4th Anniversary Winning Numbers

Thank you for making our 4^th anniversary celebration such a success! I= t is wonderful to realize that in these four years we have touched so many quilters’ lives.

Below is a list of the winn= ers who have claimed their prizes and numbers of tickets that have not been claimed. People holding the numbers listed must call us to claim their prize(s)!

All prizes must be claimed by the end of the business day on Wednes= day, April 30, 2008! If you don’t claim your prize by then, it is lost= .

Prize	Number
Janome 760 Professional Computerized Sewing Machine	9149139
Long-Arming Services	Sandra Powell
Prize Pack= et 1	9149215
Prize Pack= et 2	9148793
Prize Pack= et 3	Mary Stalter
Prize Pack= et 4	Kay Kose
Prize Pack= et 5	Kay Kose
Prize Pack= et 6	Grace Schmiedebusch
Prize Pack= et 7	9149096
$20 gift certificate	9149149
$20 gift certificate	9148982
760 Altern= ate 1	Sharon Bateman
760 Altern= ate 2	Sharon Bateman

Christmas In May!

Our Christmas fabric go= es on display on Wednesday, May 1^st. You should see it! Start your Christmas projects early!

Chris= tmas Block of the Month

We are pleased to announce the newest Block of the Month program. This one sta= rts in May to correspond with our “Christmas In May” event. The pur= pose of this five month BOM is to end in enough

time for you to finish your b= eautiful quilt by the holidays!

We are basing the BOM on the beautiful and much-called-for Nancy Halvor-sen’s “12 Days of Ch= ristmas” panel by Benartex, shown at the left. The setting will be a Raggedy Ruth Design original. See shop = or web after April 30^th for the actual BOM and details. Sign-up = is in the shop after April 30^th, in person only.

The = Fabric Frenzy Shop-Hop

Thank you for making this the best Four County Fabric Frenzy shop hop ever! This = was shown by the fact that over 50% of the quilters bought their passports at <= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Short Hand";color:navy'>Forever In Stitches and 60% wanted to pick up there prizes at Forever In S= titches!

Thanks for choosing Forever In Stitches as your shop of choice [and to keep you in “stitches”]!

The = Quilt Fever Shop-Hop

We appreciate the “quilting troupers” for joining the shop hop in spite of the snowy weather! A little more than half of those with passports were able to complete the shop hop. Every one who completed [over 150 shoppers] won great prizes. Congratulations= !

Long Arm Drawing

Congratulations Dolores Schroeder for being dr= awn as our bi-monthly Long Arm 20% off Coupon winner. As part of our newsletter pu= blishing, we draw a name from our Long-Arm appointment calendar. Eligible entries inc= lude anyone who scheduled & kept a quilt check-in appointment during the pri= or two months.

New Patterns

Ruth has been busy making more of her beautiful works into patterns. These = Raggedy Ruth Designs now have their own= display area in our shop and on our web-site. See our local-area designer’s a= ccomplishments!

R= 20;Open Every Day” Except These…

· Sunday, May 4^th for Peter’s confirmation day.

· Sunday & Monday, May 25^th &am= p; 26^th for Memorial Day.

· Friday, July 4^th for Independence Day.

New Fabrics

The following fabrics are new:

Title	Manufacturer
Charles= ton IV	Marcus Fabrics
Ramblin’ Rose	Maywood= Studios
Plantat= ion III [ 1815-1850]	Windham/Baum
Guilded Greenery	Blank Quilting
Marbleous Jacquard	Robert Kaufman
Little Bear & Cottontail Panel	RJR Fabrics
Confetti Basic	RJR Fabrics
Jinny Beyer Borders 2008	RJR Fabrics
Here Comes Santa [Flannel]	Northcott/Monarch

Free= dom Fest

The 2008 Freedom Fest w= ill be held on Saturday, June 28^th at the Bluffton University= stadium. Games. Food. Entertainment. Duck Races. Pie Baking Contest. And an incredible Firework Spectacular.

A great family outing, regardless of the age!

Bluf= fton Festival of Wheels