Aunt Mary's - Cool!!!

So have your spring time wishes come true? Maybe now your a little over heated? Well, Aunt Mary's is always cooooool! We have Air Conditioning!!! So there is always a cool breeze! We are going into a time with less classes going on. (You and everyone else is out at the beach) So if your feeling a little sticky and want to cool off. Remember, Aunt Mary's is COOL!!!! Maybe come in and sew in the classroom. Have a nice tall, iced, something. BE COOL TOO!

Some neat things!

My friend Linda has been at it again. she just brought in this cute little project. It's one of the Crabapple hill patterns. This is the kind of thing you can do as your siting out on the deck this summer sipping on a lemonade. mmmmm

Button, button, Who's got the Button? I DO!!!! I love buttons! Need to put just the right touch on a new purse? A bug for an appliqued flower? Buttons will do it!!!

Shop Hop 2009 Fabric

It's kind of hard to believe that The great Northwest Washington Quilt shop hop is just around the corner again. Yep! I just got my first shipment of this years shop hop fabric in the shop. So now I have to get busy cutting it up to make the kits for our block. If you want to reserve your own little stash (I think most of us cut back on how much we got this year, so the quantities are going to be more limited) You better do it quick!

May Flowers

April Showers, bring May flowers. So If it continues to rain in May do we get extra special flowers?!!! Here are just a few that make me happy. Today the sun is suppose to come out and be beautiful right through the weekend. May floral sale at Aunt Mary's is through Saturday, so I hope some of you come to Aunt Mary's to pick out some flowers for your stash.

Reynola's class A HIT!!!

Last Saturday, Reynola Pakusich was here teaching one of her great classes, "meandering paths" Here she is at her sewing machine giving a demonstration on how to sew the block. Everyone was just crazy over her teaching style. she is so knowledgeable about how to use the fabrics you love, and getting them to all communicate together.

Denise was having such a great time working on her project. Such great fabrics!

Here's Dottie and part of her Creation. What a fun person she is. I really enjoyed having her in our class and getting to know her. She has led a very interesting life. Sometimes it's not only the class that you take but the people you meet that is worth a million dollars!

Aunt Mary's Spring Tea

Today was Aunt Mary's annual Spring Tea. Here we are, all ready with lots of goodies. I love to have a chance to have my good customers stop by for a good time of relaxing and enjoying each others company.

We had Krista Moser for a guest speaker. She shared with us about her life and how she came into quilting. She is truly and amazing girl! She practically came out of her momma with a sewing machine. now she is one of the most talented machine quilter that I know, She has a business producing trendy handbags for local boutiques and is working her way into designing fashions.

Krista gave us a great demonstration on her way of making a scalloped border. She makes it look sooooo easy. I have an easier way....... I have her quilt my quilt and scallop the border FOR me.

Over all I think this years Spring Tea was a success and a good time was had by all!

A New Project

I thought I would show a little project that I have been working on. this is one of Meg Hawkey's patterns, From Crabapple hill. I just love doing Red work. I have found it's such a relaxing, no brain involved kind of project. Just the thing for evenings on the couch! Just follow the line!!!! This one is just chalk full of summer time things. I have been really enjoying it.

Spring is here!!! Really!!!

I know, I know! It's raining again! Well, we do live in the great northwest, and you know the old saying...... April showers, brings May flowers. Well, if you need a little sun shine right NOW. Hop in the car and come by Aunt Mary's. The flowers are right outside the door! They are soooo pretty! Pat does real magic with those planters!!!

Inside the shop, we have fabric that just HAS to make you feel like spring is here! Sun shine is just around the corner. I promise!!!

A Field Trip

Last Friday I took a little field trip and went to the Camano Island Quilters, quilt show in Stanwood. I had such a great time, and boy oh boy did they have a nice show. This is a group of my friends that I ran into. They are standing in front of a real show stopper!!! I always enjoy going to shows., especially when I don't have to work there. I just love to see lots of my customers master pieces on display.

Yep! You just never know who you will run into. These two fun ladies were there selling some great things. Rosealee's husband was there selling some wonderful quilt racks and other wooden quilt things we are always looking for. I nabbed his business card so if you need that kind of thing just let me know. I am soooo lucky to have so many friends!!! there a several more shows coming up so stop by, pick up some info, and mark your calendar. Maybe I'l see you there!

For the Dogs!

Last month we had a food drive "for the dogs" and it was a great success! I am such a lover of dogs. They just melt my heart. I have such a hard time watching that commercial on T.V. without getting a lump in my throat. So we thought it would be a great idea to help out. Our book Club was reading "Racing in the Rain" a fantastic book with a dog as the author, and there was a coupon on Aunt Mary's Web site that helped out a lot. You all stepped up to the plate!!! We took around three hundred pounds of dog food, treats, toys and over one hundred dollars in cash over to N.O.A.H. I was so impressed with their facilities, and I was so excited to help out. This may be something that needs to keep going at Aunt Mary's. Watch for details.