I have some news to share with all of you and wish I had a recording of one of my favorite people who is blessed with the most lyrical way of making announcements for our table at the Dear Jane Retreats in Shipshewana. Did I mention the retreat is coming up in about a month? It's actually 23 days for me and I know I'm not alone in counting down the days. I haven't missed one in over 10 years and can hardly wait until we're there.

Back to the special news announcement..............

I'm proud to announce I have joined the family of designers at Blue Hill Fabrics!

My first collection is a children's group called Petticoats & PolkaDots.
I'll give you a sneak peek as soon as I can but know you're going to love it as much as I do. It's guaranteed to touch your heart and inspire your stitches.
If you're a shop owner you should be able to place an order for it soon. I'll be in Chicago at Troy's Fabriganza April 11 and 12 on my way to Shipshe to introduce the collection and share quilts and other projects I've designed using the fabrics.

I'm trying to coordinate everything to keep things running smoothly and could use your help.
Please go to the new Sentimental Stitches facebook page and become a fan!

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You'll be sure to get the latest updates on fabric releases and new patterns. We'll also avoid crashing my current page where you may have signed up as a Friend. If you get too many Friends, facebook freaks out and we don't want that to happen.

After you've become a fan of Sentimental Stitches , please become a fan of Blue Hill Fabrics and let them know how much you're looking forward to Petticoats & PolkaDots!

If you follow me on Twitter you should continue to receive tweets as usual and if I've linked things correctly, facebook and Twitter will work together. If you aren't getting tweets, follow Clutch and I by clicking on the link in the sidebar or HERE.

Now on to some practical things like excess fabric and just general stuff that's in the way.

I'm sorting my fabric stash and putting fat quarters, yardage and scrap bags in the Online Store for a while before I move them over to ebay. I'm going through color by color so keep checking back. If there's something special you've been looking for I might just have it and the prices will be easy on the piggy bank.




Most of the linens and quilts will be on ebay.

Boutique clothes and jewelry.....not sure where they'll go first. I might try both places!

I need to take care of some big financial obligations before the end of the month. After that I can spend time on more free quilt patterns for the blog and just have fun with all of you. Help Clutch and I if you can.