QUILTER’S GENERAL STORE

HOTFLASH!

JANUARY 2025

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Happy New Year from the Staff at Quilter’s General Store.

To make the holidays happier for the ladies in the Recovery Program at Rockford Rescue Mission, QGS has donated lap size quilts to them so that everyone in the program restoring their lives would receive a quilt.

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ANNUAL PHD RETREAT

REMINDER

January 10, 11, & 12, 2025

The Annual PhD Retreat will be held at the Holiday Inn on East State Street in Rockford. The conference room will be open at 10 am on Friday, January 10.
Join us anytime after that.

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OUR JANUARY MONTHLY SPECIAL!

20% OFF all remaining retired samples from our Annual Sample Sale. These quilts are displayed upstairs on the banister and in the extra room up there. All remaining holiday fabric will be 60% off.

Special order items excluded.

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ANNUAL MYSTERY QUILT BEGINS JANUARY 2025

OK, I CONFESS!

I did it in the sewing room with a rotary cutter!

Inspector “Clu-Sew” is at it again! This pattern will finish 62” x 82” without additional borders. There are 4 different fabrics in this quilt requiring approximately 9 yards of fabric plus backing & binding.

To receive a “clue” for the next six months, you need to purchase at least half your fabrics for the project from Quilter’s General Store. Each clue is only available during the calendar month.

Call the Shop to sign up.

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Three NEW Blocks of the Month coming in 2025!

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QUILTY CHICKS, 10-month BOM

Finished Size 72½” x 82½”

We are now taking sign-ups for this BOM with the first kit ready January 2, 2025. This is a 10-month program, and the cost is $20 per month which includes all the fabric for the quilt, binding, and the pattern. This quilt is so cheerful and fun to make, you won’t want to miss this one!

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RADIANT NIGHTS, 9-month BOM

From Quail Valley Quilts for Marcus Fabrics

This quilt is “RADIANT”! The fabrics are very bright with solid-colored fabrics on the dark background. This is a 9-month program with the first block being ready for pickup on January 15^th. The quilt measures 86” x 86”.

Cost per month is $30 which includes your fabric for the quilt, binding, and pattern.

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KIM DIEHL’S COLLECTION 14 STITCH ALONG

Kim Diehl’s new Collection 14 should be in our Shop late December, and we will immediately start work on her BOM called Scatter Garden.

SCATTER GARDEN

 Scatter Garden is 66½” x 66½” and is made from her new line called Scrap Basket Favorites. This BOM will be a 6-month program and should be ready to go by March 1^st at the latest.

Call the Shop to sign up for this!

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We will also be working on the smaller projects for SIMPLE WHATNOTS CLUB 14. Each month we will feature one of the scrap basket quilts. There are 8 projects in this collection, you can sign up for all of them or select those that you would like to do.

Call the Shop to sign up for this!

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SUPER BOWL SUNDAY SHOP HOP

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Four Shops will be participating in this Shop Hop:

The Stitchery, Delavan, WI

Twin Turtle Quilts, Clinton, WI

Sunshine Stitches, Belvidere, IL

Quilter’s General Store, Rockford, IL

Shop Hours for the Day – 10 am to 3 pm

To qualify for the Grand Prize of 5 yards of regular 45" fabric from each shop, for a total of 20 yards of Fabric, you must get stamped by all 4 Shops. A purchase is appreciated and a 15% discount will be applied with each purchase of regular priced merchandise.

Please note only 1 Passport per purchase transaction.

Please call ahead if we are getting bad weather to confirm that the shops are open.

Pick up a Passport at participating Shops.

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CLASSROOM SPACE

Our classroom in the lower level is available during the week days if you want to get together with your quilting friends and sew. The first & third Tuesday is taken, and the second & fourth Monday is booked. There is no fee for using this space, just call the shop and reserve your dates.

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Here is a look at upcoming activities:

Annual Mystery Quilt Begins, January 2, 2025

Saturday Sampler, Saturday, January 4, 10 am

PhD Retreat, January 9, 10, & 11, 2025

Super Bowl Sunday Shop Hop, February 9, 2025

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Quilter’s General Store – A Quilter’s destination for supplies & inspiration!

6903 Harrison Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61108

Shop Hours: Monday through Saturday 10 am to 4 pm Closed Sunday

815-397-5160

www.quiltersgeneralstore.com