Secret Santa Tree Skirt

I just thought I would share my latest project with everyone, as an inspiration and a reminder that the Christmas season is upon us, so we had better get crackin'!

I just finished the top for this adorable tree skirt using the Secret Santa fabrics from Benartex. It is so cute, I don't want to cut the hole it the center!

Woodland Quilts Holiday Open House

Holiday Open House
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 11AM-4PM

See all the wonderful gifts for the quilter or sewer in your family. We also have gifts under $10 for guild and club gift exchanges. Can't decide on a gift?? Give a gift certificate!!! Come to our free class to make a Holiday gift card/certificate holder (pictured below) during the Open House and enjoy Holiday cookies and hot chocolate. Talk to the teachers about our exciting classes and fabric clubs starting in January, 2009.

Operation Snuggle on Martha Stewart

Wisconsin's own Operation Snuggle, which many of you have made quilts for, was recently featured on Martha Stewart's website! Check out the article here.

Congratulations to Kristine Lindsey for bringing some much needed attention to the plight of wounded veterans and the families of soldiers serving abroad. Be sure to check out the great gallery of quilts that have been donated for Operation Snuggle. If your quilt is among those in the photos, feel free to post or email and tell us all about it!

Operation Snuggle

Lenore V. from Elkhorn and her husband, a retired Army captain, with one of the many quilts she has made for Operation Snuggle. Operation Snuggle is an organization that gets quilts to veterans in hospitals and also gives quilts to children of deployed soldiers. If you wish to donate a quilt please contact Woodland Quilts. Lenore says it is very satifsfying and exciting to know a quilt you have made is going for such a good cause. We are very pleased to tell you that Lenore has made over 100 quilts for Operation Snuggle and is still going strong. Thank you Lenore!!!!! (and Captain for buying the fabric!!!!)

Terry Atkinson's Trunk Show

This is just a reminder that Midnight Madness is coming up this Friday at Starin Park. As a little motivation, here is a photo of part of Terry's trunk show. This great monogramed pillow is only a small part of her gorgeous samples! Come to Midnight Madness and see the rest!

Shop Hop Winner!

Here is the radiant recipent of our Shop Hop Grand Prize, Karen from Whitewater! Check out the great basket. It is just stuffed with great quilting booty. Thanks again to all who came to the Shop Hop, and congrats to Karen!

Midnight Madness

Hello Quilters!!!

Don't forget Midnight Madness Friday,October 24 from 1:00 p.m. until midnight at Starin Park community building.

We will be having so much fun!! Food, prizes, games and the most exciting thing of all; a TRUNK SHOW from Terry Atkinson.

Terry will be sending us all the samples from her new book "The Name Game"

We will be so inspired when we see all the wonderful quilts, pillows and samples from her new book. Every Midnight Madness participant will receive an autographed copy OF TERRY'S NEW BOOK.

Please sign up, the cost of the class, including the autographed book, is $25.00. Those of you who have already signed up please don't forget to bring a good scissors, the sharpest you own. Applique shears are great but any really sharp good sewing scissors will be great. Bring 12 coordinating fat quarters and your sewing machine in good working order with a new needle size 70 if you can and your rotary cutter and ruler. We will have mats and irons and ironing boards available. Please don't forget to bring a dish to pass for the pot luck supper. We will eat at 6:30pm to give everyone a chance to arrive from work etc.

This will be our biggest and best Midnight Madness ever. We would love to have you join us!!!

Shop Hop

Thank you to everyone for making this Shop Hop a great success! I had a fantastic time, and I hope all of you did too! Now what you have all been waiting for, the winners of the Shop Hop drawing (first name is the basket winner, second name the gift certificate winner) :

Backyard Quilts: Kay Miles and Mary Houfe

Life's A Stitch: Iaci Flancers and Judy Lacey

Loose Threads: Alex Hessian and Mary Schopp

The Quilt Patch: Deb Duerst and Joyce Satterlee

Woodland Quilts: Donna Nelson and Kathy Martynotte

And the winner of the grand prize, the Big Basket, was Karen Garlock from Whitewater!

Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks for coming to Shop Hop!

Trust Me Quilt Class Graduate

Here is one of the recent "graduates" from my "Trust Me Quilt" class, Nancy. We had such fun in that class, and what beautiful results! This quilt was made for her daughter, but I think she should make another beautiful quilt for herself!

New Aprons

Aren't these aprons adorable? They were such a cinch to sew up that I made a bunch of them for the upcoming shop hop. I just love the ric-rac.

The fabric I used for these is Bee's Knees and the pattern is from Vanilla House Designs. If you would like either fabric or pattern, call us or check out our online store!

More Pictures of Winner's Bouquet

Pictures of Winner's Bouquet Class

Winner's Bouquet Class in Madison

Hello All!

The Winner's Bouquet Class in Madison was a huge success! I had a great time teaching it, and I hope all of you who took it had a great time as well. I won't bore you too much with all the details in print, instead I will upload a ton of photos of the class which were taken by Bev, my personal photographer. :) Oh, and as a side note, if you would like a chance for your quilt and some of its info to make an appearance on our "brag blog", please email a pic and a short description to me at the shop! - Cheryl

Wisconsin Public Television Sewing with Nancy Quilt Expo

If you can get to Madison for the Wisconsin Public Television Sewing with Nancy Quilt Expo at the Alliant Center on Sept. 11-13, 2008 we will surely see you there. I will be teaching a Terry Atkinson pattern; Winner's Bouquet.

Debbie, Sue and Kim will be in the booth so stop by and say "Hello."

Terry Atkinson Takes Us by Storm!

Liz Lois and Terry Atkinson have done it again!!! Paisley Party is sensational new fabric with a '50s flair. We will be doing lots of things with this new line including projects from the new “Let’s Do Lunch” book. We will be posting pictures soon of all the wonderful projects we will be doing.

If you can't join us at the shop I urge you to pick up this book (of course you can order it from us!!!) and do some of the projects on your own. Call us or check out our store website . If you want to see all the fabrics at once, check out the full line at www.redroosterfabrics.com .Also, we will be giving you helpful hints about these projects on this blog (in other words, if I make a mistake I will be sure to tell you so you won't make it as well).

Hello All!

I have been thinking about starting a blog for some time now, and with the decided sucess of the Trust Me Quilt class, I am thinking the time is now!

Please feel free to send any pictures or comments along to either the shop website www.woodlandquilts.com or email the shop directly. I will do my best to post all the pictures of quilts that are submitted here. Otherwise, direct me to your Flickr stream or online photo album and I will pick some!

Also, if you have any questions about quilting in general, please feel free to email Cheryl at the shop and we will see if we can get questions answered.

Thanks!