Friday, November 27, 2015

IT TAKES A SPOOL OF THREAD!

IT TAKES A SPOOL OF THREAD!

Are you shopping "Small" this Saturday?

Here is why it is important!  This example is for a Quilt Shop, but I am sure you can relate it to any one of the small businesses downtown!

So, exactly - what is "It Takes a Thread" all about?  Believe it or not, if every person who receives an email from us came into the shop once a month and simply purchased a spool of thread, it would pay the rent for a month.  Really!

If every person added to that spool of thread a package of needles and a yard of fabric, it would pay salaries.  Really!

That is what "Small" business is all about.

It is about reflecting on the businesses in your community that are meaningful to you, and about supporting "Small" independent businesses so that they remain viable and vital to your community.

It's an easy thing to do.  And it doesn't take much.  Just a spool of thread.............

SHOP SMALL IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MOORESVILLE, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Come to downtown Mooresville to celebrate Small Business Saturday with all the great small businesses in Historic Downtown Mooresville!  You won't be disappointed!

There are a few more new retail stores but I don't have all the details!  So come downtown and shop "Small".  Everyone would love to see you support your local hometown businesses this season and all year long.

SHOP SMALL IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MOORESVILLE

QUILTERS LOFT
188 N. Main Street
Quilters Loft is a full service Quilt Shop and a Supreme Pfaff Sewing Machine Dealer.  Classes and we service ALL brands of sewing machines!

MERLE NORMAN COSMETIC STUDIO AND SPA
169 N. Main Street
My favorite place to go for make-up, facials, and lots of great jewelry and scarfs.

AIN'T MISS BEAD HAVEN
152 N. Main Street
Love to shop here.  You can make your own jewelry or buy some that someone else made, locally handcrafted!

ALEXANDER ZACHARY JEWELERS
175 N. Main Street
My most favorite place to shop for Pandora, get a new battery and other fine jewelry.  You don’t have to go to the mall for Pandora. They are a full service Pandora store.

COTTON KETCHIE'S LANDMARK GALLERIES
212 N. Main Street
Cotton is well known in our area for his photograph, paintings, and he is an author too, a children’s Christmas Book is his latest!  They also carry handmade North Carolina pottery!

TROPICAL CONNECTIONS
230 N. Main Street
A gift store with lots of unique finds!

SUGARPOP'S
248 N. Main Street
With nearly 200 types of candy, 100 different types of eclectic sodas.

D.E. TURNER CO. HARDWARE
704-664-5145
111 N. Main Street
Great place to find some old fashioned toys like the radio flyer!

THE ENCHANTED OLIVE
119 N. Main Street
Perfect for gift giving and you too!  Olive oil, balsamic vinegar, spices and gifts!

JOHN FRANKLIN, LTD.
222 N. Main Street
The place for the well dressed man of any age.

L SQUARED
148 N. Main Street
Unique designer women’s clothes.

PEARLS BOUTIQUE
116 S. Main Street, Suite 102
Women’s clothing.

RUGS AND RELICS
112 S. Main Street

202 NORTH MAIN FINE WINES
202 N. Main Street
A great selection of wines, and they have music and wine tasting!

AMERICAN CLASSIC ANTIQUES
106 N. Broad Street.

CARRIAGE RIDE ANTIQUES
108 N. Broad Street

COTTAGE HOUSE ANTIQUES
102 N. Broad Street

PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS
162 N. Main Street

THE AISLE PAWN SHOP
216 N. Main Street

LOST N FOUND VINTAGE MALL
101 S Broad St.

FOUR CORNERS FRAMING AND GALLERY
126 S. Main Street

WHIT MILLER SHOE STORE AND REPAIR
Complete in-house shoe and leather repair. New shoe selection of; work, western boots and shoes, steel and non-steel. Mobile service available.



Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Special Event - SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21, 10-12 Deb North - The Secrets of Success!

We are so excited to have Deb North back again!

SECRETS OF SUCCESS -- USING THE RIGHT  STUFF
AND A TRUNK SHOW BY DEB NORTH, PFAFF Creative Consultant!  Saturday Nov 21 from 10 to 12.  We plan to start promptly at 10 am, so come a bit early so you don't miss anything.









 See the beautiful and inspiring Trunk Show samples personally crafted by Deb North from Pfaff.  

She will explain when and where to use which products.  Using the right stuff in the right places makes us look oh so good!
    
 In this lecture/demo you'll ga
in valuable insight into the proper use of stabilizers in combination with needles, thread and various fabrics.   Stabilizers are not just for embroidery!

See the new feet and hoops that make your creations so much easier!

Get answers to all of your questions from the expert - right on the spot. There will be something for everyone - the quilter, garment sewist, embroiderer, crafter!

Refreshments, door prizes and lots of fun!  

Space is limited so please sign up asap to reserve your place.  Once you sign up, please let us know ASAP if you are unable to attend, so someone else may attend IN your place.  

704-662-8660

AFTERNOON SESSION - DEMONSTRATIONS AND MAKE AND TAKE!

Stay for the afternoon session from 1-4 or drop in for demonstrations and Make and Takes!  Have a fun afternoon with us!  Bring your lunch and stay all day!  Try new rulers and notions!  Test out the newest feet!  See what surprises Deb has for us!  
You won't want to miss this fun day!

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

New Block of the Week Sampler - Shuffles by Moda - BUT there is a twist!

We know how much you love the weekly Bible Studies Block of the Week!

It's new and it's from Moda's Designers.  A new Block of the Week Sampler called Shuffles!  But there is a twist!

We are going to make samples in Grunge and Batiks!  If you'd like to follow along with us, just let us know and we can cut kits for you......or you can "dig" into your stash and bust out all those great fabrics!

So here how it works.................each week we will add 2-3 blocks into our weekly email. You will be able to click on the link and save your pattern to a place on your desktop. These patterns are only going to be in ONE e-mail and will not be repeated!

If you would like to follow along with the block of the month, you will need to open your email weekly to get the patterns.

You will link to this page to download your copy of the pattern!  

Each week a new set of patterns will be on this page and HERE IS THE TWIST ............ the previous week's patterns will DISAPPEAR AND WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE!

Here are the instructions on how to save them to your desktop.

First create a file (right click)  "new folder.........rename it "Sampler Shuffles".

Then click away from the file to save it!

Next click on the Sampler Block of the Week Page and it will enlarge.  You will find the separate page for the Sampler Shuffles Block of the Week across the top, with other page links.  Just click on the Shuffles Page!

Right click to "save image as" the document to your desktop and then to your folder that you names "Sampler Shuffles".  From here you can print it to start making your blocks, or save them for future use.....

Happy collecting and sewing!  Can't wait to see what you are doing!