It's that Time of Year... Row by Row™ 2015 deadlines

August is wrapping up ~ the 2015 summer Row by Row™ will meet its first deadline on September 8th, when shops must cease providing patterns to visiting quilters.  September 9 through October 31 is called the "Hibernation Period: No patterns or kits may be sold or handed out in any way during this time"  per the RxR rules. Quilters have until October 31st to complete their 2015 RxR quilt and return it to any participating RxR shop that has not had a winner yet. Twenty-five fat quarters will be awarded by each shop to each winner.  On November 1st, "the game ends."

Quilters' Quarters still has an abundance of kits, RxR pins, tote mini-kits, Robin the Bobbin patterns and 2014 and 2015 license plates available through September 8th. We also have the 2015 water-themed Massachusetts Post Card kits and are the only shop that still has them. 

On November 1, patterns and kits will again be available, this time at our shop and also online at our web store.  Items bought through PayPal that are shipped out of state will have the Massachusetts Sales Tax refunded immediately upon shipment, as will any over-estimated shipping charges that exceed the actual cost. Items ordered online will be shipped on the following business day.

We have a winner! Regina Souza brought her finished quilt in to our shop in the last week of August and left it with us for display for a while.  I'm happy to show it off to quilters who are wrapping up their summer shop hop purchases.  We have not seen as many quilters for Row by Row this year as we had last ... but look forward to continuing our relationship with all of the new customers we  have met because of this international shop hop. Without the publicity of Row by Row™ we may never have been found by many of you. 

Our numbers are less important to us than is meeting the community of quilters that has found its way to our door, and we plan to continue with the RxR events as they occur.  In fact, "Helen and Henry," our new mystery series characters, will be experiencing their first quilt shop hop event in the second edition of their story. Publication date is estimated at November 15, 2015. The autographed books will be available in both the quilt shop and online at our  webstore's book page.   Books can also be purchased  at Amazon.com and at Smashwords.com. 

Aside from the excitement of the 2015 Row by Row™, Quilters' Quarters has had several new additions to our stock - we now carry Cuddle Fabrics, host a new local artist with creations of yarn, and are beginning to add holiday bolts as well. We have  a supply of rotary blades, cutters and Olfa rotary mats, and an assortment of both Schmetz and Superior needles for sewing machines, as well as a good stock of hand sewing needles. We have a selection of Superior brand threads in solid and variegated colors, some Mettler, Coats and Clark and more.

Stop in to see us ... there is always something new to see at Quilters' Quarters!

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     email: needlesandpens@comcast.net
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If you haven't yet seen Rick's intricate scroll work, be sure to visit his blog to read about his work, and his webpage / store to purchase some:

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     email: woodentoyandgift@comcast.net
Rick's blog: WTandGNews.blogspot.com


Pssst: There's an update at the 2015 Quilt Journal page of the blog, too. And,if you're into vintage sewing machines, you'll want to check for updates at the Vintage and Antique Sewing Machines page, too.