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  • Meringue

    we’ve got a new favorite for you today… Meringue…features soft stars, skinny sashing, and our trademark white background. Classic, summery, delicious… we think it suits the Promenade collection by 3 Sisters…all the prints (minus the tonal white) get a little time to shine…we even had a Sisters favorite in a sage green to toss into…

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  • chic escape

    tilda’s new chic escape has arrived!!!! yardage is available NOW! precuts arriving monday/tuesday! here are few tilda photos (check out tilda’s world here…for free patterns featuring chic escape. check out chic escape and our complete collection of tilda goodies here. we are pondering what to whip up out of chic escape…but first mom is finishing…

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  • scrappylicious picnic

    classic and sweet…these little 9-patches are perfect with these violet, lavender, purple, teal, and blue tones. Paired with white…these prints just perfect! grab your kit here. now we are out the door for the evening! happy stitching! -april&mickey&gabby

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  • the linda collection

    feedsacks will always hold a special place in my heart. their cheerful colors and sweet little conversational and floral prints add a touch of nostalgia to any project. i love a classic pattern (flower garden, double wedding ring, Dresden Plate, simple 9-patches) that features 30s prints…it immediately looks old and sweet like it has a…

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  • in the garden

    mom has found some time to work in the garden…as well as work on some new projects. today i though i’d share our new English Garden project. Featuring Sweet Beginnings by Quilting in the Rain…this lovely screams summertime. Lemonade, cold salads, and strawberry shortcake. this quilt is quickly becoming a favorite…i can’t get past how…

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  • Threads That Bind

    good afternoon! we have some good news…for all you lovers of Blackbird Designs…SOME of our Threads That Bind precuts have arrived. We have jelly rolls, layer cakes, and fat 8th bundles right now…the rest of the precuts are still backordered along with yardage…hopefully later this month they will be in store. This collection is reminiscent…

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  • flower season

    a few of our spring floral collections have arrived… Rowan by Whistler Studios…a collection of cream, brown, red, and pink…a delicious grouping that is sure to please! available here. Sweet Blush Rose by P&B Textiles…this collection is a soft and gentle as it sounds. Vintage-inspired roses, script print, hydrangea, and rosebuds. A classic palette of…

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  • coastal cabana

    Tilda’s spring 2022 collection, Cotton Beach, is sure to have you thinking of summer days spent on the sandy shores of your local beach…the ocean if you are lucky! Cotton Beach is packed full of ocean goodness…flowers, shells, coral…perfect for anyone that is landlocked and needs a dose of the ocean. we took trips to…

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  • cozy spring

    good afternoon! thought i would pop in between machine quilting and bundle cutting to give you a quick springtime recap. we have several pastel projects that are sure to get you excited for summer. *** Sweetbriar…if you are looking for a project that has some English Paper Piecing and a little appliqué…then this is a…

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  • New Blackbird Designs

    popping in quick with a new book from Blackbird Designs… Introducing… A Heart Remembers… i love this book (heck…i love every book by Blackbird and have a growing collection)…i’ve already picked one (or maybe 4) projects out of this book i’d like to work on…but you know…i’m hoping this summer there is a lot of…

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  • Heart of Summer

    we have a new pastel collection…Heart of Summer by Lewis & Irene is the newest arrival. we did just a handful (6) different prints. this collection features a super-soft palette of minty, lavender, washed blue, and pretty pink. these are so perfect for a soft and sweet baby quilt for your newest addition. Heart of…

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  • the garden

    as we inch closer to spring…it snowed a little yesterday, so spring isn’t quite here yet. i thought i would introduce… Garden Gatherings…a great way to get in the garden before you can GET in the garden! these delicious little prints are a most wonderful addition to your civil war shirting collection. Sweet little prints…

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  • Lexington

    we have a new civil war collection to introduce today… Lexington designed by Julie Hendricksen. shades of pink, blue, brown, and cream…a lovely color combination. we’ve started our project…i’ll be back with more on that once we finish it up, but until then we have put together some fat quarter bundles…you can grab those here,…

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  • summer weekends

    we cannot wait for summer weekends…but until then we’ll just indulge in our newest project. Summer Weekends features Barefoot Roses by Tanya Whelan. Gorgeous vintage style roses, classic dots and stripes, and more roses. Perfect for cozying up in the spring season as we wait for summer to arrive. the border is just yummy! small…

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  • let’s go to the beach!

    Cotton Beach that is! Tilda’s newest collection will be in store Monday and we cannot wait! Glorious prints featuring coral, sea anemone, limpet, scallop shell, and ocean flower. The seashell blenders are gorgeous as well! Tilda extras…Me and My Friend busts and buttons. check out all the tilda including Cotton Beach, Tilda Basics, Windy Days,…

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  • barefoot roses classics

    good morning! good news…Barefoot Roses Classics by Tanya Whelan has arrived! Lots of gorgeous florals, dots, and stripes to help usher in Spring (in like 7ish days)…We already have a project in mind and are hoping to crack the window and get started. Tanya Whelan yardage and bundles can be found here. we do have…

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  • wildflower hill

    good evening! we hope you are finding some time to do a little bit of stitching. thought i would drop in and introduce our newest project…perfect for spring/summer/Easter decorating. Wildflower Hill…features the panel of 9 buildings from A Touch of Spring by Beth Albert along with the coordinates and some grunge. we are loving this…

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  • blue

    i love blue…all shades whether it is the small print on an ivory background or the main color of the collection. i have been working on The Prince by Susan Smith…i chose to stick with her color palette of blue cause i just love it! you can check out The Prince here. i couldn’t resist…

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  • antique ambers

    good morning! the sun is sort of shining today…so it is the perfect day to introduce Antique Ambers. This lovely amber palette by Sheryl Johnson, and it is so sunny and full of lovely shades of cheddar, yellow, red, orange, grey, beige, and tan. This collection is full of those hard-to-find civil war yellow, cheddar,…

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  • vintage viridians

    good morning! hopefully you’ve enjoyed the last weekend of February…it is crazy how we are already 2 months in to 2022. *** today we are introducing Vintage Viridians…a gorgeous collection of civil war greens by Sheryl Johnson. the shades will blend wonderfully with your civil war stash or whip up a St. Patty’s Day inspired…

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  • pinks of the past

    good afternoon and happy friday! As we near the end of the February it seems that spring is just around the corner. Before you know, the trees will be budding, water will be dripping, and grass will be peaking out from its snowy covers. fabric will be arriving…lots of fabric. we just got word that…

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