One Big Weekend

THANK YOU! Hudson Heritage Quilters!

Hats off to the Hudson Heritage Quilters for a great quilt show!  I had am amazing time, met some great people, and shared my love of wool with many new customers!  I should have known it would be a good show when they kept telling my husband and I to go and eat while setting up!  Well- can you say 2 large tables of home cooked food and desserts for us vendors!  WOW!  That was a great start and it only kept on getting better! 

The first day, my friend Lara came and met me to help work the show!  Since she traveled a bit we decided to get a hotel room and make a fun weekend out of it!  We had a great time catching up and brain storming for 2014!  I hope to introduce her to many more of you as I vend at shows... She's defiantly a keeper! :)  We were also so spoiled by the quild... they brought us treats and recipes too!  How cool is that!!! 

This first pic is a (bad) side pic of my spot... It really did look cool from the front and was filled with a bunch of goods for the Holiday Season!

This next photo shows some of the awesome quilts that this guild gives away to charity!  From pets to veterans... the give and give!  They were even working on those quilts while at the show!

Up next is a few of the quilts from the show... the gal sewed her first quilt and showed it at the show!  I think she did a fabulous job!  Remember... it is never too late to start sewing!

I couldn't resist snapping a pic of this little beauty...TINY!!!

And then there is Anne!  My new pal!  She was amazing and her work was outstanding!  This girl has talent!  She not only created/sewed this with her machine from a line drawing... she also quilted it on her machine as well!  And when I say quilted - I mean... the meandering is like miniature 1/8th inch or less meandering. Words don't even do it justice - this is one of those quilts you need to see to believe how stunning this piece of work is!  Forgot to mention her eye for color!!! WOWOWOW!

 

Fall-O-Ween event is near... Show this week!

Welcome to a fresh new week! 

This weekend I had my family, our neighbor girl and a friend over to the shop helping me fill my rep orders, pull the models and stock the patterns for my show in Fargo this week!  I can't believe the amount of work it takes to get prepped for the show!  It is crazy!  I have so much wool I am adding a cupboard and will be bringing 3 of them full of hand dyed wool in fat 1/8ths and fat quarters.  I am still trying to finish up a few kits but I am sloooowly running out of time!  I am pretty good at making things come together so don't be surprised if I get a few more done!  I also got in new patterns and hand dyed buttons, and some fabulous table runners!  I also received some darling handmade Halloween ornaments from spiders to cats!!!.  You should see the new Valdani Floss - FABULOUS! I really fell in love with some of their new fall colors!  I can not wait to use a new display piece for them!  I think it should work out so nice!  

I also want to let you know that word is getting out on how cool and fun my parties/events are!  Gals are once again coming from far and near for the Fall-O-Ween event.  If you haven't thought about whether or not you are coming - especially to the Witches Night Out - now would be a great time to drop me an email and let me know. I am working on the make it take its for the weekend and have something fun for the party and would like to finalize my count soon!  It will be first come so please RSVP to me if you are coming!  Get those witches hats out and rock em! :)  If you already RSVP'ed, I have you down!  I have bought the coolest paper products for the party... Maybe I will pop a pic of it before I leave town.  Trust me everyone loves my parties so I hope you can come!  I also have roped my pal Julie into baking for us!  How cool is that!  Better go...  I am working on a few more kits before I go to bed!!!  Hope you have a fantastic week!  I will be in touch and I hope to see many of you at the Fargo Quilt Show later this week!!!!  

If any of you would like additional flyers to share with your friends, groups or guilds just drop me a note... I would love to send you out some to hand out!  The more the merrier!!! :)

New Prim Goods/Meet Judith!

Hello! 

Today was a great day at the shop... It felt like it was Christmas!  Box after box came and I could hardly stand it!  Judith kept marking stuff all day long!  We still got more boxes after she left!  You should see the trunk shows too that I got in today!  I am SOOO excited for you all to see what I have been cooking up at the shop! 

The counter and surrounding shelves are overflowing with prim goods!

I did feel bad today because I had 3 lovely ladies swing by and knock on my door- the shop and myself were a hot MESS!  Typically I would let anyone in but I am in the process of packing up for 2 trade shows and an open house within the next two weeks!  So... needless to say, I thanked them and handed them a flyer and hope they will take the time to come back - it is hard to turn away anyone who supports and loves what I do!

I also want to introduce you to my right hand gal Judith, who volunteers her time when she can to come help me fill orders, fold wool, price... or do whatever I need done!  I can not tell you what a saving grace she is!  Most days we work hard and sneak out for lunch!  We are trying to start a sewing night at her house (with my neighbor gal Sal!) on Monday night... We gave it a whirl this past Monday night - I got there late from work and she already started drinking the wine.  Needless to say... we did not get a thing done and all we did was chat and drink wine!  Great way to start off the week! LOL!  Anyway, if you come to the shop - be sure to say Hi! to Judith!  Judith loves to sew, rug hook, collect primitives/antiques and most of all she is one of my biggest supporters and encourager!  XO Judith!  You Rock girl!

NEW WOOL! Fargo Indian Summer Quilt Show

Hey!  Just had to share some of the wool that came in and I picked up last night from a friend of mine who dyes some amazing pieces!  I will be ripping it into fat quarters and fat 1/8ths.  I will have some at the Indian Summer Quilt Show in Fargo, ND September 26-28.  I will also have save some of it for the Fall-O-Ween open house at the shop! 

The last couple of days I also dropped off a few things for the gals to stitch.  I will have some patterns and kits for the new designs at both places as well provided we get them done in time!  I also have a bunch of patterns from some of my fav designers - we are working on models of those new designs as well!  We are rolling at the BASIN!  Yeehaw! :)  Have a great day girls!