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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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  • bloomsville & abloom…tilda collection

    Happy DAY!! It is release day for bloomsville & abloom…tilda’s special collection for 2023. full of fresh, punchy summery colors, this collection is sure to be a favorite! i couldn’t resist taking a quick picture of it on the porch in some evening sunlight. Bloomsville fq bundle is on the left…20 different prints…Abloom on the…

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  • memorial day & tilda

    we would like to wish you a wonderful holiday weekend! Gabby is enjoying the weekend… we’ll be enjoying the weekend…porch building, outside stitching, patio relaxing, napping, and puppy playing. just a quick reminder…we are closed monday, May 29th. Good news! Tilda Bloomsville and Abloom goodness will be arriving on Tuesday, so we’ll be ready for…

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  • Patriotic Chintz

    looks like summer has arrived! the lilacs are blooming, the trees are filling with leaves and the farmers market has started. i’m looking forward to some rhubarb crisp one of these days. Memorial Day is just around the corner (heads up we are closed Memorial Day) however, we always put out the bunting and the…

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  • sparklers

    hopefully you are loving this hot spring day…i prefer it a little cooler. Mom loves these warmer days and is spending it planting up all the flowers we got her on mother’s day. **fun fact…mom and dad used to own and operate a greenhouse…so every mother’s day was spent working. now we take mom the…

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  • flea market find

    good afternoon! we have a sweet summery project for you today. Flea Market Find is actually a remake of an old favorite. Who doesn’t love some classic 9-patch blocks? we highlighted a blue floral from the line as the alternating blocks…a nice change from our go-to white solid or low volume background. It measures just…

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  • hard candy

    good afternoon! a stormy afternoon here with some thunder and lightning rolling in…i love a good spring thunderstorm! today i would like to introduce our Hard Candy quilt. Hard Candy features Wish You Were Here by Whistler Studios, a collection that features lovely florals, sweet little ginghams, stripes, dots, and tonals in a palette that…

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  • harvest hollow

    good afternoon! lots of new projects to share…however, i don’t want anyone overwhelmed…so we’ll take them 1 at a time throughout the week. today i would like to introduce our newest autumn wallhanging/baby quilt (for an autumn baby of course!) Harvest Hollow features Harvest Wishes…Deb Strain’s autumn 2023 collection. A modern autumn collection featuring aqua,…

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  • spooky schoolhouse

    the first of our two Halloween collections has arrived. It is darling! how can you not fall in love with the sweet little witches…the color palette…the sweet little prints…it is just wonderfully sweet! i’m loving these little windows!!! you can find all of Spooky Schoolhouse…here. i have big plans to mix up Web of Roses,…

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  • sunnyside

    good afternoon! we are nearing the end of the day here…but i knew i had to drop in and give a little update on some new goodies that have arrived. first off…Sunnyside by Camille Roskelley…a lovely palette of navy, sea salt, apricot, olive, lakeside, blush, mulberry, and cream. Perfect for adding to your collection or…

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  • Bloom

    as the days get longer…spring starts to erupt. Lots of fresh green grass and that luscious color of new growth on the rose bushes and the soft yellow-green of the leaves as they start to bud. It was this fantastic spring green that inspired our newest pillow. let me preface this with… WE LOVE TOWELING.…

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  • trellis

    A sumptuous combination of Liberty Quilting Cotton prints from Deco Dance and Emporium has me thinking of climbers. Morning Glories, Trumpeter Vine, Clematis…and Wisteria (my favorite). Our newest project, Trellis, brings to mind not just the soft green of new growth and the little tendrils as they wrap and pull themselves up the trellis, but…

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  • Bee Vintage spring

    good afternoon! we have made room for our Bee Vintage order and it is looking right as rain tucked in next to the 30s reproduction fabrics. we’ve also started adding Lori Holt goodies including books and cross stitch patterns, zippers, chunky thread, crochet supplies, charms, needle minders, needles, buttons, tins, scissors, pins, and even ruler…

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  • easter greetings!

    happy easter! we hope your sunday was filled with family, chocolate bunnies, and Easter egg hunts. we have a handful of Wildflower Hill kits left…i love the panel used in this quilt. the houses are so unique and perfect for a spring style quilt. The pastel nature and garden theme make Wildflower Hill perfect for…

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  • lily’s locket

    good afternoon! we are unpacking our Lily’s Locket collection and are so excited to add it into the civil war section. A lovely mixture of 19 small, rich civil war prints in brown, pink blue, green, red, and gold that accent the lovely cream larger floral. Rich and eloquent and a perfect collection if you…

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