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  • hey pumpkin | my mind’s eye

    good morning! happy saturday!! thought i better take a moment and pop in and introduce our newest holiday collection. Hey Pumpkin has arrived, and it is darn adorable! Perfect if you are into Pastel Halloween…which we are!! it features a couple fun panels…a haunted house and a skeleton stuffie…the stuffie is next on tina’s list…

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  • trip to grandma’s

    when i was young…going to grandma’s seemed to be a weekend event in the off-season. whether it was going to the farm (dad’s parents) or the cities (mom’s parents)…it was sure to be filled with memories. whether feeding baby calves and walking through the vegetable garden or shopping and walking through the rose garden, these…

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  • cottage garden threads

    thought i would drop in today with a quick update on the Cottage Garden Threads i talked about yesterday. each stitchers palette is made up of 4 skeins of hand dyed 100% cotton thread…perfect for embroidery, cross stitch, crazy quilting, junk journaling…and the list goes on. the 4 skeins consist of 3 tonal “paints” that…

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  • blueberry whip

    May…looks to be busy…lots of garden work and lots of fabric is slotted to arrive. Tilda’s Wallflower (releases June 1st), Quilt Minnesota (releases July 25th), seasonal collections for Autumn, Halloween, and Christmas. new civil war and the lovely, Muse, a spring 3 Sisters collection. today i am introducing our newest quilt kit…Blueberry Whip. Featuring a…

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  • LOW VOLUME Beachy

    good morning!! our low volume beachy is up and perfectly calm. the palette is a soft mix of creamy prints, beige, and soft greige. the neutral colors make it a wonderful option for a wedding, graduation, or birthday gift. this is the current low volume beachy kit we have available…lots of lovely low volume, griege,…

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  • meadow greens & lavender fields

    good morning! this was meant for last week, but last week was a crazy one. tina, dad, and i all came down with a stomach bug after Easter. And honestly, i don’t feel super duper, but i feel okay. we’ve even had a few orders arrive that haven’t gotten on the floor let along online.…

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  • angel cake

    happy easter weekend! we hope you are having a wonderful time and finding a moment or two to stitch between the egg hunts, easter basket prep, and gardening (which translates to yard work, but gardening sounds so much better this time of year!) we are planning a day trip to Dawson to see mel, ty…

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  • garden picnic | maywood studios

    good morning! spring has definitely landed and a picnic might be in order. the new collection, Garden Picnic, brings to mind the fresh shades of springtime. Garden Picnic, is a soothing mixture of fresh green, soft pink, cloud white, and a bit of charcoal which makes it perfect for spring projects…whip up a sweet table…

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  • forget-me-not rose | emma newman

    good evening! we have started our second week with our first official employee, and we are so excited to be back in the shoppe today. we have 3 collections arriving this week…Garden Picnic, Vintage Linens Meadow Greens, and its looking like Vintage Linens Lavender Fields will be shipping out today/tomorrow. tina has been busy cutting…

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  • good morning!

    we don’t have a new collection, curated bundle, or kitted project to introduce today…instead we would like to welcome my sister, Tina, into the fold. as many of you know…tina took over the longarm portion of the shop last fall and has not looked back…well, starting monday…she will be working in the shoppe alongside mom…

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  • itty bitty backgrounds | primitive gatherings

    if you love background prints as much as we do, i’m sure you’ll love the new itty bitty backgrounds collection. these prints, in shades of porcelain, off white, and grey, are sweet, itty bitty, and perfect if you want something other than a solid. the triple dot near the bottom is my fave! pair these…

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  • april’s garden | april cornell

    good evening! Gabby and i are heading out the door…but i thought i would take a moment to introduce the newest collection that has hit the shelves. we would like to welcome… April’s Garden…a celebration of 50 years of April Cornell. This collection is reminiscent of her floral dress, napkins, and towels. A more saturated…

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  • flower garden | timeworn toolbox

    we love the color palette that Timeworn Toolbox designer Dolores Smith chose for her newest collection, Flower Garden. A muted collection of purples, greens, and creams…lots of florals, geometrics and a handful of tonal prints. we are still planning our project out, so mom has decided to tackle a project featuring Cassandra Connelly prints from…

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  • pressed flower collection | cassandra connolly

    inspired by pressed flowers found lovingly preserved in a book…this is every bit as delightful and intricate. shades of pink, teal, white, and several different greys round out this springtime collection. the cerise pink adds a pop of color while the purple-y greys are dark and luxurious…but not too dark. we’ve put together some bundles…

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  • cottage charm | my sew quilty life

    Spring has arrived…and we have a wonderful new collection that is sure to help usher in the new season. i’m thinking Easter basket liners, table runners, maybe even a stuffed bunny or doll quilt or grab 3 favorites and whip up a 3 Yard quilt. introducing… Cottage Charm…a truly feminine collection inspired by cottage gardens,…

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  • dressing gowns | judie rothermel

    judie has done it again! her newest collection, dressing gowns, is filled with delightful prints perfect for fussy cutting, setting squares/triangles, and borders. i’ve pulled a bundle for my personal collection. check out the full collection…here. happy thursday! -a&m&g

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  • berry market | beverly mcCullough

    come celebrate the strawberry season! Berry Market features the sweetest strawberry prints including lovely florals, a strawberry plaid, and the most delightful bike complete with basket for all your strawberry treasures! we’ve just unpacked it and it coordinates really well with My Summer House…thinking there may be some collaboration bundles on the horizon. until then…we’ve…

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  • grand entrance | maywood studio

    sweet with a little glitz. grand entrance combines tulips, phlox, and bouquets and blends wonderfully with packed florals and tonals. The palette is extra sweet in shades of purple, cream, green, with a touch of pink and metallic. Grand Entrance… “Step into the exquisite world of Grand Entrance, where timeless charm and refined elegance come…

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  • happiness of the day broiderie

    we have finally finished up the remaining broiderie panels from the Bonheur du Jour (Happiness of the Day) collection from French General. Believe me…it is a Happy DAY! we are busy packaging up the weekend orders, but i wanted to take a moment and introduce the 4 new Linen Broiderie panels. each is kitted with…

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  • flower market quilt

    good morning! hopefully you have been able to be out and about…who doesn’t love a drive when the weather is warmer in late February! *** we’ve been working pretty diligently on getting some projects finished up and with a lull in new fabric deliveries (i’m sure we’ll bombarded once everything arrives!) it was the perfect…

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  • low volume shamrock

    i told mom the other day that i wanted to pull together a low volume shamrock bundle well before the end of the month. right now we are sold out of Low Volume Valentine and Low Volume Easter…and since we are past the one holiday and still 2 months out on the other it seemed…

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