More Wool!

More new wool arrived last week. We found this new distributor at market and I just fell in love with the cool textures and plaids that they offer. Here are just a few in the color "Old Denim".

Aren't they cool looking? So we've restocked the wool cabinet with wool eighths and wool sixteenths and Stacie is already working on a wall hanging project that uses some of the new plaids. I can't wait to see it.

Kay Capps Cross Missing Quilts

Hi Everyone -

Awhile back I mentioned the unbelievable misfortune of Kay Cross' quilts being stolen in Houston. I promised pictures of the quilts, so here they are.

Admittedly, they are not the kind of quilts you will find at Pieceful Gathering, but a lot of you dabble in brights, and somewhere in your travels you may run across one of these items. If, by chance, you see one of these items - maybe at a show or for sale somewhere - maybe even online, please contact me, and I will put you in touch with Kay.

Without further ado:

Thanks! Carrie

Black Monday - Red Tuesday SALE!

Happy Cyber Monday!


We kind of missed Black Friday - anyone that made it into the shop on Friday knows that we were in the middle of re-organizing (read that - making a huge mess). I have been hearing all kinds of things about Cyber Monday, too - that is today, for those of you that are surfing from work. I thought maybe we should try to cash in on this new phenomenon, so I have devised a little sale scheme.


Like many of you, we are being affected adversely (watch me bring out the big words) by the current state of the economy. It is not horrible, yet, but keeping up with bills is a never-ending issue. I figured out that if each person reading my weekly newsletter would spend $33.00 in the shop, or online, that would put us back in the black. I even came up with a little logo:


I am calling it, "Help us stay on the Dark Side." That seemed appropriate, if you know my philosophy of quilting!

So, here is the deal:

For Today and Tomorrow Only (that's December 1st & 2nd)

Order at least $33.00 worth of items on our website,

and we will remove the shipping charges from your bill!

OR

Come into the shop Tomorrow (we aren't open today), and purchase $50.00 or more worth of regular priced merchandise and we will give you a 33% Discount on your purchase (That will make your total $33.50!)

To get your discount, you must tell your check-out person (probably me) that you want to "Come to the Dark Side," or something close.

NO TELLING OTHERS IN THE SHOP

I want to see who is reading my newsletter and blog!

Last Free First Friday (a.k.a. Freaky Friday)

Hi Kids,

Katie is soaking up sun in Florida, so I am in charge. You know I let her think she is in charge when she is around. Anyway, I wanted to remind you that we have First Friday Sew-In this week - I know, great planning - the night before the Registration/Open House. Thankfully, Katie will be back to make sure everything flows smoothly.

By now you should have received your Spring Class Schedule in the mail. You may have noticed that we have implemented a new policy for certain gatherings - including First Friday. We will sell you a punch card for $20.00, which will allow you to attend four gatherings. Besides First Friday, you may use the card for Featherweight Drop-In Club, and a new UFO Drop-In Club that we are trying this session. You can read more about it in the newsletter.

The new policy should technically take effect this at this week's Friday Sew-In, but I would like, instead, to ask each person attending (or even if you aren't attending), to bring Non-perishable food items or personal care items worth about $5.oo for us to donate to the Cary-Grove Food Pantry. If you would prefer to donate cash, we will see that it gets to the Food Pantry, as well.

I know that times are tough for all of us, but there are always people that are worse-off than we are. A small donation can go a long way. We will set up some kind of donation center in the shop, and continue to collect donations through December 12th.

Jo Club

This is Carrie - So far, you have only heard from Katie, in case you didn't know. Yes, I am finally learning how to blog. Katie put the picture in, and handed me the laptop. I may never figure out how to do this again, but you never know!

I wanted to tell you about this week's Jo Club. Kathy wasn't feeling well, so I took over. We knew we weren't going to have the new Jo Club patterns on time, so I put together another little quilt for the club. I really wanted to use some of the new Providence fabrics, and luckily, we got them on time. We put together kits (at the last minute - as usual), which you can purchase on our website. Hey - how cool is that? I put a link in!

Anyway, I really want to make this into a big quilt:

Hey - Check that out - I learned how to put in a picture. This is amazingly easy! Katie did say that even a moron could do this, but I don't always rank that high on her list.

I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving. We are watching football - actually, Kate and I are giggling over this blog thing, Tony is sleeping, and the boys are making fun of us. A perfect family Thanksgiving.

Back to the subject - Jo assures us that we will have the new patterns shortly, so I am sure that Kathy will have a completed sample next month (she loves me). We do have some ideas for making Jo Club more interesting that I think you will like - that is, if you enjoy a little challenge.

Be sure to sign up for Jo Club next session when you attend our Open House on December 6th. (Nice segway, huh?)

I will stop babbling and go back to watching the football game (that means doze....)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Carrie

November Seasonal Demo

Everyone seemed to have a good time at our November seasonal demo. We had a fun Christmas Movie Trivia game with some cute holiday prizes. Then Deb showed a number of projects that you can still whip up before Christmas. Some of them are on our website on the Christmas Specials page. Here are some pictures of just a couple of things.

This is a wall hanging that Pieceful Teacher Deb Walker actually designed herself. If you can't make out the writing, it says "In the meadow...". Isn't it clever?

This Christmas Tree Placemat is from one of our favorite teachers Jean Mueller. She's so creative!

Wool Crazy!

I might have gone a little bit overboard last week ordering wool. I just couldn't help myself! Half of what I ordered arrived yesterday and it is gorgeous. I expect another shipment from a new supplier to come in sometime next week and I can't wait to see the new plaids and textures.

This is my latest wool projects. It's from the book Primitive Christmas and we have kits for it here at the shop. I like it because it's not too Christmasie. It could really be used year round if you have a real country home or a cabin up north. Let me know what you think.