ndsc convention

if someone had told me that twenty seven years after sarah was born she would be vending at the national down syndrome convention with her own booth, displaying quilts that she makes, i would not have believed them. so i guess it's a good thing no one mentioned it.

 

so incredibly proud of you sarah ellen ely!! and humbled and weepy and thrilled and a whole host of other emotions. but all good. very, very good.

home from market

we are home from spring quilt market and have returned to regular store hours, although we are a bit jet lagged.

stay tuned for some great photos from salt lake city.

closed for quilt market

JEllen's house of fabric will be CLOSED this week of May 16 - 21 so we may attend Quilt Market in Salt Lake City.

We apologize if this causes any inconvenience and so appreciate your understanding.

march window

always a wonderful sight this time of year...fig tree. we love every single collection joanna figueroa brings to life...

the easter bunny comes early this year. floppsy and moppsy are ready.

we found a lovely new creator on etsy recently who created the perfect butterfly runner for us.

lights out for a week...

so today we had the carpet shampooed. and it is wet. therefore we have made a decision to close tuesday, march 22 through friday, march 25 to give it a chance to properly dry.

 

we will reopen at 10:00 on Saturday, march 26th. we apologize for any inconvenience this may be causing.  we have much new fabric in to bring out from the backroom so hopefully it will be worth the wait.

2016 calendar of events

we've been receiving calls lately from far away friends trying to plan vacations around our annual sales. golly that makes a shop owner feel good and that also got me to thinking...perhaps more of you would like our yearly calendar. so here it is...

it's sale time...

...i know what you're thinking, it's not the end of the year. sorry the calendar just got us so mixed up with holidays we had to postpone for a week. no worries though, it's still our great everything, well except for the fine print*, sells for just $7.00 per yard. don't wait though, it's only for one week.

january 5 - 9, 2016!

* the fine print. sale does not include batiks, kim diehl or moda grunge. applies only to new purchases and one yard minimum cuts are appreciated. that's it. oh and well the fact that we do reserve the right to ask for your cooperation should we have to limit the number of customers in the store to abide by fire code regulations. hope to see you this week!!

 

new year, new window

oh the weather outside is frightful...that's usually the january story in cleveland. almost strangely, it's not so bad this year. we have yet to see even a flurry of snow. still we thought a window full of color theory by v. and co. for moda would make a great backdrop when that white stuff does appear...

it's beautiful at night as you can see...

 

and even prettier during the day. 

 

we have so much fun choosing the accessories to go with each display. and of course none of them would come together without the help of our etsy friends...

 

 

 

holiday hours

happiest window yet...

it's a celebration! we are five years old. hard to believe but oh so true. THANK YOU to all our loyal supporters. three moves in four years deserves some happy don't you think?

 

oh...i forgot to mention...we have a live mannequin in the window. it's her 26th birthday too!

sweet treat extravaganza

it's back!! hard to believe it has been five years already. good golly time does fly. thank you all so much for your support, especially during the past eighteen zany, crazy months.

we have settled in nicely to our new space so we are super excited to be celebrating our 5th anniversary with you in university heights.

please stop by sometime this month to fill your bag with sweet treats of the real kind...

and then indulge yourself in our sweet savings of the fabric kind...

All items from the

 Moda Bake Shop

 are on

 SALE*

layer cakes = $25.00

jelly rolls = $25.00

dessert rolls = $25.00

charm packs = $6.00

candy packs = $3.00

and

all patterns are 50% off

all books are 50% off

plus

all fabric in our bargain bench area will sell for just 

$3.00 per yard.

  

enjoy your 4th

my gps lied to me...

ok friends...here's the truth. a gps does not know everything. gosh darn it. right? just when we had gotten so comfortable with their directions, we threw our paper maps in the trash.

we continue to have customers relying on their electronic devices without checking the address and being sent to our old location. be sure you are going to 2171 S. (the south is important too) Green in University Heights, zip 44121.

we are only a few moments from our old shop, but we hate that you are loosing your valuable shopping time driving around.

new day cleveland

say hello to carol...

as we move into the new year i want to introduce you to carol...

 

 

she has been helping us out the past few years on sale days and special events. this summer i put out a plea to help my husband find additional workers for his medical billing company. i had no idea that was carol's background because we always talked quilting & kids. she is now working for john with the caveat that if i should need her at jellen's, she comes over. that happened last week when i needed to get my mom to the hospital.  carol and sarah get along mighty well too. it is such a perfect arrangement for which i am so grateful.

it's a great day!

christmas miracles

a few years ago i shared this post with a few pictures of the reece's rainbow holiday angels we were able to sponsor that year thanks to your generosity with the sample sales in our shop.

this year, sarah and her grandparents are enjoying the sweet faces from the past few years on the tree in their new home.

i often wonder about the journey these precious kiddos have traveled. i wonder if they remember their life living in the orphanage, sometimes dirty and cold. their days spent mostly in a metal crib, lacking the warmth of loving arms. i wonder if they know how much other people care about them from across the globe. i wonder how their development would be different if they had been able to live at home. mostly, i wonder where they are now and how their life has changed since meeting their forever family.

well, wonder no more. late last evening, this picture flashed on our screen...

precious emilie...holding her very own ornament from 2011. happy and thriving with her forever family. a christmas miracle indeed!!!

it's not too late to sponsor a child through the reece's rainbow 2014 angel tree. just click here for a glimpse of this year's angels. 

christmas closing

just a reminder we will be closing at noon today and will be closed all day december 25th.

katrina & hilary...

it's the last saturday before christmas and i'm out running errands. have no fear, the shop is in great hands with katrina & hilary in charge. i am so fortunate these two extremely dedicated & beautiful souls give me time in their busy lives (did you know they are both oncology/palliative care nurses during the week) to work in the shop. i'm beyond grateful for their help.

THANK YOU Hilary & Katrina!!

holiday hours...

we will remain open our normal business hours with a few exceptions...

need gift certificates...

yes!! we have them. in any denomination. and for a limited time you will receive a seven fat quarter bundle ($16.00 value) of your choice for every purchase of a $50.00 certificate.  

and of course we will be happy to mail them to help out any gift giver. simply gives us a call at 216.860.4116.

november window...

our appreciation is heartfelt this beautiful sunny sunday in november. so very grateful for all we have to be thankful for.

thankful...

Dear Fabric Friends, It is often during this time of year that we sit down and ponder where our life has taken us and we draw upon that review to determine what we have to be thankful for. The truth is, 2014 has been a chaotic one for us. I would be fibbing if I did not admit there were many times I discouragingly plopped in my chair and mumbled out loud that it is just too much.  Then out of seemingly nowhere, I would receive a card, a phone call, flowers even chocolate from friends. Sometimes it was simply a nudge from a stranger that would give me just enough of a boost to say continue on. Looking back there are many things I could be angry about. A landlord that proved to be deceptively untrustworthy, a mountain of unbudgeted bills related to moving, the loss of income due to needing to be closed for a few weeks, twice, the stress this entire situation has created in my family, even the weight I've gained in the process. Yet none of that really matters when I look at my beautiful Sarah sitting by my side. She is alive! And for that I am most grateful.  I am so thankful for the blogging friendship of a family who's daughter is painfully no longer with us, yet has shared their daughter's memory with us. If it were not for those two pillowcases Sarah elected to make for Kristen Kirton, our shop would never have come to be. So instead of allowing anger to set in my heart, I am consciously choosing to focus on all the positive that is surrounding us. We have a beautiful new store with a four year lease. We have so many friends who have followed us to the new location. Our bills are getting paid. Our pillowcase mission is continuing in even bigger ways. And we are meeting beautiful new friends like Mary Albaugh who started Amazing Grace Pillowcase Ministry in Bloomingdale. She along with the help of a dedicated group of volunteers have stitched close to 3,000 cases to distribute in the Appalachian area of southeastern Ohio. Our hearts are full of gratitude and love this Thanksgiving season. Thank you to each and everyone who has touched our life in some way. May your blessings be abundant.

illumination...

at last our sign is going up...

blessed greetings to nancy & harold...

moments like this one fill my heart with overloaded joy. meet harold and nancy...

they are traveling through ohio from missouri heading to niagara falls and planned their trip to stop at our shop to meet sarah. why? because nancy, who has been a long distance truck driver for 27 years, has been following our story. she quilts. and harold who she taught to drive an 18 wheeler after a career as a school administrator, had a sister with down syndrome. joanna passed away at the age of 55, but as he described had a wonderful life. it was like meeting family who we have just never had the pleasure of meeting before. such a treasure it is having this little quilt shop. we are so grateful. thank you for coming to see us nancy & harold. you are in inspiration to us. safe travels to you.