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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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  • january

    it is hard to believe that we are on the downhill side of January. it has been ridiculously cold here the past week, so we have been plotting new projects. I am working on pulling together English paper piecing supplies for the workshop i’ll be doing this Saturday. if you are interested in joining us…

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  • Moda Sampler Shuffle

    Ours is coming along nicely!  Planning on finishing it up in the next couple days…then frivol #6! happy stitching… -a

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  • Strawberry Fields Revisited

    We have some precuts of this lovely Fig Tree grouping.  Jelly Rolls and candies of Strawberry Fields Revisited are ready to go! Happy stitching! -april&mickey

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  • MoDA sampler BlocK ShuFFle blocks 28, 29, 30

    good morning shufflers! I hope you are following along…these 3 blocks are the last group!  we are still putting ours together…so be sure to keep tabs on us…hopefully it will be done in the next week or so! Today we have for you block 28, 29, 30 Block 28 cutting instructions error… 4–2 inch squares…

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  • MoDA sampler BlocK ShuFFle blocks 25, 26, 27

    good morning shufflers! I hope you are following along! Today we have for you block 25, 26, 27 Here are our blocks…     Mom has opted to use a white muslin for the base of each block.  I am loving that idea!  If you are thinking of doing that Mom suggests setting aside about…

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  • 2015

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  • December hours

    Good news!  Today is the winter solstice…so the shortest day of the year is upon us!  Now the days will start getting longer, so flip flops and porch living are just around the corner. hours… Christmas Eve closing at 1pm Christmas Day closed Saturday, December 26th closed New Year’s Eve closing at 1 pm New Year’s…

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