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  • Dandelion Grove

    happy monday! we’ve spent the last 5ish days doing a big shop rearrange…we added some shelving to the Tilda section along with a couch…it is looking mighty cozy and there is a little more room to move around. The 30’s Reproduction section was moved give it a little upgrade and to make room for Bee…

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  • Boardwalk…featuring Tilda’s Hometown

    good morning! spring has arrived…finally after a long, snowy winter. a little rain looks to be on the way…definitely spring! today i thought i would introduce our newest Tilda project. Boardwalk…measures a wonderful 75 x 81 inches. Lovely for the couch, a quilt ladder, or your favorite wicker chair in the sunroom. We’ve mixed the…

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  • bliss

    good afternoon! hopefully you are enjoying the mild weather today…lots of melty drippy snow. the grass is sure to be plush and green come april/may. today…as we wait for the first blooms of spring…we thought we would introduce the newest collection by 3 Sisters… Bliss…a truly sweet collection full of soft, pastel shades of cloud,…

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  • wish you were here

    good afternoon! we wish you were here to see this collection in person. Wish You Were Here by Whistler Studios is a lovely and fresh collection of roses, ginghams, dots, and stripes. A pretty palette of pink, teal, cream, and green make this perfect for some Easter baskets, springtime pillows, or even a couch throw…

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  • Tilda’s Flower Vase Embroidery Quilt

    good morning! hopefully you are having a wonderful wednesday. i am spending the day working on my 7 petal Chrysanthemums featuring tilda fabrics. anyways…today is the day…Tilda’s newest project featuring her lovely solids is now available. Introducing… Flower Vase Embroidery Quilt “This gorgeous quilt is on a similar theme to our popular Embroidery Flower Quilt,…

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  • sacramento shirtings

    good afternoon! hopefully you had a wonderful weekend. i spent yesterday trying to finish piecing my 7 petal Chrysanthemums…i DID, so now i just have to appliqué them down…all 100 of them…plus i’m stitching up a companion pillow out of the new tilda collection and blenders that release June 1st. cannot wait to debut the…

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  • sweet liberty

    good afternoon! first off…Happy (belated) Valentine’s day! i would take a new bundle over flowers any day…however, i do love a good wildflower bouquet and those day-old roses when the petals start falling off…lovely! i spent the day with Gabby-Goo….since tuesday was mom’s day off…mom spent the day watching Golden Girls and puttering around the…

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  • civil war pink & butternut

    good afternoon! a couple civil war fabric orders arrived this week, and we could hardly wait to fold up some bundles. The pink and cream from Back in the Day by Deirdre Bond-Abel and cherry-picked prints from Butternut & Peppercorn by Pam Buda have been folded and tied into lovely little bundles. Sweet assortments of…

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  • Springtime Sing-Along

    spring is just around the corner and in anticipation we have been filling the shop with all things spring. the soft palette and sweet prints of Songbird Serenade has been a favorite. we just couldn’t resist a quick little project featuring the luscious hanky panel and a little crochet. Springtime Sing-Along features classic 4-patches, a…

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  • pie in the sky & cloudpie

    good morning! i thought i better pop in and give everyone an update. Tilda’s Pie in the Sky and Cloudpie has landed! we have all 28 prints along with precuts, buttons, and coordinating basics… we had some advance fabrics, so i stitched up these big hexies. introducing…Avalon…a magical mix of big hexies, Tilda fabrics, and…

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  • Songbird Serenade

    good morning! i couldn’t wait until next week to introduce you to Songbird Serenade…our newest collection from Sheri McCulley for Poppie Cotton. a lovely combination of springtime birds and flowers paired with a soft and subtle palette of blue, green, yellow, and pink. Reminiscent of the first flowers of spring, the buds on the trees,…

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  • Amelia’s Blues

    good afternoon! hopefully you are planning a weekend that includes a little quilting. we have a couple new things to show you today. first up…Amelia’s Blues…we cherry-picked a handful of prints including lots of low volume…we needed some new Betsy’s Buttercream bundles and had just a couple buttercream and biscuit prints left from her previous…

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  • countryside valentine

    good morning! thought i would pop in quick and introduce one of our newest projects… we absolutely love a good scrappy quilt…i truly believe the more prints you have the better. it adds to interest and the excitement. we pulled 36 different pink, red, and low volume prints to make up our Countryside Valentine projects.…

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  • posie

    good afternoon! if you’ve been patiently waiting for Tanya Whelan’s newest collection, Posie…then you are in luck! it arrived last week, and is just the collection to usher in the wintery days of January. It is colorful and sweet…reminiscent of squishy pillows, breezy curtains and sunwashed porches. Grab a glass of pink lemonade and your…

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  • high volume snow…low volume lovelies

    good evening! i thought i would drop in for minute. i had a half day today…the shoppe closed at 12:30…due to the crazy amounts of snow. it does make for a pretty drive into to work…then a lovely yet snowy drive home. the soft white blanket of snow reminds me of my favorite kind of…

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  • marshmallow world

    this christmas season has definitely been one to remember…we had several (like 4-5) December snow days…can you believe it? then to top things off…Mel and Ty and the kids couldn’t come because the roads were closed down by Dawson. we all felt under the weather over the weekend so i guess it all worked out,…

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  • Twinkle Lights

    good afternoon! we’ve got a little snow which makes the Christmas lights so much prettier! Speaking of Christmas lights i haven’t introduced one of our favorite new Christmas projects. Twinkle Lights…inspired by a vintage quilt we spied in a cottage coffee table book. This little 6-patch block works wonders for the sweet little prints of…

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  • steelworks

    good afternoon! it is definitely a brisk one out there today…i’m thinking some evening cozy stitching is in order this evening. hopefully you will be doing the same thing! as our love of Grey continues to grow and our Beachy in Grey quilt kit continues to be a top seller…we are always on the lookout…

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  • red & white

    as this christmas month sets in…i fall more in love with red & white than any other time of year. i love the crisp white snow as it rests on garland and berries, red velvet bows on fresh green wreaths covered with frost in the morning air and a good red and white bundle if…

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  • tilda’s Hometown & My Neighborhood

    it has finally arrived! Tilda’s Hometown & My Neighborhood is in store… “Hometown… Home is where the heart is, and perhaps never more so now, for many of us. Being a city girl, I once took the leap and moved to the country, the kind of small community where everyone knows each other and the…

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  • snow for days

    it is finally winter…the snow has arrived which really puts us in the Christmas spirit here at the shoppe. the shoppe is always set for Christmas right after Halloween (we always have a spot set for Thanksgiving with pumpkins and sometimes a turkey platter because we love Thanksgiving too!) so we can be prepared for…

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