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  • day 3…98 days till Christmas

    good morning! hopefully your sunday is relaxing. as the autumn takes hold, we love putting on a big pot of Chili on Sunday morning and letting it simmer throughout the day. today though, we will be spending the day celebrating Penny’s 1st birthday, her actual birthday is October 5th…but Mel & Ty are vendoring the…

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  • Day 2…99 days till Christmas

    welcome to day 2 of our 12 Days of Christmas projects. today…Beachy Christmas project…featuring Merry Little Christmas wovens by Bonnie & Camille. we love how this showcases the various wovens in the collection. Crabapple Hill has the sweetest embroidery…i just love the Cozy Quilter’s Christmas Tree. It is the perfect pillow to bring in a…

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  • day 1…100 days till Christmas

    good morning! can you believe it? it is just 100 days till Christmas and there are SO many Christmas projects i’d like to finish. it is always wishful thinking but i give it a go anyways. i try to finish up at least 1 Christmas themed cross stitch project along with different embroidery projects, and…

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  • christmas

    i know…i know…let’s enjoy the winding down of summer and the crisp autumn. honestly, i love autumn…i love cozy sweaters, hotdish, a cool evening breeze, and the rustle of the corn. Farmers Markets full of gourds and pumpkins and cut flower bouquets of sunflowers and hydrangeas. Autumn truly is my favorite. however, Christmas is on…

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  • jane’s modified coverlet

    good afternoon! we are still waiting for the weather to realize that it is september…i am looking forward to cozy sweaters, warm socks, apple cider, and the changing leaves. i thought i would pop in and give you a looky at a quilt that has been around for awhile, but hasn’t made it online yet.…

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  • D is for Dream

    if you have ever wanted to whip up a baby quilt for a little boy…you are not alone in your endeavor…nor are you alone in how difficult it can be to find sweet baby boy prints. mom resorted to grey wovens and grunge for a soft and sweet baby quilt for my nephew which was…

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  • Pumpkin Whip

    i’ve just settled into the shop today…with horrible allergies…so while i wait for the Zyrtec and Benadryl to kick in…thought i’d have a cup of coffee and single Vienna Fingers and introduce our newest project…a pumpkin project! we’ve been wanting to make a pumpkin quilt for years (literally!) but never had quite the right combination…

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  • august

    we hope you have had a wonderful summer…it is always a little sad to see it come to an end. we’ve been transitioning the shoppe to autumn…which has been a welcomed change after the push to get the shoppe ready for the hop combined with Grandma A’s passing (mom’s mom) and the arrival of new,…

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  • Quilt Minnesota 2022

    Good Afternoon! Welcome to Quilt Minnesota 2022…we hope you have a chance to hop into a few shops between today and August 20th. We’ve done several projects featuring this years Quilt Minnesota collection and compiled them into our exclusive booklet, Minnesota Patio. Projects are… Patio Stars 77 x 85…kitted at $134.99 includes booklet Cutting Garden…

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  • a couple NEW projects

    finally…we’ve finished up Sugarshack & Moody Album. Patterns are done. Kits are done. Quilt is up. Sugarshack…features Tilda Chic Escape & Daisyfield & a solid grey. I’m in LOVE with the large florals…the dark blue and the rust ones are my fave! The collection itself was inspired by the Chateau reno shows that Tone watched…

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  • greige goods

    happy july! we are already 1 week into july…how did that happen? anyways…i’ve finally gotten all of the Greige Goods by Sheryl Johnson online…we have the full collection of 20 prints along with some fat quarter bundles. This collection is fantastic…lots of greige, grey, beige, some black, tan, white. Lots of different shades and prints…

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  • summer in the garden

    as we near the big summer holiday…i thought i better share a new favorite… Summer in the Garden…a delightful combination of Lexington, Willow, Exquisite, and Bella Solid Pearl. This quilt graced the American Patchwork & Quilting calendar about 13/14 years ago…it has always been a favorite. When Lexington arrived, we debated on what we should…

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  • swatch

    good afternoon! it’s a hot one today…hopefully you are stitching some place cool! we are doing some machine quilting while working on a Christmas Beachy (cannot wait to finish this up…it is going to be so pretty…it will feature Merry Little Christmas Wovens by Bonnie & Camille…but more on that later)! Today we are talking…

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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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