Open Every Day!

Starting Monday, August 6, 2007 Forever In Stitches is open everyday except holidays. [Please see our web site for the holiday schedule.

Mon – Sat 10:00 – 5:30

Tue until 9pm

Sundays 1:00 – 5:00

“Block of Many Colors” BOM

Forever in Stitches announces the release of a new block of the month series.

This spectacular 12 month project is very different from our previous BOM’s. The piecing of each blocks is the same, however 19 different fabrics in shades of mauve, green and brown/gold change from block to block giving each one a different look. It also features 3 different background prints. Most of the fabrics in use are from Thimbleberries & Maywood Studios.

The pieced 12” [finished] blocks are increased to 17” [finished] blocks when set with a Thimbleberries trellis print.

Block #1 is available now, but hurry as membership is limited to 49 members based on fabric limitations. To join you must come to the store, we will not reserve memberships request via phone or emails.

BOM Details:

· BOM is paid 6 months at a time. $30.00 (+ tax) is paid in August 2007 to start and $30.00 (+ tax) is paid in February 2008.

· Blocks can be picked-up any day of its designated month, but can not be picked up earlier than 1^st of the month.

· One BOM (12 blocks) per customer

· At end of 12 months BOM will have provided twelve 17”(finished) blocks. Sashing & Borders are not considered part of the BOM.

· BOM’s first month is August 2007 and last month is July 2008.

· A $1 incentive coupon will be attached to all blocks (except Aug’s) during their designated month of pick-up. If blocks are picked up in person each month this coupon lowers your overall cost of the BOM to $4.00 per month. There is no additional cash penalty for picking blocks up late or having a friend pick them up for you, however you do not receive the $1 incentive coupon.

· $1 coupon can be used to purchase anything at FIS, except PMS projects.

· We will not mail blocks to members, however consider having a friend mail them to you.

· At end of BOM in July 2008 members have thru until September 2008 to pick up any remaining blocks. We will not hold old blocks beyond that date.

Bluffton Sidewalk Sale Days

Starting Thursday August 9^th thru Saturday August 11^th Forever In Stitches and many other merchants in Bluffton are having their annual Sidewalk sale.

Come find the bargains!

Quilt Show – Litzenberg Park

Come join us at Litzenberg Park, Findlay on Sunday September 9 (1:30pm – 4:30pm) for a quilt show by Findlay area quilting groups. Enjoy the quilts on display and spend the day touring the park and its historic buildings.

Monthly $20 Gift Cert. Winners

June, 2007 – Patti Blevins

July, 2007 – Tammy Bradshaw

New Kit(s) Available

Snow Neighbors – Holiday Thimbleberries Table runner featuring Thimbleberries new “Christmas Street” collection.

Window Wreath – Kit includes the Small Version of this Thimbleberries Holiday Wall hanging featuring Thimbleberries new “Christmas Street” collection. Pattern booklet included as has instructions for a larger version.

Classes

See our new “Class Corner” displaying current class samples.

All class samples are displayed with the “Class Logo” (shown at right).

If a class is full or has already taken place, we will keep track of a waiting list for future classes.

Dependant on the teacher, most classes have a minimum attendance requirement. Have your name placed on the waiting list and we will contact you when a class can be scheduled.

Bi-Monthly 20% off Long Arm Drawing

Congratulations Bonnie Beerline for being chosen as our bi-monthly Long Arm 20% off Coupon winner.

As part of our newsletter publishing, we draw a name from our Long-Arm appointment calendar. Eligible entries include anyone who had scheduled & kept a quilt check-in appointment during the prior two months.

Quilt Pink 2007

With the success of last year’s Quilt Pink Event this year the event has been expanded to three days Sept 21 – 23.

Quilt Pink is a national quilting event sponsored by BH&G American Patchwork & Quilting Magazine to raise money to fight breast cancer.

Visit quiltpink.com for more details.

For Quilt Pink Forever In Stitches we will be making blocks and assembling the blocks into two queen size quilts. We need volunteers. Our event hours will be Friday & Saturday 9:00 – 5:30 and Sunday 1:00 – 5:00.

Please let us know if you can volunteer your time at the event when you stop by the shop or call us 419-358-0656 or email RuthG@fisllc.com. Bring your own machine to the event or use one of our classroom machines.

Whether or not you can volunteer to help sew, consider making a small donation. These donations will help defray the cost(not retail price) of fabric, batting & backing for the two quilts.

Everyone who volunteers or donates towards this worthy cause will be entered in our drawing for $150 in prizes. The drawing will be at 5:00pm on Sunday, September 23^rd.

Bluffton Quilt Show

Saturday, September 29^th is the third annual free Bluffton Scrap Artist Quilter’s Fall Festival Quilt Show. This is a highly attended one day quilt show where hundreds come to peruse the diverse and beautiful quilts.

This unique show also has a program with pictures of all the quilts. There will be club members in attendance to answer any quilting related question you may have.

Quilting demonstrations will be held, as in prior years. And, as this is held in conjunction with Bluffton’s Fall Festival, there will be refreshments and food available outside the quilt show.

As was done last year, another club(s) will be invited to show their quilts too.

Please check our web-site for more, up-to-date information on this show. The information will be updated almost daily from now until the show. The site is at www.fisllc.com/id339.html.

Fall Festival – Saturday, Sept. 29^th

It’s that time of year again! – The Bluffton Fall Festival features four distinct venues that attract quilt lovers, history buffs, arts and crafts devotees, fishing enthusiasts, kids, movie-goers, . . . . Something for everyone. There is free parking at all sites, and, they all share free transportation to the other sites via vans and horse drawn wagons.

All five locations feature activities, entertainment, demonstrations, kids activities, and food. All but one have horse drawn wagon rides. All of these differ from site to site: The Village of Bluffton, Maple Crest, The Swiss Homestead, Suter Farm, and the Mennonite Memorial Home.

Highlights at the locations are: The Village of Bluffton features a carnival; and first run family movie matinees [$3Adult/$2Kid]. Maple Crest co-sponsors the Bluffton Scrap Artist Quilters’ free Quilt Show [hundreds of people attended last year]. The Mennonite Memorial Home always has an instant hit as it is the hub of the horse drawn wagons that travel between it and the Village center and the craft fair. The Swiss Homestead has too many activities to list here. Suter Farm includes its annual corn maze and shooting “corn cannons”.

Bluffton Fall Festival is on Saturday, September 29, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Most of the activities are free of charge. More information is added almost daily at www.fisllc.com/id339.html

Mark your Calendar

2007 Dates to Remember:

Labor Day CLOSED – Sunday, Sept 2, 2007

& Monday, Sept 3, 2007

Sidewalk Sale Days - Bluffton– Aug 9,10 & 11

Quilt Show – Litzenberg Park Sun, Sept 9 (1:30-4:30)

Quilt Pink – September 21-23

Bluffton Fall Festival & Bluffton Scrap Artist’s Quilt Show – September 29