Sundance here we come...

We are at it again!  We have a great weekend planned at Sundance Mountain Lodge coming up in October. 

In beautiful Coolin, ID - we will be staying Thursday, October 24th through Sunday, October 27th at this great lodge. 

For only $230 for the entire weekend, we'll be staying in great accomodations, have amazing food from their chef, spend quality time with one another and finish up all those projects we have been dying to finish and just needed some time.

If you have any quesitons - please give me a call at the shop!  We only have a handful of spots left and once it's filled, we can't take anymore, so reserve your place today!

Oh what a wonderful time we had...

We spent last weekend at a retreat center about an hour or so outside of Spokane.  It was so beautiful and the weather was fantastic for a change.  

 As you can see, we worked diligently through the day finishing up on all those projects we've started and just haven't had time to complete yet!

 Also, at each retreat, one of the gifts we give to registrants is the ability to make their own scissor charm.  It's made with beads by YOU, so you get to mold it to your personality.  This is always a big hit.

 We got one final shot of everyone there that day.  

What fun we had...

Lumpy Binding No More!

In looking through some Quilting Magazines (this article, thanks to American Patchwork and Quilting October 2001) we had laying around the shop, we came across this great article about how to eliminate the lumping that we so often get in our bindings.  Enjoy!

Cute Shop!

One of our customers, Mrs. Besser, buys fabric from the shop and turns it into these GREAT little girl clothes.  She is selling them on Etsy.com.  Her shop name is Tot Frock and if you thought quilts were beautiful with this fabric, just check out these cute clothes - all her own designs!  

Bias Binding

I am posting this great clip on how to do a bias binding that we learned at the Retreat the first weekend of March.  Enjoy!!

Jennifer Chiaverini- Community and Quilting

I've often talked with my daughter about the wonderful quilting community.  Sharing with one another our joys and our struggles.  Jennifer Chiaverini talks about the inspiration to her books and her quilting in this short video.  Makes me want to go and read and create a beautiful quilt!  

Have you read any of her books?  Which ones are your favorite?

Working with Laminate

This seven minute video is totally worth the time as Jina explains the benefits of working with laminate fabric.  In the shop we are just starting to carry laminate fabric, but as soon as more projects are on the horizon, we'll be sure to get more.  Let us know of your favorites and we'll start investigating.