Handi Quilter Leap into Savings in 2012!

Posted in Golden Threads, HandiQuilter on February 6th 2012
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It’s Leap Year and Handi Quilter wants to help you leap into a new Handi Quilter Machine with savings on shipping and 12 cones of  thread from Golden Thread.  Here’s the deal:

Buy any HQ Quilting Machine Package and pay only $20 for shipping.  Take an HQ Avante,HQ  Fusion, HQ Sweet Sixteen, Pro-Stitcher, or HQ machine/HQ Pro Stitcher combo and shipping is only $20.  This is a savings of up to $420.  Plus get an online coupon for 12 cones of Quilter’s Choice Premium longarm thread from Golden Threads.  These are 6000 yard cones and have a value of $190.  Your choice of 90 colors.

This offer expires on leap day, February 29, and machines must ship by March 16, 2012.  It’s good in the continental US only, but talk to me, your local HQ dealer or Handi Quilter, and we will see to it that you get an equivalent deal.

Stop in and see our machines and/or visit Handi Quilter.com for more info.

Handi Quilter Leap into Savings

 

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Quilt MN Central East Bus Tours and More

Posted in Charlotte's Quilting Web, Quilt Minnesota on January 22nd 2012
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Tackle Box Bus Tour, a two day bus tour of the 11 quilt shops of the Central East Section of Quilt Minnesota.  Sign up before May 30th and it’s only $89.  After that the price is $99.  It’s a two day trip to get to all of the shops.  Friday and Saturday August 3 and 4.  Sleep at home in your own bed or book a night’s stay at one of our suggested hotels.  There are four different places where you can catch a bus.  Elk River, White Bear Lake, Target at694/65 (Central Ave), and near the Mall of America.  Except for the Target, the pick up places are mass transit lots.

Best part–each rider will get $110 in gift certificates.  That’s a $10 gift certificate from each of the 11 shops.  10×11=$110  what a deal! They are good for purchases from September 2012 to February 2013.

Wait–there’s more!  Getting your passport stamped  all 11 Quilt MN Central East shops will qualify you for the section’s prize drawing.  The list of prizes includes 8 (count them 8!) Fabulous quilting retreats!  There will also be several very nice gift baskets.  And who knows what else we will add to the prizes.

We will also be doing Quilter’s Reference  Guide.  You’ll get tips at each shop, with a $10 purchase.  The tips will be nicely printed on plastic cards.  At the end, when you’ve visited all 11 shops, you will get a nice little case to hold your cards.

Keep an eye on the Quilt Minnesota page for more details.

We’re planning our hopping!

Posted in Events on January 12th 2012
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We’ve been busy planning Shop Hops–both Quilt Minnesota in August and the Harvest Sampler in October.

We have a great plan for buses in the CENTRAL EAST section during Quilt Minnesota–you won’t want to miss them!  Stayed tuned for more info.  Quilt Minnesota goes from Friday August 3 to Sunday August 19.  Go to www.quiltminnesota.com for info about this statewide shop hop.  Watch here for info about the Central East section’s plans.

The Harvest Sampler Shop Hop runs from Thursday October 11 to Saturday October 20.  Watch for more info on the shops and events.

There’s still room in our classes.  Check them out.  Our teachers are wonderfully talented as well as patient.  We keep our classes small–4 to 6 people, so that you-the student-gets lots of attention.

There are a couple of quilt shows in February–check the quilt show page for more info.

Happy Quilting!

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YEAR END 20% OFF SALE

Posted in Charlotte's Quilting Web on December 22nd 2011
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We will be having a Year End 20% off sale.  It will be easy–make your selections–regular price, sale price–fabric, books, patterns, whatever.  We will add it up at the register and take 20% off the total.  No coupon needed, just come in.  The sale starts December 26 and goes through December 31.

If you are an online customer, do the same thing–make your selections.  Then enter the code:

YEAR END SALE

in the coupon box.  The system will take 20% off your purchase.   (Be sure to contact me if you have any problems.)

I’ve also updated the class schedule and our shop schedule during the holidays.

Santa Stops by the shop

Santa Stops by the shop

A couple of weeks ago Santa joined the Valley Ridge merchants (and lots of kids) for breakfast.  He arrived by fire truck and stopped by the shop on his way.

BTW, look for Charlotte’s Quilting Web on facebook.

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END OF YEAR INVENTORY REDUCTION & FREE SHIPPING

Posted in Charlotte's Quilting Web, Events, Fabrics on November 20th 2011
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We have started our Year End Inventory Reduction sale.  Time to move out some of our older, but still good, products.  The less we have to count when we do inventory, the better.  We are also installing an inventory management system, and the fewer “odds and ends” we have, the less we have to enter into the system.  And it will help us make room for all the new fabric coming after the first of the year.  (Can’t wait to see it.)

So, we pulled over a hundred bolts, put them in the classroom, and marked them at $6 per yard.  This is approximately a 40% price reduction.  All of the fabric that had already been on sale was marked at $4 and $5 per yard.

In addition, we put selected kits, jelly rolls, panels, etc. at 20 % to 50% off.

Even more–all of our books and patterns are 20% off.  (This is in store only.)

For our on line customers–FREE SHIPPING–starting November 20 and going until December 24.

Come in soon for the best selection.  But come back often.  As I go through the store, sticking things into the inventory control system, I will probably find more things to put on sale.

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Handi Quilter Track and Pole Upgrade for HQ Sixteen available.

Posted in Charlotte's Quilting Web on November 20th 2011
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If you have an HQ 16 and would like to upgrade your tracks and/or poles–see me or your local HQ dealer.  The new systems give you smoother movements and great quilting.  You can check it out at www.handiquilter.com

Note from Char:  Life gets crazy once in a while, especially late summer and fall.  All these shop hops and quilt shows.  Finally getting a chance to catch up.  I’ll get the class schedule together shortly.  It will start again in January.  They will include the basic technique classes and project classes.  We will be closed on Thanksgiving, open regular hours the rest of the time.  I’m still figuring out Christmas and Inventory schedules. Stay tuned.

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Harvest Sampler Flyer

Posted in Events, Harvest Sampler Shop Hop on September 12th 2011
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HarvestSamplerFlyer

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Harvest Sampler Shop Hop Information

Posted in Charlotte's Quilting Web, Events, Harvest Sampler Shop Hop on September 12th 2011
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We are once again participating in the Harvest Sampler Shop Hop.  Seven shops, 10 days.  A nice manageable hop.  The dates are:

Thursday October 6 through Saturday October 15.

The Grand Prize is a Bernina 350 QE, valued at $1800.  Visit all seven participating shops, getting your passport stamped at each, to qualify for the Grand Prize drawing.

This year we are trying something different–WE HAVE GONE CRAZY–and we are giving away fabric.  Visit all seven shops, again getting your passport stamped at each shop, to be eligible to receive a bundle of 14 fall colored fat quarters.  (Like I said, we have gone crazy.  We need you as shoppers, to come out and convince us that this is a good idea and we aren’t really that crazy.)

In addition, each shop has a special fall theme–ours is apples and black cats.  Each shop will give away a free pattern for a unique project with kits available for purchase.

The participating shops are:

Charlotte’s Quilting Web–Stillwater, MN
Eagle Creek Quilt Shop–Shakopee, MN
Fat Quarter Quilt Shop–Coon Rapids, MN
Four Seasons Quilt Shop–Maple Grove, MN
Heavenly Patchwork Quilt Shop–Waconia, MN
Quilter’s Haven Quilt Shop–Rosemount, MN
Sew Little Time Quilt Shop–Hudson, WI

The website for this Harvest Sampler Shop Hop is:

www.HarvestSamplerShopHop.com.

This site has the participating shops, contact info, map and Passport.

Extra details:  Eligible participants who have their passports stamped at each shop will receive a bundle of 14 fall themed fat quarters. These bundles will be available about 2 weeks after the shop hop is completed.   Participants will be required to pick up their bundles at one of the participating shops.  There is a limit of one fat quarter bundle per house.

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Handi Quilter Tech Training

Posted in Art and Stitch, HandiQuilter on August 19th 2011
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I just got back from three days of tech training for the Handi Quilters.  Taking the machine apart, lubing, adjusting, setting the timing, putting it back together.  I expected to get dirty, but except for dirt under my fingernails, I stayed pretty clean.  Spent quite a bit of time with the Pro-Stitcher.   Lots of fun.  It uses Art and Stitch software.  The possibilities are endless.  I have an Avante on a Studio frame and a Sweet Sixteen with a sit-down table in the shop.  Next I’ll have to figure out where to put a Fusion with a Pro-Stitcher .  I’ll never get any paper work done.

I meant to take pictures of us with our machines apart.  But I forgot–I was way too fascinated by the insides of the machines.  So as I was leaving, I got a picture of my car parked next to the Handi Quilter Truck.  I’m posting it below.  Extra note:  I took my Avante from the shop to work on.  I have it set up again in the shop and it still runs perfectly.  Good training, guys!

Handi Quilter truck next to Char's car

We’ll have to get that truck to come over here sometime.

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Washington County Fair

Posted in Calendar, Charlotte's Quilting Web, Events, Quilt Minnesota on August 7th 2011
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Went to the fair.  Had a great time admiring all of the quilts, wall hangings, needlework, and every other kind of hand work.  Congratulations to all of those who participated.  Special congratulations to Helen, Karen, Serena, Judy, Sue, Roberta, and Bonnie, who won the gift certificate prizes that we sponsor for the Wall Hangings.  Wonderful work!

The Minnesota State Fair is only a few weeks away.  More quilts and needlework to admire.  Through0ut the fall, there are lots of local shows.  So many beautiful quilts, so little time to see them all.  Thinking of shows–here’s a photo of my quilt guild’s raffle quilt.  Most of us embroidered or pieced at least one block.  Becky Ketelson quilted it.  We are the Evening Stars in Mahtomedi, MN.  The show is on October 21 and 22.  I’ll work on getting details about all these shows onto the schedule page above.

Evening Stars in the Garden Raffle Quilt

Evening Stars in the Garden Raffle Quilt

One more week of Quilt Minnesota.  Keep on hopping!  We love seeing all of you.

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