The theme for this week’s virtual quilt contest is Mothers. The quilts and the stories below are just wonderful. Many thanks to everyone that entered.

Now it’s time for you to vote for your favourite!! The lucky winner will win a $30 gift certificate to use as they wish from Around the Block Quilters Shop.

• Voting is open Friday – Sunday @ 11:59 p.m.
• One vote per IP address (NOT email address), so have your family and friends cast a ballot for your favourite quilt (from home if you send it to coworkers)
• Winner announced Monday!

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Next week’s theme is Spring Garden. I’m looking forward to seeing your beautiful flower garden quilts. Get your cameras out!

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Pannay Guigley and her girls

by: Pannay Guigley

Did you ever notice, the attitudes around you are infectious? If you find a group of friends who are in love with what they do, that radiates and enraptures you, and soon it is your new love.

That is how I feel about the Quilt Shop I found when we moved from Ohio to Franklin, TN.

Our move to Franklin was very sudden. We had been in Ohio for 6 years, our whole married life, moving there from our home state of Pennsylvania after we finished graduate school. Both our daughters were born in Ohio, all my friends were there, it seemed I was leaving everything behind, which was hard for me.

On our way down for the final move, we stopped at the Tennessee welcome center just over the Kentucky border on 65. There I found a flyer advertising The Quilting Squares Quilt Shop in Franklin. I thought it was odd that a shop would advertise at a rest stop, but since we were moving there I grabbed the flyer. Maybe it was an omen.

The front of the shop, I loved the Danger Women Shopping sign.

I kept the flyer on the fridge for the first month, and when I was about to throw it away, I instead took it to the computer and checked the online calendar. I saw there were classes, and more importantly, an open sew night two Friday nights a month. I called, figuring my husband could watch the girls and I could finally meet local people who loved to sew, even if I had only had one quilt class in Ohio and only knew the basics.

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I have had my head buried in CODE the past several days working on an upgraded version of the Quilt Shop Locator.

I’m pleased to announce that the member’s administration area has been completely revamped making it MUCH easier to use. If you’re an existing member, please login, have a look around and let me know what you think. I’m sure you’ll love the new preview option and the statistics showing you how times your shop profile has been viewed.

More changes coming later this week to the public view of the Locator. With Spring Market just around the corner, you can bet I’ve been working hard on at least one thing new and very exciting, and perhaps two. We’ll see how time permits!

I’m feeling CRAZY today!

Who wants FREE advertising for one month in the Quilt Shop Locator? That’s right, one month, totally free, no strings and no obligations. (Hurry, offer ends next Monday, May 10th!)

Join here!

Enter coupon code CRAZY. Sign up for six months (I’ll adjust it to one month!)

Existing members, contact me and I’ll add a free month to your current term too providing you’ve entered your Specialties (Login for more info!)

P.S. Yes, I’ll be at Spring Market and I’d love to meet you. I won’t have a booth this time, but I’ll be around. Drop me an email and we’ll coordinate a time and place to meet.

Congratulations to Saska Koch from Oklahoma for winning last week’s themed quilt contest, On the Farm, with the photo of her gorgeous string quilts hanging on the line at her farm. Saska wins a layer cake of her choice from the Fat Quarter Shop.

This week’s theme is Mother’s and is sponsored by the Around the Block Quilters Shop. I’m really looking forward to seeing the quilts you’ve made for your mothers, with your mothers and in honour of your mothers. To enter, read the rules and guidelines, then submit your quilt photo. Voting will start on Friday and last until Sunday night.

What’s new at Around the Block Quilters Shop

At Around the Block Quilters Shop we are all excited about our new Block of the Month Program. The Quilt is “Star Light, Star Bright” by bits n pieces. The Dark Colorway features Kansas Troubles fabrics and the Bright colorway features “Objects of Desire” fabric by Sandy Gervais. This is a great way to tackle a big project. The cost and the time is spread out over 12 months. A little each month brings pleasure – not pressure. Check out “Star Light, Star Bright”.

We are on the very edge of presenting another fabulous Block of the Month Club featuring Frolic. (Can you tell we are Sandy Gervais fans at Around the Block?) Keep checking back to see if this program is up online yet – because it is worth waiting for.

The winner of this week’s contest will receive a $30 gift certificate they can use to purchase what they wish from our web site.

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There are still a few weekly sponsorship opportunities left this year. Please contact me if you’re interested. It’s a fabulous opportunity to showcase new notions and fabrics.