Notes from Nancy

First I want to thank everyone who supported our Journey to the Past
weekend. Even though our ticket sales were down from last year, our
overall sales in the shop were great and my staff and I really
appreciate your support in this event. The winner of the fat quarter
pack goes to Mary Korgal and the gift certificate goes to Kati Bauer.

I cannot believe we are coming to the beginning of the end of our
summer. I do know there are still 3 months of good weather left and that
is a comfort. I will be visiting my Dad next week-end and then making a
trip to Eastern Ohio to antique with friends ending up at Sauder
Village for the Rug Hooking exhibit. Do not let the girls get lonely
while I am gone. I will give you a quick re-cap on our monthly events
for August.

Feel free to come and rug hook on Monday, the 12th at 10:00 even through
I will be in Ohio. Stitched by Hand will meet on  Tuesdays, the 13th
and 27th at 9:30. The Hexi-Holics will meet on the 22nd at 10:00.
 The Wednesday Woolies will meet on Wednesday the 28th also at 10:00. We
also hook every Friday night. Check with Linda at B’s Floral to see if
she will be here to oversee the Friday night hooking while I am gone.

I am looking forward to being the speaker at the Jackson Quilt Guild on the 26th of this month. 

Jo’s Block of the Month fabric was ordered last week. I am not sure if I
am going to do the block of the month as I am doing Paula Barnes
Hampton Ridge but not starting till January of 2014. I love the blocks
and think it does not look like the traditional block of the month.

Debby and Dave Kenney would like to express their thanks and gratitude
for the thoughts, prayers, and cards. Dave is recovering and back to
work part time.

Please check out all new items. You will find the numbers for ordering
any of the new items when you go to the website. Again thank you for
supporting the shop and keep stitching.    

Notes from Nancy

Another beautiful day outside. Hopefully the weather will stay as nice
as it has been this week. Dick will be leaving with 5 kids under 12 for
Rainbow Lake in the morning. I will have one wonderful evening before I
leave after work on Saturday. Monday and Tuesday we move Sarah
(granddaughter) to a new apartment and then back to the lake for the
rest of the week and hopefully some fun. The girls will be at the shop
to help you with your sewing needs. Please visit them so they won’t be
lonely. Elise will probably have her NEW hexi project done by then. Her
1/4″ hexi project is all done and framed here at the shop. If you cannot
make it in, be sure and view it on line.

Since the last newsletter we have lots of new books and the 29 bolts of
Jo’s Savannah. The fat quarters and the fat eighths are bundled and
ready and several of you have them already. The whole collection of Pin
Money came a couple of weeks ago and we can take care of you with the
quarter and eighth bundles also. Check out the pictures at the bottom of
the newsletter. I have been busy on the machine making Carol Hopkins
Blue and Grey Trail. The kit is $45.00 and includes the pattern.

Journey to the Past is coming up the 26th and 27th of July. The ticket
to special deals in 4 shops, Jennifer’s, Everlasting Stitches, Creative
Quilting, and The Hen House will be worth the $5.00 Journey ticket. Here
is the picture of my quilt. The finishing kit is $40.00 and the three
block packet is $10.00 at each shop. I also have the pictures of each of
the quilts from the shops.

The first part of August I will have some more hand crank sewing
machines for sale. I am excited about that and will talk more about them
in the August newsletter. Our July Saturday Crankers will be meeting on
Wednesday, July 17 at Rainbow Lake and having a potluck. Bring your
hand crank machine, project, food and join us. Call me for directions.

Keep Stitching

Nancy

Notes from Nancy

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day week-end and perhaps got some
stitching done. We had a wonderful day of hand cranking here in the shop
on Saturday. I do have a machine for sale if you are interested.

I had a fun week-end but got no stitching done! Six of my family went to
the Lake House on Saturday and after a couple of remarks from my
husband about sewing, I thought it best to open a book. While sitting in
the shade, I read all about the President’s wives. I have been hooked
on C-Span on Monday nights at 9:00 for the same subject and they go into
depth and tell all kinds of interesting tidbits on the Ladies.

Here it is almost June and I already have a full calendar. The first
thing is to finish this month by heading to Indiana for a short trip on
Friday to visit my Dad. He is doing well.

Spring Quilt Market was in Portland, Oregon a couple of weeks ago and of
coarse it rained every day. Sue from Sew Unique Threads and I flew and
roomed together. We had a great fun time. I have no idea who her
favorite designers are nor does she know mine! We would looks at each
others purchase of patterns and have never seen them before! I came back
with many stuffed animal and fruit patterns to be made from velvet or
wool from Blackberry Primitives. I have ordered some of the samples and
will get them on the website soon. I actually went out of my box and
bought two of Edita’s block of the month designs and came home and “Hen
House-ed” the borders for little mini quilts. Debby is putting the Fall
one together as I write this newsletter. Another favorite designer is
Stacy West. I came back with a good many of her new patterns as well.

I have ordered Paula Barnes new block of the month and I think they are
five or six inch blocks. I really like the fabrics as well as the blocks
but have not received my shop kit yet to start the quilt.

I have already received a new Christmas fabric line by Anni Downs who is
from Australia. We will work on that quilt one of these hot days when
we want to cool off. (That certainly has not happened yet.)

The book My Name is Lidya came but at Market I found out it had
many mistakes so they are re-printing the whole book and I should have
new copies in a few weeks. Another new book from Market  which will be
coming soon is from Polly Minick and Lori Simpson. This book is being
published by Quilt Mania and what an awesome job they have done! The
girls were passing out free patterns for scarves to be made from
homespun fabrics. We have one from my homespuns and Elise added an
adorable flower pin to the scarf which she made from wool. Check out the
picture and if you would like a class on this let us know.

Jo’s new line of fabric should be here by the middle of June and is
called Savannah.  Pam Buda’s “Pin Money” should be coming any day. We
actually spent last Wednesday re-vamping the fabrics and now can you
believe we have room for them!

There are also new patterns from Carol Hopkins and she even designed one
of the patterns for a dear friend of mine. The title is  Cyrus Young
and he was a relative of Sheila’s and an abolitionist during the Civil
War.

The June Road Trip mini-quilt is done and we are thrilled with the
outcome after many trials at making a bunting. In the long run, it was
very easy! (I will get busy on the directions tomorrow!)

Below is the Journey to the Past Quilt which just got finished
yesterday.It is now on the list to be quilted and Linda will make it so
beautiful. Join us for the Journey Friday and Saturday, July 26th and
27th.

Thank you for your continued business and for reading this very long letter.

Keep Stitching

Nancy

Notes from Nancy

I really feel that Spring is on the way. I spent over an hour ironing
some Spring shirts over the week-end. I put all my turtle-necks away but
still have my wool socks and cords. Saturday was my oldest
grand-daughter’s college graduation from Grand Valley. I don’t know
where the four years have gone. I do know I have spent lots of money on
books and keeping her in dining dollars. Doesn’t every Nana do that? At
least I don’t have to do the dining dollars for the Masters Degree as
the classes are all at night. When that is done, she will start her new
job and can send me dining dollars!

Lets talk shop! I just finished the directions for the May mini quilt
for the Road Trip. You can see the pretty flower basket in wools and one
velvet flower! Just clothespin the new one and set aside the Sheep for
another time. Remember you can stop for discounts in May and June with
your punch card.

Ronda has been working hard on the blocks for the Journey to the Past in
July. We will get that finished and get a picture on the website. It is
a fun event with only 3 other shops and lots of great discounts. The
cost is the same as last year, $5.00 and takes place July 26, and 27.
You will be registering to win a variety of great door prizes!

Several new books and magazines have come in the last couple of weeks. Our favorite, Primitive Quilts and Other Projects for Summer, is here and we have each picked our favorite project for our “to do” list. The June/July issue of Mary Jane’s Farm
came a few days ago with lots of great articles. My favorite was on the
Pearl Button Museum in Muscatine, Iowa  (I think this might be a road
trip!) As I am finishing this newsletter, the Summer issue of A Simple Live has
arrived. Elise has sat down to check out the articles. She says they
are great! We are back in stock with JoAnn Mullaly’s books Wool Crazy, Crazy at Home, and Folk Branches. She is retiring so these will be her last books and they will make a nice addition to your collection of wool patterns.

Next month I will send you a picture of my Lake House on Rainbow. Until then keep stitching!     

Nancy

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