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Yankee Pride Quilts Mid-Month Update - June
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Hot fun in the summertime...
It's June, and summer officially arrives later this week. What does that mean? Here in Vermont, two things: black fly season, and the Vermont Quilt Festival. With our late-arriving spring, we had hoped the black flies would skip this year, but sadly, no.
We are much more thrilled about VQF - what could be better than a quilt show right down the road? Hundreds of gorgeous quilts, dozens of vendors, great classes for learning new techniques, and the opportunity to meet more quilters - it's all happening this week!
At the shop, we're excited, too, because VQF means you'll be coming to visit us! So many of our friends will come walking in the door in the next seven days - most shopping for fabric and new stuff, but some just to say hello. Lots of our customers who have moved away return for the Festival, and many drop by to see us, and to catch up. We've spiffed things up at the shop, and there are lots of great things for you to see - fabrics, and notions, and books, oh my! We're pretty sure you'll find something you just have to have, and we're fully staffed, and ready to help. Check below for our extended hours this week. We can't wait to see you!
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Vermont Quilt Festival Weekend
Friday, June 22: 20% off red background fabric
Saturday, June 23: 20% off green background fabric
Sunday, June 24: 20% off blue background fabric
Remaining June Weekend Sales
June 30 & July 1: Fat Quarter Sale!
Regular-priced fat quarters are $2.25
Sale-priced fat quarters are $1.50
(No custom-cut fat quarters during this sale)
Yankee Pride's Vermont Quilt Festival Hours
Wednesday, June 20: 10 - 7
Thursday, June 21: 9 - 6
Friday, June 22: 9 - 8
Saturday, June 23: 9 - 6
Sunday, June 24: 10 - 5
We look forward to seeing you!
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New Summer Class!
 Check out this beautiful rug! Marty made it recently, and thought it would make a great one-day workshop. It's made from one jelly roll, and lots of leftover batting scraps - every one of us has those items just sitting in our stash, don't we?
**We've changed the date of this class. Marty's broken wrist threw a wrench into her summer, so the class is now tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 25. It will be held from 10-4. You'll need your machine, your materials, and your lunch - it's a busy day of sewing, and you'll go home with your rug mostly complete! To sign up, call the shop, or click here to register online. It'll be a fun day!
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| Recent Fabric Arrivals This is a sample of arrivals in the past two weeks: NOTE: For a close-up look at the fabrics, click on the photos!
 Ahoy!
from Gingiber
Summer means the beach, and the ocean for so many of us - this line has fun sea creature fabrics so you can make someone (or yourself) a great beach bag, or a beach quilt - the crabs (center in photo) and the waves (background of photo) are so cute!
 Little Star
Sweet - that's the perfect word for this line. Those bunnies are just adorable - imagine an entire nursery using these fabrics! Crib sheets, a baby quilt, curtains, a wall hanging - can you hear everyone say, "Aww!"?
 Batiks
by Timeless Treasures
It was time to add stock to the batik inventory again, so Judy ordered these wonderfully rich prints. Does anyone have a new project in mind? It doesn't matter if it's a bag, a runner, or a new quilt - these will work anywhere!  Novelty prints by dear Stella These standalone prints are fun! The hedgehogs (bottom right in photo) are just adorable, and the colors in the flamingo print (bottom left in photo) are so soft and delicate - Judy's thinking of making a little girl's dress with that one.  Lottie Ruth from Kathy Hall by Andover These pretty 30s prints are great to add to your stash. But they're not so stylized that you couldn't include them with your juvenile fabrics - isn't versatility great?  Arctic Playground by Blend Fabrics It appears that the ocean and its creatures are hot this summer - this is the second line we've gotten in just a week! We love all shades of blue, and these are no exception. We also like the sea lions with their heads poking out of the water (top in photo) - too cute!  Nature's Garden by P&B Textiles These fabrics want to go home with us - seriously! We love the colors, and the style, the prints, and all the creative possibilities. That border print (photo below) is pretty great, too. Make your table look like a summer garden in no time! 
 Sugar Sack by Windham Fabrics A few more 30s prints for our inventory, and for your stash - this group is bright and pretty - great for an apron, a runner, a set of curtains - we're seeing kitchen accessories.  Various lines from Cotton + Steel by RJR Judy ordered parts and pieces from several different lines. These are prints she thought you might like, and things that will coordinate with fabrics we already carry in the shop. There are some fun motifs here, and you can make lots of attention-grabbing projects this summer! |
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Thank you, as always, for your business, and thank you for being our customer. We love that you still believe in shopping local!
Judy, Rae, Marty, Suzanne, Cindy, Wendy, Kathy, Marjan, Deanna, and Kay
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www.yankeepridequilts.com
9 Main Street
Essex Junction, Vermont 05452
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