fat quarter friendly

katrina and kelsey restocked the fat quarter shelves this weekend...

but if you can't find what you are looking for, we are always willing to cut fat quarters for you.

april shower sale...

when it rains...you need a few yards of laminate to make yourself a rain poncho...

 

or a table covering perhaps. how about a waterproof lunch tote.  we have laminates just for you...

 

 

and during the month of april they are half price...that's just $6.00 per yard!! Hurry though. Picture does not necessarily reflect current stock. when they're gone...they're gone! 

a large block thank you...

we had a great time in the shop today with vickie eapen...

 

author of the newest book by martingale titled large-block quilts.  thank you vickie for coming up to lyndhurst today.  if you were not able to stop in to purchase your book, we will be restocked next week.

 

 

on air...today...

oh my goodness. i am nervous as all get out to hear my voice on quilting radio...yet today it is...

it will play live at 4:00 est. or it will also be available for listening soon after at your convenience.  just click this link to listen in: http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/radio/index.html

a huge thank you to pat sloan and american patchwork & quilting along with our dear friend marie bostwick for allowing us to share our journey and to talk about a topic near and dear to our hearts...down syndrome.

pat sloan quilting radio...

mark your calendar, set your alarms, it's almost time...

more trips...less baggage...

 

when baby stars align...

i have such a wonderful story to share...one saturday afternoon a young woman came in inquiring about creating a baby quilt. she had come across the idea on pinterest but was not sure how to go about it.  i made a few suggestions. after talking for a few minutes, she shared that i might know the baby mama because she has a sister with down syndrome. well...not only do i know her and her family, she was in the first girl scout troop that i agreed to lead shortly after sarah was born, so i've known her since she was seven or so. 

the plan was for the participants at stephanie's baby shower to each create a message on a square. then they would be brought to us and we would take it from there. the blocks arrived and immediately they went onto our design wall...

 

we did not know the gender of the baby, but we did know that stephanie loves polk-a-dots. we quickly stitched it up, diane wantz our long arm gal did her magic and soon...

 

 

sarah was putting the binding on.  oh i should probably mention that stephanie is a special ed teacher. which just makes the connection even greater.

i must admit i was blown away with the creativity of all involved. just look at some of the blocks.

 

the quilt is done and happily presented to the waiting parents.

 

at the request of the inspirer...believe it or not her name truly is sara joyce...we created a label on the back...complete with our sarah's infamous four legged "e." 

 

 

we did have one extra block and decided to use it to create a "baby's first rag quilt."

 

we are now just patiently awaiting the news that baby carroll has arrived. a perfect kiss is waiting for him/her.