sweetwater cotton shoppe

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Month: December 2009

  • fabric…start to finish

    moda’s site has a link to interviews with your favorite designers and if you scroll to the bottom of the list there is a short 10 minute video on the fabric process.  check it out…. www.modafabrics.com happy new year!  apriL {sweetwater}  4 DAYS TILL BIG NEWS

  • sundae cupboard

    dad made this cupboard for mom for christmas.  he will be making one for the shoppe (selling price only $350).  it will be painted Innocence by Behr.  if you are interested let me know.  happy quilting, apriL  5 days till BIG NEWS! Love Actually…i did watch that movie…last week and i did NOT like it. …

  • Blueberry Fudge

    I have some news about out block of the month fabric.  it will not ship until monday…!  we will get it on Thursday, and work diligently to get block 1 finished for saturday.  Mom had the layout figured, just trying to figure out the blocks.  i’ll post block 1 and a picture of the fabrics…

  • Merry Christmas

    i thought about searching the web incessantly for some lame dancing tree or jolly elf to get my point across, but then thought simple is always good! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!  from all of us here at SWEETWATER…have yourself a merry little christmas… we will be closing at 1pm…

  • Quilt MN 2010

    Quilt MN 2010 is right around the corner…just 220 days away. we received via email pictures of the quilt mn 2010 fabric. it was designed by Holly Taylor for moda (YAY!) and features snowflakes, paisleys, luscious marbles, sleds, stripes, and a panel of 5 inch squares with pics of a snow covered barn, hockey rink,…

  • red, white, & black

    RED, {white} and black…i know how quilters love this trio of colors.  there is something about them.  i’ve got fat 1/8th’s, fat quarters, and 1/2 yard bundles cut…a few orphaned fat quarters.  limited in quantities…get them while they are HOT! fat 1/8th’s:  $11          fat 1/4’s:  $22          1/2 yards:  $44 an update on the Christmas…

  • {shabby romance} topper

    i finished up this darling topper this morning.  it has the prettiest mix of peachy-pink, chocolatey browns, and creamy creams.  it is perfect for  shabby christmas, valentine’s day or every other day.  we are currently working on a queen-size sample using the same colors just bigger squares.  for now feel free to indulge in a…

  • deck the halls

    we’ve decked our halls and have up our tree.  check out the pictures below.  i have some pics of the outside but they didn’t turn out.  i’ll take a few earlier in the evening and see how those turn out.  enjoy! mel and tina putting the antique beads (a combination strand from Grandma Andrajack and…

  • silver bells and twinkling lights

    I remembered the batteries (actually i forgot them and went back to get them), so here are about a dozen pictures of the shoppe. A hurricane vase filled with little glittered balls. sweet rolls, Sweet Treat Bag, Snowman ornaments. the snow globe came from my grandma. the snowflake bulbs will be our project this saturday for…

  • fruit punch cards

    fruit punch cards…we are bringing them back.  these will work a little bit different.  the cards will only be worth $10 dollars in merchandise when filled but they only have $100 dollars on them and block of the month, sale items, scrap bags, machine quilting, classes, retreats, and sales tax will NOT be punched.  also, these punch…