Post-Shop Hop

The Southern Arizona Shop Hop has come and gone.  The winner of one of the grand prizes which was a Bernina 350 was Jeanie Hardwick of St. David, AZ.  Congratulations to Jeanie and I hope she has lots of fun with it. 

Spring has arrived.  Things are starting to turn green.  I am going to attempt my first perennial flower garden here in Arizona.  The dirt is like concrete.  I've started a compost bin in some old horse tubs, the horses destroyed.  I bought some plants for High Country Gardens out of Santa Fe.  They sell native plants and have developed some plants that I hope will do well in our area.

Mom has come and gone.  She had quite a few quilts to quilt while she was here this winter and kept busy up until she left last week. 

I'm working on a raffle quilt for the aminal shelter that my brother works for in Michigan.  It is the Al-Van Animal Shelter in South Haven, MI.  If you want a dog or cat, consider the shelter first.  It is a pineapple block made with fabric from Moda's Max and Whiskers collection.

Hopefully it won't be as long until the next post.

Laura

It's been a while

It has been a while since I have posted.  Christmas has come and gone.  We had a wonderful Christmas.  We had company for a week, so we got to be tourists in our area which is nice.  New Years has also come and gone.  We hope that it is a better year economically than last year was.

Things at the shop have been slow, but hopefully will pick up as this is our busy season.  We have new fabrics in from Moda.  We also have jelly rolls from their new Summer Breeze Collection.  We also have Wildflowers from Sentimental Studios.

I have decided this year to do a Sue Garman block of the month Christmas quilt.  Hopefully it will not be a one block wonder.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

We also have classes scheduled for January and February.  I am uploading a picture of the upcoming jacket class which starts January 10th.

Upcoming Events

Saturday December 10, 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. will be Christmas on Main Street in downtown beautiful Benson.  The weather is supposed to be sunny and in the 60s.  This is sponsored by the Benson Chamber of Commerce.  Santa will be there and there will be local entertainment.  Cowgirl-Up Quilts will have a booth and we will be selling handmade gifts that would be great for Christmas.  On December 17th at the shop we will be having a cookie exchange and a make and take.  Make and take will be $5.00 for the kit and there will be a choice of different Christmas ornaments. Chris Hoyt will also be doing a demo on EQ6. She will be having a class in January.  Come and take a break from the hustle and bustle. 

More classes

The Garden Patch Wall Hanging

This is a wall hanging that will be taught at the shop on December 12, 2011.  The shop address is 344 E. 4th Street in Benson, AZ.  This will be taught by Doris Wells.  The cost is $30.00.  The time is 9:30-3:30.  Bring your lunch or we will order something from one of the restaurants in Benson.  Hope to see you there.  

Classes

We have started classes at the shop.  These include a Christmas Card class, Christmas trout, stained glass, Christmas table runner, and the garden patch.  Here are a few pictures of the classes.  November 16th is the trash can hangup which is for putting your plastic grocery bags in for storage and on November 29th, is the Christmas card class taught by Ruith Lewis.  The class is $20.00 and $5.00 for the kit.

Sale continues

The sale at Cowgirl-Up Quilts continues until Saturday August 20th.  All fabric, patterns, notions and books are on-sale. 

Sale, Sale, Sale

http://www.cowgirl-upquilts.com/We are doing a summer sale in the store in Benson, AZ and also on-line at http://www.cowgirl-upquilts.com/.  The sale is 25% off fabric, patterns, notions and books.  Now is the time to stock up before there is another price increase, which I am sure is coming.  Summer is winding down (and I'm glad about that).  Hope to see you at the store of on-line.  Laura