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  • circa: purple | whistler studios

    happy leap day! we’ve had some happy mail arrive! Circa: Purple is the first in a series of Civil War collections featuring a color (we have Circa: Poison Green (April) and Circa: Sharp Cheddar (August) on order. Anyways…we’ve had a hard time finding civil war purple prints in the past so when we saw this…

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  • to grandmother’s house | jennifer long

    good morning! today we are talking about To Grandmother’s House by Jennifer Long. we fell in love with this collection when we saw it. the sweet little granny…the pie print…Into the Woods print. it is a such a fun collection for a new little baby…cute as can be! look at that darling wolf! how cute…

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  • new york beauty

    we couldn’t resist the Old Glory collection by Lella Boutique…we talked about it here. the collection included a preprinted 60 inch wide New York Beauty preprinted cheater (i prefer to call them a wholecloth quilt) and a 1 yard “Sweet Land of Liberty” panel. we haven’t quite decided what to make with the 1 yard…

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  • ridgewood | minick & simpson

    we’ve gotten in several new and exciting collections and finished up a couple projects. today, however, i would like to introduce… Ridgewood. this is Minick and Simpson’s newest collection. A classic palette of pink, red, taupe, and nearly white. all of ridgewood can be found with the Civil War prints… you can find them here.…

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  • abloom | renee nanneman

    happy tuesday! we are heading into the Easter season…in just a couple days (Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday coincide this year…how interesting)… anyways…today we are introducing a soft and gentle collection that is full of Easter-ness. Abloom…designed by Renee Nanneman features a palette perfect for this time of year. i can imagine Easter-inspired bunting, basket…

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  • old glory | lella boutique

    we started last year with Sweet Liberty by Brenda Riddle and it was such a hit we knew when we saw Old Glory by Lella Boutique we had to order it in. it has a similar vibe to Sweet Liberty. Pretty florals…some stripes and dots and stars and stripes. Classic Americana yet updated and just…

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  • heart cakes

    good afternoon! we finally finished up our heart quilt…we’ve been wanting to make just the “perfect” heart quilt for a few years now. something sweet and pink…but not too pink so the hearts are special. we’ve come up with the perfect quilt…Heart Cakes…a mixture of sweet hearts and rail fence blocks in a sugary sweet…

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  • summertime pleasures

    if you are looking for a gentle quilt…something that takes you back to that perfect summer day…this quilt is sure to have you reminiscing. the gentle palette of The Shores pairs beautifully with classy non-traditional 9-patches. we pulled ginghams and their matching paisleys then set them with the yellow rose on white and our newest…

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  • jubilee | tilda

    Jubilee…tilda’s collection celebrating 25 years…is available NOW!!! a little background on Jubilee… “Oh, how time flies when you’re having fun! This year, Tilda turns 25 and to celebrate the occasion we have gathered festive fabric designs from different collections over the years to create the colorful Jubilee collection. Perfect for birthday and jubilee celebrations with…

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  • Honeybloom | 3 Sisters

    as we head into February…it is hard not to think ahead to spring. though i never wish time away…it is far too precious. i always love the changing of the seasons…though honestly this winter has been mild. i still am anxious to open some windows, spend an evening on the porch, and when the icicles…

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  • curated cottons | sheryl johnson

    good morning! i thought i better back track a little to this sweet collection by sheryl johnson. featuring sheryl’s very sweet little prints along with some strip prints; it is perfect for spicing up your civil war. i love the palette…pink, brown, red, brown, a handful of shirtings and a single blue. Those shirtings are…

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  • attic treasure

    we tend to lean more towards the light and airy. which i’m sure you know already…however, there are certain collections that we just fall in love with…English Garden by Laundry Basket is probably a collection that may seem a little out of place to some of you. however, we love that cozy winter vibe this…

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  • low volume: Valentine

    lovely cream, white, and beige prints sprinkled with bits of pink and red and brown. Perfect little prints for a Valentine themed quilt. Hearts are always a great idea…whether appliqué or pieced…these prints are perfect!! we’ve pulled a mixture of prints from various designers…including Minick and Simpson, Primitive Gatherings, Lori Holt, Debbie Beaves, Julie Hendrickson,…

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  • Wild Oats & Honey | Jill Shaulis & Julie Letvin

    good morning! Wild Oats & Honey is exactly as you imagine it to be…a soft beige, cream, and soft golden hues. Perfect backgrounds or use in washed out blocks for a vintage looking quilt. we have some fat quarters cut and ready to go…here…and yardage. ** a few things to keep an eye out for……

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  • garden party | sheri mcCulley

    good morning! January seems to be slipping away from us! we are thinking of springtime around here…it helps that our spring collections have started arriving! first up…Garden Party…a colorful mix of pastel shades in blush, sunshine, and sky and the prints are just as lovely…strawberries, garden tools, and flowers. perfect prints for porch pillows, picnic…

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  • winter palette

    good morning! hopefully you have had a safe and wonderful weekend! the weather around here has been snowy and chilly. temps have been below 0 with windchills at -35…makes for a weekend inside. stitching and sipping and streaming and simmering. the outside winter palette this weekend is reminiscent of a current collection that we’ve had…

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  • snOw…

    good morning! we hope you had a wonderful weekend! we spent yesterday doing a shop rearrange. it was time to move some furniture and change out the last christmas quilt, so, of course, it called for a serious floor move… while we were doing that…we came across a kit that i thought we were sold…

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  • 2024

    good morning! how are we at the end of the first week of the new year and i have totally dropped the ball. it has been a couple weeks since i popped in. So first…Happy Holidays! we hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a safe and happy New Year! it has been flying by…apparently! we’ve…

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  • simply sweet embroidery

    good afternoon! we hope you are having a wonderful December. we’ve had some fun orders come in…a couple new collections (Dinah’s Delight and Cottage Charm) but today we are introducing a sweet little embroidery book. Simply Stitched…featuring 64 miniature hand embroidery designs by Kathy Schmitz. Settle in this winter with some hand embroidery. These sweet…

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  • december blizzard

    good afternoon! we hope you are having a wonderful December. we have been busy doing some Christmas stitching, cutting bundles of new fabrics, and rekitting some of our favorite Christmas quilts. we’ve been able to re-kit our December Blizzard with Christmas Morning and Christmas Eve prints. Lovely and rich and perfect for Christmas. we have…

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  • hints of prints (Flowerhouse 30s) | Debbie Beaves

    good morning! happy December! if you do an advent…then you’ve opened (or will open) your first day. we’ve gotten each other advents so it will be a little different this year. we haven’t gotten all 24 so as we go we will keep filling the container. my first day was a vintage black and cream…

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