Get Your Votes In!

Alright, Here they are! We have six entries into our Nine Patch Challenge. The voting begins immediately and runs through the end of the month. The quilts below are numbered, so you can either leave us a comment, e-mail us at cottonpickersquiltshop@gmail.com, or call us at 440-428-6449 to cast your vote. The voting is open to anyone who wishes to: your husband, your kids, your neighbor - we're not picky. Just let us know and we will tally all the votes and have the winner announcement on August 15th.

Quilt #1

Quilt #2

Quilt #3

Quilt #4

Quilt #5

Quilt #6

And as mentioned in our previous post, we're going to collect your favorite recipes. Just to share, nothing big. It's prime picnic season and we wanted to know what your favorite potluck/picnic foods are. Sometimes it is just too difficult thinking of a dish to take without using the same one you've used for everyother event. Becky's favorites are the staples like macaroni salad and potato salad and pasta salad (noticing a trend here - like carbs!) and Beth's are potato casserole and better than sex cake. We'll think hard to pick a favorite and post the recipe soon. Just leave us a comment of your favorites and maybe you'll discover a new dish to try.

Okay, off to work on more projects. They tend to multiply around here while we're not looking. Happy quilting and cast your votes. Remember you have until the end of the month!

How Refreshing

Well, we had a wonderful fourth and we hope you did too! The baseball game was fun and the fireworks were spectacular. It was nice to have a couple days to relax and attempt to fish, but now we're back to our normal schedule. That's alright. So far this week we've seen some wonderful projects that are being completed. Everything from applique to rug hooking.

We've had some new arrivals lately in the shop. Too many projects are running through our heads right now. We have to try (really hard) to figure out what we want to do with each one of these goodies. And try to finish every other project we have started. If nothing else, all of these quilting projects sure keep you out of trouble!

This is Charisma by Chez Moi for Moda. I think Beth came up with a project for this one already. We'll have to wait and see what she does with it.

This is some wonderful wine fabric for those of us who love or know someone who loves wine. Honestly, we are in the middle of a well known wine region. Just doing our part to help boost the economy, one way or the other! This is Vintage Collection by Robert Kaufman.

These adorable cupcakes are from Robert Kaufman as well. This is part of the Confections line and we love it to pieces.

Here's some new batiks from Robert Kaufman that have come in recently. We know how much you love them and we can't seem to keep some of these on the shelf! Come and get them before they're gone. The last bunch didn't last long at all.

That's everything for now. We are currently working on cropping and uploading the pictures to the website for the Nine Patch Challenge. Check back real soon to vote!

Also this week we are working on scheduling the next round of classes. Please remember if we have are offering a class that you are interested in, but it doesn't fit your schedule, let us know when you are available. If we get enough interest for a different time slot, we might be able to schedule another class. It's not a guarantee, but we do understand life happens and not everyone's schedules are the same. If there is a certain technique or quilt you would like to try but would rather take a class than attempt it on your own, leave us a comment and we'll see what we can do.

Alright, off to make some blocks. I love it when you get projects finished! Oh, and just a hint: keep in mind some yummy recipes for the next post. I don't want to give it all away, but we have something wonderful in mind.

The 4th is Here

We made it through our shows and retreat, now we're looking forward to relaxation and good food. We will be closed on the 4th of July, but we will be back in the shop on Monday. Hopefully rested and full of good picnic food.

Just one new fabric line came in this week. Another good one from our new favorites, Studio e, this is Pungkin Peers. They're just too cute and make you smile. My favorites are the buck-toothed little pumpkin and the bug-eyed bats.




We received a few entries to our Nine Patch Challenge. We are currently uploading the photos online and we will give you all of the information on where to find the pictures and how to get a hold of us with your votes next week.

Sorry this one is short and sweet, we've got too many projects to finish and way too many bindings to do. Have a safe and happy 4th of July. See you all next week!