good morning! we are heading into the final day of our Finding Freedom Road Trip so if you’ve started be sure to shop those last shops and turn in your trip ticket for your thank you gift and chance to win 1 of 12 barn quilts.
our table runner…Star Spangled will be available online complete with pattern this afternoon once the hop has wrapped up. it is a very quick project so you could definitely have it finished up by the 4th. i’ll link it here at the end of the day.
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as for our Christmas collections…we went a little wild this year. lots of Christmas is arriving or has arrived already! i’ll give you a run down of what’s in store and what is still arriving soon.
Pineberry Lane…this civil war christmas collection is a new Pam Buda collection featuring rich reds and greens with beige. Classic and definitely blendable into your civil war cupboard.
Jingle Bell…Christmas Laundry Basket is always beautiful. this year she added blue to the collection. Elegant shades of pink and brown mix with classic reds.
Christmas Greetings…Sandy Gervais has done it again. Opulent prints reminiscent of vintage Christmas cards in the prettiest shades of pink, navy, green, teal, and red with a touch of gold (not gold sparkle, but gold colored). this collection includes a gorgeous cheater print that we will be making up into a Cherry Chablis…with border options…stay tuned for that.
Holiday Spirit…Lisa Audit has done it again! this collection features her classic hand-drawn style…this time she brings us buckets, pails, gunny sacks, and jars filled with pine boughs, eucalyptus, and berries. she added in pinecones, bells, and candy canes and uses her classic shades of berry red, pine green, and snow.
Christmas at Home…brings to mind a Victorian Christmas. Twinkly Lights, golden bulbs, carolers, and a roaring fireplace. she did the classics…red, green, black, and cream, but added a little gold sparkle (actual metallic). it gives this collection its wow factor.
still to come…Candlelight Christmas (3 Sisters), Joyful Gatherings II (Primitive Gatherings), Plumcute Christmas, Just a Dusting (Michelle Austin/Studio E), Christmas Magic (Frank Garcia/Blank Quilting).
Quilt Minnesota 2026 fabrics have arrived! a wintery-christmasy collection featuring cardinals, pinecones, snow-covered cabins, and swirling snowflakes. be sure to stop in and place your preorder. we are planning a few fun projects with this collection…be on the lookout for our 2026 booklet that will feature our collection of QM2026 projects.
okay…now back to work.
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also…i’d like to wish a happy birthday to this little darling a happy 7th birthday!
here she is on our Cottage Caravan quilt…we do have it kitted up here.
happy stitching!
-a&m&g&t
sweetwater cotton shoppe
sweetwater cotton shoppe 