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As the Bobbin Winds Email Newsletter: Volume 4:15:2014
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Wishing you an Easter filled with Love, Peace, and Joy of Springtime!
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Dearest Country Traditions Friends,
German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote, "We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves: otherwise we harden." Spring is the right time to renew and rejuvenate: an opportunity to soften. The season lends us moments to shed our skin and blossom. We are reunited with an energy that has sat still within our sleepy souls during the winter time.
As we eagerly wait for Spring, the time of renewal, regeneration and rebirth. It seems mother nature is playing with us a little this year. I know Spring is coming, if one looks, the little signs are around us. A Robin taking a bath in the puddle in the driveway, the bunnies hopping around the yard, and the birds teasing the cats through the window. Today, whether you are inspired by the sentiments of Easter or the fresh smell of a gentle breeze, or the bright spring colors of a New fabric collection, take a moment to appreciate the process by which you become renewed.
Soon it will be time to dig in the dirt and freshen things up. As we wait patiently for Spring to show it's self, why not "hop" into your favorite quilt shop. Country Traditions is "Anew" in so many ways. New fabric collections arriving daily, a New Point of Sales System to learn, exciting Classes and Activities in the planning stages, NEW machine additions to the PFAFF line up, rearranging of the fabric shelves, a NEW Saturday Sampler starting and a NEW look to our Email: Newsletter As the Bobbins Winds, (Whew...) things sure are "Hopping" and moving around the shop. We sure hope you get to visit us at the shop soon! Your visit would make our spring complete!
May your Bobbin Always be Full,
Your Country Traditions Friends |
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Egg-celent Decorating Ideas for Easter
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| As Easter approaches, do you have plans to dip or dye Easter eggs, symbolize new life and rebirth, in all kinds of colorful dye with the kids!?! Want to shake up holiday traditions this year? Add a quilters touch to the traditions with a few of these unique decorating ideas. |
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- Chalk it up. Paint eggs with chalkboard paint and let them dry. Now, write or draw quilting patterns on your eggs with the designer Chalk Ink pens (found at Country Traditions, of course!). Not sure of your design, just erase it and start over!
- Make colorful Easter Grass. Are you workings on a quilting project, save all the little trimmings from your rotary cutting, and little scraps you would throw away. Proudly display, the colors of your future project in an easter basket.
- Add a little glitter. Dye eggs any color and let them dry well. Working with one side of the egg at a time, squeeze dots of glue onto the shell. Then, pour glitter, gently over the egg. Turn it over and repeat on the other side. To get rid of extra glitter, gently brush a dry, sparkly egg with an old toothbrush.
- Speckle your eggs! Dye them any color you desire, and let them dry. Dip a dry toothbrush in acrylic craft paint, dab excess paint on wax paper, and run your thumb over the bristles so paint splatters on dyed eggs.
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Share your creativity.......If you use any of these fun decorating ideas or have some ideas of your own...please, post your creations on our Facebook page.
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| In the Creative Center we are celebrating new beginnings with three NEW machines to the PFAFF line up! We are certain to have the perfect machine for your creative sewing/quilting desires. "Hop on In" to check "all the NEW machines out! We can't wait to show you! We also have some exciting Creative Center offers and specials. Click here to learn more.......................... |
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Smarter by PFAFF: Prefect for the First Time Sewer or those who what it simple.
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The Quilt Ambition 2.0, designed for "Budding" Quilter! Comes with 40 Quilting Stitches & 1/4" foot!
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The Creative 4.5 is sure to get your creativity "Blossoming" with Stitch and Shape Creator. And just honored with the Consumer Best Buy Award!
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Earn "FREE" Fabric.....It's Easy, Sign up today!
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It's not too late..... sign up for the "NEW" Home Sweet Home Saturday Sampler
First Session...meets this Saturday!
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Saturday Samplers are a fun, fast, and easy way to take class and learn new techniques. Perfect for quilters on the go! The sessions are held every third Saturday of the month and only take about 45 minutes of time. The blocks start out easy and gradually work you through the more intricate blocks. When the year is done, you will have a gorgeous, one of a kind quilt, designed and taught by our very own Scott A. Flanagan.
The "New" Home Sweet Home pattern will not be available anywhere else, click here, stop into Country Traditions, or call (402) 721-7752 for more information and get yourself register ed TODAY! |
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With the signs of Spring showing, that means it will soon be time for the.........
6th Annual
ULTIMATE
QUILTER'S GARAGE SALE
It's time to spring clean and organize the creative fabric collection. Gather up the items that have aged just a little too long and refresh your stash with NEW!
Hurry, stop by the shop today to get your "Seller's ID Number" and to get register!
Click here to learn more..................
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"You've Been Framed!"
2014's Web Sampler Block-Of-The-Month
Welcome to our 2014 Internet Block-of-the-Month Program. This is our gift to you for being such a loyal reader of our "As the Bobbin Winds" newsletter. As you know, the sampler block patterns for this quilt are only made available to the loyal readers of the "As the Bobbin Winds" Email newsletter.
Over the 12-month course, you will receive directions on how to construct (12) different framed blocks. They will start out easy and work their way up in difficulty as we progress throughout the year. In the last month, you will receive the directions for the final layout and finishing of this beautiful Web Sampler Quilt.
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| This particular project has been designed to be scrappy in nature, however, if you would like to purchase fabric to make yours, we have included suggested yardage with the first block pattern. We made our sample using batiks, but it would be beautiful and exciting to see it made up in any line of your choice...Kansas Troubles, Jo Morton, or just some vibrant tonals would be lovely. Let your imagination be your guide. It will be sensational, no matter what fabric you choose. |
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*Download your Web Sampler Block by clicking on the block name above and then print off the pattern if you like it. You need Adobe Reader installed with the latest version to open the PDF and print the pattern off.
***The "You've Been Framed" pattern is copyrighted and all rights belong to Scott Flanagan and Country Traditions. Limited permission is given to current "As The Bobbin Winds" e-mail subscribers to print ONE copy of each pattern for personal use. To use this pattern one MUST be a current subscriber to Country Traditions' "As The Bobbin Winds" e-mail newsletter list. Permission is NOT given, for patterns to be copied and handed out to any non-member of our newsletter list. Thank-You for respecting our creative efforts and livelihood.
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Don't MISS a THING!
Have you seen the 2014: 2nd Quarter (Paper) Newsletters, in your Mail box yet?
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| How times flies! We are already into the second quarter of 2014! Can you believe it! The 2nd Quarter Newsletters and Class Schedules have been mailed out. (We did not mail the Creative Center and Handi Quilter newsletters out this time.) If for some reason yours did not arrive or is missing in action, click the links below and get caught up on all the happenings. |
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