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  • 30’s repos

    our full order of 30s Playtime 2020 by Chloe’s Closet has arrived…along with precuts! Now you can get to work on your summery repo quilt… this collection is perfect for a grandmother’s flower garden, Dresden plate, double wedding ring, or sweet little stars. i’m loving the variety of colors in this bundle…love the pink, lavender…

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  • pretty ribbon

    i’m sure you know but i thought i would remind you… we have a selection of ribbons…hand-dyed, silk, 3.5mm and 7mm, and divided into sets. we’ve also expanded our kits which come with the best directions… i’ve added this to my list of someday projects…this kit comes with everything (short of an iron)…includes ribbon, all…

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  • hopewell

    some precuts have finally arrived… introducing hopewell by Jo Morton…glorious prints in shades of pink, brown, blue, red, tan, and cream. wonderful companion prints to mix in with your civil war or start from scratch with a wonderful bundle…(i’ve already squirreled one away to add to my every growing civil war collection.) you can grab…

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  • bundle love

    a few new bundles in the shop this weekend! jardin de fleurs fat quarter bundles…cut in house for you since the precuts won’t be arriving until next month. new finnegan and bramble cottage bundles… lastly…American Gatherings fat 8th bundles have arrived! fat quarter bundles are expected middle of may… check out all of our bundles…here.…

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  • jardin de fleurs

    hello! it looks to have stopped snowing for the moment…at least i don’t have to shovel in flip flops… jardin de fleurs…a garden-inspired collection by French General…it has all the elements of French General. Lots of flowers, rambling roses, sweet posies, stripes and the coolest large print that features some cozy little buildings (that i…

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  • sophie and dover

    happy weekend! it is nearing the end of our saturday and i’ve been busily getting things put online for you. our sophie yardage has arrived…it is so pretty…perfectly spring fresh and i cannot wait to see what mom comes up with. we have been perusing our pattern collection for something just right. our sophie precuts…

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  • delightful dozen

    i’ve fallen for this collection! Delightful Dozen…12 low volume civil war shirting repos…designed by Sheryl Johnson. Lovely little prints on a soft white background. Perfect prints for adding to your shirting collection, mixing with 30’s repos for a very vintage vibe or pair with a bleached muslin for a neutral, low volume quilt. grab a…

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  • bliss and cozy cottage

    happy easter! we are headed out the door in a couple minutes…but i thought i would pop in and give you a peak at a couple Brenda Riddle quilt projects that i have *finally* gotten online. Bliss…features Bramble Cottage…mom designed this using a mixture of florals about 10 years ago and when we saw Bramble…

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  • spring brook porch

    good morning! the day is just getting started around here. Music is playing, wind chiming giving the feel of summer on the porch, and some cozy seating and cozier quilts. today…Spring Brook. we’ve gotten our Flapjacks project completed and kitted and up an it is scrumptious…it will be added to our personal collection when we…

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  • tiny

    we love tiny hexies, tiny embroidery, tiny bits of fabric. we’ve just gotten in the tiny treasures and the 101 itty bitty celebrations books and, WOW! the tiny embroidery that fits on a 1 inch hexie…pretty sure i’m gonna have to stitch one of those…since 1 inch hexies are my FAVORITE! i can see it…

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  • liberty emporium

    good morning! thought i’d spend a few minutes of this drippy day showing off our new liberty bundles. emporium has arrived and it is lovely! this range contains three different collections…#1 Tudor, #2 Merchant Brights, #3 Discovery. (kind of in love with Tudor…but then grey and pink is my jam) those brights though…perfect for a…

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  • low volume loveliness

    i love low volume…anything light and airy with a little print…i just have to have it. which is probably why i couldn’t let “Whispers” by studio M pass us by. look at that lovely palette…of white, natural, muslin, feather, and zen grey. absolutely delightful! i pulled all our Jo’s Shirtings and whipped up a handful…

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  • roselyn and yoder’s dry goods

    roselyn precuts have arrived! and man, she is worth the wait! lovely shades of red, beige, white, and pink. a perfect companion to Miss Scarlet and Farmhouse Reds. this Minick and Simpson collection is the perfect mix of red and white and pink. you can grab roselyn here. also…i’ve put together some corey yoder sugarcreek…

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  • lella’s garden

    good afternoon! after a sloppy monday…the roads looked to have cleared up and hopefully the weather will warm up a little. i know it is a little early to get out in the garden…i’m sure there still are at least a couple good snowstorms left in us. since we can’t get out to the garden…

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  • sanctuary

    our sanctuary precuts have arrived…finally! we are definitely in the mood for some pastel florals! newest precut…the new Honey Comb…240–fabric hexagons that fit a 1 inch hexagon paper *** new floral bundles…Flower Journal #1 and Flower Journal #2 …each bundle is a collection of fabrics from multiple collections. All the fabrics are from Brenda Riddle…

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  • finnegan

    brenda riddle’s newest collection Sophie is now expected in late March…so we are revisiting some of her previous collections. finnegan…soft and gentle, a collection full of pretty pink and lavender, sprout green, bluebell, grey, linen white, and the prettiest yellow! not too gold…the perfect yellow for flower centers if you do any appliqué. we’ve dug…

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  • land of lady slippers

    good evening! we have lots of new projects that are getting finished up around here. first up is Land of Lady Slippers… this collection featured the upper great lakes region…well, we pulled just the Minnesota prints and couldn’t wait to get this project whipped up. it looks just wonderful on our porch behind the swing.…

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  • fragrant roses

    as we putter around the shoppe…planning and plotting our next floor move and where specific fabric lines are going once they arrive…smaller impromptu fabric orders arrive. these tend to be smaller spur of the moment orders…a handful of civil war beauties one day…a dozen florals the next. today it all about the roses…Fragrant Roses…to be…

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  • curated bundles

    good afternoon! lunch will be arriving any moment so i thought i’d pop in and say hi! mom and i have been busy cutting up some bundles. with spring right around the corner we thought we would whip up some bundles of Rue 1800 and Bramble Cottage. Rue 1800 bundle…30 fat quarters…you can grab this…

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  • spring brook

    good evening! the day is winding down around here… spring brook has arrived and brightened up the shop…the colors are perfect for spring, and we are already plotting what to make out of this lovely collection once we get to it. right now we have yardage and bundles available…you can grab some spring brook here.…

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  • american gathering

    good afternoon! i’ve been trying to find a spare few minutes to pop on and introduce the newest collection to arrive in store. welcome American Gathering…the newest collection by Primitive Gatherings. this collection is full of pretty shirtings, blue and red. we opted for mostly shirtings with a splash of red and blue. Wonderful for…

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