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As we head out the door to attend Quilt Market in Houston we are being greeted by snow! I was going to go out and take a photo but then I decided that I don't like to be cold and decided that you can just imagine it! But I did take a photo of some cute little charms that we are selling at Sample Spree -
These are samples from our Christmas Charms and we also will have Reunion Charms as well!
For those of you who will not be at Sample Spree we will be sure to have them for sale on our etsy site . But, you are going to have to wait until we get back!
We will be back to blogland sometime next week to give a recap of market!!!
Well, almost. We have our Reunion quilts finished, photographed and have our pattern covers designed. The only thing we are missing is our Reunion Tote Bag pattern (not named yet) because we haven't received the canvas that goes with the collection. But at least we have the quilts done!
We are going to try something new this time. We are always asked "are you going to have kits for those patterns?" And our reply is usually, um... I don't know. We then get the fabric, sell some of it, cut most of it into kits for the Label Crew, then just hoard the rest- thinking that someday we will absolutely need it! But we never seem to get the quilt kits cut.
But this time, we are going to offer the kits. There is a little catch- you have to preorder if you want one. That way, we know when the fabric comes in how much we need for the kits. One more catch- we have to put our fabric order in at Quilt Market next week, so we need to know how much to order. Which basically means, if you want one, you have a week to order it on our Etsy site. If you do that, you are assured of getting the kit you want, with the exact fabric as in the sample. If you don't order within the next week, we may have some left after the fabric gets here, but we can't guarantee it. The last catch- the fabric doesn't arrive until January, so you will have to wait until then to actually get the kit.
Okay, so now that I have explained that, we can do something fun. We are giving away the complete set of Reunion patterns to one lucky winner. Just leave us a comment and let us know which pattern is your favorite.
Our favorite? That's an easy one. We all three have the same favorite. Which means when it comes time to divide up the quilts and take them home, two of us are going to leave with a broken heart. We all love Zig Zag (such a creative name- we obviously had a serious case of naming block that day). I am staring at that quilt right now as I am typing. I love you Zig Zag. Someday you will be coming home with me. Or not. I'll let you know.
My mom's favorite should be Heartstrings. She had so much fun putting the bunting on all those hearts.
Well, she wouldn't exactly call if "fun". But they sure are cute!
We will choose a winner next week. Have a great weekend!
is our November project for the label crew!
For those of you who are wondering what the label crew is? Check it out here!
Now I know this is a boring post but come back tomorrow for more fun (we will be showcasing our patterns from Reunion)!
Have a GREAT DAY!
There are only a few hours left of our "Random Acts of Kindness" week. If you still want to get in on something free, visit our Etsy site, place an order and something fun will be in your order.
We do have a winner of our Random Acts of Kindness blog contest. Congratulations to:
Shawn M who wrote
Thanks for the chance to win. Such a nice giveaway. I am a new customer to Sweetwater and just love all of your stuff. As a quilter I would love to win the subway color art print with quilting words for my sewing room but really I would just be greatful to win any of your wonderful products. I recently purchased custom quilt labels and just love them and will be back for more and I also just joined the Label Crew which looks like it will be fun! Thanks again.
Shawn, just e-mail at info@sweetwaterscrapbook.com with your mailing address and the color quilt block print will be in the mail!
We have been super busy getting ready for Quilt Market in Houston which starts in a couple of weeks. It seems like we just got done with Quilt Market in Salt Lake City, and here we are again. As usual, we are running around trying to figure out our booth. Something completly new, as always. We will show you when we have it figured out. For now, we have a sneek peak at one of the Reunion quilts that we are taking to Houson:
More on Reunion later. Have a great day!
because we are extra busy! The labels have arrived and we are ready to mail out the October shipment of the Label Crew.
Yea!!!!!!
We do have a few of the fabric kits available on our etsy shop!
Have a great weekend and don't forget about our Random Act of Kindness!!
We thought it would be a good time for us to say thankyou. Everyday we come to work we have orders in our Inbox, messages on our e-mail, replies on our blog and new fans on our Facebook page. We want you to know we appreciate all of you who support us- so we are doing something fun for you.
For the next week, anyone who places an order on our Etsy site will receive a surprise in their package. We call it our "Random Acts of Kindness Week". It might be a free greeting card:
A charm:
A free pattern:
Labels:
Maybe even a free canvas print:
Or a book:
We realize that not all prizes will be equal in value, but it will be totally random as to who gets what in their order. You may order a $3 pattern and end up with $25 book. You never know!
But you don't have to place an order to get in on the fun. Just visit our Etsy site, let us know what you would love to have for free in a comment on our blog and you just might win that item. We will choose a lucky winner next Thursday.
Remember, our Random Acts of Kindness week begins today and ends next Thursday.
Speaking of kindness, we wanted to let you know about a program we recently found out about. Lyanna Lee from PurplePandaQuilts is doing a very special thing. She works with foster children and wants those children to all have a real stocking for Christmas, so she is organizing a stocking drive. If you would like to help out and make a stocking for a special child, please visit her blog for more information. We know you all can whip out a stocking in a couple of hours (or less) and it would bring some much needed happiness to a child on Christmas. Please check it out!
You all know Pat Sloan - the voice of quilting! She contacted us awhile back to be a guest on American Patchwordk and Quilting Radio and we were so excited we said YES! Now that the day is here I have a pit in the bottom of my stomach with nerves. I just hope I don't say something stupid!! Anyway we were very flattered that she asked us and yes today is the day. We are live on her show here http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/radio/index.html at these times 4pm eastern, 3pm Central, 2pm mountain, 1pm Pacific. Hope you can join us! There also will be 2 more talented ladies joing us as well - Rachel Griffith and Roseann Kermes.
MODA COUNTRY FAIR BLOG HOP
THE GOOD NEWS!
Thank you to all of you who visited us a the Moda Country Fair Blog Hop. It was so fun to read about everyone's favorties from the fair! We have 3 radndomly selected lucky winners for some precuts from Hometown and they are:
Kathy who wrote:
I was a 4-H kid and really learned alot from it. Then when my children were 4-H age they also participated. It just seems to me that the fair and 4-H go hand in hand. So I really enjoy the young kids projects and all the creativity that I see in young people. Loved reading all the different designers takes on the fair. Each brought back many memories. Love your towel project. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Cynthia who wrote:
Hi,
Thanks for the towel pattern.
Thought the sheep and goat pattern would have been fun. :-)
My father was an ag major at Penn State many years ago and they had to show an animal each year. One year was pigs. His was doing well while it was being shown, until it fainted! Pigs have problems with heat. LOL!!!
and Mary who wrote:
I love the carrot cake competition at our fair... entries come from adults and lots of school children.. there are dozens of entries which is wonderful for a small country town.
If you are a winner email us info@sweetwaterscrapbook.com with your mailing addresss and we will send some precuts your way!
NOW THE BAD NEWS
Do you remember the project from our label crew -
It still is going to be the project this month but it is going to be a little bit later than usual. We are waiting on the labels and should have them in our hot little hands soon! Thanks for your patience!
ENJOY YOUR DAY!!