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  • kindness | deb strain

    happy weekend! first…happy valentine’s day! it is hard to believe we are month and half in to 2026…where did the time go? i thought today would be a wonderful day to pop in and introduce the Kindness collection by deb strain. this collection of delightful little flowers, scripts, butterflies and vines in citrus-y shades including…

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  • terrace blooms | maywood studio

    good morning! hopfully you are gearing up for a stitchy weekend! we always have a little bit of stitching on the agenda. i am usually working on my Patriotic Virginia Snowball…the goal is to have it finished up by Memorial Day…i think it is doable-but i have to actually work on it. so i am…

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  • ayla | max & louise

    we love max and louise. they have the loveliest palette. their prints are so vintage yet updated. their newest collection ayla is gorgeous! airy and light…gentle florals, the prettiest -almost a tiny floral- floral, and the low volume prints are TO DIE FOR! anyways…we’ve added this collection to our Aus.Quilters section…cuz it goes SO well…

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  • 3 fun (& quick) quilts!

    good morning! hopefully you are enjoying your february. we are gaining a little momentum at the new shoppe. we are painting and today they are back and working on the bathroom. so we are getting there…now just waiting on electrical, the back walk-in door, and do some heavy duty cleaning before we do the flooring.…

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  • dear spring | cassandra connelly

    cassandra and lewis and irene have done it again… dear spring…cassandra’s newest collection…is absolutely stunning. delightful little flowers, carefree bunnies, and the prettiest Easter palette. Easter stitching may be in the cards for us…we are already daydreaming about spring…Easter…and the first blooms of spring. until them though…this collection definitely makes the winter days seem not…

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  • porcelains batiks | riley blake

    yes…i promise you read that right. after not have batiks for over 20 years…we just couldn’t pass up riley blake’s newest batiks collection. these 20 batiks are truly decadent. inspired by the very popular Hush Hush collections…these Porcelains batiks are perfectly barely-there backgrounds with just enough color so they will work with your most favorite…

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  • Darlene’s Favorites | darlene zimmerman

    our 30s section is growing by leaps and bounds…the newest addition to the sweet corner of the shoppe is darlene zimmerman’s newest collection… Darlene’s Favorites…a collection of 30+ classically cheerful and simply delightful 30s prints. absolutely perfect for reproducing a favorite vintage quilt…or finishing up something grandma made. anyways…back to Darlene’s Favorites…lots of prints with…

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  • songbird | tilda

    good afternoon! i know it is a few days late, but i knew i needed to get some pics of the delicious Songbird taken and dropped in here. introducing… Songbird…tilda’s spring 2026 collection…is in stock and absolutely decadent. lovely gentle florals, sweet pastels and the prettiest blenders. Songbird can be found in our Tilda fabrics…

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  • dapper neutral wovens

    good morning and happy saturday! we have been busy-busy with new collections arriving early next week, a rep coming to show us autumn arrivals on monday, and dreaming up new bundles. today, both of the goofballs (Gabby and Daizy May) working with me. tina has a lecture/class today and mom and dad headed for breakfast…

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  • beloved | april cornell

    hello there! hopefully you are staying cozy warm with some stitching, a hot beverage, and maybe a snack. i thought maybe a peak at a new collection would be a welcomed sight after all this wintery weather. today, i am excited to introduce April Cornell’s newest collection… Beloved a gentle palette (and i mean very…

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  • lovelier and Wildflowers & ice cream

    happy sunday! i don’t usually do bloggy-ness on sundays. i tend to spend the day stitching and bingeing something new or streaming some Youtube ambiance music (i really like rain and coffee shop jazz). but with another cold cold day (i love cold winter days, but i totally get it) i thought maybe some flowers…

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  • Blue/Cream Cherry Chablis

    we love a quick quilt. especially when the center is a preprinted design. our newest version of Cherry Chablis features the lovely Kaleidoscope (drunkard’s path) print from the Garden Tale collection by Jeanne Horton. the collection features 2 different Kaleidoscope prints…we chose to stitch up the blue/cream print. however, we’ve kitted up the other and…

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  • south of savannah

    good morning! apparently it has been a very busy 2026 since i haven’t posted a single thing since December. we have a couple new collections and several new projects to introduce, so hopefully i can get caught up. if you are local to the state…today is a bitterly cold day. paynesville schools were closed due…

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  • rose & violet’s bouquet des fleurs

    hopefully you are having a wonderful holiday season. we have already packed away all the trees and started rearranging to highlight our newest collections. with valentine’s day right around the corner, we are rounding up some of our favorites. speaking of favorites… we have been anxiously awaiting Miss Rose & Sister Violet’s newest Riley Blake…

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  • wild flowers | smithsonian

    happy saturday! a quick little update on 204 w james st…as of right now, we will NOT be moving in until at least mid-January…the meter needs to be moved and that is scheduled for early January, but things are coming along. the electrician is almost done running wires, then an inspection and then insulating can…

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  • thimbleweed | julie hendricksen

    good evening! hopefully you are safe and sound at home getting in a little stitching. paynesville released at noon today and our rule if the school’s closed, so are we…so tina, gabby, and i did the online orders and dropped them at the post office, then pulled Twinkle Lights kits that still needed to be…

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  • a gingerbread christmas

    good afternoon! we are cutting some Star of the North kits and have just taken a few quick pics of our newest Christmas project… introducing… A Gingerbread Christmas…featuring Gingerbread Kisses by Doodlebug Designs for Riley Blake. A sugary sweet project is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth this holiday season. Yummy colors, scrumptious prints, and…

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  • Inglenook…a december delight

    good afternoon! hopefully you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! ours was wonderful…it was filled with good food, family, and some Christmas craftiness. since Thanksgiving fell quite late this year, etsy had a Cyber event that we opted into and that was extra crazy. we literally spent all day monday and tuesday doing online orders. we actually…

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  • french market | jera brandvig/quilting in the rain

    good afternoon! the snow is coming down and the chili is simmering. thought it was the perfect time to pop in with our newest arrival. introducing… French Market…inspired by a recent trip to france. Jera compiled a wonderful collection of florals, ginghams and geometrics in a lovely palette of red, yellow, pink, soft blue, taupe,…

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  • country lane

    good afternoon! we have finished up those 2 projects we talked about earlier this week. today i am introducing our newest bedsize project featuring our favorite pastels… Country Lane using an infusion of Charlotte by Clothworks and our favorite Bella solid bleach…we’ve created a pastel wonderland. lots of half square triangles create a free flowing…

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  • hushed hues | satin moon designs

    happy monday! *204 w james st* the days/weeks are sliding by and the renovation is coming along. we’ve made some progress…the walls and entryway have been demoed. the back half of the building was unfinished…so the outer walls have been studded in and now just waiting on the electrician and plumber. right now we are…

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