Pine Grove Quilt Shop
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Happy Holidays Everyone!
I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving as much as I enjoyed mine! I spent my vacation in Florida with my family and some friends that I have known for a very long time. We had 40 people at our Thanksgiving table this year and had it was wonderful! I am truly blessed to be able to see my "extended" family every year for a fabulous week on Siesta Key!
Now that Thanksgiving is over we can finally put our normal radio station back on. We have been doing a little boycotting of it since they started to play Christmas music the day after Halloween! Don't get me wrong, we love the holiday season, just not starting on November 1st!
Not much has come into the shop this past month. Jo Morton's Jo's Variety is here and we have already sold out of the toile. Not to worry, more has been ordered! This collection is all red and creams and is again quite yummy!
We have received Edyta Sitar's newest collection for Moda, Indian Summer, which has lovely prints and batiks. The prints are in shades of berry red, vintage blue, cocoa and tea. The batiks are beautifully coordinated with the prints.
We also have received the latest Timeless Treasures Tonga collection called Green Tea. There are wonderful shades of olive greens and teals in this group.
We have decided on our next Block of the Month 
Programs.
The first one is from Marcus Fabrics and is called Amish with a Twist. The finished size is 88" x 105". It is a 5 month program and will start in March 2012 and run through July 2012. This is perfect for the beginning quilter! There will be 10 spots available for this quilt. The price for the program will be in our next newsletter.
The second Block of the Month Program we will be offering is another gorgeous quilt by Wing and a Prayer Designs using Timeless Treasures Tonga Batiks. It is called Nothern Stars. This program will run for 12 months and it will start in April 2012 and run through March 2013. There will be 24 spots available for this quilt. The price for this program will also be in our next newsletter.
We also have 7 spaces left for Cotton Club
. This Block of the Month Program started in September and runs for 12 months. The finished size is 78" x 85". The cost is $24.00 a month. My sample is with Norma Chapin waiting to be quilted. I can't wait to see what wonderful quilting Norma does to it!!
December Special
25% off
All Threads
PLUS
10% off
All Remnants!
"THREE and SIX-A Revival"-A Bonnie "Ugly Duckling"
This is the 5th Ugly Duckling Quilt thatBonnie Hill Patterson has designed for our shop. There are only a few kits left of this latest ugly duckling, which is not at all ugly. The sample is hanging in the shop. The finished size is about 85" X 93" and the kit is available for $145.00.
Clearance Fabric
We still have some clearance fabric available at $5.00 per yard, with a one yard minimum cut. There are also select books, patterns and kits marked down 35%.
Last year there was a deck of cards called "Buffalo Dining Cards" available through local businesses that contained $10.00 gift Certificates that were good at 46 local restaurants. The deck cost $20.00 and was a great gift item or stocking stuffer. This year, the same company is repeating the Buffalo Dining Cards, and also expanding the idea and offering a two new decks one is a cocktail deck and the other is a SHOPPING DECK. The new shopping deck will include $10.00 off $50.00 at many local shops, including PINE GROVE! The coupons/cards are valid all of 2012.
Club 11 membership you will receive your own copy of each of the patterns and be able to attend one club meeting per month for eight months ( Jan., Feb., March, May, June, Oct., Nov. Dec.). Whether or not you are able to attend the meetings, you will receive all the club patterns. The cost of this club is $52.00.
The Jo's Club 11 meeting times will be: (fall dates to be determined)
Thursdays at 11am on Jan 12, Feb 9, Mar 8, May 10, June 14, Oct ??, Nov ??, Dec ?? 2012
OR
Saturdays at 11am on Jan 14, Feb 11, Mar 10, May 12, June 16, Oct ??, Nov ??, Dec ??, 2012
Pine Grove Fourth Annual Spring Seminar- Plans are already being made for our fourth Spring Seminar. The dates will be Thursday, April 12th, Friday, April 13th and Saturday, April 14th, 2012. We have reserved space at the Amherst Museum and booked our wonderful caterer Donna for the lunches. Class listings for seminar will be in the January newsletter which will be out the very beginning of the New Year. Sign-ups for Spring Seminar will begin January 3, 2012. We had a wonderful time last spring and look forward to another opportunity to enjoy friends, fabric and food. Save the dates!
Donate For Life Quilts:
My friend, Michelle, who is one of two Family Support Counselors for Upstate New York Transplant Services (UNYTS). The counselors support donor families during their time of grief due to the sudden tragedy of a family member passing. One way they can do this is to offer the families a comfort quilt. These are small quilts about 24" X 48-60" which will be draped across the bed of the family's loved one by one of the counselors. When their loved one has passed, the family will be able to take the quilt home to keep. The UNYTS counselors are hoping to expand this program within Western New York. We can all help by donating small quilts of this size so they may be distributed to local families in the hope of bringing a little bit of comfort during a very sad time. Any quilts that you make for this program can be dropped off at the shop and we will make sure they get to the counselors at UNYTS. Thank you.
The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 1451 in Wheatfield, New York is participating in a service porject to make lap quilts for local veterans who reside in area nursing homes. There is a basket at Pine Grove where you can make donations of a fat quarters or half yard cuts. These can either be from your stash or purchased at Pine Grove. The ladies are looking for red, white, blue, yello, gold or any other patriotic themed prints. Thank you for your support.
Wishing you all a holiday season that is filled with happiness and love!
Sue Doyle
