Category Archives: Festival

Winterlude– Perfect for your Holiday Tablescape

Hello again everyone, There is a festive feeling in the air at JJ Stitches.  We have several new holiday displays that are putting us all in the Christmas spirit.  Winterlude is one of our new tablerunners that my friend Jean made and we just had to kit this up!  You’ll love the traditional reds and […]

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Fun in Minnesota

Hi everyone, Just quickly touching base…we are having a ball at the Minnesota Quilt Festival.  We debuted new flannel quilts that everyone really likes (I do, too!).  They will be making their way online after the show. If you couldn’t make it to the Minnesota show but are in the Chicago area, we will be at the […]

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Minnesota Quilt Festival

Hello everyone! I hope to see a lot of familiar faces and meet some new friends at the Minnesota Quilt Festival in St. Cloud, MN!  We will be there, showing off some of our new quilts, patterns and fabric.  I hope you to see you there! For those of you not attending, the store in […]

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Civil War Sampler

Hello again- I quite love the new book Civil War Sampler from Barbara Brackman.  This book contains instructions for making 50 different Civil War era blocks in both 8″ and 12″ sizes.  I have many books in my own quilting library, but I find this one to be particularly enjoyable not only because of the […]

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Having fun in Des Moines!

Hello everyone! We are having a lot of fun at the 2012 AQS Quilt Show in Des Moines.  If you’re in the area, stop on by!  The show runs until 5pm on Saturday and we’d love to see you!  Stay tuned…after we get back we’ll have pictures to share. Now that there’s a nip in the […]

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A Beautiful Collection

Hello again, I am so happy to have a new fabric collection called The Women of Courage from Windham Fabrics.   This inspiring line includes floral prints, rich tonal blenders in rich browns, tans, reds, teals and greens.  All 25 fabrics, including one stunning stripe, are available now online and in our store.  We will have projects using these […]

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New Products Debut at Minnesota Quilt Show

Hello! Thank you so much to everyone who stopped by the JJ Stitches booth at the Minnesota Quilt Show.  We had such a great time and it was lovely to meet so many new people. Our sewing machines were whirring in the weeks leading up to the show, putting together fun, new projects that I’m […]

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