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  • MoDA sampler BlocK ShuFFle blocks 4, 5, 6

    good morning shufflers! I hope you have your first 3 blocks all done and ready to roll! Today we have for you block 4, 5, and 6. 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…

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  • Shop the latest photo from sweetgirlstudio on Etsy

    Fivols #4 in-store now!

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  • “Sleigh” Rally

    Our “Sleigh” Rally is off to a great start!  the shoppe has been decked for Christmas…a total of 9 trees sparkle along with garland, a French Christmas table scape, and lights! Our “Sleigh” Rally runs through Saturday…and see that Floating star in the placemats…that block pattern is complimentary! (check back Saturday for blocks 4, 5,…

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  • Sweet Sails…RXR2015…kits available

    Our Sweet Sails kit is now available for purchase. The pattern and kit is available in-store and online in our sweet sails. Our kits use Fig Tree fabrics and coordinates…some fabrics may not be identical to ones shown, but every effort has been made to ensure that the finished row will have the same overall…

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  • MoDA sampler BlocK ShuFFle blocks 1, 2, 3

    good morning shufflers! I hope you have your layer cakes, jelly rolls, and extras ready to unroll! Today we have for you block 1, 2, and 3. 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…

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  • Moda Sampler Shuffle

    I know it is last minute…I apologize.  But we will be hosting a Moda Sampler Shuffle …right here on the blog…starting Saturday, October 31st and running through early January…………………check the blog every saturday for block pattern downloads………………2-3 blocks a week………….not hard……..we promise……and tons.of.FUN! we are making our Shuffle out of Windermere and Ambleside.  Suggestion for fabrics…

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  • Shop the latest photo from sweetgirlstudio on Etsy

    Loving the 3rd Frivol! The indigo is gorgeous and the gold…yummy!

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  • Shop the latest photo from sweetgirlstudio on Etsy

    Gooseberry precuts ready to ship! http://www.sweetgirlstudio.etsy.com

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  • A Black Tie Affair

    thought I’d pop in and say hi!  we are over half way through our event calendar for fall of 2015!  With 4 shows behind us…we have 2 left and a shop hop!  fabric is arriving almost everyday and our little fingers can hardly stitch fast enough plus machine quilting, fabric folding, kitting, cutting, printing, and…

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  • Autumn…YAY!

    Autumn has arrived!  (YAY…and not because of Pumpkin-Spice-Everything–I dislike pumpkin.)  Yay because show season is in full swing so we get to catch up with our favorite quilty-peeps, chat with shop owners that we only see once or twice a year, and we get to pull out all the autumn loveliness! I think I have…

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  • Fig Tree Farmhouse

    Happy Autumn!  We are loving the crispness, cozy – ing up with flannel quilts, English paper piecing, and that Farmhouse yardage is on its way!  We opted for a curated collection and have a project in mind!  We are “treats excited!” We did get some charm packs if you just can’t wait! I’ve redone the…

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  • september 1

    good afternoon as this the 1st Day of September!  summer is over…sad face:(  and I didn’t spend nearly enough time enjoying it…however, autumn is my favorite time of year, so there is that! thought I would pop in with a couple pictures of some new gorgeous flannel! it is that time of year to start…

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  • Kindred Spirits

    Just thought I’d pop in and wish you a wonderful “last weekend of summer”!  I sure hope you have been enjoying the weather. We’ve been doing so much enjoying that new project kits, fabrics, and patterns have not been loaded to etsy! So I’ve loaded all the Kindred Spirits…it is sweet, romantic, and just plain…

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  • Jelly Garden

    Good morning…I know 2 posts in 2 days!  yes…totes cray-cray! thought I’d give you a little update on my Ambleside Garden…it’s all done!I am working on the pattern and hope to have it live next week. Jelly Garden A little bit of info on this English Paper Pieced beauty… 1 inch hexie papers Ambleside Jelly…

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  • Parade Candy

    good evening!  it has been over a month since I posted anything…not even Lucy Boston or any of the brand new projects we have in-store and online. As you may know I ruptured a disc in April and PT to recover from the drop foot.  I ended up having to have a couple epidurals to…

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  • let’s play catch up

    oh…my…goodness…I’m sure you are wondering where we have been…other than Lucy blocks (which the last one was posted almost a month ago). I will make this long story short… I ruptured a disc in my back which led to a week of rest then physical therapy and then some follow-up doctor appointments. Then more recently…

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  • Lucy Boston day

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  • Lucy Boston day

    Just a few more weeks! -april

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  • Lucy Boston day

    Lucy Boston day. .. Enjoy- april

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  • Lucy Boston day

    Sorry I skipped a few weeks…working on a post that’s all about epp (english paper piecing), new epp projects, paper pieces, jane austen, hazelnut sparklers, and Bits and Bobs and my shabby cottage flower garden and lots of lucy pics. Happy memorial day! -april

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  • may…

    good afternoon…it has been over a month since I posted anything…where has the last month gone? We’ve done a couple shows since then…we loved catching up with everyone down in Mankato and in Becker.  We are already looking forward to our next shows…be sure to check out our Events page.  Maybe we’ll be popping up…

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