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Creekside Quilting Newsletter 05/10/2022




  TODAY!!!  Join us for our next virtual shop on Tuesday, May 10th at NOON CST with Lunch Time Lives 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 day starting that week on May 1st!  Bring your lunch sack for some fun lunchtime shopping!

What's New @ Creekside Quilting?

  Stars and stripes everywhere in this patriotic fabric line from Riley Blake, called Picadilly.  This line makes me think of the 4th of July and all the flags waving at a parade!  You can order and view from the full line HERE or order the fat quarter bundle of all 24 fabrics HERE

  This sample is of the Windham Fabrics Starry Blue Quilt Kit!  Everything you need to make the quilt top is in the kit, including the Starry Blue pattern!  Order yours HERE

  Anne made this gorgeous One Block Wonder quilt from the Eden line of fabric!  Come see this amazing quilt....it truly is gorgeous!  You can make one too using the One Block Wonders book, which can be ordered HERE and the Eden line of fabric HERE

  MORE NEW BOOKS!!  I must be on a book buying kick!  I love books and a variety of new books is always fun to look at and be inspired with new ideas!!  In this grouping we have Jo's Little Favorites (order HERE) by Jo Morton, Jo's Little Favorites II (order HERE) by Jo Morton, Seams Like Yesterday (order HERE), and Schoolgirl Sampler (order HERE)

 Sunshine Sewing (order HERE) by Tone Finnanger,  Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in Burano (order HERE), and Brilliant Little Patchworks (order HERE and HERE) and One Block Wonders (order HERE

  Little Quilts in the Coop One (order HERE), Two (order HERE), and Three (order HERE) by The Little Red Hen

If you'd like to connec to the All Iowa Shop Hop Tuesday Talk, here is the Facebook Link HERE

Quilted Twins Fabric Warehouse in Florida is sending Quilts to Ukraine.  One of the store owners has a relative in Poland who will deliver the quilts to those in need.  If you have quilts you would like to donate, please call the Quilted Twins Fabric Warehouse at (352) 507-8458

  This is the 2022 All Iowa Shop Hop fabric and we have it ready for Pre-Orders! You can view and pre-order the fabrics HERE   You can then pick up your fabric beginning June 1st....the kick off to the All Iowa Shop Hop which runs through June and July.  We will be open on Sunday's 1-4 pm in June and July just for this awesome event!  Please note, this Benartex line of fabric is prone to shrinkage, so buy extra to make the projects out of the All Iowa Shop Hop Magazine....which can also be pre-ordered HERE

  This is a 2/3 yd panel that goes with the All Iowa Shop Hop fabric line.    You can pre-order the panel HERE
Please note, this Benartex line of fabric is prone to shrinkage, so buy extra to make the projects out of the All Iowa Shop Hop Magazine....which can also be ordered HERE

  Order your All Iowa Shop Hop magazine HERE

Join us for our next virtual shop on Tuesday, May 10th at NOON CST with Lunch Time Lives 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 day starting that week on May 1st!  Bring your lunch sack for some fun lunchtime 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, Round Robin HERE

What's Coming Up in May?

View the May 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.

Join us for our next virtual shop on Tuesday, May 10th at NOON CST with Lunch Time Lives 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 day starting that week on May 1st!  Bring your lunch sack for some fun lunchtime shopping!

  Tuesday, May 10th is Wool Club starting at 12 PM!  This group is open to everyone just come on in and join the fun! 

  The Butterfly Quilt 2 Sew Along with Anne will be Wednesday, May 4th and or May 11th starting at 10:30 am.  So order the kit HERE or the pattern HERE and join Anne on May 4th by registering HERE!

 Sit and Knit with Elaine on Thursday, May 12th 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!

  You won't want to miss our Flash Sale Fridays on May 13th, 20th and 27th 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!

 Wool Applique Class, Materials, Methods, Create!  Join Val in learning about the details of wool applique and how to make wonderful wool projects.  This class includes handouts, background information, samples, Q&A and time to start a  make and take needle keep!  Everyone who has taken the class with Val walks away with a desire to make more wool projects!  A must class for anyone who is interested in beginning wool applique!  Saturday, May 14th at 10:30am and you can register for the class HERE
***Picture may not replicate the pinkeep project, but it will be a pinkeep you make for the class***

  Monday, May 16th 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


 Monday, May 16th is The Monday Stitch group.  This group is full.

  Join Julia on Mondays May 16th, 23rd 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  

 Wednesday, May 18th 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!

 Singer Featherweight Club will be Saturday, May 21st   This group is full.

Our sewing machine repairman, Jerry, will be back on Monday, May 23rd 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 

Monday, May 23rd 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

 Wednesday, May 25th 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, May 25th 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, May 27th 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!  

We will be closed Monday, May 30th in obseervance of Memorial Day!


What's Coming Up in June?

View the June calendar HERE

  Tuesday, June 21st
, is our 4th Annual Sunirse to Sunset Summer Solstice Quilt Retreat!  Register HERE This will be a fun day of sewing, knitting, embroidery, or crafting from sunrise to sunset!  Bring your projects, grab a friend and come have fun!

  Everything Lori Holt Summer Boot Camp starts Thursday, June 9th at 1:30pm and runs every other Thursday through July 21st.  We end on Thursday, July 21st.  This boot camp is for people who want to do a Lori Holt project and need the encouragement and suggestion of others to keep motivated for completion of their project!  We will have weekly show and tell of what we accomplished in our week, Q&A sessions, and time for show and tell of other Lori Holt projects we have completed!  ALSO, since Lori Holt is all about the vintage, we will have time to share with others, our 1930's era stuff and any other things that are Lori Holt!  So register today for our Everything Lori Holt Summer Boot Camp HERE

Show and Tell

  This year, our Clothesline Club focused on doing 6" finished blocks out of the Sampler Spree book (order HERE) and Mary Jo did all 106 blocks!  Your quilt is spectacular Mary Jo!!  We all were in awe and amazed!

  Linda, your cat quilt was stunning!!  The fabric choices and pattern made this quilt a marvel to look at!

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Featured Lines keep updated with our new lines of fabric: https://www.creeksidequiltingiowa.com/featured-and-new-fabric-lines-by-top-designers.htm 

Have a fantastic week and keep on stitchin'!  karen steggerda
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