Side Tie Totes; In-R-Form; Secret Sisters and lots of new stuff!

Karen's "Side Tie Tote" class was a great success yesterday.  Jo, Dorothy, Sandy and Sharon each completed their tote just in time for "Show and Tell". 

Karen will be teaching this class again in April if you'd like to make your own super cute tote (or for the quilter in your life).  

Great job Jo, Dorothy, Sandy and Sharon! We love your totes. 

the front of Jo's Side Tie Tote 

back view of Jo's tote she made yesterday 

the front of Dorothy's totebag 

back view of Dorothy's Side Tie Tote 

close up of the "Because of the Brave" charms Dorothy used 

one side of Dorothy's tote 

the other side of Dorothy's totebag 

the front of Sandy's Side Tie Tote

the very pretty back of Sandy's tote 

one side of Sandy's tote 

the other side of Sandy's tote 

the front of Sharon's Side Tie Tote.  We love the Kansas Troubles prints she used 

the back of Sharon's tote. Can you see the KT prints? 

one side of Sharon's tote  

the other side of Sharon's tote! 

Sherry stopped by yesterday and brought her version of a "Side Tie Tote" she'd previously made. She wanted to show Karen's class the smaller version of the tote they were making.  

We love Sherry's smaller version too!  It's so cute! 

front view of Sherry's mini Side Tie Tote 

While she was here, Sherry also showed us the small runner she recently made using leftover scraps from other projects.  When she was finished with the top, she quilted it using her sewing machine.  

This is no small feat for Sherry.  The first time we met her she proclaimed to be 'just a stitcher, not a quilter' because she loves doing hand embroidery.  

We love Sherry's runner and think she did a great job quilting it.  

front view of Sherry's runner made with scraps 

the back of the runner Sherry quilted.  Can you see the quilting? 

Both Fed Ex and the big brown trucks were here this week.  They left lots of boxes full of nifty new stuff!  

We received a bunch of Go! cutter dies; Quick Curve Ruler patterns; new jelly rolls;  6 bolts of "Token of Friendship" prints by Kansas Troubles, two sizes of In-R-Foam Plus; and Soft and Stable Project Packs in white and black.  

Whew!  That's a lot of stuff!  

Log Cabin and 8" half square triangle dies 

some of the new dies that arrived this week 

more new dies.  I love the Double Wedding Rind and Rob Peter to Pay Paul on the bottom 

"Soaring Eagle" and "Awareness Ribbon" dies we now have in stock 

four new patterns using the Quick Curve Ruler 

and even more QCR patterns! 

and last but not least, even more QCR patterns!  

"Color Theory" junior jelly rolls by Moda 

6 new "Token of Friendship" prints by Kansas Troubles  

two sizes of In-R-Form by Bosal:  double sided fusible foam stabilizer 

Soft and Stable Project Packs in white and black 

The shop's mascot, Miss Gracie and her human, Vicki, stopped by yesterday.  Gracie really is our door greeter, welcoming everyone who comes in while she's here.  

While they were here, Vicki received a gift certificate from her Secret Sister for one yard of fabric from the shop (which she immediately used) and Gracie greeted our customers!  

Miss Gracie and Vicki (holding a gift certificate from her s/s) 

the yard of fabric Vicki chose with her gift certificate. 

This round of Secret Sisters will soon be coming to an end.  Not everyone can make it to the banquet so, we arranged a mini reveal party yesterday at the shop. 

Vicki has been Nola's Secret Sister for the past six months but can't make it to the party on Valentine's Day.  

Yesterday, Vicki 'revealed' her identity to Nola yesterday with a gift certificate to the shop.  

Nola opening the gift certificate Vicki gave her yesterday 

"Sisters"  Vicki and Nola 

Miss Gracie waiting patiently for her human to do some shopping! 

JoAnn and Kay also received gifts from their Secret Sisters yesterday:  JoAnn received a hand embroidery pattern and stamped linen; Kay received a gift certificate to the shop.  

JoAnn's gifts from her Secret Sister 

Kay's gift certificate from her 'sister'