Sunday, April 13, 2025

April


Here is my 2025 Shop Hop Block.  You can embroider it or use Prisma premier colored pencils to color and shade it before you embroider it.

I will list the colored pencils and the flosses I used in my next blog so you can see what you might need if you want to do it like I did.

Nancy Halvorsen has hit it out of the ball park AGAIN with her new Fall fabrics  "Autumn Breeze" and her new book.  Hard to decide which project to do!


Her Wanderlane and Whisper Weave fabrics will coordinate beautifully with these new pieces.


This is another new line of fabric from P & B textiles called Farmhouse Americana

 I loved it so much I already made the free pattern on their website!

Now I just have to have Nikki Crisp do her magic!  By the way...Sean Crisp will be here on the 17th of April, so if you have any quilts you would like to send her way,  get them here before noon on the 17th and he will be our delivery man!

Friday, March 21, 2025

March

Fun new book panels!  Each one is $13.00


And these darling "Double Lush Velvet"  Panels from Riley Blake!  They are reversible, so all you need to do is add some binding or roll a hem and you have a throw for a car seat cover or just for a snuggle blanket!  They are$14.95 per panel and I have satin bindings on order!



And new fabrics from Moda by Heather Briggs from "My Sew Quilty Life".  They are $13.00 per yard.  And I have lots of precuts!







And here are new fabrics, and a new project idea that I hope I have time to get to.


I have gotten this Riley Blake project done. Kits are available with or without backing.  The kits with backing, either cotton or flannel, are $195.00. 
 Without backing the kit is #132.00.
This is another new project by Deb Strain for Moda.  It is called "Willow's Farm. 
 The complete kit with backing is $155.95.
And here is another finished project from Riley Blake.  The kit with backing is $89.95.  The panel is $13.00  This one is staying at Nana's house when it gets retired.
This is another new line from Moda, by Cathe Holden.  No definitive plans on what I am going to do with it...I can see an apron , for sure!  This line is $13.00 per yard and the 2 striped canvas pieces are
 $16.00 per yard.


 One thing I learned from taking the month of February off is that I am nowhere near ready to retire!  I do plan to take every February off, but I am definitely going to keep on stitching!  Thanks to all of you who keep me in business.  And don't forget that we will be celebrating 30 years in July!

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

January


At long last I have finished my Hatched and Patched "Around Town" wall hanging.  I loved every minute of working on this project.  It was definitely one that soothed my soul!  The kit includes the pattern and the fabrics...as well as the backing fabric.  The DMC flosses are sold separately, as are the paper hexies.   
The kit is $85.00


Here is a new Valentines Day Quilt with fabrics from Riley Blake Designs.  The kit is $76.50 and includes the backing.  It is approximately 40”x50”. 
 Megan Best quilted it for $50.00

 Beautiful fabrics keep arriving at the shop.  Once again, running out of space!  Certainly not the worst thing in the world 😄.  I could be happy for a very long time just playing with all of it!  

Just a reminder that I will be closed for the month of February.  Really hoping to regroup and get things organized.  Lots of painting to do on the inside and outside (weather permitting) of my house.  And lots of organizing to do.  Not really excited about it, but I think I will feel very good when it is accomplished.

I will reopen on March 1st, and will be participating in the Red Barn Market the 14th and 15th of March.  Western Washington Quilt Shop Hop is June 16 to 29.  They have chosen a lovely floral fabric this year.  And then in July I will be celebrating 30 years of business!  There will be sales and gift baskets and lots of fun!