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  • umbrellas and bloomers

    last sunday we had a photo shoot…i am not so much a model or even like most pictures of myself.  tina needed a few models because clothes look better on people.  so here is just a sneak peek of our sunday photo shoot.  all clothing by tina-rie studio and all photography by Abby Habiger Photography.…

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  • Sweetwater Glamper Park

    Sweetwater Glamper Park this Quilt Minnesota 2013 project uses the foundation pieced camper blocks available during the shop hop.  The Camper kits can only be purchased (in-store only) during the shop hop for $1 with a $10 purchase and each shop has a different camper. we have taken all these wonderfully, whimsical campers and make up our own…

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  • Minnesota Glamping

    I thought i had mentioned in the last sylvia post that we were putting her off for a couple weeks…we had the Bemidji Quilt Show last weekend and this week and next we are busily getting ready for the shop hop.  Well i didn’t…i only talked about last week…so if you popped over yesterday looking…

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  • the last Quilt MN 2013 project and some Sunshine

    i was looking at the calendar for this fall…because i am going to be adding an events tab…and realize that we have a crazy few months lined up!  This weekend is the Headwaters Quilt Show in Bemidji and from there it is something going on every other weekend…whether it is a meeting to vote on 2014…

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  • 2 Cents…Fig Tree STyLe

    okay…so if you follow us via Facebook (if you don’t feel free to like us!  Click the “F” to the right)…you know that we did up a new 2 Cents table topper…our original had been made using Luna Notte, a lovely floral line by 3 Sisters.  it was a little bit majestic, a little bit floral,…

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  • Quilt MN projects and Sylvia blocks

    Minnesota Glamping…our book of Quilt MN 2013 projects will be packed full of designs that will showcase this wonderful Minnesota inspired line.  we’ve taken these wonderful prints and put a spin on them.  Added some ruffles, soft-hand unbleached muslin, and some more ruffles! picture 1:  from top…Sun-washed pillow, Goose, Goose, Star, Rufflestillskin, and Sun-washed. picture 2:  Rufflestillskin…uses 2 panels of the…

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  • a glamper camper

    we didn’t get sun-washed and rufflestillskin finished up last night.  mom is finishing them up today and we will be washing them this evening.  i won’t be working tomorrow, so i’ll take some pictures and post them tomorrow…if the internet is working.  otherwise, i’ll post info about them along with the next 3 Sylvia blocks…(keep…

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  • Goose, Goose, Star

    hope you had a wonderful 4th of july!  we spent the day cleaning (yuck) for our party tomorrow, but it was a nice mid-week day off! mom finished up Goose, Goose, Star on Wednesday, and i quilted it right a way.  i also quilted up Sun-washed, but we didn’t get it bound or ruffled so i don’t have…

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  • sun-washed update

    mom finished up sun-washed yesterday. batting will arrive tomorrow morning and i will get to work.  mom and i discussed the quilting…i’m thinking cream thread stitched in a tighter medium meander and only quilting in the background and setting triangles.  so the stars should pop out against the background after it has been washed. today…

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  • rhubarb crisp {my favorite summer dessert}

    i am not such a fan of the heat and sun of summer; this is evident by my lack of a tan and my instant flush when the temperature hits anything past 80°.  i do, however, LOVE rhubarb which only comes around in the summer.  so come June…we whip up strawberry rhubarb jam…which is yummy…

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  • Sylvia {on time!}

    i have the next 3 Sylvia blocks (no Lancaster Rose, but is anyone really surprised by that?  probably not.) these 3…Nine-Patch, Northwind, and Ocean Waves next up…Odd Fellow’s Chain, Odd Fellow’s Patch, Ohio Star. see you soon with quilt minnesota goodness! –april&mickey  {sweetwater} –also…check back soon for mom’s recipe and tutorial on how to make…

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  • sweet petites and quilt minnesota

    i’m back…after a very hot day spent doing loads of laundry, picking a handful of strawberries, and making rhubarb crisp (and hamburgers on the grill and yummy fried potatoes.  i would have been doing this yesterday, but i don’t get many days off…and totally wanted to spend it doing laundry. anyways…i have some wonderful pictures of our new precuts of…

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  • sylvia blocks

    last week just went by so fast …then we were closed on Friday for bakery construction…and here we are!  monday already (the last monday of JUNE!) i have the most recent sylvia blocks:  New Mexico, New York Beauty and Night and Noon. i just can’t wait until we get these all done!  they are so…

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  • sunwashed star

    just 45 days before the following loveliness can leave our shoppe!  mom is working so very hard to get our Quilt MN 2013 samples all finished up, so we can get kits tied and ready.  i do have a sneak peek of our free 9 inch block pattern though…which will be featured in our Sunwashed quilt. check out…

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  • quilt mn 2013 fabric

    this year’s quilt mn fabric is now out and ready for pre-sale!  mom is busily working on some new quilts and other projects for our book Minnesota Glamping ($15.99).  this book will include exclusive quilts and other projects that showcase these pretty northwoods prints. i’ll be posting pictures of the fabrics, bundles, and other fun little…

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  • sylvia’s mother (not the song)

    sylvia blocks…Mother’s Delight, Mother’s Favorite, and Mrs. Cleveland’s Choice… (lancaster rose still hasn’t been finished) so the total is 84 finished with only 56 left… next up New Mexico, New York Beauty, Night & Noon (and lancaster rose hopefully!!!) see you soon!  (also, we totally blew by our 9th birthday!  June 4th, 2004 we opened…

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  • summertime!

    it’s summertime!  (–kind of).  it is raining here which probably isn’t so good for the carnival outside the front door.  Paynesville Town & Country Days is in full swing!  if you are around, be sure to stop on by…we close at 5.  After 5 you can find me wrapping burgers at the Lion’s Hamburger Stand, so…

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  • sylvia’s bridal sampler

    so we have 4 blocks for you today… Mexican Star, Milky Way, Modern Tulip, and Mosaic No. 3…(Lancaster Rose is still being stitched) next week…sylvia blocks…Mother’s Delight, Mother’s Favorite, and Mrs. Cleveland’s Choice mom has a brand new idea!  i just love when she gets those…we’ll be getting a little bit o’ glamping cooked up…

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  • Sweet Confections

    hope you had a wonderful long weekend!  we did come into work yesterday for a couple hours…we did get a few things finished. our “box” of Sweet Confections is coming right along…we will have it ready to ship in a week or so.  this “box” will have a Baker’s Dozen of Sweet Confections and corresponding recipes.…

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  • Sylvia

    3 more blocks all finished up and put on the pile (Lancaster Rose is still not finished)… From left Mariner’s Compass, Log Cabin, and Love in a Mist. next up…Mexican Star, Milky Way, and Modern Tulip. Also…Paper Pieces came in!  Coming soon…an Apple Core delight, Double Wedding Ring, and a Tumber (which i’m working on…

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  • English Paper Pieces!

    As you may know…i LOVE English Paper piecing (and bacon) but that is an entirely different post!  I have done a Grandmother’s Flower Garden… (1 inch hexies) below…using a hard-to-find civil war green for the path.  (yes…this was hand pieced, hand quilted, the binding was machine stitched down, and hand tacked to the back.) Vintage…

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