Dear Quilters,

  I want to thank all of you who came in this Winter to shop, take classes and also to teach.  Thank you for your support and your inspirations!!!  We all love to see the quilts that you have made!  Please, continue to bring them in; each one  is so much fun to see!!!  Bargellos and quilt as you go patterns were quite a hit this Winter!!

  Carol and I went to a workshop that Lisa Bongean, of Primitive Gatherings held in Tampa .  We were smitten! And bitten by the wool appliqué bug!!  We will be having a wool project each month, starting in July!!  So come on in and enjoy the fun!  They aren’t overwhelming projects and they are sooo much fun!!!

  We also had the designers from the Buggy Barn, Reardon Wa . Out for a two day retreat!!  Of course their plane had mechanical problems and we had to change the dates a day!!  Thank you for being so understanding!!  Great fun!  I made Crazy Jacks and Carol made, Liberty Star!  Pam and Janet (Buggy Barn) were delightful guest speakers and they were willing to try the “gator” appetizer at our evening out.  We will have a Buggy Barn Christmas Tree skirt and a Winter Buggy Barn quilt for your seasonal inspirations!!

  For all of you who “hunker down” and spend summers in Florida , we have plans to keep you busy and not think about the heat.  Check out the coupons, further on in the newsletter for your personal shopping day, kits and more Christmas item specials.   We are also doing a month-long Shop Stroll with 7 other shops during the Month of June.

No rushing, just fun with friends.  There will be prizes and an inspiring, cool  project!

  Several people who take time off during the summer have asked us about classes available.  We have not scheduled tons of classes; but are willing to teach what you desire.  Talk to your friends, plan a day or two in Dade City and we will accommodate you!              

CLOSINGS    

Hi all,

 I hope you’ve all had a fun and productive winter.  (We actually had “winter” here—I loved it!)  Somehow, though, the productivity part got by me.  I started a pieced top that got put on the back burner and did two shop hop samples.  Not much to show for four months of time. . . .

     But!  I have a new love—wool appliqué.  Donna and I recently took a class from Lisa Bongean of Primitive Pieces and we’re both hooked!  It’s so easy—a buttonhole or primitive stitch is used around the raw edges and it easily combines with cottons or flannels so it’s very versatile.  Not into primitive?  Use brights or pastel wool and the threads are yummy!!  Oh my—I just want to STITCH!!!

     I’ve decided not to schedule classes over the summer but I’m very open to doing something for 2 or 3 upon request.  I’m hoping to put my time into getting some new things ready for the fall and winter schedule.  I’m open to suggestions . . . .

    I wish you all a safe and health summer.  Enjoy every minute of it, it all goes by so fast!

Carol