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  • pumpkin spice gatherings | primitive gatherings

    happy monday! our autumn, halloween, and christmas collections are starting to arrive. today we have a collection that is everything sweet and lovely about autumn. bits of green, brown, purple, black and red add so much to the creams and oranges. we’ve ordered in the entire collection and are planning on a project…but you know

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  • santa’s tree farm | lisa audit

    yes…christmas is arriving. i know we are just getting into summer, but this collection is filled with all the christmas must-haves. Santa, trees, and reindeer accented with plaids, swirly snowflakes, and leaves. this collection works very well with last year’s Magical Winterland. my favorite print…showcases “santa’s tree farm”, reindeer, wildlife, and bundled up children. below

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  • muse | 3 sisters

    3 Sisters has done it again. 40 luscious pastel florals…perfect for summer stitching! yardage and precuts available now…instore and online…here. happy stitching! -a&m&t*g

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  • june…

    has finally arrived and we are getting the shoppe all ready for our Summer Soiree (21 year Anniversary celebration) that starts on Wednesday… however, as we lead up to that…we have lots of new stuff arriving! i love a good Christmas collection and we have a couple…along with a couple new projects including Chateau Gardens

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  • tilda wallflower

    happy sunday! June 1st has finally arrived and with that tilda’s newest collection… Wallflower…an ornamental collection loosely inspired by, and a somewhat romantic take on design styles popular in the 1960s and 70s.The collection has two distinctive color stories.One is sweet and fresh with vintage reds, greens and pinks, the other is more of a

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  • tilda

    good afternoon! i can’t believe it has been almost 2 weeks since i popped in with an update. well…we are settled in for a long weekend…(we will be closed memorial day)…but we’ll be back at it on tuesday. we’ve been working on some new quilts…however, with the arrival of Tilda’s Wallflower–which releases on June 1st;

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  • garden gala & serendipity

    good morning! after a crazy monday and tuesday…it is nice to be able to sit and work on the blog a little. how can it already be the middle of may…which means…Quilt Minnesota & tilda…both are expected before the end of the month. i got a notification yesterday that Quilt Minnesota is headed out the

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  • hey pumpkin | my mind’s eye

    good morning! happy saturday!! thought i better take a moment and pop in and introduce our newest holiday collection. Hey Pumpkin has arrived, and it is darn adorable! Perfect if you are into Pastel Halloween…which we are!! it features a couple fun panels…a haunted house and a skeleton stuffie…the stuffie is next on tina’s list

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  • trip to grandma’s

    when i was young…going to grandma’s seemed to be a weekend event in the off-season. whether it was going to the farm (dad’s parents) or the cities (mom’s parents)…it was sure to be filled with memories. whether feeding baby calves and walking through the vegetable garden or shopping and walking through the rose garden, these

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  • cottage garden threads

    thought i would drop in today with a quick update on the Cottage Garden Threads i talked about yesterday. each stitchers palette is made up of 4 skeins of hand dyed 100% cotton thread…perfect for embroidery, cross stitch, crazy quilting, junk journaling…and the list goes on. the 4 skeins consist of 3 tonal “paints” that

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  • blueberry whip

    May…looks to be busy…lots of garden work and lots of fabric is slotted to arrive. Tilda’s Wallflower (releases June 1st), Quilt Minnesota (releases July 25th), seasonal collections for Autumn, Halloween, and Christmas. new civil war and the lovely, Muse, a spring 3 Sisters collection. today i am introducing our newest quilt kit…Blueberry Whip. Featuring a

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  • LOW VOLUME Beachy

    good morning!! our low volume beachy is up and perfectly calm. the palette is a soft mix of creamy prints, beige, and soft greige. the neutral colors make it a wonderful option for a wedding, graduation, or birthday gift. this is the current low volume beachy kit we have available…lots of lovely low volume, griege,

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  • meadow greens & lavender fields

    good morning! this was meant for last week, but last week was a crazy one. tina, dad, and i all came down with a stomach bug after Easter. And honestly, i don’t feel super duper, but i feel okay. we’ve even had a few orders arrive that haven’t gotten on the floor let along online.

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  • angel cake

    happy easter weekend! we hope you are having a wonderful time and finding a moment or two to stitch between the egg hunts, easter basket prep, and gardening (which translates to yard work, but gardening sounds so much better this time of year!) we are planning a day trip to Dawson to see mel, ty

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  • garden picnic | maywood studios

    good morning! spring has definitely landed and a picnic might be in order. the new collection, Garden Picnic, brings to mind the fresh shades of springtime. Garden Picnic, is a soothing mixture of fresh green, soft pink, cloud white, and a bit of charcoal which makes it perfect for spring projects…whip up a sweet table

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  • forget-me-not rose | emma newman

    good evening! we have started our second week with our first official employee, and we are so excited to be back in the shoppe today. we have 3 collections arriving this week…Garden Picnic, Vintage Linens Meadow Greens, and its looking like Vintage Linens Lavender Fields will be shipping out today/tomorrow. tina has been busy cutting

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  • good morning!

    we don’t have a new collection, curated bundle, or kitted project to introduce today…instead we would like to welcome my sister, Tina, into the fold. as many of you know…tina took over the longarm portion of the shop last fall and has not looked back…well, starting monday…she will be working in the shoppe alongside mom

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  • itty bitty backgrounds | primitive gatherings

    if you love background prints as much as we do, i’m sure you’ll love the new itty bitty backgrounds collection. these prints, in shades of porcelain, off white, and grey, are sweet, itty bitty, and perfect if you want something other than a solid. the triple dot near the bottom is my fave! pair these

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  • april’s garden | april cornell

    good evening! Gabby and i are heading out the door…but i thought i would take a moment to introduce the newest collection that has hit the shelves. we would like to welcome… April’s Garden…a celebration of 50 years of April Cornell. This collection is reminiscent of her floral dress, napkins, and towels. A more saturated

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  • flower garden | timeworn toolbox

    we love the color palette that Timeworn Toolbox designer Dolores Smith chose for her newest collection, Flower Garden. A muted collection of purples, greens, and creams…lots of florals, geometrics and a handful of tonal prints. we are still planning our project out, so mom has decided to tackle a project featuring Cassandra Connelly prints from

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  • pressed flower collection | cassandra connolly

    inspired by pressed flowers found lovingly preserved in a book…this is every bit as delightful and intricate. shades of pink, teal, white, and several different greys round out this springtime collection. the cerise pink adds a pop of color while the purple-y greys are dark and luxurious…but not too dark. we’ve put together some bundles

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