Fun New Things Starting to Arrive!! (Updated Friday evening)

Time to kick off another week of updating what's going on at the shop!
(I'll make this short and sweet so I can get back to the kits I'm working on!)


There is a new 3 part mystery sampler by La-d-Da...the first part will be here for the weekend! $8.00 for the pattern (WOW price $7.20). Stitched on 30ct. hand dyed weeks linen in Cocoa (which we will have as well)...and using Weeks Dye Works floss. We have a limited number of these patterns coming in. If you would like to do this project, please let me know....I want to make sure we get enough patterns. If you would like to receive a kit...the cost is $47.95 for the first pattern, the Cocoa linen (for the entire project) and all of the floss you need. (WOW price for the kit is $43.15)

Also coming in for the cross stitchers this weekend...December Word Play...$8.95 for the pattern (WOW price $8.05)


New punchneedle patterns will be here soon...

































Be sure and check our right hand side bar for the picture of the new Winter issue of Mercantile Gatherings magazine. It should be here for the weekend. "A Primitive Place" magazie is shipping this month on the 14th!

These new patterns just arrived!

We had this pattern last year and did kits on it...we'll do that again! Pattern price is $8.95 (WOW price $8.05)...I'll let you know the kit price in just a bit!


This is a new pattern...great projects for either pillows or table mats. Pattern price is $13.95 (WOW price $12.50) We'll do kits on all three...the poinsettia urn pillow will be on velveteen!


Cute new pattern...makes a little 10" pillow...kits will be ready weekend after next...pattern price is $5.95 (WOW price $5.35)


Loved this small little quilt pattern...we'll put these together as a kit using all those great oranges and blacks from Jo Morton's line, "Carolina". They should be ready this weekend!

(Wednesday)



We got a really nice phone call from the editors of "Mary Jane's Farm" magazine the other day...wanting to know if we would like to sell their magazine in our shop! Naturally, we said YES to that! So we'll be starting with the Dec-Jan Holiday edition...cross your fingers...it might be at the shop this weekend! $5.99 per issue (WOW price $5.39) and worth every penny, even if you're not a farmgirl at heart! This particular issue has some great articles in it on collections and one about The Buggy Barn Quilt Shop in Washington State!

WOOHOO! Mercantile Gatherings Magazine did show up today...so they will be at the shop this weekend!


(Thursday)

Thought yall might like to see the new book soon to arrive from Blackbird Designs..."Weekend". It should be here about the same time we get their newest line, Blueberry Crumb Cake! (Looks like a perfect combination to me!)Let me know if you need to be on the list for this new book...price is $26.95 (WOW price $24.25).


Another new cross stitch pattern came in today...

"Boughs of Holly"...pattern price $9.95 (WOW price $8.95)

And three cross stitch linens arrived!



















30 count "Cocoa" linen by Weeks...this is what is used in the La-d-da sampler...$23.35 for 1/4 yard (WOW price $21.01).

35 count "Abecedarian" by R&R Reproduction...$24.00 for 1/4 yard (WOW price $21.60)

30 count "Confederate Gray" by Weeks...$23.25 for 1/4 yard (WOW price $21.01)

Not sure how these look on your computer, but they are fantastic in person!

(Friday night)

We just got home from the shop a bit ago...the outdoor vendor section is packed outside and the weather looks to be beautiful all weekend!

The quilt pattern that we will be doing using Blackbird's new line of fabric arrived! Keep your fingers crossed that the fabric shows up next week or so!

Plus we got in some great QUICK wool Christmas project patterns...I dyed wool all day yesterday to put kits together for those...so we'll be working on those this weekend!

Vickie Wallace...our prim doll maker extroidinare...gave me some wonderful snowmen, Santas and angels today...they're in the shop and you'll just have to come see them for yourself! I'm sure they won't last long!









(This is just a small sampling of her work this year!)

That's it for this update! Have a great weekend and come see us!
Lisa

Ready for Saturday!

Oh my gosh...we're almost ready to reopen the shop...I will be soooo glad when I'm all done! Just a couple of hours tomorrow...putting up the models on the quilt shop side....and "fluffing and buffing" a few displays and we'll be ready to go for Saturday!
Here's a few snaps of how the shop looked about an hour before I left...


This is the new line of Civil War Journal prints by Marcus Brothers...30 pieces in all..I'll be telling yall about the great projects that use this line in the next few days!









We brought back some AWESOME finds from PA...(sorry, that antique quilt has sold already!)the quilting/stitchery side has the new fabric shelves all in place....and it looks really great! Yall are going to have to come in a buy a bunch of fabric....I have to make room for all the new lines I ordered with one of my reps today!





















































































We received the new Winter Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine in time for this weekend! Great patterns in this issue!


And...two new patterns came in today...November Word Play by Country Stitches (December Word Play will be here next week) and Jan Goos's new pattern, "Morning in the Meadow"!




There are SEVERAL new cross stitch patterns and punchneedle patterns coming next week...I'll save those pics for the next update!

The Winter issue of "A Simple Life" Magazine came in this week....really really nice issue and even comes with a free CD of fiddle music for the season! $8.95 per issue (WOW price is $8.05)




Once the clouds go away tonight, the weather will be sunny all weekend! So come see us! 2012 Legacy Calendars are all on sale for $10 each and pumpkins and fall items are discounted so we can get the Christmas goodies in!

That's it for tonight...I'm off to bed for a decent nights' sleep!Have a great weekend and come on out and see us!
Lisa

HAPPY HALLOWEEN (Updated MON. 10/31)

From our house to yours....Happy Halloween!


(BACK FROM PA!)


Greetings all! We finally got back home from PA late last night....the cargo van full to the brim with antiques and finds for the shop (and one or two for the house!)

I'll be working on the blog later tonight and tomorrow trying to post at least some of the stuff that had been arriving while we were gone...it was just like Christmas opening those boxes this morning! Blueberry Crumb Cake charm packs from Moda, New Marcus Brothers Civil War fabric...a few new books....the list is long!

(Saturday night....)

Well...tomorrow is the big day...time to put the shop back together! I'll be so glad when this part if over....seems like it takes forever and it is always a slow process!

CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE!!

NOVEMBER 25TH & 26TH

Our Christmas Open House will be Friday & Saturday, November 25th and 26th! Be sure and mark your calendars as this will be the "official" start of our Christmas season with lots of great merchandise and handcrafted items in the shop starting that weekend!



Fabric has been rolling in this week! We got several bolts of "Tavern Blues" by Marcus Brothers...which will go perfectly with the new complete line of "Civil War Journal" prints(also by Marcus Brothers)that also came in!

"Elizabeth Town"...Jo Morton's line hasn't shipped yet...but they were saying Nov.
1st...so I'm hoping it comes in this week for our opening weekend! (I'll keep you posted!)

We will have Jo Morton's newest book however..."Prarie Flowers Encore"!! Book price is $24.95 (WOW price $22.45)



Two more new books that will be in the shop next weekend..."Victory Girls"($26.95) and "French Inspirations" ($28.95)...both are FANTASTIC! (WOW girls...discount!)


(FANTASTIC patriotic hooked projects in this book...I'll get canvases worked up by after Christmas!)



The newest issue of Rug Hooking Magazine just came in Thursday...limited supply on this one...$9.95 for the magazine...wow price $8.95.



And I did mention that the charm packs of Blueberry Crumb Cake by Blackbird Designs came in, right??? OMG...talk about some beautiful blues, creams and tans! Charm packs are $9.95 (WOW price $8.95) and we will be kitting the quilt, "Star Spangled" (shown below using this new line)...we have all the fabrics coming to make it just as shown. If you are interested in getting in on the fun...let me know...there will be a limited number of kits made!



All the antique "finds" that we brought home from PA...well, they are all out in the garage waiting to go in with me on Monday! You'll just have to come see all the goodies for youself! But I will share one picture...I bought this thinking it would go into the shop...but the more we talked about it, it ended up in the living room as the "new" entertainment center! Early part of the 1800's with the greatest old red paint...and our bird crocks fit perfectly!



(Sunday update)

The new December issue of Early American Life is here and will be at the shop this coming weekend! There is a really nice article on Arnett's Country Store, showing the beautiful log home they live in up in Illinois. $4.99 per copy (WOW price $4.49)

If anyone did not get a copy of the Christmas Early American Life magazine and would still like one, please let me know...I'm thinking I will try and reorder!

Also...I have PLENTY of the great tan with red stripe toweling by Moda that is used quite a bit in the new French Inspirations book! I thought I better get a bunch while they still had it in stock...it takes FOREVER to get back in once they run out!
16" wide with nice woven edges....$5.95 per yard. I also got with the tan stripe...also a great color! Tons of ideas come to mind for what this can be used for!



(This is it used on one of the redwork stitchery patterns we sell...)

Back to work for now...til later...Lisa

TIME FOR THE BARN SALE!!

It's finally here! Everyone has been working really hard (including us!) putting their booths together....and the barn looks great!

We've brought in some great antiques, handmades, kits, wool and more!

Information on the location and time is over on our right hand side bar...so if you're in the area...come out and see what's all going on!

Have a great weekend! Lisa/Shawn

Barn Sale on the Horizon! (Updated Friday afternoon)

Happy Fall Monday to all!

Here in NC, we are loving the cool fall weather that has fallen upon us! Gets me in the mood for the upcoming Barn Sale for sure! If you live in the area, be sure and check out the "flyer" for it over on the right hand side bar!!

One of my favorite 2012 calendars arrived on Saturday...."Pure and Simple"...great prim photos in this hanging calendar! $19.95 each (WOW girl price $17.95). (We'll be taking these to the barn sale with us if we don't sell out first! (I'll put some of the pictures up from the calendar here in just a bit...)

And today, JoAnn, our mail lady extroidinare, delivered the two new Jill Peterson books, "Simple Cooking for a Simple Life" and "Tis the Season". Oh my gosh...great books to say the least! $24.00 each...(WOW girl price $21.60). If you're on the list, you've got one with your name on it...the rest are going to the Barn Sale with us! There is a Crab Crock Pot Soup recipe calling out to me...and what perfect weather for that and a homemade loaf of bread!





NEW BOOK COMING SOON!

Bonnie Sullivan and Kathy Schmitz have a new book coming out..."French Inspirations for Artful Hands". A few sneek peeks can be had over on Kathy Schmitz' blog...and from what we're seeing...really really nice! We've ordered 6 for now...$28.95 each...(WOW girl special pricing of $25.00...a bit better than the regular 10% off!)
Let me know if you need your name on one! I'm hoping to have in time for the barn sale!



(Tuesday)

Thought I'd show yall one of the kits I'm putting together for the barn sale...cute as a pillow or framed...the kit will be for a pillow with chenille included for the outside edge...(and if you're thinking it needs more snowflakes...I haven't cut it down yet to the size it is suppose to be yet...as soon as I do that, then we'll see if it needs to be more of a "blizzard" rather than a light dusting!)(AND...that blue background isn't as "blue" as it looks in the picture...thank heavens for that!)
Kit price (pattern not included) is $19.95 (WOW price $17.95)...there's a lot to this kit! Pattern cost is $6.95.



(Thursday evening...)

I've been dying wool and cutting kits for the last couple of days...trying to get everything ready for the barn sale in a week or so....OMG, I need for time! I guess the good side to all of this work is, if it doesn't sell at the barn sale, I'll have lots of new treats for when we re-open the first of November!

New pattern coming...(yes, in time for the sale!)...it's call "Ewe Old Bag"...great little wool project bags...quick to do! And if you are'nt "fuzzy-ing up" to the whole bag idea...those little appliques would be very cool used a million other differnt ways! Pattern price $9.95 (WOW price $8.95).



And I thought I'd toss out a "teaser" picture of the new upcoming Winter Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine...I've seen several of the projects due out in this issue...AWESOME! Magazine price is $9.95 (WOW price $8.95) and they are suppose to ship out around the 15th of this month! So we'll definitely have them in time for our re-opening weekend November 4-5th. I've got a list going for those who want one held...just let me know if you need to be a part of that!




(Friday)

So here's the scoop...

We got an email today from the author of the upcoming "Simpler Times" book. We finally have a release date of MARCH 2012 for this book. Also, there is already a 2nd
book in the works calld "Simpler Times - Autumn" that will be released in AUGUST
2012. We will carry both books and I do have a list going for those who definantly want the first one when it arrives!

Another FYI...I called Andover Fabrics to see how things were going after the big flood..."Elizabethtown" is now due to ship November 1st (or there abouts)...hopefully we'll have them in when we re-open!

Back to work for me....til later...Lisa