Our winners of the 2 gift bags full of notions, books and fabric came into the store to pick them up yesterday. Congratulations to Deanna and Carolyn for finishing the Michiana Spring Fling and their passports being drawn for Quilt N Go’s grand prizes.

The spring fling is over. What a great shop hop. Thanks to everyone that made it such a success and congratulations to our winners

Lois Doerr – South Haven, MI

Margaret McMahon – Chesterton, IN

Lindsey Marquette – Niles, MI

Sharlene Koth – Edwardsburg, IN

Rhoda Bacon – New Carlisle, IN

Ellen Yannie – Vicksburg, MI

Deanna Glynn – Dowiagic, MI

Carolyn Withers – Dowiagic, MI

Lisa Withers – Edwardsburg, IN

Wanda VonEhr – Culver, IN

Joyce Henson – Galesburg, MI

Jan Banicki – South Bend, IN

Joyce’s Kaleido Strip class sure had some great looking quilts from the different fabrics chosen.

Linda used our Avalon fabric by Jason Yenter for In the Beginning fabrics

Nancy used our Bloom fabric by Timeless Treasures

Sheril used our Hoffman Keiko’s Garden

The Bella Verona BOM ladies had some nice show and tell for April.

Vicki made a Biscuit Basket

Marcia made an e-reader cover

Jeannie made a table runner

Insane Mary made a Nearly Insane quilt.

Our quilting super star this week is Connie Dilno. She make this baby quilt with our 1930 reproduction fabrics. Isn’t it cute!

Thanks to all the ladies on the retreat that shopped with us today. It was really fun to have you back in the store again

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This is a technique for machine quilting in smaller pieces instead of the whole quilt at once.The book shows you how to plan and prepare your quilt top, the batting sections and the backing sections to quilt in small sections. Also how to assemble your sections after quilting using various methods; the four layer seam, the five layer seam and the six layer seam. Quilting and adding your borders after the center of your quilt is finished and how to sew layer your borders to your quilt.