A Little Down Time

The Grand Opening of KT Bernina Quilt Shop & Emporium 

...is officially done. We closed the doors and retreated to the porch for a tall class of cold beverage (fill in your favorite) to relax and revisit the events of the past week. Many of the quilters who visited took advantage of our specials - fabric & precuts were on sale and a Bernina service special ($20 store gift certificate with a scheduled cleaning/service before June 1st). Robert is so pleased with the response and excited to get to work on the machines. We had a good bunch of ladies steadily wander thru the shop over three days, admiring displays and exclaiming over the quilts. Too fun! It's always nice to hear the ladies' reactions to the long hours to make our shop homey and welcoming. Thanks so much to everyone who stopped in to say "Hi" and check it out.

Since the last pictures, we added a a few things to the shop....

 That's my quiltin' hubby behind the checkout counter....he's not new, but cute anyway.

A ladder full of treasures over the cutting table..

and a lampshade frame tied with plaid strips and loaded with greeting cards that make me smile.

Just getting started with our little wool corner featuring Ewe-nique hand-dyed wools and Valdani threads - beautiful! Connie Huddleson, Starry Pines Designs loaned a few projects from her collection, too.

 Hands down, the most popular pattern all weekend was by Pam Buda, Heartspun Quilts, and her Endless Summer charm quilt made as a gift for me by Lois Sprecker (lower right just above the giant wooden stars). The 4 quilts cascading over the cupboard are also by Pam. My parents brought the basket of sunflowers - so pretty! - and Mom made oodles of delish cookies to filll the tin. They were a huge hit! Thanks, Mom.

I forgot to add in the last post that you can win a copy of Primitive quilts magazine with Pam Buda's and my versions of Friendship Garden. Just comment here about whatever's on your mind. We'll go with that for this week's giveaway while I catch up with paperwork and take a really deep breath. Later, Lynne