A BLESSED AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.....

HAPPY STITCHING TO ALL AND A BLESSED CHRISTMAS. CAN NOT BELIEVE (AS I HAVE SAID MANY MANY TIMES IN THE PAST) THE END OF THE YEAR 2009 IS HERE!!!! I HAVE A LOT TO SHARE SO HERE GOES.....ATTACHED TO THE NEWSLETTER IS THE JAN. CALENDAR AND FOR YOU BLOGGERS YOU NEED TO GO TO MY WEB SITE AND DOWNLOAD UNDER CALENDAR ...JANUARY 2010....

JANUARY 2ND (FIRST SATURDAY) STARTS OUR NEW 1ST SAT. SAMPLER "COLOR ME HAPPY" WITH BLOCK #1 (TOWN SQUARE) AT 9AM OR 4PM SHARP...SIGN UP FEE FOR 2010, $12.00.

JANUARY BLOCK $5.00

THEN FROM 10-4 IT IS "GIRL GANG" WITH SHARON WYCHE FACILITATING...THIS YEARS B.O.M. IS "SUNNY DAYS"...AND PER CUSTOMERS CHOICE ...TWO BLOCKS PER MONTH....ANY QUESTIONS CALL ME OR COME AND SEE SAMPLE...

SUNDAY, JAN 3RD FROM 1-4 SANDY TURNER STARTS HER BEGINNING QUILTING CLASSES....TWO CLASSES PER MONTH(JAN THROUGH MAY)....DATES AND CLASS SUBJECTS ON CALENDAR OR WEB UNDER CLASSES TO DOWNLOAD PICTURE AND SUBJECT DATES....

MONDAYS FROM 2-9 JOIN ANDREA MACY....FOR QUILT AS YOU GO, 101 MACHINE QUILTING, QUARTERLY PROJECT, OR JUST HELP WITH YOUR PROJECT......EACH 3 HOUR SESSION IS $15.00.

PICK YOUR TIME....JUST LET THE STORE OR ANDREA KNOW YOU ARE COMING....

EVERY TUESDAY AS USUAL "STITCH AND GIGGLE" GALS ARE STITCHING 9-3..$5. OPEN SEWING TO ALL

EVERY WEDNESDAY ALSO IT'S APPLIQUE/EMBROIDERY GALS 9-3...$5. OPEN SEWING

TO ALL

THURSDAYS ARE ALWAYS SET ASIDE FOR ADULT ED WITH BOBBI PORTER....WHEN ADULT ED IS NOT IN SESSION IT IS OPEN SEW FOR THE DAY...9-3 $5. JAN 7-21 WILL BE OPEN SEW, THEN BOBBI'S SESSION STARTS UP AGAIN ON JAN. 28TH UNTIL MARCH 18TH....

FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH (EXCEPT JAN 2010) IS NIPOMO COMFORT QUILT WORKSHOP.....THEY WILL BE MEETING ON JAN. 8TH THIS MONTH....

FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT OF EACH MONTH IS ALWAYS FRIDAY NIGHT SEW & PIZZA...$15.00 OR $5.00 (IF NO PIZZA/DESSERT)....PROJECT HAS NOT YET BEEN CHOSEN FOR THIS QUARTER....

2ND FRIDAY NIGHT OF EACH MONTH IS STRIP CLUB...5-9...$5. I WILL BE PROVIDING A QUARTERLY PROJECT (YOUR CHOICE TO DO OR NOT). THIS QUARTERS PROJECT IS ("UPSTAIRS AND DOWNSTAIRS" )FROM THE QUILT BOUTIQUE BOOK BY DESIGN ORGINALS....

3RD FRIDAY NIGHT OF EACH MONTH IS A NEW CLUB CALLED "QUILTING BEE CLUB"...WE WILL BE WORKING ON INDIVIDUAL CIVIL WAR TYPE BLOCKS....YOUR CHOICE....$5. 5-9

JAN 9TH...10-4 APPLIQUE WORKSHOP....A DAY FOR YOU APPLIQUERS TO WORK ON YOUR APPLIQUE PROJECT (HAND OR MACHINE). $5.

JAN 9TH...."SIMPLE SEWING" WITH ANDREA. 10-1 ALL AGES....$15.

SUNDAY JAN. 10TH (10-4) OR TUESDAY NIGHT JAN. 12TH (5-9)...UNFINISHED PROJECT CLUB (UFP)..NEW

I HAVE SCHEDULED ONE SUNDAY A MONTH, AND EVERY 2ND TUESDAY NIGHT FOR WORKING ON SELECTED UNFINISHED PROJECTS....CLUB MEMBERSHIP FEE FOR THE YEAR $10.00...CLASS ROOM FEE (N/C)...CHECK THE WEB SITE FOR RULES OR CALL THE STORE....

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS STARTING JAN 13TH 6-9...BITS AND PIECES WITH SHARON WYCHE...BRING IN YOUR BITS AND PIECES AND SHARON WILL HELP FINISH, OR JOIN IN ONE OF SHARON'S QUARTERLY PROJECTS. THE FIRST WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF EACH MONTH WILL BE AN OPEN SEW NIGHT (WITHOUT SHARON), BUT THE OTHER WEDNESDAY NIGHTS SHARON WILL BE HERE...$7.

THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH IS ALWAYS "THIRD SATURDAY SEWING CLUB"...JAN, APRIL, JULY & OCTOBER ARE ALWAYS RETREAT WEEKENDS....CLUB IS FULL AT THE MOMENT, BUT HAVE A WAITING LIST.....

BLOCK OF THE MONTHS...NEW

THIMBLEBERRIES FOR 2010...VILLAGE GREEN...12 MONTHS ...THREE COLOR CHOICES

SUNNY DAYS...."GIRL GANG" 6 MONTHS (2 BLOCKS PER MONTH)

LE JARDIN BY BUNNY HILL DESIGNS....STARTS JANUARY 15TH.....ONE SPOT LEFT

ONGOING NOW:

MODA YOU 2009-2010....GREEN PIECE ...10 MONTHS

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS...BUNNY HILL DESIGNS...10 MONTHS

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SANDY TURNER....ONE BLOCK WONDER QUILT....APRIL 24 (10-11) PICK FABRIC....MAY 10 (10-4) CLASS.....$45.00. SANDY WILL BRING IN IDEAS FOR FABRIC CHOICES AT THE FIRST CLASS. ALSO A SAMPLE WILL BE HANGING IN THE STORE SOON...

GIRLS WEEKEND RETREATS FOR 2010 ARE:

FEB. 26-28......MAY 29-31......SEPTEMBER 24-26.....ALL TABLES ARE FILLED AT PRESENT..., BUT TAKING NAMES FOR CANCELLATIONS....

OLD TOWNE QUILTERS OF NIPOMO GUILD...MEETS EVERY 4TH THURSDAY AT 10AM....AT ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH

AMERICAN SEWING GUILD (ASG) MEETS EVERY 3RD TUESDAY NIGHT

6:30PM AT CREATIVE PATCHES CLASS ROOM

FIG TREE CLUB....A EXCLUSIVE CLUB THROUGH DESIGNER JOANNA FIGUEROA OF FIG TREE DESIGNS....20 STORES WERE CHOSEN IN THE USA TO PARTICIPATE THIS HER FIRST YEAR.....WE MEET QUARTERLY WITH A PROJECT FROM JOANNA. OUR FIRST PROJECT WAS A LAP SIZED QUILT. WE WILL HAVE A WORKSHOP NIGHT ON JAN. 22ND 5-9 FOR FINISHING OCT.'S PROJECT OR AN OPTIONAL ONE I HAVE PICKED. OUT NEXT QUARTERLY PROJECT WILL BE A TABLE RUNNER USING JOANNA'S NEW LINE OF FABRIC WITH MODA CALLED "WHIMSY"....ON MARCH 26TH..5-9

I AM CARRYING A LARGER SELECTION OF "FIG TREE DESIGNS" BOOKS, PATTERNS AND FABRIC NOW. AS A NOTE....ONE OF MY COLOR CHOICES FOR 2010 FIRST SAT. "FRESH AND VINTAGE" WILL BE USING A LOT OF FABRIC CHOICES FROM JOANNA'S LINES....

AS FAR AS OTHER RETREATS, FUN ACTIVITIES I WILL ALWAYS TRY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED THROUGH MY BLOG SITE AND DAILY THROUGH MY TWITTER SITE.

I CAN ONLY USE 140 SPACES WITH TWITTER, SO I CAN'T TALK ALOT...JUST INFO....

THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR HELPING ME KEEP THE DOORS OPEN HERE AT THE PATCHES HOUSE.....I KNOW TIMES HAVE BEEN TOUGH FOR MANY OF YOU (SOME MORE THAN OTHERS)....WE WILL STITCH, STITCH, STITCH THROUGH ALL THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.....I LOVE THE NEW FORMAT AT THE PATCHES HOUSE AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE FEEDBACK REGARDING THE NEW LOOK....I WILL AND HAVE BEEN ADDING MORE FABRIC, BOOKS, PATTERNS & NOTIONS....ONLY A FEW BOLTS LEFT OF THE OLD SALE FABRICS ($2.00 A YARD NOW TILL GONE)....THEN I WILL HAVE MORE ROOM FOR MORE NEW FABRIC!!!! I WILL FIND A NEW LOCATION FOR SALE FABRIC THEN....

AGAIN A BLESSED AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU....

WILL BE OPEN TILL 4PM ON THE 24TH.....AND DEC. 31ST....

PATTI

HAPPY DECEMBER STITCHING.....

HAPPY DECEMBER STITCHING FROM JACKSON.... AND HAPPY STITCHING TO ALL FROM ME...SORRY I HAVE BEEN DELIQUENT IN WRITING .....I AM WORKING ON A SCHEDULE FOR 2010 TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THE MANY WONDERFUL CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, BLOCK OF MONTHS, ETC ARE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE NEXT YEAR..... I PROMISE I WILL HAVE IT READY BY THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK...IT WILL BE ON MY BLOG SITE AND WEB....MANY MANY HAPPENINGS COMING UP NEXT YEAR....HOPE MANY OF YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MANY LEARNING AND SEWING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AT THE CREATIVE PATCHES HOUSE.

HAVE A BLESSED DAY. PATTI

HAPPY STITCHING UPDATE FOR FIRST SATUDAY 2010 AND UFP CLUB

HAPPY STICHING TO ALL....WHAT A GREAT TURNOUT FOR THIS YEAR'S FINAL FIRST SATURDAY...I HOPE YOU ALL WERE ABLE TO AT LEAST TREAT YOURSELF WITH THE LEFT OVER FABRICS TO USE IN YOUR SAMPLER 2009 QUILT. I STILL HAVE JUST A BIT LEFT.....
I AM SO PLEASED AND SURPRISED WITH ALL OF YOU THAT SIGNED UP FOR THE MYSTERY "COLOR ME HAPPY" FOR NEXT YEAR 2010.....IT WILL BE FUN AND EASY....

IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP AS OF YET, PLEASE CALL ME OR COME BY AND SEE ME ASAP AS I AM ORDERING THE PATTERNS FOR NEXT YEAR THIS COMING WEEK SO I CAN START ORGANIZING AND CUTTING FABRICS FOR JAN. 2ND'S FIRST MEETING.....

BE PREPARED FOR A CHALLENGE ALSO ON THE 2ND...... A BIG THANKS TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU THAT COMPLETED THIS YEARS SAMPLER.....ENJOYED SEEING ALL EVERY FIRST SATURDAY (AS WELL AS OTHER TIMES) AND FOR YOUR REFERRING OF FRIENDS, ETC TO JOIN IN NEXT YEAR'S 2010 SAMPLER . HAVE FUN CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND STAY SAFE.....

I WILL ALSO BE OFFERING THE UFP CLUB ANOTHER ALTERNATE TIME FOR SEWING....IT WILL BE THE 2ND TUESDAY NIGHT OF EACH MONTH.....5 TO 9PM.....HOPE THIS WILL HELP WITH THOSE OF YOU THAT CAN NOT COME ON SUNDAYS.....THE MEMBERSHIP FEE FOR THE CLUB IS $10.00 FOR THE YEAR...THE SEWING TIMES ARE N/C......LET'S GET THOSE UFP'S DONE IN 2010......

HAPPY SEWING AND BLESSINGS, PATTI
HEBREWS 13:8

HAPPY STITCHING TO MARGARET....

HAPPY STITCHING TO MARGARET FROM THE NIPOMO GUILD COMFORT QUILTERS.....WE ALL TOOK A BREAK TODAY TO SAY "WE MISS YOU" TO OUR DEAR MARGARET UNDERWOOD WHO IS FIGHTING HEALTH ISSUES....PLEASE KEEP HER IN PRAYER AND IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEND HER A GET WELL CARD, PLEASE CALL THE STORE AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU HER ADDRESS..... HAPPY DAY....
PS. THANK YOU TO DARRELL GRISHAM FOR TAKING SUCH GREAT PICTURES....

THIS WAS NOT A HAPPY DAY FOR JACKSON..., BUT HIS MOMMY WON AND GOT THE PICTURE. NEITHER HIS DAD OR UNCLE LIKED SANTA AT THIS AGE EITHER....NEXT YEAR????

HAVE A GOOD DAY EVERYONE. THE LADIES IN ADULT ED ARE MAKING MAKEUP BAGS TODAY AND HAVING FUN AS USUAL.

TONIGHT WILL BE ANDREA'S LAST THURSDAY NIGHT CLASS. COME AND JOIN IF YOU NEED HELP WITH A PROJECT OR JUST WANT TO SEW....5-9...

HAPPY STITCHING, PATTI

HAPPY DECEMBER STITCHING

HAPPY DECEMBER STITCHING....CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS YEAR IS ALMOST OVER!!??!! HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR MANY INCLUDING MYSELF, BUT WE MADE IT.
HOPE YOU ALL HAD A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING...NOW IT IS TIME TO START THE HOLIDAY PREPARING AND FOR ME TO ALSO SHARE WITH YOU ALL THE NEW PROJECTS/PROGRAMS, CLUBS FOR 2010.... SO HERE GOES....



CHECK THE DECEMBER CALENDAR FOR ALL THE OPEN SEW DAYS FOR THIS MONTH...

ALL DAILY CLUBS ARE SCHEDULED AS USUAL FOR THE MONTH....ADULT ED HAS THREE MORE THURSDAY CLASSES THIS MONTH...ENDING THE 17TH OF DEC. AND NOT STARTING UP AGAIN UNTIL THE 28TH OF JANUARY...I WILL OPEN THE CLASS ROOM ON THOSE THURSDAYS FOR OPEN SEWING...



ANDREA MACY'S CLASSES ON MONDAYS 2-5, 6-9 AND THURSDAYS 5-9 ARE STILL IN SESSION THIS MONTH OF DECEMBER. THE THURSDAY SESSIONS WILL END ON THE 17TH.....2010 SCHEDULE FOR ANDREA ON THURSDAYS HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED AS YET....



DECEMBER 4TH 9AM-3PM...NIPOMO GUILD COMFORT QUILT WORKSHOP...ALL STITCHERS WELCOMED....

DEC. 4TH IS "FRIDAY NIGHT SEWING AND PIZZA...."SQUARE BY SQUARE"...



SATURDAY, DEC. 5TH 9AM OR 4PM SHARP....FIRST SATURDAY #12....EVERYONE WELCOMED TO COME AND SHARE . BRING SHOW AND TELLS....SIGN UP FOR NEXT YEARS "COLOR ME HAPPY" MYSTERY....AND HEAR ABOUT ALL THE OTHER NEW PROGRAMS, BOM, CLUBS, ETC HAPPENING IN 2010....SIGN UP SHEETS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SATURDAY...
THE ALTERNATE FOR NEXT YEAR IS FROM KANSAS CITY STAR CALLED "ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI"...BLOCKS 1 & 2 ARE FINISHED AND SHOWING IN STORE.


SAT. DEC. 5TH 10-1....ENHANCED EMBROIDERY WITH SHEILA DAVIS



FRIDAY DEC. 11-13.....FINAL WEEKEND RETREAT FOR 2009.....LIMITED SPACES, SO SIGN UP ASAP. REFRIGERATOR FULL OF SNACKS, DRINKS, TREATS, ETC. SO YOU CAN SEW, SEW, SEW.....

THURSDAY, DEC. 17TH...10AM...NIPOMO GUILD'S HOLIDAY/CHRISTMAS PARTY AT ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH



FRIDAY, DEC. 18TH....FINISH IT FRIDAY

SATURDAY, DEC. 19TH....THIRD SATURDAY SEWING CLUB....



I WILL BE CLOSING EARLY ON BOTH DEC. 24TH AND DEC. 31ST...ALSO THE STORE WILL BE CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND NEW YEARS DAY.....



THE STORE HAS MANY GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT ITEMS, NEW FABRIC ARRIVING, PLUS BOOKS, JELLY ROLLS, LAYER CAKES AND FAT QUARTER BUNDLES.....ALSO GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE AS GIFTS AS WELL....

REMEMBER NEXT DOOR TO THE STORE NOW IS MARILYN TEFFT'S "CREATIVE CONNECTION" AND SHE HAS MANY GIFT, CARDS, COLLECTIBLE ITEMS FOR PURCHASE ALSO....BE SURE TO STOP IN HER STORE AND SEE THE WONDERFUL JOB SHE HAS DONE WITH BUILDING B.

I WILL BE PUTTING ON THE BLOG AND WEB SITE INFO REGARDING THIMBLEBERRIES BOM FOR YEAR 2010 CALLED "VILLAGE GREEN" IT WILL BE DONE IN THREE COLOR CHOICES "DAWN", "DUSK", OR "MIDNIGHT".

THE BLOCK OF MONTH "LE JARDIN" WILL NOT START UNTIL JANUARY 2010....DUE TO THE LATE ARRIVAL OF FABRIC NEEDED FOR THE PROGRAM.....SORRY ABOUT THAT....I AM JUST NOW STARTING TO RECEIVE PIECES I ORDERED IN JUNE OF "ROUNENNERIES". THEY ARE OVERSOLD AND HAVE BEEN REPRINTING, & REPRINTING. ANY WAY THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD.....

WILL TALK MORE AGAIN SOON.


WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A BLESSED HOLIDAY SEASON.......HAPPY STITCHING, PATTI

HAPPY DECEMBER STITCHING

Jackson showing us some of his toys










Jackson playing with my telephone....He loves all the buttons...











Jackson in bball locker room after his daddy's game on Saturday night..








Happy December.....it's time for another newsletter. I am working on it now. Will have it ready for sending out by Wednesday. December Calendar is ready for viewing. New fabric, books and magazines have arrived. I have been working on all three First Saturday quilts....samples of first two blocks of alternate BOM for 2010 from Kansas City Star...called "Across the Wide Missouri".... finishing the Debbie Mumm BOM from a few month back.... Will be discussing many new clubs and programs for next year at the First Saturday meeting Saturday, Dec. 5th at 9am....Everyone is invited to attend to hear about all the programs for 2010.....

Then stay and sew for the day....OPEN SEWING ALL DAY.....OR FROM 10-1 "ENHANCED EMBROIDERY WITH SHEILA DAVIS.....

Well i must get back to completing the Dec. newsletter.....Happy Stitching talk again soon....Patti

FINAL RETREAT OF THE YEAR 2009

HAPPY STITCHING....UPDATE, UPDATE, UPDATE........

SIGN UP ASAP FOR THIS YEARS FINAL WEEKEND RETREAT....FINISH THOSE LAST MINUTE GIFT ITEMS, FINISH UP ON THIS YEARS UNFINISHED PROJECTS, STITCH AND GIGGLE.....ENJOY A REFRIG FULL OF SNACK FOOD, SODAS, WATER AND MANY GOODIE SNACKS. SEW, SEW AND MORE SEWING......FRIDAY, DEC. 11 THROUGH SUNDAY, DEC. 13.......LIMITED TABLES AVAILABLE....SIGN UP ASAP.....$30.00

WILL UPDATE WEB SITE FOR ALL THE MANY NEW CLASSES, FIRST SATURDAY BLOCKS, ALTERNATE BLOCK, CLUBS, ETC FOR 2010 THE FIRST OF DECEMBER....

HERE'S WISHING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU A VERY HAPPY AND BLESSED THANKSGIVING....

HAPPY STITCHING, PATTI

BEGINNING QUILT CLASSES WITH SANDY TURNER AND HOLIDAY GIFT CERTIFICATE WINNERS....

BEGINNING BASIC QUILTING... STARTING IN JANUARY 2010...
TWICE A MONTH ON SUNDAYS 1PM TO 4PM....TOTAL OF FIVE MONTHS

JANUARY 3...CHOOSE FABRIC
JANUARY 17...STRIP QUILTS: RAIL FENCE AND LONG CABIN.
FEB. 14...DRAFTING - BOW TIE AND 9-PATCH
FEB. 21 - TRIANGLES (HALF SQUARE)
MARCH 7 - QUARTER SQUARE TRIANGLES, OHIO STAR
MARCH 21 - FLYING GEESE - GOOSE CHASE EVENING STAR, GINGERBREAD HOUSE
APRIL 4 - MADISON HOUSE-HORIZONTAL ROW PIECING
APRIL 18 - HAND WORK: APPLIQUED HEARTS AND ENGLISH PAPER PIECING, GRANDMOTHER'S FLOWER GARDEN
MAY 2 - FINISHING - BORDERS, BINDINGS, BASTING
MAY 9 - HAND AND MACHINE QUILTING...

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE DATES. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN QUILTING, OR KNOW OF SOMEONE THAT HAS A DESIRE TO LEARN TO QUILT.....THIS CLASS IS FOR YOU....

SANDY TURNER RETIRED FROM TEACHING BEGINNING QUILTING AT ALAN HANCOCK JC SOME SIX YEARS AGO...SINCE THEN SHE HAS BEEN TRAVELING THROUGHOUT THE USA LECTURING, AND TEACHING...SHE ALSO WAS AWARDED NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR A FEW YEARS BACK.....SANDY HAS DECIDED TO START BEGINNING QUILTING AGAIN AND CREATIVE PATCHES FEELS SO PRIVILIGED TO HAVE SANDY TEACHING HERE AGAIN. PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHANCE TO LEARN FROM SANDY.....

IF THERE IS A CLASS DATE THAT DOES NOT WORK OUT WITH YOU, THIS CAN BE WORKED OUT BETWEEN YOURSELF AND SANDY.

PLEASE CALL THE SHOP IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.....WE ALREADY AS OF THIS DATE HAVE 7 STUDENTS REGISTERED.....WE DO HAVE A CLASS SIZE LIMIT, BUT WILL WORK OUT OTHER DATES IF NEEDED.....

WINNERS OF THE GIFT CERTIFICATE DRAWING FROM HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE:

LORI MC CONAGHY

MARIE DOMINGUES

SISSY GABRIEL

HAPPY STITCHING, PATTI

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE..SAT. NOV. 7TH 9-5

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE...SATURDAY, NOV. 7TH 9-5 ....SIGN UP FOR DRAWINGS AT CREATIVE PATCHES AND ALSO CREATIVE CONNECTION (BUILDING B).....TREATS AND DRINKS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...

FIRST SATURDAY BLOCK #11 9AM OR 4PM AS USUAL....ALSO SNEEK PEEK OF 2010'S FIRST SATURDAY AND SIGNUP TODAY.....HEAR ABOUT ALL THE NEW CLASSES AND CLUBS PROPOSED FOR 2010. BESURE TO BRING SHOW AND TELL.....

ALSO....ANNUAL HOLIDAY MYSTERY QUILT WITH SANDY TURNER....10-4 "UNDER COVER CHRISTMAS"

ENHANCHED EMBROIDERY CLUB WITH SHEILA DAVIS....10-1

SUNDAY....10-3...BITSY AND FRIENDS QUILT WORKSHOP

3-4:30.....MAGPIE TEA AND SLIDE SHOW WITH SHARON HART.....




COME AND JOIN US FOR A FUN FILLED WEEKEND....

JACKSON IN HIS HALLOWEEN OUTFIT

IS NOT HE AN ADORABLE PUMPKIN.....?????
ENOUGH OF THIS PUMPKIN STUFF!!!!

HAPPY NOVEMBER STITCHING...HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE NOV. 7TH

HAPPY NOVEMBER STITCHING....
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY.....NOV. 7TH....10-5....
COME AND SEE THE NEW HAPPENINGS FOR 2010....SEE THE NEW "CREATIVE CONNECTION" IN BUILDING B AND ENJOY SOME TREATS AT MARILYN'S IN BUILDING B...

10-4 IN THE NEW CLASS ROOM IS "ANNUAL HOLIDAY MYSTERY QUILT" WITH SANDY TURNER. NEED ALL YOU LADIES THAT SIGNED UP FOR THE CLASS TO CONTACT ME ASAP. WE STILL HAVE A FEW OPENINGS...
"ENHANCHED EMBROIDERY CLUB" WITH SHEILA DAVIS...

REMEMBER IT IS ALSO FIRST SATURDAY #11...9AM OR 4PM SHARP.....I HAVE THE NEW 2010 JANUARY SAMPLES READY. SIGN UP SHEET READY. THIS YEARS SIGN UP FEE IS $12.00 DUE TO THE MONTHLY ADDITIONAL CHARGE THIS YEAR'S COMPANY IS CHARGING ME FOR THE PROGRAM....I HAVE NOT DECIDED ON THE ADDITIONAL EXTRA BLOCK YET.....NOTHING HAS REALLY STRUCK MY INTEREST YET (I DID HAVE ONE, BUT THE DESIGNER WOULD NOT GIVE ME PERMISSION TO COPY.)...I WILL HAVE SOMETHING BEFORE DECEMBER....

SUNDAY, (NOV. 8) WE WILL BE HAVING A "BITSY & FRIENDS" WORKSHOP FROM 10-3....I HAVE BITSY AND TWO FRIENDS FINISHED.....13 MORE TO GO.......HOPE TO SEE MANY OF YOU "BUNNY HILL LOVERS" COME AND JOIN US WITH THIS FUN PATTERN BY ANNE SUTTON....

SUNDAY, NOV. 8TH AT 3PM -4:30PM...SHARON HART WILL BE HAVING A "MAGPIE SLIDE SHOW AND TEA"
ALL ARE INVITED TO COME AND SEE SHARON'S SLIDES OF HER TRIP TO ALBANIA TO SHARE QUILTING WITH LADIES OVER THERE.....A VERY INTERESTING STORY....COME AND LET SHARON SHARE WITH YOU...

ANDREA MACY WILL BE STARTING HER CLASSES UP AGAIN STARTING MONDAY, NOV. 9TH...TIMES ON MONDAY ARE 2-5PM OR 6-9PM...(NO AM CLASSES).....ALSO HOLIDAY PROJECTS ON THURSDAY NIGHTS 5-9...MORE INFO ON WEB SITE OR COME AND SEE SAMPLES IN STORE.....

A VERY BUSY MONTH HERE AT THE PATCHES HOUSE.....WILL BE SHARING MORE ON A WEEKLY BASIS DUE TO SO MUCH TO SHARE...

REMEMBER TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS ARE OPEN SEW.....ALSO ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS FROM 5-9 IS OPEN SEW UNTIL JANUARY 2010.....

FRIDAY NIGHT THIS WEEK IS PIZZA NIGHT....NEW QUILT....."SQUARE IN A SQUARE"...USING A LAYER CAKE THIS TIME....

PLEASE, PLEASE COME BY ON SATURDAY FOR OPEN HOUSE.....LOTS TO SHARE....HERE AT THE PATCHES HOUSE AND AT MARILYN TEFFT'S NEW CREATIVE CONNECTION.....

HAVE NEW PICTURES OF JACKSON TO SHARE LATER THIS WEEK....AND BASKETBALL SEASON STARTS FOR MY TWO SONS'S TEAMS THIS MONTH.....BUSY, BUSY TIME FOR ME.....

HAPPY STITCHING, TALK MORE LATER......PATTI

JACKSON AT THE PUMPKIN FARM...OCT 2009

HAPPY STITCHING...NEW CLUB FORMING IN 2010

NEW CLUB FORMING 2010....IT'S CALLED U.F.P'S CLUB....UNFINISHED PROJECTS CLUB...FIRST MEETING.....JAN. 10TH...10am...
This club is forming to help all of us (me included) to get some of those uncompleted projects finished. We will start with 6 UFP's at our first meeting...I will form a list of the six you have chosen and keep it here at the store...As each UFP is completed I will mark it off the list and give you a store credit coupon to use any time during the year 2010 to use in the store (you may also accumulate coupons and use them all at once or individually)....I will open the store one Sunday a month( 10am-4pm) for you to come and work on your UFP's at no charge...Each time you complete a UFP you may bring another in to add to the list....there is no limit to the amount of UFP's you complete during the year 2010...Again, each completed UFP will entitle you to a $10.00 store credit/coupon....membership fee for this club is a one time 2010 fee of $10.00...to be collected when you bring in your 6 UFP quilts on Jan 10, 2010....If we need more room, dates, etc we will discuss this at that time. Hope to see many of you January 10th......and let's get these UFP's DONE!!!!

HAPPY STITCHING

HAPPY STITCHING...SORRY TO HAVE MISSED SOME OF YOU TONIGHT FOR OUR FIRST "FIG TREE CLUB" MEETING AND SEW-IN. WE STARTED OUR COBBLE STONE QUILT AND I SENT UP ANOTHER WORKSHOP NIGHT FOR WORK ON THIS QUILT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT, JAN. 22, 2010 5-9....

JUST RECEIVED A PICTURE OF THE NEW PROJECT WE WILL BE WORKING ON IN FEBRUARY 26TH, CLUB MEETING...IT WILL BE A TABLE RUNNER USING FIG TREE'S NEW FABRIC LINE "WHIMSY" WITH MODA BEING RELEASED MID FEBRUARY.


I STILL HAVE TWO OPENINGS FOR ANYONE STILL INTERESTED IN JOINING US WITH THIS CLUB...WE WORK OF 4 NEW PROJECTS FOR THE YEAR SUBMITTED TO ME BY FIG TREE DESIGNS...I DO NOT KNOW THE PROJECTS UNTIL I HEAR FROM THEM....CHECK THEIR WEB SITE AND BLOG SITE FOR FURTHER INFO AND SOMETHING ABOUT THEM...
WWW.FIGTREEQUILTS.COM

HAPPY FRIDAY....TALK AGAIN SOON....PATTI

HAPPY STITCHING UPDATE

HAPPY STITCHING....REMINDER...FRIDAY NIGHT, OCT. 23RD IS OUR FIRST FIG TREE CLUB MEETING (5 -9). I STILL HAVE 3 SPOTS OPEN AND KITS AVAILABLE FOR OUR FIRST PROJECT. WE OFFICIALLY MEET ONLY 4 TIMES A YEAR AND CREATIVE PATCHES IS ONE OF TWENTY STORES IN THS USA INVITED TO JOIN IN THIS INITIAL FORMING OF THE FIG TREE CLUB...I WILL ADD JOANNA FIGARORA NAME TO MY BLOG FAVORITES FOR YOU ALL TO GO AND CHECK OUT HER SITES. WWW.FIGTREEQUILTS.COM SHE WAS AT THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL QUILT SHOW WITH HER HUSBAND AND MANY OF MY CUSTOMERS (CLUB MEMBERS) SPENT SOME QUALITY TIME WITH HER AND ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO GET MORE INVOLVED WITH HER PATTERNS, HER DESIGNS (FABRIC) FROM MODA, ETC. I ONLY HAVE OPENINGS FOR 12 MEMBERS AND 8 HAVE SIGNED UP FOR NOW.

ANOTHER REMINDER...."CHRISTMAS GIFT QUILT" WITH ANDREA STILL HAS OPENINGS FOR THE CLASS SATURDAY, OCT. 24TH...10-4....SUPPLY LIST IS NOW AVAILABLE...ANDREA JUST RETURNED HOME FROM HOUSTON MARKET AND HAS PROMISED ME A SUPPLY LIST TODAY...THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL QUILT...DON'T MISS OUT ON THE OPPORTUNITY...THIS IS ANOTHER VERSION OF "QUILT AS YOU GO". THAT MEANS THE QUILT IS COMPLETED WHEN YOU FINISH THE BLOCKS.

ALSO ON SUNDAY, OCT. 25TH FROM 1-3 I WILL BE DOING A DEMO ON WOOL APPLIQUE. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE DOING MODA YOU'S "GREEN PIECE" BRING YOUR WOOL, PATTERN, SEWING NOTIONS, THREADS, ETC AND WE WILL WORK ON BLOCK #1. I WILL GIVE YOU VARIOUS CHOICES ON TECHNIQUES OF WORKING WITH WOOL AND YOU CAN DECIDE WHAT BEST SUITS YOU.

YOU ARE WELCOMED TO STAY AND WORK ON YOUR BLOCK OR TAKE IT HOME TO DO. IT IS YOUR CHOICE. I DO CLOSE THE STORE ON SUNDAY AT 4:30....

TALK MORE LATER....HOPE YOU SEE YOU SOON...HAPPY STITCHING.....

HAPPY STITCHING UPDATE FOR WEEK OF OCT. 18TH...

HAPPY STITCHING...A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL THIS WEEKEND AT OUR "THIRD SATURDAY SEWING CLUB RETREAT". THERE ARE STILL A FEW SPOTS FOR ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED IN JOINING US JANUARY 2010. CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. TUESDAY THIS WEEK AT 6:30PM IS AMERICAN SEWING GUILD MEETING HERE AT THE PATCHES HOUSE. THURSDAY IS NIPOMO QUILT GUILD MEETING AT ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH. THE NEW WINTER/HOLIDAY ADULT ED SESSION WITH BOBBI PORTER STARTS ALSO THURSDAY HERE. FRIDAY NIGHT IS OUR NEW EXCLUSIVE "FIG TREE CLUB". WE WILL BE DOING A CLUB QUILT...KIT PROVIDED...(BOTTOM QUILT ABOVE)
SATURDAY, OCT 24TH IS "CHRISTMAS GIFT QUILT" WITH ANDREA MACY, 10-4PM...(TOP QUILT ABOVE).

SUNDAY, OCT. 25TH 1PM T0 3PM I WILL BE DOING DEMO'S WOOL APPLIQUE TECHNIQUES. IF YOU ARE DOING THE MODA "GREEN PIECE" BLOCK OF THE MONTH BRING YOUR APPLIQUE BLOCK WITH YOU SO I CAN HELP YOU GET STARTED.

CHECK THE OCTOBER CALENDAR FOR ALL THE OPEN SEWING DAYS....
OPEN HOUSE ON SATURDAY, NOV 7TH....10-4....I WILL ALSO BE SHARING THE NEW FIRST SATURDAY PROGRAM FOR 2010... AND OTHER NEW EVENTS/CLASSES/BLOCK OF MONTH'S FOR 2010.
CREATIVE CONNECTION HAS OPENED FOR BUSINESS IN BUILDING B AND MARILYN WILL ALSO BE HOLDING HER OPEN HOUSE ON NOV. 7TH.....MARILYN WILL BE PROVIDING THE TREATS FOR THE BOTH OF US AS IN CREATIVE PATCHES CLASS ROOM....SANDY TURNER WILL BE HOLDING/TEACHING HER ANNUAL HOLIDAY MYSTERY QUILT...(IT IS OH PERFECT FOR THE SEASON), DON'T MISS OUT AND JOIN US, THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR A FEW MORE. YOU WILL BE SEW HAPPY YOU DID....

MORE INFO AGAIN SOON.....HAPPY STITCHING TO ALL, PATTI

HAPPY STITCHING UPDATE...GRANDSON JACKSON - 2ND BIRTHDAY

 
 
 
 

WITH ALL THE MOVING WITH THE STORE, ETC...I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO UPDATE YOU ALL REGARDING THE LOVE OF MY LIFE...JACKSON ARE GRANDSON. THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN LAST MONTH FOR HIS 2ND BIRTHDAY PICTURES...HOPE TO SEE HIM AGAIN SOON....HE HAS NOT SEEN THE NEW STORE...HE WILL LOVE IT....SO WILL HIS MOM AND DAD.

TALK AGAIN SOON....HAPPY STITCHING, PATTI

   
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009

HAPPY STITCHING DAY....JUST A NOTE OR TWO REGARDING HAPPENINGS HERE AT THE PATCHES HOUSE.

MAGPIE CLUB WITH SHARON HART TONIGHT 6-9....CALL STORE FIRST IF POSSIBLE
BASIC SEWING WITH SHEILA DAVIS..TONIGHT 6-9....CALL STORE FIRST PLEASE
THURSDAY IS ADULT ED'S LAST CLASS FOR THIS SESSION....NEW "HOLIDAY SESSION" STARTS OCT 22ND....BE SURE TO SIGN UP ASAP.... WWW.LMUSD.ORG
FRIDAY NIGHT IS "FINISH IT FRIDAY" 5-9
THIRD SATURDAY SEWING CLUB RETREAT....SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...OCT. 17 & 18
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH IS THE OPENING DATE FOR CREATIVE CONNECTION'S OPENING....
OCTOBER 20TH....AMERICAN SEWING GUILD MEETING 6:30PM AT CREATIVE PATCHES CLASS ROOM
OCTOBER 22ND....OLDE TOWN NIPOMO QUILT GUILD MEETING...10AM AT ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH
FRIDAY, OCT. 23TH....NEW FIG TREE CLUB MEETING....5-9
SATURDAY, OCT. 24TH, "CHRISTMAS GIFT QUILT" WITH ANDREA MACY
EVERY SUNDAY....1-4:30PM "OPEN SEW"....$5.00
MONDAY, OCT 26TH...ANDREA'S CLASSES...10-1, 2-5 OR 6-9...
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28TH..."BATIK STRIP CLUB" WITH SHARON WYCHE...6-9
THURSDAY, OCT. 29TH..."STAIN GLASS" CLASS WITH ANDREA 5-9
SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY, OCT. 31 & NOV. 1....UFO RETREAT...

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE....SATURDAY, NOV. 7TH 9-5....
CREATIVE PATCHES AND CREATIVE CONNECTION....TOGETHER WILL CELEBRATE THE NEW HOLIDAY SEASON STARTING...GIFTS, TREATS AND MORE....

HOLIDAY MYSTERY QUILT CLASS WITH SANDY TURNER
....SATURDAY, NOV. 7TH...10-4...STILL A FEW SPOTS OPEN FOR THE CLASS....THIS ONE IS ADORABLE....

COME AND SEE OUR NEW CLASSROOM AND STORE. ALSO MARILYN TEFFT PLANS TO OPEN "CREATIVE CONNECTION" BUILDING B OCTOBER 15TH...BE SURE TO COME AND SEE ALL HER GIFTS, CRAFTS, BOYD'S BEARS, FENTON GLASSWARE AND MUCH MORE AND MUCH MUCH MORE ROOM!!!
HAPPY STITCHING, PATTI
PSALM 63:7

HAPPY STITCHING.."LE JARDIN" NEW BLOCK OF MONTH

NEW BLOCK OF MONTH FROM BUNNYHILL DESIGNS..."LE JARDIN" FRENCH GARDEN. SOPHISTICATED WITH A TOUCH OF WHIMSEY...THE LOOK AND FABRIC SAY VINTAGE, AND THE COLORS ARE OH SO FRENCH! EASY APPLIQUE WITH JUST THE RIGHT TOUGH OF EMBELLISHMENT.THIS BLOCK OF THE MONTH FEATURES MODA'S ROUENNERIES COLLECTION BY FRENCH GENERAL...FINISHED SIZE OF QUILT IS 59" X 65".

FROM DECEMBER 15, 2009 TO AUGUST 15, 2010 YOU WILL RECEIVE THE PATTERN AND FABRIC TO COMPLETE EACH MONTH'S BLOCK. ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 YOU WILL RECEIVE THE BORDER AND BINDING FABRICS FOR FINISHING THE QUILT. BACKING FABRIC NOT INCLUDED.

SIGN UP FEE IS $25.00 (NON REFUNDABLE) PRICE PER MONTH FOR 10 MONTHS...$20.00
THERE IS A EMBELLISHMENT KIT AVAILABLE FOR $17.50...(THIS IS OPTIONAL)

SIGN UP NOW...LIMITED KITS AVAILABLE....

HAPPY STITCHING, PATTI

Albanian Quilt by Sharon Hart

Albanian Bible Quilt Note from Sharon regarding the "ALBANIAN Quilt"

Over the past year, several quilters and I have had the privilege of adapting and designing quilt blocks for a project aimed at presenting quilting, in the American style, to Albanian women. This July we did just that – to over 100 women.

The American quilting tradition is unique in two ways – we make blocks which, when joined, become the quilt top (most other traditions utilize whole cloth) and the “quilting bee.” Quilting bees were used for socializing during the 1800s when American women were socially isolated. Albanian women are currently in the same situation – the parallel was striking to us. Building on their ability to sew and utilizing a “Block of the Month” format, could we encourage the development of new social networks? How to make this attractive?

Albanians love to tell stories – we thought that a quilt with a story might be more inviting than one without – and it would also provide a theme for “quilting bees” and a reason to return. So, we tried to develop block designs which were easy enough for beginners but with each representing a Scripture story. The story could be just verbal, especially for those groups with minimal literacy or an oral tradition.

We decided that it would be best to teach Albanian women who could themselves form quilting bees and teach the piecing. Using a “Block of the Month” format, twelve blocks made in the course of a year would make a quilt top. A second year could be aimed at finishing the top (borders, sashing), sandwiching and quilting.

So, the result of our efforts is twelve blocks which together tell the Gospel story – with a thirteenth block representing St. Paul when he travelled to their homeland, Albania, then known as Illyricum (see Romans 15:19). When we presented the designs, with tools and fabrics, the women of Albania were very excited. So, over the next year we will keep in touch with them and see what develops – perhaps we will need return to teach the finishing touches next year.

In the meantime, there have been women here who have asked if they could make this quilt. If there is enough interest, I’d be willing to meet monthly as a “Block of the Month” to facilitate anyone here interested in making this quilt. Any monies collected would be placed in a special fund for the Albanian project

CLASS/CLUBS DATES ARE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH 9AM TO 12NOON OR MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH 6PM TO 9PM....PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A "MAGPIE"....

HAPPY STITCHING.."HAPPY HALLOWEEN" WITH ANDREA

 

COME AND JOIN ANDREA MACY ON MONDAY, OCT. 5TH AT EITHER 10-1 OR 6-9 TO MAKE THIS "OH SO EASY" LOG CABIN "HAPPY HALLOWEEN" QUILT. $20.00...SUPPLY LIST IN STORE, SIGN UP TAKEN NOW....

NEW CLASSROOM...BOBBI'S CLASS AND EMPTY...

A view of the new classroom with Bobbi's class today and also emptied and cleaned ready for tomorrow's (Friday, sept 25th) sweatshirt class with Cheryl and then "Girls Weekend Retreat" starting at 5pm and ending Sunday at 5pm...It was very positive today with all the ladies and they finished off alot of the $3.00 sale fabric.....Better hurry down before it is all gone. Happy Stitching.

IT'S OVER !!!

IT'S over...everything in building B is now over in Building A. Today was the first day of classes in the new class room...Everyone so far loves the new class room. Now I need to get my office reorganized!!! everything I did not know what to do with...went into my office/sewing room....What a mess. I can not sew or work in such a mess!!!! When that gets organized...it's time to reorganize the new store area.

I loved having everyone in the same building today, just like old times. I even set up a small area with my sewing machine, so I can sew with everyone at retreats, workshops or when the class room is empty. Hope you all remember to come to the side of the building (second door) for the new store. Still have lots of $3.00 a yard sale fabric...no sale patterns or books (all are gone)....

Tomorrow will be a challenge with Bobbi's Adult Ed class....Hope there is enough room for everyone!!!!

Happy Stitching, Patti

HAPPY STITCHING MOVING UPDATE

WELL THE MOVE IS ALMOST COMPLETED. THERE ARE STILL A FEW $3.00 @ YARD FABRICS LEFT...AND MANY PATTERNS, BOOKS AND NOTIONS AT 50% OFF LEFT. ALL MUST DISAPPEAR THIS WEEK.
ALL TABLES ARE OUT OF THE SMALL CLASS ROOM. TOMORROW (MONDAY) THE KITCHES COMES OVER AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON THE LARGE CLASS ROOM MOVES OVER. THE STORE IS SLOWLY COMING TOGETHER. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE STORE WILL COME AFTER THE NEW CLASS ROOM IS UP AND RUNNING.
MARILYN TEFFT "CREATIVE CONNECTION" HAS ALL HER ITEMS STORED IN BUILDING B, AND SHE HAS MUCH MUCH MORE TO BRING INTO HER STORE.. SHE WILL BE ABLE TO START WORKING ON HER STORE THIS THURSDAY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BALI ROLL STRIP CLUB WITH SHARON WYCHE WILL GET TO BE THE FIRST CLASS TO "SEW-IN" THE NEW SETTING...ADULT ED IN ON THURSDAY AND "GIRLS WEEKEND RETREAT" FRI. NIGHT - SUNDAY THIS COMING WEEKEND...SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET ALL THE SEWING KINKS WORKED OUT ASAP. THANKS FOR BEING PATIENT WITH LATE BLOCK OF MONTHS, KITS, ETC...I SHOULD BE BACK UP AND RUNNING AND SEWING BY THE FIRST OCTOBER. MY CALENDAR MAY BE A BIT LATE AS WELL AS EMAILS, ETC.
I HAVE NEW PICTURES OF JACKSON (HE IS NOW TWO YEARS OLD)..HE IS A CHARMER AND HAS A MIND OF THIS OWN!!! MY JEFF WAS LIKE THAT, AND I MIGHT ALSO BE A LITTLE BIT LIKE THAT MYSELF. JUST ASK THOSE THAT HAVE ASKED TO HELP ME MOVE! I LOVED ALL THEIR HELP, SUPPORT AND WISHES....A BIG THANKS TO DAN LAVERY AND DAVID OF ARCO GLASS FOR HELPING WITH THE BIG, BIG ITEMS....
SEE YOU ALL SOON....
HAPPY STITCHING, PATTI

Update regarding redeco/move...

Well I am filling the backroom tables full of 50% off items..plus the fabric walls of $5.00 a yard fabric....all fat quarters are $1.00 a piece...other regular priced patterns and books are 20% off. I have fixtures for sale and will be having a parking lot sale during the weekend of Sept 18, 19 and 20th. Everyday I find more items to add to the sale tables....I am downsizing so alot must go, take advantage of the savings. I hope to start on the notions soon...Some will stay, some will go on the 50% off table. Will update you all more soon. Been very busy so I haven't written as often as I should. Will try and catch you all up this weekend. Check out the calendar for classes, etc. We will be rescheduling the Landscaping Class with Marlene McCutcheon into late Oct or early Nov. Happy Stitching, Patti

HAPPY SEPTEMBER STITCHING...

Well School is back in session and so are classes at the Patches House. Today was a busy day at the Patches House...First Saturday, Enhanced Embroidery Club and last session of Girl Gang for 2009. Be sure to come into the shop to see the picture (or check the web site) for the Gang's project for next year 2010. Today was the first Club meeting for Enhanced Embroidery Club and of course you many join in at any time...They meet the first Saturday of every month from 10-1 with Sheila Davis sharing her creative talents and guidance. There is also a kit available for your first club meeting if you so desire.

Shared with the First Saturday ladies my ideas for next year 2010...(A mystery) with a color theme of three choices (yet to be determined). I asked for all your input regarding that....Please let me know your thought and ideas. I have placed a SUGGESTION BOX in the shop for that purpose. please, please provide me your thoughts....

NOW FOR THE BIGGEST NEWS. I am closing the class room (building B) as of October 1st. Marilyn Tefft of Creative Connection will be moving all her gifts, cards, antiques, Boyd Bears, Fenton Glassware, and more into that building. I am converting the front of Building A into the class room and the back area into the Fabric shop. This means all classes, retreats, workshops, adult ed classes, etc will be held in this area. It will allow the same space as what I had in Bldg. B. plus have the store in the same building as it was in the beginning. I am so excited about getting ready. I have already started putting things on 50% off (not everything), but a lot! So I suggest you get into the store ASAP for bargains and savings. I plan to sell alot of the fixtures also, so share this info with anyone you might know that would be interested. I have great plans for the store area, more fabric than anything else, less on the books, patterns, notions that I had in the past and a lot less bears and clutter. You will love it...Marilyn and I plan a Holiday Open House November 6,7 & 8, so mark your calendar now....
Now for happenings this week at the Patches House. We will be open Monday and Andrea will be holding her classes all day and night as usual....10am, 2pm and 6pm...
Continue what you have been creating with her or start something new...In the afternoon is her 101 Machine Quilting Class, and back at 6pm for her Quilting Class...

Wednesday night is Stripping Bali Pops with Sharon Wyche...Beautiful quilts are being produced with these batik jelly rolls.

Thursday day is Bobbi Porter Adult Ed Quilting Class and
Thursday evening Andrea is starting her Sweet and Simple Holiday Fast and Ease Holiday projects. Andrea is starting with a darling Halloween wall hanging project (sample in store)...

Every day is Open Sew This week....Friday night is Strip Club..Project is "Twin Stars"...Come and join us.

Saturday is the Landscape Design Workshop #1 of 4 sessions with Marlene from 9am to 1pm. You bring some pictures of ideas you would like to make into fabric wall hanging and Marlene will help you create....Need at least 2 more ladies to participate to keep this class going.
Also on Saturday...Andrea will continue her Basic Sewing for the Young.

Starting Monday evenings Sept 14th, Sheila will be starting her Basic Beginning Sewing classes for those of you wanting to learn sewing. She will help with pattern reading, fitting, selection of fabrics, etc. Bring your project and she will help you....

Much more to share, but will do this later this week for the rest of the month.

Remember I will be unloading and moving things in the shop, so if it is a little bit in disarray it is only temporary.
Happy Stitching. will talk again very soon.....Patti

Patricia Hughes
CREATIVE PATCHES AND SEWING
136 A N. THOMPSON ROAD
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Psalms 91:1-16
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805 929-3704

Happy Stitching...Can you believe August is almost over and fall is around the corner. We had a good Saturday Treasure Sale....Hope to do it again in April on the 24th, only this time for all crafts and maybe two days???? Please let me know your thoughts on this....you can comment below each post.....I would like to hear back from you all....Space will be limited, so sign up ASAP.

I've decided to continue on with the sale I was having on Saturday in the store, so starting Tuesday, August 25th until August 31st, ALL SALE WALL FABRIC IN $5. OO A YARD AND ALL SALE BOOKS ARE 50% OFF. THE SALE BOOKS/PATTERNS IN THE BACK ROOM ARE 70% OFF .

This week on Wednesday the Nipomo and Central Coast Guild are having a joint workshop with Judy Danes teaching and lecturing at both guild meetings.....Wednesday night is strip club "Batik Bali Pops" with Sharon Wyche.....You can join in at any time, just bring your strips and a project and she will help.. Thursday, starts fall Adult Ed Class with Bobbi Porter....then on Friday - Sunday it is the "Piggy Farm Family Retreat"

I will start working on the September calendar this week and also the newsletter info for September. I have ideas to share with all you First Saturday Stitchers, so be prepared to listen and then give me ideas......Also regarding Moda You's new Block of the Month "Green Piece" I have all the info for that now and it will be starting soon......I will have enough fabric for only 15 people, so be sure to commit early.....This will be a beautiful quilt....

Well Monday is almost over now, time to head home and start hand work. Still have my August Mystery baskets from Bunny Hill Designs to finish and also the Block #2 of Vintage Christmas.'
I also just got word from Anne Sutton info on her new BOM "No Name Yet" she is showing at Oct market and it is using the new fabric line "french General" from moda. Guess what, I hope we can start that also here at the Patches House.....From the sneek peak I got...I can not say No....More info coming on that later, but I am taking sign ups now.....

Happy Stitching, talk more soon, Patti
Psalm 71:21

HAPPY STITCHING SATURDAY NIGHT

QUILTING TREASURE FOR THIS YEAR IS OVER.....WAS THERE EVER A LOT OF FABRIC!!! THE LADIES WERE VERY BUSY.....HOW ABOUT ANOTHER ONE IN SIX MONTHS??? APRIL 24? LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS. HAPPY STITCHING

HAPPY STITCHING SAT. AUG 22ND

IT'S QUILTING/SEWING TREASURE SALE DAY TODAY....9AM TO 2PM....LOTS OF WONDERFUL SUPPLIES AND FABRIC FOR YOUR SEWING NEEDS.....HAPPY DAY

Happy Stitching...New Class...New Teacher

Happy Stitching. Would like to welcome to you a new teacher to Creative Patches....Her name is Marlene McCutcheon. She lives in Arroyo Grande and is a member of our New American Sewing Guild Central Coast Chapter. She shared with us some of her landscape projects at our 2nd meeting and many expressed an interest in having her teach a class...Marlene has scheduled 4 Workshop classes on Landscapes...This wonderful wallhanging is in the store now.

Marlene's workshop classes have been scheduled for Saturdays, Sept. 12, 26, Oct. 10 and 24....Fee for class is $55.00 Times 9am to noon

supply sheet available in store when class is paid for in advance....Marlene's work is outstanding.....Bring a photo or picture and let Marlene help you create it into a work of art...

Remember....Saturday, August 22nd....Quilting Treasure Sale.....9am to 2pm.....

Tonight, Friday, Aug. 21st..."Finish it Friday" 5-9pm...$10.00

(if working on a Creative Patches Class project...no charge)

HAPPY STITCHING, PATTI

HAPPY STITCHING

HAPPY THURSDAY STITCHING....LAST DAY OF ADULT ED WITH BOBBI FOR SUMMER. MYSTERY QUILT IS REVEALED.....FALL SESSION STARTS NEXT WEEK, HOPE YOU ARE ALL SIGNED UP AND READY TO CREATE.. YESTERDAY MY HUSBAND HAD TO HAVE CANCER SURGERY (#11) AGAIN, AND THIS TIME THEY FOUND MORE AREAS AFFECTED THAN EVER BEFORE. TODAY THEY HAVE ASKED HIM TO STAY SO THEY CAN DO A CAT SCAN ON HIS KIDNEYS....HE HAS OTHER ISSUES (JUST STARTED INSULIN) SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE 4 YEARS AGO, BUT...... ANYWAY HE NEEDS MANY PRAYERS. OUR FAMILY THANKS YOU FOR THAT.

DON'T FORGET THIS SATURDAY IS QUILTING/SEWING TREASURE SALE...9-2
AUGUST 22ND ....HERE IN THE CLASS ROOM AT THE PATCHES HOUSE....ALSO IN STORE ALL $6.00 SALE FABRIC WILL BE $5.00 FOR THE DAY AND ALL SALE BOOKS WILL BE 50% OFF.....

FRIDAY NIGHT SEWING MEETS AUGUST 21 FROM 5-9....BRING YOUR UNCOMPLETED PROJECTS AND FINISH THEM.....$10.00 NO CHARGE IF WORKING ON A CLASS PROJECT FROM A CREATIVE PATCHES CLASS....

AMERICAN SEWING GUILD MEETING

HAPPY STITCHING....THIS IS A REMINDER THAT TUESDAY,
AUGUST 18TH IS AMERICAN SEWING CHAPTER MEETING AT 6:30PM

HELD IN THE CLASS ROOM OF CREATIVE PATCHES & SEWING
136 B N. THOMPSON ROAD
NIPOMO, CA. 929-3704 (IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS)

THIS IS ALSO A REMINDER OF THE QUILTING TREASURE SALE BEING HELD
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND HERE AT THE PATCHES HOUSE FROM 9AM TO 2PM...SUPER SPECIAL SALE DAY ALSO IN STORE......HAPPY DAY.....