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Cherry House Quilts
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Contempory style patterns & quilts, as well as traditional, vintage patterns with a unique twist!
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2 Minute tip #3 follow up

Thanks to all for sharing your great bobbin tips...so many great ideas, I especially loved these: From Erica: I like having bobbins ready to go. I read a tip about having a certain number of bobbins ...

18 mar 12

2 minute tip #3

#1 pet peeve for me...running out of bobbin thread in the middle of sewing, and having no other bobbins ready to go. New cure - having lots bobbins ready to go at all times. When Ive got a few minute...

17 mar 12

2 Minute tip #2

Heres tip #2...its a little longer than 2 minutes, but it is definitely worth the time to check it out. It is my binding end technique. I posted it last year, but in case you missed it, take a look a...

13 mar 12

Two minute tip #1

Often as Im working, I have (what seems to me) like a brilliant idea, then I think "I should share that"; but I generally never do. So thought I would share them here, with you. Some ideas yo...

12 mar 12

Why 2012 is great!

Thank you to everyone that left a comment about why 2012 is great! I loved reading your responses, and hearing about all of the wonderful changes and upcoming events in your life. Lots of new babies,...

27 feb 12

The end of hibernation - and a give away!

It was 77 degrees in Houston yesterday, and I had to turn on the AC, so that means that hibernating is over, and Im back in action. A more accurate statement would be that Ill be visible again...ther...

23 feb 12

December already???

Okay, who said it could be December already? Wasnt it just December, didnt we just put up the Christmas tree...like last week? The years go by quickly, but this one has been a blur. While 2011 has be...

13 dec 11

All roads lead to Houston

For the quilting world all roads lead to Houston, and Im so happy to be here! I can literally walk to Quilt Market and Festival from work, which has always seemed like such blessing, considering how ...

24 oct 11

Passport, Tickets, Money

"Passport, tickets, money", this is a line from one of my all time favorite movies Shirley Valentine! This is also the name of my suitcase quilt, which I am working on, after too long of a de...

29 aug 11

Just call me the tin man

Why would you call me the tin man? Could it be that Im staring in an off Broadway production of The Wizard of Oz? No Because Ive taken to wearing a funnel on my head? Possibly Could it be, because it...

03 jul 11

Last call for fabric boxes!!!

Thanks to everyone for your overwhelming response to the fabric boxes, I hope everyone gets a chance to buy. Ive cleared out the last of my bins, boxes, and tubs for one last round of fabric goodness...

13 jun 11

More boxes available!!!

ALL SOLD OUT...thanks to everyone who ordered, I will get your boxes shipped right away! I have 15 more boxes available for sale...they are made up, and ready to go!!! For those of you that missed th...

11 jun 11

Shipping Update!!!

A new shipment of boxes arrived from the USPS today, so hopefully all of the boxes will ship this weekend...hooray, hooray, hooray! Thank you for your patience ♥ I hope those of you that have receive...

10 jun 11

FABRIC BOX UPDATE!

The first order of boxes have arrived from the USPS...hooray! Be on the lookout for them in your mailboxes early next week!!!

02 jun 11

More Fabric, More Boxes for sale!!!

As I semi-patiently await my priority boxes from the post office, Ive discovered more fabric available to sale. In order to truly deliver the right fabric to the right quilter, Im fine tuning the pro...

29 may 11

Calling All Quilters! You answered, THANK YOU!

Back in March, I sent out a request for quilts for little ones in need. You answered with love, generosity, and quilts; I thank you with all my heart ♥ Ive asked Heather, president of the Baltimore M...

24 may 11

The offer you didnt refuse!

Wow, what an overwhelming response...thank you! In regards to Canada, the post office states that you are international, so Im sorry, no shipping there. Im shutting the sale down at 9:00 PM CST in or...

23 may 11

An offer you cant refuse (just kidding, you can refuse it)

So, Ive only had one local offer regarding my free fabric, but Ive had LOTS of offers to ship my fabric to quilters in other places. This is the offer, for $25.00 I will fill & ship you a box of ...

22 may 11

More Free Fabric

As hard as it is to believe, I have more fabric to give away! Some scraps, but mostly yardage - real yardage. My mother & son were kind enough to bag it up for me, I didnt have the heart to do it...

14 may 11

GRAZIE MILLE

Or thanks a million; whichever you prefer! Your emails and comments of support, and sisterhood in the depression and headache club have meant the world to me, thank you so much! UPDATE FROM THE NEURO...

07 may 11

Expectations

Dear Friends, In my recent post regarding my diagnosis of depression, I was apprehensive, and a little afraid; having no idea what to expect from sharing something so personal. What I received was an...

26 apr 11

Where to begin...

My dearest friends, This is completely personal, and not quilt related; by the end of the post I hope you will understand my sharing this bit of my life. A week ago I checked myself into a hospital f...

21 apr 11

I didnt forget, I promise!

Remember the drawing that I was suppose to have on the 31st to give away 12 crib size rolls of Hobbs fusible batting, and obviously didnt? I didnt forget, I promise, I really didnt. The truth is Im g...

01 apr 11

NEVER in all the world, could I have imagined this, NEVER!

Does anyone utilize Google Alerts? I do, I find them mostly helpful, informative, and time saving. Well the other day the one I received made me fall out of my chair...this is what I read: Red and Wh...

28 mar 11

Calling All Quilters - Beautiful News!

Below is a comment from the director the Baltimore Head Start program, the one we are collecting quilts for. Before I post the note, I want to thank you with all of my heart for your sweet generosity...

24 mar 11

Quilt Batting Giveaway!!!

A quilt batting giveaway...could you ask for more? Okay, how about 12 crib size quilt batts...even better right? Im here to shout from the roof tops how much I LOVE HOBBS FUSIBLE BATTING!!! There ar...

22 mar 11

The Quilters Bible - A Review

Recently I was contacted, and offered a copy of The Quilters Bible to review...Ive never been so glad to have said YES to an offer! What an incredible book this is, so helpful, full of great illustra...

21 mar 11

CHQ QAL - Binding the quilt (3 weeks late)

Hello my friends! So sorry for getting off track with the quilt along. There is definitely something wrong with my head, Ive had these incredible headaches going on for four weeks - ridiculous! Ive h...

20 mar 11

CHERRY HOUSE QUILTS - PRESS RELEASE

2010 Book of the Year Award Finalists Announced ForeWord Reviews is pleased to announce the 2010 Book of the Year Awards list of finalists. Representing more than 350 publishers, the finalists were...

15 mar 11

Update on Calling All Quilters

Dont you love it when something comes together so perfectly...I do! Saturday I reached out to the Baltimore MQG in regards to the quilts needed for the head start program. Also, a few days before I w...

14 mar 11

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