It's a girl; Show and Tell; Secret Sisters

It's a girl!  We're the proud parents of a bouncing baby (Bernina).  We love your new addition to the family but, we haven't named her yet.   

We're having a "Name the Baby (Bernina) Contest" through September 26th to decide her nomenclature (with a little help from you).  

Fill out a "Name the Baby (Bernina) Contest" form each time you're here.  The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the shop; have lifetime bragging rights and will forever be consider her godparent.  

Sweetness and I will choose her name on September 26th (Sweetness' birthday) during the fall shop hop. 

We've already received some very good suggestions so, good luck! 

It's a girl:  our newest addition to the P-Dub's family! 

Cathy brought in this adorable baby quilt she recently made for a yet-to-be-born great niece (or nephew). The nursery theme is 'beach'.  Can you tell?  

Cathy used several beach prints we have and backed it with the 'shells' print from the "Row by Row" section.  

Great job, Cathy.  We're sure the new addition to your family will love it.  

Beach themed baby quilt Cathy made. 

close up of Cathy's baby quilt 

the back of  Cathy's baby quilt 

While she was here, Cathy picked up the gift her "Secret Sister" gave her for August:  A Moda Scrap Bag of "Lady Slipper Lodge".  

Cathy's August gift from her Secret Sister

Pat's 'sister' made and gave her personalized plates for her wedding anniversary.   

How cute are these!  Each plate is decorated and personalized with their names.  

Pat loved the wrapping her 'sister' used: fabric!  

personalized anniversary plates Pat's 'sister' made 

Dorothy brought in the "Scrap Crazy" quilt she made using a "Summer Breeze" layer cake.  

We love this pattern and these prints.  Thanks, Dorothy for sharing this beauty with us.  

Dorothy's "Scrap Crazy" Summer Breeze quilt 

close up of Dorothy's Scrap Crazy quilt 

We were pleasantly surprised by a visit from Miss Gracie and her human, Vicki, yesterday. We love four legged kids but, Miss Gracie is the shop's mascot.    

While they were here, Vicki picked up the gift her 'secret sister' gave her for August:  an adorable watering can filled with fat quarters.  I failed to get a picture of the fats but, they're in there.  

After a quick drink of water and a few pats on the head, Gracie was ready to go!  

Thanks, Vicki for bringing the baby.  It was great to see you too!   

Vicki's watering can full of fat quarters! 

Precious baby, Miss Gracie.  

Missy's 'sister' gave her this adorable ceramic planter and mini-charm of "Ducks In A Row" for her August gift.  

Missy's ceramic planter and mini-charm pack 

Rosemary spent most of yesterday sewing with us while her husband was fishing at Roaring River.  

She'd previously bought a "Quick Curve Ruler" and wanted to make the table runner pattern included with the ruler.  

After auditioning several prints, Rosemary decided on these three for her runner.  

We can't wait to see the completed project.   

Thanks, Rosemary for hanging out with us yesterday. Hopefully, you had trout for dinner!  

Two new additions to the shop!

Last Thursday was my birthday.  I usually get a little cranky the week leading up it.  This year wasn't any different!  I decided to quit feeling sorry for myself and do something constructive for the shop instead.  Sweetness and I decided to buy a couple of Bernina sewing machines for you to use for "Sit and Sew".  This enables you to bring the project you're working on without lugging your sewing machine to the shop.  These machines are not the top of the line but are real work horses.  They were delivered the day after my birthday so yesterday was the first day they were in the shop.  We're so excited to be able to offer these for our customers to use.  We hope you enjoy them.