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  • rose & violet’s garden

    good afternoon! January is slipping by quickly and our collections are FINALLY starting to arrive. i’ve been playing catchup to try and get some of our new fabrics online. Today i’ve ticked off Rose & Violet’s Garden. Rose & Violet’s Garden is a scrumptious mixture of blush, songbird, parchment, and beehive colors in stripes, florals,…

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  • tilda’s woodland

    tilda’s newest collection Woodland has finally arrived and it is looking just perfect with our previous Tilda collections. it features her classic palette of red, lilac, teal, blue, with hints of plum, mauve, olive, and grey. Mix it into that Tilda hexie project you’ve been working on or use it by itself. the colors are…

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  • pastel smitten

    happy 2021! i never got online to show pictures of the trees. when i have a moment, i’ll pop over and put them on facebook. i’ve decided it’s time to get this pastel Smitten all finished up. it has been sitting in the sewing room since 2017 with a couple blocks done…i came to a…

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  • cottage christmas

    christmas is just around the corner and we are gearing up for a week of some last minute baking, Christmas shopping, quilting, EPPing (i will not have Sugared Hexagons done today but i am determined to be done by Sunday night) and movie watching. today we have a couple projects that i didn’t realize i…

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  • elinor’s endeavor

    betsy chutchian’s newest collection has finally dropped! lovely…absolutely lovely! we’ve got some yardage available along with fat quarters and fat 8ths. i’ve already added a bundle to my personal collection… look at the yummy colors in Elinor’s Endeavor… you can grab yardage and the bundles…here. i’d best get back to listing christmas cross stitch…have a…

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  • sugared hexagons

    i’ve been working on this hexagon projects since thanksgiving and i’ve finally gotten enough done to get a pattern done up and kits cut. you can grab a kit to whip up your own Sugared Hexagons…here. i’m working on a post featuring all the Christmas trees…look for that next week…hopefully! -april&mickey&gabby

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  • vintage winter

    the new simply vintage winter issue has been released and it is lovely! also…lots of christmas fabric has been relisted online…if you are looking to fill in. you can grab some new christmas here. -april & mickey & gabby -sweetwater-

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  • folktale garden

    good afternoon! i’ve finished my folktale jelly garden…and i am loving it! it is totally my palette…dusky autumn tones of pink, blue, brown, white, and gold, and i finished it off with a soft pink chenille bedspread fringe…classic and sweet. hopefully i can remember to bring it home tomorrow so i can enjoy it on…

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  • autumn roads

    as we head into the tail end of November, we watch as autumn turns to winter. this Tilda quilt…features both Maple Farm and Tiny Farm and is our favorite Tilda quilt to date. soft tones of umber, mauve, dijon, primrose, blueberry, and teal make this a wonderful project to celebrate autumn. we have kits available…you…

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  • winter flower show

    We only have a handful of hours left of our Hometown Holiday Road Trip…but i found a moment over lunch to pop on and show you the newest Liberty bundle we’ve recieved. Winter Flower Show… This collection of Liberty is truly glorious. Rich tones of blue, garnet, and black really pop against the creamy white…

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  • hometown holiday

    come join us! this is the prize that you can win if you complete the road trip…perfect for your mantle! the hello, happy, welcome not necessarily Christmas…but it sure does go with the bulbs, bells, and floral. Christmas has arrived, and sweetwater has been decked for the season. here is a sneak peak at our…

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  • primrose garden

    good morning! today is my day off, but i couldn’t resist letting you know that our Primrose Garden EPP pattern is now available as a PDF download. you can pop over to the shoppe and grab the download here. we still have starter kits available…you can grab a starter kit here. i’m working like a…

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  • ruru marie

    thought i’d pop in quick with some new romantic florals… Ruru Marie by Quilt Gate features just a handful of prints…large florals, tiny florals, and gorgeous floral stripes. perfect for mixing with your favorite florals for a Primrose Garden or shabby Lucy Boston PotC… Ruru Marie has been loaded to the shoppe…you can grab some…

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  • sandals and snow

    good afternoon! i started this post last week…the day of that 2nd snowfall…the snowfall that stuck. i had worn sandals…so i was shoveling in flip flops…and so it goes! i never did finish up that blog post…so i decided today is the day. the rest of our September collections have arrived… first up is Dover…soft…

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  • feedsack time

    as the autumn day cool…a cheery distraction is welcomed. what better way to stave off the colder weather than some summery 30’s reproductions. as far was what to do with these delightful little prints…ideas are truly endless. i’m a fan of English paper piecing so i gravitate towards projects that can be done this way.…

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  • daybreak

    i don’t see many crisp, up-with-the-sun mornings. i am more of a night owl…stitching away to netflix until the wee hours of the morning. this collection does remind me of the early morning hours that are spent heading to quilt shows. the brisk air chilly on bare toes…cuz i won’t give up flip flops until…

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  • vintage tilda

    good afternoon! we are busily trying to get things ready for our collections that will be arriving in the next couple weeks. today though we had a surprise order of a handful of tilda. Vintage Tilda…Sunkissed…a throwback to before we were under the Tilda spell. This strip roll is packed full of punchy, citrus goodness.…

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  • yesterday

    Jo Morton’s fall collection Yesterday is a classic. Fun, vintage-style prints are perfect for mixing with previous civil war collections of Jo’s or even Betsy Chutchian or Judie Rothermel. An array of pretty prints in shades of brown, tan, blue, and brick red…soft and gentle and perfect for blending you can grab a bundle here…we’ve…

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  • Jane Austen + Trés Jolie

    good afternoon! i’ve just gotten back from my haircut and am sipping a little coffee. thought i’d pop in and give you a quick peak at Jane Austen At Home. Riley Blake and the Jane Austen House have come together to release a collection inspired by the Jane Austen Coverlet. the Center Medallion, Border Panels,…

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  • redwork gatherings

    good morning! another weekend has come and gone and the fabrics just keep coming…thank goodness! cuz honestly, it is one of my favorite things! today we have redwork gatherings…the newest collection from Primitive Gatherings. It is jam packed with gorgeous reds and soft, creamy creams. Lovely for mixing in with your Christmas or civil war.…

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  • the arrival of autumn

    autumn has officially arrived. the trees have definitely been popping! lots of gorgeous coral, orange, eggplant, rust, red, and yellows have started dotting the landscape. mom and i have not had a chance to switch the shop to fall, but now that it is official (and the wedding has happened) i think we can find…

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