Things are happening at Thimbles and Threads!

Hello Everyone,
I hope each of you had a Spooktacular  Halloween. Oh boy now we are on to Turkey Day and for my house we are a-plannin! Who's coming and who brings what, Who don't we want to bring what....just kidding! As new people come into your family it is so fun to enjoy the elements they add to the mix.

If you have been into the store lately you may have noticed the house is now gone across the street.

How do you demo a house? The same way you eat an elephant....one bite at a time.

Crew cleaning and gathering and stacking bricks.

No Chickens were harmed. All are still accounted for!

Working on the trees.

No House!

Yippie! This means we are getting closer to building the new Store and Retreat. It was amazing to see it coming down and I'm sure a little sad for some as on some levels a land mark . As it was no longer a safe building. The new one will be an incredible homage to the old one. We have saved bits and pieces of the old building to be included in the new one including the brick. When you come by, come on in and we would love to show you the rendering. Life is full of history and change and as quilters we bring that out in our creations. We at Thimbles and Threads will continue to honor the past as we move into the future.

Did all of you get our email on our customer Trunk Show? I sure hope so, but if not here is the skinny:

Customer Quilt Show

Hosted by Thimbles And Threads

November 30^th - December 21^st

We will have five categories for this show

(Five more categories next show)

1.            My First Quilt - We all started somewhere, how fun to display our first creation.

2.             Snuggliest Quilt - We all have that favorite quilt, the go to quilt to snuggle up in on a cold day or for a late night movie.

3.            What was I thinking Quilt - We’ve all made one or maybe two of these.   Just seemed like a good idea at the time quilt.

4.            Trash to Treasure Quilt - All of us have that one piece of fabric that we were going to discard and then decided….well, I could make a quilt out of it - And we did!

5.            Christmas Quilt - Who doesn’t love a Christmas quilt? Perfect time of year to share yours with the rest of us.

Bring your quilts in to the store between now and November 23, 2013.  Quilts will be hung in our classrooms, judging November 30^th through December 14^th. 

Show Rules:  Judging will be by the customers - One vote per day, per category, per customer.  Pictures of the quilts will be posted on our face book page with “likes” being counted as a vote.  We will tally the votes and likes to find the winners in each category. 

There will be prizes for the first three places in each category.  The first place winner in each category will win a $50.00 gift certificate towards edge to edge quilting by Thimbles And Threads.    The quilts will be numbered with names withheld until after the judging.  The quilts will be on display with the owner’s names and their placing December 16 through 21^st.   Only one quilt per person please.   You could be a Winner…Winner…Winner!

I can hardly wait to see what all of you bring in!

How cute is this fabric line? It is called In Cahoots.

Have you been sorta getting ready for Christmas? I kinda sorta have. Anyway, just a little reminder that we are open late on Tuesday and Thursdays (8:00 pm) through the Holidays. On these evenings we have something different each night on sale. We thought it would help with our Holiday Shopping. So this Thursday night from 6-8 our cutting mats will be on sale for $28.00 regular price is $46.79. These are the nice 24"x36" size.

Just a couple more things to share with all of you.....

 We just got in the NEW Lori Holt book "QUILTY FUN" For those of you that are quilting along with Lori on her blog.

How Scream-in Cute is this Twill Tape? Perfect for Christmas projects.

Here is the latest Cynthia England Book. So many of you came and took the class here learning her technique .She has now combined her landscape quilt technique with quilting . If you are interested, give us a call we are taking orders . Might I just add that the quilts in this book are beautiful. Come take a peek!

I admit I am so totally in the Holiday Spirit. I loved the half a flake of snow I got at my house. I have been entertained by all the Holiday movies on the Hallmark channel . I have been putting the petal to the "Well I think in my case" plastic. Sewing away and loving every minute of it. I finally gave in and turned on the furnace and I didn't care. I think the reason for the skip in my Holiday step is all of you. You make my day and I thank you.

Till next time,

Thimbleina

New Holiday Hours!!!

Hello Everyone,
I hope all is well with all of you. Have you taken a peek outside at night and seen the amazing full moon! It is kinda spell binding. No wonder we associate it with Halloween. Even in the Summer when you see it coming up over the mountains, every time it makes me think of Fall and Halloween.

As you can tell from the title of this Blog, we have new Holiday Store Hours. We are now open until 8:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To make it more Fun....we will be offering an in store special  starting this Thursday from 6:00 - 8:00. I will be something different each time. It might be a fabric line or notion or patterns or books. It will be a surprise every Tuesday and Thursday evening. But what a fun way to collect those stocking stuffers or friend gifts or even just keep yourself supplied!

Our classes have started and boy oh boy have we had fun! All of you are so amazing and it is great having you here in a class setting. Our instructors are loving their time with all of you! Please know that some of the classes that have started you could still join and the instructor will catch you up. Some of the classes will be repeated so come in and get your name on the list. Everyone seems to be having the best time in the beginning quilting class and the fabrics that were chosen....well lets just say, I can hardly wait for the show and tell. They will be stunning.

The Art Quilt Class started this last Saturday and beautiful is the only way I can describe it. They will be meeting again this Saturday and if your interested it isn't to late to start.

While I'm at it, there is still room in the class this weekend to make the Buggy Barn Witches quilt. Still great timing for Halloween.

We have .....can you believe it, more new fabric in and it is so darn cute.

This is the new Wallflowers line

Leesa made a quilt out of the Poppy Fabric!

Top and bottom picture are of Moda's NEW Scrumptious line.

Knit or crochet class is taught every month.

New  Modern Noir line...Stunning for sure.

Just to keep you in the loop...they are supposed to be tearing down the house across the street today so we can start the New Building. Yippie-H-Skippy!  I'll post pictures as I get them.

Till Next Time,
Thimbleina

Ladies Night Out

Hello Everyone,
I hope you are enjoying our Fall season as much as I am. I love the colors and the smells and well just the overall aura.....feeling of Fall. I'm not so sure that I am ready to kick start the Holidays into full gear, but just taking one day at a time is kinda nice, relaxing even. I did decorate my home last night for Halloween/ Fall/ Thanksgiving. It was fun. Pulling out the decorations that haven't been seen for a year and placing them here and there. Remembering when I got them or who made it for me or even reminiscing about when I made certain items. It was fun, plus I was chatting with a great friend on the phone the whole time. Oh my gosh, now that was a really nice evening. You know how you have some friends you can chat with for what seems like forever and even though you might be on the phone for a really long time....when you hang up and look at the clock and realize just how long you've been talking and you come to from the shock of it all.....you still know it was time well spent. Well, that was my experience last night. Fun was had by all!

I was called to the phone last week and I had the most interesting and heart warming conversation with a lady named Yevette. We're all friends here so I'll share.

Yevette is from Pennsylvania. She was shopping in a discount store and while looking at a red blazer she found a wallet. She went through the wallet and found one of our Thimbles and Threads punch cards which has our phone number on it. So she called and talked to me and asked me if I would find the owner of the wallet. I said of course . She was so cute and so concerned for the wallet's safety. I assured her I would keep it safe. The wallet arrived last Saturday. I looked up the ladies name on the drivers license through Dex online and the only phone number I found went to a business so no luck there. Her credit union card was in the wallet so on Monday I called her credit union I identified my self  and gave them her account number and asked if it was a current account . I told the credit union lady I didn't want any information other than to know if the account was current. She said it was. I told her this story and  asked her if she wouldn't mind calling the owner of the wallet and letting her know it was safe and that she could pick it up at any time. The credit union lady knew me and said she would make the call. Soon after the phone rang here at work and I spoke to the wallet owner. She could hardly believe her wallet had been found let alone returned to Thimbles and Threads. She said I will come right over and get it and she did. The surprise and gratitude on her face was priceless. I told her Yevette had written her a letter and it was in the package with the wallet. She pulled it out and read the letter. She wanted  to know if there was a way for her to contact Yevette. I said yes, her return address is on the package. She told her story of the events prior to her purse being stolen and how she had had to just let it go and move on or maybe even go on as that is a traumatic event and much was lost in the contents of that purse. As she held that wallet in her hand and looked into my eyes with tears forming and I had tears forming as well, she said " I had to let it go. But this is like getting a piece of myself back." I could just feel how she felt, we had a really good hug and she left.
I think it might be important to share with you the discount store the wallet was found in was in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. What are the odds of it ever being returned.........
Moral of this story:


With all the ick around us, there are still really good people out there, and it doesn't hurt to keep a Thimbles and Threads card in your wallet!

In keeping with the thyme of Good News: Saturday Night from 5:00- 8:00 is "Ladies Night Out"
If you came to the last one, you know it is a great night for sales and fun. We only do this sale twice a year and we try to make it a Goodie!

We have  had more new fabric arrive and boy is it ever cute. Here's a couple of samples:

 This is a New Loralie Designs  Line. The front one is the focus fabric and the other three are acoordinates.

 Is this beautiful or what? Nancy is making a quilt out of this line. I can hardly wait to see it!

Another Christmas line that is so cute and it will be on sale!

Speaking of sales.....as a little Sneaky Peek. First time ever...we will have Batiks on sale . Wahoo!
Now that is GOOD NEWS.

Just a reminder that Thimbles and Threads is now open until 8 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Also don't forget to check out our NEW Classes. We had one tonight and what a cute project. /the pumpkin  pillow using raw edge applique, crazy cute!

Keep up the Good News!

Till next time,
Thimbelina

Hello Everyone,
Oh it is an exciting weekend here at Thimbles and Threads. It's our 1 year anniversary. Boy has that time just flown by us. So to celebrate....come on down and see the store and all the changes that have been made. We are told all the time that the store is completely different than what it used to be. If you get our emails, then you saw the before and after pictures. Amazing.

 

We have new fabric lines. Two here sitting behind me that I still need to unpack and we just put out two others including and darling new Christmas line that we bought special just for this event and it's 35% off,Yippie Skippy. New Block of the Months to sign up for. Lots of Sales-Sales- Sales. OH and not to be forgotten....Our New Class List is available and there are some really fun projects you won't want to miss out on. One other FYI, Starting in October we will stay open until 8:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Yes some of our classes will be offered in the evening.and of course we will be open for evening shopping on those days as well.

Thimbles And Threads Fall Classes


Now  and most importantly.....This is the weekend for all of us to have our Cake and Eat It Too! Yes, you read that correctly.....New Fabric, New Block of the Months, Sales, New Classes and CAKE! Say Whaaaaat ? That's right. So come on over, we'll be here!

Till next time,
Thimbleina

Hello Everyone,
I hope everyone's day is going well and your Labor Day was well spent. We had a fun sale here at the store. "Now if your on our email list, you already know that. If your not, time to get on it!" :-) So mine was well spent with many of you!

Oh, I wonder who has entered a quilt at the State Fair and who took the Quilt Challenge? Please bring yours in and show us. I believe I can speak for all of us when I say........We wanna see too! With this thought in mind, we want to have a Local Talent Trunk Show here at Thimbles and Threads. Bring your quilt in and we will hang it up downstairs, we will direct everyone downstairs for a walk a round. Whooo  Hooooo......Awesome!

In the next week or so we will have our Fall Class Schedule ready so get prepared for some Fun, Exciting opportunities to come your way. Here is a little sneeky peek:

Come make one of these cute pillows. Learn raw edge applique, couching, how to sew in those pom poms or any outer edge  adding trims. Super fun fall project.

We will have a beginning quilting class that takes you right from the start. Cutting your fabric, sewing that 1/4" seam, measuring correctly etc. This is a start to finish class. When your done you can then proudly say "I know how to do that too!"

We will also have a quilting class for the more advanced quilter, where you will learn new techniques. Paper piecing, needle turn applique, all those fun techniques we tell our selves,"I wanna know how to do that!"

We will have a landscape quilt class, where you will take a photograph and transfer it to fabric. In this class you can make your project truly your own by how much or how little you embellish it.

We also have the "In the Beginning" class, that teaches you Free Motion Quilting on your regular sewing machine. Each month a new technique will be taught. It is amazing what you can do on your own machine. Who-a- thunk? 

So there is your little sampling. Will there be more you ask? You betcha!

Last night after work I cut out a quilt top and I sewed all the center together, tonight I will do the outer borders, they look like candy corn, I think it is really cute. Although I touch fabric all day, it is still fun to go home and create. I did stay up sewing until almost 3 am but it was a really  good time. I think I will add a picture and all of you can see it. Here Goes...

This Quilt is going to the school where my grand kids attend. They will auction it off to raise money for the school. I tried to get a better picture so you could see the center and the outside corners. But when I did, you couldn't see the rest of the quilt. Again, so much for my photography skills!  The center is a embroidered haunted house and the corners are spider webs with a little spider with purple eyes. I hope it does well for the school.


Speaking of pictures, here a re a few of what's new:

This line is crazy cute!

Darling Twill Tape

We also got in the OOH-LALA line.

Yes everyone.....we have BYU  and The University of Utah Flannel!!!!!!! The crowd roars, there is whooping and hollering, the excitement is felt far and wide..........!

Oh, before I close. Guess What? It's Thimbles and Threads 1st Birthday this month. It's hard to believe that a year has passed since Leesa bought the store. But we now have a whole year under our belts and has it ever been exciting. There have been so many changes. Many of you have commented on how the store has changed and how much you love it. Thank You. There are so many more to come. Tuesday evening Leesa and her husband and I went over and over the blue prints for the new building. Oh my goodness is it ever going to be beautiful and spacious and homey. Even seating in front of a fireplace. We all are going to love it! Oh .....and the 100 year old apricot tree will be saved. You bet your bottom dollar, I am making jam from the fruit of that tree. I'll even make bread. We can tell our families we went to Thimbles and Threads for a "Jam Session". It's gonna be awesome!

Till next time,
Thimbleina