Summer Breeze; Seasonal Silhouettes; Row by Row; Aurifil thread; Hexie books; Show and Tell; a 60th birthday party and Michele's wedding!

It's been a very busy week: Getting ready for Row by Row; new arrivals; a 60th birthday and a wedding!   

These four new bolts of "Summer Breeze" by Sentimental Studios came in this week.  

These have been back ordered since this collection was released so, we're thrilled to finally get them. YIPPEE!! 

Four bolts of Summer Breeze by Sentimental Studios arrived this week 

"Seasonal Silhouettes" by Edyta Sitar also arrived this week.  We have the full kit of fusible batik blocks and her book by the same name.  Let the appliqueing begin!   

Seasonal Silhouettes:  full kit of batik blocks and book 

More "Row by Row" patterns came in.  The tote bag pattern (pictured on the left) uses four "Row by Row" license plates and other fabrics.  

The wristlet pattern (middle picture) uses three license plates with other fabrics.  These are perfect for keeping your stuff in while "Row by Row"ing.      

Kits of our row ("A Day At The Beach") and our "Stash Hugger" license plates are also available in the shop.    

Row by Row patterns and our license plate 

kits of our row "A Day At The Beach" are now available in the shop 

New colors of Aurifil came in this week.  We received four new colors of yellow (and white).  Just in time for those summer projects! 

four colors of yellow (and white) Aurifil came in this week  

We've been bitten by the English Paper Piecing bug. Now, we've catapulted ourselves in the realm of English Paper Piecing on steroids!  

The two books pictured below will spin you straight up if you're ready for the next step in E.P.P!  

"The New Hexagon" by Katja Marek and "Millefiori Quilts 2" by Willyne Hammerstein are our latest additions to the E.P.P. craze! 

two new English Paper Piecing books 

Vickie C. brought in the latest hexagons she made using "Pieced Hexies" templates (pictured below).  

Great job, Vickie!  We love your hexies!  

Hexagons Vickie C. made using "Pieced Hexies" templates 

Pieced Hexies templates and Skin Thimbles 

We love it when people bring in their stuff for "Show and Tell".  We're inspired by everyone's creativity but truly love seeing everyone's projects.  

Gina brought in this bargello quilt she made for her nephew's graduation/birthday present.  This was her first bargello quilt and she quilted it herself.  

Her nephew is a big Iowa fan so she decided to put their mascot on the back of his quilt.  

We have a feeling her nephew will love his new quilt.  

Gina's bargello quilt she made for her nephew 

Kay brought in a project she's been working on for several months.  

Her husband ties flies for trout fishing.  She decided to hand embroider this scene of a rainbow trout about to strike at the bait.  

We love the different flies Kay embroidered along the borders of this fabulous throw.  

We think Dick will love his throw. Great job, Kay.  

throw Kay hand embroidered for her husband 

fly fishing ties Kay hand embroidered on the throw she recently finished

We love four legged kids.  They're always welcome in the shop.  We offer a drink of water, a pat on the head to all four-legged kids but, they have to agree to have their picture taken and posted to the blog.   

Tater Tot (and her human) stopped by recently to check out the amenities at P-Dub's!  

We think Tater Tot was happy with his visit.  We noticed a lot of tail wagging before he (and his human) left.  

Tater Tot and his human recently stopped by the shop! 

Sally P. (and her sister, Barb) were some of our first customers when we opened to the public in 2009.  

Yesterday was Sally's birthday.  Her 60th birthday.....and her 40th wedding anniversary. 

Sally and her husband, Ben, live in Oklahoma.  Ben loves to fish so, they decided to drive to Roaring River State Park yesterday so he could go fishing and Sally could come to the shop! 

Knowing Sally was coming, we decided to have a surprise birthday party for her when she arrived.  

A 60th birthday cake was had by all but I didn't remember to take a picture of it until it was already cut.  OOPS!  

Happy 60th Birthday (and 40th anniversary), dear friend.  We hope you had a great day (and that Ben caught a bunch of fish)!

We love you, we miss your face, we wish you lived closer.  

Sally's 60th birthday cake 

Happy 60th, Sally !  

Not everyone is thrilled when I ask the take their picture for the blog.  

In honor of Father's Day, all fathers who came to the shop yesterday received a free fat quarter of their choice.  

Larry W. was brave enough to let me take a picture of him with the free fat quarter he chose.  

Thanks, Larry for letting us take your picture!  

Larry W. holds the free fat quarter he chose for Father's Day.

Sweetness's niece, Michele, married her high school sweetheart, Thatcher, yesterday in a beautiful outdoor ceremony at the "Hummingbird Inn" in Branson, MO.  

Thanks, Vicki for working in the shop yesterday so we could attend Michele's wedding.  

Michele and Thatcher's wedding ceremony