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Month: March 2013

  • Happy Friday!

    happy friday!  it is so lovely outside…can’t wait to get on home and hang out on the porch!  we will be closing early today (1:30pm) for Good Friday.  we will be here tomorrow from 10-3 then normal hours again starting monday (10-5)! i do have pictures of the super pretty grape juice inspired Miss Molly quilt.  this…

  • Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler…63 blocks down

    mom has the next 3 finished up…Irish Chain, Jack in the Box, Jack in the Pulpit. next week…Jacob’s Ladder, Kaleidoscope, Kansas Troubles below…Citrus Punch bundle–6 mouthwateringly delicious prints in orange, lemon, and lime with 2 fruity prints. also, mom has finished a UFO of sorts.  this new table topper/baby quilt/wall hanging is made up of…

  • EaStER DAze!

    Easter DAZE week!  this week are celebrating Easter and Spring! We have tons of new patterns, kits, books, bundles, and more!  here is a little eye candy that hasn’t made an appearance on the blog yet… Little Darlings Pincushions…using vintage buttons, vintage potholders, and a little bit of wool.  Candy Pink and Mint maroon and…

  • warm apple pie, 2 Cents, Sylvia

    so mom finished up warm apple pie…it looks good enough to eat.  we decided to forego the wool–it just didn’t show up well enough on the rosebud background.  we are, however, going to make up a purple coneflower wool project for those 6 inch stands we just got in…(if you’ve been on the list for…

  • Let’s go Glamping [lower mid-mn style]

    Come Glamping with us…this August.  Treat yourself to a 2 day trip packed with 8 of Minnesota’s best quilt shops, wonderful shopping, delicious food, prizes, projects, Glampers, Minnesota scenery, and an evening at the spa. if you prefer a single day bus tour…our Roadrunner bus will have you back same day… visit www.quiltminnesota.com for the…

  • Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler…

    we really are back on track! i have the next 3 blocks for this thursday are…Grape Basket, Gulf Star, and Hands All Around. i’ve also started copying the templates and foundations getting them ready for mom…i have them done up through King David’s Crown.  I am going to try and get these done and ready…

  • pictures

    pictures… i know i was going to try and get pictures up for you yesterday, but i got sidetracked doing fat 16th bundles of 30’s reproductions and Sweet Snippets of 30’s reproductions which are so CUTE! INSERT PICTURE HERE… so i figured i would get the pics up for you today.  Mom finished up the lovely…

  • Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler

    okay, dearies…we are back on track… i have 4 (check that…4) blocks for you today!  i realize they were “due” last week…but here you go. Grace’s Friendship (we skipped the girls and just did the cabin and trees…i really, really like it), Grandmother’s Fan, Grandmother’s Flower Garden, and Grandmother’s Pride. the next 3 blocks for…