Bye Bye February

March starts tomorrow, 10 days till our Carnival of Charms. I can't wait!
I'm searching through my patterns to see how many charm square patterns I have,
Please notice that the hours have changed, we will be open till 7 on Friday, March 11th, that will give you more time to visit all the shops during the weekend.

a new project

Yes, this is my messy space. I am starting a new project today. This week we got a new book into the store, Radiant Star by Eleanor Burns. This is a new edition of an older book. So far so good, ( of course all I did was cut strips, but it is a start)
The funny thing is, this was one of the first quilts that I ever made once I finished my sampler quilt. I took a class long ago, probably in 1982 or 83 from a store called Cross Patch in Garrison NY. My teacher was Claire, from Country Quilter. We learned how to make this star. It was the first time I had seen a rotary cutter, and the first time I had seen a BERNINA. After I took that class, I bought my first BERNINA. I'm anxious to see how this quilt comes out. I hope I've learned a few things along the way! Stay tuned!

Our lucky charm

Reilly doesn't look too thrilled about his outfit, but we just adore it!
We have a busy day coming up tomorrow, Groovy Girls in the morning, Beginners Class in the morning, then our Designer purse class. Stop in to see us! We have some great new Easter fabrics and some new pillowcase kits!

We are ready, ( almost)

We are getting ready for our Carnival of Charms... have you signed up yet?

Pineapple Class

Today was our pineapple class. Everyone had a great time and came away with some beautiful blocks.

It's here

The new Limited Edition BERNINA 830 is here. It is beautiful. I am carrying around the flyer in my purse. Come visit it, but be prepared, you will fall in love! :)

Reilly says...

I'm getting cuter every day!

The sale is over.... but the fun continues!

Our sweetheart sale was wonderful. It was great to see so many friends come to visit. We aren't done yet.... now we are getting ready for our Carnival of Charms! It starts March 11th, continues through March 13th. Sign up soon! You are in for a real treat. We have lots of great entertainment coming.... Zippo the magnificient, Madame Jamba the fortune teller, Rollo the clown, and A. T. the strong man!
But before that.... even more fun! Next Saturday Feb 19th is our first Virtual Bernina Club meeting. Weather is cooperating, so come and join the fun. Call us to let us know you are coming!
Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

It's our sweetheart sale

Our sale started today, it continues tomorrow. So many new things, some great new Tumbler Quilt Kits.... Plus a great bargain table.
Come on over tomorrow to see us!

HELP! We need a few more Blockswappers

We need a few more blockswappers for our Stretched Star Blockswapper program.
These blocks are easy to make, plus you get to use beautiful batiks. Want to join us? Just call to sign up. It only cost $5 and when you are done, you get this beautiful quilt!

and the pictures started coming in....

Here is our first messy sewing room picture.... remember no names are given.
I think this room looks pretty good......
Keep on sending them in....
Stay safe out there... it's yucky outside!

We are going to try to get there today. As always, call before you come. Be safe everyone


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Thursday Feb 3rd

Hi everyone. They are predicting that the roads will freeze up tonight, and probably be slippery in the morning. The Quilt Shop may open just a little bit later than usual. As always, call before you come over. Stay safe out there!

Let's have some fun!

Our next Groovy Girl meeting will be on the topic of .... messy sewing rooms! Now I know that none of you have a messy sewing area. :)
I'd like to create a collage of photos of sewing areas. Please e mail us, or drop off a photo of your sewing area....NO NAMES WILL BE DISPLAYED! NO ONE WILL KNOW THAT IT IS YOUR WORKSPACE!
No fair cleaning up before you take the picture... just take it!
Let's have some fun!

ice ice ice

Part two of this storm.... but, for the first time ever I was home to see Phil the groundhog make his prediction. Phil says an early spring... I sure hope so!
I just keep thinking I am lucky that I have a great hobby like quilting. I can always work on something. This morning I got up early, made some soup,( in case we lose power) and then got things ready for Groovy Girls this month. Now if you haven't joined us in Groovy Girls, you are missing a fun time. Created by Terry Atkinson of Atkinson Designs, each lecture/demo meeting has fast, easy, fun projects that will teach you a new technique. This month we are going to be learning about binding. Our project will be a fold and go wallet to help us organize. Plus you will learn how to cut bias binding, and apply it to curved edges. For your class fee, you get the pattern for the project, the technique sheet, plus other goodies!
We meet on Sunday morning, Feb 27th from 10-12 and Thursday evening March 3rd from 6:30-8:30. The more the merrier!