Christmas ornaments are a favorite tradition and make great little gifts. Â We have over 100 patterns to choose from. Â Here is a variety of patterns that showcase several different techniques:
These red work ornaments are mounted on wool – instant heirlooms…
Item #BBD146 Â Retail $9.50
These three dimensional goodies will make your customers smile….
Item #BWP2106 Â Retail $12.95
There are [...]
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Posted in Holiday on Sep 17th, 2012 No Comments »
Decking the Halls means decorating the table, the door, the walls, the fireplace, the base of the tree…..you get the picture!
These large ornaments by Buttermilk Basin are 8 – 10 inches tall so they are great to hang on ribbons to decorate a wall or door.
Item #BMB52 Â Retail $9.00
Bareroots has a series of candle mats [...]
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Two Christmas patterns hit the top 20 this week which means it is time to Think Christmas! Â You already have the Christmas fabrics. Â Now is the time to spruce up the display with the patterns that support them. Â Ordering now will also let our buyers know which patterns are going to be the most popular [...]
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I love these red work snowman patterns! Â They will be arriving soon, but I wanted to give you time to collect the fabrics. Â You don’t have to wait for your Christmas fabrics to arrive to kit this one. Â Get out all of your red print fabrics and the white with red prints. Â Start cutting fat [...]
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Heather Mulder Pederson is one of my favorite designers – and after visiting her at Market and seeing samples of her newest book and fabric, I was NOT disappointed! Â Unfortunately the pictures I took at Market didn’t do the quilts justice, so I visited Heather’s blog to share some photos she took later that are [...]
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At our house, the holidays are all about the food – and any gift for the kitchen is always a big hit. Â Your customers can combine one of these handmade gifts with some of their favorite holiday treats for the perfect gift!
Aprons are always a hit – and in great holiday fabric – they can [...]
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Posted in Books, Holiday on Sep 6th, 2010 1 Comment »
Jeanne Large and Shelley Wicks have combined forces to write a wonderful Christmas book – Tis the Season. Â These “folk art” projects will warm the hearth of any home and greet the upcoming holiday season with style! Â They were kind enough to share some of their projects with us at our recent Open House – [...]
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I am so excited to announce that Checker is now carrying the button packs from Just Another Button Company. Jayme has picked up the most current assortments which are used in Nancy Halvorsen’s current Christmas book. Who doesn’t love one stop shopping???
Item #ATH538BÂ Retail $18.00
Item #ATH8852Â Retail $68.00
All of the Buttons used in the Book
The [...]
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The Christmas lines are arriving every day, it;s 80 degrees, and quilters are busy planning their Fourth of July celebrations. What is a shop owner to do? Remind your customers that Christmas is only 175 days away – and it is time to get busy!
But first, you have to do your homework and set up [...]
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I know, I know! We just got through Christmas and we are already talking about the next holiday. The problem is that if you don’t start making samples NOW – and planning classes – you won’t have time to prepare for the holiday. After all, it is only seven weeks away.
Luckily, Barri Sue Gaudet has [...]
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