Happy Summer!

If you are like us, you've been trying to squeeze a little quilting in between the gardening (which is getting squeezed in between the rain showers!), end of school year events and family obligations. The long and short of it is - we're just generally feeling squeezed!! The good thing is that things should start leveling off soon and we have some wonderful upcoming events that will help calm your life and feed your creative soul!
Here are the dates to fit into your summer schedule!

July 3 &4 - Holiday Closing. This isn't really an event (except for us), but we will be closing Friday and Saturday for the holidays.

Saturday, July 11 - Quick Star Wall Quilt class with Sue Kernahan. If you attended our Demo Saturday, you got a taste of what you can do with Jan Krenz's Quick Star book and diamond rulers. This class will help you create a wall quilt using her techniques. $18 (pre-registration is necessary). You can also view other classes that we will have this summer on the website - Click here

Monday, July 13 - Our annual Summer Sale and Picnic. If you've never been, it's a fun day! The sale starts at 7am (20% off storewide) and continues until 11am. We then convene at the Dansville Fish and Game club for a wonderful dish-to-pass lunch. Then we finish up with a Show 'n Tell that is better every year. Grab some friends and make it a date!

July 23, 24 & 25 - Christmas in July. We'll have a session each morning at 10:00….pre-registration not necessary. We have already accumulated a lot of new Christmas fabrics and patterns. We're sewing like crazy to show you some of the projects that will be quick and easy for gift giving or keeping! The new Gooseberry Patch Christmas Book 11 is out, so we'll be featuring some of their wonderful goodies to keep us all going. Wait 'til you see the Chocolate Chip Cheesecake on the front cover…mmmmmmm!

Friday, August 7 - Family Friends & Quilts! We've gotten together with a lot of famous quilting ladies who have been wonderful and willing to share their quilts, if not themselves! We'll have lots of quilts and plenty of good times to share. And the night wouldn't be complete without the dessert party! Deb is already planning the new treats that she'll make for our great evening. We'll have it at St. Paul's Lutheran Church again. If you would like more information, call, email or drop in and we'd be happy to help you out.
Cost for the evening - $15 (pre-registration is necessary)

And a peek ahead…….

We have a new guest teacher coming this fall - Sharon K Baker…

Saturday September 19 - More Fabulous Flowers. If you have been in the shop lately and have seen the samples that Sharon sent us, you were probably as blown away as we were when we got them. These small wall quilts look like so much fun. There is so much detail in them and every time you look at them, you find something new to see! Sharon will spend the day showing you her great techniques to make her Fabulous Flowers and then your imagination will be the limit. Class Fee - $50

Sunday September 20 - Fabulous Fall Techniques. Sharon designed this class especially for us - we feel very honored!! There are some new Fabulous Flowers in this wall quilt all geared toward a Fall theme. Have some fun making these great sunflowers, pumpkins and all things Fall. Add embellishments and you have an instant winner. Class Fee - $50. You can register for any of these classes on our website, email us or give us a call.

Just a reminder… we do still have room in Sue Nickels' Friday and Sunday classes. If you want to learn or improve your machine quilting skills, you surely won't want to miss an opportunity to learn from the very best. Sue is an award winning quilter and just a fun lady to be around. We're thrilled that she's coming back to teach for us again, so don't miss out on a chance to make your quilting better!!

You can get more information about both of our teachers this summer from our website - Click here

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