Category: General

There are so many projects I want to be working on! I'm sure it is the same with you. And then there are things we must do. For me it is the newsletter and classes to get all together for another quarter. It really isn't my most favorite ...

I managed to have two real finishes from last weekend! Both of these quilts came out of Martingale books.

The flying geese quilt came out of the Schnibbles Times Two book by Carrie Nelson, using the small Open Season pattern. The top had been done for next to forever using ...

Yes, you are at the right blog! Beverly and I had fun playing with Batiks. Notice I said playing and not actually making anything! However, while playing Beverly was remarking how beautiful they were and how she needs to make another quilt out of them! We'll see, she will ...

Friday night we had another Midnight Madness. Things always start out tame enough. Maybe it is the delicious dinner that Jean brings and we're all so busy enjoying that or we're on our good behavior because we have some people with us that haven't been with us ...

This past weekend I finally got the last border on the Generals' Wives BOM quilt! I can't believe it. Boy is this baby big! I'm not use to making such big quilts.

The Shoppe isn't use to such large quilts either. There is really no room to ...

The center of the Generals' Wives BOM quilt is now put together and both border fabrics are cut, but that is as far as I've gotten. It is amazing how I start a day with a plan and somehow in that day it takes on a life of its ...

I think this month is shaping up to be a busy one.  I have been intending to post but there is always something else getting my attention.

We are staying busy and having fun here at the Shoppe. I think Lint must have been having spring fever as she has ...

We have been getting boxes in here daily. I'm still trying to dig my way out from under them, but I'm making progress!

I have forgotten to tell you that we now are carrying zipper here in the Shoppe.

We have 30+ colors to choose from! We also ...

Yesterday was a good day on getting things done here at the Shoppe. In the morning I was finally able to get to the sewing machine and work on the Little Gatherings Jelly Roll project! More on that later, I hope.

In the afternoon I got help with the animal ...

We have been busy here receiving fabric boxes and notion boxes. Still have a bit to get out but we're working on it. We had been busy getting our newsletter and class schedule ready for publishing. We do now have them up on our website. We are asking everyone ...

Plan was to try to post yesterday. Well I'm here today. This should be interesting as I'm sick AGAIN. UGH. But we will see how it goes.

I wanted to show you our newest fabric to the Shoppe.

By-the-letter beautiful, Punctuation captures Americana charm complete with that American ...

Last night Joe and I were able to get to the Wayne County Museum to see the quilt exhibit. http://waynecountyhistoricalnc.org/ You can see the hours  of operation at this website. It is a very nice museum. I have been there for different exhibits in the past and am ...

We have gotten in Kate Spain's line Good Fortune for Moda.

I managed to get a top made using the Another Bite of Schnibbles book by Carrie Nelson. I used the small Round About pattern found in there which uses charms squares. The quilt went together quickly.  Stop by ...

We have in 1862 Battle Hymn on bolt. This line is by Barbara Brackman for Moda. We have available the charms and Jelly Rolls too.

We are looking forward to our Jelly Roll Breakfast class today. Hoping that you all have some time weekend for quilting!

I'm trying to keep up with it. Yesterday during the Civil War Sewing Circle Club they were cracking the whip at me to get out the newest line in the Shoppe Elizabethtown by Jo Morton for Andover. I got it inventoried, but never up on the shelf as they ...

that all your quilts' seams match and you get all your quilts made!

Happy New Year!

Wishing each and everyone of you a Happy Christmas!

The counting is all over! Now to focus on other things. There has been a lot going on here even with all the counting going on to top it off I've been sick for about two weeks too.

We did get in the Blueberry Crumb Cake fabric a couple ...

Just real quick, we have up on the website our newsletter and class schedule for the first quarter of 2012! Can you believe it is almost next year already?

Still waiting on the Blueberry Crumbcake line. Moda has the pick slip but still waiting for them to send it. At ...

We just got in and out on the floor some Itsy Bits by Andover. These were suppose to come in long ago, well in July/Aug, but something unkind happened on the way to the quilt shoppe and the Andover warehouses got flooded. I really didn't expect these fabrics ...

Wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving!

Enjoy your time with family and friends. We look forward to spending our time with family and will be back to normal hours starting tomorrow!

We do have in some fabric that we hope to get out on the floor tomorrow. Still waiting on ...

Ever since Saturday we've been without light in our color room. Joe had just changed all the light fixtures in the building the beginning of this year. He had ran all over three counties looking for matching fixtures. We thought they went very well with the feel of the ...

I sure love to get things done. It makes me feel so good. I finished up the second block of Generals' Wives Block of the Month. This one is General Bragg's wife.

This one had more pieces that the first one. I now will be making setting block #1 ...

Since I didn't get the opportunity to get on here yesterday you will be getting a number things in this post, well I hope to get it all on here!

We have been having fun in our Prairie Women Sewing Circle gatherings. I have been running to keep up ...

We have in some new precuts, fabrics and kits.

We can now release the Lil' Rascals quilt kit as we had our class using the kit yesterday. Did I remember to take pictures of the class, no. I'm not doing very well in that department. I don't even ...

I had intended to write about our Quilt Sampler journey but had somewhat forgotten about it with all that has been going on around here lately. However, now that some of the emergency dealings have calmed down a bit I'm going to try to tell you about the experience ...

We have been out of template plastic for a while now as the company we originally bought from was no longer available. After that all we could find was plastic that was smaller and twice the price. I didn't want to do that so I waited. I have now ...

We are excited to be getting in some gift items for this Christmas season. As you will see I'm sort of on a scissor kick.  I just can't help it as these are so cute.

We also have in a few of these 2012 Calendars from Laundry Basket ...

You don't even have to get a passport! We have in the neutral Pompeii line in!

Since I love to play with fabric, I just had to include some other fabric with this line!

If only I had more time in my day I'd love to make a ...

We have gotten in our Collection for a Cause: Comfort kits! I'm so excited. I can't wait to start mine, but it will have to wait as more pressing projects are upon me. We have a limited number of these kits.

Since we are getting in so much ...

I am so excited that we now have Collection for a Cause: Comfort in! " The proceeds from this collection is going to the American Red Cross for Japan Earthquake and the Pacific Tsunami Relief to offer support and comfort to our friends and colleagues in Japan as the rebuild their ...

We just got in some neat new pens. Beverly found these. They are called Frixion and come in ballpoint and highlighter. You can mark your fabric and then steam off the marks once you no longer need them!

Start out with your unmarked fabric

Use pen

Try the highligher too ...

I don't like complaining blogs, e-mails etc so I really don't want to write this blog, but it has to be done as it will effect you all.

As you know we have added online shopping on our website and this blog for that matter. When we were ...

Did I say our first? Does that mean there will be more to come? Yes, first and if those who came to this first event have anything to say about it there will be more.

What happens when you put a few quilters together? Well there will be fun, fabric ...

Here we are finally live! It has been a long time coming but we are now up and running with our online store. This way those of you who can't get to our brick and mortar store can start shopping here virtually at the convienance of your computer. Please ...