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  • nifty notions…and some purple love

    We got in a few things the other day and thought i would do a quick share. –i’ll be posting about quilt mn 2012 winners etc…saturday… here are a few lovelies that we just got in yesterday… Swatch Buddies…brilliant!  The perfect accessory to any quilter on the hunt to match some fabric! Pins!  button-head and…

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  • updated look

    Friday after listing some of the patterns online…i stopped and really looked a the front of our patterns.  I realized there is a lot and i mean A LOT of information on the front of our patterns.  Our design company, the little curly-cues and top bar, name of the quilt, designer (mom or i), and the…

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  • PaTTeRNS aRe online!

    i’ve started uploading all of our patterns onto our etsy shoppe.  this is a slow process and we have over a hundred single patterns…(10 years of designing patterns)…oh, goodness! here is a link to our etsy shoppe…the patterns and books section be sure to check out these oldies but goodies…i’m even going to be offering…

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  • 6 shades of grey

    I know…i know…but i got you to my site…and these really are shades of grey (fabric). A   SIDE   NOTE: I have not read the book, but heard about it.  One friend hated it with the fire of a thousand suns…the other friend thought it was really, really good.  Another friend wasn’t such a fan.  I…

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  • back2BASICS

    back2Basics we are going back to basics…Monday January 7th, 2013… we haven’t done a block of the month for several months (i mean years)…we finished our last one, Wagon Trails in December 2009.  we’ve tossed around many ideas about a new block of the month…should we focus on northwoods prints or maybe a Fig Tree…

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  • Sylvia’s Bridal Shower

    Just thought i’d clarify how our quilt along works. We will not be giving tutorials on the blocks. Starting on Thurday, September 6th…we’ll show you what we are using in the first 3 blocks and what methods will need to be used.  Then on Thursday, September 13th, we’ll show you how our first 3 block…

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  • Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler Quilt Along!

    Mom and I have always wanted to host a quilt along.  We’ve seen Farmer’s Wife Quilt Alongs and Dear Jane Quilt Alongs and love both of these fabulous books…but wanted to do something different. Enter in Sylvia. After little debate and a flip through her book…we’ve decided to take this idea and make it happen.  Sylvia’s…

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  • SNOW MUCH FUN!

    i know…i know…snow already!  no snow outside, but we’ve got the cutest flannel! snowmen, snowflakes, swirls, dots, and solids…along with coordinating plaids, stripe and houndstooth…fabulous! i have listed the bundles and yardage in our online shoppe…b Our quilt…Snow Fun…(i couldn’t get a really good picture…i’ll try again tomorrow) and lovely bundles…fat quarters and half yards…and…

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  • flannel, wool, and the Poky Little Puppy

    i’ve returned with pictures! new little bundles of 30’s reproduction…and a couple jelly rolls our autumn goodies… Snow Much Fun flannels…love the green!  we’ll be making a Whimsical Wonderland out of this fabric… WOOL…we’ve never had wool before…but have put together a couple projects for everyone along with kits, crushed walnut shells, tartlet tins, patterns,…

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  • quilt mn!

    i’m sure by the time some of you read this you will be checking out shoppes…picking up fabric…scouting out your new favorite patterns…or possibly…you will be dreaming of it from your office, basement, or sewing room. mom and i are still crazily getting patterns finished up, packs stacked, bundles tied, and we still have a…

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  • Miss Lola & quilt mn

    i took home all the Quilt MN projects and took pictures for our book.  Miss Lola Bear needed to be in the middle of everything.  here are a couple pictures of her and the Quilt MN goodies. The soft books from Quilting Treasures came in this morning, so they need cutting and bundling…so i’d better…

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  • fabric bales

    i spent a couple days last week sorting the scraps into piles according to style…brights & batiks, civil war, april cornell, 30’s reproductions, dark florals, fig tree (this bale sold before pictures were taken), blackbird designs, kansas troubles, seasonal, blueberry fudge (block of the month), and cottage florals (this bale was taken apart so it…

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  • figgy parade candy

    I’m glad the quilt mn 2012 pictures are out of the way and they have been submitted for the display contest.  Winner will be notified after the shop hop…here’s hoping!  But even if we don’t win…we still really like our display.  Can’t wait to change it up again…but that’s what we do–right? I have done…

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  • quilt mn pictures! finally…

    hello!  first off…so very, very sorry.  i would have uploaded and posted last night…but the internet wasn’t working (i’m house sitting/dog sitting). So…it was pushed back yet 1 more day…in 2 weeks you all will be cruisin’ from shop to shop getting stamped and finding projects you cannot live without–hopefully one of ours will strike a…

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  • i’m sorry!

    i’m so sorry! i promise…i’ll get pics up tomorrow…we didn’t quite finish up the display.  i just finished up the last of the bundles…so i’ll plop them in place tomorrow and get that camera going. have a wonderful evening! –a&m  {sweetwater}

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  • 17 days and counting DoWN!

    17 days and Quilt Minnesota 2012 will be in full swing!  This years exclusive fabrics have been made into quilts and the display is coming together swimmingly…hopefully i can remember the finishing touches tonight–so when i promise to take pictures tomorrow (the camera battery is dead)…i won’t be lying. i have a few sneak-a-peaks that were shared…

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  • Carnival FooD, quilt mn & cotton goodness

    good afternoon ladies…mom and i hope you are all having a lovely summer and are getting all geared up for Quilt MN, but between now and then be sure to stop on in and take a look.  mom is putting together Quilt MN lovelies–she has 2 done and 3 (or 4) to go…it depends on…

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  • Quilt Minnesota 2012 Cherrywood blender bundles

    We are getting all geared up for Quilt Minnesota 2012!  It is just over 2 months away.  We opted for the June delivery of the Quilt Minnesota Fabrics, so they will arrive sometime this month.  BUT we do have the Cherrywood blender bundles.  These fabrics are so delicious!  The colors are beautiful and the fabrics are…

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  • farmhouse style

    Well, first off…i apologize for my absence…we’ve been doing shows, the retreat, and the quilt sale and making up new samples. here is a look at our Perfect for Summer patterns.  Along with some fun gift items. The cottage bed…Summer Crush–and at the end of the bed French Countryside and the bloom wall hanging.  Both of the…

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  • junky LOVE!

    be sure to stop in this weekend…we are having our first junkin’ on james sale of the season. lots of fun new things in store for you! grain sack pillows market bags garden chairs picture frames the list goes on and on… —-also…we have quilts from our sale last weekend that still need homes—- have…

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  • Magic (Triple Irish Chain)

    hey everyone! just thought i’d check in…hope everyone is enjoying the weather–before the storms start this afternoon. –if you purchased the Magic pattern…please let me know via email (there are a few errors…you will have enough fabric, but the piecing is wonky)…i’ll send you off a new pattern– hope all is well! xo–april {sweetwater}

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