2012 Girl Clubs you can join:

Our “Girl Clubs” are fun to belong to because they are a way of gifting yourself with a unique new and exciting handwork project that most people don’t have.   It will most likely pertain to the upcoming season or holiday.   We try to keep our projects exclusive and partner  with our favorite designers so you know you will have something that is one of a kind. 

You may think that some projects seem high priced but when you think of a designer only designing for at the most 200 people she has to be paid for her time and coming up with an exclusive design that only her club members are offered.  Please Remember!   Projects are not returnable and when you make a club committment it is for a year.   You must call us if you decide not to continue for the next year. 

 I hope you will find your new clubs very enjoyable and if you have not tried one I hope you will give us a call 608-588-2510.

For anyone joining clubs please read carefully:

It is your responsibility to call us if you change your credit card number or have had it compromised or have a new address.  Please , if we call you once, call us back to let us know if you have any changes or wish to be taken off the club.  We do not want to make call after call and never hear from you.  If we have to call you more than twice and not hear from you, you will be taken out of the club.  I’m sure you can understand that this can become a problem for us and we must figure out when enough is enough.

 Thank you for being mindful.

The Staff

 

2012 New Girl Club:

“PRIM SISTERS“

I’M VERY EXCITED OVER THIS NEW CLUB OPPORTUNITY AND I’M PRETTY SURE YOU WILL BE TOO.  I have convinced three of my favorite designers to do this exclusive club for us so hang on to your heart girlfriends I know you will be screaming with delight at the prospect of getting to be in on the this premier club offer.

“PINEBERRY LANE” -”PRIMITIVE BETTY’S” – “NOTFORGOTTEN FARM”

I bet I have your attention now.  Our new club works like this: 

 We will ship every two months this means each designer will get to design two exclusive designs for a total of 6 shipments.  We will not do any projects on anything smaller than 32 count linen and for the most part you will probably get 30 count.  

Your club begins in  March /April with Pineberry Lane’s project called “Prim Sisters School of Needlework“ . 

Here is a picture of the first project “Prim Sisters School of Needlework”.  It is a needlework pocket to store your prim scisssors and necessaries for stitching.  It can be hung or set beside you on a table.  We are excited.  The kitted price is $29.50.

 You can expect Primitive Betty’s projects in May/June and November/December.  

Notforgotten Farm’s projects will be July/ August and September/October . 

Pinberry Lane will ring in  the New Year “2013″ in January /February. 

 This is going to be so much fun for all of you that enjoy these designers projects like primitive necessaries, pinkeeps and samplers.  I can’t wait to hear from you and have you take a leap of faith with us and be a part of this new club venture.  As soon as I have a bit more info I can give you a good estimate on the cost.  I have encouraged all the designers to keep the retail at $40.00 or under.  

I just got the the new Prim Sister’s Needlebook from Primitive Betty’s.  You are going to love it so much it will be hard to have to wait to get it.  It is the perfect pattern for spring and Betty has even incorporated her signature rabbit.  I will give you a couple of views.  It is due to ship in May, we are waiting for linen so I can’t be sure when we can expect it to show up but with a little luck we should be right on target.  In the mean time you can dream about your new project.  This time you will be stitching on flax fields linen and using a great Japanese print fabric for your finishing.  I will show you the inside of the book too and when the patterns arrive I can actually give you an idea of the size.

 

 

BLACKBIRD DESIGNS LOOSE FEATHERS CLUB

BEGINS 2012 

Barb and Alma are expected to release the first booklet for the New 2012  Loose Feathers Club by the end of March.  There will be four booklets released throughout this years program. They have chosen to create designs that have been inspired by vintage antique samplers.  I love that idea. 

 Each booklet will include a reproduction of the antique sampler and two other projects reflecting elements from the original.   The booklets will all retail for $16.00.   On the Left you will see the cover of the first booklet.  Notice on the bottom of the cover you can see the original Mary Ann Blackburn antique sampler where they drew there inspiration.

 We will offer the booklet only, the booklet plus the linen and threads or just booklet and linen.  You can specify your preference when you sign up.  I do know the first project will be stitched on 30 count Sheep Straw and the threads used are Crescent Colours, Gentle Arts, and a Weeks.  We look forward to hearing from you and having you be a part of this exceptional and enjoyable club. I personally am so glad the girls have chosen this path of using antique samplers this year I know you sampler people are going to really enjoy this twist. 

 Here is another better picture of the old sampler that is included and charted and you can really see how the rest of the projects you get have been influenced by the original Mary Ann Blackburn.

 

 

 

 

Journey II Begins April 2012 

Vickie Geirike is your instructor

You are invited to take a unique Journey with us back through the Threads of Time:

For 6 months we will gather on  in our SchoolRoom on the first Saturday of every month at 10 am and focus on the daily lives of the not so ordinary prairie women, the ladies of the Civil War Era and the women of the Suffrage movement. 

 This Club is the concept of Pam Buda from “Heartspun Quilts”.  We are so excited to be able to offer this gathering idea to the customers in our area and we will accomodate mail order students as well.  The first Journey is coming to an end and everyone that took the classes really enjoyed and learned so much so I know you will enjoy the second journey just as much.

At each monthly gathering you will receive a small reproduction quilt project pattern and kit.  We will also ask you to share a 6″ square of a favorite fabric with your classmates that will allow you the idea of the unique “Make-Do” quilting experience and we will work on some handwork.  Monthly patterns and other surprises will be offered exclusively to the Prairie Women’s Sewing Circle participanets.  We will also offer this opportunity as an exclusive on line club if there is any interest. You will get 5 patterns that you will be required to work on and also 2 bonus patterns.  “to club members and you will find the color combinations will be our interpretation with the exception of the antique which we will try to reproduce close to the real colors. 

The cost of this Club and patterns will run $65.00.  Any additional charges assessed will be for your kits.   The projects are not huge so you will never feel overwhelmed.   You will learn new techniques and build new friendships.  I hope you’ll find this something you will be interested in and truly enjoy being a part of.  We want to educate you but hope you will find this a great way to destress from your daily lives.    If you decide to join us by mail the cost is $30.00 for the patterns and of course the cost of the kit will be assessed according to what is being done for the month.  We welcome you to join us in person or by mail. 

 

 

2012 “Nickel Square Girl Club”

Selma Bennett another Shop Girl is still in charge of thisclub.  We will begin this club later as Selma has just had surgury on both of her hands and we don’t expect her to be back in the shop until mid March. 

“Prairie Winds” is the quilt you see pictured on the right and that was one of our 2011 projects Selma designed for this club.  This quilt also is from my American Spirit fabric line.  You get exclusive patterns and we use great new fabrics to keep our club projects interesting.

 I’m thinking we may be able to get going sometime in the spring but we will not committ to the exact time at this moment.  Watch for details.  We would love to have you sign up This is a club you can  jump into at any time.  The projects will be fun to do and of course fit our great classic and traditional fabrics I’m sure you will get to have one of the first quilts from my new Orchard House fabric line expected early fall 2012.  You can expect table toppers, quilts and surprises. 

The charges will range from $30.00 –  $80.00 depending on the size of the project being shipped.   

We all love the 5 inch square projects and we have some  great books we would like to recomend if you fall in love with them too.    A nickel or charm square quilt project will make up into a very gratifying project.           

 

2012 Stacy Nash Primitives Handwork Club

This club debuted in 2009 and oh my goodness we can not believe the response we have had because to date this is our most popular girl club.  We have almost 180 members and we can take 200.  Now that is what I call girl power!  Thank you all for your confidence in us and Stacy’s wonderful primitive designs.  this is Stacy’s newest offering for 2012.  We have almost got all of our club members kits shipped but we are still taking new members in her club.  You just gotta love this new heart design.  The tone on tone palette makes it appealing and easy to place in your decor and enjoy or even the thought of using it for a wedding ring pillow seems like a winner too.  We hope you love this club and decide to be a part of it.

Your club project will ship every 3 months.  Each design is an exclusive and will never be offered again to anyone but a club member.  The kit cost is $40.00 and includes everything you need to complete the design. 

You will be charged shipping in the USA the priority mail cost is $5.15 and out of the country charges range from $12.95 – $16.95 depending on where you are located. You can request first class if you are comfortable with that option for a lesser charge and for our out of the country orders it makes a big difference.  We are happy to have a great many out of the country members. 

If you are not familiar with Stacy’s primitive patterns be sure to check our selection on line and get acquainted.  

We have been shipping out the newest Stacy Nash Club project this week.  It is called the Country Sampler “Sewing Pouch’.  We all love the soft spring colors and the design.  I even noticed the lining included is one of my background fabrics.  

 

 

 

 

 

Maggie’s 2012 Girl Club

Exclusive Designs by Folkartist Maggie Bonanomi

You can expect your first shipment in April

This is almost always the club that is full but we do keep a wait list just in case someone has to jump out.  Maggie’s max for members is 60 so that is why it is so hard to get in, but don’t give up and if we have your information we will give you a call if we have extra kits.

You will get 4 designs a year but Maggie’s book committments with the Kansas City Star keeps her pretty crazy these days and a teaching committment in France in the Spring , Our Grand Olde Flag Gathering in June in Spring Green and so many other things don’t allow for much extra time.   We are expecting her newest offering to debut in April of 2012 and I believe her new book is to be ready by May Market I wil detail as soon as i getthe information and we will do a pre-book so you get the first copies.  Maggies’s designs are exclusive for at least 6 months, sometimes a year and sometimes you will never see them again so this makes the club concept inviting to all us little Maggie monsters.  Maggies designs incorporerate special hand-dyed wools, vintage tickings and homespuns, ribbons, unusual velvets and other unique embellishments.  Maggies loves vintage papers and how unique they can be when used in her designs.  You can expect an array of projects ranging in price from $70.00 to $100.00. 

This is “Pewter Dish” one of the 2011 projects!   

 

2012 BLACK SHEEP CLUB

FOR QUILTERS

Our quilters really enjoy this club.  You are given the option of signing up for new fat quarter samplers or a Mystery Quilt kit.  Some members like to get both.  We ship only 4 times a year.  Our goal is to give you a stunning new pattern and keep you excited and guessing as to what is next.  We are due for a shipment in February so there is time to come on board.  One thing you should know is that we never make a kit up of something we would put in the shop because we do like to keep your projects very exclusive.  However we do invite our club members to email us pictures of the completed projects so prospective members can see what we are doing.

The club prices do vary but should never exceed $140.00.  The samplers are usually around the $35.00 – $40.00 range again depending on the fabrics we are choosing. 

 On the left  you can see our first club project for this year. The picture was submitted by Sharyl.   It is such a beautiful project and we are always excited to see a finished product because we don’t make the models up since they are for our Black Sheep Club members.  We used Blackbirds Blueberry Crumcake fabric on the border and some of the Morris fabric line was used for the background.  It is Yummy.