6th Day of Christmas

Can you believe we are already half way through our 12 Days of Christmas? The 6th Day of Christmas special is the
Art Bin Super Satchel Deluxe
Double Deep with Removable Dividers
Regular Price $30
Friday, July 15 only $24

What quilter couldn't use more storage for quilting projects, fabric, notions, etc. The Super Satchel Deluxe features extra depth that allows for storage of larger, bulkier supplies. Use "Open Core" (no dividers) for quilt blocks, works in progress, patterns, books and more. Customize using dividers for charm packs and fat quarters. Let's get organized girls!

As always, stop in, call, email or Facebook us to get this great deal!

5th Day of Christmas

The 5th Day of Christmas special is the

"Strip-Smart Quilts" book by Kathy Brown

plus the Creative Grid 90 degree Double Strip Ruler

Regular price $51.94

Thursday, July 14 Only $42.00!

This book was all the rage at Spring Quilt Market, and Kathy Brown is 'sew' creative. Discover 16 stunning quilts that are easy for anyone to make - from one simple technique. Just stitch strip sets and cut them using the Creative Grid 90° DoubleStrip Ruler to create each mesmerizing design. You can start with precut strips, fat quarters or yardage.

Stop by the shop Thursday to grab up this great deal.  Or, call, email or Facebook us and we'll start you a Christmas gift bag with your selection.

Jovial

Evoking the feelings of snuggling in a blanket by the glow of a fire, watching the snow falling through the frosted window, BasicGrey’s "Jovial" is one of several new collections now available at Prairie Flower Quilt Co. Jovial is a warm celebration in white snow, velvet black, pomegranate, evergreen, and ember glow. A tapestry of holiday tradition-just like we always dreamed it could be. And the dream is in 3-D just as the trees and pinwheels are on this quilt! Stop by the shop to see our gorgeous sample of this quilt.

4th Day of Christmas

We're 1/3 of the way through our 12 Days of Christmas specials - are you keeping up? Our 4th Day of Christmas special is the

Olfa 12"x12" Rotating Self Healing Rotary Mat

Regular price is $43.99

Wednesday, July 13 only $35.00!

Olfa's popular 12" x 12" green exclusive rotating self-healing professional quality rotary mat rotates 360º smoothly, eliminating the need to move your body or your project around. It's simple to use, just cut, rotate mat, and cut again! Non-slip back for stable and safe cutting and light-weight to take along to class. Easily make 30º, 45º, 60º and 90º cuts. Especially designed for use with OLFA® rotary cutters (hmmm, could this be a hint of future things to come?). Rotary mats protect your work area and greatly extend the life of your rotary blades. PFQuilts loves this mat for squaring up blocks, makes the job sooo much easier!

Remember, stop by, call, email or Facebook us before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13 to get in on this special!

3rd Day of Christmas

On the 3rd Day of Christmas,

the Magnet-Ficent Invisible Quilt Hanger

is the bargain!

Regular price is $35,

Tuesday, July 12 bargain price is $28!

This invisible quilt hanging system uses a small mounting plate that attaches to the wall using removable adhesive strips. Powerful, specially designed magnets securely hold your quilt to the plate via the adjustable metal rod inserted into the quilt's rod pocket. What a great gift for yourself or to accompany that handmade quilt gift.

Stop in, call, email or Facebook us by 6 p.m. on Tuesday to get this great deal!

2nd Day of Christmas

On the 2nd Day of Christmas, Prairie Flower Quilt Co. brought to me......

A 6-pack of Frixion Gel Pens

in Pink, Orange, Purple, Red, Blue & Black!!!

Frixion pens were the New "IT" product at Spring Market.  These gel pens feature bold marking ink that completely removes with heat from an iron and/or the pen's friction tip with no residue. Great for marking patterns and lines. No smudging or fading.

Regular price $15.78

Monday, July 11 Only - $12.50

Stop in, call, email or Facebook us by 8 p.m. on Monday to get this great deal! Remember, we'll start a gift bag with all your 12 Days of Christmas bargains and you can pick them up at the end.

It's a (un)wrap!

Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our Christmas In July Kick-off.  Hope you had as much fun as we did.

You are invited to join

Prairie Flower Quilt Co.

at our

Christmas In July Event Kick-off

Saturday, July 9

from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Help us 'unwrap' our Christmas fabrics, kits & samples at 10 a.m.
• See "The Whole Country Caboodle" trunk show featuring lots of cute seasonal wall quilts - kits available!

1st Day of Christmas Special

Kim Schaefer's "Quilts from Textured Solids" Book Plus 30 of Kim's "Tic Tac" Fat Quarters

Regular Price $107.50

July 9th Only - $89.00

Give your quilts a more tactile touch with 20 new projects that feature rich, textured solids to create timeless designs. Use machine applique and traditional piecing techniques to stitch up lap, wall quilts, and table runners in Kim's popular style and color pallette.

Can't join us tomorrow but want the 1st Day of Christmas Special? Just call or email us before 4 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, and we'll start you a gift bag with the Tic Tac special in it. Just call each day you'd like to take advantage of the daily special, and we'll add it to your gift bag.

A-door-able

A "Door" A Doodles are just one of the many cute samples featured in "The Whole Country Caboodle" trunk show that arrived at the shop today.  The display will be up and ready by Saturday for our Christmas In July kick-off. You won't want to miss these adorable door quilts or calendar quilts with interchangable mini-quilts for each month or season, plus many other small quilt project kits for the holidays.

The Countdown Is On!

Seven days and counting until our Christmas In July kickoff event. You don't want to miss all the fun starting Saturday, July 9.  We're busy wrapping all of our goodies....here's a sneak peek!

It's July???

Where has the time gone. Don't let time slip away without signing up for our Christmas In July project. Sign up by July 2 (that's tomorrow) to receive discounts on the screen frame and pattern book!

Christmas In July Project

We're counting down the days until our Christmas In July event (July 9-23). Our Christmas In July project is this "Merry Screen" featured in two colorways, Nancy Halvorsen's "Jingle All The Way" fabric.....

 or Kansas Troubles "Warm Memories" fabric.....

 Sign up for our Christmas In July Project by July 2 and purchase the screen for $25 (regularly $30) and the pattern book, "Jingle All The Way", for $16 (regularly $19). Fabric kit is $20.

Those Lil' Rascals!

New kits arrived in the shop yesterday called 'Lil Rascals' by Chloe's Closet for Moda. As you can imagine, Chloe’s closet is filled with treasures. One of which is this adorable antique patchwork crib quilt from the late 18oos. It has inspired a collection that portrays a whole gang of precious Lil’ Rascals enjoying endless adventures of the imagination. From playful puppies and cute kittens to mischievous monkeys and baby bunnies, all in a dusty gender neutral color palette true to the original antique, this gang is all sugar and spice!

Yeehaw!

Gallop into the shop and check out the latest fabric to arrive....Paperdoll Cowboys by Windham Fabrics.  Perfect for your little cow pokes!

Whistle while they work

Santa's elves are STILL working away on samples for our Christmas In July big event (do they ever sleep?)! Hmmmm, we hear sounds of 'Fa la la la la' drifting from the North Pole. What could they be working on? Can you guess?

Christmas In July Project Peek

Santa's elves are still busily sewing samples for our Christmas In July events (July 9-23). Since we are hosting our own event this year, we've decided to do a Christmas In July "Project Kit" instead of the traditional shop hop. We're finalizing details on costs, but wanted to give you a sneak peek anyway.....The "Merry Screen" is featured in the latest Nancy Halvorsen (Art To Heart) book. We're featuring two colorways, Nancy's "Jingle All The Way" and Lynne Hagmeier's (Kansas Troubles) "Warm Memories". Sign up before July 1 for special discounts.

Christmas In July

Santa's elves in the shop are busy making samples and kitting fabric in preparation for our annual Christmas In July events. Here's a sneak peek....

This year, our plans are bigger and better than ever! We're kicking off our "12 Days of Christmas" on Saturday, July 9th with our 'Unwrapping Party". Come help us unveil our holiday fabrics and projects.

Those that joined us last year had a ball and we're sure it'll be just as fun this year. So stay tuned over the next few days as we add more details on all our holiday plans!

Packaged in Plaid

As the temperatures outside push 100, we're busy thinking about all things Christmas and winter. Make plans for a cozy winter with this new brushed cotton Christmas plaid throw - just a hint of some of the new things we're working on for our Christmas in July activities!

Cute, Cute, Cute

Whimsical elephants, kangaroos and giraffes are just a few of the animals that make the latest fabric collection from The Whole Country Caboodle so CUTE! This fun "Baby & Me" panel and coordinates would be perfect for your next child's quilt project. Stop by the shop to get yours soon!

Grand Finale

grand fi-nal-e (noun): A very spectacular ending to a performance or show. Here's what Sandy Gervais, fabric designer for Moda, says about her latest collection called Grand Finale, "In my opinion, Grand Finale could be a description for fall. Fall is when Mother Nature gives us one last spectacular show of color before everything is put to bed for the long, colorless winter." Stop by the shop to enjoy this spectacular showing of fall colors - better yet, take some home to enjoy throughout the season!

MIA?

Did you miss us? We were 'missing in action' at the shop for a few days as we attended the Spring International Quilt Market in Salt Lake City last week. Market is always a hustling, bustling time and it's always fun to see what's new in the industry.

Here's a peek thru the second story window of the convention center filled with vendor booths. My feet ache just thinking about all that walking!
Jillily Studios treated everyone to mini sorbet ice cream cones - what a treat for a mid-afternoon pick-me-up!
We just love Edyta Sitar's creative ability to combine batiks and prints into beautiful quilts. Edyta designs under the name of Laundry Basket Quilts for Moda.

We marveled at some of the unique names of quilt designer companies. Some, like "Cluck, Cluck, Sew" made us laugh, while others just left us wondering what they were thinking.
It's always fun to see the 'rich & famous' of the quilting world at market, such as Nancy Zieman, demonstrating her tools, and Eleanor Burns, who both are spokeswomen for Babylock.
One of our favorite displays at quilt market was Riley Blake Designs - we loved this fabric wrapped tree and are trying to figure out how we can recreate it at the shop. Riley Blake, plus 30 other Utah-based quilt-related companies, hosted a booth hop at market. Those who completed the hop are eligible for prizes from each of the participating booths. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
Each evening we were serenaded by Bob, The Bagpiper as we walked back to our hotel.

Stay tuned over the next few months as we unveil some of the great new items we found at market!

Warm Memories

Christmas is a time for sharing laughter and good times. Wrap up these memories with a quilt made from the latest Kansas Troubles collection called "Warm Memories". What better way to share the warmth of those memories than with the gift of a quilt. Stop by the shop to get started now!

Sew Circles With Ease!

New from Elisa's Backporch is the Crazy Curves templates and patterns. Do you love the look of quilts with curves and circles, but thought it would be too difficult? Well, not now. Check out these videos to see how easy it is with the Crazy Curves template and sewing technique! Then stop by the shop and pick up your templates and pattern to make this beautiful quilt....

Scallops Made Easy

Make beautiful, perfect alternating scallops all in a row to embellish your next quilt, bag or project with Quick Point Ruler's new 2" scallop ruler. It's just one of the new rulers at the shop.

Cute As A Bug

The shop's crawling with bugs - bug fabric, that is! This fun fabric even has a print that glows in the dark! Wouldn't the kids love a quilt made from it! Stop by and check out "Cute As A Bug" from Avlyn.

Full Circle

Black and tan is all the rage in fabric this year. Almost every company we've seen has a collection featuring the combination - and we've ordered a few. The first one to arrive is "Full Circle" by Moda. This black and tan collection has a punch of red color. These would be perfect paired with your black or red embroidery work. What dramatic quilts it will make!

And The Winners Are....

Drum roll please! The winners of our Shop Hop drawings are:
Gayle Archuleta - Ulysses
Maureen Flax - Dodge City
Bonnie Lusk - Springfield, CO
Orene Martin - Johnson
Dacia Stratman - Garden City
Penny Tucker - Johnson
Congratulations to each of them. And thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Shop Hop. We hope you enjoyed it!

In case you missed it....

Did you get the chance to join us on Friday for Jodi Barrows trunk show? If you didn't, you missed a wonderful show of beautiful quilts and Jodi's lively storytelling of her family history. But you can still have one of her beautiful quilts for your very own as we now have several of her most popular quilt kits available in the shop. Stop in and pick yours up today!

Jodi Barrows Trunk Show

Jodi Barrows, of Square in a Square fame, will be presenting a trunk show on Friday, April 8 at Prairie Flower Quilt Co. at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The trunk show will feature her latest line of fabric "Pony Express". You won't want to miss it! Jodi Barrows is a nationally known quilting teacher, speaker and writer, currently living in the North Texas area. Over the past twenty years, Jodi has remarkably touched thousands of quilters throughout the world with her unique method called Square in a Square. Her point of view provides the quilter with the freedom to create most any quilt design with speed and accuracy.

Jodi has spoken to quilting audiences throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. She has appeared as a guest on several quilting shows, including TNN's Aleene's Creative Living; TNN's Your Home Studio; Perfecting Patchwork on Family Net TV and PBS series with Kaye Wood. HGTV has shown her commercial on the quilting techniques she has developed on the Simply Quilts show. The Square in a Square system is a process that anyone can implement in most any design. Jodi has written fourteen books (ten of which have been on the best seller' list), produced four tools, two video/DVD's and five teacher's books. Additionally, she has a pattern book and fabric line based on a fiction novel she wrote from the 1865 time period entitled Leaving Riverton.

Jodi has been commissioned to compose quilts for many state and national organizations as well as working with the Kansas Historical Society. She has been active in guilds as well as owning several crafting and sewing related businesses over the years. Jodi was raised in southwest Kansas, has 2 grown sons, and is married to Steve, her high school sweetheart.

Spiffing Up!

Here's another view of our shop hop quilt after hanging it at the shop today. Hope you stop by to see it in person!

Finally!

It's down to the wire, but our 2011 Prairie Stars Quilt Shop Hop quilt is finally finished! This year's quilt is a "Baskets & Flowers" row quilt design featuring Timeless Treasures "Wildflower Rhapsody" collection. The fabric was designed by Kansas designers' "A Wing and A Prayer". Toni Steere is one-half of this design team and she's also our Timeless Treasures rep! Be sure to stop by and see our quilt in person because the photo doesn't do it justice. Then be sure to participate in the shop hop, which runs from April 7 - 16. Visit all eight shops for a chance to win $1000 in gift certificates or 100 fat quarters!

Another Peek...

Here are a couple of photos featuring the 3-D pinwheel and yo-yo flowers with button accents that are featured on our version of the "Baskets and Flowers" row quilt for the Prairie Stars Quilt Shop Hop. Make plans now to participate April 7 thru 16. For more details visit www.prairiestarsquiltshophop.com.

1 Ruler = 250+ Different Blocks

Yes, the newest ruler from Creative Grids can be used to create more than 250 different quilt blocks! The Lazy Angle ruler will be the base for a series of upcoming classes at Prairie Flower Quilt Co. Watch for all the details in our next newsletter!

Quilt Carrier Class

Here's a tote to carry all your quilting needs! Cricket Turley will be teaching a "Quilt Carrier Class" on Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Prairie Flower Quilt Co. This tote features wood dowels for handles, an empty cardboard bolt as the bag bottom and is a whopping 19" x 24" x 9" in size! Cost of the class is $15 (which includes the pattern) plus supplies. A minimum of 6 people is required to hold the class, so sign up ASAP.

Lilac Hill

Spring has sprung in the newest collection of fabric to arrive at the shop. "Lilac Hill" by Brannock and Patek for Moda features a beautiful array of lilacs, dark reds, and dusty greens in floral prints and plaids. Welcome spring at your house by making a wallhanging, such as this one! Pick up your "Lilac Hill" favorites today.

Antique Fair

There are just some fabric designers we gravitate towards when buying for the shop. Blackbird Designs is one of those designers. The soft, muted colors that richly grace the beautiful florals of these Moda fabrics evoke that vintage feel of a lovingly well-worn quilt. Their latest line, Antique Fair, which arrived in the shop this week, is no exception. This basket quilt made from the collection is a perfect example.....

Click here for a free download pattern of this quilt, then hurry to the shop to get your fabric before its all gone!

A Quick Reminder.....

Don't forget to stop by and visit our booth at the Scott City Shop Hop on Saturday, Feb. 19 at the Wm. Carpenter Building in Scott City. Lots of kits, precuts and more. Check out our new "Critter Cuddle Blankets" featuring cute monkeys, bears, dogs and frogs.

Oasis

o-a-sis [oh-ey-sis] noun:

1. An isolated area of vegetation in a dessert, usually having a spring or well.

2. Something serving as a refuge (what we hope Prairie Flower Quilt Co. is to many quilters).

3. The latest fabric line from 3 Sisters for Moda.