One More Day!

Wednesday is opening day for Quilters' Quarters ... only one more day until we're able to show you some of the new fabrics that are arriving month by month throughout Spring.

Our new hours will allow us to close before dark (11 am to 5 pm) and rest up for the next day of happy exchanges with quilters and sewists. I'm really looking forward to seeing you!

We're doing something new this year - inspired by the generosity of another new business in town, we are going to 'tithe' 10% once a month to a non-profit organization in Georgetown. Flatbreads does it every Tuesday Evening, helping out non-profits here and in surrounding towns. Recognizing that we are not as large or profitable as a restaurant, we set a first-step goal of supporting non-profits once a month.

To that end, on the first Wednesday of every month, Quilters' Quarters will donate 10% of the day's sales to an organization in town. This first month the Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library is our chosen beneficiary. The Friends are the sole fundraising entity of the library, and work very hard with the community to raise money for children's summer programs, for museum passes, for teen programs and for adult events. Their big event is coming up this month - for the first time, they will hold a week-long book sale in the Meeting Room of the library. Watch your Georgetown Electric Bill Envelopes for the flyer advertising the special promotions during this book sale week at the library.

So mark your calendar - vote on Tuesday for your party's presidential candidate  nominee, and visit Quilters' Quarters on Wednesday, knowing that your purchases will also benefit the fundraising for the library!

Happy Leap Year Day!

And may I ask a favor?
If you are receiving this newsletter in your email, would you hit 'reply' to let me know that it made it to your inbox? It would be much appreciated. And do, as always, feel free to forward it to your friends, and ask them to do the same?
Please and Thank you!

Terry's email: needlesandpens@comcast.net
Terry's online webstore: http://www.terrycrawfordpalardy.com/apps/webstore/
Rick's online webstore: www.woodentoyandgift.net
Rick's blog: http://WTandGNews.blogspot.com

One More Week ~ Re-opening Wednesday March 2, 2016

I can't believe the re-opening date is just a week away! We're looking forward to seeing everyone soon. And we have some special things to share with all of you:

New Mimosa Blender Fabrics are expected to be here by March 2nd~

 

 

These beautiful fabrics complement the Mimosa collection begun at Quilters' Quarters last summer ... and, for those who purchase a roll of 10" squares, a free quilt pattern will be provided! 

Free-with-purchase quilt pattern
from Quilting Treasures.

And for those who saw the Minion Movie last summer and bought the DVD to enjoy it again and again, there is a free quilt pattern for those who buy our "One in a Minion" panel and coordinating blender fabrics  ~

Our Minion blenders are to the left
of the panel. Yellow and orange
blender

This is the free-with-purchase quilt pattern
offered by Quilting Treasures

We will also be selling our "Humble Beginnings Adventure 2016" passes, priced at a reasonable $6.00 and, for the first fifty Adventurers, giving a free tote bag as well!

The Post Card Party Swap has one week left for 2016 ... kits are available for $5.00 and must be completed in time to be returned to Janet Lutz in New York: she will then distribute them to quilters in other states, and return cards from the other states to be given to you ... we'll be in the shop on Friday night, March 4th  from 6 to 8pm for a sit 'n sew with Post Card Kits!

       

Visit our Facebook Page for daily updates.

Quilters'Quarters email:needlesandpens@comcast.net

Wooden Toy and Gift email:woodentoyandgift@comcast.net

Thanks for reading our update: please share with those who would enjoy knowing about our shop!

New Spring 2016 shop hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 11 to 5pm
Regular Summer 2016 shop hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 11 - 7pm
And yes, our on-line webstores are still up and running despite the winter temperatures: visit us at
http://www.terrycrawfordpalardy.com/apps/webstore/ for Quilters' Quarters, and
http://www.woodentoyandgift.net/ for Rick's beautiful wood art, which you can preview at his blog: http://wtandgnews.blogspot.com/

Stay warm, bundle up, and if you're going to be out and about, give us a call to see if we're here - we'd love to chat and will open the shops for you.

Terry and Rick Palardy

Two More Weeks 'til Re-opening!

Don't forget to ask us about our Humble Beginnings Adventure 2016
Adventure Passes are now on sale at the shop: $6.00 will get you a free tote bag, a brochure, the all important pass and more! 

Brrrr... it has been so cold this week! Below zero temperatures for two days and nights.  The barn has no water supply so no broken pipes out there, but one drain pipe split in the house. We reached about 10 below zero one night, and if we had been outside, it would have felt like 25 below with the wind chill. My hearts go out to public service workers who don't have a choice to stay tucked in on cold nights. Bless them all!

Today, though, just two days after the deep freeze, we had snow and then rain as the temps rose from single digits to the 50's! That is an unbelievable span of temperature change for one twenty-four hour day! I would go out to enjoy the warmer breeze, but it is pouring right now, so I'll just use my imagination.

Sweet kits for thread catchers; fabric, buttons,
and link to free patterns!

I'm imagining that Tuesday, March 1st will be one of those warm, early Spring days, when the scent of fresh earth after a rain and the view of tree buds appearing, along the the sounds of the birds returning and squabbling over choice nest sites all combine to call Spring to come forward and greet us. We'll be able to open the doors and windows of the shop to let the clean air in while we finish tidying up for our grand re-opening on Wednesday the 2nd.  We have some new fabrics to share (and still more coming throughout the Spring) and some new patterns, new kits and new ideas to share.
Here are some of the calicos and spring colors that have arrived so far...

deep green with pink/blue calico print

classic red and blue calico

widely spaced lilac orchid blossoms

pretty pink on white

mint green on white

butter yellow on white;
photo is blurred, fabric print is crisp and even!

mossy green leaves on cream with purple blossoms

sweeet pink gingham; also blue, yellow and green

New Spring 2016 shop hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 11 to 5pm

Regular Summer 2016 shop hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 11 - 7pm

And yes, our on-line webstores are still up and running despite the winter temperatures: visit us at

http://www.terrycrawfordpalardy.com/apps/webstore/ for Quilters' Quarters, and
http://www.woodentoyandgift.net/ for Rick's beautiful wood art, which you can preview at his blog: http://wtandgnews.blogspot.com/

Stay warm, bundle up, and if you're going to be out and about, give us a call to see if we're here - we'd love to chat and will open the shops for you.

Terry and Rick Palardy

Re-opening in Four More Weeks! New Fabrics and More ~

It's February! We will be re-opening our shops in four weeks, on March 2nd. I've had new rack cards printed up to help customers remember our new Spring Hours.

And on the back of the new card, I've added information about our new offering of servicing antique treadles and hand cranks. We can also help you learn to maintain your Singer Featherweight!

We're busy re-arranging things in Quilters' Quarters and look forward to  greeting you in just a few more weeks ... 

rumor has it that the groundhog did in fact see his shadow, and so we're anticipating an early Spring ... crossing our fingers that it is true!

A little Facebook Humor 

Just for fun: re-visit the article in our local newspaper that was written by Sally Applegate in 2014, shortly after our quilt shop's opening ... Sally wrote a very nice article, though the editor missed a very important detail when he wrote his headline for Sally's work ... we don't carry knitting supplies ... yet. But then, who knows what the future may bring? We've only just begun!

http://georgetown.wickedlocal.com/article/20140302/NEWS/140309908?Start=2