SunFlower Quilts May 2007 Newsletter
May is almost upon us! There are lots of things happening this month. There is a great quilt show called “Airing of the Quilts” in Huntsville on Saturday May 5th brought to you by the Tall Pines Quilt Guild. There will be lots of quilts hanging outside around the town hall, rain or shine. For more info go to their web site at http://www.tallpinesquiltguild.com.
Graduations are happening, why not make a quilt for that special graduate?
EXCITING NEWS
You can now shop online! Our online shop is open and ready to take your orders! Just go to our web site and click on the online shop. Check it often as we are adding items to it daily. If you can’t find what your looking for just ask us, as we don’t have everything listed yet.
Chain Cutters
We now have some more of our exclusive chain cutters in stock. If you chain piece, then you absolutely have to have one of these. Once you have seen it in action, you will want one. They are only $8.99, come on in and get them while we still have some.
Wild Wild West Shop Hop
The Shop Hop is June 15th – 23rd. It will be great fun and a tribute to ovarian cancer awareness! All the blocks in the shop hop quilt will be made from the teal ovarian cancer fabric line “Inspiration” by Blank textiles. Each shop will set the blocks in their own setting design. You too can help in the awareness of ovarian cancer! We would like our customers to start donating 12 ½” unfinished blocks in predominately teal colors. They can be any block design you wish. We will begin accepting the blocks May 1st, the same week as MD Anderson’s annual "Sprint for Life" fun run (May 5th) here in Houston! We will collect the blocks and hang them in the 9 participating shop hop shops thru Sept. 2007! Take your blocks to your favorite participating shop (SunFlower Quilts, of course) and they will be displayed for all to enjoy until Sept 2007. Then we will have a joint sew-in in September including all 9 participating shops (date to be announced) much like our Quilt Pink sew-in last year! We will put all the blocks together into quilts and MD Anderson will auction them in an online auction during the Spring of 2008! Wow! All the shops are so excited about this local collaboration but the most important aspect is about getting everyone educated about the seriousness of ovarian cancer! Contact any of the 9 participating shops for more information or go to www.wildwildwestshophop.com.
You can learn more about ovarian cancer on the MD Anderson Ovarian Cancer page: www.mdanderson.org/diseases/Ovarian/
Moda University
Moda U meets this Sat. April 28th at 4pm. Come get your 9th block and the free extra project. It is the cutest purse pattern and I have one made to show you. You will want to make one for the summer!
Yellow Brick Road Quilt Kit
We have a new Yellow Brick Road quilt kit made from April Cornell’s "Sunshine" line. Come see the quilt, it is gorgeous and so easy to make. What a great mother’s day gift! Hurry because the kits are going fast, and they are only $49.95 which includes all fabrics except the backing.
New Fabrics
Sandy Gervais’s “Celebrate Spring” fabrics finally came in! “Folklorique” from Moda by Fig Tree Quilts is a fresh new line in beautiful reds, blues and greens. Light delicate florals, dots and stripes from Windham fabrics by Michelle Blackhurst called “Morning Glory”.
RJR presents “Farmhouse” in rich blues, reds and yellows and a very well done farmyard scene. RJR fabrics has a crisp new line with a vintage look of fresh florals, paisleys and tone on tones called “Caught Up in Stitches”. It also has a great panel of 10 blocks and strips of butterflies that you can embroider or color or do both!
Charm Packs
New charm packs from Moda: April Cornell’s new Christmas line “Vintage Holidays”, “Folklorique”, “Sunshine”, “Celebrate Spring”, “Spring Fling”, “Renewal”, “London Lawns”.
From RJR: “Roaring 20's and Beyond”, “Sweet as a Rose”, Thimbleberries “House and Garden”, “Garden Graphics” and “Little Pretties”.
Jelly Rolls
New jelly rolls, these are 40 pre cut 2 ½” strips rolled up and ready to sew. They are great and oh so easy! We have jelly rolls in the following lines, “Vintage Holidays”, and "Folklorique". The jelly rolls go so fast we can’t keep them in the store, so check often!
We also have some new patterns for jelly rolls and charm packs! New books by Debbie Caffrey “Open a Can of Worms” all the quilts in her 2 books use 2 ½” strips perfect for jelly rolls!
Idea Saturday
Idea Saturday is the 3rd Saturday in May 19th at 9am sharp! Come by for at least 5 ideas. We have a cute boy's baby quilt made from charm packs called Little Boy Blue, a great zippered cosmetic or tool bag and a Table runner made from charm packs, to name just a few! We would love for you to come and get ideas for some great projects we know you will enjoy making and sharing. We would love to hear your ideas too! Logan will have his famous egg tortillas and orange juice for refreshments!
Splash Dash Class
The Splash Dance class is this Sunday, April 29th from 1-6pm. This class is now full. Keep checking the web site for summer classes, we will be adding classes as they become available!
That Quilter
“That Quilter” Donna Warnement will be here on the first Tuesday May 1 from 10am – 12noon. Bring your quilt tops for quilting or come pick yours up. Or just come to see all the beautiful quilts. It’s a wonderful show and tell. You will be inspired!
Thimbleberries Club
The Thimbleberries club will meet Sunday May 6th from 2-3pm. We are meeting 1 week earlier on Sunday because Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday. The Friday meeting is the second Friday May 11th from 6 – 7pm.
Flower of the Month BOM
The “Flower of the Month” BOM April kits are ready. All the fabrics come from Northcott designed by Ro Gregg. We only have 4 more spaces available for this BOM so hurry and let us know if you want to sign up! The fabrics are beautiful. The quilt measures 102” x 102” and is set on point. The blocks are 22 ½” square. There are 13 blocks, so it will be a 13-month BOM. On the 13th month, you will get your final block and the finishing kit. The cost is $19.99 per month. (This will include all fabrics including blocks, finishing kit fabrics and binding). If you pay in full at the time of registration, you get 1 month free. Come by and see February and March’s blocks, you’ll want to sign up!
Log Cabin Block of the Month
The last Log Cabin BOM block kit will be available May 15th, since this is our last block, you will also receive the finishing kit fabrics and directions. It's hard to believe that it has been a year already! Stay tuned for our next block of the month series.
New Block of the Month
We will start a new Sunbonnet Sue and Overall Sam embroidered Block of the Month in June.
Quilt Pink
Quilt Pink update: The online auction has begun. There are some amazing quilts! Please go to our web site or quiltpink.com for all info and start bidding! Each week, from April thru October 2007 there will be 150 different quilts at auction until all 5000 quilts are presented. The first quilts from our shop will be shown in late June or July. Quilt Pink will notify us 2 weeks prior to the time they will be presented for bidding. We will keep you posted to the exact dates.
Have a wonderful May and remember we are here to help you get those projects finished!
Blessings,Logan and Jill
