What
a lot of rain we've had lately. Other than rainy days causing us to
want to take a nap, we enjoy staying inside and creating. One project
we've been working on is our Row by Row project. If you're not familiar
with the program click
https://rowbyrowexperience.com/
to read about it. In a nutshell, each shop creates a project based on a
theme and visitors hop from shop to shop to collect patterns and/or
kits. Kick off is June 21. The theme this year is "Taste the
Experience"......wonder what we will create.....
Mother's Day
is right around the corner so we thought we'd share some great last
minute gift ideas for mom -- they'll also make great gifts for yourself
or your stitching buddies (Christmas is only 7 months away).
Kelmscott Designs' needle minders are not only pretty but practical.
They include a magnet which holds your needles in place. No more
dropping needles on the floor.
You may order on line by visiting
https://www.sewgracefulquilting.com/, by e-mailing info@sewgracefulquilting.com or calling 479-374-7403.
Crow with Star - $9.50
Folkart Willow Tree - $9.50 |
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The first kit we'd like to share this week makes us smile every time we
look at it. "Hen House" is entirely cotton applique (we used Soft Fuse
and a simple blanket stitch on ours). Your $28.95 kit includes Simply
Vintage magazine #28 (fall 2018) which contains the pattern by Edyta
Sitar, fabrics for applique, background fabric, border, backing fabric
and binding. It finishes 20" x 20". Of course, the magazine contains additional projects. |
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Some of you can probably relate to the sentiment expressed on the
second kit we'd like to share, "Voices". Your $19.95 kit includes the
pattern, fabrics for the top, borders, binding and backing fabric. This
is a very easy project to make even if you've never done applique
before. It finishes 9" x 18". |
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This week for our "when it's gone, it's gone" section we are featuring a
Quiltmania book. We love the quality of books published by
Quiltmania. The photography is absolutely stunning and directions are
very well written with lots of illustrations. Most books are written in
both English and French (Quiltmania is a French company with offices in
the US). The translated book title is "Quilted and
Embroidered Fantasies". It contains 20 projects combining quilting and
embroidery. 304 pages $49.95 |
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Spring quilt market is next week so Darlene and Kay will be off on an
adventure. Be sure to watch Facebook and Instagram as they post their
adventures.
The shop will be open regular hours next week with Debby holding everything down. See you soon!
Darlene and Debby