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  • stonleigh | susan smith

    good morning! thought i should take a moment and introduce a fun collection by Dutch Heritage. it arrived in august and i finally listed it in the shoppe yesterday. stonleigh is a collection of 24 prints that beg to be cut up into a scrappy quilt with a little appliqué and maybe some english paper

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  • mr. skully

    with halloween right around the corner…we knew it was time to whip up the parchment version of Mr Skully. we pulled a fun mixture of coordinating prints and got right to work… measuring 36 x 54 inches…it is a sweet little taste of Halloween…you can grab a kit here. now time to do a little

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  • georgia | brenda riddle designs

    step into a most delightful garden with the new Georgia collection by Brenda Riddle. Delicate flowers, pretty paisleys, and sweet ginghams…in a palette of willow, lavender, off white, stone and soft yellow. sweet and subtle and perfect for a little end of the summer stitching. check out georgia and previous Brenda Riddle collections…here. happy stitching!

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  • garden tale | jeanne horton

    good morning!! garden tale…a lovely subdued nod to autumn. warm tones of breen, pomegranate, caramel, olive, wine, ruby, rose, navy, oat bran, moonstone, mushroom and mocha fill out this collection of sweet little flowers, stripes, and the prettiest scrolling vine. a perfect collection to stitch on as the weather turns chilly and the wool socks

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  • circa: sharp cheddar | whistler studios

    whistler studios has done it again. they’ve created a truly delightful pack of cheddar and indigo prints with just a hint of beige and crema. perfect for adding to your civil war collection…who doesn’t love a pop of cheddar? i am loving how Circa: Sharp Cheddar pairs with Everyday Essentials which you can read about

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  • everyday essentials | sheryl johnson

    good afternoon! i can’t let the weekend go by without dropping the newest collection by Sheryl Johnson…Everyday Essentials. a dozen lovely little shirting prints…perfect for scrappy civil war projects, adding to your low volume collection, or pair with a solid white or muslin for a Farmhouse style quilt. Everyday Essentials are available now…yardage, FQ bundles,

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  • Aunt Grace Garden Variety | Judie Rothermel

    good afternoon! hopefully you are gearing up for a weekend of stitching. who doesn’t love a late summer stitch weekend…i know i am looking forward to sunday. today, i thought i better pop in and introduce the newest addition to our 30s section. Garden Variety…the newest Aunt Grace collection has just been put in the

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  • autumn picnic

    good afternoon! thought i would drop in with a new project during this mid-afternoon lull. The shop hop is wrapping up this saturday…still time to join in! we’ve been thinking all things autumn around here…not necessarily because we want summer to end…but the crisp evenings and the changing leaves (not many but there are a

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  • snowman gatherings IV | primitive gatherings

    good morning! thought i would drop in a new collection before the day gets started. snowman gatherings IV has arrived…we missed out on the first 3, so when we saw they had released a 4 we couldn’t resist. we nabbed the full collection. so many lovely blues, creams, and tans. Perfect for a Christmas thru

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  • panache & toweling

    good evening! we are about halfway through the shop hop…which is why i haven’t popped in in the last week. well…i thought i better take a moment (while fresh sweet corn boils on the stove) and pop in to play a little catch-up. if you are doing the hop…we are sold out of anything Duck,

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  • minnesota splendor

    good afternoon! Quilt Minnesota starts this friday…so we have just 4 days to finish up kits, do any last minute rearranges, and quilt up any overlooked projects. All 7 quilt minnesota projects are done…which is really the most important thing… *** introducing… Minnesota Splendor…featuring 7 projects. this year we focused on smaller projects including baby

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  • july

    good morning! i’m working from home today…i’m planning to put together our quilt minnesota 2024 booklet, Minnesota Splendor. we’re planning to take pictures in the next couple days…so the tentative plan is to release the projects and kit info on Saturday. plus we have to make room for our QM24 display (it is going back

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  • dear santa | primitive gatherings

    good morning! and happy Monday after the 4th of July holiday weekend! hopefully you had a wonderful weekend! we had a wonderful drizzly Thursday (the 4th) bingeing some Relic Hunter and finishing up a project and putting together a plan for July as we get ready for Quilt Minnesota (more on that as we get

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  • kitty christmas | urban chiks

    it has finally arrived!! the much-anticipated Kitty Christmas collection has been dropped off and we have started unboxing all 31 bolts. precuts arrived a few days ago…so we are talking about Christmas…(hard to though when it has been so hot)… anyways…that mischievous kitten is back and looking to join the holiday festivities! some decadent cotton

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  • Parade Day & Skinny “Flag”

    we have finally finished up a couple patriotic projects that have been on the list for awhile now… first off…Parade Day…featuring the Sweet Land of Liberty panel from Old Glory. We pair it with a handful of stars to make it 47 x 54 inches. After we pulled it out of the dryer, we draped

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  • a christmas carol | 3 sisters

    classic…is how i describe this collection by 3 sisters. this nostalgic palette of holly and sage, crimson, ebony, snowflake and parchment bring to life this collection of florals, poinsettias, paisleys, script, and caroling prints. once the holiday season has arrived…seems to me a perfect combination…cozying up on movie night (maybe George C. Scott’s A Christmas

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  • jingle bells | the cottage mama

    another christmas collection… Jingle Bells…inspired by vintage red velveteen stockings (which is exactly what it reminded me of when i saw it) is perfectly sweet. Santas, toys, presents, and vintage birds pair well with sprinkles, plaids, and a lyric print…all in shades of red, cottage blue, apple green, and white. The prints are perfect for

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  • Old Fashioned Christmas Flannel | My Mind’s Eye

    we have several Christmas collections on order…but first we’ll start with our 1 and only Christmas Flannel collection. This collection definitely has an old fashioned feel to it…warm and cozy in classic red, green, and cream with just a hint of charcoal. We don’t do much flannel (we just don’t have room for everything we

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  • creating memories | tilda

    it is tilda release day! we’ve been anxious waiting to showcase the new tilda special summer collection… Creating Memories 64 bolts separated into seasons… precuts…yardage…buttons Winter Reds and Greens Spring and Easter Pastels Summer and Ocean Blues Autumn, Thanksgiving, Halloween Each collection is made up of 16 fabrics…a lovely combination of prints and wovens…small florals,

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  • Amelie | Tanya Whelan

    good morning! hopefully you are enjoying summer. i thought i was time to share the newest Tanya Whelan collection, Amelie. a lovely combination of florals, dots, stripes, and perfume labels. a palette of rosey red, teal green, cream, and lavender blue. we’ve cut up some bundles (of course!)…both fat quarters and half yard bundles. you

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  • 20 years

    good morning! i have been trying to find a few minutes to pull together a quick blog post about our anniversary celebration…but it has been so exciting seeing everyone and so much reminiscing and disbelief that it has already been 20 years…like 2 decades…just wow! June 4th, 2024 was our *actual* anniversary…however, we decided that

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