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  • sturbridge floral petites | pam buda

    as promised…today we have sturbridge floral petites by pam buda. this collection, inspired by the Old Sturbridge Village Archive, is full of sweet little florals and geometrics in all our favorite civil war colors…including several lovely prints with a creamy background that are perfect for alternating blocks, borders, or drop in as a low volume…

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  • i love purple | judie rothermel

    judie loves purple and so do we! especially when it comes to moody, plum-y purples and the creamy purple shirtings. this collection of 20 prints is a wonderful addition to your civil war stash. these blend right in with Pam Buda’s, Plumberry II. you can check out I Love Purple…here and we have a few…

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  • cottage farmhouse fusion | maureen fiorellini

    this lovely washed out collection is definitely a fusion of cottage and farmhouse. soft and sweet tones of blue and pink pair with washed black, dark blue, and cream. This collection has the perfect ticking stripe…perfect for some border appliqué or a binding. the palette, though not thought of as autumn, could definitely be autumn.…

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  • hayride quilt

    good morning! we’re pulling out pumpkins and getting ready for our september collections to arrive. mom has finished up our Rustic Gatherings quilt, Hayride. Inspired by a vintage quilt top we have had for 20+ years…we knew we needed to make these delightful churn dash blocks out of Rustic Gatherings. we love the vintage look…

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  • aunt grace calicos | judie rothermel

    it has been quite awhile since we ordered in an aunt grace collection. i love all 30s, but the aunt grace collections by judie rothermel are near and dear. i’m a tiny print lover and aunt grace prints tend to be small to medium and so darn sweet! this collection is full of tiny little…

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  • Front Porch Project

    Quilt Minnesota finished up Saturday…it was wonderful spending Sunday relaxing…i did a bit of cross stitching and English Paper Piecing. Mixed up some Tater Tot Hotdish for supper and mulled over a small shop rearrange. With autumn knocking on the door i am so ready for cozy cups of cider, fuzzy socks, pumpkins, and Forest…

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  • sugar lilac | maywood studio

    good afternoon! i could hardly wait to introduce our newest arrival…the palette is so wonderful as we near the end of summer. i am a big fan of autumn but if you prefer a softer, soothing palette…this is for you… Sugar Lilac designed by maywood studio features a mix of florals, geometrics, and swirls in…

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  • delightful department store | amy jordan/poppie cotton

    good afternoon! hopefully you are enjoying august. it is definitely slipping away… we still have a week left of the hop…and we have some fabrics left if you are still on the hunt…we are out of the large panel, both border stripes and few others… orders have also been arriving…this week our curated collection of…

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  • autumn porch pillow

    happy sunday! i thought i would pop in for a few and introduce our newest project before we open today (we are only open 3 sundays a year and they are the 3 sundays of the Quilt Minnesota shop hop…otherwise we are NOT open on sundays.) I showcased Front Porch a few days ago…if you…

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  • yesteryear yuletide | sheryl johnson

    Our Lake View kits should be restocked later today…finally! it will nice to have those back on the shelf. if you are waiting on a kit or panel…they will *fingers crossed* ship out today. we are SO looking forward to checking that off our list. *** Speaking of checking off your list…our final Christmas collection…

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  • front porch | timeworn toolbox

    quilt minnesota is in full swing around here…we will be restocking our Lake View kits this Friday (fingers crossed) so if you’d like to reserve a kit…pop over to our website and grab one…here. *** now we are switching gears to autumn. i LOVE autumn…cozy socks, crunchy leaves, pumpkins everywhere. after the shop hop as…

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  • minnesota verandah

    Quilt Minnesota kicks off in a few minutes and we are ready to go. i thought i would pop in and introduce our projects. we have compiled our projects into a handy booklet, Minnesota Verandah. projects from left…Minnesota Window, Lattice, Lake View Lattice and Lake View Lattice, Lake View, and Lady Slipper Landing Lady Slipper…

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  • Cascade | 3 Sisters

    happy tuesday! i have today off so i whipped up this post early, early this morning. we are gearing up for Quilt Minnesota so we are kind of in a frenzy. Still have a couple quilts to quilt, kits to cut, and new fabric will be arriving on thursday. never a dull moment around here…keeps…

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  • sienna|max & louise

    good morning! we are counting down the days to the Quilt Minnesota Shop Hop…just a little over a week to go. once we finish up the projects and get some pictures taken i’ll pop in and show everything. today we have Sienna by max and Louise. i love the color palette and the prints. I,…

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  • star-a-day

    happy saturday! mom and i are on our way to wisconsin to do a little shop hopping. tina, dad, gabby, and daizy are taking care of the shoppe…so i’m sure they are having lots of fun! i thought i better officially reveal the Star-A-Day quilt. I used 3 different prints in each star…so this quilt…

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  • Lucy’s Sweet Sixteen

    while i was working on the Avalon Quilt…i loved that i could finish it up in a week. i only English paper piece and i go a long time between finishes. so it was nice to go from start to finish in not much time. i’m always drawn to the quilts inspired by Lucy Boston’s…

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  • happy 4th of july

    –the sweetwater family

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  • plumberry II | pam buda

    we love purple. we love pam buda collections. this collection ticks both those boxes. 20 bolts…14 purple shades, 5 tan/cream with purple and 1 tan tonal. we’ve got store cut fat quarter bundles for fluffing you collection and yardage for bigger projects…you can find all the Plumberry here. fun fact: we love civil war purples…

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  • rustic gatherings | lisa bongean

    good afternoon! i know…i know…i promised some autumn fabric friday…well…Mel and the kids popped in for lunch and pretty soon the day is over. Then i spent the evening and early morning finishing up my Star-a-Day. Yes…the top is officially finished…now just the quilting and binding and washing. anyways…more on that once it is all…

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  • christmas eve | lella boutique

    good afternoon! June has been sliding by…i didn’t realize it has been 3 weeks since i stopped in and introduced new goodies. today we have Christmas Eve by Lella Boutique. the follow-up collection to the wildly popular Christmas Morning. Lots of wonderful green, reds, and snowy whites to mix in with your current Christmas stash.…

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  • tilda solids

    good afternoon! we are loving the new Bloomsville and Abloom Blenders. We have a punchy little pillow that has been whipped up, but mom is still deciding on a bigger quilt…something that will really let the large sprawling florals shine. She has an idea but while that percolates we’ve got some new bundles to share.…

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