Come take a class!

We've gotten together with our teachers and compiled a calendar full of different techniques, skill levels, and just all around fun.

If you have any questions on the classes listed below or would like to sign up, please e-mail us at cottonpickersquiltshop (at) gmail (dot) com or call us at 440-279-0610.

Classes

February 2011


February 2 - Wooly Wednesday - 1pm-5pm

February 9 - Wooly Wednesday - 1pm-5pm

February 10 - Marti & Me Club - 6:30pm

February 11 - Jo's Little Women #10 - 10am

February 12 - Marti & Me Club - 10am

February 15 - Charmed Living Table Runner - 6pm-8pm

February 16 - Wooly Wednesday - 1pm-5pm

February 19 - Invisible Machine Applique (pt.1) - 10am- Noon

February 19 - Beginning Rug Hooking 10am-Noon

February 22 - English Paper Piecing - 1pm-3pm

February 23 - Wooly Wednesday - 1pm-5pm

February 26 - Beginning Rug Hooking - 10am-Noon

February 26 - Charmed Living Table Runner - 1pm-3pm

March 2011

March 2 - Wooly Wednesday - 1pm-5pm

March 5 - Invisible Machine Applique (pt 2) 10am-Noon

March 8 - Marti Michell Log Cabin Quilt - 10am-2pm

March 9 - Wooly Wednesday 1pm-5pm

March 10 - Marti & Me Club - 6:30pm

March 11 - Jo's Little Women #10 - 10am

March 12 - Beginning Rughooking - 10am - Noon

March 16 - Wooly Wednesday - 1pm - 5pm

March 17 - Beginning Rughooking - 6pm-8pm

March 19 - Marti & Me Club - 10am

March 23 - Wooly Wednesday - 1pm-5pm

March 26 - Beginning Rug Hooking - 10am-Noon

March 26 - Feathered Star Quilt - Mary Huey-10am-4pm

March 30 - Wooly Wednesday

More classes and events are being planned as I'm writing this, once we have more information I will post it on here as well as out website. Have a great day!

The Winners Are...

Well, we've moved, survived the holidays, and are ready for the new year. The new space is so nice, we feel at home already. If you haven't been out to see the new shop, we can't wait to see you! If you've been I hope you like it! I will upload pictures soon now that we have things on the walls and have "settled in" a bit.

But what you all have really been waiting for. All purchases in December came with a ticket. Depending on how much you spent, you received more tickets. What exactly were those tickets for? We're drawing 2 tickets - one for a Grand Prize basket filled with goodies and one for a Gift Certificate to the shop! And without further ado, the winners are:

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Check your tickets and let us know if you are one of the winners! If no one comes forward with the winning numbers in a reasonable amount of time we will re-draw them so still hold onto those tickets until further notice!

Thank you for making our transition to the new shop a welcome and successful endeavor! Many good things to come in 2011, stay tuned for more!

Have you heard the rumors?

Well, it's true! Cottonpickers is moving to Chardon!

Welcome to the new home of Cottonpicker's Quilt Shop:

 We will be right there where C Star Nails was in the Washington Post Plaza at 209 Center Street (Route 44) in Chardon beginning November 23rd! (We'll be closed November 22nd to move)

It's right around the corner (less than two weeks away) and we are so excited! In anticipation of the move we are realizing that we have alot in the store, so if you all would be so kind to help us out with that there will be a Moving Sale in the very near future. We're currently working out the details, so stay tuned and as soon as I know them I will pass them along.

 If you aren't familiar with Chardon or cant remember where the Washington Post Plaza is, it is also the home of Joey's Italian Grille (where the Hilltopper was), Mike's Jersey Subs, and the Central Perk Coffee Shop (complete with homemade ice cream). If nothing else, this move only sounds bad for my waistline...but the sacrifices we make for our business...

This plaza also has many other shops that I forget at the moment but it's between Washington Road and Cherry Avenue, also kiddy corner from the Post Office. We will be just North of the Square and just South of Giant Eagle.

We are so excited and hope you are too! I can't wait to show you pictures of the inside of the shop, but it's covered in construction dust right now, so we'll hold off on pictures until it's beautiful and full of fabrics. Are you as excited as we are?

Sailing Away to France (kinda)

We've got the latest line in from French General for Moda, Maison de Garance. It's the traditional French General reds and creams with the addition of the most luscious chocolate brown you have ever seen. This picture does not do the fabric justice by any means, come and and see/feel it for yourself!

 As promised more batiks arrived recently. These are just a few from Edyta Sitar of Laundy Basket Quilts latest line Bon Voyage for Moda. Her color choices for her fabrics are so rich and vibrant without being too loud, and the stripe-ish looking one, what a catch! You don't see many of those types of batiks around.

We should have more batiks and a mish-mosh of other fabrics arriving in the near future. We'll keep you posted as to when they arrive.

Also, check back soon for a big update on the shop. Big news in store, just wait until you hear the details!

Paradise and Flowers

Paradise is here. For those of you who love fall, yes that could be what I'm talking about but in this case, it's not. I'm talking about the Paradise Batiks by Moda! We have them - ALL OF THEM, and trust me, many ladies have already been eyeing them up for the last couple days since they came in and I don't think they'll be around long.

 All three shelves are part of this line (minus a couple stragglers I see now that I already took the pictures)

 There's bright colors, warm colors, fall colors, everything you imagine to see in paradise.

 Don't you just hear the Jimmy Buffet music playing, the waves crashing and feel the sand between your toes and the margarita in your hand? Okay, a girl can dream atleast...

 Also arriving are the Fun Flowers by Lakehouse Dry Goods. The large print is a great panel to use as is or fussy cut for quilts, bags, or whatever. We've already had some ladies grab this fabric for a few bags and gifts (remember it's only a couple months or so until Christmas - just saying!)

I'm not sure if you can see it, but the white print does have a white on white flower with black centers, it's hard to see, but super adorable in person.

A few other things to update you on and keep in the back of your mind:

Get your ideas started for a Christmas Wish List. We know many of you have Secret Santas, or family members that would like to get you "just the right thing" for Christmas. We will have a notebook or something soon by our register that you can write down your Wish List. Just jot it down and hopefully then you will get just want you wanted!

Also keep in mind we will be starting a Block of the Month Program by This and That. It's called Vintage Memories and each month you get a small pattern. The great thing about this pattern is each month it takes minimal fabric (either fat quarters or fat eighths usually) so you get to pick and choose your fabric each month to make it your own! Their version of this quilt was made with Martinique by 3 Sisters for Moda and you can see more about it at their website by clicking here. (Picture borrowed from their website)

And last but not least, we will be at the Wildwood Quilt Guild Show on November 7th at the Mentor Senior Center. This is the last local quilt show until the Farmpark Show next spring, so come out and see us as well as several other vendors from the area before the unmentionable stuff starts flying.

If you have any questions about all of the items listed above, stop in, call us, or e-mail us for more information! I'll keep you updated as more things happen around the shop!

Trying it here too!

If any of you follow the Ruby Blue Quilting Blog, you might know I just made a button for you all to grab there. It worked well so I'm trying it for Cottonpickers too. So here it goes, once it's up and running I'll let you know! It'll look like this:

Not bad, only about 10 minutes this time around! It's up and running, grab it and post it on your blog proudly! Oh, and hopefully our new favicon comes up too! (Look to the left of your browser address)

Annandale by Jo Morton is here!

The gang's all here! All 27 gorgeous pieces are here and currently being cut into Half Yards and Fat Quarter bundles to add to your Civil War stash or to be the jumping off point for a new quilt! There are several wonderful prints in several different colors to drool over...Trust me, just wait until you see them you'll be drooling too!

We will have all of these pieces with us this weekend at the Streetsboro Quilt Show (Friday and Saturday) at Faith Baptist Church in Streetsboro. To see more information on this show and others that we will be attending this year, visit our post by clicking here.

Alright, since we are currently in a cutting frenzy here at the shop I do not have pictures of all of the prints from Annandale, but here's a few. You can view all of the prints on Andover Fabric's website or by clicking here to view the entire collection.

Come and see us on the road, we have a few shows down and a few more to go so there's still plenty of time to travel around before the unmentionable stuff starts flying. Stay dry these next few days and if worse comes to worse, it's perfect weather to start a new quilt project! Put some goodies in the crock pot and sew away! We'll keep you posted as more fabrics arrive!