Jan 2012

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.

Happy New Year 2012 – can you believe how fast 2011 went?  It will now take me 6 months to ingrain 2012 on my brain!  Did you make any resolutions for the year?  Neither did I….I learned a long time ago not to do it as I tend to break them so I practice “moderation” in the majority of what I do.  I do leave some openings for my vices (fabric and books) as we all have to have some fun!  Hope this year finds you in good health, lots of happiness and less worries about finances.

January “Deep Freeze” Sale – Jan. 16 thru Jan. 28^th.  Our semi-annual sale where we the hallway is loaded with bolts which are 40% off.  We also have some books, patterns, and kits that are marked way down too.  Notice that the sale is on for 2 weeks now.  We decided that gave more people a chance to get here for the sale, especially those from out of town.  Our sale is too good to miss!  Honor Roll Customers – postcards will go out in the mail early next week for your “Presale” chance to shop which will be on Sunday, Jan. 15^th from 12 – 2:30 p.m.  We will have goodies, coffee and several prizes.  You must bring your post card to register for the prizes.  Not an Honor Roll Customer??  When you fill up a customer reward card, you are automatically put on our Honor Roll….however, if you haven’t attended one of our presale shopping times in the last couple years, you may have been removed.  We try to keep our post cards at about 100.  If you don’t get one and you have filled 1 or more cards, please call and I will verify and have a card waiting for you to attend. 

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: 

P. S. We Love You…  Breast Cancer Challenge/No Challenge Quilts….Spring Fling Quilt Show…April 20 & 21 at Barker’s Island…come on all you quilters…it’s time to get those machines humming with making lap quilts for the local Breast Cancer Centers.  We need 100 this time and all will be shown at our Spring Fling Quilt Show.  The Challenge Fabric will be unveiled on Jan. 5^th and all it takes is a 1/2yd and tell us your name and phone number.  The rules will be available on Jan. 5^th also.  That will give you the size and date it is due.  You can do this by yourself or with a group of friends.  These quilts are needed and much appreciated by the women who receive them.  They are targeted for those cancer patients who do not have a support system in place and when they receive their quilt they know that someone does care about them.  We have labels that will go on each quilt with your name and the P. S. We Love You tag.  If you need help for ideas---we are glad to help.  No Challenge quilts are also welcome and you need to get the rules for those too and they will also be shown.  There are 4 quilt shops involved in this so you can get the fabric from any of them:  Country Schoolhouse, Creations, Quilt Corner, and Behind the Seams.  Let’s show these cancer patients how much we care about them and we support them.  The name of the fabric is called “Fight Like A Girl.”  Isn’t that what it’s all about?

What's New

Groovy Women Clubs will resume meeting in January.  I even have all our samples made up ahead!!  Dates are Thursday, Jan. 12^th at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24^th at 5 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 28^th at 9 a.m.  Bring your napkin holders with….

New Spring Fabrics are coming in…our goal is to make a project from each line!  That might prove to be a bit difficult, but we’re up to it!  We have some new kits ready:  Bloomin’ Friends is a panel by Sandy Gervais and works up so darling – there is also the cute charm pack wall hanging that matches.  Dee worked up a cute snowman table topper using the Moonlit Star pattern and that is kitted up – great for the winter we are now getting.  Lynn did a table runner using Northern Cardinals with the Cinnamon Sticks pattern from This n’ That.  We also have that kitted.  Mo and Marsha put together an Infinity Scarf from our cozy brown faux fur fabric we have…..takes only 12”, fold and sew, put in a twist and then stitch 2 ends together by hand and put it on.  Will make a great gift for this winter or save for next Christmas. 

Christmas All Year Long….I love that song, but I get so far behind by the time Christmas gets here and then I am all worn out and can’t enjoy it.  I also know many of you are like me so I’m working on a program that will take a lot of the stress out of Christmas--gifts in particular.  Watch for the Feb. newsletter where we will have it all spelled out for you and I think this will be something you will not only like, but it will also lower that stress factor if you keep on the program from Feb. thru Nov. and you will have a nice selection of gifts to choose from that will all be done by Dec.  We will be trying to get a nice selection of those projects done so you can see what we are talking about.  Details will be coming…..