September 24th, 2009
As 2009 rapidly comes to a close it is time to start choosing projects for the New Year. We just concluded voting for the Thimbleberries 2010 and the color Midnight won. You can sign up for Thimbleberries now on our web site.
Our McKenna Ryan club is just finishing Once Upon A Star and I would like to invite you all to vote on which of the following four quilts you would like to see us work on for next year. Take a look at the quilts and then vote below in the “Leave A Reply” Section.
Quilt One: Back on the Farm

Quilt Two: Storybook Farm

Quilt Three: Journey To The Light

Quilt Four: When Friends Gather

Please cast your vote by October 2, 2009
Happy Day!
Wendy
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September 14th, 2009

It is voting time again, no not for politics, but rather for what color you would like to see us offer for Thimbleberries 2010.
This year the quilt is called Village Green, the quilt finishes at 72″ x 82″ and comes in three color options. Each is created to reflect the stages of light: Dawn, Dusk, and Midnight. You will see houses, trees, stars and flowers.
In addition to the monthly block patterns, Lynette designs extra club projects exclusively for Thimbleberries Quilt Club members, and communicates with you monthly through her Quilt Club newsletter. Before we commit to this major investment of time and fabric, we need to know from you if you might interested and what color way you like best. We will take voting through September 22nd.
Cost: Depending on the number of participants the price will run $320 - $280.
This includes: Membership fee, All 12 patterns, All fabrics for top. borders and binding, plus 108″ wide Thimbleberries backing fabric. Pricing will be spread out over three installments. You will be charged $25 up front to hold your place in the club. This is non-refundable but will be credited towards the price of your first fabric kit. Monthly project patterns and bonus instructions for the Throw Quilt and the Queen Quilt options. Actual shipping fees do apply. This program will start shipping Jan 15, 2010.
Village Green: Dawn

Village Green: Dusk
Village Green: Midnight
Cast your vote now! Send me an email to: Wendy@hearttohandonline.com
Title it: Thimbleberries 2010 Vote
And vote for your favorite color way: Dawn, Dusk or Midnight.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Happy Day!
Wendy
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August 20th, 2009
Have you heard about this grass roots idea? Spend $20 on the 20th and save the economy? Well, I had not heard about it either, until I received an email today and thought I would pass the information on to you. Here is the idea. We all have cut down on our spending, buying only the things we really need. The more we do not spend, the worse the economy gets. So lets make a plan to turn around the economy by choosing to spend an EXTRA $20 on ourselves on the 20th. That is today.
You can read more about this interesting concept at Spend Twenty Dollars.
If you are looking for options, Heart to Hand has some wonderful projects and patterns that you can spend your twenty on! Consider:
Just Another Button Company: Oh Holy Night Kit
Heart To Hand: All Through the Year Club
Ornament Table Runner Kit
Plus there are lots more. So go treat yourself and do your part to boost the economy!
Happy Day!
Wendy
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November 16th, 2008
Here is a picture of the Four Freedoms Quilt I designed and Beth recently Quilted for me. She took this picture, but I do not think it shows how great she did on the quilting. Beth wrote on her web page:
Wendy designed this quilt using the Four Freedoms panel by Norman Rockwell.
The freedoms are:
#1 Freedom of religion
#2 Freedom from want
#3 Freedom of speech
#4 Freedome from fear
I was quite pleased with how the quilting turned out.
You can visit Beth’s Long Arm Quilting Web page here.
Happy Day!
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October 21st, 2008

I just finished making this easy Halloween Project that you still have time to make before next week. I used the Mummy Mambo Panel from Clothworks, black fabric, and scraps from my scrap basket. This is a very easy project for all skill levels and you can finish the top in one short evening.
Directions:
1. Mummy Mambo Panel, if you need to trim up the panel to make it even, rotary cut ½” from colored shapes closest to the edges of the fabric.
2. Cut Three 2” Strips x Width of Fabric from your black fabric.
3. Measuring as you would for borders, frame the Mummy Mambo Panel with the black strips you cut in step two.
4. I then went through my scrap basket and collected all my Orange, Yellow, Black, and Gray scraps. I cut them into strips that were 2 ½” wide, then sub-cut them into assorted random lengths. Some were as small as 1” and some were as long as 5”.
5. Sew the scrap strips together making a long chain of assorted scraps that is 2 ½” wide.
6. Again measuring as you would for borders, frame the quilt top with the 2 ½” wide scrap strips.
7. Cut four 3” strips for last border out of black fabric and attach last border.
8. Quilt and bind.
You are done and your project is ready to hang in your house or on your door to greet your harvest visitors.
Happy Day!

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October 20th, 2008

BOGO 50% off Sale
Buy one yard ($6.99 a yard or higher)
get a second yard of select fabrics 50% off
October 21st through October 31st we are offering a Harvest Celebration Sale. Here is how it works. Buy ANY one yard of fabric on our website priced at $6.99 a yard and up and get 50% off a yard of your choice from the selected Harvest Celebration Sale Bolts of fabric. For more information click here.
Buy One Get One Free Book Sale Here
Quilting Kits Sale Here
Quilt shown is Tumbling Leaves from All People Quilt. Free Pattern available here.
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