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  • Bordeaux

    I am in love with the word “Bordeaux”…I love that it has an “x” in it and almost all of the vowels. I looked it up.  It is a French port city on the Garonne River in the Southwest of France.  It is also the wine produced in that area of France.  And…it is what…

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  • Fall into autumn

    We’ve fallen in love with autumn…it happens every year right around now.  This year we’ve baked up a couple Halloween treats for you. Wicked…48 x 61 ..this delicious project is just right with chestnut street prints in wicked witch green, chalkboard, and pumpkin.   kits are available now. Sunflowers table runner…just finished up this lovely.  It…

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  • smitten

    as you know we tend to lean a little more towards to cottage side of things…with lots of muslin, roses, and fig tree.  though when I saw Smitten online I knew I had to make it. I debated on making it out of fig tree or Brenda riddle or maybe even civil war, but felt…

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  • Winter baby

    Hopefully someone you know is on their way to being a mom and is in need of a baby quilt. Because we gave the cutest, most perfect collection for that itty bitty baby. Introducing… Newborn by Rachelle Anne miller for Bambini books and fabrics. We have yardage and fq bundles ready to go.  We have a project in…

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  • Mark your calendars!

    and a little additional info… each shop will have a complimentary barn quilt pattern available at checkout. finish the road trip and receive a swag bag. upon completion you will be entered into a drawing for 1 of 7 barn quilts (each shop will have theirs on display beginning in early October).   until then…

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  • grey

    it feels like forever since I’ve put together a blog post, so I thought I should pop in. Last week was spent at the Quilt Expo in Madison WI.  we had never done that quilt show before so it was a learning experience. we are already looking forward to next year! We have a few shows…

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  • Week 8…Christmas Morning Quilt Along Encore…{Warm Wishes}

    Welcome to week 8 of our Christmas Morning Quilt Along…this post finishes up the blocks.   Warm Wishes pop over to our etsy shoppe to purchase the Warm Wishes instruction sheet   Winterlude  Warm Wishes pattern sheet  Trim to 6 ½ inches.  1 Warm Wishes block is pieced. have a wonderful day! –apriL&mickey  {sweetwater} PS…we’ll be Madison WI…

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  • got flannel?

    get cozy this autumn with Winter Forest flannel…which is now on sale! yardage is 50% off…Crayon Box kits are just $59.00 (you are saving $40!) available online and in-store… happy stitching! -a&M

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  • Week 7…Christmas Morning Quilt Along Encore…{Ribbon-Tied Packages}

    Welcome to week 7 of our Christmas Morning Quilt Along Encore…   Ribbon-Tied Packages Pop over to our etsy shoppe to purchase the Ribbon-Tied Packages pattern sheet. Piece 2 Ribbon-Tied Packages. Midnight Clear colors Winterlude Trim to 6 ½ inches.  2 Ribbon-Tied Packages are pieced. Find the block here. have a wonderful day! –apriL&mickey  {sweetwater}

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  • Week 6…Christmas Morning Quilt Along Encore…{Oh, Christmas Tree}

    Welcome to week 6 of our Christmas Morning Quilt Along Encore… Christmas Morning Midnight Clear colorway Oh, Christmas Tree midnight clear Piece 3 Oh, Christmas Tree blocks. Winterlude  Pop over to our etsy shoppe to purchase the project sheet. Trim to 6 ½ inches.  3 Oh, Christmas Tree blocks are pieced. have a wonderful day! –apriL&mickey  {sweetwater}

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  • sweet smitten

    I’m always working on something…if you follow us on instagram (@sweetgirlstudio) you’ve already seen the in-progress shots of smitten, my newest epp project. Smitten so far… We have it packaged in the etsy shoppe…Smitten package includes…pattern, acrylic templates, and paper pieces. Happy stitching! -a

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  • Week 5…Christmas Morning Quilt Along Encore…{winter blizzard}

    Welcome to week 5 of our Christmas Morning Quilt Along… Winter Blizzard Midnight Clear colors Pop over to our etsy shoppe to purchase the winter blizzard pattern download. Piece 4 Winter Blizzard blocks. Trim to 6 ½ inches.  4 Winter Blizzard blocks are pieced. Pop over to our etsy shoppe to purchase the winter blizzard pattern download. Winter…

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  • home

    we hope you are enjoying august…it is flying by here at sweetwater.  there are only 3 1/2 days left then we start getting ready for QM2017. in between everything we had a new favorite arrive…introducing… Welcome Home by Maywood Studios…  Homemade Sugar Cookies…a simply sweet project for any beginner or advanced quilter. we’ve even kitted…

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  • 10 years of Quilt Minnesota

    oh, goodness.  the shoppe has been nonstop since Friday, July 29th (the first day of the hop) to probably this moment that I can finally get online to post our quilt Minnesota shop hop display pics.  {granted…we are down to kits of only our table topper, a few 1 yards cuts and fat quarters, and…

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  • Week 4…Christmas Morning Quilt Along Encore…{Santa’s Workshop}

    Welcome to week 4 of our Christmas Morning Quilt Along… the midnight clear version     Winterlude version Santa’s Workshop Pop over to our etsy shoppe to purchase the Santa’s Workshop pattern sheet. Trim to 6 ½ inches.  4 Santa’s Workshop blocks are pieced. have a wonderful day! –apriL&mickey  {sweetwater}

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  • Week 3…Christmas Morning Quilt Along Encore…{Garland 9-Patch}

    Welcome to week 3 of our Christmas Morning Quilt Along Encore… We have remade the Christmas Morning using frosty white, holly green, and berry red prints from Midnight Clear by 3 Sisters for moda fabrics. Garland 9-Patch Winterlude coloring 3 Garland 9-Patch blocks are pieced. The PDF download is available in our etsy shoppe… Garland 9-patch We still have…

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  • qm2016

    Today we are working on the floor move for quilt Minnesota 2016.  So I just have a few pics of some of our qm16 projects.  All of these are kitted…please call or email if you are interested in purchasing for pick up Friday (or after) or mailing out. Chain of Lakes Minnesota Summer Lady Slipper…

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  • Week 2…Christmas Morning Quilt Along Encore…{Christmas Bells}

    Welcome to week 2 of our Christmas Morning Quilt Along Encore… We have remade the Christmas Morning using frosty white, holly green, and berry red prints from Midnight Clear by 3 Sisters for moda fabrics. Christmas Bells   Winterlude coloring 2 Christmas Bells blocks are pieced. The PDF download is available in our etsy shoppe… Christmas Bells…

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  • shabby flower garden

    working on a shabby flower garden…1 inch hexies available now and floral “Sylvia starter packs” will be available later this week.

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  • Week 1…Christmas Morning Quilt Along Encore…{north star}

    Welcome to week 1 of our Christmas Morning Quilt Along Encore… We have remade the Christmas Morning using frosty white, holly green, and berry red prints from Midnight Clear by 3 Sisters for moda fabrics.  North Star Winterlude coloring Only 1 North Star block is pieced. The PDF download is available in our etsy shoppe……

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  • christmas morning update

    happy tuesday! mom is working to get the Christmas Morning project all finished and ready for block 1 on Friday morning.  I do however have a few sneaky pics of the blocks, so you can see how Midnight Clear looks. we have kits in our etsy shoppe…Christmas MOrning kit. Frivols 12 has arrived and the…

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