NOTES FROM THE LODGE Sunday, November 4, 2007


I'm back from Market and Festival!!!! I found so many great new things and I am so eager to share them with each of you. I have so many stories to relate, that I really am looking forward to sharing everything with each of you as well. Market was bustling and buzzing with so many people and creative ideas. Festival was crammed with vendors and shoppers. It really was exciting to attend Festival after so many years of being away. I got to see so many old friends and see vendors that I had not seen in years. I even caught up with several vendors that I had missed at Market and did some shopping for Nutmeg Lodge.

We are all just a-twitter with excitement over all the packages that have started arriving and the plans that I made for next year. Judy, Kelly and I spent today sewing samples for next year's Saturday Sampler and Block of the Month (at least one of the BOMs). Everyone who has done this program will be delighted and, if you have not joined this Second Saturday event---this is the year to jump in. We are all really eager to share this new program with you.

All of the Clubs that run at Nutmeg Lodge as well as a brand new club will be especially fun in 2008 because of the great projects that we will be concentrating on. Stay tuned for more information and signup information beginning the middle of December.

And finally new classes seem to be just about rounded out and a class schedule will be available next week---don't miss out on some great classes at Nutmeg Lodge.

The biggest events coming really soon are:

Market Review this coming Friday at 5:30. All of those great things I found at Market will be available for the first time---don't miss the fun and excitement of this wonderful event.

Grand Opening is Saturday, November 17. That event is sure to be a happy and pleasing one with special door prizes and pricing all day long.

We seem to have a large number of Halloween items left so I have marked them 50% off--a great opportunity to get started on next year's decorating. This includes fabric, kits and fun.

In addition to all the Market excitement we have new cards in stock, some wonderful calendars in two sizes (perfect gift items), some wonderful new books and, of course, we are still running the Buy One Get One Free book deal from Martingale.

Also, we have a staff change to announce---Cathy has left to sew more and work less. Holly Johnson has joined the staff and will be working on Tuesday and Wednesday. Another new staffer is Debi Waldron who will be working the first and fourth Saturdays. Stop in on those days to say Hello to two new but extremely talented faces.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!!!! Barbara