Early Summer Contest

Hi everybody! Sorry it's been so long since my last post. There's been a lot going on. Nothing terribly exciting.... working on new patterns, high school graduation (Cyndy's daughter Emily graduated last weekend!) end of school playdays (Cindy & Sheila have been shuttling between this school & that with school trips & pizza parties & water parks...) But, school will be out this week and we'll all hopefully get into a little bit lazier summer rhythm.

We've been working on some special things for our shop hop vistitors in July & we're really looking forward to a visit from a group of lovely ladies from New Zealand on a quilting holiday. They'll be passing through on their way to the Sisters Quilt Show & are going to stop by for a visit & lunch. We can't wait to meet them!

Oh, and..... OUR COSMO FLOSS HAS ARRIVED!!!! We've received our 6 strand skeins & they're all up on the website. We only have 45 colors for now but will be another order with more colors & the 2 strand multiwork spools very soon!

Speaking of the spools.... How would you like to win a Moda Layer Cake & a coordinating spool of Cosmo floss???? Just enter our Early Summer Contest!

A few weeks ago I found a whole bunch of old sign letters. The letters that I have are shown above. Make up words that we can hang in the studio or the garden using these letters & email them to us at info@crabapplehillstudio.com before July 1st. We'll put all the entries in a hat & the first 6 that are drawn will win a Moda Layer Cake & a coordinating spool of Lecien's Cosmo 2 strand multiwork embroidery floss! YAHOO!! We'll also have a special prize for the person who sends in the longest word or phrase. Give it some thought & then send in your entry!

We've received a few new photos from Knot-y Girls!

The first is an Embroiderer's Blessing by "hiccup girl" Shellee. She always does such beautiful work! I love your frame. Thanks Shellee!

The next pictures are from Rosalind Blackford. These are her beautiful quilts, Twas the Night Before Christmas & Winter Wonderland. I'd love to be able to see them in real life! She also sent us a cake recipe that sounds yummy! We can't share it tho..... it's a secret recipe! We're so spoiled!

Well, I'm off to water my flowers on the porch... (they're looking decidedly wilt-y!) and then I'd better trace off another bird block for the Flight of Fancy quilt... I'll take a picture one of these days so that you can see it! Bye!

Don't forget to enter our contest!