Sept/Oct 2013 - The Country Register

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Winner of the book, Leathal Treasure: Susan Hyndman of Duluth, MN.
Winner of the book, Fiber & Fabric Mania: Susie Merrill of Bovey, MN.
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Adams, MN, and Joan Guillaume of Sioux City, IA.
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Hudson, WI
Special Events
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City Listing
Aitkin...............................................................19&20
Baxter................................................................19
Bemidji.........................................................................4
Blackduck...............................................................19
Brainerd...............................................................4&19
Cannon Falls.............................................................10
Cloquet.....................................................................24
Cologne.......................................................................7
Crookston..................................................................17
Detroit Lakes..........................................................18
Duluth..........................................................4&24
East Grand Forks.....................................................17
Eden Valley................................................................13
Edina.............................................................................6
Foley.......................................................................13
Grand Forks, ND......................................................17
Grand Marais........................................................23
Grand Rapids........................................................22
Hibbing..................................................................22
Hinckley.....................................................................21
Hudson, WI............................................................3&8
Hutchinson..............................................................15
International Falls.....................................................6
Jordan........................................................................6
Kimball....................................................................13
Lake City................................................................5&9
Litchfield..............................................................5&15
Luverne....................................................................13
Mankato.....................................................................5
Maple Grove...............................................................6
McGregor.........................................................20
Meadowlands.......................................................24
Moorhead..................................................................18
Moose Lake...............................................................21
Morton.......................................................................13
New Albin, IA...........................................................11
New Ulm...................................................................12
North Branch...............................................................6
Northfield...................................................................10
Nisswa.......................................................................20
Owatonna.................................................................12
Park Rapids..............................................................19
Randall......................................................................20
Rochester.............................................................6&11
Rushford.....................................................................11
Sherburn..................................................................13
Soudan.....................................................................23
Spring Lake Park........................................................8
St. Peter......................................................................12
Waite Park..................................................................15
Walker.........................................................................19
Waseca.....................................................................12
West Brookfield, MA.................................................14
White Bear Lake..........................................................7
Wilmar........................................................................14
Winona.............................................................11
September
1...............Chequamegon Bay Biannual Quilt Show - Creations Quilt Show - Duluth
4-7.............................................................Autumn Gatherings - The Prim Barn - Lake City
4-Nov 10.......................................................................Black Forest Boutique - Maple Grove
5-7.....................................................................................The Corner Peddler Sale - Jordan
6-7...........................................Pajama Party Birthday Bash - Old Alley Quilting - Sherburn
7......................................................................Fall Opening - Country Craft Shed - Duluth
12-15......................................................Hidden Treasures Boutique & Sale - North Branch
13......................................Show Tell and/or Sell - Kathy’s Country Square - Moose Lake
14...............................................................................................Scarecrow Festival - Morton
14.....................................................................................The Corner Peddler Sale - Jordan
17-21..........................................................................The Peddler of Rapidan Sale - Mankato
19-21...................................................................................The Corner Peddler Sale - Jordan
19-21....................................................................................A Second Look Sale - Litchfield
20-21.....Adorable Ideas Ultimate Embroidery Event - Kelley’s Quality Sewing Center
20-22...............................................................Quilting by the Lakes Quilt Show - Willmar
21.............................................................Harvest Festival - Willow Wood Market - Bemidji
26-28...........................................................Retreat - Kathy’s Country Square - Moose Lake
28............................................................................Simple Treasures - West Brookfield, MA
October
3..........................................................................................Chickadee Opening - Shoreview
3-4....................................................................Northwoods Quilt Guild Quilt Show - Walker
3-5.............4th Annual Minnesota Charms Quilt Show - Creations Quilt Shop - Duluth
3-5.......................Patchwork Pumpkin Shop Hop - Quilts Around the Corner - Hibbing
3-5...............................................Patchwork Pumpkin Shop Hop - Quilted Dog - Cloquet
3-5.....................................................................................The Corner Peddler Sale - Jordan
3-5..............................................Fall-o-ween Event - Buttermilk Basin - Spring Lake Park
5-6...................................Cloud Heritage Quilt Guild Show - Quilts on Broadway - Foley
5-13.....................................................................................Northwoods Boutique - Rochester
10.....................Seasonal Gatherings Shop Hop - Gone to Pieces Quilt Shop - Kimball
11-13.................................................................Pieces In Time Quilt Show - New Albin, IA
12.....................................................................................The Corner Peddler Sale - Jordan
12...................................................................................Fall Arts & Craft Festival - Brainerd
17-19.................................................................................The Corner Peddler Sale - Jordan
17-19....................................................................................A Second Look Sale - Litchfield
18-20..................................................Quilting on the Red Quilt Show - Grand Forks, ND
19................................................................................Rushford Arts & Craft Fair - Rushford
24-26.............................................Jingle All the Way Shop Hop - Thimble Box - New Ulm
24-26........................................Jingle All the Way Shop Hop - Spinning Spools - New Ulm
November
1-3...................................................Christmas Event - Buttermilk Basin - Spring Lake Park
2-17............................................................................................Northwoods Boutique - Edina
7-9..................................................9th Anniversary Sale - Old Alley Quilt Shop - Sherburn
7-9..........................................................One Stop Shop Hop - Quilts on Broadway - Foley
9-10...............................................................Patchwork Harvest Xl Quilt Show - Hudson
9-10..........................................................................................................Doe Days - Lake City
22-24..........................................................................Beneath the Village Wreath - Morton
December
7....................................................Hudson Holiday Boutique & Craft Sale - Hudson, WI
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Sept/Oct 2013
#Occasional Sales#
Minnesota’s Guide to
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The Country Craft Shed
7016 Van Rd. Duluth, MN
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Fall Opening - Sept. 7th
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Free Little LibraryMovement
by Patty Duncan
In a town with no public library, Hadar, Nebraska, resident and author Charlotte
Endorf established that state's 2nd Free Little Library in her family’s front yard. After
watching a TV news story about the first location in Lincoln, she was inspired by
the Little Free Library initiative and knew she needed to learn more. Shortly thereafter, she and her family installed their first library.
Today, a small area in their front yard has been transformed into a park-like setting
with eight whimsical libraries. Charlotte rallied area businesses, clubs, generous
friends and family members to support the project and donate not only the eight
library boxes but also amenities such as a park bench, solar lights and lots and lots
of wonderful books.
Soon this small community park grew into a gathering spot for the residents in
Hadar (population 291). People of all ages visit the park day and night to bring
books to exchange for new ones. They can borrow as many books as they’d like as
long as they leave the same number of books in return.
Charlotte says that they often meet travelers who detour off Highway 81 to visit
the unique libraries and pick up a new book to travel with. In fact, David Cummings,
owner of the Village Inn Bar and Grill, installed a flagpole on his parking lot with a
banner promoting the libraries with directions to this Free Library Park.
“Books help you continue to grow,” Charlotte explains. “Since there was no library
in Hadar, I knew I had to do something. Along with promoting literacy, the little
libraries invite conversation and a sense of community. Passersby often stop to chat
with fellow borrowers or even crack open a book, sit in the park and start reading.”
The libraries are waterproof boxes set up in people’s front yards and in public
places. They hold a collection of books that have been donated or collected by a
steward whose responsibility is to tend the library box. The boxes in Charlotte’s front
yard include one shaped like a miniature railroad car and another is a horse while
others are traditional wooden boxes. Charlotte changes the selection of books every
week. She is always receiving book donations, often from folks around the country.
She just received a box filled with books from a generous person in Massachusetts.
ABOUT LITTLE FREE LIBRARY
The Little Free Library Movement was launched in 2009 by Wisconsin resident
Todd Bol in memory of his mother who was a schoolteacher and avid reader. The
library box he built and installed in his front yard in Hudson resembles a one-room
schoolhouse. Bol added a sign—“Take a Book, Return a Book.” It didn’t take long
before children and adults began making regular visits to Bol’s little library.
It also wasn’t long before other book fans built more libraries. That’s when Bol
and his friend, Rick Brooks, set up the Little Free Library as a nonprofit organization
to record the movement. Its mission, as stated on its website, is “To promote literacy
and the love of reading by building free book exchanges worldwide. To build a
sense of community as we share skills, creativity and wisdom across generations.”
Each person who builds a library can register it for $25. In turn, they receive a
sign and number that helps track the movement. A website was setup with a map
that lists the locations of all the libraries. Initially, Bol and Brook’s goal was to
surpass the 2,509 large libraries funded by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie from
1883 to 1929. However, it wasn’t long before tens of thousands of Little Free
Libraries were started worldwide. Today, it is estimated there are between 5,000
and 6,000 libraries in 36 countries.
The enthusiasm for the Little Free Library movement has started other initiatives
as well. Prairie du Chien Correctional Facility in Wisconsin began a woodworking
program where inmates have made over 40 custom library boxes that are donated
to non-profit and community groups around the country. In Ghana, Antoineete
Ashong talks to parents, teachers and school administrators, building interest and
engaging people about the Little Free Libraries throughout her entire country. And,
with the support from the AARP Foundation, Little Free Library’s Touch Points
Project is reaching out to socially isolated older adults.
If you would like to learn how you can be part of the growing project or find
out more about its extensive impact throughout the world, visit the Little Free
Library's website, www.littlefreelibrary.org.
Patty Duncan enjoys family history and genealogy as a hobby, small town history and photography. She is also
an avid scrapbooker and digital storybook maker. She lives in Glendale, AZ, where she spends a lot of time
spoiling her grandchildren. Patty works in the sales department of The Country Registers of Arizona, Nebraska,
Oregon and Washington and The Antique Register published in Arizona.
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Cologne • Stillwater • White Bear Lake
The Lived Ro hа Expded
2222 Fourth Street
White Bear Lake MN
651.426.1885
Visit our creative boutique for
supplies and inspiration!
Hand dyed wool, 100% cotton fabric, patterns, books, and supplies.
Unique kits and designs from our studio.
Classes, tours and retreats, too!
Located in historic downtown, two blocks from Hwy 61,
just past Banning Ave.
www.rosebuds-cottage.com
Blog: rosebudscottage.typepad.com
facebook.com/RBCottage
pinterest.com/rosebudscottage
The Lived in Room, fun furniture and
accessories consignment shop, has expanded
and moved to a new location! The brand
new space is over 3300 square feet! Located
only 2 blocks west of their former location,
they are now directly west of Stillwater
High School. They have expanded in order
to accommodate increased demand. No
longer will they have to turn away sellers
who have an entire house full of furniture!
Now, they’ll be able to accommodate them all.
The slow economy has changed the
way people shop. The new trend is to shop consignment for gently used items.
Consignment shops typically sell gently used items for others and take a commission
on the sale. Inventory typically changes on a daily
basis, so you’ll want to visit often. Prior to the slow
economy, many shoppers did not even know what a
consignment shop was. Now, many clients have a
weekly ritual of sweeping through the shop just to
see what is new, or to see if the item they have their
eye on has dropped in price. Our motto is “you
snooze, you lose”, because many customers are
extremely disappointed when their favorite item is
snatched up by someone else. Most items are accepted
on consignment for a 3-month contract. Therefore,
the price typically drops the longer an item is in the
store. At the end of the 3 months the item is normally
picked-up by the owner, if it has not sold. Not only
can customers save money by shopping consignment,
they also are saving the environment by keeping
items out of landfills!
The Lived in Room is not a “thrift
store”. They carry Pottery Barn, Restoration
Hardware, Thomasville, Henredon,
Ethan Allen, Flexsteel, Ballard Designs
and other high-end brands. They try to
carry unique items, and prefer to take in
items that are only a few years old.
Items are creatively arrange in vignettes
so that customers are able to see the
potential of every item in the shop. “I
am always amazed when I can put together an absolutely fabulous room with
items from about a dozen different sellers”, says owner Celine Brandon.
The Lived in Room also carries vintage painted furniture, primitives and re-purposed
furniture. Some of our more creative, re-purposed items have been handmade by
local artists. Examples are farm tools turned into unique sculptures, refinished tables
with antique yardsticks for the top surface, and even an entryway bench made from
an old bed!
Their greatest asset is The Lived in Room’s online presence. Customers drive from
as far away as Sioux Falls, SD and Des Moines, IA for that perfect piece of furniture.
The website photo gallery is constantly being updated and is one of the best in the
Twin Cities!
Established in 2004, The Lived in
Room is one of the longest running
Twin Cities consignment shops! Many
clients have bought and sold continually
over the 9-year span. Sellers trust
them to be honest and to get the best
possible price, buyers compliment the
unique items they have found at the shop.
Check out their facebook page to
keep you informed of new items as
they come in. The really good deals get
snatched up within the hour!
What : The Lived in Room has expanded and moved to a new location
Where: 5620 Memorial Ave N, Suite A; Stillwater, MN 55082
Website: www.thelivedinroom.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thelivedinroom
Phone: (651) 342-0195
Hours: Tue - Fri: 12:00 – 5:00 • Sat: 10:00 – 4:00
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Hudson, WI • Spring Lake Park
Meet our
Hudson Heritage Quilters Presents:
Cover Artist
Hudson Middle School
1300 Carmichael Rd
Hudson, WI 54016
Pat Olson
Arkansas artist Glynda Turley makes her
home in the foothills of the beautiful Ozark
Mountains. She grew up in a time when art
wasn’t offered in her rural country school and
art supplies weren’t available. However, that
didn’t stop her from creating. Her passion for
art began at a very young age. With her school
pencil and crayons she sketched and colored
her very own paper dolls. Little did she know
that in years to come her art would grace the walls of thousands of homes across the
country. Her designs have been licensed for many years for all kinds of gift products
and home décor.
Glynda’s artwork reflects the beauty of her flower gardens and her great love for
nature. Her grandchildren also are often subjects of her work. She strives to take the
viewer of her work into a time and place of beauty, peace and harmony - - where
time seems to stand still. Her recent work is a collection of scenes and historic buildings
from Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountains. After vacationing there for 25 years,
Glynda discovered that her great-great-great grandfather, John Lacy, was one of the
early settlers to live in Cades Cove in the early 1800s. She credits the revelation to
God’s timing and plan for her life and his hand upon her work.
To view Glynda’s art prints, go to www.PennyLanePublishing.com or call Penny
Lane Publishing at 800-273-5263 for more information.
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Patchwork Harvest XI
Quilt Show 2013
November 9th & 10th
Sat: 10am-5pm
Sun: 11am-4pm
Over 200 Quilts on Display • Vendors • Demonstrations
Lectures • Silent Auction • Raffle Quilt
Admission
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www.hudsonheritagequilters.weebly.com
$6
COUNTRY REGISTER RECIPE EXCHANGE
Western Potato, Egg, Sausage Soup
Submitted by Doris Miller, Del Norte, CO
IN A SKILLET COOK:
3 medium chopped potatoes
1 lb. sausage
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 medium chopped onion
1 chopped jalapeño
Fry all together, add salt and pepper to taste.
Add cooked scrambled eggs (6 eggs and 1/4 cup milk) to the potato mixture.
IN A DIFFERENT PAN ADD:
3 cups water
1 can cream of mushroom soup
3 slices Velveeta Cheese
Oregano
Italian seasoning
Once the potato, egg, sausage mixture is all done and the water pan is hot, add the
potato mixture to the water mixture. Cook for 10 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Servings: 4
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2 cups chunky peanut butter
2/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/3 cup sugar
1 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
4 eggs
2 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon honey
6 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup milk chocolate M&Ms
coconut or peanuts if desired
Cream peanut butter, butter, and sugars until light and fluffy (about 4 minutes).
Beat in eggs, baking soda, vanilla and honey. Add oats and mix well. Stir in
chips and M&Ms. Drop 1/4 cupfuls 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking
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It’s Party Time with Lesley
by Lesley R. Nuttall
Halloween Fun
Anytime is a great time for a party, but Halloween offers such a wide variety of
choices, from the decorations to costumes and food. It’s a good time for both adults
and children to dress up and pretend to be someone or something else.
Halloween is one of most popular holidays around the world. It symbolizes the
start of winter–and in my area, it usually snows on or around Halloween. It is a time
for celebrating and is characterized by trick or treat, making it a child friendly activity.
Planning the Halloween party can be as much fun as attending one. Make it a
family affair and invite family adults and their children. Also include special friends
and their children too. Your theme could be anything from Halloween spooks and
witches to medieval, pirates, movie or television stars, or 60s or 70s hippies. There
are so many more ideas from which to choose.
Decoration ideas are bountiful especially in the dollar and novelty stores. Of
course, if you are crafty, you can make them yourself, keeping your theme in mind.
You can have a special room set up with spooky music, creepy things hanging from
the ceiling and dim or colored lights. Keep away from candles and anything with a
flame for safety reasons.
For a table decoration, plan your punch bowl as the center piece. Several days
before the party, make a zombie ice hand to place in the punch. Take a pair of
rubber or latex gloves; wash with dish soap and rinse well. Turn the glove inside
out to dry. When it is dry, pour in green colored water and fasten the top with strip
ro elastic. Place in the freezer with the fingers hanging down for best results. At
party time, run warm water over the gloves, just enough to loosen the ice. (You
could make one or two.) Place the ice zombie hand in the punch bowl and add
your fruit juice or punch. For added effect, add some gummy worms or plastic
spiders around the base of the bowl on the table.
Keep your lunch light with finger foods. There are a variety of appetizer finger
foods available in the supermarkets. Decide on two hot items and two or three cold
items that can be made ahead of time. Some ideas are:
• Wrap a pineapple chunk or cube of cheese in a slice of ham. Fasten with toothpick.
• Layer and alternate several slices of cooked meat together with cheese slices.
Then cut the stack into wedges or strips and fasten with toothpicks.
• Have a variety of crackers with hard or cheese spreads.
• Make a tray of cut up vegetables: carrots, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, etc, with dip.
• Have a tray of cut up fruit and/or popcorn balls for dessert.
Arrange your food on the table around the punch bowl, along with plates and
utensils to make a very attractive and appetizing setting.
For fun and games, a costume parade is always a hit, with prizes for different
categories: funniest, scariest, most original, most outrageous, etc. depending on
your theme. Most people love a challenge and a treasure hunt would give them
fun! Write up some clues for them to follow.
At the end of the search, have a large black pot, basket, or box for them to
retrieve a treasurer. You could fill the treasure container with such things as
wrapped gum, bags of black and orange jelly beans, popcorn balls, Halloween
items, things for girls wrapped in pink and boys prizes wrapped in black. They will
all love the element of surprise!
Plan your party to the last detail, and you will be able to enjoy the party and
have loads of fun yourself with your family and friends. Happy Halloween to all!
THE FUN OF HALLOWEEN
by Lesley R. Nuttall
When the sun goes down, and the goblins come out to play
They go from house to house, searching for candy as their prey.
There are costumes of all kinds; some are big, and some are small
There’s a sharp shooter cowboy, and a Raggedy Ann doll.
A big grey wolf is followed by a little gingham cat
There’s a green ninja with a sword, and a small black bat.
Door bells are ringing up and down every street
The roar of laughter echoes, as the children holler “trick or treat.”
Porch lights are shining bright, helping children find their way
Groups of goblins running to gather whatever treats they may.
A lady playing an accordion greets them, dressed as Garfield the cat
The children are amazed to see music coming from a cat so fat!
The children run quickly, with little time to waste.
Police cars patrol, making sure the children are all safe.
Some children carry pumpkin pails, others lugging pillow cases
The fun of Halloween is easy to see, by all the smiling faces.
© 2013 Lesley R Nuttall, no reprints without permission
By Lesley R. Nuttall, Author of Secrets of Party Planning, A Guide to Easy Entertaining.
Lesley lives in Dryden, ON, Canada with her husband of 50 years. Email: [email protected]
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Incorporate Nature’s Bounty
. . . Inside and Out
by Kristine Berg Doss
Fall is the perfect time of year to
use nature’s bounty in decorating.
Mother Nature can provide some of
the best in fall decorating. Pumpkins,
gourds, bittersweet, mums, corn stalks
and straw bales will create rustic,
simple displays for your
country/primitive home.
NATURAL GARLAND
Adorn your fireplace mantel,
cabinets or windows with a garland
made out of natural elements—dried
fruits, colorful leaves, walnuts, and
cinnamon sticks.
NATURE’S TABLE
Let nature’s bounty take center stage when you set your table this fall. Create a
one-of-a-kind table display by grouping squash with interesting shapes and colors
down the center of your farmhouse table.
Fill a wooden trencher with colorful fresh fruit or vegetables such as pears,
apples, artichokes or squash. Finish off your display by accenting with pewter
candle sticks.
Fill glass jars with acorns or candy corn and nestle a scented votive candle in the
middle. Choose scents such as baked apple pie or cinnamon stick to fill your whole
room with the sights and scents of fall.
Find a mismatched set of candleholders at a garage sale, flea market or thrift
store. Place a miniature pumpkin on the candleholder instead of inserting a candle.
Don’t worry! You can spray paint the candleholders to match your décor. Use
candleholders of varying heights for added interest. For something different, add
white pumpkins and wrap bittersweet around the candleholder.
SIMPLE DISPLAYS
Grouping pumpkins and gourds along with bales of straw, cornstalks and mums
will create eye-catching displays. Focus on your porch, entryway, or even just a
random spot in your yard to create a pop of color to an otherwise dull area.
Be creative! Create a focal point with an old
wheelbarrow or wagon. Fill them with
miniature pumpkins, gourds or Indian corn.
Set an old chair next to your display and add a
primitive fall sign or festive fall wreath.
Wrap porch or fence posts with corn stalks,
attaching with wire, and then adding your
favorite fall-themed ribbon giving added color
and interest.
Fill bushel baskets or crocks with colorful
mums in bright colors of yellow and orange.
Place on your porch, near your front door or in
flower beds that need an extra pop of fall color.
Find decorating inspiration from Mother
Nature and incorporate the fall harvest inside
and out this autumn.
Kristine Berg Doss is the owner, editor, and publisher of A Primitive Place & Country Journal magazine.
A Primitive Place & Country Journal magazine is the fastest growing primitive, colonial, and country magazine
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TRICK OR TREAT
Store shopping to some is a great claim to fame,
But I can window shop as if it were the same.
Until—I see a yarn shop with a colorful display.
New designs and textures spark the creative way.
Once inside, excitement rises as I lose all track of time,
While happily selecting that which must be mine!
With new luscious fiber filling baskets at home,
Design projects are free in my mind to now roam.
The fun is just beginning as needles begin to click.
Window shopping, after all, is a treat—not a trick!
Be-Witching Treat
For your finest be-witching hour, consider creating a special shawl or scarf of
broomstick lace--aka jiffy lace and peacock eye crochet. This lace has a beautiful
open look that really shows off the character and texture of your yarn. Large loops
of yarn gently twist to the left to give your finished project elegant drape. It’s an
historic 19th century crochet technique.
Traditionally, an actual broomstick was used. For demonstration purposes, I
actually use my kitchen broom, much to the amazement of my audience. But,
today, your broomstick can stay in the closet! Instead, a lightweight plastic knitting
needle or a smooth wooden craft dowel works well. A larger knitting needle (some
even use as large as #35 or #50) or dowel produces a lacier effect. A smaller size
produces a more closely woven effect. The created fabric is soft and yet stable. It
can be combined with knitting projects as edgings or panels. This technique is for
all skill levels. Local yarn shops offer classes and patterns and the internet offers
helpful tutorials as well as patterns.
Technique: The pattern base is a chain stitch with the stitch number usually in
multiples of 3 through 6, depending upon the desired effect. The first row can be
done in broomstick lace or worked as single or half-double crochet stitches. The
knitting needle is used in the next row, as a loop through each of the stitches in
row one is picked up and transferred from the crochet hook into the knitting
needle. This is similar to knitting as all stitches in the row are being picked up and
held at one time on the large knitting needle. Once a loop has been pulled up
through every stitch, the loops are then worked back off the needle by sliding them
off in groups of 3, 4, 5, or 6 loops (depending on the desired effect and weight of
yarn) at a time, working the same number of single or half-double crochet stitches
through the top of each group of loops at the same time.
The overall look of the work will, of course, vary based upon the number of loops
in a group, knitting needle size, and the type of yarn selected. Don’t hesitate to
experiment to have the right effect for your finished item. Typical uses of broomstick
lace besides shawls and scarves include afghans, baby blankets, purses, pillows, and
other items where an unusual lacy effect is desired.
Treat yourself!
©2013 Sharon Greve. Reach Sharon at [email protected] No reprint without permission
Sept/Oct 2013
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New Ulm • Owatonna • St. Peter • Waseca
Book Review
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Friends Forever,
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The colorful and fresh art of Lori
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by Judyann Grant
Five soldiers march across the top of my desk: miniature men in green plastic
uniforms. I found each of the recruits embedded in the living-room carpet after a
recent visit from my grandson.
Isaac has a large assortment of space aliens, superheroes, cowboys, pirates, and
a big Bucket O’ Soldiers filled with seventy fighting men.
Of course, when you have a bucket, I mean, a brigade of soldiers on your hands,
you need something for them to do. Isaac had the perfect solution: fight the bad guys.
The soldiers come with army gear molded in their hands: walkie-talkies, bazooka
guns, grenade launchers. Other than that, they all looked the same to me.
But not to Isaac. He knows exactly which ones are the good guys and which
ones he wants to portray the “bad.”
Isaac lined up his soldiers in formation across the kitchen floor one evening
while I prepared supper. He asked me to play with him, which I tried to do in
between stirring pots and adjusting cooking temperatures. It’s not easy fighting on
the front lines while working in the mess hall!
As the Second-In-Command, I got down on my hands and knees and began
maneuvering my attack commandoes into position. Then, making the requisite
machine gun noises (which Isaac has perfected and I have not) we began rat-a-tattatting the bad guys.
In mid-action Captain Isaac called for a cease fire. “You’re shooting the wrong
ones, Granny!”
“I am?” I said, thinking I had been doing a bang-up job.
“Yes!” You’re shooting the good guys!” He was clearly frustrated that I wasn’t
following orders. Like I said, all seventy soldiers looked alike to me. I felt a
demotion coming. And supper was burning.
Isaac knew it was going to be tough to train me, so he placed blue space
invaders on the floor and kitchen chairs to portray the enemy. Now it was a fair
fight because I knew for sure what the bad guys looked like!
Life is a lot like that. There are bad guys out there who would like nothing better
than to trip up the good guys, but it’s often hard to tell the players apart.
From outward appearances, the enemy often looks the same as the hero.
While we are limited by human perceptions and understandings,
God is not. He knows exactly who is who by looking past the
appearance, straight to the heart. For the Lord does not see as man
sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks
at the heart. (1 Samuel 16:7 NKJV)
Maybe the next time Isaac comes for a visit, we’ll play
cowboys vs. pirates; with spurs and eye patches, that’s one clash
that I certainly wouldn’t get confused with. And forget the
chuck wagon; we’ll just order a pizza. Pirates eat pizza, don’t they?
- Judyann Grant, Mannsville, NY
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Hutchinson • Litchfield • Waite Park
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Along for the Journey . . .
by Dr. Joe Wheeler
Bryce Canyon National Park — 19th in a series of articles featuring our National Parks
THE ESCALANTE
Though millions of tourists throng Utah’s national parks,
few are aware that most of them are part of a colossal
geological formation Spanish explorers dubbed “The Escalante”
(named after Spanish explorer Francisco Escalante), or “the
Giant Staircase.” The Escalante reaches into Capitol Reefs
National Park to the northeast and Cedar Breaks National
Monument to the northwest (reaching a height of over
10,000 feet). Bryce varies several thousand feet in elevation
(6,600 to 9,120); Zion (to the south) ranges from 3,666 to
8,726 feet in elevation. East is the Grand Staircase Escalante
National Monument (a vast 1.9 million acre preserve established by presidential proclamation in 1996). The Escalante
descends via Glen Canyon south to the Colorado River floor
of the Grand Canyon (the lowest step). Its two great river
systems are the Paria and Escalante. Without doubt one of
the most remote regions in the lower 48.
BRYCE CANYON
“It’s a hell of a place to lose a cow.”
–Ebenezer Bryce
Ebenezer Bryce, a Mormon pioneer, moved with wife
and family to this then remote region in 1875. Other
Mormon settlers, since the then all but unknown canyon
represented the Bryce family’s back yard, so to speak,
dubbed it “Bryce’s Canyon.” In 1916, Ruby and Minnie Syrett
decided to homestead in the area. As word of the canyon’s
unique beauty got out, tourists started packing in. The
Syretts concluded that there was a living to be made here,
so set up tents, fed meals to the visitors, and eventually built
a rather primitive lodging they called “Tourists’ Rest.” In
1918, the Salt Lake City Tribune wrote of the canyon in
glowing terms, declaring it to be “Utah’s New Wonderland.”
In the fall of 1918, just after World War I ended, Stephen
Mather (founder of our National Park system), came to
southern Utah to see the wonders he’d been hearing about.
When he reached Bryce, a guide told him to close his eyes,
led him to the very edge of the abyss, then told him to open
his eyes. When he did, he was stunned and responded,
saying, “Marvelous!” “Exquisite!” “Nothing like it anywhere!”
(Burns and Duncan, p. 174). He determined to preserve it at
all costs for the American people. In this, he was ably
supported by Utah Senator Reed Smoot. In 1923, President
Harding proclaimed it a National Monument; in 1928,
doubled in size, Congress created Bryce National Park.
It is considered to be among the most spectacular and
rewarding of all America’s national parks: “The spectacle of
Bryce Canyon unfolds from the rim, a panorama of pink, purple,
orange, and white limestone figures creating visions of
oversized gargoyles, spires, temples, and arches set in gigantic
scoops that span miles and drop 1,000 feet below. . . . At
Zion you look up, at Bryce you look down.” (Barnes, p. 127).
Because of extreme temperature fluctuation and seasonal
rainfall, Bryce’s topography is continually changing. These
often bizarre-looking rock pillars, pedestals, and toadstool
forms are collectively known as hoodoos. And they are what
makes Bryce so unique.
There are three very different ecological zones: highest,
where spruce-fir predominate; middle, ponderosa pine
stands; and lowest, with piñon pine and aspens. It encompasses 35,835 acres (56 square miles).
BRYCE CANYON LODGE
According to Christine Barnes, Stephen Mather and
Horace Albright were determined to have lodges and hotels
constructed worthy of their settings—and they wanted only
the best architects to design them. For Bryce, renowned
architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood was chosen for the job.
Underwood first visited Bryce in 1923. Since he was not
permitted to build it on the rim itself, he positioned it in a
grove of ponderosa pines just a short walking distance from
two of the canyon’s most spectacular overlooks. Since tourism
was crucial for park success, Mather persuaded Union Pacific
Railroad’s management to partner with the Park Service.
Underwood had stone cut at a quarry only a mile and a
half away; the timber was also local. Even the workers were
local. From all indications, the lodge was intended to be
only temporary, to be replaced with a better one later on.
Rather than using great logs such as were used in other
lodges, 20-inch-logs were hauled in. The original portion of
the lodge was completed in 1925.
Adjacent to the lodge, Underwood completed a complex
of 67 wood-frame cabins by 1927. By 1929, Underwood
completed fifteen Deluxe Cabins. Given that the Great
Depression of the 1930s followed, Underwood was never
permitted to build a more substantial lodge. Because of this,
these Deluxe Cabins, with their steeply- pitched gable roofs,
stone foundations and chimneys, big front porches, and halflog-slab exterior walls, are all that remain of the architect’s
original template for Bryce. Architecture historians today
consider these cabins to be among the finest examples of
historic rustic architecture to survive down to our time.
As was true of so many sister lodges, Bryce Canyon
Lodge and cabins had it anything but easy during the last
almost ninety years. During World War II, the lodge was
closed completely for two years. Union Pacific Railroad
discontinued summer train service during the 1960s. But the
post-war boom brought in so many tourists that the lodging
facilities were strained to the limit. In 1986, a restoration
program was begun. In the process, they discovered the
lodge’s foundation was virtually nonexistent. They had to
construct a new one. Most everything was spruced up. In
cooperation with Forever Resorts, a great deal of effort and
money has gone into restoring much of the lodge and cabins
and the original aura has been almost completely restored.
Bryce Canyon
Lodge
OUR OWN JOURNEY
At Torrey, we picked up Highway 12 going south. Before
long, we began to climb—and climb, up 9,620 feet Boulder
Mountain. Off to the east jutting into the sky were the
snow-capped Henry Mountains. We passed the road to
where a number of years ago, traveling solo, I’d camped out
for the night in my sleeping bag. A tiny piece of my life left
in that grove of trees.
After reaching the summit, we descended toward Escalante.
Another memory awaited there. Even though I am not
paranoid about heights, ahead was a stretch of Highway 12
that gave me the heeby-jeebies the first time I drove over it
—would it be less formidable this time? Vain hope! Like many
of you who love to travel, I’m a veteran of terrifying roads: the
old Tioga Pass Road out of Yosemite still comes to me in my
dreams. But on Tioga, even though you were only one loose
lug-nut from plunging into space, one could always fudge into
the inside lane. Not so the Escalante stretch: the most apt
metaphor is, it’s like driving on a razor blade, with a sheer drop
to the right and a sheer drop to the left. Grand Staircase
without railings! I noticed it was mighty quiet in the car; not
until we reached tierra firm again did natural breathing resume.
It was mid afternoon when we turned left towards Bryce
Canyon. At the village, there were a number of restaurants
and lodging options; necessary, because reservations in the
park itself are limited to Bryce Canyon Lodge. Other travelers
are advised to leave their cars outside the park and take the
shuttle in, for parking spaces in the park are scarce.
We thought we’d learned our lesson the year before when
we took the Northwest National Park Loop: stay two nights
at each lodge rather than one. Generally speaking, we’d
done that. But not at Bryce. After all, it was a relatively small
park. BIG MISTAKE!
We pulled in at the lodge and checked in. The lodge was
western rustic, simple, blending into the ponderosa grove.
Then we found our way to the Deluxe Duplex Cabin (units
538 and 539) we’d reserved over a year before. It was an
architectural thing of beauty! Both outside and in! The
soughing pines and the somewhat isolated placement of our
cabin combined to strip us of all the pressures of the world.
Making the experience more meaningful was the realization
that over eighty years ago, architect Gilbert Stanley
Underwood, National Park visionaries Stephen Mather and
Horace Albright, and executives of Union Pacific Railroad
had all studied and fine-tuned the creation of this very
cabin! Then, the icing on the cake: a knock on the door. A
welcome basket from the high command of Forever Resorts,
cherished friends of ours. And just think: we’d have to leave
this heaven-on-earth in the morning!
It almost took crowbars to pry us from our cabin! After all,
we’d come here to see the canyon, not the lodging. It was midafternoon, yet the canyon still overwhelmed. Below we could
see hikers descending into the goblinland of the hoodoos; and
other hikers were emerging from them on the way back up.
After a while we returned to the cabin as we had made
early dinner reservations in the lodge’s dining room. Delicious
quesadilla! Afterwards, almost too late, we raced back to the
rim and mistakenly went to Sunrise Point first instead of
Sunset Point. The colors, though stunning, were already
fading and the shadows were remorselessly closing shop.
Right on the edge, two young women were seated on a
bench overlooking the canyon, a simple dinner spread out
between them. I struck up a conversation with them. Turned
out they were from Germany, here on a holiday. All too
soon they’d have to return home. But, they admitted, already
they’d fallen in love with Utah. They’d be back!
Later on, we returned and listened to a fascinating
lecture on migratory birds; unfortunately, the serenity of the
place had so seeped into our bones that all we could think
of was migrating back to that wonderful cabin, sitting by the
fireplace, crawling into bed, and listening to the wind in the
pines. So we did just that.
SOURCES: Duncan Dayton and Ken Burns, The National Parks:
America’s Best Idea (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009); The Most
Scenic Drives in America (Pleasantville, New York: Reader’s
Digest, Inc., 1997); The Story Behind the Scenery (Wickenburg,
AZ: K. C. Publications, 1990); White, Mel, Complete National
Parks of the United States (Washington, D.C.: The National
Geographic Society, 2009); Barnes, Christine, Great Lodges of
the National Parks I (Bend, OR: W. W. West, Inc, 2002); Colorado
and Utah (Heathrow, FL: AAA Publishing, 2010); Utah’s National
Parks & Monuments (New York: American Park Network, 2009).
Reprinted by permission of Joe Wheeler.
Visit his blog at: http://joewheeler.wordpress.com/
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by Barbara Polston
Welcome, Brian!
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me by my uncle when his dog had pups. My late husband was a true dog lover. As
part of the Military Police, when he served, his partner was a German shepherd
named Pasha. Several dogs came in and out of our lives. After he died, we found
ourselves without a pet. The girls wanted cats, so I became a cat person.
I miss the companionship of a good dog. For several years, I’ve been flirting with
the idea of adding a dog to the family. Breeds have been investigated and a list
developed of the attributes I hoped to find, including: 1) medium-sized; 2) mixed
breed, preferably a rescue; 3) male; 4) white with some color markings; and 5) a
short coat. Although I was not seriously looking, a puppy crossed my path that
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I’ve had the privilege of working on several antique quilt tops and making them
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seamed to the next block, it didn’t have any decorative stitches, so just stitching in
the ditch of the block allowed the quilt to be stabilized sufficiently and did not stitch
on top of or disturb any decorative stitches.
Let’s use those treasures we have in the closet—or maybe
you’ll find one at a local vintage show. Create some of your
own memories with them!
Marlene Oddie is an engineer by education, project manager by profession and
now a quilter by passion in Grand Coulee, WA. She enjoys long-arm quilting on her
Gammill Optimum Plus, but especially enjoys designing quilts and assisting in the
creation of a meaningful treasure for the recipient. Follow Marlene’s adventures via
her blog at http://kissedquilts.blogspot.com or on
http://www.facebook.com/kissedquilts
A Brief Lesson in Ivory
by Mary Dessoie
Ivory, technically dentin, the hard white substance from the tusks of mammals
like the elephant, boar, walrus and narwhale, has had its imitators over the decades.
There’s Bakelite, for instance, the 1907 plastic that was almost immediately put to
use making ivory-style costume jewelry.
Among ivory’s other imitators, there is also Micarta, a paper-based laminate;
Ivorine, a resin saturated linen; and Ivorite, a substance developed by Yamaha to
replace ivory piano keys.
So, how can you tell real ivory? You have to get up close and personal. Here are
some tips:
Check the obvious first—color and weight. While ivory is white, it’s not bright
white, more of a creamy off-white. Also, real ivory is very dense, so objects should
be heavy, sometimes surprisingly so for their size.
Ivory was carved, not molded, so check for mold seams. Sometimes these seams
are not obvious at first, so feel for them on the sides and underneath an object.
Next, using a good magnifying glass or jeweler’s loupe, look very close. Real
ivory is a real biological material, organic matter, like our own hair, nails and skin.
So, the grain you see, cross hatching or parallel lines, should not be regular or
geometrically perfect, nothing in nature is.
Other organic materials one might find include bone, which will feature pits and
dark lines, and horn (or antler), which is thinner and can be very dark. These
substances will also show irregular graining, and have value in their own right.
Lastly, ivory is a much harder substance than its imitators. It can be carved, of course,
but a heated pin, razor or xacto blade should not be able to easily dent the surface.
© 2012. Not to be reproduced without author's consent. Mary Dessoie founded the Butter Pat Patter
Association for collectors of butter pats. Butter pats are miniature plates that were introduced during the mid1800s for individual servings of butter. A subscription to The Patter newsletter costs $22 and includes a mintcondition Royal Doulton butter pat and 10 issues of The Patter. Sample copies of The Patter are available by
sending $4 and a LSSAE (66 cents) to Mary Dessoie, 7950 E. Keats Avenue, No. 178, Mesa, AZ 85209-5025.
For those persons who would like to start their subscriptions immediately and receive their Royal Doulton pat
by return mail, please send your check or money order, in the amount of $22, payable to Mary Dessoie.
Sept/Oct 2013
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Hinckley • Moose Lake
Kathy’s Country SquareOv
er 60
100 Hillside Terrace • Moose Lake, MN
Q
Tues-Fri 10-5 (West on 3rd St. by Lazy Moose Cafe - follow the blue signs) on Disp uilts
lay!
Sat 10-4
218-485-8231
Open Sewing Tues-Thurs $3/day
Nifty Gifty Home Decor, Quilting and More - Much More!
Antiques • Shabby Chic • Etc
• Fri. Sept. 13 11am-3pm - Show, Tell, and/or Sell
Us!
Join nfo!!
r
fo i
Call
Bring an item you have repurposed!
Come for a FREE look at the genius of savers!
• Retreat Sept. 26-28
BEAVER MEADOW
GARDEN CENTER
Hours: Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Beaver Boutique is filled with Gifts and Houseplants
Gift Certificates Available
Annuals G Perennials G Shrubs G Trees G Fountains G Bird Baths
Statuary G Large Variety of Flower Pots
4201 Old Hwy. 61 S. G Hinckley, MN 55037 G 320-384-6227
NEEDLES-N-PINS
STITCHERIES
This pattern is free for you to use. Not for commercial use. Enlarge or
reduce to your desired size. May be used for embroidery, pillows,
paintings, the uses are numerous! Please give credit to the artist.
NEEDLES-N-PINS STITCHERIES
Find more patterns at
www.etsy.com/shop/needlesnpinsstichery
Colleen Bass
P.O. Box 1233 • Kenai, AK 99611
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Sept/Oct 2013
Grand Rapids • Hibbing
Hwy 169 S.
Grand Rapids, MN
218-327-1826
Open 10-6
Mon - Sat
A Simple Country Store with so much more!
• Old Century Paint
and Briwax
• Homespice Rugs
• Primitive Handmades
• Wrought Iron
• Candles and Melts
• Valances and
Shower Curtains
• Handmade
Furniture
• Exclusive
Handmade jewelry
• Hardware
• Lighting • Foliage
• Baskets and
Jars
Now Carrying “Red Oaks Pottery”
Supporting American Made
www.kindredhouse.co.com • [email protected]
Hours:
T-Fr 10-5
Sa 9-4
Closed Su &M
Quilts Around the Corner
12150 W. Old Highway 169 · Hibbing, MN
(Quarter Mile West of Walmart)
218-263-9078 · [email protected]
Stop in and check out all we have to offer!
Fabrics, Patterns, Notions, and More!
Join us for the Patchwork Pumpkin Shop Hop
October 3-5 • Bus trip on Sat. Oct 5
Call for details and info!
Kids in the
Kitchen
by Austin, Morgan, and
Reagan Keller
2101 South Pokegama Ave. • Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Hours:
[email protected] • 218-326-9339
Mon 10-5
Quality Yarns!
T
ues Closed
Friendly
Service!
Bring in this ad and receive
Ê10% oﬀ your purchase of $20 or more!
Wed - Sat 10-5
Sun closed
Be sure to
thank the
Advertisers!
They make this paper possible.
Shops to
Visit!
T
Events
& Fun
sts
Conte es
cip
& Re
Dustables
T
10 NW 5th St. #209 · Grand Rapids, MN 55744
(218) 256-8564
May 15 – Sept. 15: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm · Sat 10am-3pm
Winter Hours: Wed-Fri 10am-5pm · Sat 11am-3pm
Check out the new store in Old Central School
Scented Room Mists & Hips · Signs · Cards · Gifts
“Oldified” Pine Furniture · Wool & Kits · Patterns · Rug Punch
Birdhouses · Chocolate · Handmades
T
T
One of our favorite fall snacks is caramel apples. However,
we tend to shy away from making them because not only are
they messy to make, frankly they are a pain to eat! This fun
new twist, inside-out
caramel apples, makes
them easy to make as well
as easy to eat!
What You’ll Need:
1 (14 oz) bag of caramels
1 1/2 tablespoons of water
2+ apples
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Nuts (optional)
How You Make It:
1. Heat the caramels and water in a small saucepan over
medium-low heat until melted. Stir often.
2. Meanwhile, cut apples in half and remove the stem. Using a
spoon or melon baller, remove the seeds and core of the apples
leaving about 1/4” of apple.
3. Using a pastry brush,
immediately brush “apple cups”
with lemon juice.
4. After apples have sat with
lemon juice for at least 2 minutes,
use a paper towel to pat the
insides dry.
5. Pour the melted caramel inside
of the apple cups.
6. Sprinkle them with nuts if desired.
Note: Once caramel is completely hardened, the apples can be
sliced into wedges!
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Grand Marais • Soudan
T h a t L i t t l e Re d H o u s e
113 W. First Ave • Grand Marais, MN 55604
218-387-1094
We offer a full array of yarns, knitting supplies,
patterns, and more!
We look forward to seeing you!
Hours:Thurs 1pm-6pm (Open kniting from 4-6), Fri & Sat 11am-4pm
Crystal’s Log Cabin Quilts
1100 W. Highway 61 • Grand Marais, MN 55604 •218-387-3177
Two hours up scenic Hwy 61 from Duluth
in beautiful Grand Marais, MN
Big Selection of Batiks • Flannels • Wide Backs
Cabins for
Kits • Our own Patterns • Ready Mades
!
e
Long Arm Quilting
rent on sit
20% off a regular priced item!
(Some exclusions apply on ready mades)
Expires Dec. 2013 - Coupon must be present
Hours:
Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm (May) • 7 Days a Week 10am-5pm (June-Oct 19)
Call for off-season hours
Co Z Sisters
Lodge and Retreat
30 Center St • Soudan, MN 55782
218-753-5055
www.cozsisterslodgeandretreat.com
Located 1/2
mile from Lake
Vermilion State
Park entrance!
Call
Today!
Welcoming All Groups and Occasions!!
Reasonable Rates • Kitchen and Dining Area • Clean, Comfortable Rooms • Cable
Wireless Internet • Crafting/Meeting Room • Certified Massage Therapist on Site
Book now for your fall leaf viewing trips
and retreats of all kinds!
If we were not
meant to have
midnight snacks,
then why is there a
light in the
fridge?
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Sept/Oct 2013
Cloquet • Duluth • Meadowlands
A Relaxing Get-Away
to Capture Your Creativity
Only 40
minutes h!
lut
from Du
10853 Hwy 133
Meadowlands, MN 55765
Full Service Quilt Shop!
Beautiful Fabrics • Great Patterns & Books
Wide Array of Notions • Long Arm Services
Classes for all Levels • Multiple Kits
Catering to Scrapbookers, Quilters,
Crafters, and Women’s Retreats
Lisa Simonson • 218-721-4307
Sari Svoboda • 218-427-2735
www.ladyslipperretreat.com
Join us for the
274 Hwy 33 North
Cloquet, MN 55720
218-879-3577
Hours: M-Sa 10-5
Patchwork Pumpkin Shop Hop
October 3-5
Beautiful fall and holiday fabrics
coming in weekly!
Creations Quilt Shop
2904 W 3rd St. • Duluth, MN 55806
218-628-1687
www.creationsquilting.com • [email protected]
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm • Sat: 10am-4pm
All Inclusive Quilt Shop!
4500+ Bolts of Fabric • Batting
Thread • Notions • Patterns
Free Motion and Computer Generated Quilting
Classes for Beginners to Advance Quilters!
NE MN a
nd
Handi’ NW WI
Represe Quilter
ntatives
# 4th Annual Minnesota Charms
Quilt Show
October 3 - October 5 • Thur (3-7) • Fri (9-5) • Sat (9-3)
• Buses Welcome!!
• Regional Vendors and Displays
• Ask about special rates offered by the Black Bear Hotel!
#Chequamegon Bay Biannual
Quilt Show
September 1 • Ashland, WI
Visit Our Website for More info on Events, Classes, Blogs, and More!
www.creationsquilting.com

Sept/Oct 2013 - The Country Register

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