NOTES FROM THE LODGE Sunday, September 28, 2008
The weather has only put a small damper on things---our scarecrow, Meg took her place on her perch at the corner of Winchester and W. King. Holding a quilt, she will be heralding Nutmeg Lodge for the next month. Drive by and check her out and then head down King and north on Queen to see the great contenders in this year's Scarecrow Contest.
Nutmeg Lodge always has so many things going on. A little update about the current happenings is as follows:
You can still stop by and sew a stocking or two. Millie Rymand and Lois Simmons were heros this week and sewed a great number of stockings. We really enjoyed having them in the shop happily working away for a great cause. The best part, for each stocking you sew you get $1.00 credit for shopping at Nutmeg Lodge.
You can pick up jars of local honey for $5.00 a jar. This is our Cathy's own local honey. You can also call and order fresh eggs from Cathy. She can deliver on Tues. and Wed.
Beginning Wednesday, it is time for our FALL FLING SALE!!! 25% off the entire store. The last and best opportunity you have to get started on Christmas projects with a big savings. We still have a lot of panels, and tons of ideas to help you with really quick and easy projects that will be perfect for your giving needs. In these times of economic stresses, what better way to save money and give something totally unique and treasurable.
We are about to shake things up a bit at Nutmeg Lodge. A new floor plan is ready to be unveiled. New classes will be posted. A new approach to some of the programs we offer. Yes, changes are coming and I think it will be a welcomed change. Stay tuned!!! Barbara
PS FALL FLING----Starts Wed., Oct. 1 and will run thru Sat., Oct. 11.....25% off store-wide
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
NOTES FROM THE LODGE Sunday, September 21, 2008
Back from Retreat!! What a great weekend. Our project this year was One Block Wonder. The gals at retreat really stepped up to the plate and knocked it out of the park!!! Only a couple attendees did not do the project but of all the people sewing their project quilts, each one was more amazing that the next. Everyone went home with the tops either finished or almost. Kathy took pictures and I will have our Kathy to put them on the web site as soon as I get them. You really need to see these lovely projects. As usual we had a blast, fun, food, laughs, etc. there was plenty to go around.
I have decided to run two more retreats in 2009. Both of these will be hand-oriented and will focus on applique and album-style quilts. I will be posting more about this in the very near future. If you have any interest in participating in a very concentrated, 3-day event in January and learn the art of needleturn applique and constructing your own heirloom, let me know and I will put you on the list.
Beginning Tuesday, we will be sewing stockings for the Women's Club. Stop by, sew a stocking, receive a $1.00 coupon and then enjoy the new fabric that has arrived along with a number of new panels and samples.
Just one year ago we were embarking on our adventure down the street and around the corner. It hardly seems like a year has passed and yet I feel we have been in this space a very long time. Thanks to each of you who have made this year a great one, thanks also to all who have "put Nutmeg Lodge on the map" so to speak. It has been my joy and pleasure to offer you the finest in quilting fabric and supplies. It has been my delight to know so many of you. And, it has been my blessing to have my staff help in in all of this. Thanks to Judy, Marcy, Cathy, Patty, Kelly and Debi for being the wind beneath my wings. Thanks to everyone who walks through our doors for being our inspiration and our joy.
Barbara
Back from Retreat!! What a great weekend. Our project this year was One Block Wonder. The gals at retreat really stepped up to the plate and knocked it out of the park!!! Only a couple attendees did not do the project but of all the people sewing their project quilts, each one was more amazing that the next. Everyone went home with the tops either finished or almost. Kathy took pictures and I will have our Kathy to put them on the web site as soon as I get them. You really need to see these lovely projects. As usual we had a blast, fun, food, laughs, etc. there was plenty to go around.
I have decided to run two more retreats in 2009. Both of these will be hand-oriented and will focus on applique and album-style quilts. I will be posting more about this in the very near future. If you have any interest in participating in a very concentrated, 3-day event in January and learn the art of needleturn applique and constructing your own heirloom, let me know and I will put you on the list.
Beginning Tuesday, we will be sewing stockings for the Women's Club. Stop by, sew a stocking, receive a $1.00 coupon and then enjoy the new fabric that has arrived along with a number of new panels and samples.
Just one year ago we were embarking on our adventure down the street and around the corner. It hardly seems like a year has passed and yet I feel we have been in this space a very long time. Thanks to each of you who have made this year a great one, thanks also to all who have "put Nutmeg Lodge on the map" so to speak. It has been my joy and pleasure to offer you the finest in quilting fabric and supplies. It has been my delight to know so many of you. And, it has been my blessing to have my staff help in in all of this. Thanks to Judy, Marcy, Cathy, Patty, Kelly and Debi for being the wind beneath my wings. Thanks to everyone who walks through our doors for being our inspiration and our joy.
Barbara
Sunday, September 14, 2008
NOTES FROM THE LODGE Sunday, September 14, 2008
I have spent the last few days raptly watching the TV with news from Houston. Fortunately for me, KHOU from Houston has been broadcasting 24 hours a day on DirectTV and I have been able to stay up on the developments of the aftermath of IKE. This has been such a personal event for me. So very many people and places that are dear to my heart were in the direct path of that terrible storm. My friend Robyn phoned me yesterday afternoon to let me know that she is fine--she was in West Houston and away from the very worst of the storm. Her loft on Galveston survived just fine. That was really good news. However, while watching the local channel in my living room, I saw one friend's house almost totally under water. I saw another friend's street so littered with downed trees that I'm not sure I would have recognized her house if I saw it. I saw Johnson Space Center looking like a completely different place than the one I know. Downtown Houston is a scene of glass-paved streets. Scene after scene of places I know so well looking so foreign and devastated. I sit in my cool, dry and safe living room listening to reporters I remember so well and say a prayer for all of my friends who are experiencing so much devastation. I pray for my two friends that own quilt shops that could very well be destroyed. I wonder if Quilt Market is possible or even appropriate at this time when it is just several weeks away. I will certainly let you know more on that later. I will also let you know if there is something I can think of that might help some of those dear folks.
On a different note, we have a lot of new fabric, a number of new books and patterns. Come in and check them out.
Next week, we will have machines set up to come in and help us sew 50 stockings for the Women's Club. These stockings are a project the Women's Club does for the Salvation Army as part of their Christmas program for needy children. Each stocking that you sew, each cuff that you attach will earn you a $1.00 coupon to spend at Nutmeg Lodge.
See you soon----Barbara
I have spent the last few days raptly watching the TV with news from Houston. Fortunately for me, KHOU from Houston has been broadcasting 24 hours a day on DirectTV and I have been able to stay up on the developments of the aftermath of IKE. This has been such a personal event for me. So very many people and places that are dear to my heart were in the direct path of that terrible storm. My friend Robyn phoned me yesterday afternoon to let me know that she is fine--she was in West Houston and away from the very worst of the storm. Her loft on Galveston survived just fine. That was really good news. However, while watching the local channel in my living room, I saw one friend's house almost totally under water. I saw another friend's street so littered with downed trees that I'm not sure I would have recognized her house if I saw it. I saw Johnson Space Center looking like a completely different place than the one I know. Downtown Houston is a scene of glass-paved streets. Scene after scene of places I know so well looking so foreign and devastated. I sit in my cool, dry and safe living room listening to reporters I remember so well and say a prayer for all of my friends who are experiencing so much devastation. I pray for my two friends that own quilt shops that could very well be destroyed. I wonder if Quilt Market is possible or even appropriate at this time when it is just several weeks away. I will certainly let you know more on that later. I will also let you know if there is something I can think of that might help some of those dear folks.
On a different note, we have a lot of new fabric, a number of new books and patterns. Come in and check them out.
Next week, we will have machines set up to come in and help us sew 50 stockings for the Women's Club. These stockings are a project the Women's Club does for the Salvation Army as part of their Christmas program for needy children. Each stocking that you sew, each cuff that you attach will earn you a $1.00 coupon to spend at Nutmeg Lodge.
See you soon----Barbara
Sunday, September 07, 2008
NOTES FROM THE LODGE Sunday, September 7, 2008
Home from Sully!!! It was a spectacular day and so many lovely quilters. There actually were very few people wanting to "buy the quilts". I took 12 bins of fat quarters and everyone really enjoyed going through and selecting a huge variety for, as yet undecided projects.
When I got home and checked my email I was so delighted to get the post from RJR about my treasured friend, Robyn Pandolph. This was the official announcement about her place with that wonderful fabric company and her website. You can all see what I am talking about by going to www.robynpandolph.com. It is a great site and we will all enjoy seeing what is going on with Robyn as time goes by. I will also have Kathy link it to the Nutmeg Lodge site as well.
Last week was a very busy week at the shop. A ton of fabric arrived along with new patterns. Quite a few panels as well as some lovely collections. Come in and check these out.
I forgot to mention my trip to Hatteras---fun is the only word to describe it. My friend and I literally had a ton of laughs. We came back a little earlier than planned because of Hannah but the trip was great none-the-less. I am tried after so many days of running around. I am sure that there a few more things to mention but can't recall what they are right now. See you all at the shop soon. Barbara
Home from Sully!!! It was a spectacular day and so many lovely quilters. There actually were very few people wanting to "buy the quilts". I took 12 bins of fat quarters and everyone really enjoyed going through and selecting a huge variety for, as yet undecided projects.
When I got home and checked my email I was so delighted to get the post from RJR about my treasured friend, Robyn Pandolph. This was the official announcement about her place with that wonderful fabric company and her website. You can all see what I am talking about by going to www.robynpandolph.com. It is a great site and we will all enjoy seeing what is going on with Robyn as time goes by. I will also have Kathy link it to the Nutmeg Lodge site as well.
Last week was a very busy week at the shop. A ton of fabric arrived along with new patterns. Quite a few panels as well as some lovely collections. Come in and check these out.
I forgot to mention my trip to Hatteras---fun is the only word to describe it. My friend and I literally had a ton of laughs. We came back a little earlier than planned because of Hannah but the trip was great none-the-less. I am tried after so many days of running around. I am sure that there a few more things to mention but can't recall what they are right now. See you all at the shop soon. Barbara
Monday, September 01, 2008
NOTES FROM THE LODGE Monday, September 1, 2008
Hope everyone had a great Labor Day. Tomorrow begins my favorite time of the year. I can remember when I was a young girl, school always started on the Tuesday after Laber Day. New shoes, new notebook, new classroom---I loved to walk to school with my friends, and then in a few weeks after school started, the leaves began to turn the colors of Autumn, then when they fell on the sidewalk, the crunching under our feet. The smell is something that I remember as well---just as all of the leaves were ready to blow away, the smell of fires in the fireplace would mingle with the smell of the burning leaving in backyards. Obviously I am old, kids no longer "walk to school" and no one ever burns leaves in their backyards any more.
With that happy memory, I am alerting you that beginning tomorrow, we will be doing our annual Buy One, Get One Free book event from Martingale. This is a wonderful opportunity to get a great buy on the books you looked at last year but never got around to purchasing. Remember that Martingale has that Bonus Book program and you can get your card stamped with you purchase the BOGO books.
I am off to the beach for a few days beginning Wed. One last fling for the summer. That means that our cute little mice will be playing on Fri. and Sat.
When I get back, I get to immediately pack up the car and get ready to head out bright and early on Sunday for Sully. Don't forget to put this on your calendar. That wonderful one-day event at Sully Plantation in Chantilly. A lot of wonderful vendors and I will have special offerings that you won't want to miss.
See you soon---Barbara
Hope everyone had a great Labor Day. Tomorrow begins my favorite time of the year. I can remember when I was a young girl, school always started on the Tuesday after Laber Day. New shoes, new notebook, new classroom---I loved to walk to school with my friends, and then in a few weeks after school started, the leaves began to turn the colors of Autumn, then when they fell on the sidewalk, the crunching under our feet. The smell is something that I remember as well---just as all of the leaves were ready to blow away, the smell of fires in the fireplace would mingle with the smell of the burning leaving in backyards. Obviously I am old, kids no longer "walk to school" and no one ever burns leaves in their backyards any more.
With that happy memory, I am alerting you that beginning tomorrow, we will be doing our annual Buy One, Get One Free book event from Martingale. This is a wonderful opportunity to get a great buy on the books you looked at last year but never got around to purchasing. Remember that Martingale has that Bonus Book program and you can get your card stamped with you purchase the BOGO books.
I am off to the beach for a few days beginning Wed. One last fling for the summer. That means that our cute little mice will be playing on Fri. and Sat.
When I get back, I get to immediately pack up the car and get ready to head out bright and early on Sunday for Sully. Don't forget to put this on your calendar. That wonderful one-day event at Sully Plantation in Chantilly. A lot of wonderful vendors and I will have special offerings that you won't want to miss.
See you soon---Barbara
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