"Birthdays in March" party; Lots of "Show and Tell"; "Blessed"; After Hours Sew-A-Thon; our Row by Row contest Winner.

Our "Birthdays in March" party had one birthday guest..can you see her 'Happy Birthday' tiara?  

Happy Birthday, Cathy!  "Thank You" to Sweetness for making a delicious cake!  

Happy Birthday, Cathy! 

Sherry brought in this gorgeous quilt for "Show and Tell" last week. We love the bright colors she chose. 

Sherry decided to make a smaller quilt with the leftover blocks....how cute is this? 

gorgeous quilt Sherry recently finished.  

small quilt Sherry made with the leftovers

Sherry also brought in a "Double Wedding Ring" quilt she made using "Mimosa" prints.  We love it too! 

Our order of "Blessed" by Quilting Treasures came in last week.  These prints are so cheerful and bright...they almost jump off the fabric! 

This collection has one panel which is in the last photo of this grouping.  

"Blessed" birdhouses on black, light blue and white 

"Blessed" words on black, yellow and white 

Large flowers on black, light blue and yellow colorways 

Yellow and Blue 'Stripes" from the Blessed collection 

"Blessed" panel on black

Two super yummy bolts of Stonehenge Gradations came in last week.  This isn't the greatest picture...the bolt on the left is deep deep dark dark purple, the bolt on the right is a smidge lighter.  

Stonehenge Gradations on the bolt! 

Our first ever "After Hours Sew-A-Thon" was held last Saturday (the last Saturday of the month) and we had a blast.  

Dorothy, Vickie, Sharon, Terri and I each worked on our own projects and accomplished great things (thanks, Vickie for the snacks).  

We sewed in the wee hours of the night and were bushed when we gathered our stuff to finally go home. 

Thanks, ladies for making our first ever event a huge hit.  

our first ever "After Hours Sew-A-Thon" 

Vickie worked on log cabin blocks 

camera shy Dorothy also worked on log cabin blocks 

Terri displays the "Snap Bag" samples Sharon was making 

Vickie brought several projects to work on! 

One of my favorite things about owning a quilt shop is "Show and Tell".  I live for it!  Whether it's quilting, sewing, crocheted, knitted or any other form of fiber usage, we wanna see it.  

Crochet Man stopped by with this adorable camo baby blanket he's making for a family friend.  How cute is this?

Crochet Man's camo baby blanket in progress 

I usually don't post stuff I've made but decided to share a couple of table runners with everyone.  

The first runner follows the pattern directions precisely which is very hard for me.  I want to put my own spin in things and see how it turns out! 

I made this runner using the "Jammin Table Topper" pattern (by Kansas Troubles) and part of an "Oak Haven" jelly roll (also by Kansas Troubles).  

Mitch quilted it for me so now I just need to put the binding on.  ICK!  

My "Jammin Table Topper" table runner using "Oak Haven" strips 

the back of my "Oak Haven" runner 

I fell in love with the entire "Summer Breeze IV" collection as soon as it arrived.  

We needed a new table runner for the shop so, I decided to put my spin on the "Jammin Table Topper" pattern using strips from a "Summer Breeze IV" jelly roll and go for it!  

The result is a very long runner.  It's so long we have to fold one of the ends underneath so it won't hang to the floor.  

Never be afraid to create your own pattern.  This was a lot of fun and I'm glad to finally have it finished. 

Mitch did a great job of quilting it so I guess I need to put binding on two runners!! 

My extra long "Summer Breeze IV" table runner

Yesterday, Kay brought in this quilt she made for a family member. Now that it's been quilted, she too gets to put on the binding!    

the quilt Kay made for a family member 

We love it when the big brown truck pulls up to the shop.  We know something yummy is about to be discovered....

We received three cases of Moda Scrap Bags; 108" wide backing of Stonehenge Gradations by Northcott and two nifty new patterns by Denyse Schmidt.    

this is what three cases of Scrap Bags looks like! 

108" wide backing of Stonehenge Gradations by Northcott 

two nifty new patterns by Denyse Schmidt

Our "Row by Row" contest has come to and end. The votes have been cast and counted....

Drum roll please.....this year's winner is row #4 designed and made by Dorothy Jones. 

Dorothy gets a $100 gift certificate for winning and lifetime bragging rights! 

Congratulations, Dorothy.  Thanks for making a super fun row and have fun spending your gift certificate.  

this year's Row by Row contest winner, Dorothy Jones! 

Michelle stopped by yesterday with some English Paper Piecing she's been working on.  

We love the Kansas Troubles prints she used and can't wait to see the finished project.