It's a Wrap......

Posted on May 18, 2013 by 2

Market is over for for us! We are all done our shopping and can hardly wait to get home to our sewing machines and start samples on some of these awesome new projects!

We always get asked "what was new?" It is always a hard question. To answer. There were close to 500 exhibitors, all promoting new products, all excited about what they brought for us....how do I answer what was new with a blanket statement?!!! However I can tell you some things I took notice of....

Hexagons, hexagons and more hexagons.....

Yes, a few hexagons.....

Yellow, grey and black......did not remember to take picture of many, but it was there....

In general, colours are brighter, and solids and large prints continue to be in abundance....

What did we order? Well some I will keep secret until it come in, some I forgot to take pictures of, but here is a little taste....

Of course as a certified Judy Neimeyer shop, Quiltworx was a priority. We are sooooooooo excited about their new patterns. Here are some shots of their booth, we are getting all new patterns as they come out.....

We were very excited to find out that Judy had teamed up with our other favorite designer, Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts! Judy has done table runners that feature Edyta's fabric and silhouettes....

And Judy is working with McKinna Ryan and her fabrics....

We also ordered from Atkinson Designs,....

Anka's Treasures...

Laundry Basket Quilts,...

Creative Grid Rulers....
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International Spring Quilt Market, 2013!

Posted on May 17, 2013 by 2

Marilyn, Kathleen, Rocky, Roger and I (Ardelle) are in Portland for International Spring Quilt Market! This is the most exciting time of year for a shop owner! All that new product, new ideas and renewed enthusiasm!
Yesterday before market started, we took a drive down the coast in the rain and the [...]

Looking at the store.

Posted on March 26, 2013 by 10

 
I spent the morning looking at our store.  When you walk in the front door, it is spectacular.  We have about 12 Judy Niemeyer quilts, 5 Laundry Basket quilts plus a few assorted other designer's quilts.  Once you get your jaw closed you can start to look around. Right in front of the door is our [...]

Recent classes....

Posted on March 14, 2013 by 2

Thought I (Ardelle) would share some moments from classes and clubs that happened in the shop recently. There has been a lot of learning and a lot of fun going on.....
The first one was actually a class I am teaching at our other store, The Sewing Center. I am doing a children's class [...]