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It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas at Missouri Star Quilt Co

But seriously, it is. Is it too early?? It’s never too early to start planning Christmas! I’m one of those people who shops for Christmas gifts through the entire year. I’m also one of those people who sometimes spoils the occasional gift by accidentally announcing, “I bought you this really cute skirt today for Christmas!” Oops.

Anyway, we’ve got our Christmas fabrics up in the shop and up online!

 

christmas fabrics fw
Here they are in the shop…oh and look, Halloween is hanging out in the corner!

Finding our Christmas fabric online is super easy; just click on “Shop by Style” then head on down to “Christmas” town!

SHOP BY STYLE-CHRISTMAS
super easy!

We want to see what holiday projects you’re working on! If you’re an Instagrammer (like that’s a word?) then follow us @missouriquiltco and hashtag #iheartmostar so we can see your projects!

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The New Shop! The Beginning..

Word is out!  We’ve bought a new shop! (it was an antique shop)  It is on our little towns main street, and we couldn’t be more excited!!  (and overwhelmed!) The previous owners bought it 20 years ago, and haven’t made any updates since.  (I can’t say I blame them.  Can you imagine, having a full shop and trying to renovate!?  I can’t.  That is why we are doing it this way)  So, we have the HUGE task of ripping-tearing down-remodeling-re-painting-re-carpeting-re-designing EVERY inch of space here!  Want to know something crazy?  Our family LOVES this type of thing.  We have grown up (thanks, Mom and Dad) working hard, and being able to see beauty and character in the ugly-overwhelming-old buildings or houses.

Alan and I were talking the day we closed on this building, and it seems like the minute we get comfortable (getting the website working, shop is running smoothly etc.) we jump on to a bigGER project!  It’s almost like, we have to have something crazy going on at all times!  LOL, can any of you relate?  We really, are so excited.  This shop is going to be perfect for us.  We are going to have a designated classroom (open to everyone and anyone ALL the time, to work on your projects!!) Mom will have her own design studio, already outfitted with a giant window looking out into the shop!  I have already made jokes about putting Mom behind glass!  (this way we can filter her a bit more. hahahah!!)  I kid-I kid!!  We have so many plans and ideas.  It is going to fit us so much better and grow with us.

I can hardly wait to take this journey, and share it with you all!  Wanna see some pictures??  Here you go:  The BEFORE, in all her glory!

Standing to the right of the main entrance. Love all that paneling!!

 

Turned around, this is the entrance. We have great window display areas. Some major ripping out is in order here!

 

And here is a sneak peak into Mom’s studio!! The wood floors in here are amazing! I promise! There is so much potential!!

 

I hope you can catch a glimmer of the awesomeness that is coming!  I will have so much to share with you in the upcoming weeks, and will be thrilled to invite you to our big grand opening party!!  You know you won’t want to miss it!

Have a wonderful day!

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Show and Tell…

I got this email recently from our friend Loretta.

Her words:

‘This Tonga Nature Wing and a Prayer quilt was a BOM from Missouri Star Quilt Company last year. I signed up late and they sent the first 5 blocks a month at a time, but then sent the rest of the kit all in one box !! Yikes !! Well, that scared me and I didn’t work on it for a while. Then I started again and did the center piece and stopped again. Whew. Gotta get this finished because I absolutely fell completely in love with it . . . sooooo, I picked it up again and went full force and ta da !! The quilt top is fully assembled. I am not saying it is wonderful, but to me it is magnificent !! Oh, the kit is all batiks and also included backing/binding fabric !!
The pattern is quite detailed and has a lot of piecing work involved, but the color choices for this kit are fantastic and really “makes” the whole thing in my eyes. I would not hesitate to do this quilt again because the instructions are very easy to follow and they offer time/fabric saving steps up front for a lot of the piecing.”

Check out her beautiful work….It’s just stunning Loretta.  What marvelous work you did.  You are proof that digging in and finishing up even the most intimidating projects are worth it! Thanks so much for sharing with us all!

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A bit of a tension problem…

have you ever  been ‘there’?  Things can’t always go right, right?    Haha, well that is what happened to me when I tried to sew this weekend.

Lucky for me I have my Mom {Jenny, some of you  may be familiar} on speed dial, and she helped me ease the tension in no-time flat.  Hahaha.

Also, you may have noticed a bit of an issue we have had with our site…tension of a different sort. LOL. As we continue to grow we have little bumps along the way, and we learn from each

of them.  Thankfully, we have my genius{please, don’t tell him I said that} Brother who seems to fix those things,

even if it means re-building ‘something or other’{insert, big computer talk that I don’t understand}

Anyway, besides the obvious tension, I had a fabulous weekend spent with family and friends.  It was quite relaxing and I hope we can have more weekends like that.  {sooner, rather than later}

The weather surprised us and was beautiful!  We had a big egg hunt at Mom’s followed by the most delicious dinner.  The kids had a blast playing with their cousins while the grown-ups talked.  {i even got to hold the tiny baby for a while!}  A guitar came out and in impromptu sing along ensued.  What a blast.

Pretty much, exactly what I needed.

How about you?  How was your weekend.  I hope it was lovely.

~Sarah

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Retreat*Bus Tour*New look on the Forum

SO much to talk about!!

First of all I wanted to remind you all about our FUN retreats we are doing this year!  Mom has some fun things planned and Carolyn {our amazing coordinator has totally outdone herself}  If you are wanting a relaxing-fun-quilting filled retreat ours is the one for you! Go here for more information.

Even if you aren’t close, you could fly into Kansas City Airport, we are only an hour north of Kansas City.  {the easiest airport in the world to get in and out of.  just my personal opinion.}

The first one is coming up here soon….April 14, 2011  Call us to day to reserve your spot.  {and heck, bring a friend!!}  We can’t wait to meet you, hang out with you and sew right along with you!!

Next up:  The Bus Tour!  It is going to be an absolute BLAST!  We are promising the most fun bus, with the best prizes and snacks!  And we aren’t kidding, either!  {pinkie promise}  I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say, it will be the best bus trip you’ve ever been on.  🙂  I think if you have an anniversary or birthday coming up, you should request a weekend with us!  LOL!

Really though, call us and we can get you all ready for the trip or retreat.  1 (888)571 1122  or (816) 583 7722

Did anyone notice the new look in the forums??  LOVE IT!  It just made that fun place, even more easy to navigate and it looks great too!  I love the new look.  It seems so clean and concise!  Let us know what you think.  Also, if you haven’t been there in a while, you must check it out!  They are starting a new block swap, and have pictures of their projects and just a lot of fun!  Oh ya, and we added facebook connect to it!  So you can log-in easier!  AWESOME!

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!  My list just keeps getting bigger.  Lots to do.  Must mean spring is around the corner!  🙂

Sarah

*don’t forget to check us out on facebook too.  We have lots of new friends and even more things to see and talk about. I put some cute links to an awesome pillow and a free printable!  Have a happy day.