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Just thought you
might like to see the newest Maggie pattern. We have be en
all screaming since we she sent us a picture. We expect to have it
in time for Quilt Expo next week. The runner is 9" x 33" a perfect
size and a perfect new fall project. I am going to
attempt to blog ladies or maybe tweet. One of these days I'll get
it. Last night I took home some o f
our newest arrivals and decided to set
up
a dining vignette so you could number one see our Handkerchief Patchwork
Table Cloth fabric. It is 50 inches wide which is perfect
for my harvest table and since it is sold by the yard you can get the
length you need and only have to finish one side. More good news
we ar e
selling it for $15.00 a yard. It i s
so beautiful I can't stand it, as I looked at the pictures I was so
excited I couldn't stand it, I hope you will be too. I also wanted
you to see our new 3ft. Cypress pine trees that just arrived. I am
a tree lo ver
you can never have too many trees and this one is really a good one and
if you put it on a primitive riser I see no reason why you couldn't use
it like I have on your holiday tab le.
It sells for$51.75 and as soon as we get our reproduction pieced tree
skirt back from the quilter I will give you yet another view with
another setting idea using the skirt. It is not to early to think
holiday especially if you think you might want to get some of these new
projects done for your holiday decor. I am hoping to get an idea
of how you like these items I'm thinking we need to order more. I
also snapped some pictures of one of Reed's gardens at the house, it's
kind of wild but pretty considering the heat and rain storms we have
had.
We
just got the new Blackberry Primitive patterns that are designed
by Maggie Bonanomi in and actually have kits cut to g o
with. The first pattern is called "Two Birds in the Garden" it
is a neat wool applique' that measures 17 x 36. The pattern is
$9.00 and the kit is $57.00.
The
next pattern is called Autumn Blooms and it measures 22 x 25 1/2.
The pattern is $9.00 and the kit sells for $49.00.
I
wanted to bring you all up to speed on how our baby is growing.
Sara had Miss Carley's picture taken at 7 months and the other
pict ure was taken on the 4th of July. Our little girl loves to get
dressed up she takes after her Mama .
I just love her excitement and awe over new things. She is
almost 8 months now and wants to crawl but has not figured it out
yet. I think it won't be long. She visited the shop over
the weekend and the girls in the Civil War Class saw her showing off
her dancing feet she reminds me of a little Shirley Temple as she
dances on the table top. We still don't know about her eye
color I haven't given up on brown yet.
Our new quilt
this week is just the best. Vickie designed and has written
the pattern for this quilt it is called "Pheasant Run".
This quilt got its name from the beautiful pheasant toile fabric we
used through out. The old gold focus fabric we used contributes to
the beauty of this quilt and I really think it gives it an all over
vintage feel. T he
quilt measures 66 x 86, the patterns are $8.50 and the kits
are $125.50
and include the binding. We all love
this quilt. We
started our new Vintage Class today and this is the quilt the class
has c hosen to do. It is not too late to jump on board
this class meets once a month. Give
us a call if you think you would enjoy making this quilt in a class
atmosphere. Vickie is your instructor. I thought you
might enjoy seeing a couple of our new primitive gear for your home.
This is one of the neatest sewing organizers we have had and it
looks great with old and new decor because of the
subtle
aged coloration. The cost of this piece runs $245.00.
The next new piece is an old biscuit and crackers box. You are
seeing a lot of this type of thing being used in home decor
magazines right now, advertising is huge. This would be
another great addition to your decor and can be filled or kept
closed and used for fabric storage, the cost is $159.00. Again
the subtle colors are very easy to work around and enjoy.
"COMFORT
ZONE" HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! You will all be screa ming,
and jumping out of your skin over this book by Maggie Bonanomi it is
definitely a home run straight out of the park. What a winner, and
it's a must have for your book library. The book is full
of more great primitive projects that reflect our Maggie's
special gift, I want to do at least six and that is conserva tive.
The cost for 18 projects is so worth the $26.95. I think you
will enjoy this preview. The 1845 wool bed comfort is very
inviting and I can definit ly
see myself loving this project for its simplicity an d
what a great comfort for a cold night. If you like to do wool
table mats the Pomegranate Runner would be just perfect and a great
addition to your fall table. If you enjoy sewing rolls I think
you will find Maggie's sweet little Sewing circle kit a fun project
you will enjoy doing. I am loving how she has put her dyeing
secrets in the book because you know we all want and need
our
projects to look just like hers. Another project I love is
called Initially Yours it is a 9 x 13 wool letter pillow. This
just so fits into the new clean country decor you see in the
magazines i will need to make one or two of these for sure.
The last pro ject
I'm going to show you is a huge winner in my book, I love Maggie's
Urn Full of Flowers, I will do this up and frame it but like Maggie
suggests she will not frame hers as she likes to be able to pin it
up on her doors and cupboards. I ordered the silk Matka she
used today. So, what's the verdict? Are you dancing yet?
I hope you will call us and order a copy, we can have the book at
your door step in just a matter of days depending on your location.
Th e
clock is ticking and we are ready to greet our Quilters
attending the Summer Road Trip. I can't remember ever having
so many new quilts. I think I have counted 13. Pretty
impressive to say the least and each one is so different but they
still all go together and have our look. I happen to have 2
favorites they are "Letters From Aunt Nancy" which is the Road
Trip block we were all given to interpret and I have to say the
colors, the design, and it's size make this a very desirable choice.
We used Civil War fabrics to make this 93" x 95" quilt and our kits
sell for $155.00. The next quilt is my absolute "fav" it is
called
the "Early Waterman
Reproduction Quilt". If you know me you know I love a neutral quilt,
they are my all time favorites because they go anywhere. I
predict this will be a winner for sure and wait until you see how we
had it quilted you're going to really get excited. The
early Waterman is a reproduction inspired by the Winterthur Quilt
Tour that is Milwaukee until September. Our kit makes a 77" x
96" quilt and the kit sells for $98.00 and that includes our
informational instructions as well.
Another plus is you can put this all together on a hot summer
afternoon. It is a great summer project I hope you like it.
We are also really loving the Fireflies quilt Carol made up. I
think the reason we love it so much is it is made with lots of
different background prints which gives it great interest the
original pattern called for just one. The little fireflies
block is fun and really does remind you of summer and fireflies
flashing about. The quilt is 55" x 67" and o ur
kit sells for $98.00. You need the Summer Gatherings book to
make it and it is $28.00. I'll be anxious to see and hear your
thoughts about this choice. I just snapped another
picture of "Evangeline", what a beauty this quilt is and it
has
a lot to do with how Selma placed the colors and prints but the
border print she used really melds it all together Borders are
so important they can make or break a quilt. Here is another look at
the French General Rural Jardin quilt "Country Charm" from the new
Country Inn book by Blackbird Designs. This kit is $65.50 and has
been flying out of the store. We wish we could get our hands
on more fabric. I love the ruffled edge Suzanne put on it
really i s
the frosting on the quilt. The last quilt is finally finished
we are calling this quilt "Independence Day". We chose to make
this into a
strip
quilt. The red strip is a 12 inch pieced hourglass block, the
light strip is a new eagle printed fabric that we think makes the
perfect light strip. The top of the quilt is the star field and we
chose a new Baum Gettysburg star print that seems to just make a
perfect top and a perfect looking Independence Day Flag for your bed
or it could be used as a throw. The quilt measures 72" x 90"
and the kit includes the pattern and binding for $113.50. If
you know me you know how much I love patriotic quilts and this one
in particular would make a wonderful Soldier quilt for a loved one in the services,
Let Freedom Ring!
I hope you will be able to take a day in the
country and enjoy our Summer Roadtrip it goes through Sunday and you
can even win some really great prizes. It's a good thing!
The
girls have been really busy cutting fat quarters the past couple of
weeks. We just
had to cut up the new line of Williamsburg and Old Glo ry because
they were such great fabrics. Most of the rolls are a
great mixture of blues, reds and tans and have 3 1/2 3 3/4
yards in each roll. The cost is $35.00 - $37.50. Not
only is it the right time of the year bu t
the Williamsburg is really a Civil War line that screams good
anytime and I know many of just like collecting these fabrics
because they work so well in scrappy quilts the Williamsburg packs
are on the top left and right and of course you can see our Old
Glory packs, these have 14 fat quarters in each for $35.85. This
pack has great blues, reds, and browns with stars, stripes,
and eagles you are going to love. It just would be a great way
to add to your stash. We have several different rolls to
choose from or you can have us send a collection of what we have of
Old Glory and Williamsburg.
Did you know
we have 3 sizes of our old fashioned black scissors? We d o!
We have carried the 4" for $15.40 but now we have a 6" for $23.60
and we also carry a 7 1/2 " for $27.50. Not only do they look
primitive and old they also cut just as great. You will notice
the Flying Geese Roll ups in
the background. These are kits from "A Bird In Hand" book by
Renee' Plains. We have made up 2 different kits from my Worn &
Love II fabrics and sell them for $19.95. You can also see the
Hourglass table runner in the background it is another new kit we
just finished. If you haven't s een
"A Bird Hand Book" it really is fun and filled with great projects
and sells for $26.95. We did up the "When Birds Fly" Quilt it
is 43" x 55" just a great wall size for an entry and kind of perfect
for summer in the soft old Worn & Love II colors. It would be
great hanging over an antique chest too. We have also kitted
this project and it sells for $58.50. You can make any of these
project s
up in a summer afternoon. You can also see Mrs. Pearson a
Carriage House cross stitch that looks old and fits nicely with the
bird theme. Another stitchery you may have overlooked is by
Chessie & Me it is called The Notforgotten Sampler. It is unique
because it is stitched with the Gentle Arts Wool Threads and Linda
has taken great care to reproduce this sampler perfectly. The
pattern is $10.00 and the wool thread pack sells for $66.65. Sunday
Dinner is one of our newest quilt projects. We are using it
for a table topper that is why we called it "Sunday Dinner" and the
really fun thing about this is we have made it reversible so if the
pieced side gets soiled you can just turn it over and use the Le Poulet al l
over print. I ended up using a 1/2 box of Rit tan on this
piece just to tone it done and soften the whole thing ever so
slightly and it worked. Unfortunately I took these pictures before
dying the topper so I will take more to show you the difference. The kit with the backing and our large black ric-rac trim
will sell for $98.00. O ur
pattern is not ready yet but there will be an additional charge for
the pattern which will not be a lot because we are able to put it in
the kit this time. Suzanne made up a great butcher style apron
that is also revers ible
you wil l need two yards of fabric for that.
just coordinates work really well. We also have a great
market bag pattern we could also send you so you are totally coordinated
for the shopping, cooking and dinner. You will also notice I
have pictured our place settings of dishes and the new antique
vintage silver plated flatware, a set of flatware runs $27.50 and
every piece is beautiful
I have always wanted to do this
when I set my table and I know it is something you may wish to do
too. Remember we carry some really napkins too, one of my
favorites is the crumbs. I have them in the serving bowl
that goes with our dishes and I have it sitting in the bowl holder I
find myself using for everything.
I love different heights and layers on a table, it is always better
than flat. My next pictures are going to be great projects
too. We have redone our Baby Lil with my Simpler Tymes fabrics
and when I think about
the
1800's I think folks would have made do and this would have been a
quilt appropriate for any new family baby. It is gender
friendly. Vickie has also miniaturized her Little Irene
pattern so we could frame it. I hope you like this option we
are making kits using our new nickel squares and the pattern is all
redone.
We just
finished the Rural Jardin "Country Charm" quilt. We love this
quilt not only is it beautiful and airy feeli ng
for summer but the girls and I think it would make a fabulous baby
girl quilt. I especially love the ruffled binding, what a great
way to finish a quilt just
leave
it up to those Blackbird Design girls for a really great finishing
idea. It is not ordinary in any way and it is such an easy
quilt to put together. We used the pattern in Blackbirds new
Country Charm book and notice in the background how adorable our little French pillows
look with the quilt.
I
would
like to give you a preview of our two newest quilts. We used a
contemporary looking pattern but when you use a line of fabric like
we did you get a whole different look. The Space Between
is pr etty
fun, I love the fabrics we used. This fabric is called
"Sophia" I'm not sure why but even though it is filled with busy
prints and in black, red and cream when it is all together it is
stunning. It is not in your face it is muddle d
up and beautiful and looks great on the bed. The overall size
is 60 x 69.
Carol just
finished Mixed Peppercorn another great new pattern we picked up at
market. I like this particular project because of the many
possibilities you have. It could be a great cupboard door
hanger, look great in that small space you have been wanting to fill
or used as a table runner it is 27 x 51. Y ou
will find we have used some great Worn & Loved II fabrics. We
just got in the greatest new rack rick trims this week in just the
best
colors
you can imagine. It sells for $1.20 a yard. we have old
rose, lime and olive greens, olde gold, tan, black and what you see.
You are looking at one of my very favorite patriotic stitcheries.
This is Sweet Land of Liberty By Chessie and Me, if you been trying
to find a new summer project this could be just the one.
Here is the
newest pics of Miss Carley in her bumble chair and our o ldest
grandson Michael w ho
graduated from 8th grade. It has been a busy family
time. This graduation is a new thing from the time our kids were growing up but we
found it to be a neat transition ceremony. I have been
promising a new picture
of our little grandaughter Carley so here she is waiting for her Nana. I will be
babysitting her this com ing week and thought you might enjoy
seeing how much she has grown. She is almost rolling over and look
at her little rolls and cheeks don't you just want to eat them up they
are so cute at this age. I am definitely missing her. I hope I can get
more pictures for next week. I plan on dressing her up a few times
because baby clothes today are just so much fun and we will go visiting
my friend Julie at JJStitches.
I also t hought
you might enjoy a peak or maybe it is tease at the projects i n
the new Primitive Gatherings book Summer Gatherings. It is really
a book to enjoy. We will be making the Fireflies quilt up for the
shop. What a perfect summer project for sure. The kit is ready and sells
for $98.00. The book sells for $28.00 and there are 48 pages
filled with wool projects, quilts, stitchery, and recipes for su mmer
gatherings. I know you will enjoy this
new book. The Prairie Rose Table rug is another favorite and
Northern Lights is a real beauty I love the black brown and tan
combinations when we use them in any quilt but this is really very
stunning.
I fina lly
got those great new dishes in the cupboard as I had intended to do.
You can really see them so much better this way and I thought you
might like an idea on the cost of the pieces we have. The
dishes are made in Portugal and are a hand painted
earthenware they call " Clos du Manior" Rhone, they are dish washer
and microwave safe. The dishes are so nice to handle, not too thin
and not too heavy and the small bead detail is just a classic look
that dresses your table.
Here are the
prices: The dinner plates are $22.00, the luncheon plates are
$19.50, the soup/salad bowls are $2 0.00,
the cereal bowls are $21.25, the mugs are $19.75, the cup and
saucers are a set and sell for $22.50. We have wonderful
serving pieces the large serving bowl can be used for so many things
and it sells for $74.00, the serving platter is $88.00 and then we
have cake plates, I love these, the small plate is $35.00 and look
how neat a glass cloche looks on top, the cloche is $30.00. We
also have a large cake plate and it sells for $40.00.
You can also see in the pictures a great little Paris wire votive
holder or what about u sing it as a server for condiments, and jams,
it costs $36.25. The tea lights we are using are new and cost
$2.50 a pi ece and will never mess up the glass holders.
Le Poulet is another new fabric line we just got in today and we
think our new dishes will set off so nicely with this line, we have
lots of id eas
but in the meantime I thought you might like to at least see it and
start dreaming. Homestead Lane is the quilt showing on the
door. Don't forget about our fun strawberry and watermelon
pinkeeps, we have kits. Here is just a close up of our
wonderful old sheep with one of our neat French Bird framed pieces.
I still love
our Flag Day Farm cheater quilt it
looks
so good when you pull it out for summer. Color pops if you us e
it for a table covering and it just looks great with flags etc.
The quilt is 76 x 76 and the kit sells for $65.00 you can also buy
it with the backing for $90.00. Be sure to take note of our
new rabbit. Selma and I
fell
in love with him at market. He is a good size and sells for
$56.25. If you collect rabbits this one is for you.
I put
the our new "Antique Nines" which is 62 x 75 on our little bed
because it looks great on a bed or use it as a cozy cover-up.
The kit sells for $123.00 and our pattern is $8.50. You can
see our George in the background.
I thou ght
you would like to see a couple new things this week since we are
leaving for the show. Selma also f inished a new one I
really love the Zig Zag Quilt. I also will give you a look at the new
"Sophia" fabric line, I'll let you be the judge. We are just
putting together a new kit we call the "Space Between" and the name
comes from pinwheels in the space between, it is 60 x 69 and the kit
sells for $75.00. I think you will absolutely love it we picked a
new designers pattern and I'm telling you you will love these
fabrics and this gorgeous quilt. It should be off to the quilter
this week so watch for the final results. We have many other
plans for this line too.
Look what
just came through the door today, it is our new French General
"Rural Jardin". We will be making a little somethin g
wonderful up for your summer porch just as soon as we get back from
the show. We all love the soft faded farmhouse looking
prints and the fresh look is so perfect for summer. We have
wonderful new toweling with a grayed out blue stripe and some great
twill stripes you will enjoy working with too. That could be
runners, placemats, towels and pillows and the toweling at $6.00 a
yard
makes it very appealing. If you are eyeing the the little
quilt on the door it is called Little Irene. It remains one of
my favorite quilts, it was designed by our own Miss Vickie. We
also have a new quilt called Garden Furrows personally I think it is
pretty neat we had done the same pattern up last year in reds and it
looks pretty great in the brown and cream colors. It is 52 x
60 and the kit is $69.50 We also made several new items out of
the new book by Renee
Plains, When Birds Fly is the the little quilt project and we made
it out of Worn & Loved II fabrics it is 43 x 55 and sells for
$58.50. The book you need sells for $26.95 it was the hot book
at the show. We also made up the bird pinkeeps out of the
remaining fabric from the quilt kit they are sitting in the
cupboard. You will also like the Flying Geese Roll ups, we
have two color combinations and the kits
are
$19.95. I think you could also put jewelry in them and just
make your pockets so they close tight. Windy Sister is another
new quilt we have made up, what a fun Country Threads pattern, we
had to alter it a bit and make it bigger but it turned out just
great. Our finished quilt ended up 66 x 78 and the kit sells
for $125.00. I have it on one of our quilt racks in the
window. I see this as a great summer quilt with some patriotic
value, it looks old and loved with all of the color choices we made.
If you love Civil War Era and Patr iotic
I think You will love our New George II. He is quite handsome
and makes a grand statement hung you can see good photos on our
What's New page.
I have
finally have had a chan ce
to get our new dishes on the floor. We are all in love with
them because of the color they go with anything, but the lines
are simple and v ery
classic. I will be anxious
for you to see them,
they are made
in Portugal and there are so many
wonderful
serving pieces to choose from this will at least give you an idea of
what I was talking about this week on my email.
I just remade
one of our little display beds w ith
another new quilt, it is our "May Baskets", we used a great Pink
Chocolate signature floral on the border and we are pretty sure you
will love the outcome as much as we do. What a grea t spring
quilt. Prairie Bound is another new quilt Vickie has put
together for us and I think you will love the feel of this great
soft quilt We have sold completely out of this kit. Knowing
how much everyone loved it we will be redoing this kit up in my new
Simpler Tymes fabric line so you will get a chance to love it again,
we just got our strike offs in and we will be making the model up to
send to quilt market.
I think you might like seeing our new Lincoln Farm Boy Table topper.
We have to have some fun patriotic pieces every year and with all of
us thinking this is what we have come up with th is
year. I guess you might like to have a look at our NEW GEORGE.
He is definitely a show stopper and we always pray we have one, I
hope you like what you see. These are
just a sampling of the new quilts we will show at Quilt festival.
I also made up our little display bed in one of my favorite little
designer panels and it looked so good I thought you might like to
see it again and if you thought about it once and did not buy it
this is your chance before it is retired because the kits are
limited. I love the French farm house pillows can't you just imagine them our on your summer porch. I finally have a
picture of our Antique Nines. This was a popular quilt choice
at Quilt Festival. the quilt is 62" x 75" and the kit sells
for $123.00. Here is another view of our nines in the shop.
Everyone has
been asking to see a new picture of
our
little Miss Carley so Sara just sent such a cute one I thought
I would share it with you. She was styling in her Badger
attire last weekend when we were in the playoff games in Florida.
So here is our Badger Baby!
Carley
has grown and changed so much in the past 3 months I can hardly
believe my eyes every time I see her she changes. Now we
are getting ready for her baptism that will be another special
family day for us all.
I still ke ep
thinking about this blog idea so I will try this out on you again . I invited our Willows
& Blooms guests out to my house for a Meet and Greet event and the girls enjoyed seeing
how I get my house ready for spring so I thought I would share it
with you. I ordered the most beautiful fresh tulips from our
local florist in t own.
They came in from Canada and oh my, they are still so special. You
will also see many silk blooms worked into the decor and of course
they have co me
from the shop. I think flowers are so
cheerful you can't help but love the way they make you and y our
guests feel. You can see I love to use the old rabbit molds
and this year we have some great new molds from Walnut Ridge the
running rabbit to
the left is one. You probably aren't too surprised to see
quilts everywhere in the house, I roll them, stack them, hang them
on cupboard doors, and use them on my sofa or chairs. The
large white tulips a re
so beautiful and everyone has to touch them because they look so
real. I have them in the schoolroom in a huge crock. If
you have big rooms that need a big statement then you will enjoy
these early blooms in
your
decor too. I love to use the clear glass cloches, they look
great everywhere and we have all sizes in the sho p,
you will see them used in the spring magazines and they are very
reasonably priced. On the left you can see one of my favorite
Stacy patterns Emma's Pinkeep Drum w ith
old strawberries on the top. On the right one of favorite
Maggie patterns the Bird Nest graces my chair and the first 25 patch
qu ilt
celebrating our 25th year of business. On the left you see my
favorite angel. She moves around my house for every season and
I always have her holding something this time it is bird and
sometimes it is a wreath or basket. That's as much as I have
for you today I'm sorry I forgot my camera the night everyone
visited, it was festive and lots of fun.
It is raini ng
cats and dogs today we even had thunder and hail overnight, I guess
that makes it really a typical March day in the n eighborhood.
This is a picture of our guests attending this event and just look
they all have finished projects.
The weather was really a
good thing for our first annual "Willows and Blooms Gathering"
because we were inside with all the cheery fun s pring
projects Stacy presented. W ho
cares if there is rain, our girls were here to have fun and learn all the primitive finishing
tips they can from one of the best primitive designers and see all
of the
new spring additions in the shop. I
wanted to just give you a
look at the baskets and projects Stacy Nash is teaching and I also
wanted to give you a look at the shop with its new spring gear.
How about this boardwalk bunny for $49.99? He is about 27 inches high and I thi nk
he would make a perfect spring greeter. Here are
some
more pictures of the early blooms in the shop. The foxtails are $12.50 a
stem and if you love hyacinths then you will love how stately this
looks with its iron base and old nest it is $81.00. We also
love white
tulips and when you put tulips in clear glass they really
look
good. The tulips in the vase sell for $88.00. The Mr. rabbit you
are seeing with the tulips is a Bethany Lowe for $34.60 and the
spring lamb is also a Bethany Lowe and it sells for $15.00.
You will notice a cloche over the sheep it sells for $30.00.
Let the wi ld
rumpus begin and then suddenly it will be spring in the shop.
It has begun and I
thought you might enjoy a preview. The view
on the left shows of Gentle Grace
a great quilt designed by Suzanne and it used the Worn & Loved II
fabric line. It was bright today so I will work on more
pictures later but you can at least get an idea and see our new geraniums,
wire cloches, cho colate mold rabbits, there are several even a big
chick.
The tulip
bouquets, and Bethany Lowe Boy Rabbit really make you feel a little
giddy too. We have great new spring napkins in and

how about the crazy primitive hare that looks like a big old carrot, I think
he would be good on a cupboard door and very fun to make up.
Isn't spring fun?
I have a great new punch needle designer Jan Goos to tell you abou t.
Feather your spring nests with "Goos
Nest"
designs. Jan's designs have previously been seen in the
Need'l Love Thread books. These designs are great, if you love
to do punch needle I'm pretty sure these will become favori tes
they are very unique. The first design on the left is called
Garden Urn, the cost is $16.00, next we have Gatherings from the
Garden it is $14.00 and then we have Bunny Wishes also $14.00.
There is another great rabbit we are still waiting to get in.
I'm
b ack!
What a great market. I am going to start out with Blackbird
Designs new book
"Honeysuckle Manor"
which is
a book designed and inspired by an antique sampler Barb found on
E-bay. Louisa Bell her age has not been completely determined but the sampler and all of the pin keep accessories and
Alma's interpretation of the sampler just make this another
must have book. The book is priced at $25.00 and we
will have thread packs and linen for your convenience.
Louisa's sampler was re-named in honor of Barbs great, great, great, grandm other
Hannah Lovina Joslin. This is the Margaret Harris sampler and
it is done in all Crescent Colours Belle Soie silks. I have
thread packs and linen coming in and it on ly
requires 5 silks so that gives you an affordable taste of stitching
with these yummy threads. I am picturing some of the smalls,
on the right we have
"Pin and Needle
Cupcakes"
and we do have t he
bases all ready to ship so let me know if you would like us to
include any of these with your order. The
"Honeysuckle Pin Box"
is also
shown with a tape measure and pinball. Trust me this is a
beautiful book to own, you will not be disappointed.
News'
Flash!!!! This is going to be a New Club it will not be Loose
Feathers anymore but that is not to say there will not be a Loose
Feathers sometime in the future this is a club for all of you out
there that love houses. I can't hardly resist a house when it
comes to choosing a new pattern. It is called
"Anniversaries
of the Heart"
you
will get a new house pattern each month that will be stitched on one
piece of linen 30 count Olde Town Blend. We
will send
you the linen and threads and the first two patterns when you sign
up and then send t he
pattern and additional threads needed to complete each design
that comes out. Here are the first two designs. January
is called "Snow
Garden"
an d
February is called "Valentine
Rose". You will need to call us so we can get you all signed
up or if you would prefer just the charts they sell for $9.00
a piece. The last 4 houses will come out in a book form in
September and will include additional finishing details. I saw
the sampler started in the show room and it will be done in two
rows, I thought it was just the best.
More Pictures will
be coming!
"Autumn at Hawk
Hollow Run"
is the NEW Carriage House
Samplings design. I tell you Cathy
has to stop doing this to us. I really love the designs
altogether but the Witch and the Turkey really stand out, as much as
I love turkeys I think this is the best stitched one I've seen.
The design on 32 count is 11 1/2 x 38 3/8. It is a long and
inviting sampler to stitch but you will love stitching it. The
cost of the chart is $36.00. This was her only new offering
for this market and it was a huge hit.
I don't know
if any of you started the Je nny
Bean Sampler series last fall but she has added the Jenny Bean
Christmas Sampler and now Jenny Bean's Humble Servant Sampler this
market. I think they are fun and certainly worth a notice.
The newest pattern and threads sell for $42.00. The original
Jenny with it Limited Edition Gentle Arts Threads sells for $29.00
and the Christmas is $44.00.
The Primitive
Needle was another one of my favorite designers. The desig ns
are very primitive and focus on Hallow een, we like that. I
know you are going to be excited over these designs, the colors and
linens are also very well chosen. This is the Wicked Alphabet
on the left. The Crescent Angel is a quick little primitive
you woul d
enjoy. Near Halloween when witches go riding would also be
fun. I know there are several of my Halloween lovers that will
need to sti tch
the Tombstone Spots, and Her Wicked Best is all I can ask of myself
so I'm sure we can all identify with this one. The charts
range from $10.00 to $2 0.00.
Live Simply is another choice not every chart is Halloween I think
this a great choice for Spring. In fact our p rimitive
sampler club members will be very excited to know there first
shipment will be a new sampler from this designer. It will be
considered 2 shipments but you should have it ready to display for
fall. This club is supposed to be shipping 6 times a year but
this year I will be sending one less. When you get your
sampler you will understand it uses silks and some very special
linens so this equalizes the price point.
We just got
in some more of our neat jewelry. I'm loving Giddy up doesn't
that just say it all for us. This adorable little necklace
says on the opposite side "When I grow up I want to be cowgirl".
You get it all with the chain for $26.00. The little farm girl
charm with the chain comes to $2 3.75
it is pink on one side and a soft teal blue on the other, very cute, the circle monograms are $26.00
and have a sweet old wall paper back that also looks sweet
and the cool hearts that you can wear alone or add to other charm
are $8.50. It is just fun jewelry and they make great gifts
for good buds.
Chessie and
Me has some great new designs my favorite is her new reproduction
sampler, the
Sarah
Talbot 1787. Kits are available. Strawberry Banke
is another new sampler and a really
fun
new stitch I like the house off set it is just a neat bonus. For all
of us cat lovers Chessies Fern kit at $22.00 is just perfect.
For helping Linda stitched one for
me. Yeah!!! I have a model to show you. You
will also enjoy the Botanical Sewing Pocket and Fob and the Rabbit
Run pin
Cushion.
everyone loved this little 8 sided piece. Linda assures me it
is very easy to put together. I love Linda's designs because
they are personal, challenging and the charts and instructions are
always clear. Remember we are still signing up for her new
club I think she may be ready by May. You can get more details
if you look at the Girl Club information.
This is our
new
quilt kit, it is so new we are waiting for bags to put the pattern
in but the kits are all ready to go and the quilt is ready to debut
for your approval. It is pretty swell! This is "My
Little Valentine" it is 28 x 28 just the right size you can get it
done and the kit is only $32.50. Our pattern will sell for
$6.50 and be a first in series of little quilts we like to do from
time to time, the pattern is a courthouse step block. I really
love the colors and can see it as a table topper or just hanging it
looks festive and fun for the holiday.

I think
you will find these new paper napkins quite perfect for the
occasion, the dinner napkins are $6.00 and the cocktails are $5.00
they make great hostess gifts and a mighty fine Valentine.
We have a few
new items in for Valentines Day. I think you are going to love
these our candles. They are s cented
with cranber ry
and the color is also a rich cranberry red with a cut out heart.
They come packaged with rose hips and are in two sizes $9.95, and
$14.95. We also have a hurricane that comes with a glass voltive and
candle inside this one sells for $24.95.
You w ill
also notice a definite farmhouse look and accents from a French
farmhouse seem to be popping up in the decor. We have some
great new tin organizers and that certainly fits the time of year I
think we all n eed
to organize after the holidays. I love this tray it has four
compartments and I think for anyone that sews it is a really great
idea. The trays sell for $15.50. I also found some really
great drawers for organizing. They are red and you can get
either a 2 drawer unit for $75.00 or one with 3 drawers for $95.00. Ok now I'm going
to tell you about the best candle it is called Perfect
Morning
and it is a coffee scent but a great coffee scent the scent your
kitchen or any room just right. The best thing is it burns
CLEAN there is absolutely no soot and it burns straight down to the
bottom, they are soy. It is the best $19.95 you can spend and
of course there are other great scents I think you will also enjoy
like winterberries and old dough bowl. These would make a
great little Valentine gift s
too. If you scroll down to Carley pics you will see I have
added a couple new ones. I also wanted to give you a look at
our Joyeoux Noel stitchery from Blackbird Designs. I am never
content and I had to make it our so I us ed
the distress it on it and does it ever look old. Alma Allen
was here over the holidays and she approved. ***Our pear linen
for "Tis the Season" just arrived today!!! If you have
been waiting for the kit with the silk threads it runs $70.30
complete. I have to say the linen is perfect and worth
waiting for and we will be working on our model right away. That cardinal would be so perfect
for this time of year my feeders have been full of them this winter. Spring
Hyacinths are are so
fresh looking and these look very real. They even come under a
great glass dome and on an old cement looking plate for $57.00.
What a great way to welcome spring and help us through the remaining
days of winter. We also have some great new fabric covere d
boxes in just the perfect colors, they go with our quilts and in the
spring decor just perfectly. The set of three are only $20.95.
I love this aged reproduction French mirror. It has beautiful
detail and if you have a place for this it will become a treasured
favorite. It really can go in any room, a foyer, living,
over a buffet or even in a bedroom. We just remade more kits
of the square in a square table runners .
It is made out of flannels and the colors and plaids are really
pleasing. Here is another great quilt designed by Vickie called
Homestead Lane. How cool is this and although we brought it
out for the holidays It really couldn't be a better pro ject
for this time of year. It makes up 52" x 52", a perfect table
topper size, and the colors are so right for right now. The
kit is$79.95. I have another quilt up my sleeve, that
would be our Tumbler. This quilt has the perfect colors, old
pinks, reds, and browns for Valentines Day and because it
is a panel
it is quite doable. You can't miss on this quilt for $57.50.
It is made out of my Worn & Loved II fabric line which I'm going to
be so sad when it is gone but the new Simpler Tymes is going to be
just as good. Another great quilt we have loved is the Amalies
Many Blessings quilt I have hanging on our cupboard door, it is 72 x
82 and the kits sell for $150.00.
We love to give our quilts unusual borders and setting squares this
quilt is a great example of that concept. More new items for
the home, we are all
loving the tin calendar it is a great size and features a pic of
Paris the La Rue de Lyon it is pretty neat for $21.25. There
is a magnetic open square to keep you on the right day of each month
and it is good for any year. You probably are noticing our great
twig easels are they fun to display with and we have several sizes.
Another thing I like to use in a display is an aged mirror and we
have several, so me
are on pedestals and others hang .
I like the way they show off lighting, images etc you will notice I
even put them in our cupboards. This is just another view of
Fannies Favorite, the kit, and our wool kits for Maggie's Winter Bed
Quilt another great project found in her last book. The cost
for the wool kit runs $112.00. You will also notice we have
some great new chalkware sheep and another view of our spring fleurs.
The shop has definitely made a great transformation this past week.
I think I'm
going to start a blog, I have drug my feet because of the time
factor but can see its value so you have something new to watch for
this year. As I was sitting by my Christmas tree this past
week I thought about the fact I ge t
asked about how I decorate my home, and does it look like the shop
so I thought I
might share with you my tree and
few
things I like to do for the holidays. The neat thing was as I
was sitting by the tree and I happened to look up and see the
beautiful Blue Moon shining through the window so I got out the camera and decided to snap a
few pictures. We only
see
this moon once every 19 years so I thought it
was something rare enough I wanted to save it and who knows if I will
ever
see 19 more years to see it again. I have many different ornaments, some the girls
have made me some I have made, lots of mercury glass and I collect antique ornaments
I like to use too. A couple of my favorites that are handmade are patterns from
Maggie B. The paper bird on the right Suzanne made for me this
year from Maggie's new book Natures Offerings she used a favorite
Aunts Bean Soup recipe. Now how gr eat
is that? The other bird ornament which we still have a few
kits left of@ $20.00 was great fun to make we girls all made one
last year after our Christmas party. Here are
just a few more views of different things around the house. I
love to use our cedar garlands from the shop, they drape so well in
old boxes , on tables and mantels and cupboards and l ook
so
real and I also love using lots of natural greens.
This is our little stray cat Maddy
on the right do we love this cat and she
is just about
the most affectionate cat you have
ever met she likes her picture taken too.. I also like trees
and you can find them all over the house, some natural and
some decked with ornam ents.
I do like to put out my Santa collection too they tend to get
grouped in many places so I get to enjoy them.
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without my quilts they tend to be
stacked and out everywhere. This basket quilt was reproduced a
few years ago in the shop and is a favorite.
January
29th, 2010
I have a
couple of new pictures this week. I just got home from a
little Nana time with
Sara
and Carley. She is growing up so quick. Here are some
new pictures I took of her at 6 weeks with mama, and this is another
new picture dressed in what else but pink.
I have new
pictures of our little "pudden"! My how she has grown, would
you believe sh e
is 4 weeks old and has grown a whole inch and weighs in at 8 lbs.
He r little face has filled out and she notices things, what a little
honey. I miss her, I told Sara it is so nice to feel no stress
and just enjoy taking care of baby when I get to come to give mama a
break. We are all always kissing her so Sara thought she
needed some lips to prove it I know she is my little precious
Valentine. What a good little girl, we are hoping for brown
eyes but too soon to tell.
I know you
are all anxious to see the new est
arrival, drum roll please. Our whole family welcomes Miss Carley Jean Scott. The
photo on the left was taken New Years Eve before I came back home.
Carley loves her mama and pink and she is growing right in front of
our eyes. She is a very content baby and definitely Nana's
good girl we even took her on her first shopping
trip to the grocery store. She passed that test,
but
we knew
she would.
I can hardly
wait to see and hold her again this week. The shop girls, that
would be all of the in house grandmas, are anxious for a little cuddle too.
We also have
a few new patterns you might want to think about. I always
find at the end of the year I'm longing to work on some new holiday
patterns for some reason
I'm not quite tired of Christmas yet or maybe haven't had time to
stitch by the Christmas tree and of course we just happened to get a
couple in just before Christmas. From Pineberry Lane you coul d
have two completed projects pretty quickly and have them ready for
next year. One is called Merry Christmas Hanging Sampler it is
9 x 5. We have it kitted with the old rusty bells, linen and
threads for $24.65 and then there is December 25th which is a
great primitive cupboard hanger it is 4 x 4 also kitted with
chenille, linen, threads, and rusty bells for $1 7.25.
Maggie just sent in her new Sewing Pouch I will give you a front and
inside view. We like this one a whole bunch s he
happened to show us at Boxwood and of course everyone needed one
right now. They have arrived and the pattern is $9.00.
We just got
in another new pattern that we p lan
to kit. The pattern is called "Windy Sister" I love that
name. It is a Country Threads pattern and it really is two
patterns for only $8.00 and that's a good value. The quilts
are smaller but we will make one of them larger and make the kit so
you can do up both of the patterns. That is always a good
thing. The quilt is 31 x 39 this is what we
will enlarge and the table topper is 30 x 30. I have also
ordered a new Liberty Star pattern you are going to enjoy too .
I have 2 of the new Maggie patterns cut out that we will be kitting
so watch for pictures of them. One is her first heart mat and
I'm totally doing it up for Valentines Day I think you will like it
and the other 2 are from a pattern called Let it Snow! I am
really doing these different too. They look more primitive not
quite so white and I'm thinking of making both designs and putting
them on the front or back so you can reverse the pillow. I am
doing the snowman on tobacco Matka. I can never do anything
without just a little change.
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