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May 17, 2010 - Had a great time at the first Gate City Quilt Guild Show! Beautiful quilts!
May 26, 2009 - What happened to the last five months? How do people twitter and blog on a regular basis? I don't think I could keep up! Well, here it is - the end of May and we have some exciting news. We will be moving to a new location in the next few weeks. Also, the NC Quilt Symposium is this weekend - will we see you there? Make sure you join our mailing list to keep up with our newsletters, sales events and other quilt related topics.
December 26, 2008 - Twas the night before Christmas Eve and in walked a man with a twinkle in his eye and a check in his hand! "I want to buy the best longarm and give to my wife!" She deserves a Millennium, she's the love of my life! So we wrapped a few quilt books and filled out a form. And just like that, he was gone like a storm.
A Milli, a Lenni, a Lucey and more - what a great gift idea for all we adore!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to our quilter friends everywhere!
December 9, 2008 - I met the sweetest man a few days ago. He came into the shoppe and wanted to buy a gift for his wife that she would really enjoy. Our quilters' creed is: "I can buy all of the fabric I can hide from my husband", so to actually meet a husband who really wanted to be part of his wife's hobby was such a fun experience. We had the best time picking out fabric, he knew what colors she liked, picking a basket and wrapping the final package! My goodness, what a very lucky woman to have such a caring hubby! Thanks for giving me a great Christmas story for 2008!
October 21, 2008 - Just got back from vending at the Durham-Orange Quilters Guild this past weekend. What a wonderful group of women and the quilt show was fantastic! The "Tobacco" District in downtown Durham was a wonderful location for the show. Thanks so much for the invite!
October 1, 2008 - We had a great time at the Piedmont Quilters Guild "Rainbow of Quilts" Quilt Show. Janet and Allen Bailey won 2nd place on their entry in Randy's Oriental Challenge Quilt. Yes, I had the awesome pleasure of quilting this quilt for them!
Our best selling items were Wizard of Oz - Follow the Yellow Brick Rd fabrics, Halloween fabrics and Mark Lipinski fabrics! So much fun meeting everyone! Please do come by and visit the shoppe and bring your coupons - good through 10/31/2008!
September 19, 2008 - Our shoppe finally opened and we have enjoyed meeting all of the great quilters and soon-to-be quilters in the Piedmont area. Thank you to all of the guild members who visited us so far this month! We are getting ready for vending at the Piedmont Quilters Guild - Rainbow of Quilts Quilt Show. Come visit us at the downtown Marriott on 304 N. Greene Street between Sept. 26 through the 28. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm - Thursday, Friday and Saturday!
July 28, 2008 - Our shoppe sign went up over the weekend! Yeah! Of course, it was put in the wrong place but the company will move it today! Now, we are waiting on carpet. Then, the certificate of occupancy and we are open for business! We are hoping we will open on August 16 but it all depends on the inspectors!
July 7, 2008 - We have lost our minds completely and decided to open a quilt shop at 5305 Liberty Rd in Greensboro, NC in August 2008. Have ideas on what you would like to see in a quilt shop, send us an email anytime! We would love to see you in August! Support a quilt shop, an American tradition!
Our on-line quilt shop is also taking off! Would you rather shop on-line and have your goodies delivered straight to your door? Then click here to visit our on-line quilt shoppe!
June 12, 2008 - The time is flying by... Our new Online Quilt Shoppe is now up and running. Make sure you join our mailing list to receive our promotion email and notification of sale events. We will be vending at Quilting in the Piedmont at the end of September!
April 18, 2008 - Wow! What an exciting month this has been! We have had a great time meeting potential APQS owners, letting them test drive Milton, ask questions about earning money from owning a quilting system, teaching our beginner basics workshop/class and creating new friendships along the way. Thank you to everyone we have met in the last month!
March 15, 2008 - We just got back from a week long vacation in Duluth, MN where we took a two day class from the Karen McTavish!! Click here to see pictures of our trip!
February 26, 2008 - Today, we officially became APQS authorized dealers. We can't wait to start teaching workshops and scheduling appointments to let others test drive these wonderful machines! We are so excited. Also, as March begins, I will be making changes to our website. Our on-line quilt shoppe has officially opened. Make sure you join our mailing list in our quilt shoppe to qualify for some great coupons and sale notifications. Our quilting orders are filling up fast for 2008. We are already booked through mid-April!
December 31, 2007 - Changes have been made to the website. Make sure you check out all of our really cool customer quilts that were completed in 2007. Go to Gallery - Completed Quilts to see our new webpage.
December 27, 2007 - The Christmas rush has come and gone and we are able to take a few days of much needed rest. Thank you to all of our customers who have made this a great first year for Ye Olde Forest Quilters. We look forward to working with you in the New Year! We had over 80 customers during our first year of business!! Whew!
October 16, 2007 - The Butterfly Sky won 2nd place in the Clemmons Quilt Show in September. This was a "Viewers Choice" show. For other quilts that were in the show click here. Check out the wedding signature quilt by Cindy Young. What a great idea for a wedding gift! Carol M. also has a artistic quilt called "Starry Night on the Reef" To see both of these quilts, go to Gallery, then Completed Quilts, then Cindy or Carol M.
Also, I have some great Christmas and kids fabrics from Cranston. Send me an email on how to order these fabric today! Click on Products, Fabric, VIP Cranston links to see the selection.
September 24, 2007 - Finally finished the quilt top for the Pilot club! Can I bid on my own quilt? Busy, busy, busy...four quilts to finish by Tuesday and then the show in Clemmons is next weekend!
Projects in the queue - Ann's special gift, Sarah's Tshirt quilt, binding for three quilts, and more quilts awaiting.
September 9, 2007 - Kelley's birthday is today. Happy Birthday Kelley! The Butterfly Sky raffle quilt for the Greensboro Pilot Club is still in progress. I have two more stars to complete. Sarah's T-shirt quilt is finally in the works! 13 T-shirts down, 71 T-shirts to go! You can see Sarah's quilt under Services, then T-shirt quilts. The pilot club's quilt is linked from the Gallery page.
August 26, 2007 - Wow! August has flown by and September looks to be even busier. September projects include getting 7 quilts to the NC Longarm Quilt Show in Clemmons. Included in these projects are Butterfly Skies, Sarah's Memories (a T-Shirt Quitl), My Country Tis of Thee, Monica's Horse Quilt and more. We also have 12 quilts waiting in the queue! How will we get it all done?
August 7, 2007 - To date, we have completed twenty quilts! Beatrix Potter fabric has arrived!!! So cute and adorable. Contact me on how to order this wonderful "Quilters Treasures" fabric.
The NC Longarm Association is having a quilt show during the last week of September . Contact me for entering your quilt or directions to the quilt show!
July 17, 2007 - To date, we have completed five quilts! I am now a retailer for Superior Threads see website and Checker's Distributors see website. Checker's Distributors has over 80,000 products for quilt shops. Ask me how you can order threads, fabric, batting and other quilting designs 20% below retail prices every day! Be watching our website for Quilt Kits in September.
July 4, 2007 - Today, patriotism has definitely hit. Been working on a T-Shirt quilt and it is looking quite good, if I do say so myself. Tomorrow our CQ will be installed...so excited...worse than waiting on Santa himself. Don't forget to check out our great deals this month under coupons. Happy Quilting and 4th!
June 25, 2007 - Well, Milton did not fare well. He had to be replaced. So do we call him Milton II? Life is getting very busy. I sold a kit and label on eBay and have 10 orders for quilting and embroidery services. It's off to UNCG tomorrow. I have added quilts to the "Completed Quilts" category...really should be called almost completed category.
June 18, 2007 - Milton's friend should be here this week. Yeah! Check back by next Monday for samples of our longarm quilting designs.
June 17, 2007 - We are still waiting for Milton's friend to arrive. I don't know who has less patience Milton or me. Updates have been made to my store and I have added gallery pictures. Yes, Ann's quilt is finally finished - so now I know how to make a John Deere quilt. Click here to see Ann's quilt
June 10, 2007 - We have found a friend for Milton. Yes, it is a she but we can't tell you anything about her...it's a secret...ssshhh.
June 7, 2007 - Milton has arrived and he is getting used to his home. We are getting used to Milton also. The stitches are beautiful. Pictures of quilts, ideas for quilting patterns and samples of Milton's work are being added to the gallery.
June 5, 2007 - Milton is expected to arrive at his new home today! We are so excited! Call us to set up an appointment and meet Milton in person!
We also can meet you at your home or any location that is convenient and evaluate how to turn your quilt tops into treasured memories. So let's get 'em done!
Sarah's "BIG" T-Shirt Quilt
December 2007
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