daughter's changing table when she was a baby. It held a lot of fabric, but it was big and took up quite a bit of room. I ordered the corner top from Koala. My dresser is now gone, I turned my rollabout cart on an angle, put this corner top on top of it, and I now have a bigger workspace next to my machine cabinet. My serger has a home, and I am thinking.... I could put a small cutting mat on it. I have to experiment with it. It's almost like having a new studio. If you are thinking about your own sewing space, come visit us and see all of the options that the Koala cabinets offer. If your space is limited, you may want to look at the Arrow cabinets that we have too.
Having a cabinet makes all the difference in your work.

Free Punch Sunday

No, we aren't serving punch on Sunday.... we are having a double punch on your keytag day on Sunday. This Sunday, September 12th we will be open from 12-4. Check your e mail for more details.

Out with the old….

I feel so much better. My messy room looks like Eleanor Burns And yes..... my room is going to get a tiny makeover thanks to Koala.
If your room needs a makeover, come see our beautiful Koala cabinets

a rainbow

Look at these beautiful fat quarter packs of the Kona dimension fabrics. Doesn't it remind you of a rainbow?

Have you seen Happy Scrappy

Everyone knows Ginny's first pattern Fabric Fling. Did you know she wrote another one? It's called Happy Scrappy. I had never tried it until last week. My friend Rosemary went to the Netherlands and brought me home 2 pieces of quilt fabric. One was a white background with wooden shoes, windmills, tulips, little Dutch children, etc. The other was a white background with blue flowers with a little touch of silver. Once I saw them I thought about the new Hungarian Blue collection from Clothworks that we just got at the Quilt Shop. Ginny suggested I try Happy Scrappy.
This is the result. It was so easy. It finishes up to a nice size, 66 by 86. Now to quilt it. I am going to quilt it myself, as soon as I figure out what design to quilt it with.
Any ideas out there?

a new Amy Butler book

Amy Butler's new book has arrived at the quilt shop. Amy Butler's Style Stitches is a book filled with 26 wonderful bag patterns. The beautiful color pictures and wonderful directions make this a must have book for your collection. The holidays are just around the corner, some of these bags would be great gifts for people on your list.

New baby tumblers are here....complete with a diaper

We have just put out our new baby tumblers. There is a boy version and a girl version. Instead of packaging them in a tumbler, we have put these in a diaper. They just are so cute! The kit consists of 45 tumbler pieces, inner border, outer border and backing.
All this for $50. Both samples are made up at the store so you can see them in person.

we are open on Saturday

The Quilt Shop will be open tomorrow from 9-5. We have lots of new things to show you.
Our new tumbler kits are out.... wait till you see how pretty these are. This is our new Halloween tumbler. Plus.... we have some great deals on some of our older tumblers. We have bundled up the tumbler kit and the finishing kit, a $70 value for $50.
Plus we have a new fabric collection.... Fandango by Moda.