SunFlower Quilts August 2007 Newsletter

Summer Sun Welcome to the August SunFlower Quilts Newsletter.

August is upon us. Fall, Halloween and Christmas fabrics have been coming in like crazy!

We started our new Sunbonnet Sue and Overall Sam embroidered BOM on July 15th. It's not too late to start! It is a 14 month BOM. The cost is $19.99 per month, the finishing kit is included in the monthly fee, so there will be no large finishing kit fee at the end of the BOM. As always, if you pay in full at time of registration you will get 1 month free!! You have to come see the quilt, it turned out wonderful. The quilt is very easy to make. There are 12 pinwheel blocks, 7 Sunbonnet Sue embroidered blocks, 7 Overall Sam embroidered blocks and 4 redbird drunkards path blocks. Check our web site to see the quilt and to get the info sheet and registration sheet or better yet come by and see it in person!

We are still working on the Ovarian Cancer Awareness project. Don't forget to donate a 12 ½" predominately teal unfinished block to any of the 9 participating shops thru mid September to raise awareness for Ovarian cancer. We will have a joint sew in on September 23rd from 2 - 8 pm involving all 9 shops and their customers from the Wild Wild West Shop Hop and all sewers, quilter's etc. to put all of the blocks into quilt tops to be donated on the MD Anderson auction site! We are so excited that our shop has received almost 70 blocks already!! We have a goal of 150 blocks, there's still plenty of time! We will collect them through the middle of September. We have the best and most caring customers and feel so blessed! There's lots more info on the web site look for the Shop Hop Update.

New fabrics: From Moda- Christmas fabrics from April Cornell called Vintage Holiday; from Sentimental Studios called Very Berry Christmas; a line of blues, grays and blacks with a Santa village scene called Snow Village; from Figtree Quilts called A Yuletide Blessing; From Deb Strain called Let it Snow, Let it Snow, from Holly Taylor called Tamarack Grove, from Sentimental Studios called Deck the Halls. Thimbleberries cute children's line called Wiggles and Giggles; Sangria Sunset; Mr. Halloween' Party, a really great Halloween vintage line and Thimbleberries new Autumn Traditions line; plus lots of charm packs! A pretty line called Sweet as a Rose, it has beautiful pinks and a very light green with paisleys and rose flowers, you have to see it! From Baum textiles a beautiful vintage reproduction look called Sigourney by Anna Griffen, beautiful vintage flowers with birds plus great coordinates! From Free Spirit we just received a line called Fresh Cut, it is wonderful, lots of great large scale florals geometrics, and stripes in soft beautiful colors. You can go to our web shop and see all the new fabrics!

We have a new product called Lavender Best Press Spray Starch, its great! There's also a Lavender scented linen water.

Thanks to all who came to "Idea Saturday". Evelynne, Carolyn, Dorothy and Anita did a great job for us while we were enjoying our daughter's wedding. The next "Idea Saturday" will be the 3rd Saturday in September on the 15th at 9am sharp.

We are excited about starting our classes back up. We are starting some new Ala Carte classes. Each class will teach a different technique. You can take 1 or take all, its up to you! Next week, check the classes page of the web site to see some new listings.

"That Quilter" Donna Warnement will be here on the first Tuesday of August, the 7th, from 10am - 12noon. Bring your quilt tops for quilting or come pick one up, or just come to see all the beautiful quilts, it's a wonderful show and tell. You will be inspired! Its not too early to start bringing her your Christmas quilts for quilting. Donna's deadline to be guaranteed by Christmas is Tuesday October 2.

The Thimbleberries Club will meet Friday, August 10th from 6-7pm or Sunday August 12th from 2-3pm.

The last Moda U Mystery Quilt BOM will meet the last Saturday August 25th at 4pm. You will get the bonus 13th block and all finishing fabrics and instructions.

The "Flower of the Month" BOM July kits are ready to be picked up.

Quilt Pink update: There have been lots of the quilts for bidding you all made last fall. It's fun to see them. They are calling our shop Sunflower Quilts Czech Rep.

Quilt Festival is coming! Go to Quilts.com to sign up for classes. How easy is that!!

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Have a wonderful August. Thanks for being our customers!

Blessings,

Logan and Jill