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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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  • A is for Apples…

    welcome!  today is the 3rd monday of May and thus begins our embroider along!  we are starting our journey today.  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…

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  • just new…

    i promised some pictures… first off…i’d like to apologize because the next picture is of Christmas precuts.  i know, it isn’t June, nor has it been any kind of warm for 2 days in a row, and we haven’t even put crops in or planted flowers.  that is why i’m getting this picture out of the…

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  • summertime!

    we’ve got some embroidery projects in the works… stay tuned for pictures, kit information, and patterns. –april sweetwater

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  • quilts4SALE!

    we are in the middle of our quilts4SALE event!  i’ve  posted pictures to our facebook page of all the quilts we have for sale and we’ve even marked them down by 30%! here is link to our page…just scroll and click on any pictures…comment or message me if you’d like more details (size, price, etc) and…

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  • sweet embroidery

    it has been a little over a week since i posted anything…time flies when you are busy. embroidery is becoming quite popular in our little shoppe.  our Sweet Confections that had embroidery on them are everyone’s favorite, so after a tad bit of discussion we decided to add stitching to some of our past Confections.  i am…

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  • friendship circle

    happy monday! after a hectic day, i’m glad there are only 20 minutes left of the day. we are all unpacked and geared up for tomorrow. i redid the window…in honor of the april showers we’ve been having–don’t worry there are May flowers in there too! i was hoping we were going to finish up…

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  • grandma’s house coat, simplify, Rejoice & Lilacs

    we have a few lovelies to show you today…but first off–Happy Easter!  Sunday was spent outside–burgers, 4 dogs, and cheesecake from scratch made it a fabulous day.  We hope your weekend was full of family, friends, good food, and maybe you had a chance to get outside. we’ve been busy these last couple days…getting small…

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  • stitchery

    so…some snow arrived on wednesday…seriously??  now it is 49ºF and they are forecasting 68ºF on Easter Sunday.  We are going to be enjoying burgers on the grill, 4 rowdy dogs, and maybe some cornhole. mom is busy whipping up some small stitchery projects for the quilt show next weekend. i’m quickly running out of time today to…

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  • bucket of blooms

    we hope that the snow slid by you without any trouble.  mom ended up leaving the shoppe early yesterday…thank goodness she did because the roads were kinda nasty last night.  tina put my car in the ditch, but she’s alright (and so is my car). so we spent yesterday afternoon hanging with the dogs, drinking…

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  • CW calendar girls bus options

    Quilt Minnesota 2014 is right around the corner… we have buses lined up along with dates…get your spot before they are gone! if you are interested in joining us this August…click here for your registration form…just print, fill out, and drop off or mail to your host shop. i’ll be back with some fun new projects…tomorrow…possibly…

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  • Line Dried along with some other projects + Sarah’s Collection

    yesterday we got in a curated selection of Sarah’s Collection by Elm Creek Quilts and have paired it with the solid-y tonals from Padstow Range…we’ll are still in the design stages, but i’m seeing some 4-patches, white muslin, and a grey from Field Notes in the future. if you receive our e-sweetie some the following…

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  • eye candy

    we just finished putting the shoppe back together after the 2 shows last weekend.  we are now open after a 3 day rearrange and paint!  we have some new projets too…but i’ll just give you some pictures. our new and improved shop door…the purple is called Chivalrous Lovely Sweet Cream is all dreamy…the walls are…

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  • getting ready

    we’ve been cutting, kitting, writing, and printing…trying to get ready for a 2 shows next weekend.  i will try and get back with some pictures of Line Dried and Orange Creamsicle. we are still running our half price quilt sale…so be sure to stop by and see what we have left…many of them have found…

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  • small sample sale!

    with the courtyard renovation starting in a couple weeks…we’ve gone through our samples and marked some of them down by 50%! here are a couple pics of the projects…if you need a better picture or price…feel free to comment or email me at sweetwatercottonshoppe(at)yahoo(dot)com. if you are looking for something specific–past project we had, baby quilt,…

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