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Quilting on the Blue Ridge Recap

Thank you to the gals who made me laugh this weekend! We had a total of 13 at this past weekend’s Blue Ridge retreat. The Mystery was revealed Friday night. As usual the food was incredible – La’Teah out did herself again. Deanna’s hospitality is amazing, she makes you feel like you are family.

October’s retreat is already full, but we have a waiting list.

New dates for 2010:

  • April 8-11
  • June 24-27
  • October 21-24

Retreat Pictures

Trunk Show

Overall StarsWe took the shop on the road – Ruth, Aleck and I went to the Mooresville Centerpiece Quilter’s Guild and did a trunk show for them yesterday. We had fun showing off many of our sample quilts. We have such talent at the shop!

I enjoyed meeting new quilters and recognized many from shows. Thanks, ladies for shopping and making us feel very welcome!

April Newsletter

Overall Quilter Newsletter

April 2009
Happy Spring!


I’m getting so excited about our April retreat, Quilting on the Blue Ridge. I’ve picked the project and I’m ready to start. We leave Thursday, April 16th for 4 full days of quilting, food and fun. The quilt pattern is – oh, I can’t tell you that – but if you can’t make it to the retreat and still want to make the quilt, sign up for my Mystery class on April 24th from 10:00am to 3:00pm. You’ll love it!

New Classes
Bamboo and PinwheelsBamboo and Pinwheels with Corinne will help lessen your stash. Big, Bold and Beautiful with Corinne. Piecing in multiples and quilting possibilities. Do you own paintstiks and don’t know how to use them? Check out Paintstiks Technique with Corinne.

Carry All BagKim Parker’s Carry All Bag is always a full class, so we keep scheduling more sessions.
We’ve just added Ronna Rosmon to our list of teachers. Ronna will be teaching the Sun Surf Halter, an Amy Butler pattern, and for our little ones, American Girl Clothes.

Bella BellaWe’re also on the tail end of Sweet Treasures Block of the Month. A new BOM is planned for July.
Ruth has a fast, fun and easy Mystery Quilt for May. She’ll be doing these once a month.
And back by popular demand is Kami’s Bella Bella class.

It Takes a Village with Nancy Bailey

Do you have a favorite block? Do you enjoy group projects? Then this is the club for you. For more details stop in on Saturday, April 11th at 10:30am or Monday, April 20th at 10:30am.

Marc’s Corner


Overall QuilterAs you may have noticed if you clicked on any of the links in this email, I’ve redesigned our website. Besides updating the nuts and bolts under the covers, I’ve added a blog page, new search capabilities, new categories, links to our Twitter and Facebook pages, etc. Still to come are a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page, pages highlighting Kay’s machine quilting, our teachers, retreats and videos. I even have plans to create an online shop!

Last, but not least, we’re having an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 5th from 1:00pm to 6:00pm. Find an egg and it may have a special discount!

See you at the shop!

Aimee