Author Archives: Julie
Share your love of quilting with those you love!
Hello everyone, Where is this summer going? Here we are in August already. August is officially Family Fun Month…what a perfect time to share your love of quilting with someone special. Whether it be your child, a sibling, a special niece or nephew, or a friend, take some time this month to spend some time […]
Facebook…we’re getting there!
Hi again everyone! We launched our Facebook page last week and it seems that there is some difficulty in finding us. Google takes a little bit to catch up when you add new pages, so we don’t pop up at the top of the list. Our direct link is: https://www.facebook.com/jjstitchesquilt. There are several other businesses […]
Read MoreCheck us out on Facebook!
Hi all, Just a quick note to let you know that we have launched the JJ Stitches page on Facebook. I hope you’ll take some time to check out the day to day goings on at JJ Stitches and give us a “Like”! Happy Sewing! Julie
Minnesota Quilt Festival
Hello everyone! Just a quick Hello from the Minnesota Quilt Festival in Duluth. We are having such a nice time here. Our store in Sun Prairie is open our normal hours while Jean and I are at the show, so stop by either spot (or take a gander online) to see the new books, kits, […]
Shop Hop and Minnesota Quilt Festival
Hello everyone, I just wanted to quickly say hello! We are at the Minnesota Quilt Festival, so if you are at the show, stop on by! We have lots of new goodies to share with you! For our Wisconsin (and Wisconsin-loving) friends, take a peek at our new kits using the Wisconsin Shop Hop fabric. […]
Collections Mill Book 1892
Hello Again! We are getting ready to head out to Market, but I thought I would drop you all a line and share one of the new fabric lines we have in the store. Collections Mill Book 1892 is made from an original French Mill Book that, despite the name, dates all the way back […]
New Fabric for Spring
Hello and Happy Spring! We have some fun new 1930’s reproduction fabric available in the store and online. One of my new favorites is Fresh Air. This collection of 17 fat quarters, including that lovely stripe, is sure to make a fun quilt. We are going to make blocks of the prints separated by the […]
Alphabet Journal
Hello again! We’ve been busy busy at the store, sprucing the place up for spring. It’s amazing what a fresh coat of paint and some TLC can do! I am ready for some warm weather, so we are really looking forward to next week where we may see some of that snow melt away. Quick […]
Courthouse Steps in Red
Hello again everyone! Just a quick note to share one of the many new red and white quilts in the store and online. We’ve kitted up another reproduction of a quilt from my personal collection. Courthouse Steps in Red is beautiful in its simplicity– reds and creams make a stately quilt that will become a […]
Quick and Easy Mini quilt– Campaign
Hello again everyone, I have been meaning to share this quilt with you for some time. After you’ve finished a big quilt, it’s sometimes nice to have a small project to zip on through. Campaign is a perfect (and portable!) project you could easily take with you to a sewing retreat or over to friend’s […]