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  • refreshingly citrus

    Refresh…this line is summery, sunshine-y, and makes my mouth water.Sandy Gervais’ spring/summer line is perfect for a splash of summer.  we whipped up a Pixie Sticks because we just couldn’t help ourselves! We also nabbed some yardage… I’m think that feather print is just amazing! still have a few more projects to show you…so stay tuned.…

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  • Frivol #10

    Frivol #10 has landed… this bit of “Frivol-ous-ness” is just the sweetest darn thing! it features the lovely Sweetwater fabric…Cookie Exchange…and is plum full of delightful little prints that get you–dare I say EXCITED–for the Christmas season! available in-store…and if you live outside the area…we have it online just for you! have a wonderful afternoon…hopefully…

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  • Bespoke

    I LOVE the work “bespoke” it sounds old and cute and delicate and thoughtful. it is the perfect word for Brenda Riddle’s newest line, “Bespoke Blooms”.  this line is full of delightful petite florals and geometrics in some of the prettiest colors. This newest collection blends beautifully with Brenda’s previous lines.  We have only 1…

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  • Much in May

    good afternoon!  the sun is starting to peak out so there may be a garage sale or 2 still open after work. I was flipping back through some of our most recent blog posts and some of my favorite things never made it into a post. so…I’ve been thinking…I could induce picture overload by posting…

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  • southern exposure

    good afternoon! the rain they talked about this morning arrived like they said…at 12:30 the wind picked up even more and the rain started to spatter the windows.  it is nice to see a little rain this may… speaking of may…it is creeping quickly and without me seeing it…UPS is dropping off boxes and there are SO…

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  • Favorites

    Bundles of 3 sisters favorites have arrived!  I’ll be putting these online next week…perfect for a summer project! Enjoy the weekend and happy mother’s day to all the moms, gramdmas, and great-grandmas and great-great-grandmas! -a

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  • purple rain

    as you know we are located just an hour and half west-northwest of the cities…the home of prince who passed away last week.  now…we like prince just as much as the next.  his influence can be seen around the world… well, months ago when the lovely Ville Fleurie fabric was shown to us we immediately knew that we needed…

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  • Now in our Etsy shoppe

    Baby Boo bundles…a mix of our favorites.

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  • spooky…

    I know what you are going to think…Halloween…really…it’s still april and FINALLY starting to warm up.  Well, here at sweetwater the seasonal lines are starting to trickle in, and we can’t stop thinking about Spooky Delight by Bunny hill designs.  The grey is AmAziNg!  We will be putting together kits of orange sticks using the…

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  • Larkspur Lane

    the bobbles really make this quilt fit for a gypsy caravan, a seaside picnic, or a glamping excursion.

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  • Frivols #8 (& #9)

    Frivol #8 is just yummy!  Check out bread’n butter by American jane!  Available now! Also…you can see #9 snuck in there at the last minute!

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  • lizzie

    good afternoon!  I apologize for my absence and the lack of new projects. March 28th my grandma passed away with Dad and Uncle Terry by her side.  Last week was spent mostly with family both here and in North Dakota where she had grown up.  Mom, Dad, and I thank you for your condolences. we are…

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  • Happy Easter!

    Hope you had a wonderful Sunday! -april&mickey

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  • march

    spring seems to have arrived…though snow showers are expected mid week, so we’ll see if it sticks around this time.  last time it melted in the 50° weather we had the next day. we’ve had a few goodies arrive that will get you ready for spring. Simply Vintage…the spring issue…has arrived!  this bookazine is everything…

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  • sunny days and sundays

    we have been busy little bees here at sweetwater. precuts and spring lines have started to arrive and we’ve been putting together projects to get you ready for spring!  we even spent a little time on the porch this last week…I think the fresh air really helped kick the cold I had, but the citrusy punch…

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  • spring

    good morning…it is almost lunch time here at sweetwater.  we have had a busy 2 days putting up new displays in the shop.  I am absolutely loving our new layout. mom and I pulled out some projects that hadn’t made it on the floor yet and have some new ideas.  be sure to stop on in…

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  • a little bit of gardening

    Get started on a flower garden today. We have 1 inch, 3/4 inch, and 1/2 inch hexies available.

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  • precut love

    we are fluffing the shop with precuts and getting excited for our guild presentation on Thursday and then our first quilt show of the spring on the 27th. we tend to go in streaks of which precut we prefer and therefore order more of. well, we have been getting in some of my favorites! to…

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  • Celebrate

    40 years of Moda goodness!  Available now!

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  • punchy pink…succulence blog tour

    good morning!  so today we kick off the Succulence Blog Tour…we are kinda nervous, but spent all day Saturday taking pictures, pulling bits of inspiration, coming up with a new project that I put together Saturday night/Sunday because…I…I just had to! this morning I took a few new pictures so we could get all the…

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  • ready?

    no…we are not quite ready to kick off the Succulence Blog tour on Monday in which we are the first stop!  How in the…did that happen?  we are diligently working on the project…we just have to run it through the washer/dryer so it has that crinkly look we adore. >>>>>>how about a sneaky peak<<<<<<< Aren’t…

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