It's nearly May, so it must be time for Shop Hop, right? Shop Hops in some parts of the country can happen all year round because they don't have to deal with winter weather and road conditions. However, here in the tundra, we experience a big black Shop Hop hole over the winter. Now that the weather is turning nice again, we have Shop Hoppers coming out of hibernation all over the place!
The annual Twin Cities Shop Hop started yesterday, April 28. It runs through today and all day Saturday (4/30). We are open 9-9 today (Friday) and 9-5 tomorrow. We had such a great time yesterday, so many people visiting the store! Everyone gets a little sample of a solid color from each store on the tour. Our color is pink! Laurel has designed and written directions for a pillow cover to help you use those solids! Free for everyone with a passport.
Visitors also get a chance to draw for a door prize, and we had quite a few lucky winners yesterday! You get to participate by having your passport stamped. There's no charge for a passport! But just don't try using it on your next trip over the border!
We are featuring a new ruler, the Corner Pop, for the Shop Hop by enlisting Laurel's great teaching skills to present ongoing demonstrations on how to use it. She has samples made of 3 quilts that she made with the Corner Pop.
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| Laurel is so happy to have the chance to demonstrate the things that the Corner Pop ruler can do for you! |
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| This is one of 2 quilts by Me & My Sister that Laurel made with the Corner Pop ruler. She explains how to bring the ruler into good use in patterns that don't specifically call for the specialty ruler, just like this one. |
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| The same pattern for the "jars on a shelf" quilt includes the directions for the "spools on a shelf" quilt! And better yet, just 1 charm pack of 5" squares was needed for the pretty colored fabrics in both quilts! But what if you can't make it in for the demo, but want to know what this ruler is all about? Well, Deb Tucker, the brains behind the ruler, has an instructive video for you! |
Partnered with the Shop Hop, we are collecting pillowcases for kids that will be donated to
"Cases For Smiles" (formerly ConKerr Cancer). For every pillowcase donated
before 5PM Saturday, the maker's name is entered into a drawing for a new sewing machine,
a Janome 7330 donated by Valley West Sewing.
So you still have time to make up some cute pillowcases to help out some sweet kids!
And yet another feature for our Shop Hop visitors! Local designer, world renowned and multi-talented Terry Atkinson has loaned us some samples for her 2 newest patterns, due to be released in the very near future! You can be one of the first to own the patterns if you pre-order with us!
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| Marching Band by Atkinson Designs |
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| Bubbly Bags by Atkinson Designs. See those cute colored handles? Two more hot-off-the-press features:
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And, of course, we have coffee, tea, bottled water, cookies and bars all waiting for you! We feel a responsibility to keep you hydrated and fed with all of this work of Shop Hopping!
So hop on over to Bear Patch and join the fun!
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