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Did you know that there is an All Pacific Northwest Shop Hop beginning today?  I didn’t!  But I haven’t been paying much attention to the world around me. This shop hop runs from April 1 through May 31, 2025 and features many quilt and fabric stores throughout all of Oregon and Washington.  You can find a shop hop magazine at any participating shop.  The magazine contains maps, free patterns, passports, and everything else you need to get going. Of course, you can find these things online, too; and you can get there by clicking on the button below. Our own MPS member, Deb Messina, designedRead More →

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It’s time again for our list of gifts and/or gadgets to make our sewing lives easier or more enjoyable.  You can see our posts from previous years by clicking on these links:  2018, 2019 (Part 1), 2019 (Part 2), 2020 (Part 1), 2020 (Part 2).  All the links in the articles still seem to work, which is saying something! Submitted by Dianne As I post this, we are less than 10 days away from Christmas.  That’s all the time in the world for some of us; and for others of us, we’re feeling the time crunch.  In Part 1, Liz showed us lots of coolRead More →

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It’s time again for our list of gifts and/or gadgets to make our sewing lives easier or more enjoyable.  You can see our posts from previous years by clicking on these links:  2018, 2019 (Part 1), 2019 (Part 2), 2020 (Part 1), 2020 (Part 2).  All the links in the articles still seem to work, which is saying something! Submitted by Liz M. Hello all! I am sharing some items I have in my quilting space that I find very useful! I have learned I am not a “gadget” person and that I prefer tools that produce good results when I use them. As youRead More →

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Submitted by Ruthann Marquis Ruthann is a member of MPS.  She was recently on the receiving end of someone’s extraordinary generosity and she wanted to share her experience with all of us.   I want to share something really nice that someone did for me!  On my quest to finish all of my PIPs (projects in process-I just made that up!), I needed more background fabric for making some additional blocks from Dawn White’s class on the Secrets of the Quick Curve Ruler, taught in July of 2018. (Of course, my quilt was getting bigger!) I looked at three different shops and when I went to AlohaRead More →

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Submitted by Liz M. The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show is held the second Saturday of July each year. This year, July 11, marked the 45th anniversary of the show. Due to COVID-19 cancellations, the show used the internet and social media to hold the show virtually. A virtual show is not the same as an in-person show but the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and The Stitchin’ Post teams put a lot of work into sharing quilts and information with quilters around the world. During the week prior to the show, 12 quilts were shared each day and two demonstrations were posted on The Stitchin’ PostRead More →