Maple Island; Sunflower Song; Gradations; and a birthday party! "

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity.  We got a bunch of new stuff in the shop; our Fall Shop Hop was last weekend and Sweetness had a birthday! 

"Maple Island" by Holly Taylor arrived this week.  We have 12 bolted prints and all the pre-cuts (layer cakes, charm packs, jelly rolls and mini-charms) of this super yummy collection.  

Two panels are included in this collection (one is on a green colorway, the other is on tan).  

These prints arrived just in time for your next fall themed project! YIPPEE!!  

"Maple Island" by Holly Taylor 

more "Maple Island" by Holly Taylor 

and still more bolts of  "Maple Island" 

"Maple Island" panel on green 

'Maple Island" panel on tan

"Maple Island" precuts: layer cakes, charm packs, jelly rolls and mini-charms.  YUMMY! 

We love Aurifil thread. It's the only thread I will ever use.  

We received eight new thread sets last week but also have the individual spools of almost all the colors. 

new Aurifil thread sets! 

 When we opened one of the boxes left by the big brown truck, I squealed like a little girl!  

Inside were the strips sets, tiles and chips (jelly rolls, layer cakes and charm packs) of the new Stonehenge line called "Gradations" by Northcott.  I almost fainted when I saw the colors of these pre-cuts.  

We have three different colors from this collection: "Oxidized Copper", "Robin's Egg" and "Blue Planet"(one of the strip sets is back ordered but should arrive soon).   

What will we make with these beauties?  I think a tote bag or Pinwheel would be fabulous!  

"Gradations" strip sets 

charm packs of "Gradations" by Northcott 

layer cakes of Stonehenge 'Gradations" by Northcott 

Got "Concrete"???  We do!  Charm Packs and mini-charms that is!  

Concrete is a new line just released by Moda.  They aren't solids, they aren't marbles, they're concrete. 

These have a lot of movement which will really add to any project.  

The colors are muted so they won't compete with companion prints. 

"Concrete" charm packs and mini-charms by Moda 

 Calling all 1930's fans:  I squealed a little more when we opened the next boxes:  "Storybook Vacation" by Whistler Studios for Windham Fabrics!  

Oh, how cute these will be in the "Farm Girl Vintage" blocks.  

Just in time for our "Farm Girl" club which starts next Saturday, the 10th.  

Storybook Vacation prints by Whistler Studios 

three more adorable "Storybook Vacation" prints 

Storybook Vacation prints in lavender, pink and yellow.  YUMMY! 

I have one of these calendars on my desk at work. It's a perpetual calendar with a quilt block for each day.  

Cutting instructions and fabric requirements are given for each block.  There's even an index in the back for quick reference.  

Buy it once, use it year after year!  Gotta love it! 

"365 Quilt Block Patterns" perpetual calendar.  

 Alice P. brought in a tote she made using an "Aunties Two" pattern (the picture is on a different post).

We instantly fell in love with her tote and decided to check out the other patterns by this designer. 

We now have 12 different patterns from the good folks at "Aunties Two".  

We love how simple their instructions are and most patterns include different sizes for each project.  

eight new patterns from "Aunties Two" 

adorable tote patterns from "Aunties Two" 

tote patterns from "Aunties Two" 

This bolt of "Be Strong, Be Brave" arrived just in time for our Quilts of Valor all day sew-in yesterday.  

Attention all "Kansas Troubles" fans:  The big brown truck left five big boxes full "Sunflower Song" by Kansas Troubles!  YIPPEE!! 

We have the entire line of this collection (40 bolts) and all the pre-cuts too!    

"Sunflower Song" prints on seven different colorways 

seven more colorways of "Sunflower Song" prints  

seven blender prints of "Sunflower Song" by Kansas Troubles 

four super yummy prints of "Sunflower Song" by Kansas Troubles 

three more "Sunflower Song" prints.  YIPPEE!!  

Sunflower Song prints by Kansas Troubles 

these would make great borders for any quilt!  

three blender prints of "Sunflower Song" by K.T. 

"Sunflower Song" pre-cuts:  layer cakes, charm packs, jelly rolls and mini-charms. 

OOPS!  With all the preparation for the shop hop (and Sweetness' birthday party), I've failed to post "Show and Tell" pictures the past couple of weeks.  

Vicki W. brought in this quilt she made using a pattern from the "Layers of Love" book by Kansas Troubles.  

Vicki used all K.T. prints to make this fabulous quilt as a birthday present to herself!  

I wonder if Vicki knows by birthday is in May???  

Vicki's birthday present to herself! 

 Vickie B. brought in this top she recently made using "Lady Slipper Lodge" prints.  When we saw it, I asked if we could keep it as a shop sample for a while.
  
What I didn't know is that Vicki designed this pattern herself.  She calls it "Fractured Path".  We love it! 

If you'd like a copy of Vickie's pattern, we are now selling them in the shop for $7.00 each.  

Thanks, Vickie for letting us keep this wonderful quilt for a little bit.  

Vickie B's "Fractured Path" quilt 

Another new addition to the shop is this throw size quilt using "Mimosa" prints from Quilting Treasures.  

Thanks to Pat and Sharon for making this sample for us.  We love the flange between two of the borders! 

Buy the fabric from us and receive this pattern for free (queen size pattern is also available).  

throw size quilt using "Mimosa" prints 

If you haven't been in the shop for awhile, we've moved stuff around (several times).  

We decided to put all the panels together and hang up some new displays.  

If you're looking for something but can't find it, just holler, hopefully we'll know where we put it! 

our wall of panels! 

panels and more panels.........

they even wrap around the corner! 

Cathy W. brought in this adorable quilt she made using all the blocks from the "Farm Girl Vintage" book.  How cute is this?  

Cathy's "Farm Girl Vintage" quilt

the back of Cathy's "Farm Girl" quilt 

Cathy likes to hand embroider so, she shrunk down the "Farm Girl" patterns and converted them to embroidery.   

As you can see, the completed project is not very big.  I get a headache just thinking about how small this is.  

Great job, Cathy!  Thanks for sharing this with us.  

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Our Fall Shop Hop fell on Sweetness' birthday last Saturday.  We didn't plan it that way, it just happened to be the same weekend.  

Needless to say, he had a great day. "Thank You" to everyone who helped celebrate his big day.  

German Chocolate birthday cake 

more birthday cake!  

Where's the beef? 

let's party! 

Happy Birthday, Sweetness!  

Mr. Sweetie Pie (Wayne) made and donated this top for our "Quilts of Valor" project. What a guy!  

Thanks, Wayne.  You're the best!  We love this top and know the recipient will too.  

Sweetie Pie Wayne's Q.O.V. top he made and donated to us.