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Luscious Summer Selections

June 29, 2009 – 12:57 pm
Hello!  Summer is definitely here and along with it comes delicious summer fabrics such as Kiwi from Timeless Treasures and the Rhythm & Blues line from Red Rooster.  Kiwi is fun and dreamy in lime green, black and white.  The prints are bold and bright.  Rhythm and Blues are sassy and cool in Turqoise, gray, black and white and boast geometric patterns.  We have teamed these two lines together to create Dime Rolls (40 - 10" squares), Nickel Packs (40 - 5" squares) and Jelly Logs (40 - 2 1/2" wide strips).  These pre-cut gems are being assembled now and should be available by Saturday.  Kiwi   Rhythm & Blues We showcased 23 new fabric lines and 40 new book titles at June's Super Saturday meeting.  Also, new is Texture Magic from Superior.  We will be demonstrating this product at our next Demo Saturday.  Other new products are Prescencia Perle Cotton, Transdoodle transfer paper ...

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New Arrivals

June 11, 2009 – 10:25 am
Hello!  I just wanted to let you know about some of the new items that have been arriving.  We now have the Presencia Perle Cotton collection in 12 wt.  and we also have the new Marie Osmond Elite Essentials fat quarter bag and other stylish bags and totes:       New fabrics include Spellbound from Maywood:       Also in - Christmas fabrics such as Nancy Halvorsen's I Believe and Susan Winget's Once Upon a Christmas from Benartex:        Plus much more!  We have new stuff coming in daily.  Stop by and see what's new. Happy Quilting! Wendy

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Auction

May 31, 2009 – 2:07 pm
Thanks to all of you who attended the auction.  It was a great evening.  We had over 100 items in the silent and live auction and I believe everyone went home with something.  I also want to thank my family and staff for all thier efforts in making the auction happen.  It was fun for all of us.  For those of who missed the auction, here are some photos.  Be sure to watch for the email this week announcing the Summer 2009 Newsletter. Happy Quilting! Wendy

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Spring Mid-Term Review this Saturday

April 16, 2009 – 12:45 pm
Join us this Saturday, April 18, for a review of classes that remain in our spring trimester.  The review will take place between Super Saturday meetings and after.  Instructors will be on hand from 10:30 to noon to answer questions.  We will then take a break from noon to 12:30 for our second Super Saturday meeting and the review will resume after that until 3:00.  If you register for a class on this day you will receive a 10% discount on the class fee.  While you are here, check out the new dispay of greeting cards from Leanin' Tree. Happy Quilting! Wendy

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Fat Quarter Five

April 14, 2009 – 5:58 pm
I want to tell you about a great  book I recently discovered by Heather Mulder Peterson (Anka's Treasures).  It is called Fat Quarter Five and within it's covers are five great quilt patterns.  The cover quilt is called Lakeside Dreams and is a fabulous quilt that uses five to ten fat quarters and five other fabrics for the background, setting triangles, borders and binding.  I am getting ready to make one now.  I chose fabrics in blue, green and periwinkle.  I can't wait to get it finished!  Fat Quarter Five is available now in the shop and in our on-line shop (go to http://avetter.hostcentric.com/store/index.html to order on-line).  The best part is the price.  You get these five great quilt patterns for under $14.  What a bargain!  With Heather's beautiful quilts, well-written and illustrated instructions and the great price, this is really a book you need in your quilting library.  Other great books by Heather that we ...

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Delicious!

March 27, 2009 – 11:10 am
If you haven't discovered the world that opens with applique, now would be a good time.  There are so many wonderful applique patterns and books available to you that if you haven't given applique a try, you are missing out.  Applique allows us to bring to life our quilting projects with birds, flowers, people, landscapes and other wonderful things.  Applique is fun.  Don't miss the boat; it is time to get on board.  Next week, there is an opportunity to learn machine applique, which is probably the easiest and quickest form of applique.  We are conducting a class on machine applique using the pattern, Delicious, by The Little Quilt Company.  In this class, you will learn the machine quilting technique using a fusible web product while making one of the fruit or vegetable blocks of your choice.  This pattern has 12 different fruit and vegetable blocks that can be made into ...

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Super Saturday at Among Friends

March 20, 2009 – 4:29 pm
Today is the first day of spring and it is not a day too late.  I love spring with all the flowering trees, daffodils, tulips and crocuses.   Spring has already arrived at Among Friends with lots of luscious florals and spring colors.  If you haven't been in lately, be sure to stop by and see what is new. Tomorrow is Super Saturday and I have some great new fabrics to show you.  Here is a sneak peak at a few.  Fresh, designed by Deb Strain for Moda, is just that - a breath of fresh air.  Adorned with tulips and butterflies, it is sure to inspire wonderful quilting projects from quilted bags to pretty bed quilts.  Complete with jelly rolls, charm packs and layer cakes, this fabric line has something to please everyone. Blue Palace, designed by Johnny Karwan for Clothworks, is simply irresistible in classic blue and white.  I see some very pretty ...

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Fabulous Fat Quarter Sale this Saturday!

March 12, 2009 – 9:18 am
It is time for our annual fat quarter sale this Saturday, March 14 - and yes, it is March 14 - two days from today.  All individual in-stock fat quarters will be $1.25 each.  That is less than half price for most of our fat quarters.  It is a great time to stock up for those fabulous fat quarter quilts that you want to make.  We have many books and patterns filled with wonderful fat quarter quilts to inspire you.  Everyone loves a scrappy quilt and fat quarters are a great way to collect fabrics for a scrappy quilt.  Fat quarters can also easily be adapted to the popular dime (10" squares) and nickel (5" squares) quilt patterns.  We have 13,000 fat quarters on hand and everyone is limited to 125, so there should be a good selection throughout the day, but come early if there is something in particular ...

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New Markdowns

March 6, 2009 – 10:17 pm
Fabrics were added to the pasture today and new markdowns taken.  There are great bargains to be had in our pasture.  Don't forget the Fabulous Fat Quarter Sale next Saturday,  March 14.  In-stock fat quarters will be $1.25 each (limit 100 fat quarters) Happy Quilting! Wendy

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The Breakfast Club - A Big Hit!

March 4, 2009 – 7:08 pm
The classroom was tranformed into the BC Diner complete with the savory aroma's of breakfast casserole, English muffins, fruit, hash brown potatoes, orange juice and fresh coffee - yum, yum.  After appetites were satisfied, Dee Dee and I began the meeting with an icebreaker game, which was a lot of fun.  We all learned some new things about each other.  Afterwards, all eight quilt blocks (all with a breakfast food name) were introduced.  The introduction was followed by a demo of February's Eggs Benedict block.  Quilting tips were shared, as well as a good time by all.  The meeting concluded with each member choosing from a tray filled with fabulous fabric Cinnamon Rolls.  It was an event enjoyed by all.  If you missed it, you can still join in.  There are only four openings left, so call or stop by soon. Happy Quilting! Wendy

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