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  • autumn simply vintage

    happy friday! the day is nearly here. i’m at the shoppe for just a few more minutes and thought i would pop on and let you know that the autumn simply vintage has arrived and oh my goodness! it is amazing! full of lots of fun halloween/autumn projects…ranging from quilts to small embroidery projects…it has…

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  • the weekend

    good morning! It is Thursday and Mel & Ty’s wedding is this weekend! i’ve been at the shoppe everyday…but everyone else has been decorating and putting up chandeliers, stringing fairy lights, hanging lanterns and drapery. Tables and chairs arrive today…golf carts tomorrow, hay bales get put out saturday morning. Lots going on…so be sure to…

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  • a little bundle…

    good evening….i’m writing this as we near the end of the day…then off to dinner with Monica. i’ve finally gotten back to getting items listed online…today i only got a handful but i promise it is a good handful. a few bundles today then hopefully later this week the new Maple Farm and Tiny Farm…

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  • honey buns and such

    good afternoon! wow has it been hectic around here…between prepping for the shop hop, prepping for the wedding, and prepping for an autumn spent in house…there isn’t much time to sit and take a breather. first off…the shop hop finished up last sunday and i never even got online to post a pic or 2…

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  • sweetwater expansion

    good afternoon! hopefully you are staying safe, healthy, and occupied. we have been getting ready for Quilt Minnesota, cutting up bundles and kits, working on new projects, and trying to enjoy a little bit of summer before autumn hits. i’m sure you’ve heard, but if you haven’t…we’ve expanded. the bookstore is permanently closed and we…

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  • a little bit of autumn

    as the days heat up, i always look forward to autumn. the rustling leaves, the glorious colors, the crisp evenings… it was a longing for autumn that brought about the 2 exclusive bundles i have for you today. autumn on the prairie…a classic bundle of kansas troubles…warm and cozy prints in tones reminiscent of the…

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  • cottage caravan

    we have finally nearly finished our expansion so hopefully a tour later this week. we do have a new quilt for you today… Cottage Caravan featuring Rue 1800…i absolutely love it! we used the tonals and all the large florals. it has a very Boho vibe…but cottage-y at the same time! cottage caravan measure 66…

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  • july 3

    how is it already July? summer is nearly over… our porch is nearly done…just 1 more trim piece and lights and a little bit of painting. right now we are trying to get all of our qm2020 projects out of the way so we can do other things. with july comes Christmas fabric! usually we…

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  • simply vintage summer 2020

    simply vintage summer issue has arrived and it is lovely… 20 projects round out this issue including quilting, applique, wool, punch needle, embroidery, a recipe for lemon squares (a personal favorite!), a return trip to Chattanooga, a meet up with Jessie Chorley and more projects to get you summer ready! these are available online…here and…

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  • yuletide

    good morning! we hope you are having a wonderful monday. we had a wonderful weekend…gabby turned 1 on saturday. she didn’t even mind the unicorn birthday hat! lots of fun christmas fabrics are arriving in the shoppe…today i have the Yuletide collection. these prints speak to the old-fashioned christmas…large sprawling holly with berries, small poinsettias,…

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  • santa claus lane

    good morning! we are nearly done with our expansion…still a few details to finish up then i’ll take you on a tour…promise. but in the meantime…the shoppe is back to normal hours…10ish-5ish m-f and 10ish-3ish sa…so you are more than welcome to pop in and see it for yourself. while we’ve been working with power…

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  • sweetwater is 16!

    June 4th (yesterday)…Sweetwater turned 16! we have some exciting news…we’ve expanded! we are still mid-expansion…trying to get displays set, new goodies marked, fun new bundles cut, and the place back in working order. once we get it all sorted and set…i’ll do a blog post full of pictures of our progress…its amazing how quickly it…

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  • memorial day weekend

    good morning! happy memorial day weekend! hopefully all is well in your neck of the woods…it has been crazy around these parts. lots going on…which is why i’ve been absent for the last little while. trying to catch up on bundles, working on a few new projects, Quilt Minnesota has arrived (along with most of…

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  • my notion pretties

    good evening! we had some fun pretty notions come in over the last couple days…and if you know me at all you know i LOVE scissors…today we have… also…these tape measures…pretty pretty! can’t beat a good lori holt fabric-covered tape measure. lastly…our Splash rotary cutters are back in stock…with more on the way to keep…

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  • winterbourne by liberty

    our first ever liberty fabrics have arrived! we decided to start slow…just a handful of bundles and we are in love! The Winterbourne Collection by Liberty Fabrics is just wonderful. I pulled a bundle for myself…still unsure of what to make with it, but i’m sure i’ll come up with something. lots of fussy cutting…

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  • pretty bohin

    another week has come and gone… i had a wonderful birthday on thursday…we had birthday brownies…then yesterday Mel and Ty and Braxton came out for the evening. the girls (Lola and Bella) ran around outside and Braxton is walking now…how time flies! it was a nice little supper of burgers on the grill to celebrate…

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  • star a day…65 stars

    good evening! hopefully you are getting some projects finished up! (i’ve started a new Christmas fussy-cut hexie project…more on that once i get a little bit further). today i’m updating you on my Star-A-Day. i’m at 65 stars…15 of which have been stitched into 9-patches. this was the last time i did a layout to…

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  • low volume loveliness

    mom and i have been impatiently waiting for our orders to arrive…our next orders aren’t set to arrive until May! so we’ve been pulling and putting together some gorgeous bundles in anticipation of spring/summer sewing. the first of our bundles goodness today is Summer Low Volume. a gorgeous mixture of some of our absolute favorite…

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  • ash & eggshell

    good evening! the week is winding down around here and we have brought home some bolts to cut up some new bundles…a Low Volume Summer which i am in LOVE with of course and a curated collection from our Bramble Cottage bolts. we have been working on some this week as well… ash & eggshell…

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  • romantic durham

    good evening! hopefully you are doing well and getting lots of those projects finished up and others started! we’ve been putting together lots of bundles and getting them in the shop. right now my new favorite is romantic durham…who doesn’t love these gentle florals. these 3 bundles are our last combo blue and pink bundles….6–1/2…

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  • frosting with sprinkles…a low volume bundle

    good evening! i’ve been meaning to cut up some of these bundles but haven’t had a chance. yesterday, i had a little extra time so i set to work. i love a good low volume bundle and this one is a new favorite. lovely little dots on a frosting white… bundles are 6–1/2 yards…dots are…

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