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Month: August 2012

  • nifty notions…and some purple love

    We got in a few things the other day and thought i would do a quick share. –i’ll be posting about quilt mn 2012 winners etc…saturday… here are a few lovelies that we just got in yesterday… Swatch Buddies…brilliant!  The perfect accessory to any quilter on the hunt to match some fabric! Pins!  button-head and…

  • updated look

    Friday after listing some of the patterns online…i stopped and really looked a the front of our patterns.  I realized there is a lot and i mean A LOT of information on the front of our patterns.  Our design company, the little curly-cues and top bar, name of the quilt, designer (mom or i), and the…

  • PaTTeRNS aRe online!

    i’ve started uploading all of our patterns onto our etsy shoppe.  this is a slow process and we have over a hundred single patterns…(10 years of designing patterns)…oh, goodness! here is a link to our etsy shoppe…the patterns and books section be sure to check out these oldies but goodies…i’m even going to be offering…

  • 6 shades of grey

    I know…i know…but i got you to my site…and these really are shades of grey (fabric). A   SIDE   NOTE: I have not read the book, but heard about it.  One friend hated it with the fire of a thousand suns…the other friend thought it was really, really good.  Another friend wasn’t such a fan.  I…

  • back2BASICS

    back2Basics we are going back to basics…Monday January 7th, 2013… we haven’t done a block of the month for several months (i mean years)…we finished our last one, Wagon Trails in December 2009.  we’ve tossed around many ideas about a new block of the month…should we focus on northwoods prints or maybe a Fig Tree…

  • Sylvia’s Bridal Shower

    Just thought i’d clarify how our quilt along works. We will not be giving tutorials on the blocks. Starting on Thurday, September 6th…we’ll show you what we are using in the first 3 blocks and what methods will need to be used.  Then on Thursday, September 13th, we’ll show you how our first 3 block…

  • Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler Quilt Along!

    Mom and I have always wanted to host a quilt along.  We’ve seen Farmer’s Wife Quilt Alongs and Dear Jane Quilt Alongs and love both of these fabulous books…but wanted to do something different. Enter in Sylvia. After little debate and a flip through her book…we’ve decided to take this idea and make it happen.  Sylvia’s…

  • SNOW MUCH FUN!

    i know…i know…snow already!  no snow outside, but we’ve got the cutest flannel! snowmen, snowflakes, swirls, dots, and solids…along with coordinating plaids, stripe and houndstooth…fabulous! i have listed the bundles and yardage in our online shoppe…b Our quilt…Snow Fun…(i couldn’t get a really good picture…i’ll try again tomorrow) and lovely bundles…fat quarters and half yards…and…

  • flannel, wool, and the Poky Little Puppy

    i’ve returned with pictures! new little bundles of 30’s reproduction…and a couple jelly rolls our autumn goodies… Snow Much Fun flannels…love the green!  we’ll be making a Whimsical Wonderland out of this fabric… WOOL…we’ve never had wool before…but have put together a couple projects for everyone along with kits, crushed walnut shells, tartlet tins, patterns,…

  • quilt mn!

    i’m sure by the time some of you read this you will be checking out shoppes…picking up fabric…scouting out your new favorite patterns…or possibly…you will be dreaming of it from your office, basement, or sewing room. mom and i are still crazily getting patterns finished up, packs stacked, bundles tied, and we still have a…