All Ship Shape & Bristol Fashion...

    I'm sure we have seemed quiet to you this summer, but BIG things are happening... tomorrow, we are setting up our first ever booth at the Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod Annual Quilt Show! We have a ton of REAL merchandise: a new book, embroidery CDs, yes, even T-shirts, plus high hopes to start a presence in brick 'n mortar shops. Here's a quick peek at a few things you can see if you are in the neighborhood.

Challenge Quilt: CHECK!

     I so proud of this piece-- my family is KNOWN for backhanded compliments, so when my daughter said, "Mom, that is my FAVORITE thing you have done in SUCH A LONG TIME!" I knew that I'd arrived. Here are some details:

At last count, there were 34 quilts entered in the challenge, and plenty of talent in this pool, so I am pretty sure my little ship will be annihilated by someone's fantastic star. (For the challenge, a star, and the colors blue and yellow had to be in it.) Not one to be discouraged, I've already made up my mind to write the pattern for this-- it was really FUN to make-- a nice taste of English Paper Piecing, machine applique, and, of course, EMBROIDERY! Wish me luck.

Embroidery CDS: CHECK!

We have most of our best sellers-- it was hard to play favorites, and I admit, a big moment of pride when I saw how many sets we have since starting around 2005. We always have stores asking for wholesale CDs, and now we can answer, "YES, we do have a wholesale program!"

SFOXCO Merchandise: CHECK!

Yup, t-shirts, mugs, and bags branded with the "And She Stitched Happily Ever After" design. I stopped short of adding our logo-- I, myself, hate advertising for people, plus, we were in the middle of doing a new one that wasn't ready, which brings me to:

NEW LOGO: CHECK!

We've been hating on that old, dreary bridge for a long time, and don't you think the logo for a sewing company should of all things, be STITCHED?

Hope you like it-- a new logo was keeping us back from redoing the website, so this fall, we're plunging ahead with that as well-- customer accounts, one-click ordering, e-mail downloads, wholesale-- we can hear the collective YAY on that!

And FINALLY..

SUMMERHOUSE QUILT BOOK: CHECK!

Tere and I put together this book just for the booth, with just the blocks, no projects. Once all twelve projects are done, we're hoping there's enough interest for the SECOND EDITION with everything in it!

So, got to run... the show details are here:
https://www.bayberryquiltersofcapecod.com/default.htm

Stop by and say hi if you are ANYWHERE on the Eastern Seaboard, the show is well worth the price of admission. And if you can't, we will really miss you, but you can catch some of these items on the website soon after.

XOX