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May 6, 2015May 10, 2015

Kona Days in Hamilton, MO Recap

In mid April we hosted a wonderful event here in Hamilton! Robert Kaufman Fabrics was celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their Kona Cotton solids fabric line, so they selected 30 amazing quilters and invited them each to create an original quilt using Kona Cotton fabric. For more information on the history of Kona and a complete list of quilters contributed, Robert Kaufman created a fantastic Lookbook, which you can find here

Kona Cotton Lookbook: 30 Quilts for 30 Years

There were so many quilts that they filled our Sewing Center as well as a couple of our shops! They are just gorgeous and we loved having them here! This photo shows just some of the quilts that were in our Sewing Center, where we host frequent quilting retreats!

This quilt by Shea Henderson is gorgeous! We love the colors and it’s such a fun, memorable pattern!

The detail and color of each quilt was so impressive and mesmerizing!

Along with these incredibly meticulous and artful quilts, we had a few great events to add to the fun! Our very own Jenny Doan was signing copies of Block Magazine and gave one of her fabulous trunk shows!

A photo posted by Missouri Star Quilt Co (@missouriquiltco) on Apr 16, 2015 at 8:55am PDT

We also had book signings with Shea Henderson for her new book, School of Sewing, as well as with Angela and Cloe Walters for their new book, Get Quilting with Angela & Cloe.

We had a super fun Cars & Quilts event that weekend, where people brought in their vintage cars and lined them up all along downtown Hamilton, then went inside to view the 30 Quilts from Kona! There was nowhere to park in town!

We love to look for opportunities to serve those in need, so during Kona Days we created kits for people to come in and sew pillowcases to be donated to a local women’s shelter. We also were accepting food donations to the local food pantry! Peanut butter and jelly are a treat for those receiving assistance from the food pantry, so we asked for those specific items when attending Jenny’s trunk show and got an amazing response!

We had a blast and can’t wait for our next big event in Hamilton!! Thank you to everyone who attended, participated and donated!!!

June 19, 2014

Hamilton Visitor’s Guide: Penney’s Quilt Shop

Today’s stop in our Hamilton Visitor’s Guide is at Penney’s Quilt Shop, our Missouri Star solids and basics shop!

Prepare yourself for a giant dose of COLOR!

This building has some great history! Most recently it was a hardware store. Many many years ago, it was a JC Penney store, owned by JCP himself! It was his 500th store. How cool is that?

Did you know that Hamilton is the birthplace of JCP? True story! That’s a Visitor’s Guide post for another day.

Back to the fabric!

Penney’s Quilt Shop houses solids, minky fabrics and basics that don’t go out of print. A recent visitor from Kansas City said it was “like walking into a life sized crayon box.” We loved hearing that! Want a tour?

Along this wall, you’ll see all of our Robert Kaufman Kona solids.

We have just about every color and will very soon have them all! That sign was used for a traveling play about the life of JC Penney. A local Hamilton resident had it in storage and offered it to us. We LOVE how it looks and love that it is hanging in what used to be a JCP store! So cool!

There are solids precuts in bright and cheery bundles.

At the back of the shop, you’ll see our Shannon Cuddle fabrics. We’ve got every color, too!

The right half of the shop is home to allllll of the Moda Bella solids:

And we’ve got RJR Cotton Supremes and Free Spirit Designer Solids, too. More bolts of these arrive every day, so look for them to grow and grow!

Our Stonehenge section is also growing! It now includes hundreds of different prints!

Want blenders like Moda Grunge? Or Moda Weave? We’ve got you covered!

Are dots your thing? Tiny dots? Or maybe swirls?

Oh, I see. You’re more of a stars person? OK.

What about chevrons? Big or small, we’ve got them all!

Decorating this store is been fun! It’s such a big building, too!

Penney’s Quilt Shop is located across the street and down a block from the main shop, at 215 N Davis Street. It’s open Monday- Saturday 9am-5pm, just like the main shop, Sew Seasonal and the Mercantile. Phew! That’s four shops! Did you know a 5th one is undergoing restoration right now? For batiks! Should be open this summer! If you’re visiting any time soon, check out all of the posts in our Visitor’s Guide series. We want to make your visit a great one!

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