Check your "In-box" for the arrival of the current newsletter. Melissa has finished putting together the events of the next four months. If for some reason the letter does not post to you in the next couple of days. Call the shop and we will help you out.
The samples shown above are new here at Seams Like Home. The tote is titled "Pockets a Plenty" by Whistlepig Creek Productions. It measures 13.5x15.5 and is literally loaded with interior and exterior pockets. Our sample is made in Amy Butler fabrics. The bag is somewhat unique in that it has a draw-string closing nestled inside.
The table-runner is the newest "Snap Sack" entitled "Fuchsia Fancy". The snap-sacks are complete, backing and binding included. You only add the batting of your choice.
The "Little Hot Rod Playmat" is from Little Hot Rod for South Sea Imports measures 46x52. Kits are available. Let the "little man" in your life run his cars over the fabric roads and then use as a cover-up when he naps.
The next few months are loaded with events, activities and classes. The statewide "Quilt Minnesota" Shop-hop kicks off July 30 and runs through August 15. Our pre-order options are becoming limited. If you have not yet seen the fabric mock-ups please stop in.
Looking ahead to May, we are having a "Mother's Day Sale" May 8Th. Stop in for 10% off all fabric cuts of 1 yard or more. Door prize drawings for Moms and refreshments.
Our 5Th Anniversary Sale is May 15Th.(How can this be??) From 9-4, join us for door prizes, refreshments and specials. 10% off all kits, 15% off all books and patterns. $1.50 pre-cut fat quarters and $5.00 pre-cut panels.
The month of May "Happy Hour Specials"
7: 10% off all notions
14: 10% off all Batiks
21: 10% off all patterns
28: 10% off all books.
At the end of May Melissa and I will be attending Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis. We haven't had a chance to get to market since it was held in Portland, Oregon. We are both excited to be going and our "Open House" to show off what we discovered will be Monday evening May 24, 5-7pm.
There is MUCH more going on and we will be updating the blog to keep you informed.
And then there's this: Saturday marks the annual running of the "Moose Run" in Moose Lake. This event is the kick-off of the summer running season for Melissa. There are probably grander running events but I doubt they are better run or better organized. This is a premiere small town running event and it gets better every year. Melissa and her running partners Deb and Jen will be at the starting line as they have been for the past several years.
This is what I know: Melissa has become the runner that her brother was. She runs just to run. Not to win, but because something in her head says she must. There is a mis-conception that running is all physical. Believe me when I say it is in your head and if it's not all the training in the world won't take you down the road. After last years race I was walking with Melissa and Jen to the cool-down area. The girls were approached by a young woman holding a notebook and camera. She was a reporter for a running magazine based in Duluth. She asked them for a comment, this is what she said. "Tell me why you run?" Melissa turned to me, then she looked back at the reporter. No one spoke as Melissa struggled for composure. Then this is what she said, "I run for my brother Mike'. It's what's in her head.
Till next time!
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