Join us in the shop on April 20th (12:00-4:00) for the next in our series of anniversary events. We are holding a "Strip Smorgasbord". The day will include demonstrations, door prizes and displays all focused on Jelly Rolls. Your $5.00 fee will allow you to select twenty 2 1/2" strips from the "buffet" and choose several free patterns to put them to use. At 2:00pm we will open the buffet for "leftovers" and you will be able to purchase additional strips in sets of five for $2.95. We have a limited number of openings for this event - you must pre-register by April 17th.

     The 2008 Western PA Shop Hop passports are here! The information packed booklet can be purchased from any of the fourteen participating shops (still only $5.00). It includes information about each shop, travel directions, recipes, a table runner pattern and your passport. In 2008 "It's a Party" at every stop! The Quilters Corner Tea Party theme will be found through out the shop - in displays, goodies and even in the progressive quilt. Mark your calendar for June 11th to 14th , gather your quilting friends and get your 08 Hop plan under way. For more Western PA Shop Hop news visit the Hop web site.

     I took home a piece of the fun new Very Hungry Caterpillar fabric on Saturday to get a quick quilt ready for a baby due on Friday. Why don't babies ever wait for me to finish?! An adorable little boy made his entrance into our neighborhood a week early! I'm going to finish the quilt and put it in my stash to replace the cute Bowtie quilt I'm wrapping today - he'll never mind the purple binding - I wonder if his Dad will?

     Now I can really plan the Caterpillar piece. I'm going to cut the panel apart and add some small pieced blocks framed in the bright coordinates. I can't decide if the border print might be a bit too much, so it might wind up as an accent on the back. I'll have to go get a copy of the book to include when I give this one! $8.55 per yard.

     This Very Hungry Caterpillar quilt was made using the Caterpillar fabrics and the April Calendar Girls pattern from Debby Kratovil. Debby has done a whole years' worth of quilts based on the blocks in here Quilter's Block-a-Day Calendar. You can visit the shop for more information about the club.

     Jill has been at it again! She has stitched up a phenomenal version of Virginia Robertson's Picasso Doll pattern. Virginia created the original 15" doll for the "Celebration of the Doll" exhibit in Houston. The art doll has a Picasso inspired face and a fabric collage body. You just have to take a closer look at the beading Jill has added to her red, black and gold creation. Pattern $8.50

     The April Quilters Corner monthly charm stack includes two each of twenty-five different 5" squares of the newest 30's fabrics. If you are a fan of 30's style fabrics you will want to check out our current selection - it has expanded a quite a bit over the last few weeks! Charm stack $9.95

     Also in Charm news - our Charm Revival Club will not meet in April (I actually can't be in two places at once - my mistake!). We have added an additional date - June 28th so you won't miss any of the great projects included in the series.

     Lynette Jensen has just produced a marvelous new Thimbleberries fabric collection called Subtle Solids. The tone on tone prints blend beautifully with all of her other lines, but also would make a wonderful addition to quilts made with country style groups from other companies. Several of the green pieces will be used in my next appliqué project. $8.40 per yard

     There is literally tons of new fabric in the shop! I actually can't pick a favorite, but the Cake Rock Beach collection from Moda is sure tempting! I have been fascinated for months by magazine ads for a New York City quilt shop, Purl Patchwork. I was thrilled when the Moda salesmen mentioned their new group done by the very same shop. I thought I would like the pieces - and boy was I right! Cake Rock Beach includes contemporary prints in lime and salmon with fabulous organic textures. $8.99 per yard

I got all the right pictures with the correct paragraphs this time.... Hope you enjoy the news! Jeni