Last Day

Well - it is the final day of Shop Hop - It is still early in the day and I could remember how to post some pictures! I hope that everyone that has participated has had a great time - I know we have. There are some customers you only see during shop hop - but I try to remember them. I am grateful that they will drive up to Logan.

I am hoping to have enough ice cream sandwiches to get me through today - it will be close. I started with 1296 !

We have received a fabric order every day this week - Homespuns, reproductions, with some fun Americana mixed in - I love Americana fabric - I am always anxious to get out my home decor American things.

Enjoy the pictures - the quilt - Friends Aileen and Karen taking care of passports and a few of my wonderful employees - Shanna, Lucy, Mary and Zephie.

Happy Fathers Day to all fathers out there - I hope some of you are getting a quilt!
Enjoy the weekend, Kaye

First Day of Shop Hop

Its' finally here - and how fun is all this! I even love the rain. Everyone seems to be excited for the hop - I love that so many folks drive up to Logan to start their trek. Two ladies drove from Salt Lake, out to Tooele and then to Logan and are now working their way home. Which ever way you do it, make sure you have fun. We have heard great comments about the shops so I hope you can visit them all. Thank you for your participation, be safe, and buy - buy - buy!!! Kaye

Monday June 15

Holy Moly - my minutes are flying by - still lots to do - today my great kids (notice today I said they are great) went to pick up a freezer and Fat Boy Jrs at the Caspers plant in Richmond. That is the treat we are giving away for shop hop. The final countdown has begun, we are getting close - but still work left to do. Hope you are all ready for a fun adventure.
I had some great Halloween fabric come in today - hard to think about those fall holidays as we are just starting summer. I don't know about you but I love the rain - must be from all the years we lived in Oregon. Soon we will be whining about the heat and then we will whine about the snow. Will we ever be happy??? No one knows! Take care - and be happy, Kaye

My days are numbered

Only 4 more days to the start of Shop Hop. I hope you have your trip all planned and your credit cards ready!! I will have the quilt done by then - I only have to sew about 85 different buttons on it this weekend and finish the binding. It is a very fun quilt - it turned out much better than I had imagined. If for some sad reason you are not going to go on the hop - try to stop by the shop and see the quilt. I will have to take a picture and post it here. We will be serving a fun ice cream treat, giving away prizes and having a fun time.
We are so excited to have a wonderful trunk show in the shop for Shop Hop. A Utah designer, Cheryl Brown, has published her first book, "Fresh and Fabulous" which is exactly what her quilts are. She also loaned us a few other quilts from her collection that are absolutely wonderful. Her applique work is perfect! Cheryl will be here to greet and even autograph a book for you on Friday, June 19, during Shop Hop. Please stop by and meet this wonderful quilter.
We have been very busy finishing up the last of some new store models, putting out orders and mentally preparing each other for this event. I hope I havn't forgotten anything and I hope everyone will have a great time. I will try to post updates next week. Take care - Kaye

Saturday

Good Morning - It's almost - Shop Hop - its' only 2 weeks away and I am getting nervous!! I have about 100 bolts of fabric on its' way - some new gift items and lots of patterns and books - I hope it is what everyone is looking for! Zephie has come up with some hats - she is going to make me wear one- and some great fat quarters (ice cream) on a stick - so cute. The collectible Shop Hop pins have arrived. They are $5 each and all proceeds go directly to the organization to help us buy some of the wonderful prizes we give away. It is always a last minute rush to prepare for these things - just like Christmas - we know it is coming and we have a year to prepare - but Why!!!!! Have a great weekend - Kaye

Classes still available...

June is creeping up on me too quickly - I don't like it. We still have few classes left in our spring line up - so you can still get in on all the fun. We added another "Beginning Piecing" class with Marie Isrealson on Sat June 13th, a great workshop where you can learn all the basics to get you started. Zephie is teaching a "Simple Sampler" class on Wed. June 3 - you will make 12 different 6 1/2" blocks using "Thangles" - a great paper tool for making half square triangles. On Wed, June 3rd, I am teaching my "Tumblers" quilt - a fun one block quilt using a 5" tumbler template. And last but not least - there is still room for a few more in the Machine Quilting class taught by Renae Allen. For all you who want to quilt your quilts on your home sewing machine - this class is a must - she makes it seem so easy.
If you need any inspiration at all - stop by the shop and we will share some of ours with you - so many projects just calling your name!
Go Sew -----Kaye