SEW DAY   
Thursday, May 18th
10:00am-5:00pm
Join us for a sew day to create foster care quilts and tote bags! We will provide fabric, machines and a salad lunch!  

LADIES NIGHT OUT

Grab your gals for an evening of shopping, food, drinks, and deals to celebrate Spring!

Do you like to shop and support all that is local? Come downtown and pick up your $5 Savings Pass, good for Ladies Night Out on May 19 (4:30pm-7:30pm). You can use it at all participating businesses to get $5 off your purchase of $25 or more. The pass is free, but we only have a limited supply available, so hit up those shops soon to claim yours in time!

HOFFMAN CHALLENGE

 Hoffman Challenge participants are required to use a minimum of 5 out of 15 batik fabrics from the collection in their artwork entry. A minimum of five of these challenge fabrics must be used in the body of the quilt top or garment in recognizable, but not necessarily equal amounts.  Click the above link for all the details and rules.  Come see us to pick up your Challenge brochure, your favorite fabrics from the line or order them online.

Mesh Bag Class
Saturday, May 13th
10:00am-4:00pm
$15 plus supplies
Mother's Day is coming! Do you need a quick but thoughtful gift idea?

                               Come in and create this mesh bag with Susan!                                     

From Dear Stella:

Little Fawn & Friends
 

From MODA: Pumpkin Kisses and Harvest Wishes

What a day! Blue skies and sunshine! We are all so ready for Spring.
How many of you like to see yourself on a Facebook video or hear your recorded voice? I wrote this on Saturday so
we did another "Sew What’s the Stitch?" video. I can’t bring myself to watch the whole thing. It is just too
strange to see and hear myself. I become too aware of all the quirky little actions and movements that I
have. My hair doesn’t look right, my eye makeup is too heavy, I talk with my hands too much, etc. etc..
I’ve never been a person that is super conscious about my appearance or voice but seeing myself on
Facebook sure has changed that! I think that is why I like having Poppy in the video with me to take the
attention away from me. I do, however, appreciate the folks that are checking in and following the
videos. A big thank you to all of you!
Had a birthday this week and am reminded of the importance of celebrating that special day. Pat and I
had a great day together going to Bigfork, Echo Lake Café, dropping off a quilt with Monique at
Ladybug’s Cabin, the usual Costco excursion and dinner with a friend in Kalispell. Lots of birthday wishes
on Facebook and calls from family and friends. All of this made me think about the birthdays of folks that I don’t
reach out to honor. We all need to know that we are remembered. This life that we are walking through
isn’t always a picnic or walk in the park. There are struggles and valleys that we all go through and it is
the support of those around us that offer an encouraging word or action that see us through. We never
know what a kind word or gesture might mean to someone. Do you know someone that needs a friendly
word today? Make the effort and reach out. In this world that is so rapidly getting away from person to
person contact, give a real call or a hand written note, not a just quick text message. Maybe even invite
to join you for coffee or a meal and put your phone or ipad away and engage in honest old face to face
conversation.
Thanks for spending these minutes with me through this medium but always remember we love to have
you drop by the store and see us. It doesn’t have to be to shop, just stop in and say "Hi!"
Build someone up. Pay them a compliment. Remind them they’re amazing. It costs you nothing
but means everything.