Secret Sisters gifts; Show and Tell; Quilts of Valor, new stuff and Block magazine

Judi and Kay picked up gifts yesterday left by their Secret Sisters:  Judi received two hand made potholders; Kay is the proud owner of a gorgeous bird house (hand made by her "sister's" husband). 

We enjoyed several sessions of "Show and Tell" yesterday:  

Vickie C. made this baby quilt using one polka dotta junior jelly roll.  How cute is this? 

Merrilee brought in her Kansas Troubles masterpiece: a queen size quilt made using only Kansas Troubles pre-cuts:  charm packs, jelly rolls and mini-charms.  

Merrilee designed the pattern herself and used Kansas Troubles jelly roll strips for the borders!  

We can't wait to see this masterpiece after it's quilted and the binding is attached!  

Great job, Merrilee!  We love your quilt! 

Merrilee with her latest Kansas Troubles quilt!  

close up of Merrilee's quilt 

the borders of Merrilee's quilt 

Faye H. and Rethal B. brought in their Quilts of Valor they made.  

Thank You, for helping us give back to a deserving solider.  

Faye holding the Quilt of Valor she made

Rethal with her Quilt of Valor (we love the Chevron pattern) 

Robin B. brought in her queen size batik masterpiece she made using the "Strip Tube Ruler".  It is truly stunning in person.  

I love this quilt so much, I made it the backdrop on the shop's Facebook page.  

Robin's queen size batik quilt.  Wow!  

the borders of Robin's quilt 

the back of Robin's quilt.  Can you see the quilting?  

The Fed Ex and UPS trucks stopped by several times this week!  We receive a bunch of new prints and ten new 108" backings!  

I'm a sucker for anything with leaves on it.  Since I have poor impulse control, we now have five new prints with leaves and two prints of poppies.  

cute prints for the little guy in  your life! 

We received these prints of "Bear Country" by Moda this week.  

They're perfect for the little guy in your life!  

"Paisley Park" prints by Kansas Troubles for Moda 

four  more "Paisley Park" prints by Kansas Troubles 

I'm a huge Kansas Troubles fan.  I love all of her stuff!  

We received eight new prints of her latest collection, Paisley Park, as well as the fat quarter bundles. 

Yummy!    

fat quarter bundle of Paisley Park by Kansas Troubles 

We were running low on 108" backings but, we received ten new prints this week!  

We have 108" backings of "Winterlude" and "Atelier" by Moda and "Marblehead" by Paintbrush Studios.  

I kept forgetting to take pictures of the "Turning Leaves" prints we received a couple of weeks ago. 

These are linear prints from the latest collection by Holly Taylor for Moda on cream, green and brown.  

With these new additions, we now have most of this collection available in the shop. 

Can you see the leaves??  

"Turning Leaves" by Holly Taylor

We also have the latest issue of Block magazine by Missouri Star Quilt Company. 

Just in time to make a quick holiday gift!  

Food fabrics, new books, patterns, "Petals", Oliso irons and Secret Sister stuff

I like to think I'm an organized person.  In reality, I could use some improvement!  I saw some nifty plastic containers by Creative Grids and had to have them!  

One is long and skinny (perfect for strips), the other is 6"x 6" square (great for charm pack pieces).  We now have both sizes....maybe these will help me get organized!  

plastic containers by Creative Grids

 Everyone knows we're over the moon about the "Strip Tube Ruler" by Daniela Stout.  We have the S.T.R., a bunch of patterns for it and almost all of the S.T.R. books. 

Now, Miss Daniela just released another book called "Sweet Tooth" to use with pre-cuts AND three of the patterns use the S.T.R.!  YIPPEE!!!   I can't wait to make something from her new book! 

If you're a fan of the "Scrap Crazy Templates", you'll love the new "Scrap Crazy 6" book by Karen Montgomery.   

This book is for the second set of templates (which should arrive this week).  I'm not sure why the book came in before the templates but that's what happened!  

When the templates get here, we'll have a book to use with them! 

Scrap Crazy 6 and Sweet Tooth books received this week.  

I love the Twister Tool.  You don't have to be a brain surgeon to use it and the end result is wonderful! 

Designers come up with different patterns using it and our newest pattern is no different.  

It's called "Twister Jack" by Need'l Love.  It uses one of the Twister Tools by Primitive Gatherings.....just in time for an early Halloween project??? 

Twister Jack pattern by Need'l Love 

Melba brought in a really nifty book last Saturday: "The Quilter's Album of Patchwork Patterns" by designer Jinny Beyer.  Because I have poor impulse control, I had to have this book!  

It has over 4,000 quilt blocks complete with color pictures, diagrams, full names and history for each block. Wow! I wonder how long it took to do all that research?  

This is a very heavy book.  Feel free to use it as a weapon if the Quilting Police show up!  We now have a copy of it in the shop!  

Santa Claus left the most wonderful iron for yours truly last Christmas (great job, Santa Claus!).    

After using it, I knew we had to have these wonderful irons in the shop.  We sold out of the yellow models at Cassville's quilt show and this model has been so popular, it's been back ordered for months.  

When the big brown truck came this week, inside one of the boxes was the big mac daddy iron....the yellow one.....Oliso's answer to never setting your iron upright again.  

Great job, Santa Claus.  Great job, UPS driver.  Great job, Oliso.  Well done! 

the big mac daddy Oliso iron!  

I love old soap labels.  I'm not sure why.  I don't try to understand it or figure it out.  It's part of who I am and I've come to accept it (without counseling or a 12 step program).    

I almost blew a gasket when I saw this print...of old soap labels....on fabric....that can be used for anything that pops into my brain...or your brain...or your friend's brain....or your quilting buddies's brain...or..... 

Anyway, I LOVE this print.  Old soap labels.  I don't have a pattern or book or template or Go! die or anything else to use with it.  It's just a bolt of old soap labels....I had to have it...it's here...thank goodness.  

Feel free to stop by and pet it when you're here the next time.  We'll let you!  Really.  I promise. 

a bolt of old soap labels.....YUMMY!  

I must have been hungry when I ordered these "food" prints...that arrived this week......just in time to make Dad a snappy apron for Father's Day.  

These are from the "Munchies" line by Timeless Treasures.  Is your stomach growling?  Mine must have been!  

breakfast sandwiches, fried chicken and grilled cheese sandwiches

onion rings, sodas and hamburgers, Oh my!   

 We also received new Moda precuts this week....."25th and Pine" by Basic Grey:  layer cakes, charm packs, jelly rolls and mini charms.  

25th and Pine by Basic Grey for Moda 

 Some of the stuff Vicki and I ordered at market a couple of weeks ago is starting to come in.  

These are "Petals" by Quilting Treasures.  The fat quarter bundles and jelly rolls are here. Yummy!    

"Petals" by Quilting Treasures:  jelly rolls and fat quarter bundles 

Donna D. stopped by yesterday to get her Secret Sister gift:  a cute figurine.  

Thank You, Donna's S/S.  She loved it!  

Pat's quilt, Nancy's quilt and a bunch of new stuff!

Our customers are so creative.  I love it when someone brings in something they've made for "Show and Tell".  Nancy R. brought in a quilt she made using the paper piecing method....love the bird houses!  

Pat brought in a quilt she made using the Strip Tube Ruler.  She's giving it to a friend who recently had surgery.  What a great gift.  

We got a bunch of new stuff last week.  I finally took pictures of everything so.....here goes:  

Nancy's bird houses quilt she made using the paper piecing method.  

close-up of  a block in Nancy's quilt.  

 6", 12" and 18" Add-A-Quarter rulers.  Great for paper piecing! 

501?  that's a lot of blocks in one book!  

Three new mini charms:  Collections for a Cause, The Morris Apprentice and PB&J. 

More new mini charms:  Lario, Simple Marks and BoHo. 

Three new quilt kits by QuiltSmart:  Mariner's Compass, Grandma's Fan and Pumpkin Seed.  

"Dahlia" and "Mariner's Compass" quilt kits by Quilt Smart.  

"Perfect Circles":  great for making yo-yos

Pat helped iron the 1930's Playtime mini charms I decided to use to make a Midi bag for the shop.  She started on one end, I started on the other and we met in the middle!  

Viola!  All pieces are ironed on!  

Pat's quilt she made using the "Strip Tube Ruler"  

close-up of Pat's quilt blocks 

"Giggles" layer cakes, charm packs, jelly rolls and mini charms. These  just scream "fun".  I can't help but smile when I look at these.  

"Love Letter" batik by Moda.  it's wrinkled, I just took it out of the package.  

another "Love Letter" batik by Moda 

I just had to have the blue "Love Letter" batik too!  Had to!  

two new 1930's Playtime bolts by Chloe's Closet for Moda 

"Over the Rainbow" batik by Moda 

Frixion pens.  Great for marking fabric which easily rubs off.