Creekside Quilting Newsletter 04/12/2022
On Saturday, April 9th, my son Justin was married and our whole family was able to be together in sunny California to celebrate this wonderful event! The festivities started last Wednesday and continued on through Sunday evening! The wedding and reception was absolutely spectacular! We had a wonderful time celebrating the wedding of my son Justin to Amisha! Here are just a few more pictures to share with you!
From left to right starts with my youngest daughter Anna, then Jeff, Justin, myself, and Julia!
Just the girls!
All of us at the Mehndi...Justin, Anna, myself and Julia! What's New @ Creekside Quilting?
Wild Iris by designer Holly Taylor is new to the store and absolutely gorgeous in all the purples, greens and ivories! This floral combination is rich in deep and light values of color and designs! View and order this 29 bolt line HERE 
Wild Iris also has two color combinations of panels. I personally like the softness of this panel, which can be ordered HERE
but the deep purple color wave is gorgeous too! You can order this panel HERE
Moda Bermuda Batiks have arrived and they are luscious in color! The bright combinations of the batiks are gorgeous! You can view the full 40 bolt line HERE
Kaylee made our store sample of the Flip Pocket Folio pattern and we have kits available so you can make one too! I love the colors and fabrics she chose! The kit includes everything you need to complete the pattern! Order your kit HERE 
April Showers bring May flowers is the saying for the month! We have a tiny dresden 6x8 fabric and pattern kit to celebrate the month of April! you can order your kit HERE
Join us for our next virtual shop on April 30 at 7pm CST with The Great Quilting Adventure virtual shop hop! Make sure to download our app - Creekside Quilting Iowa - on the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store here and follow us on Facebook beforehand to be notified when we go live and shop with us! We will be joining several other independent quilt shops from around the nation to bring you fun fabrics and finds each night that week starting April 25! Bring your popcorn for some fun Saturday night shopping! 
We are starting a new book club called The Elm Creek Quilter's Book Club and it is based on The Elm Creek series by Jennifer Chiaverini! We have had several people ask about a club for Jennifer Chiaverini and we have two wonderful leaders who will lead you through the series and some of Sylvia's quilt blocks to go along with the books. You can choose to do the quilt blocks and books, or just the books. This should be a lively and fun group! Register HERE for this book club and purchase this months book, The Quilter's Apprentice HEREWhat's New in Our Wool Department?
Lots and lots of wonderful wool (72 yards!) has arrived, been processed and cut! Here is a sneak peek at all the beautiful colors! Come check out our wool department or order online! I'll just let the colors speak for themselves!
What's New w/Pfaff?
Our sewing machine repairman, Jerry, will be back on Tuesday, April 19th and there are a few spots still left. He will be cleaning Pfaff machines only, at this time. You can register to have your Pfaff sewing machine cleaned Tuesday, April 19th HERE
Thursday, April 21st HERE
Please bring your machines in by Monday, April 18th if they are to be cleaned this week. YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT, AS SPACE IS LIMITED
What's Coming Up in April?
View the April Calendar HERE
***PLEASE NOTE before you come to class, make sure your sewing machine is in good working condition and has all the necessary supplies you will need to run the sewing machine. A good understanding of how to use your sewing machine is a must. Sewing classes require a basic sewing kit and quilting tools.
***PLEASE NOTE that cancelation of classes will be refunded up to 1week prior to the class date and time. After that, the instructor is expecting you and there will be no refunds for cancelations.
Tuesday, April 12th is Wool Club starting at 12 PM! This group is open to everyone just come on in and join the fun! 
Wednesday, April 13th at 10:30am is the Frosty Goes to Town Sew Together! Bring your kits and join Meryem for a few hours of sewing on this fun kit! Meryem has a head start and can give you some suggestions on building your machine applique blocks! Don't have a kit yet, you can order the kit HERE. All the pieces are laser cut and fused...ready to go and could be started tomorrow! 
Sit and Knit with Elaine on Thursday, April 14th starting at 10:30 am. This club is open to anyone who likes to knit, and would like to knit with other knitters! This group is open to everyone so just come on in and join the fun!
Friday, April 15th is Mid Month Madness all day long. The 2022 Creekside Quilting Mid Month Madness bag is HERE!! You can either renew your old bag and still participate by clicking HERE or you can buy the new bag to participate in 2022. So, in order to participate in 15% off on the 15th of each month, it's a renewal fee to use last year's bag HERE or buy the new bag for 2022 HERE
You won't want to miss our Flash Sale Fridays on April 15th, 22nd, and 29th at 9:30am! Using the app on Friday's, you will receive 35% off full yard cuts of fabric! Then on Saturdays, you can purchase the fabric in the store at 25% off!
Singer Featherweight Club will be Saturday, April 16th This group is full.
Monday, April 18th is The Monday Stitch group. This group is full.
Clothesline Club Monday, April 18th at 1 pm. This group is full. 
Join Julia on Mondays April 18th, and 25th for her Live Event at 4:30pm to see what's new in the store and get a first chance to order before the newsletter comes out on Tuesday morning. Facebook: Creekside Quilting Iowa https://www.facebook.com/creeksidequiltingiowa 
Quilting for Beginners-A Hobby for Life starts evenings on Monday, April 18th, 25th and May 2nd starting at 6pm with Jan! THIS beginning quilt class is at night and you will learn so much from Jan!! Best class around if you are wanting to learn to quilt! For more information and to register for the class click HERE
Wednesday, April 20th is the Applique Sew-in Group starting at 10:00 am and lasting all day! This group is open to everyone, just come on in and join the fun!
Wednesday, April 27th at 1pm is Patchwork Sister's Book Club is reading for the month of Knot On Her Life by Mary Marks. Come join us for an always lively book discussion! The Elm Creek Quilter's Book Club will hold it's first meeting on Wednesday, April 27th at 2:30pm. Order your copy of the book HERE This book club will be reading through the Jennifer Chiaverini Elm Creek Quilter's book series each month. Fall in love with all the characters and charm of the stories!
Friday, April 29th at 1pm is UFO Club and this year we are doing it a little differently! Come any last Friday of the month and pay $2 to particpate for that day. The first $1 will go towards meeting your goals and the second $1 will go into the kitty for our year end party of prizes for our achievements! You can come any month you want, set any goals you want, and collect your $1 back the next month with your met goals. First month is always $2 and you wont receive your $1 back until you met a goal. Come any month...no need to register! 
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Have a fantastic week and keep on stitchin'! karen steggerda