Start the new year with some new adventures! I know a lot of you have been very diligent about pulling out those UnFinished Objects (UFOs) and getting them done, showing how economical and frugal you can be when the economy is in a funk. Christmas gifts this year were filled with love instead of cash, and everyone felt the benefit of that. We applaud you for being thrifty.

So now that that has been established, let’s think new for the New Year. Our Thimbleberries Village Green is great, and there’s still room for more of you in that group. Choose from 3 color ways to satisfy your taste in houses, trees, flowers and stars. See the sample in magazines and on our website.

If Thimbleberries is a little tame for your taste, look at our Angle Play. This contemporary quilt will appeal to the younger crowd as well. We used batiks and gradients to re-create Margaret Miller’s design, and in 7 short months, you can create your own, too. Our website has a fairly good picture, but stop into the shop to get the full, vibrant, affect.

Visit China with the International Mystery Quilt group on Saturday, 16th. Pick up a kit prior to Saturday and have it precut and ready to sew. You’ll finish your top in a day, eat potluck lunch with a Chinese flavor and have lots of fun. $40 for a day of fun and a quilt top, how can you beat that?

Kathy will take paper piecers to the next level on the 27th with her Advanced Paper Piecing class 10-1. She makes it so easy, you’ll want to expand your skill level to Advanced with her.

Peggy Gelbrich will be teaching her Pineapple Quilt class on Saturday, the 30th, 10-4. In February Peggy will also be teaching her Dresden Plate Sampler and the Rocky Road to Kansas pattern. Watch that calendar on the website and plan ahead for a couple more great classes with Peggy.

February 7th, keep that day, Sports Fans, as we will again have our SuperBowl Sunday sale! 10-3 on Sunday February 7th, with up to 60% off on selected fabrics.

New Batiks have arrived, and they are sooooo nice. Stop in and touch!

Needing a retreat from the stress, weather or whatever? Check out the retreats in our Retreat Central on the website. Next up is Canby Grove, then Retreat at the Beach.

Happy Quilting, and thanks for shopping with us.

Sandy & Ruth