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  • handmade sweetness | my sew quilty life

    as we head into the cooler months of the year, we still like to indulge our pastel, summer-y color palette and who better to take on that task than My Sew Quilty Life. her newest collection…Handmade Sweetness…checks all of our pastel, sweet, romantic, and generally absolutely lovely boxes with no problem. i’d like to introduce……

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  • april & audrey | gathering thread/emma newman

    as you know we love the vintage style of Devonstone fabrics…especially specific designers including emma newman, judy newman, and maragaret mew…to name a few. the newest collection to hit the shelves is the ever so lovely April & Audrey. a myriad of florals and prints in the loveliest of palette. we haven’t been able to…

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  • village life | tilda

    good afternoon! i never posted on Tilda Release day! Anyways…here is a little info on Village Life. we have been anxiously awaiting this lovely autumn/winter collection. filled to the brim with flowers, stripes, and vines in shades of blue, ochre, burgundy, teal, and cold cream…the little village print is darling! we have the full collection…

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  • cath kidston signature collection

    we’ve been busy unpacking fabric this week…first up…on this saturday evening is the long anticipated… Cath Kidston Signature Collection filled to the brim with lovely florals, dots, ginghams, strawberries, and rose stripes…you will even find a few nods to Britain mixed in with the roses… here are a few of my FAVORITE prints!! you can…

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  • gathering sun | maywood studio

    if you are wishing to keep some sunshine, but also want to decorate for autumn…this collection may just be the one to nab. we ordered up some pastel glittered-up pumpkins and can imagine an autumn display centered around these beauties. that sweet little trio of pumpkins are a perfect pairing to Gathering Sun (kind of…

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  • just a dusting | michelle austin

    good afternoon! we have just 1 more Christmas collection to introduce. Just a Dusting…designer michelle austin for studio e. a collection featuring a pretty palette of auburn, rouge and champagne, as well as hunter and moss greens topped off with pearl and mist. delicate little prints include poinsettias, candy cane twine, snowflakes, pine needles, and…

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  • cozy cottage: autumn

    good afternoon! cozy days are ahead and this log cabin in shades of plum, gold, grey, pink, red, and cream is perfect for your autumn festivities. the log cabins feature Wildflower Cottage by Renee Nanneman and are extra scrappy which makes them even lovelier…then mom did a plum crochet edge. love that crochet trim…isn’t it…

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  • elephant & castle | deborah dorward

    good afternoon! our Elephant & Castle order arrived bright and early on monday morning. mom and i were attending a meeting so tina got to see it first. this collection features some fun animals that would be wonderful for fussy cutting. anyways…how about a little bit of info on the newest Devonstone colleciton to arrive……

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  • blue palisades | paula barnes

    happy tuesday! we are loving the gentle slide into autumn. the pumpkins have been set and our scarecrow lady is back in the window. as we finish that up…new collections are arriving and they are lovelier than ever. i could hardly wait to introduce the newest collection from Paula Barnes. introducing… Blue Palisades…a charming combination…

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  • darling buds of may | judy newman/a very fine house

    “Rough Winds do Shake the Darling Buds of May” – Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18. Beautiful words I think, for a charming collection. We make our quilts through all the seasons, stitching with patient hands and hopeful hearts, enjoying the dancing colours and pretty patterns as they weave their magic across our quilts and into our hearts.…

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  • breathtaking blues | 3 sisters

    good morning! i had planned this post for last saturday (last day of the quilt minnesota shop hop, but the day got away from me and pretty soon it is today…my first week day off since mid-July). i always enjoy when our schedule gets back to normal after the shop hop. i so enjoy getting…

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  • le petit bonheur | l’uccello

    i know it is a little late for you early birds. i am, however, a serious night owl. tonight i thought i would pop in with a little bit of happiness! our newest collection…all the way from Australia… introducing… Le Petit Bonheur (literally meaning “the little happiness”) and this new collection from l’uccello is exactly…

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  • molly’s 4-patch

    if these hot hot days have got you thinking about autumn…our newest project my be just what you are looking for. molly’s 4-Patch features classic 4-patches, Bella Almond background, and Betsy Chutchian’s newest range from moda…Miss Mollie…(we couldn’t resist adding in a few prints from her past collections to see how the brand new mix…

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  • Winter’s Garden | Cassandra Connolly for lewis and irene

    good morning! we are heading into the 2nd week of the shop hop and the last week of july. we’ve been in the new space for over 4 months now…can you believe it?! i still see spots that need to be wrapped up, a shelf put up here and there and some display goodies put…

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  • Minnesota Countryside

    good morning! today is the second day of the 20th Quilt Minnesota Shop Hop. can you believe that this shop hop has been around for 2 decades! i can still remember the first year and how we weren’t sure if it would be a hit. well it was and here we are 20 years later.…

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  • a bit of christmas

    we are heading into the half-way point of summer already…not sure how that happened, but we are looking at the start of Quilt Minnesota 2026 in just 2 weeks. we have one project done, another started, and another cut out. we are planning on 5 projects total…so two more to cut out and piece. it…

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  • liberty

    good morning! thought i would take a moment to pop in and wish you a happy 4th of July! mel and the niblings and the pooches are coming over for burgers, rhubarb upside down cake and some porch relaxing. definitely not like when i was younger and dad’s side met up at Lake Charlotte and…

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  • star spangled

    our Finding Freedom Road Trip has come to a close and we are excited to offer our featured project as a kit. introducing Star Spangled… measuring just 9 x 27 inches it is still bursting with patriotism…this table runner is a perfect way to celebrate Independence Day. classic stars and sweet prints make this project…

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  • pretty scary & witchy wicked

    we couldn’t pass up these 2 Halloween collections. introducing… pretty scary…pastel pink roses, grey cobwebs, and a cottage-style skeleton panel…if you prefer cottage chic this collection is for you! we are about midway through a new Spookyville featuring this collection…hopefully that will be finished up before the end of the month. witchy wicked…classically Halloween. witches,…

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  • christmas wares

    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…

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  • cottage caravan

    as a die-hard homebody (or shoppe-body) as the case may be…i do love the caravans that pop up on Midsomer Murders and all the other British cozy mysteries. the way they wander the English countryside has me wishing that was something we did here. this quilt was inspired by those cozy caravans. the original rendition…

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