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  • cherry cordial

    good afternoon!  we have another valentine’s day approved project for you… we have a new addition to our Sweet Confections pattern collection….and just in time for Valentine’s Day. Cherry Cordial measures just 12 x 12 inches and is perfect for the 12 inch large stands.  It features rouge red and white.  Classic, elegant, and sweet…features…

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  • farmer’s wife friday

      farmer’s wife Friday …it’s happening… …right here… every Friday starting Friday, March 3rd. 3 blocks a week 111 blocks 37 weeks you should have all your blocks done by Thanksgiving. (promise) I’ve already started cutting out templates, bagging, and paper clipping them in place. so…grab your book… decide on your fabrics… ************ I will…

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  • baby jane

    2016 was full of finishes… i quilted up Mom’s flower garden, Irish Chain, and her Double Wedding Ring UFO from 20 years ago was finally finished up, quilted and bound. I finished up my Apples to Zinnias Brazilian Embroidery, my Honey Squared Figgy EPP bag (i am still working on this pattern), Charmed Garden, 7-Layer…

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  • pretty in pink

    we are gearing up for February…which means we get to go a little overboard with pink (but really is there such a thing as too much pink?) Anyways…I’m not sure if I liked Pretty in Pink the movie…I have blended that movie with Sixteen Candles…either way I prefer the Breakfast Club and our English Garden…

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  • cinnamon swirl

    I really like pink…it isn’t part of my wardrobe, but I love it in cottage style décor, on appliances and in quilts. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I thought I’d share a few different projects that would definitely work on your February table.  Today i thought I’d revisit a favorite… Cinnamon Swirl 16 1/2 x…

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  • handmade picnic

    How can you not love the cheery prints brought to you by Bonnie and Camille?  The prints, the colors, the little font print, and the dots…they remind me of sherbet and sorbet and sprinkles and orange push-pops.  it was the thought of a warm sunny day and cool treats that prompted this bundle. This exclusive grouping of Handmade…

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  • pondicherry

    French General has done it again…Pondicherry is absolutely breathtaking and what’s even better.  It works beautifully with her past lines…so nab a precut or some yardage and mix it in with your French General stash. Inspired by colors found in 18th Century Pondicherry, India…this line speaks to years past with  gorgeous block printed florals, indienne…

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  • English paper piecing

    good afternoon!  we hope you have had a wonderful start to 2017.  we’ve had blustery temps, gusty winds, sleet, and snow, so lots of stitching has been happening around here. I am quickly finishing up my Christmas present, a Wicked Witch cross stitch from La-D-Da and am hoping to order up some charts, threads, and…

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  • New Years chocolate chip cookies

    Preheat oven to 375*F. Ingredients… 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 1/3 cups softened butter 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp vanilla Dash of salt 3 cups flour 1 bag of mini morsels semi-sweet chocolate chips Mix sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and butter.  Add in soda, vanilla, and salt and…

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  • Merry Christmas

    to all and to all a good night! We didn’t take a single pic over the weekend.  Apparently we were having too much fun! I did get some stitchy goodness though, and am itching to get started! Xo -a&m

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  • Miracle on James Street

    good afternoon!  my post overflowing with Christmas pics is a little late this year, but I promise it will get you in the Christmas spirit!  if you are planning on braving the cold, be sure to stop in; the trees are all sparkly and a few new things have arrived! if you won’t be able…

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  • picnic in the park…maybe not today…

    Picnic in the Park…the quilt, is a reproduction of an antique quilt we saw in a local antique store.  9-patches of 9-patches make it reminiscent of a single Irish chain.  We used reproduction civil war fabrics and shirtings to capture the feel of the original…I especially like the mourning purple and washed out block which gives…

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  • Simply Vintage Winter Edition 

    HAS ARRIVED! This magazine is hot off the press and just in time for winter.  [buy it]  Just a few left! -a

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  • precut love

    I love precuts.  The little mini charms are the cutest things ever…but I love a good layer cake and jelly roll too.  And the 5 inch charms…fantastic…the new treats…love those too!  and who can forget the FQ and F8th bundles?  I love out parade candy and cakes pops as well! I thought today I’d take…

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  • winter whirlwind

    good morning!  it has been too long, but we should be back on track now… the past weekend was spent in Bismarck, ND at the Capital QuiltFest.  it always fun to catch up with our Minot Quilters. And now after 3 days of hardcore rearranging and Christmas decorating we are ready for our Hometown Holiday Road Trip. …

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  • the holidays

    we have a couple of fun things happening in the next week! This weekend we’ll be in Bismarck, ND vendoring at the Capital Quiltfest…I sure hope you can join us.  it looks like the weather will be perfect!  The show is Friday-Sunday at the Ramada Bismarck hotel and conference center…see you there. we’ll be back in the shoppe on Monday…

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  • our website is up and running!

    okay…we’ve decided to take the leap and have invested in an actual website…don’t worry…i’ll still be posting here…promise…but it should make things a little easier to find if you are into online shopping.  we’ll still be on etsy though…so no worries if you prefer that platform! be sure to pop over there and take a…

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  • missing summer

    autumn is blooming, leaves changing, the air is crisp and pumpkins are appearing on doorsteps, benches, and piled on wagons. I look forward to the harvest season, late night combines flooding fields with light, dried corn stalks rustling in the wind, and cyclones of dried leaves swirling on cool sidewalks. I just really like the…

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  • a little duffle

    does anyone remember my shabby flower garden that I have been working on in between the other projects? well…after I had finished my flowers I had extra basted hexies left…and as much as I like have bits, bobs, and things…I’ve decided I really and truly need to start being a little more organized (just a…

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  • Toffee & Parfait

    as promised in the last post…a post about our newest Sweet Confections…(that really aren’t that new anymore).  I’ve been playing catch-up (or ketchup) since early august–that crazy, busy, fun shop hop then the Madison Expo close on the heels has really done a number on my posting. so since I’m caught up on quilting for the…

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  • patchworks from the prairie

    we know you love our Sweet Confections…(we do too!), but we thought we’d shake things up a bit. today I’d like to introduce to you our newest collection of projects… Patchworks from the Prairie Inspired by color, design, and years past…we bring you the first 3 patchworks in our newest collection that will bring you back to yester-year.…

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