Boardwalk…featuring Tilda’s Hometown

good morning! spring has arrived…finally after a long, snowy winter. a little rain looks to be on the way…definitely spring!

today i thought i would introduce our newest Tilda project.

Boardwalk…measures a wonderful 75 x 81 inches. Lovely for the couch, a quilt ladder, or your favorite wicker chair in the sunroom. We’ve mixed the lovely Hometown and My Neighborhood collections with a little Windy Days…then to soften and lighten it we added in some Teal Tea Towel Basics. It is lovely. The teal really makes the prints pop.

We did diamond quilting on it so it has a crosshatch feel to it…i’m in love! we have kits available here. Keep in mind that this is a Sweetwater exclusive kit.

***Also…keep in mind that the next Tilda collection releases June 1st and images release April 15th. We are planning to have a small project finished up and be ready to take orders for kits…more on that later.***

happy stitching!

-april&mickey&gabby

bliss

good afternoon! hopefully you are enjoying the mild weather today…lots of melty drippy snow. the grass is sure to be plush and green come april/may.

today…as we wait for the first blooms of spring…we thought we would introduce the newest collection by 3 Sisters…

Bliss…a truly sweet collection full of soft, pastel shades of cloud, rose, mist, blush, pebble, and sky. A soothing and gentle palette that is sure to please as we usher in the new season.

precuts have arrived…yardage is on the way! you can take a look at what we have in stock here.

the color palette is classic 3 Sisters so it will slide right in with your Promenade, Sanctuary, and Porcelain.

have a great weekend!

happy stitching! -a&m&g

wish you were here

good afternoon! we wish you were here to see this collection in person.

Wish You Were Here by Whistler Studios is a lovely and fresh collection of roses, ginghams, dots, and stripes. A pretty palette of pink, teal, cream, and green make this perfect for some Easter baskets, springtime pillows, or even a couch throw or table runner.

the prints are perfect for mixing with other pastels for a Stonefields, soft and sweet Grandmother’s flower garden, or scrappy stars.

check out Wish Your Were Here yardage and precuts…here.

looks like there is more snow on the way…so if you are out and about…stay safe.

happy stitching!

-april&mickey&gabby

sacramento shirtings

good afternoon! hopefully you had a wonderful weekend. i spent yesterday trying to finish piecing my 7 petal Chrysanthemums…i DID, so now i just have to appliqué them down…all 100 of them…plus i’m stitching up a companion pillow out of the new tilda collection and blenders that release June 1st. cannot wait to debut the project when the catalogue goes live on April 15th. Anyways…once i have a few chrysanthemums stitched up i’ll take some pictures and put together a little more info.

anyways…i’m sure you came to sneak a peak at the new shirtings that have arrived. Sacramento by Whistler Studios…

“Little novelty low-volume prints for the win! Dainty flowers, tossed snips, crowing roosters, subtle geometrics and climbing vines make the perfect scrappy background. Sacramento will add depth and interest to your next quilting adventure.” -whistler studios

we ordered in just a couple bundles…but we have yardage of several. you can find the bundles here and prints here.

also…if you are looking to add to your yarn stash…we have TOO MUCH yarn and need to make space for some new fabric. Grab a Box O’YARN here.

we are out the door for the day…have a great evening!

-april&mickey&gabby

sweet liberty

good afternoon! first off…Happy (belated) Valentine’s day!

i would take a new bundle over flowers any day…however, i do love a good wildflower bouquet and those day-old roses when the petals start falling off…lovely!

i spent the day with Gabby-Goo….since tuesday was mom’s day off…mom spent the day watching Golden Girls and puttering around the sewing room…the window was cracked and some stitching happened along with maybe a little tidying and organizing.

i thought i would drop in today and introduce a new collection…

Brenda Riddle’s newest collection, Sweet Liberty has arrived. Faded hues of chambray, rose, blush, natural linen, and classic white mix wonderfully to provide a more pastel patriotic collection. The prints are bursting with springtime feels…sprawling florals, small medallions, checks, and the most wonderful pillow ticking stripe. A perfect collection for a soft and sweet 4th of July picnic quilt, a table runner, tote bag, or bed-size quilt.

We’ve curated a combination bundle of Sweet Liberty and American Beauty for a brand new project featuring floating stars and 9-patches and of course a solid white. It is next on mom’s list after she finishes up her project featuring The Shores by Brenda Riddle.

sweet liberty by brenda riddle

american beauty by robyn pandolph

Sweet Liberty has arrived and is available both instore and online. you can find it here.

American Beauty is also available now…check it out here.

we are heading out for the day…have a great thursday!!

i’ll leave you with a peak at gabby…

-a&m&g

civil war pink & butternut

good afternoon! a couple civil war fabric orders arrived this week, and we could hardly wait to fold up some bundles.

The pink and cream from Back in the Day by Deirdre Bond-Abel and cherry-picked prints from Butternut & Peppercorn by Pam Buda have been folded and tied into lovely little bundles. Sweet assortments of little prints that are perfect for adding to your civil war collection.

available in-store…and if you aren’t able to pop in…you can grab the Back in the Day Pinks here and Butternut & Peppercorn here.

***Sweet Liberty by Brenda Riddle is on the way…keep an eye out for it…a lovely springtime mix of linen white, cobblestone, sky, bloom, and rose***

happy stitching!

-april&mickey&gabby

Springtime Sing-Along

spring is just around the corner and in anticipation we have been filling the shop with all things spring. the soft palette and sweet prints of Songbird Serenade has been a favorite. we just couldn’t resist a quick little project featuring the luscious hanky panel and a little crochet.

Springtime Sing-Along features classic 4-patches, a solid white, hankies, and lovely frilly crochet in a palette of mint, sky, and soft lemon.

a perfect project for spring and summer…the size 55 x 67 inches makes it a wonderful backdrop to a sweet bunny for Easter, a pot of bulbs for spring, then toss over your favorite chair for summer.

check out the kits…here.

happy monday!

–a&m&g

pie in the sky & cloudpie

good morning! i thought i better pop in and give everyone an update.

Tilda’s Pie in the Sky and Cloudpie has landed! we have all 28 prints along with precuts, buttons, and coordinating basics…

we had some advance fabrics, so i stitched up these big hexies.

introducing…Avalon…a magical mix of big hexies, Tilda fabrics, and Aubergine. A cozy quick (in terms of EPP it took a week to stitch it up) stitch that measures about 60 inches square. The super-sized hexies are perfect for showcasing wonderful Tilda prints…the outer edge of hexagons and pentagons are perfect for your favorite solid…

you can grab an Avalon kit here…kit includes: Pie in the Sky, Cloudpie, Hometown, and Aubergine prints, Avalon pattern and papers…if you’d like acrylics…grab the 2nd option.

now back to a little shop rearrange for Valentine’s Day.

happy stitching!

-a&m&gabby

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Songbird Serenade

good morning! i couldn’t wait until next week to introduce you to Songbird Serenade…our newest collection from Sheri McCulley for Poppie Cotton.

a lovely combination of springtime birds and flowers paired with a soft and subtle palette of blue, green, yellow, and pink. Reminiscent of the first flowers of spring, the buds on the trees, and the chirping birds. This collection is perfect for spring/Easter decorating…whip up a throw quilt, table runner, wall hanging or bed quilt for the spare room.

check out Songbird Serenade here. we are working on a project featuring this collection and the coordinating panel…so be on the lookout for that…i’m thinking it will be showcased on the bed in the window for Easter. We’ll see…things change pretty quick around here.

happy stitching!

-a&m&g

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Amelia’s Blues

good afternoon! hopefully you are planning a weekend that includes a little quilting.

we have a couple new things to show you today.

first up…Amelia’s Blues…we cherry-picked a handful of prints including lots of low volume…we needed some new Betsy’s Buttercream bundles and had just a couple buttercream and biscuit prints left from her previous collections. Amelia’s Blues includes ivory toned backgrounds that look just lovely with our current prints. i’ve got them online…you can find them here.

betsy’s buttercream/biscuit/ivory

we’ve also ordered up some Amelia’s Blues bundles…both fat quarter and fat 8th if you are looking to fill in your civil war collection. you can check out Amelia’s Blues…here.

amelia’s blues fq bundle

some new fabrics have arrived…Songbird Serenade from Poppie Cotton and Stephenson Country by Jill Shaulis. both are online now…we’ll be introducing them next week.

happy stitching!

have a great weekend…-a&m&g

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