Finally Minkee!

Woohoo! The minkee that I ordered MONTHS ago is finally in! We have chocolate, black, navy blue, and tan dimple dot minkee in again plus green minkee with monkeys. Cute!

Bracing for another storm

Sitting here in the warmth of the quilt shop looking at the snow whipping nearly horizontally across the front windows, I can't help but wonder if spring will ever arrive. The Minot quilt show seemed to be a reminder that spring is just around the corner as quilter's picked up their last few projects to work on before yardwork begins. But Mother Nature isn't even allowing the slightest glimmer of hope for spring with snow storms looming.

Well, more snow means more time for quilting. We have multiple new items that were sent to the Minot Show, but were never displayed in the store. At least a few quilts, plus some bags and purses. The next few days we'll be putting the store back together after the emptiness that comes with doing quilt shows.

Getting ready for Minot...

The Minot show is quickly approaching and we are scrambling to get new kits and samples made! Right now we have about 8 or 9 quilts at quilters and are hoping to have them ready by next week. Now we are picking out fabrics for smaller projects- purses, bags and runners....this should get interesting! Mom just finished two NEW zippy strippy samples and I've been working on sewing the monthly hangings from the Count on It book. Mercedes and Sherry have been choosing colors for the upcoming months. So far we have March through June (July is almost complete) and a bunny x-ing wall hanging. They are so cute and going fast, so we'll be making more kits before the show. So much to do in so little time!

Website Updates

It absolutely amazes me how long I can spend updating our website! Two hours today were spent adding around 70 items, mostly fabric. Perennials by Moda, Phoebe by In the Beginning, Flannel Elements by Windham, a few fabric book panels, Girl Talk by Benartex, and Forever Spring by Nancy Halvorsen. We have reached 800 items online now! It is hard to decide what to put online next....batiks? Baby flannel? Minky? Any suggestions?