305 St. John’s Ave, Palatka, FL 32177
386-385-5678
It is not uncommon for people to walk into the shop and get excited about everything they see.. Then as non-quilters they ask if we have any quilts for sale. When we say yes and tell them the price; there is total silence, you could hear a pin drop, the conversation comes to a dead […]
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Miss D’s has 2 sit and sews. Every Friday, 9 til 5, a group of sewers and quilters take advantage of the space in 301 of the shop for their group. This group is open to anyone who likes to sew or quilt. This includes hand-quilters and garment makers. The group only asks $2.00 to
How do we as shop owners go about selecting fabric for our shops — it is kinda like throwing darts at the board, most of the time. There are times when the vendor shows you a collection and you know that it is going to be a best seller — you hope. For example December
Selecting Fabric for the Shop, It is a lot of work – Guess Work ? Read More »
So, no sooner than I post something about all of our fabric vendors being shut down do I find out they are back at a limited capacity. This really speaks to the American desire to be self-sufficient. After contacting a few of the East Coast vendors to learn when they would be shipping again and
Things are beginning to Change, Again Read More »
When you think of going to a quilt shop there is just so much we never even think about. We get to see and touch fabulous fabric and seek out any new notions or find our old favorite ones right on the shelf. Not sure until now that I even gave much thought to everything
Good Morning, Truly hope all is going well for everyone. As most of you know a great many of our fabric companies are located on the west coast – California, Oregon and Washington. Felt like that needed clarification, if you are from Florida then you think west coast of Florida — just natural. The majority
Fabric, Fabric, Fabric Read More »
We just received 8 bolts of fabric plus one of backing from Pam’s latest collection — Hill Country Heritiage. This fabric is as expected — rich colors, beautiful designs. Paula Barnes’ inspiration for the Hill Country Heritage collection was an elegant antique border stripe. She adapted the original design so it could be creatively cut
Civil War Fabric by Pam Buda Read More »
Saturday, Jeannie taught the “Stack-n-Whack” technique using the 4-Patch Posey Pattern. It always amazes me how different the fabric becomes as it is cut and re-positioned. Even the students were surprised how different the fabric appeared. Some picked small print fabric, another selected a dense print, and another selected a really large print. They all
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This month we decided to do something different — fabric paint. Krista stitched out the sea life patterns using black thread on white PFD fabric. Of course, she had to resize them first. Then she trimmed the blocks and each person selected one bock. The sea horse was the most popular followed by the turtle.
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