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  • Quilt Minnesota display pics

    we finished up out display this morning… here is a little eye candy to keep you going until you start shopping the section! keep in mind…our exclusive QM2014 patterns are available only in our Minnesota Town & Country booklet for $16.99. Daisy Chain on the left (kit is $17.00 plus booklet) and Caramel Corn on…

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  • milk cow kitchen

    thought i’d pop in quick this morning.  i am spending the morning relaxing on the porch, coffee in hand, birds chirping…summer is finally in full swing–though it is already half over.  with just under ten days to get ready for Quilt Minnesota…it is also a countdown to the start of August which hosts the renaissance…

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  • Olivia’s Sampler, Sadie & Theoline Hoyt (block 7)

    Good Morning!  Today is block 7 of Olivia’s Sampler. If you are joining us for the first time today…this is what’s going on.  Today is the seventh Tuesday of our Olivia’s Sampler summer block of the week!  We first did Olivia’s Sampler ten years ago…it started in September of 2004.  We just had our 10 year anniversary on…

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  • C is for Chrysanthemum…

    welcome!  today is the 3rd monday of July and thus begins our embroider along!  we will travel the alphabet with Apples to Zinnias.  We have the book and the book and fabric available. today we start with “A is for Apples”…and we (mom, tina, and i) are each doing our own sample on a different color…

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  • Olivia’s Sampler, Florence Parker (block 6)

    Good Morning!  Today is block 6 of Olivia’s Sampler. If you are joining us for the first time today…this is what’s going on.  Today is the sixth Tuesday of our Olivia’s Sampler summer block of the week!  We first did Olivia’s Sampler ten years ago…it started in September of 2004.  We just had our 10 year anniversary June…

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  • Olivia’s Sampler, Little Minnie (block 5)

    Good Afternoon!  Mom and I hope you are having an amazing summer! If you are joining us for the first time today…this is what’s going on.  Today is the 5th day of our Olivia’s Sampler summer block of the week!  We first did Olivia’s Sampler ten years ago…it started in September of 2004.  We just had…

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  • BrANd NEW sweet delights

    I don’t know if you remember, but long ago we started making little 6 inch single block minis that work in those little Ackfield Stands or in our shabby painted wood stands.  We have done a Sweet Delight for each month…below are the newest 5 Sweet Delights that are now available! Garden Pinwheel (August) Lucky Shamrock…

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  • happy independence day!

    celebrate with July Flag, Cranberry Honey Butter, burgers, and BLT dip! happy 4th of july… **april & mickey  {sweetwater}

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  • Olivia’s Sampler, James Taran (block 4)

    Good Morning! Today is block 4 of Olivia’s Sampler. If you are joining us for the first time today…this is what’s going on. Today is the fourth Tuesday of our Olivia’s Sampler summer block of the week! We first did Olivia’s Sampler ten years ago…it started in September of 2004. We had our 10 year…

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  • Annabelle’s Snowbird

    Good morning!  We hope you had a wonderful weekend…it has been hectic with Maxy getting hurt, but more on that later. I took pictures of it this morning in mom’s garden and the sunlight made the fabrics just pop!  Annabelle uses the entire line of cotton prints from Snowbird by Edyta Sitar for Laundry Basket Quilts. …

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  • Life is better in Flip Flops

    good afternoon! we have had a hectic and emotional week…between water issues at home, at the shoppe, the rain, getting the fields sprayed before it rains again, and Max, our rowdy chocolate lab, hurting his leg to the point where he can’t walk on it…we are SO ready to be done with this week!  Max is on painkillers…

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  • Olivia’s Sampler, Rebecca O’Connell

    Good Afternoon! If you are joining us for the first time today…this is what’s going on.  Today is the third day of our Olivia’s Sampler summer block of the week!  We first did Olivia’s Sampler ten years ago…it started in September of 2004.  We had our 10 year anniversary June 4th, and i thought that doing…

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  • winterlude frosting

    we hope you had a wonderful weekend!  we are gearing up for the Row by Row experience which is starting on July 1st…our row is done, kits are cut, just waiting on some lovely EdMar thread so i can get those all tied and cute-ified.  i’ve dedicated past posts to the Row by Row, but…

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  • the 4th…

    the 4th of july is right around the corner…unfortunately… we have been busy trying to keep dry and have come up with a small project for those little stands that are so popular. our newest Sweet Delight to add to the group is July Flag.  this petite flag is just 6 1/2 inches square.  the…

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  • Olivia’s Sampler, the Barber, Mr. McCoy (block 2)

    Good Morning!  Today is block 2 of Olivia’s Sampler. If you are joining us for the first time today…this is what’s going on.  Today is the second Tuesday of our Olivia’s Sampler summer block of the week!  We first did Olivia’s Sampler ten years ago…it started in September of 2004.  We just had our 10 year anniversary June…

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  • B is for Bougainvillea…

    welcome!  today is the 3rd monday of June!  we are traveling the alphabet with Apples to Zinnias.  We have the book and the book and fabric available. today we continue with “B is for Bougainvillea”…and we (mom, tina, and i) are each doing our own sample on a different color fabric. on black (i’m still working on…

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  • snowbird bundles

    hope you’ve had a wonderful week!  Thursday open sewing is just wrapping up, but i thought before the day was over i would pop in and give you a preview of the fabric line that is arriving next week. Snowbird designed by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts for Moda Fabrics.  This lovely mixture of…

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  • Olivia’s Sampler, The School Teacher, Miss Abigail (block 1)

    Good Afternoon!  I apologize for the delay…i am working from home today, and have had internet issues, but i it is working quite well for the moment, so hopefully it will continue to work until i have this written and published! If you are joining us for the first time today…this is what’s going on.  Today…

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  • Olivia’s Sampler…a Steamer Trunk Treasure.

    Good Afternoon!  I hope you are enjoying our new blog layout…it took me a few hours to whittle down the themes and to finally decide  and stick to it.  It showcases the pictures which are of course my favorite part.  There is still a little bit of tweaking that needs to be done.  Rework the…

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  • Cozy Cottage and a Summer-Block-a-Week!

    May is almost over…summer has arrived!  The birds are chirping, the grass is green, and the flowers are blooming as are the Lilacs –which are my favorite! We just finished up a new summertime project, Cozy Cottage.  This beauty uses all low-volume prints.  We pulled together a mixture of large English florals, geometrics, and dots…

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  • Row by Row Experience

    it’s a shop hop… it has prizes… there is plenty of time to participate… perfect for the travelling quilter…   best of all there are no passports to keep track of…no waiting for winners to be announced…no signing up for drawings… this is the new Row x Row shop hop…which is coming to MN this July!…

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