Cabin Fever Pause for Paws Shop Hop

A Cabin Fever Shop Hop passport and bus trip would make a GREAT gift! Here’s all the scoop on this fun event!

Guildcrafters Quilt Shop will have one bus on Friday, February 12, and one bus on Saturday, February 13, 2010. Breakfast, lunch games and prizes for $48.00. Passport is not included in bus fee. Sign up at Guildcrafters.

Don’t forget, passports are $15 until December 31. The passport price goes up to $20 beginning January 1, 2010.

Here is a peek at our version of the Pause for Paws quilt.

It’s the 10th Anniversary of the Cabin Fever Shop Hop! Won’t you join us for Pause for Paws? Spend three days with us to help our four-legged friends with fun, inspiration and sales!

10th Anniversary
2010 Cabin Fever Shop Hop
Pause for Paws
February 11, 12, and 13, 2010
9:00 am – 7:00 pm Each Day
Passport: $15 if purchased by December 31, 2009; $20 if purchased beginning January 1, 2010

With passport purchase, you will receive a tote bag, diamond shaped 10th anniversary commemorative pin, acrylic diamond ruler (to be given at your first stop on the shop hop) for the progressive shop hop quilt, maps and entrance to all stores allowing you to purchase sale items, specials and win many prizes!

Prizes include the GRAND PRIZE Janome Quilt Companion Model #MO200 valued at $1,398 in celebration of our 10th anniversary. This model has 28 deluxe quilting features and 101 decorative stitches with script and block lettering. Second Prize is the Janome Jem Gold III Sewing Machine valued at $329. Third Prize is a Janome sewing machine valued at $279. Both are lightweight portable machines with assorted stitch features.

Passport holders who are not present are only eligible to win hourly door prizes and purchase progressive quilt kits.

2010 Cabin Fever Shop Hop participating shops:

Monarch Quilts
810-225-7005
2100 Grand River Annex, #200, Brighton, MI 48114
Monarch Quilts Map Link

The Stitchery
517-548-1731
1129 E. Grand River Ave, Promenade Plaza, Howell, MI 48843
The Stitchery Map Link

Wendy’s Simple Stitches
517-545-0555
1122 Pinckney Rd., Howell, MI 48843
Wendy’s Map Link

Linda’s Country Quilts
810-658-9051
3058 N. State Rd., F, Davison, MI 48232
Linda’s Map Link

Mabelena
248-627-9100
470 Mill St., Ortonville, MI 48462
Mabelena Map Link

Guildcrafters Quilt Shop
248-541-8545
2600 W. 12 Mile Rd., Berkley, MI 48072
Guildcrafters Map Link

Please join us for Pause for Paws, the 2010 Cabin Fever Shop Hop! We are also collecting clean towels and blankets to be donated to our furry friends!

Keep checking the Cabin Fever Shop Hop web site where we will post all the latest news and information as it becomes available!

Holiday Gift Planning & End of Year Clearance Sale

It’s that time of year! While the snow has yet to fly in southeast Michigan, we’re all thinking about winter holidays and finding or making just the right gifts for loved ones. Let us help you make the quilters and sewers in your life happy! We can help you select the perfect fabric-related gifts, but don’t forget that we have gift certificates in any denomination.

For your gift planning purposes, we will be open for our regular seven-days a week schedule until December 24 — we will close at 3 pm on December 24.

AND

We will be holding our end of year clearance sale on:

Thursday, December 17,
Friday, December 18, and
Saturday, December 19, 2009.

Mark your calendars for SAVINGS! Selected fabrics as low as $3 a yard! Sale prices on previous blocks of the month, older kits and much more!

2010 Cabin Fever Shop Hop Buses

Guildcrafters has scheduled two buses to take you to all the 2010 Cabin Fever Shop Hop shops in one day! Leave the winter driving to the professionals and have FUN on the bus!

Friday, February 12, 2010
OR
Saturday, February 13, 2010

Cost for the bus tour is $48 plus the price of a passport ($15 by Dec. 31/$20 beginning Jan. 1). Cost includes light breakfast, light lunch, snacks, and games.

To reserve a space, please stop by Guildcrafters Quilt Shop or give us a call for more information at 248-541-8545.

2010 Cabin Fever Shop Hop

It’s the 10th Anniversary of the Cabin Fever Shop Hop! Won’t you join us for Pause for Paws? Spend three days with us to help our four-legged friends with fun, inspiration and sales!

10th Anniversary
2010 Cabin Fever Shop Hop
Pause for Paws
February 11, 12, and 13, 2010
9:00 am – 7:00 pm Each Day
Passport: $15 if purchased by December 31, 2009; $20 if purchased beginning January 1, 2010

With passport purchase, you will receive a tote bag, diamond shaped 10th anniversary commemorative pin, acrylic diamond ruler (to be given at your first stop on the shop hop) for the progressive shop hop quilt, maps and entrance to all stores allowing you to purchase sale items, specials and win many prizes!

Prizes include three sewing machines (more details to come)!

Passport holders who are not present are only eligible to win hourly door prizes and purchase progressive quilt kits.

2010 Cabin Fever Shop Hop participating shops:

Monarch Quilts
810-225-7005
2100 Grand River Annex, #200, Brighton, MI 48114
Monarch Quilts Map Link

The Stitchery
517-548-1731
1129 E. Grand River Ave, Promenade Plaza, Howell, MI 48843
The Stitchery Map Link

Wendy’s Simple Stitches
517-545-0555
1122 Pinckney Rd., Howell, MI 48843
Wendy’s Map Link

Linda’s Country Quilts
810-658-9051
3058 N. State Rd., F, Davison, MI 48232
Linda’s Map Link

Mabelena
248-627-9100
470 Mill St., Ortonville, MI 48462
Mabelena Map Link

Guildcrafters Quilt Shop
248-541-8545
2600 W. 12 Mile Rd., Berkley, MI 48072
Guildcrafters Map Link

Please join us for Pause for Paws, the 2010 Cabin Fever Shop Hop! We are also collecting clean towels and blankets to be donated to our furry friends!

Keep checking the Cabin Fever Shop Hop web site where we will post all the latest news and information as it becomes available!

Don’t Forget — 2009 Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop!

It’s nearly here — the 2009 Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop starts this Thursday, October 22! There’s still time to join in the fun. Passports are just $5 and get you access to all the fun at eight different quilt shops (passports purchased before the shop hop will still receive a free wallet; passports purchased during the shop hop will not)!

So, hop over the Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop web site and get all the details! You can also see all of the progressive quilts from each of the stores at the web site.

We hope to see you at the shop hop!

Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop Quilt

Our version of the 2009 Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop quilt is ready and hanging in the store. Here is a photo of it:

During the shop hop, Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop participants will receive patterns for the center of the quilt and will be able to purchase fat quarter kits for the quilt center at each shop (fabric kits contain three fat quarters for $7 at each shop). Each shop will add its own border. Ours uses scraps from the quilt center and a little bit of additional yardage. Quilts from the other shops will be posted over at the Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop web site so participants can see them ahead of time.

Passports are selling briskly! Here’s a recap of the information about the shop hop:

Passports are now on sale at all participating stores for the 2009 Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop!

The shop hop will be held on October 22, 23, 24, 2009

All participating stores will be open from 9 am – 7 pm each day.

Passports are $5 and come with a free shop hop wallet with coupons for each store.

Purchase your passport at any of these shops:

Guildcrafters Quilt Shop, Inc.
2600 West Twelve Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072
248-541-8545

The Material Girls LLC
1850 Grindley Park, Dearborn, MI 48124
313-561-1111

Pieceful Traditions
3010 Van Horn Road, Trenton, MI 48183
734-692-1333

Sew What
144 Sycamore Street, Wyandotte, MI 48192
734-281-1344

The Quilt Patch
112 North Evans Street, Tecumseh, MI 49286
517-423-0053

Jennifer’s Quilt Shop
149 North Howell Street, Pinckney, MI 48169
734-878-6188

The Stitchery
1129 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, MI 48843
517-548-1731

Monarch Quilts
2100 Grand River Annex, Brighton, MI 48114
810-225-7005

Stop In During Woodward Dream Cruise

If you’re looking for a diversion while your loved ones are at the Woodward Dream Cruise, we will be open during normal business hours on Saturday, August 15, 2009 (10 am to 5 pm). For our out of town visitors, we are just over half a mile from Woodward Avenue on 12 Mile Road in Berkley, Michigan. We offer more than 5,000 bolts of fabric for your sewing and quilting needs. We can be your respite from the roar of engines (and the heat of the sun). Come and enjoy some eye candy for sewers while the car buffs are enjoying the cruisers.

For local visitors, we are not aware of road closures for Saturday for some of the common routes to get to us. Coolidge will be open as well as 12 Mile near us. The only exception is Friday, August 14, when the Berkley CruiseFest Parade takes place beginning at 6:30 pm. The parade goes from Coolidge to Greenfield on 12 Mile. We may need to close early that day, so please call ahead at 248-541-8545.

Cruise on in and see us during Woodward Dream Cruise weekend!

Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop Passports Now on Sale!

Passports are now on sale for the 2009 Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop!

Passports are $5 and come with a free shop hop wallet with coupons for each store.

The shop hop will be held on October 22, 23, 24, 2009.

All participating stores will be open from 9 am – 7 pm each day.

Here is a layout of the Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop quilt:

The quilt is 48″ x 72″ before borders. The fabrics will be patterned tonals with a wide range contrast. Each store will be selling 3 – fat-thirds (25″ x 21″) with the free pattern WITH LOTS of fabric left over to make a border. We will be showing you each store’s border option in the coming weeks. The border patterns will be available at each store. Kits including quilt block pattern and three fat-thirds of fabric at each shop will be $7.00, tax included.

SHOP HOP PRIZES!

Grand Prize will be a Janome Gem Gold II Travel Machine
2nd prize will be an OLISO Touch Glide Steam Iron with auto lift
3rd prize will be a “Big Board” wide ironing board
Then 8 additional $25.00 Gift Certificates – 1 to each store

At each store, passport holders will receive a free fat quarter and have at least 15% off all fabrics and/or other specials that will vary by store.

Participating stores:

Guildcrafters Quilt Shop, Inc.
2600 West Twelve Mile Road, Berkley, MI 48072
248-541-8545

The Material Girls LLC
1850 Grindley Park, Dearborn, MI 48124
313-561-1111

Pieceful Traditions
3010 Van Horn Road, Trenton, MI 48183
734-692-1333

Sew What
144 Sycamore Street, Wyandotte, MI 48192
734-281-1344

The Quilt Patch
112 North Evans Street, Tecumseh, MI 49286
517-423-0053

Jennifer’s Quilt Shop
149 North Howell Street, Pinckney, MI 48169
734-878-6188

The Stitchery
1129 East Grand River Avenue, Howell, MI 48843
517-548-1731

Monarch Quilts
2100 Grand River Annex, Brighton, MI 48114
810-225-7005

“Getting Ready for Christmas in July” Sale

Add us to your “fun things to do” list! Please join us:

June 18-21, 2009

for a “Getting Ready for Christmas in July” Sale!!

We are making room for lots of new Christmas fabrics that will be arriving SOON, so join us for great discounts on fabrics as well as snacks and door prizes.

You’ll also want to come in during the sale to see lots of great new items arriving daily from our trip to Spring Quilt Market! We have a large order of Maywood Studios’ Woolies flannels — these are the gorgeous flannels that look like wool. You can see Woolies here. We’ve had them in the past, they’ve always flown out the door. We also ordered several bolts of that great black houndstooth.

We’re also adding to our wool selection. We saw so many trims and embellishments that are great for wool projects –– we’ve re-stocked many Sue Spargo books and patterns to inspire you in your wool endeavors. Many of Sue’s designs are great take-along projects because her wool applique is whipstitched. And, trust us, it’s never too hot for a fun wool project!

We’re also expecting our order of gorgeous large leather buttons — these would look great on so many projects from bags to garments to quilts! These are VERY unique!

And, you know you need some: giant rick-rack is coming in just about every color imaginable. This was a heavy trend for many quilt designers. We saw it everywhere!

Coming shortly and in time for our sale event are two fantastic quilts using Maywood Studios’ Gelato fabrics. We will have Orbital View 2 and Constellation Cabin on display. The Gelato fabrics are wonderful on their own, but the quilts will give you some ideas of how to use them. These quilts both have a Michigan connection as they were designed by Michigan designer Mary Lou Hallenbeck.

Orbital View (we will have kits for this one)

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Constellation Cabin

Vibrant and fun, no? We’ll have these quilts for a month beginning around June 12.

Won’t you stop in for the sale and get some great savings and inspiration? We hope to see you!

Michigan Stash Dash

Spring/Summer 2009 Classes Added

We’ve added new classes to the schedule. Just click over to the Classes page to see what we have for you! The oh-so-popular Tumbling Blocks is scheduled for two more rounds in June, we have some cute totes and accessories, as well as workshops for the Stitcher’s Garden block of the month.

Patti will be teaching Building Blocks. We have fabric bundles ready and waiting for you in five colorways.

Building Blocks is a super-fast quilt and would look wonderful in so many colorways!

Always popular is the Radiant Suns class–that is scheduled for the end of May. If you’d like more curved piecing, we’ll be scheduling the Rainbow Block class shortly. This is the block used for our Neptune quilt.

Free-motion machine quilting will be added to the schedule shortly as well.

Finally, we will be open on Mother’s Day from noon to 3 pm (regular hours). Happy Mother’s Day to all!