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.

2011 Color of the Year

Each year Pantone announces the color of the year. The big reveal was today and the new color of the year is......wait for it......did you guess right......Yes, it's Honeysuckle!!! Declared the color for all seasons, Honeysuckle is a bright and bold pink color.

"Courageous. Confident. Vital. A brave new color, for a brave new world. Let the bold spirit of Honeysuckle infuse you, lift you and carry you through the year. It's a color for everyday - with nothing 'everyday' about it, " Pantone declares.

Other colors to watch for.....Bamboo, Emberglow, Phlox, Cedar, Deep Teal, Coffee Liquer, Nougat, Orchid Hush and Quarry. Watch for these colors this fall in the new fabric lines!

Birthday Bash

Thank you to everyone who made our Birthday night a great one! We had a great time and hope you did too.

Moda Fabric designer Karla Eisenach of Sweetwater treated us to a trunk show featuring quilts, bags and more made from her Moda fabric collections.And we treated everyone to 'button' cake. No birthday would be complete without cake! Mmmmm!

Birthday Bash

Celebrate and SAVE at our 2nd Anniversary Celebration this Friday, Saturday & Sunday, February 4, 5 & 6! Pick a 'Sweet Treat' for a 10%, 15% or 20% discount. Purchase fabric for a complete quilt top and receive a coupon for 20% off on Edge-2-Edge machine quilting on the project.

Don't forget to join us for our Trunk Show on Friday evening at 7 p.m. featuring Moda designer Karla Eisenbach of Sweetwater. And sign up for Karla's bag class on Saturday - featuring Karla's newest fabric collection "Sunkissed" and new vinyl coated fabrics!

Hours: Friday 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.: Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

Central Park

Spring is just around the corner? Well, the latest arrival from Moda makes us all anticipate spring's arrival, even if the weatherman is forecasting subzero temps! Central Park by Kate Spain for Moda evokes those thoughts of spring with this blooming collection of florals and coordinating geometrics. Perfect for a new spring tote or apron!

Come Celebrate Our 2nd Anniversary

You're invited to help us celebrate our 2nd Anniversary on Friday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center in Leoti with a trunk show featuring Moda fabric designer Karla Eisenbach of Sweetwater Designs. Cost is $5 per person. Karla will share her design story through her trunk show. Sweetwater is a spinoff of its parent company Farmyard Creations, which began as a quilt company in 1985, providing quilt patterns and designing fabrics for quilt stores throughout the U.S., Canada and overseas.

We hope you'll join us for a fun evening!

Happy Birthday Janet!

This week we celebrated Janet's 'Big' Birthday with a surprise soup luncheon at the shop. Of course it had a button theme!

Future Quilter

One of Prairie Flower Quilt Co.'s future quilters - Belinda's granddaughter Taegan.

Sneak Peek

On this chilly day, we just wanted to warm you up with a sneak peek of some of the quilt blocks for our 2011 Prairie Stars Shop Hop slated for April 7-16. The quilt features the 'Wildflower Rhapsody" collection by Kansas designers 'A Wing and A Prayer' for Timeless Treasures. The quilt features a baskets and flowers row quilt theme. These fresh spring colors remind us that warmer weather is just around the corner!

Totes on Bolts

There's been a little dry spell at the shop with no new fabric deliveries --- until today! Three huge boxes arrived full of fabric. Included in the shipment was three bolts of fabric that features an assortment of coordinated fabric prints all printed into fabric panels to make the Veranda Tote Bag - how cool and convenient! We'll be working on kitting these up for an easy 'grab and go' project. Stop by and grab yours before they're all gone!

Happy Birthday.....

to US! Two years ago today, Prairie Flower Quilt Co. opened its doors. We've shared laughter and tears, made a few mistakes and learned a lot along the way.....but best of all, we got to share this experience with lots of old and new friends! We hope you've enjoyed being a part of Prairie Flower Quilt Co. as much as we've enjoyed you! Looking forward to 2011 and all the quilting fun to be had.

Wishing everyone a.....

Just a reminder that tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 30) is the last day for our End of the Bolt Sale and Fat Quarter Sale! Buy the whole bolt and get 25% off. All pre-cut fat quarters are $2 each.

We will be closed Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1 for inventory. See you in 2011!!!

End of Year Sale

Don't miss our End of the Year Sale

Monday, Dec. 27 thru Thursday, Dec. 30.

All precut Fat Quarters just $2.00!

Stock your stash before the prices go up!!!

After January 1st, all Fat Quarters will be $2.75

End of the Bolt Sale

We're getting ready to inventory and don't want to count all those short bolts, so we're pulling them off the shelves and stacking them up in the classroom so you can find them easier and SAVE!!!

Buy the entire bolt and get 25% off

(Great for quilt backs!)

(PS. There may be other specials - who knows what we may end up with!)

Where Has December Gone?

Oh my, the month has flown by and we haven't posted lately. Even though it's been quiet on our blog, it hasn't been at the shop! We've been busy quilting, plotting year-end activities (yes, the "I" word - Inventory), and helping with those last minute Christmas gift ideas.

Need a quick gift for the quilter on your list (or a gift for yourself!), check out our new "A Morris Tapestry" quilt kits featuring a layer cake pattern called "Morris Dance Nine Patch". English inspired prints in dusty pinks, lavendars, blues and golds come together to create a beautiful traditional nine-patch quilt.

Cuddly Soft

Hi...I'm a Cuddle Hug, a quick and easy to sew cuddle baby blanket. Inside my roll you will find one 29" x 36" double sided piece of cuddle and one 7" x 58" piece of cuddle for the binding along with a free baby blanket pattern. My finished size is approximately 29" x 36" and I come in four different colors - brown with blue and brown dots, lime green with pink, brown and green dots, baby blue with brown giraffe print, and pink with brown giraffe print. We've made our temporary home at Prairie Flower Quilt Co., but hope you'll take us home soon!