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Mon-Fri 10-5
Sat: 10-2
or
until the last
customer leaves!
We are also open by appointment anytime - not a problem to open
earlier or stay later - just call and let me know what day and
time.
Say Hello to Spring and Goodbye to Winter…that’s
what the month of March is and that is why I dislike it so
much. One day it’s so nice and the birds are starting to chirp
and the next day – wham – we get hit with 12 inches of heavy,
wet snow. I don’t like to be teased like that!
So………
To combat those ups and downs this month we are going to have a
few “fun” days, but the days are only for 1 day so you have to
write these down in order to take advantage of them…..March 12th
will be Fun Fat Friday….I will
have a barrel of fat quarters that will be marked down to $1.50
each. You must by a minimum of 5 to get that price though (I
want to get rid of them!). This is the time to get all those
fat quarters to make all the Turning Twenty quilts. Of course,
we can’t let St. Patrick’s Day go by unnoticed so if you are
wearing green on March 17th or come in and
wish me “Happy St. Pat’s Day” you will be eligible to get 17%
off your purchases that day as long as they add up to $17.00 or
more. To end the madness, on March 20, th
which is the First Day of Spring, I will have pastel kisses with
discounts of 10%-20% on the bottom. When you finish shopping,
you draw one and see what your discount is.
Directions to the Country School House Quilt
Shop
My
shop is at the corner of 21st Ave. E. and East 5th
Street. I’m in the DeSmet Agency building. They have a big
sign in parking lot and my little sign is on building next to
door.
Directions to the shop:
(I am only 3 blocks from the Lake, so when you get to the lake,
drive 3 blocks away from it and that is E. 5th St.)
(1) Driving N on Hwy 2/53. When you see McDonald’s on
the right & Culver’s on the left, turn left and go 3 blocks to
stop sign, is E. 5th St. The DeSmet Agency
building is diagonally across the street. (2) From Mn
– take Blatnik Bridge and follow the Hwy 53 S. signs which
will take you under the bridge and along the lake, past
Perkins and Fairlawn Museum. At Culver’s, turn right and go 3
blocks to stop sign which is E. 5th St. The DeSmet
Agency building is diagonally across the street. (3) Coming
from the N on Hwy 35 (Tower Ave). Turn right on N 28th
St. (Mall Drive) – go past mall and over railroad tracks. Turn
right at the stop lights onto E. 5th St. Go 3 blocks
to 21st Ave E. The DeSmet Agency building is on the
right.
Important News:
Spring Fling 2010…Reserve April 23 & 24 on your calendar….What a great way to begin
Spring. Marilyn Foreman will be our guest quilter and will be
doing demo’s all day. She will also have many of her samples at
the show. We also have a musician by the name of Dave Anderson
who will be entertaining us with his “quilt” music. Five quilt
shops will be vendoring and doing demo’s both in a.m. and p.m.
Register for prize basket at each booth. We better not have a
snow storm!
Update on Aunt Stiffy’s Dream….One Million Pillowcases – We are now at 242
pillowcases that have been donated as of today. We have 2 more
weeks to go…Can we do it??? Goal is 300.
Northern Lights Shop Hop…Reserve June 14 – 28th for some fun traveling. The Shop Hop
is June 14 – 28th. It will be lots of fun as usual
and 7 great prizes for finishers and a basket of goodies at each
shop for those who register. Reserve your bags today. I have
17 left. My bag will have the wonderful book of patterns and
recipes from each shop; passport; water; chocolate; and a
surprise! Cost is $15.00. Make sure you get one! It’s a great
bargain even if you only get to a couple shops.
New Samples and Fabrics
New Fabrics….spring
fabrics are coming in every day. Many Moda fabrics have
arrived with more to come. I also have Dancing Horses by Laurel
Burch in a beautiful blue, gray and coral color. See my new
sample of what I did with the gorgeous flannel collection I had
from Maywood. It is so soft and supple. I have some great big
poppies on black and some other large fabrics great for all
those new bag patterns. The New Holly Taylor is in and we are
working on our sample now. I will be getting some more Hunks
and Babes – I just don’t know when! I’ve also ordered some new
patterns and books that are due in towards the end of this
week. Wait until you see what Mo and Lynn are going to do with
some new pastel sherling/suede-like fabric coming in soon. This
is a grandmother alert!! I’m also working on “Strip Search”
pattern from ge designs made from 1 jelly roll of “Spring
Frolic.” Fun looking and easy to do. Should be up as a sample
sometime next week.
Classes:
(see class samples at the
shop)
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