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Happy New Year!!! I trust everyone had a wonderful holiday. Ours was very relaxing, and now we are ready to begin an exciting 2009. Jim and I will be going to Birmingham this weekend to attend the Heirloom Market…Please let us know if there is anything you would like us to look for. We started our new Monday hours this week. We are not open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 Mon. thru Sat….and do stay open on Thursday until 7. Now that all of your Holiday projects are completed, your machine is due for a good cleaning, and check-up….bring it in to the shop and Jim will take it into Atlanta Sewing Center…he goes every Monday, so if you have your machine in the shop by Sat. at closing, he will take it in on Monday, and return it the following Monday. He will also bring back any feet, bobbins, etc. to save you a trip. Give us a call for details. Have a great week. Hope to see you soon. sylvia

Merry Christmas!! Hope you are all finished with your projects and ready for a relaxing Holiday with your friends.  I want to thank everyone for their support this year…we look forward to serving you again next year.  We will close tomorrow @ 2 p.m. and re-open on Friday, Jan 2nd at 10 a.m.  we will start the new year with new Monday hours….10-5:30…the same as every other day.  Also, there is one change on the calendar…we will be offering Beginning Sewing on Thurs. Jan 8th and 15th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days.  We will offer the Virginia class in Feb.  Also, Doug and Mike have been keeping the website alive for the past 2 years…we now have a webmaster, and the site may be down for a few hours in the near future….just check back, and it’ll be up and running again as good as new.  I want to thank the boys for establishing the site, and keeping their mom “on the air” for the past 2 years…they are really special sons, and I’m very proud of each of them. Have a wonderful holiday…see you in the new year.  Warmly, sylvia

Well, the holidays are quickly approaching…hope all of your projects are near completion. Wish mine were…but I  will work on them this weekend!!!  This Thurs. is our SAGA mtg…we will be working on our Wee Care items…bring any you have..in any stage of completion, and we will all work together to finish as many as possible.  The January calendar is up…hope there are some classes that you will be interested in….come join us…we do have a good time, while getting something accomplished….promise!!!  Remember, beginning in January, our Monday hours will be from 10 a.m. till 5:30 p.m….same as other days.  Linda Mitchell will be in the shop for me, while I go to Atlanta with Jim.  We will not take any more machines to be repaired until the first week in Jan….the repair staff there is also taking a well deserved break!!!  Remember…we will close @ 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and re-open @ 10 a.m. on Jan 2nd.  I’m still embroidereing…get your items in to me by this Sat, and I will have them ready for you by next Wed. @ noon.If you need a gift for a stitcher in you life, come see us…we have several notions that are wonderful, but not true necessities….great to get as a gift, and always appreciated!!!   Come see us, and  Keep stitchin’ Warmly, Sylvia

Hi…the Holiday rush is on!! I did get my Granddaughters’ Xmas shirts completed today. Thanks to Robbye, they are darling!!!  Hope all of your projects are nearing completion, too.  we still have time to embroider your items in time for gift-giving.  Remember…we will close at 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and re-open at 10 a.m. on Jan 2nd.  Our Monday hours will also change to 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in January.  Linda, Melissa and I are working on our January calendars….let me know if there are any lessons you’d like to have us offer….I will try to have it posted by next week.  Have a wonderful week…and keep stitchin’  Hope to see you soon.  sylvia

Wow..December already!!!  Hope you are keeping warm…perfect time to be inside (home or here at the shop!) stitchin’  the new Dec. GOM is a pillow with a place for a pen, and an embroidered bookmark.  Unfortunately, my computer went down over the weekend, and we are trying to get it fixed…so my embroidery is at a standstill for a few days!!!  Linda and I will be getting our Jan. calendar of lessons ready in the next week…I will try to post it as soon as possible.  Remember, we do have gift certificates, and lots of “tools” in stock for the stitcher on your gift list…come by and get a gift that is certain to be used, and appreciated.  We will close @ 2 p.m. on christmas Eve, and re-open on Jan 2nd at the regular time.  Another change will be our Monday hours…we will be open from 10:00 to 5:30 on Mondays beginning in January.  Amberly is taking a full college load of hours, so Linda Mitchell will be “holding the fort” on Mondays for me.  Another addition will be Children’s classes on Wed. from 4-6 p.m.  Melissa Hill will be teaching these, and we will take students 9 years and older…Melissa will tailor the classes to the students needs. The cost of these will be $25.00 & supplies….more info later in the month.  Have a great week.  Stop by and see us. Warmly, Sylvia

Happy Thanksgiving!!!  I have so much to be thankful for…a wonderful family, many friends…old & new, 10 a.m.a job I love, and health.  I would like to thank everyone who has helped make this shop a “dream come true”….I appreciate each and every one of you.  My wishes for you for a wonderful thanksgiving….and peaceful holiday season.  Relax, enjoy…and keep stitchin’  Sylvia   We will close the shop tomorrow (Wed.) @ 2 p.m., and re-open again on Friday morning @ 10 a.m.

Hi…Hope this finds you all well…The December calendar is now posted. Linda and I will be working on the Jan. schedule this week.  The shop will be closed from 2 p.m. Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day.  We will also be closing @ 2 p.m. next Wed. so I can get home  to help Jim get Thanksgiving dinner ready.  We will reopen on Friday @ 10 a.m.  Don’t forget also, the SAGA meeting is this week (Thurs. evening @ 7 p.m. at the shop).  We will be working on wee care garments so the little ones can have some special things for the Holidays.  The new Creative Needle magazine came today…it is the baby issue…there are several great ideas in it…just perfect for your own little one, or a gift for a new arrival.  I am adding some new pictures in the gallery tonight….2gifted ladies have completed their projects and brought them into the shop for me to see…I’m teasing now….you’ll have to go to the gallery to see what they are!!!  Have a wonderful week.  Come see me, and keep stitchin’   Sylvia

Happy Veterans Day!! The leaves are beautiful, the temp. is crisp, and the time is right to be sewing. Linda is offering several wonderful lessons…Her Holly/Hunter-Lucy lesson teaches adding piping and a ruffle to the hem of a garment (I can’t wait to learn that myself!!). My latest project was completing a bed jacket..an easy, quick welcome gift for anyone who must spend time in bed or a wheelchair.  I’ve ordered several of the patterns Joy had used in her trunk show, and they should be arriving by the end of the week…also re-stocked many of Ellen McCarn’s smocking plates. We have some wonderful holly Swiss embroidered insertion that would embellish that special Holiday outfit, for yourself or a loved ones.  I will try to post pics of several items this week…and also get the Dec. calendar posted.  Come see us…and keep stitchin’   Sylvia

Hello!! Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Indian summer..the trees in our yard are a beautiful red and gold. We are gearing up for the busy Holidays ahead of us…I was working on some smocked ornaments yesterday, and want to begin working on a new pattern for a bed jacket today…a gift for an elderly friend of the family.  The new Martha Pullen Gift of the Month is ready…the embroidery is a whimsical motif that has a reindeer face, an ornament (Christmas ball). and a stocking…the project is a silk patchwork stocking…if your time is short, you can “cheat” a little and make a one piece stocking, and use some of the fancy embroidery stitches on your sewing machine (or by hand if you wish) where the seams for patchwork would be.  I will try to get the picture on the gallery later today.   The applique trunk show is gone, but my head is full of wonderful ideas.  Thank you Joy for sharing.  Hope to see y’all soon.  Keep stitchin’ and have a great week. Sylvia

What wonderful Autumn weather!! Makes me want to sew several new outfits!!!  We’ve rec’d some new patterns from “Maggie’s Classics”….some different types of garments, but also some that you’ve requested.  The trunk show is hanging, and is GREAT!!!! Joy has outdone herself with creativity…and all garments are so “do-able”!!!  Do come in and take a look.  Have a wonderful week.  Keep stitchin’  Sylvia