Living Room

Good thing we never used our living room all that much, we tend to live in the family room.  

This is now what my living room looks like, seven bookcases of fabric!!

Lots of blenders left, one shelf of batiks and lots of misc.    I am getting it semi organized but that has been a job with doing inventory and lots of other end of the year/end of the shop functions.  

Kathie

Store Front Closing

We are in the last two weeks of having our store front open.   I am loving the amount of fabric that is currently flying out the door but can't help also being depressed that it is coming to an end.  I will definitely miss all the loyal friends and customers and miss seeing all their projects in process.  

Once we are closed and the store cleared out I will start posting here after the holidays.  I will let everyone know what fabric, notions and patterns I have remaining for local pick up, what hand made items I have in stock (baby quilts, lap quilts and table runners) if you need a gift in a hurry and don't have time to make one and also pictures of anything new that I order.  

I will begin placing some small orders after we close our doors from Moda and Northcott and possibly other vendors..  The new fabric will be available on line through our etsy store or for local pick up.  We will be low key, with limited inventory but will still give people the opportunity to purchase locally.  

Kathie

Car Show

Leonardtown's annual car show was on the square yesterday.  Jane and Cindy set up a booth of quilted items, panels and FQs and were part of the festivities selling several items.  They said they talked to several quilters that didn't even know there was a shop in town so that was great, maybe we will get a few new customers out of it.  

New In the Shop

New in  this week is Northcott Stonehenge Canyon horse fabric and a wonderful selection of Timeless Treasures blenders called Willow.  With the variation of shades in each bolt and the subtle willow pattern I think these have a slight oriental look. 

Fiber Arts Retreat

We had our vendor table and taught two classes at the fiber arts retreat over the weekend.  I think everyone had a great time and loved seeing all the quilts.  

Here are a few of the quilts for the show spread out in the church

and the ladies greeting everyone as they arrived for classes or the quilt show

Nice to have a small show in the area since there is no long one at Sotterley and the Honey Bees have also decided not to have any further shows.  

Great job by all the organizers!!

Deliveries

I dropped the 11 Quilts of Kindness going to Hospice off at the St. Mary's Hospice house yesterday on the way home from the shop.  Today the 7 quilts for the Charlottle Hall Veteran's home are being picked up and I will be delivering the 8 Project Linus quilts off tomorrow at our local Fiber Arts Retreat.    Thanks again to everyone that participated in this effort!!

First Friday

Thanks to all that came out for the Twister Demo last night.  Jane did a great job and got several ladies excited about making twister quilts.  We sold several templates, patterns and books so hope that I get to see some of those finished quilts a few weeks or months down the road.