June 21, 2012

Don't Miss Our Christmas In July Events!

We've been busy little elves preparing for our annual Christmas in July. This year's event is bigger and better with two special events!

Christmas Sewcial
Saturday, July 7
10 a.m.

Come help us kick off this year's Christmas in July with a Christmas "Sewcial". Help us as we 'unwrap' all of our holiday fabrics and samples. We are so excited to share with you some beautiful fabrics to make your holidays handmade and special. We'll also be sharing the latest and greatest items that we found at market in May. Wear your 'ugly' Christmas sweater and get 10% off any of our show & tell items from market! And of course, there will be food, prizes and lots of fun!

Sizzlin' Santa Strip Run
July 12, 13 & 14
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

We're excited to be hosting our first "Sizzlin' Santa Strip Run" with three other quilt shops - The Quilt Cabin and Colby Sew & Vac in Colby; and Smokey River Quilt Shoppe in Oakley. At each shop you can purchase a mini strip roll featuring 5 red and 5 green Christmas fabric strips for $10. Get all 4 mini strip rolls and make one of the projects featured at each shop - or buy more and make all 4 projects! Visit all 4 shops and have a chance to win one of four $50 gift baskets. There will also be select fabric groups on sale at 25% off!

Check out our Sizzlin' Santa Strip project called "Christmas Cactus Wreath"......

June 11, 2012

Time to hit the "Dusty Trail"

Check out the latest fabric to arrive at the shop - "Dusty Trail" by Galaxy. Just think what cute things you could make with this fabric. Saddle up and gallup down to get yours today!

June 9, 2012

Sizzlin' Santa Strip Run

Mark your calendars for our new Christmas in July event ..... the Sizzlin' Santa Strip Run on July 12, 13 & 14!  Get a mini Jelly Roll strip bundle at each of the four shops (Colby Sew & Vac, Quilt Cabin, Smoky River Quilt Shop & us, Prairie Flower Quilt Co.), and see each of the shop's finished strip project for finishing ideas.  There will be special sales at each of the shops, all the new Christmas fabrics to see, and lots of fun. Hope to see you there!

May 10, 2012

Second Harvest

Here's one of the new fall fabric panels to arrive at the shop called "Second Harvest" by Kim Schaefer for Andover Fabrics. Just think of all the fun fall projects you could make with this!

April 30, 2012

Shop Hop Winners Announced!

Congratulations to Janeen Williams of Syracuse, winner of the Prairie Stars Quilt Shop Hop Grand Prize - a Bernetta 25 sewing machine!

Congratulations to our shop prize winners too: Glenda Shepard (FQ Bundle), Johnson; Charlotte McCart (Jelly Roll) and Dacia Stratman (FQ Bundle/pattern), Garden City; Norma Overbay (Treat Strips) and Kay Murray (FQ Packs), Hugoton; Linda Gibson (Charm Pack/pattern), Springfield; Karen Truift (Charms/pattern), Syracuse; and Peggy Gillen (Thimbleberries book), Ann Harkness (FQ Bundle) and LaReta Beat (Pincushion Kit), Leoti.

April 24, 2012

Strip Club

Make plans to attend our next Strip Club demo at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 28. See how easy it is to make strip quilts using the Strip Tube method. Here's a sneak peek of this month's project. Kits available on a first come, first serve basis.

Hip New Flannel

New flannel has arrived sporting the new color of the year - Gray! Gray is the new 'black' and we've paired it up with navy, green and white for a fresh new look. Perfect for baby quilts that are stylin'!

April 13, 2012

Chalkboard Wall Quilt

Need a great idea for graduation gifts? How about a chalk board quilt? Purchase the chalkboard fabric and get the pattern for this chalkboard wall quilt free. Can't you see this gracing the dorm room door of your favorite college-bound student? Wouldn't it look good in K-State fabric? OK, we'll admit, it would look great in KU fabric as well! :)

It's Here!

The Prairie Stars Quilt Shop Hop is underway! Here's a peek at our tabletop displays/demos filled with new tools, techniques and ideas. Be sure to check it out during the shop hop!

April 10, 2012

New Sunflower Quilt

A new sample quilt arrived from the designer just in time for the shop hop. We made kits today and can't wait for you to see it!

March 24, 2012

Athill Prairie

We're rearranging fabric today to make room for Moda's latest collection, Athill Range, that arrived earlier this week. Look at the beautiful pattern that came with the fabric. Hmmm, maybe those UFOs will have to wait a little longer because this looks so much more fun to make!

March 21, 2012

Athill Range

Another new collection from Moda arrived yesterday and we are busy cutting fat quarters today. Athill Range by Cabbage and Roses is full of vintage English charm with just the right amount of colour,  divided into tiny, medium and larger scale prints. Hmmm, we're already dreaming of what shabby chic projects we can make!

March 14, 2012

Spring has Sprung!

It's starting to look like spring in the shop with the new fabric lines arriving.  One of the latest to arrive is "In the Meadow" by Quilting Treasures.  Fun, modern prints in pinks and greens make up this cute quilt that we're in the process of kitting.  Reserve your kit today!

March 13, 2012

"Amish Stars" Shop Hop Quilt

Our 2012 Shop Hop quilt is complete and hanging in the shop. This year's shop hop quilts feature star blocks in an Amish theme. You have to see our quilt in person to really appreciate it and the custom feather quilting! Each of the shop's star block kits are $5 and our finishing kit is $70. Finished quilt is 88" x 88". We hope you'll join the fun and participate in the Prairie Stars Shop Hop April 12 -21. Visit all the shops to have your passport stamped and turn it in to be entered into the drawing for a Bernetta 25 sewing machine! For more details visit www.prairiestarsquiltshophop.com

February 23, 2012

Papillon by 3 Sisters for Moda



Last spring while perusing an antique market in Europe, the sisters made a most exciting discovery. An antique quilt from the 1860s with a very unique backing comprised of bold, simple bands of large, faded florals to die for! Feeling quite inspired, the sisters scoured their vast library of antique fabrics to complete their next collection. The dramatic Jacobean and rose ado...rned florals are complimented by the occasional Papillon, which is French for butterfly. Paired with delicate botanical prints in the quilt’s original palette of pale, dusty pinks and aquas with faded red and stone accents, Papillon captures all the splendor of a lush garden estate. Come in to see the entire collection of fabrics, precuts & kits!

February 17, 2012

Fisherman Like Quilts Too!

So why don't you make the fisherman in your life a quilt for his (or her) birthday, graduation, or other special event (Father's Day will be here before you know it!). And we have the perfect fabric - Rod & Reel by VIP Exclusive. Stop by and hook a few before they're all gone!

February 16, 2012

Spring Has Sprung!

Spring is starting to arrive at the shop! "Dainty Blossoms" by Riley Blake is the first collection to blossom - a young and fresh collection of prints in aqua blues, greens, and pinks. These prints are great for bags, aprons, quilts & more!

Here's just one fun quilt idea using the pinks and greens in the collection....

Stop in to see the entire collection soon!

January 22, 2012

3rd Anniversary Celebration!

You are cordially invited to Prairie Flower Quilt Co.'s 3rd Anniversary Celebration on Friday and Saturday, January 27 & 28.

Join us on Friday evening at 7 p.m. at the Leoti Senior Center for a "Tips and Tricks" Demo and Trunk Show presented by Marci Baker of Alicia's Attic. Marci is a quilt book author, ruler designer, and international quilting instructor. Marci will show you some of her beautiful quilts, such as her 3D Tumbling Blocks quilts, and demo quilting tips and tricks to create your own beautiful quilts. We'll have sweet treats, gifts and giveaways too.
But the trunk show will just scratch the surface of Marci's wealth of talent, so sign up for her "ABC 3D" class on Saturday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. She will teach you her strip-pieced technique for making a tumbling blocks quilt with no Y seams. She'll also discuss fabric selection to make your quilts come alive. Choose to make either the "Inner City" or 'Tumbling Blocks" quilt. Class is $35 plus supplies (book & 9 fat quarters).
We'll have in-store specials and drawings too, so make plans to attend all of our fun activities!

January 17, 2012

New Batiks


A new shipment of beautiful batiks arrived at Prairie Flower Quilt Co. today! Stop by and see our growing collection of batiks and see our new batik sample "Modern Thinking".

January 15, 2012

Crazy Eight Strip Teaser Tabletopper Class

Join us on Saturday, January 21 as Kathleen Dowling shows how to make a Crazy Eight Strip Teaser Tabletopper. This unique table topper will have you spinning. Almost pinwheel-like in shape and effect. It's created from strip-piecing 8 fabrics together, from light to dark, then cutting them into large and small triangles and sewing them into partial, overlapping squares. This Table Topper finished size is 44" x 44". Class is $10 plus supplies. Sign up soon as space is limited!