Newsletter!

I just updated the newsletter on the website! Here it is:

New fabrics:
Panier De Fleurs by French General
Little Gatherings by Lisa Bonjean
Nine Dots by Carrie Nelson (Miss Rosie)
Hometown by Sweetwater

Clubs:
Jo Morton's Little Women Club 10 (November 2011)
Miss Rosie's Club (November 2011)
Farmer's Wife (November 2011)
Primitive Club (October 2011)

Blocks of the Month:
Civil War Chronicles by Homestead Hearth
Pam McMahon's Pieceful Journey
House and Garden by Jan Patek

You can join our clubs or blocks of the month at any time!

Until next time...

New Fabric!

The new French General line, Panier De Fleurs, has arrived! Here's a sample:

Until next time...

Fa La La La La

Whitney pieced and quilted this adorable table topper out of French General's new line, "Fa La La La La." If you are looking for a quick and simple project, this is it! Come in and check it out!! Thanks to Andrea Woolsey for the idea!

Until next time...

Back from Montana!

Sorry I haven't written in awhile, but we just got back last night from a week in Bozeman, Montana. We went for my cousin's wedding, but we definitely made a vacation out of it! We fly fished, hiked, shot clay pigeons in my uncle's backyard, hung out with family, ate good food (bison burgers are my new favorite) and of course, visited some quilt shops :-) Just to give you an idea of how beautiful Bozeman is, here is the view from my uncle's backyard

  (that's a garden and horses grazing in the background)

The weather was gorgeous! It was nice and cool and it rained for about an hour most afternoons. It made it really difficult to come back to the hot dry weather here.


Although it's hard to come back after such a fun week off, we did come back to work today to a few goodies. The new French General line 'Fa La La La La' arrived, as did some more wool from Primitive Gatherings and Blackberry Primitives! That makes for a pretty fun welcome back if you ask me!

Until next time...

Autumn's Bounty

The pattern for Cheryl Miller's 'Autumn's Bounty' quilt is now available! If you are on the list, you will be contacted this week. If you're not on the list, you can either call or email us to reserve your copy. They are going fast, so don't wait!

We also got in the pre-cuts for French General's new collection 'Fa La La La La.'

 The yardage ships next week so we will have it soon. I'm so excited! It's great!! Pictures will be up on the website as soon as the bolts are here.

Until next time...

New French General

The new French General collection, 'La Petit Ecole,' is here!! Here are a couple of sample pictures:




Until next time...

It's Here!

We've been waiting for months now, and it's finally here! Our friend, Carrie Nelson, of Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. is now officially a fabric designer, and we are the proud owners of her new line, 'Fresh Palette.' It's bright, fun, cheerful and a must buy! To show off her new line, the talented Miss Nelson designed a new pattern as well (pictured below). As soon as we receive the pattern, kits will be available at the Shoppe or on our website.

The winners of October's fat quarter drawing were Sigrid Wilcox, Linda McDermott, and Nancy Day. Congratulations to all three!

Finally, we are now offering 3 new blocks of the month: 'Paris in the Fall' by This and That, using fabrics from French General's new line, 'Maison De Garance,' 'House and Garden' by Jan Patek, using her fabrics from the 'Remembrance' collection and 'Civil War Chronicles' by Homestead Hearth, using Judie Rothermel's collection 'Civil War Chronicles.' Details about these programs can be found here.

Until next time...

My New Obsession

I have recently become a tad bit obsessed with French General. For those of you who don't know what French General is, they (Kaari Meng) design fabrics and write books, among other things, that are based on vintage, French textiles and notions. Their books "Home Sewn" and "Handmade Soirees" have become two of my favorites! The former because of the adorable patterns and interesting facts about vintage textiles, and the latter just because of the pictures : )

I'm telling you all of this because today we are finally getting in the new fabric collection from French General called 'Maison de Garance.' I worked on getting the pictures ready to put up on the website yesterday so that they would be ready to upload as soon as the collection arrived, and let me tell you, I already love these fabrics! Unlike their last collection we carried, 'Rural Jardin,' which I also loved, this collection is a bit darker, with beautiful shades of red, brown and cream. Here is a small taste until I can get the pictures onto the website:

Jusqu'a la prochaine fois (until next time)...

It's Me Again...

As soon as I hit the 'Publish Post' button yesterday, the UPS man showed up with some BIG boxes. Those boxes were filled with lots of fun new stuff, so I thought I'd share some of them with you. First of all, I was very excited to get two new books from the people at French General. We had seen these books at different stores during our road trip last month, and I LOVED them. They both have the cutest little projects. If you like their fabrics, you'll feel the same way about these books.





We also got the Spirit collection by Lila Tueller. It's a brighter, trendier look than we usually go for, but it makes up adorable dresses for young girls and a fun coat for the more mature audience.







We also started getting some patterns from Buttermilk Basin. Their patterns have a very vintage look and span all seasons, however, we only have fall/Halloween themed patterns so far. Here's my favorite:



As if that wasn't enough, we also got new patterns from Jan Patek, a small booklet all about embroidery stitches, and a few other trinkets. It definitely made for a fun morning! I think the UPS truck just passed by, so I think that's it for now.

Until next time...