Turkey Day is almost here.

You cooked
You cleaned
Now enjoy some ME time

So your oven is dirty with boiled over pie. WHO CARES!!!
Come in and play with us. We are having a Cedar wide "Make It and Take It" weekend Inish Knits, Duck to Swan, L. Saile Jewelry and of course Liberty Bell Quilts will be participating.

Bring your family, friends and kids, watch how to make a covered ceramic quilted trivet or hand stitched wool felt stocking ornament. Kits are available to take with you or make it here with our machines and help. The kits have everything you need to make a special handmade Holiday gift for only $4.99.


We are changing up the after Thanksgiving Sale this year. This sale will keep you guessing until you're ready to check out. At the register, reach into the fishbowl to determine your discount:
15%
20%
30%
and one lucky customer will receive 50% OFF Their entire purchase*!
(YES, after drawing you can add more to your stash pile!)

All Christmas Fabric 20%

Judy also promised homemade (not the frozen kind) Dutch Apple Pie. So don't fight the crowds at the Mall and join us!!!!

Happy Thanksgivng!!!!
Judy and Kathy







Liberty Bell Quilts
9027 S. Kasson St
Cedar, MI
231-228-6689

It's Been A While

Well it's been a long time since the last blog. As many of you know Judy's (LBQ owner) husband passed away on July 20th. Judy and her sons are getting back to a new normal. The quilt store is also getting back to a new normal also.

Judy and I are attending market in Houston this week. This is our first market, so we are very excited. My suitcase is packed and I am ready to go. I am really excited to tell you all about our adventure. Lot's of pictures to come.

Liberty Bell Quilts hours have changed just a bit for October. We are open Monday - Saturday 11 -6 , Tuesday we are open until 8:30 and Sunday hours are 12-4. The color on the trees are just poking out, but in the next couple of weeks it should be a great time to go for a ride thru Leelanau county. Here are some of our upcoming activities.

May is going fast...

She may be a bit over weight, she sheds hair, she is old, and she loves to kiss. No No not me,(even though I could be described the same way) her name is Millie. My husband and I adopted her from the Cherry Land Humane Society last week. She was there for a year and one week. Future pet owners want the young and cute. I will say they passed up a gem. She was called Kaylee at the pound and we renamed her Millie.

I redid the windows and put banners on the outside. It looks like a party everyday. Hope you will stop in and say Hi. Speaking of party I am off to sew something. I feel inspired.
See you soon,
Your friend Kathy

Fun in the Sun

Well we had a fabulous turn out for our Fun in the Sun Party yesterday, May 2nd. The patio was set up (really just the sidewalk)
Inish Knits and Liberty Bell Quilts celebrated the summer season with Hawaiian shirts, Summer cocktails (virgin pina coladas and Fun (sex) on the Beach), cheese and crackers and fresh off the boat pineapple. My daughter came to help out, she made a wonderful bartender and assistant. She is not a quilter but she is a wonderful graphic artist I would like to think she was a chip off the old block.

Now on to our Mother's Day Make It and Take It. On Saturday, May 9th 1-4pm we will be making a card to give to that special person in your life. No sewing to this project.





Cedar is having another fun get together on Saturday, May 23rd. There is going to be a Tent set up at the Cedar Station with artists doing their art from 10 am - 5 pm. Then there is the famous Cedar Stroll from 5 - 8 pm with beverages and snacks at each business. It is a pleasant way to see all the great things that Cedar has to offer.

A week in review...

Oh yea it happened, I lost my voice. Well not all of my voice but enough to screw up my singing. My son and Melissa (Inish Knits) share April 13th as their birthdays. So I did my duty and sang the entire Happy Birthday song to both of them. K.C. recognized me but Melissa wasn't sure what was coming at her from the voicemail. I do love to sing if only I could.

I thought I would update you on new info, fresh from the truck arrivals and what I finished this week. Let's begin with New Info. Judy Bell (owner of Liberty Bell Quilts) made it home for a short visit this past weekend. As many of you know her husband has had a bone marrow transplant. His blood counts are going up but he is experienceing some GVHD and breathing diffuculty. He remains in the hospital with Judy at his side. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Did I mention it was great to see Judy? She made coffee and we all know her coffee is the best in Cedar (I would like to take credit for second best coffee - CAN'T).

Here are the new arrivals. Michael Miller fabrics (which happen to be made in the USA) in 3 new collections, Andalucia, Flights of Fancy amd Farmers Market.

We also recieved a lovely collection from "In The Beginning" fabric called Annabelle (a light green, pink and dabs of blue).Mother's Day is almost here why not get Mom (yourself) a special rotary cutter, mat and Best Press (all lavendar and only $28.00 for the 3 piece set).
That is it for the new arrivals. Now on to what I got fininshed. Notice the halter in the above picture (Amy Butler's new pattern). There is a sweet summer skirt made out of the Andalucia line put this skirt with a cute T-shirt and you are ready for a summer stroll. I also made a grocery bag for Earth Day next week (25% off Sale Room Fabric on April 22). The 6 Hour Quilt is done, it took 6 weeks but who is counting. I will post pictures later.

Well enough of my rambling...Have a great day!
Kathy

Where Are My Peeps????

Well bad me, I didn't post last week but ..............................





I only received 2 comments on my last blog. I know I have more peeps out there than that. Heck my Facebook profile shows I have 58 friends. Look at the picture of my peeps looking for quilting friends in the snow. There are still 8 more $5.00 gift certificates. I will even take a sarcastic comment. Here is a photo of the Purple Peeps just waiting for Easter and all their quilting friends.

Last weekend I went on my Guilds Retreat at a local camp. I worked on a free Amy pattern using the Daisy Chain line of fabric. The Amy Butler line is very popular and her web site provides many free patterns. There were 23 quilters at our retreat. We all had fun and some of us even broke out in song (Bye Bye Miss American Pie was the longest and was most hated and loved of the songs).
Last week I also finished this backpack, it is an Indigo Junction pattern called Boxy Backpack. I used the charm pack collection from Moda called Collection for a Cause. The cause is Diabetes(I am a Type 1 insulin dependant diabetic) which has gone on long too long without a cure. So be sure to support this cause by purchasing a charm pack.

I had my friend Melissa from Inish Knits take the picture (look at all her great yarn).

Well that is it for last week. I finished one project started 2 new projects and have 89 UFO's at home. Oh my gosh!!!! it is the UPS man with a package. Be sure to come in and see us soon!!!!

Piecefully,
Kathy

Win a $5.00 certificate to Liberty Bell Quilts

Good Day to all Peeps out there,
It's been a week since my last post. We did receive some new fabrics from In The Beginning company called Proud.

These fabrics are so bright and dare I say purple and green. I am thinking maybe a great summer top. I even have a pattern in mind. If only I didn't have so many projects at home begging (like projects can talk) for me to finish.

If you are following the blog I would love to have you sign up as an official follower. I am even willing to give a $5.00 gift certificate to Liberty Bell Quilts, to the first 10 different peeps who leave a comment on the blog site. Sooooooo comment away!

Until later,
Kathy