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

New Mexico

We were vendors at a quilt show in Alamagordo, NM.  This was the Southern New Mexico Quilt Festival.  Pam Holland of Australia was doing three days of classes.  We met her as we have advertised in the Southern Australia Quilt Guild Magazine.  What I liked about this show was that the proceeds from the show and concession stand went towards children's charities.  It seemed to be a community event as the sheriff department was there IDing children for free.  Proceeds went to the DARE Program.

We have also received new fabric from Blank.  This is from the Mayu Collection and the Lafayette Collection.  These can be seen at http://www.cowgirl-upquilts.com/ and under the new heading.

Goat Milk Soap

We now carry goat milk soap made by Janice Lawrence from her goats at
Red N Ranch.  She makes many fragrences.  We carry Lilac Lavender, Patchouli, Sahara Sandalwood, Strawberry Pleasure.  They are $4.99 a bar.  She also makes body lotions Strawberry Pleasure and Desert Rose.  These are 8 oz for $9.99.  She has 4 oz body butters for $11.99.  We have Twlight Jasmine and Desert Romance. 

We also carry glycerin soaps by Saved Objects.  These are Sima's Lilac, Desert Cowgirl, Bergamot, Rosemary's Lavender and Lemongrass.

These can be ordered at http://www.cowgirl-upquilts.com/ or call the store at 520-586-1616.

Quilt Finished

The Flag of Valor Quilt is finished and hanging in the shop as a shop sample.  Here is a picture of it. 

New fabric

New fabric from South Sea Imports called It's A Dog's Life by Bella Lu Studios.  It is cute and bright.  They did cats last year and they sold fast.  We also got some more of the Arizona Centennial Fabric, except they backordered the focus fabric.  Keep checking back to see if we have gotten it in.

My nephew left for basic training last week.  He is at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.  I was there and did my basic many, many years ago, but it was the same time of year, hot and humid.

Centennial Fabric

We are getting a shipment this week again of the focal fabric for the Arizona Centennial Quilt project.  It went pretty fast.  It was unusual and people really liked it.  So if you are still interested in getting it, it will be in the end of this week. 

Memorial Day Weekend

It was a nice weekend.  We got away to Loew's Resort at Ventana Canyon and did nothing but eat, get in and out of the pool.  We closed the shop early Saturday and came back on Monday afternoon.  Good to get away.   We actually went to a mall (way too many people).  Give me the country any time. 

Back at the shop I am piecing my backing for my Flag of Valor quilt.  I am going to try and start quilting it tomorrow.  We are expecting more of the Arizona Centennial Fabric this week.  We have sold out of the first shipment. 

Laura

Memorial Day Weekend

I just finished putting the blocks together for Flag of Valor which is a kit from Moda.  I will quilt when I get back Monday. We are taking a long weekend and going to Tucson to Ventana Canyon.  We will be staying up there for two nights.  No dogs and no horses.  We will sit in the pool and by the pool and do nothing until we start home on Monday afternoon.

Sale Fabric

I added several bolts of sale fabric to the sale table.  It is 40% off.  They are on the website at http://www.cowgirl-upquilts.com/ and in the sale category.

Memorial Day Sale

Our Memorial Day Sale is going well.  This will continue through the 27th of May.  Look at the star bunting by Moda.  It will be great to hang in your windows or on your porch this summer to show your patriotic spirit.  It is available at http://www.cowgirl-upquilts.com/ in the new category.  Have a safe and fun weekend.  Laura

Quilt Fabric Sale has Begun

Our Memorial Week On-Line Sale has now begun.  Take 25% off all fabric, notions and books.   Our sale catagory is 40% off.  Free shipping on orders over $100.00 within the Continental US only.  Check it out at http://www.cowgirl-upquilts.com/

Web shopper appreciation sale

Starting on Monday, May 23rd and ending the 27th of May we will be having a web shopper appreciation sale.  Everything on-line is 25% for these days.  It will be a good time to stock up as the price of fabric is still rising.

New Welcome To The Roost panel by South Sea Imports.

Western Fabric or Rodeo

This is a western fabric that was made into a jacket for me by Karen Clarke of Tucson, AZ.  She makes custom jackets.  It was lined with a solid black.  It is nice for cool mornings and evenings.  I've had a lot of compliments on this jacket.  Fabric available at http://www.cowgirl-upquilts.com/.

I am currently working on a Quilt of Valor kit by Moda calle Flag of Valor.  Will post some pictures when I get more done.  Laura

Flag of Valor

Why is it, when you get to the last block for a quilt it never works out the first time and you have to tear it out not once, but more than once.  This is a quilt kit from Moda called Flag of Valor.  Part of the proceeds goes to Quilts of Valor which presents quilts to wounded veterans.  This can be purchased at http://www.cowgirl-upquilts.com/