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Years and years ago, May 1st was May Basket Day. Folks would fill pretty baskets with spring flowers and gifts and secretly hang them on the doors of their loved ones. What a lovely tradition!
This week, Jenny is stitching up a beautiful May Day Basket quilt. It’s a quick and easy pattern using 2.5 inch strips of precut fabric, and it’s just so fun to make! Click HERE to watch the tutorial!
What started out as one brick building offering machine quilting services to the local community, is now a quilter’s paradise that sees visitors from every corner of the world!
Hamilton is home to 12 uniquely themed quilt shops, a retreat center, a theater for events, many bed & breakfasts, and a variety of restaurants!
Spanning over two blocks is every quilter’s dream, endless fabric! Whether you like primitive fabric, floral fabric, or modern fabric, we have a shop for you! And when you are all shopped out, kick-back, relax, and put your feet up in Man’s Land! Where once inside you will find recliners, TV’s, and even a pool table!
While in Hamilton, make sure to also check out The World’s Largest Spool of Thread, Tammy’s Flowers, The Hamilton Baking Company, Hy-Klas Foods, Lakeview Golf Course, and so much more!
Click here to shop all of our themed fabric!
Plan your next trip to Hamilton!
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In 1958, a fun-going, strong-willed group of individuals within the community came together to establish the Lakeview Golf Course here in Hamilton, MO. Ever since, the course has been run entirely by course members and volunteers who work hard to keep it going!
As the name implies, Lakeview borders the town’s reservoir so there’s a gorgeous view all around. The course is 9 holes and measures over 3,118 yards, creating a layout that is quite challenging, making this the perfect place to learn control and build accuracy.
Lakeview holds a special place in the hearts of many that reside here in Hamilton and surrounding areas. The course has been a place of social gathering, bonding experiences for families and friends, and a place for our youth to learn and grow in the sport. Tournaments are held here in order to fund scholarships for those on the Penney High School golf team and Memorial tournaments are held to remember those who were an important part of the course in years’ past.
“The most important thing for me is to see people play, have a great experience, and find a sense of community.” says Kim Evans Carson, president. Kim has been a part of Lakeview since she was a child, playing on the course while her grandfather worked as a groundskeeper. She later played golf at Missouri Western where she finished her Music Education degree. Now, she lives and teaches in Independence, MO, but comes home on the weekends to fulfill her duties to the golf course in her hometown.
During her presidency, Kim hopes to keep the course in all its former glory while adding modern touches, gain more memberships that will create stronger bonds among family and friends, and reach out to the youth to encourage involvement in the sport as a place to learn and grow!
Plan your visit to Hamilton and stop in for a game of golf this summer! Follow their Facebook page for the latest updates and send them a message to get in touch!
Once a year the team members who work in our shops here in Hamilton participate in a fat quarter challenge. The rules of the challenge are simple, but the results are incredible! They must each pick out two fat quarters and a bag of scraps, after that their imagination can run wild with ideas as there are no rules to what they can create!
When all of the projects have been submitted, they are then voted on by both their fellow team members and our guests in-town until there are 10 left. Once the top 10 are chosen, another vote takes place until the final four are determined!
We were so inspired by their gorgeous creations that we decided to interview the winners to find out more about what sparked their creativity!
1st place, Annette – The theme for her managers’ team is a pineapple, so when she saw a tiny pineapple block, the idea just clicked! Annette enjoys challenging herself and was also looking for a piece to hang up in the dining room of her new home, her hard work paid off!
2nd place, Jennie – After noticing many of our guests bringing in paper piecing projects, Jennie decided to finally give it a try and completely knocked it out of the park!
3rd place, Deb – With her recently built porch looking bare, she decided to create a reversible flag that represents two seasons, made using Jenny’s Ribbon Star tutorial!
4th place, Kamilyn – Inspired by an idea that she found on Pinterest, Kami created this beautiful embroidery pillow that is now in her living room!
Thank you to all of the wonderful shop associates who participated for your hard work and creativity!
If the wonders of your imagination were printed on a yard of fabric, what would it look like? For designer Tula Pink, it’s a magical mashup of butterflies, unicorns, and friendly sea monsters!
This week Jenny used Tula’s “autobiographical” collection, Pinkerville, to whip up a gorgeous Courtyard Path Quilt. It’s made with our brand new Drunkards Path Template, so those curvy cuts are quick and easy—and don’t worry, they’re a breeze to stitch together, too!
