March 2010

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 12^th 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 17^th 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 21^st Ave. E. and East 5^th 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. 5^th 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. 5^th 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. 5^th St.  The DeSmet Agency building is diagonally across the street.  (3) Coming from the N on Hwy 35 (Tower Ave).  Turn right on N 28^th St. (Mall Drive) – go past mall and over railroad tracks.  Turn right at the stop lights onto E. 5^th St.  Go 3 blocks to 21^st 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 – 28^th.  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)