Let's try this again!

We've had a busy year - no excuse for not blogging regularly though. Hope you've been in the store, on our web site, visiting us on Facebook and receiving our Constant Contact messages! So much of what we do is "entertainment" - special events, visiting teachers, sales and promos, great classes, exciting new fabric lines ...

I've taken the time to put together a small Smilebox slide show for you to enjoy. It highlights many of the artsy projects we've recently undertaken and the great Fibre Art products that we carry. Enjoy!

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New Fabrics! New Samples!

With Linda and Darlene off to Quilt Market in Salt Lake City tomorrow (and seeking warmer weather as well), the girls in the stores have been keeping themselves busy with sample making! Sharon just finished a great quilt top with the new Maxine fabric line and is currently working on a new sample with Oriental Fabrics. Bernice has finished her Cat in the Hat Sample and is moving on to a Halloween table runner - can't be too early for that, can you?! And if you are looking ahead to making your Christmas 2011 projects, our Christmas fabrics are arriving steadily! Along with the new Stonehenge Christmas, we've received a great line of traditional Christmas prints, with pointsettias and coordinates in lovely colors. Come on in for a visit to check it all out!

Spring Quilt Market is Coming!

We are excitedly getting ready for Spring Quilt Market - this year in Salt Lake City! Time to find out what's new -in patterns, books, notions and even some fabrics!

What would you most like to see in a quilting store? What are your interests? Give us some ideas so that we know what YOU would like us to look for!

Red Deer Quilt Show!

Hi! March already. What have you been up to???

We've been busy (and who hasn't?)! Christmas has come and gone; Customer Appreciations; Quilt challenges; promos, specials, classes ...

And now we are getting ready for ... The Red Deer Quilt Show! That's right! The 20th Annual Central Alberta Quilters' Guild Show will be held at the Parkland Pavilion, Westerner Park on:

Friday, April 1 - from 1o:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 2 - from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Look for us in our booth at the Market Mall! We have all sorts of new kits, great new quilting templates and patterns from Australia, new fabric paint demos and Shiva work ... great stuff to get you excited!

See you there!

World's Worst Blogger

Hi! I am turning into the world's worst blogger! I make vows to keep this updated, and then the months seem to fly by. That's because there's always so much happening at Quilter's Dream!

Take now, for instance. We are in the last three days of our Tent Sale. It has been SO BUSY with our fabric all on sale, plus notions, machines, threads ... EVERYTHING! We've all been hopping.

Then, we are offering some awesome summer classes. I myself taught a collage summer camp every day last week! All of our classes are full and we are so delighted to be able to meet those students who work full-time but spend their summer vacations with us.

Our quilt retreat in September is full, but that doesn't mean that the planning for it is over! Kits need to be cut and decisions made. It's a UFO retreat and I need to plan some alien-invasion activities!

Creative Stitches is October 1st and 2nd - we are already planning how our booths will look and cutting kits, making new samples and ordering special items for the event. It will be exciting.

PLUS, our Series of Sizzling Summer Specials continues - there's a different item on sale every day and so EVERY DAY we need to create a new display ... keeps us on our toes.

You should see all the new fabric lines we are bringing in! Personally, I am hooked on Kaffe Fassett and am already working on my second quilt since the fabric was delivered a few weeks ago. I love his large florally prints!

And our challenge is underway!!! Check the website to read all about it. You could win the Grand Prize!

Hope summer is treating you well. I'm feeling "drenched" from all the rain, but it has been nice and dry in both the stores and in my own studio. What more could I want?

Keep smiling,
Darlene

Happy Spring!

Easter has passed and it's time to look forward to April showers? May flowers? And an opportunity to sign up for some exciting summer time workshops! Darlene is busy putting together the summer class schedule - stay tuned. We will be offering day time courses only - but will cover the basics of Quilt Making, Machine Quilting, a few art classes and hopefully, some kids' programs too!

So MUCH is new in both stores - the north has been busy redecorating and shedding some light on everything! (We've opened up the window area again and are sure enjoying seeing the sun every day!) The south store has been measured up for some bright new window coverings and continues to put together some of the best quilting displays in the city. Plans are underway for our fall retreat - call Darlene at the north store if you have any questions.

If you and a group of friends would like a special workshop offered for you this summer, give us a call and we'll put something together for you. It's that easy!

Wow! Time Flies!

Can't believe it's the end of February already! The store has seen the start-up of some great winter classes; two fantastic fabric sales; a great Valentine Quilting Demo; and the arrival of hundreds of new bolts of fabric!!!

Now we are drawing close to National Quilting Month (better known to some as March!). What events would you like to see in the store? We are tossing around several options ... maybe even a "free" class somewheres along the line!

Make sure that your e-mail address is in the store's data base! We have been doing weekly e-mails out with specials, coupons and such. And come see the new floor plan at the North Store - we have windows and sunshine again and the whole atmosphere is so much brighter!

Hope to see you soon!