Valentines Comin' Your Way+ Flirty New Fabric

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We are all done swapping Valentines and they were dropped in the mail to their new owners so watch for them in the mail ladies! We hope it makes everyone's Valentine's Day sweet!  We had 21 people participate! 
Many of you tried post card making for the very first time.  If this has got you hooked you can check out several yahoo groups where they exchange postcards all the time (postcardpizzazz@yahoogroups.com is one) to add to your collections.  
A big THANK YOU! to all our participants for making this swap so successful and fun! Watch for more swaps coming soon!

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New in the shop this week we have 

Dragonfly Daze put out by Northcott:

It also has these two beautiful patterns designed around it:
  
Just in time for Valentine's day we also received Flirtation also from Northcott: 

And this beautiful pattern that gives fabric requirements for making this quilt all the way up to KING SIZE! 

Closing in on Valentine Swap Deadline!

Remember that the last day to turn in your 4"x6" Valentines is Wednesday, February 9th at 5pm. Remember embellishments are welcome just make sure it is mailable in an envelope. 

See the picture of the car below that was parked outside the shop today....

Wow! The owner really takes embellishment to the extreme!

A huge thank you to everyone who is participating in the Valentine Swap. We are so tickled with what you came up with and with how many people are participating! We love that we have some first time post card makers! Be warned! It is addictive!!!

Thank you so much!

Are you Feelin' the Love?

We got these adorable fabrics from Northcott this week called 

"Love Nest"

 Close up of the smaller prints:

 And we thought....What if we organized a Valentine swap?

Drop off a 4"x 6" Valentine to the shop by February 9th at 5pm and you will receive one in the mail from someone else!  As a thank you Quilters Crossing will give each participant a $5 off coupon, good for their next purchase.

We have kits at the store you can purchase for $5.

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You can pull from your stash. 

Kits include:

 a 4x6" piece of pelltex Stablizer,

 4x6" piece of Watercolor paper for the back, 

a variety of Love Nest Fabrics equalling 1/8 of a yard, 

4 pieces of velveteen rick rack.

Rules:

Valentines should be 4"x 6" (like a postcard) but the rest is up to you.

You can use mixed media techniques, quilting, fabric, embellishments etc... please remember to give what you would like to receive! And remember these will be mailed so no breakable embellishments or Valentines too thick to be mailed in a regular envelope please!

They must be turned in on or before February 9th by 5 pm at which time we give you a $5 coupon for participating.

Here is an example made from the Love Nest Fabrics.

Every Valentine will be unique! They can be funny, simple, detailed...whatever you like!

We'll mail your return Valentines on February 10th so hopefully you'll receive them by Valentines Day! Anyone is welcome to enter, no purchase necessary. One coupon per participant.

Stop by the store to see the example up close.