GET KNITTING!

THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME WELL, KNOW THAT SHEENA IS HAVING TWINS AND IT REALLY COULD BE ANYTIME. SHE IS MEASURING AT 36 WEEKS SO THE TIME IS COMING QUICKLY. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WHEN SHE WALKED BY A LITTLE HAT AND SWEATER SAMPLE IN THE KNITTING ROOM AND CASUALLY SAID "ISN'T THAT CUTE"? GREAT!
OUT COME THE KNITTING NEEDLES AND I'M FRANTICALLY THINKING CAN I REALLY GET TWO OF THEM DONE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME? PAULINE, WHO TURNS OUT SOMETHING EVERY FEW DAYS ASSURES ME THAT I CAN AND JANICE JUST LAUGHS. I'M STARTING TOMORROW. PRAY FOR ME.
I AM EXPECTING SEVERAL YARN ORDERS BUT TRUE TO FORM THEY WILL PROBABLY ARRIVE THE DAY AFTER THE KNITTERS GROUP MEETS. I WILL POST IT TO THE BLOG WITH DETAILS AS SOON AS THE ORDERS ARRIVE.
LOTS OF NEW SHOPPERS HAVE BEEN IN SINCE THE 401 RUN HAS STARTED. WE DO QUITE A BIT OF ADVERTISING AND TO BE HONEST I THINK THIS TYPE OF THING BRINGS MORE PEOPLE INTO THE SHOP REPEATEDLY THAN ANY PAPER ADVERTISING. IT'S NICE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE FROM OTHER TOWNS AND FIND OUT WHAT SHOPS ARE DOING IN THEIR AREA. LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS ! BEST ADVICE I CAN GIVE.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING AND WE HAVE A NICE SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS FABRICS IN STOCK SO HURRY IN AS THE SUPPLIES DON'T LAST AND I FIND THAT ALOT OF THE WHOLESALERS DON'T STOCK AS MUCH AS THEY USED TO.
I WILL BE AT THE FALL FLING(I CAN'T REMEMBER IF I TOLD YOU THIS) AT ST THOMAS'S CHURCH IN BELLEVILLE ON THURSDAY. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY OUT. I FIGURE I CAN FINISH SMOCKING THE BABY DRESS WHILE I'M THERE. LOL
UFO FRIDAYS ARE BACK IN FULL FORCE SO DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. SPACE CAN BE LIMITED AT TIMES SO CALL AHEAD.
CECILE IS DEVELOPING A REFRESHER SEWING COURSE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN AWAY FROM SEWING FOR AWHILE. SHE IS TEACHING SOME HOME DEC IE" NAPKINGS, PILLOW CASES, PLACEMATS ETC. IT IS A GREAT WAY TO LEARN A FEW NEW TIPS AND REFRESH SOME OLD SKILLS.
HOOKERS MEET WEDNESDAYS. SEE YOU THERE.

MARY ANNE

FIRST WEEKEND OF THE QUILT RUN

WELL, WE'RE THROUGH THE FIRST WEEKEND OF THE 401 QUILT RUN AND I THINK I HAVE ALL THE RULES DOWN STRAIGHT AND A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED. CUSTOMERS WHO PLAYED THE GAME BEFORE AND POINTED OUT THINGS WE NEEDED TO KNOW WITHOUT BEING UNKIND. THANKS FOR YOU HELP. LOL
ANDJAREENAS, WILL BE RUNNING DAILY SPECIALS AS WELL AS A HUGE SELECTION OF REMNANTS AT $5.99 METER. THESE REMNANT PIECES ARE END OF THE BOLT AND MEASURE UP TO A METER AND A HALF SO IT IS A VERY GOOD DEAL. THERE IS ALSO THE ODD 108" PIECE OF BACKING FABRIC THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE.
KNITTERS. THERE IS A LARGE SELECTION OF PAST ISSUES OF VOGUE, FAMILY CIRCLE, PHILDAR AND KNITTERS MAGAZINES THAT WE ARE CLEARING OUT FOR $2.00 EACH. I AM COMING UP ON MY YEAR END AND WOULD LIKE A LITTLE LESS TO COUNT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE KNITTING AND FELTING, I HAVE SOME SKEINS OF 3 PLY PERSIAN 100% WOOL THAT I WILL BE CLEARING FOR $1.99 SKEIN. THIS FELTS BEAUTIFULLY AND WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY ONE OF MY CUSTOMERS THAT USES IT FOR FELTING. WE COUNT ON OUR CUSTOMERS TO KEEP US ON OUR TOES. THANKS.
QUILTERS. THERE WILL BE THE SAME DEAL ON SOME PAST ISSUES OF THE AUSTRALIAN QUILTING MAGAZINES THAT I HAVE IN STOCK.
RUG HOOKERS REMEMBER THAT WE WILL BE STARTING THE ORIENTAL RUG CLASS THE WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THANKSGIVING. FOR BEGINNER RUG HOOKERS, YOU MAY JOIN IN THE OPEN CLASS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME OF THIS CLASS WILL BE LEARNING ORIENTALS, BUT THIS IS AN OPEN CLASS AND THERE WILL BE LOTS MORE GOING ON.
STITCHERS, I WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON THURSDAY THE 7TH OF OCTOBER.
I WILL BE AT THE FALL FLING AT ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH IN BELLEVILLE WITH THE EMBROIDERY GUILD THERE. I ENCOURAGE ANYONE INTERESTED IN STITCHING TO CHECK THE GROUP OUT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF TALENTED WOMEN THERE AND LOTS OF TEACHING GOING ON.
A BIG WELCOME BACK TO TINY AND PHYLLIS. I THINK WE SHOULD ALL JOURNEY TO THE EAST COAST WITH THEM NEXT YEAR FOR THE RUG HOOKING SCHOOL.
I WONDER IF THE COAST IS READY FOR US? LOL
HAVE A GREAT WEEK
MARY ANNE

401 QUILT RUN

DAY ONE OF THE 401 QUILT RUN AND ALL IS WELL. IT TOOK US A FEW CUSTOMERS UNTIL WE LEARNED HOW TO PLAY THE GAME AND TO GET ALL OUR INFORMATION IN ORDER BUT WE ARE READY FOR A NEW DAY. QUILTERS FOR ALL OVER THE AREA WERE OUT ON THIS BEAUTIFUL FALL DAY TO SHOP AND AQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE SHOPS IN THE AREA. WE MET LOTS OF "NEW TO THE AREA" LADIES TODAY THAT THOUGHT THIS WAS A WONDERFUL WAY FOR THEM TO FIND ALL THE SHOPS THAT SELL JUST WHAT THEY WANT. I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. BUSINESSES DO LOTS OF ADVERTISING NOT KNOWING IF ANYONE THAT WE REALLY WANT TO READ OR SEE IT, ACTUALLY DOES. WITH THE 401 RUN WE KNOW THAT THE LADIES THAT ARE DOING IT ARE THE ONES WE WANT AND NEED TO MEET. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

I AM IMPATIENTLY WAITING FOR A YARN SHIPMENT TO ARRIVE FOR OUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON KNITTING GROUP. AFTER BEING IN BUSINESS FOR 25 YEARS AT THIS LOCATION I FIND IT A BIT UNNERVING THAT SUPPLIERS NO LONGER SEEM TO CARRY OR WAREHOUSE STOCK. IT SEEMS TO BE A SIGN OF THE TIMES BUT THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE THAT IS OUT OF STOCK OF THE ONE THING YOU NEED IN THE STORE. PATIENCE IS A VIRTURE. ONE I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE.
HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL OUT TO HOOKING AND KNITTING NEXT WEEK
M.

A GOOD DAY WAS HAD BY ALL

GERI, LINDA AND I TOOK OFF AT 8:30 THIS A.M. FOR SIMCOE COUNTY MUSEUM FOR THE QUILT, RUG HOOKING, SPRINNING, WEAVING AND KNITTING SHOW. WHAT A GREAT MUSEUM TO VISIT. THE LOCAL CHURCH SERVED HOME MADE PIES OF ALL DESCRIPTION AND THE MEN WERE BUSY BARBEQUING ON THE GROUNDS OUTSIDE.
I MET SHEILA KLUGESCHEID, FROM PORT LORING AND FELL IN LOVE WITH A RUG HOOKING KIT THAT I COULDN'T LEAVE BEHIND. WHO BUYS MORE RETAIL THAN STORE OWNERS? A BIG HELLO GOES OUT TO JANICE FROM SHEILA.
I PICKED UP SOME GREAT HAND DYED SOCK YARN THAT I KNOW WILL LOOK GREAT WHEN KNIT UP AND IT IS FOR ME, OF COURSE. NO MORE WASTING MY LABOUR ON THE REST OF THEM THEY CAN BUY TUBE SOCKS UNTIL THEY APPRECIATE ME.
THE STITCHERY GUILD HAD A LOVELY DISPLAY OF THEIR PROJECTS AND I ENTERED A DRAW FOR A BEAUTIFUL CROSS STITCHED QUILT, A HARDANGER ANGEL AND A DRUMMER BOY FRAMED CROSS STITCH. KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.
THE SPINNERS WERE THERE AND I GOT A FEW TIPS FOR MY SPINNING. IT'S A GREAT PASTIME. THE WEAVERS HAD PRODUCED AN AMAZING SELECTION OF GOODS.
THERE WAS A TWO WOMEN DOING BOBBIN LACE. IT IS THE MOST AMAZING THING TO WATCH THE PATTERN DEVELOP . WHAT AN ART. THE WOMAN MAKING THE LACE ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS NOT ALL THAT DIFFICULT. RIGHT!
WITH LINDA'S HELP WE MADE IT HOME.
HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT WEEKEND. BACK TO THE GRIND ON MONDAY
MARY ANNE

Helmet liners have been shipped

THE HELMET LINERS WERE SHIPPED THIS WEEK. ROSEMARY TELLS ME THAT WHEN THE COURIER SAW THE 18 BOXES HE WENT PALE, BUT QUICKLY RECOVERED WHEN HE REALIZED HOW LIGHT THEY WERE. THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DID NOT GET YOUR HELMET LIENRS IN IN TIME PLEASE DONATE THEM TO A COATS FOR KIDS DRIVE OR IF YOU HAVE A SQUADRON THAT SOMEONE YOU LOVE IS ASSOCIATED WITH PERHAPS YOU CAN GIVE THEM TO THE SERVICE THAT WAY. APPARENTLY THE LINES ARE MOVING IN OTTAWA AND THEY HAVE 4000 BOXES TO PACK AND THAT TAKES TIME HENCE THE SEPTEMBER 1ST DEADLINE.

NEW IN THIS WEEK, FRILL SEEKER YARN. THIS IS A VERIGATED YARN THAT LOOKS MUCH LIKE NETTING AND KNITS INTO A FRILLY SCARF FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE FOR CHRISTMAS. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON MY SCARF TODAY IN BETWEEN CUSTOMERS AND IT'S TURNING OUT WELL. IT TOOK ME A LITTLE WHILE TO GET ON TO IT BUT FRANNY STOPPED IN AND HELPED AND IT IS WORKING UP QUITE QUICKLY
FOR $14.99 YOU CAN KNIT A GIFT FOR SOMEONE FOR CHRISTMAS.

I WILL BE TEACHING A SMOCKING CLASS ON THURSDAYS FOR ANY OF YOU INTERESTED IN DROPPING IN AND LEARNING THE TECHNIQUE. WE HAVE A DROP IN GROUP OF STITCHERS AND I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW. IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN SMOCKING JUST DROP IN AND STITCH. BRING ANY PROJECT YOU ARE WORKING ON WITH YOU.
HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND GET DOWN TO THE SCOTTISH IRISH FESTIVAL ON THIS WEEKEND IN TRENTON. I'M GOING TOMORROW MORNING TO CHECK OUT THE PIPES.

MARY ANNE

We have a count

Rosemary called this afternoon to let me know there was approximately 1600 helmet liners turned in. There are another 500 coming from the girls in B.C. so an approximate total of 2100. We didn't really get started on this project until February of this year and I am amazed at the numbers to be quite honest.
You're a saint Rosemary, as you pack all these liners for pick up and sew in the loose ends. THanks to Alex for smoothing them all out for you. WE are all so glad his eye surgery went well.
Thanks again ladies.
Mary Anne

Helmet liners have been picked up!

To all of you who participated and knit helmet liners for the troops we thank you. The liners have all been picked up and are being prepared for shipment. For those of you who did not finish in time I suggest a donation of your helmet liner to the firefighters campaign that they run every year or any other needy cause.
THanks again to all our customers as well as
Crop Circles, Soper Creek Variety, Happenstance Books, Wool N Things ,
Janie H. Knits, Needle in a Haystack, Wool Queen, Robins Nest,Kraft
Village, The Knitting Nimrod , Edith Petersons group from B.C., the
Telephone Pioneers.
If I have left anyone out I apologize but know in your hearts that you
have supported a great cause.
Mary Anne