Creekside Quilting Newsletter 06/04/2019
HELLLOOOOO All Shop Hoppers! We have had a wonderful kickoff to the All Iowa Shop Hop and are thankful for each and everyone of you who have stopped in to say "hello"! It has been a great treat to meet each of you, to hear about your travels, why you are shop hopping, where you have been, best stories and (hate to say this) but some unhappy experiences along the way also! So is life, I guess! But when you come to Creekside Quilting, we hope you find us a happy, fun, and welcoming place to visit!!! I use to love to shop hop and see what all the stores are offering! Each quilt store is so different and offers their own flavors! I actually am going shop hopping next weekend with my daughter, I won't tell you what part of the state, because I am going "incognito!"
What's New @ Creekside Quilting!
We have a lot of new things to talk about this week, so let's get started right away!
We received this amazing Halloween Fabric in this past week! I personally love the witches and think it would go well in our BQ4 pattern, which allows a large space for these great pictures! Order BQ4 Pattern Order here Order Timeless Treasures Grey Halloween Pumpkins C7020 here Order Timeless Treasures Grey Wicked C7020 here
We also took our new Halloween fabrics and created a few bundles of 12 fat quarters. I used this bundle in creating our store sample from the pattern Yellow Brick Road 
Order Yellow Brick Road Pattern here. Order Halloween Fat Quarter Bundle Order Here
Hometown Harvest is the pattern and the quilt is on loan to Creekside from The Quilt Company! I met the mother/daughter design team down at the KC Market, and they agreed to send us the quilt for display! It is made out of flannels and is hanging in our Wool Department. Oder Hometown Harvest Pattern here
We have a couple new bag patterns for the store. This one Karen M is making a sample using RJR Wildwood Garden Party Canvas. 
Order RJR Wildwood Garden Party Canvas here Order Show Off Pattern here
New template sheets came in, which have the grid lines on them for easy tracing and pattern creating! Order Here
For all of you improvisational quilters or want-to-be's, this book is great in helping you get started with improvisational designs! Order Intuitive Color and Design here
Another new bag pattern...Jangles Anchor Bag...this purse is a little more classic than some of the other purse patterns we have in the store. Searching for a new challenge or learning curve, I think this pattern would be just the pattern to satisfy your search. Order Jangles Anchor Bag here
Lori Holt has a new sew along this fall called Granny's Garden! Pre-order the kit with us here. Pre-order the kit this week and use our online coupon Love To Order Online and receive 15% off! Order here
Lori Holt also has a new book coming out this fall, Farm Girl Vintage 2! Pre-order this kit with us here. Pre-order the kit this week and use our online coupon Love To Order Online and receive 15% off! Order here***If you have an interest in doing the Sew-Along as a group OR the new Farm Girl Vintage 2 as a class, please email me here
Upcoming June Classes and Events
June 1st-June 30th is the All Iowa Shop Hop! Read More About the All Iowa Shop Hop here
One highlight of the All Iowa Shop Hop is Linzee McCray's History of Feedsacks! We have a few bolts left of that collection. Order Feed Sacks True Blue Cornflower here. Order Feed Sacks True Blue 30's Blue here. Order Feed Sacks Red Rover True Blue here. Order Feed Sacks True Blue Navy here. Order Feed Sacks True Blue Regatta here.
Tuesday, June 4th starting at 1 pm is Sharon M.'s class on Intro to English Paper Piecing! Hexies are popping up everywhere in sizes from ¼ inch up. Learn the easy technique of English paper piecing and join the fun of this technique. This great take along technique will help you make accurate grandmother’s flower garden blocks and a whole lot more. Register for class here.
Thursday, June 6th starting at 5:30, Beginning Quilt Making Session 2. Session 1 must be completed before taking session 2. Learn the basics of how to make a quilt. This is a two part class and you need to register for both days.Monday, June 10th from 1-4 is Clothesline Club group 2
Tuesday, June 11th from noon to 4 pm is Wool Club. Everyone is welcome!
Wednesday, June 12th: Scrappy Happy Stitchers Come join a new Scrap Quilt group at Creekside meeting monthly! Share ideas and discussions with other like minded quilters! We’ll meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the Month starting May 8th from 10-11:30! A scrappy trunk show by Diane T will start out the first get together. Come and share ideas, learn some new tips and techniques, start a project using all those scraps, show and tell, and of course, meet new friends! Cost is $10 for the whole year! 10-11:30 am
Kids Class Friday, June 14th 1-3 pm: No need to bring a sewing machine, but bring your own fabric and sewing supplies. Open to kids 12-18 years of age. Register here for the Burrito Style Pillow Case Saturday, June 15th from 10:30-11:30 is our Whatnot's Club
Saturday, June 15th from 1-4 pm is Lori Holt Monthly Technique Class Register here
Tuesday, June 18th: Sharon's Applique Group 2 from 10:30-12:30 will be learning a new applique technique each month. This month the focus is on Pattern, Vases and Vines. Full six month class register here. One Month at a Time register for June here.Tuesday, June 18th Binding Sisters
Wednesday, June 19th Applique Sew-in 10-4! Come join the fun! Have you just taken one of our several applique classes? Well come join this group to get more practice, new ideas and opinions, lots of laughter, and lunch at Mazatlan!!! It's a full day of sewing and fun and it's FREE! More information here
Thursday, June 20th: Beginning Binding Basics starting at 5:30 pm. A perfect binding is hard to achieve. Do you just need a re-fresher course or do you want to learn to prepare binding strips, attach them to your quilt edge, and turn mitered corners from the beginning. This class is for you! We will also discuss a 2 color binding technique that can give your quilt binding a pop of color. Every quilter needs this class to give their quilts a nice finish. Register for class here
NEW!! Friday, June 21st Sunrise to Sunset Summer Solstice Retreat: What a wonderful way to celebrate the beginning of summer than spending the day sewing, knitting or appliqueing from sun up to sun set! Come join Creekside Quilting for their Sunrise to Sunset Summer Solstice Retreat. Yes you guessed it, we will open our doors at 5:30 am in order to set up and begin sewing at 5:41 am (sunrise) and finish up our projects for the day, at 8:53 pm (sunset). It's the longest day of the year, a celebration of the beginning of summer, and a perfect way to spend our day sewing, appliqueing, or knitting! Read HERE for more information. Kids Class Friday, June 14th 1-3 pm: No need to bring a sewing machine, but bring your own fabric and sewing supplies. Open to kids 12-18 years of age. Register here for the Burrito Style Pillow Case Monday, June 24th is Clothesline Club group 1
Tuesday, June 25th is the Des Moines Area Quilter's Guild meetings at 1 pm and 7 pm. Read more here. Everyone is welcome and you can register at the meeting or on-line
Friday, June 28th UFO Club
Friday, June 28th Sit, Sew, and Sip with Wine and Cheese Register hereAll class fees go straight to the instructor. Due to the time each teacher puts into preparing for a class, no refunds will be made for canceling a class within one week of the class date. In the same respect, should we need to cancel a class due to not meeting the minimum amount of students, we will cancel the class one week prior class date and offer a full refund or a class credit toward another class.
Check out our website at www.creeksidequiltingiowa.com for more upcoming classes. Our developing June and July schedule of classes is available at www.creeksidequiltingiowa.com
Community Outreach Program for May 21st through July 31st:ALS is a devastating disease, and when I saw this Hopes and Dreams Quilt Challenge come across my email, I knew, as a store, we just needed to support the cause! The challenge is presented by Quilter's Dream Batting,which we carry in our store and I know many of you love using. More Information HERE
This Weeks Coupon
Order from our website www.creeksidequiltingiowa.com and use the promo code Love to Order Online and receive 15% off your products. Normal exclusions apply.
Happy Sewing!
karen steggerda