The month of February is a good time to share gifts of love.  Whether you give a plate of fresh baked cookies, a basket full of lotion, soaps and monogrammed hand towels or a quilt top pieced by you, share them with someone you love.  Make Valentines Day fun and easy.  If you want to give someone special a fun quick Valentine, how about sharing a Cup of Love?  Go to your local discount store and purchase a white or red coffee mug, fill it with quilters delights.  A 120” tape measure, red and white fat quarters and a disappearing marking pencil all tucked inside with red tissue will make any quilter smile.

While you’re at it, surprise your table and family with a new Valentine tablecloth.  Patchwork Heart from the Calendar Table Topper book is a beautiful table covering that will make your table and room come alive.  For those of you that enjoy receiving a package each month, sign up for our Table Toppers Club.  Each month, you will receive a kit for a table topper project from the Calendar Table Toppers book.  Runners, table squares and placemats will be sent to you monthly throughout the year.  Give us a call if you’re interested.  The first project will be shipped  the first Tuesday in March.

This is the 16^th Birthday of Thimbleberries and, for one week each month, we will be featuring a Birthday Blast Thimbleberries Quilt.  During the week of February 13 –19, the Sunshine Porch Quilt will be available at a super price.  We made the Sunshine Porch quilt especially for the February Birthday Blast using the new Cottagewood collection of fabrics.  The glorious rose floral print adds a vintage look to the quilt. The best part is the price.  February’s Birthday Blast quilt includes the fabric for the top, binding, pattern AND the backing.  This is a $139.95 value for only $79.95!  This offer is good only February 13 – 19.  Mark your calendar and remember to place your order.

The Cottagewood Book arrived just this week.  A great combination of wall quilts, bed quilts, runners and pillow shams.  The whole book has a definite cottage look and feel.  Using the Cottagewood fabric collection with these designs will give a relaxed yet confident style to a room.  We have kits available for all of the projects in the book.  Some of them, such as  the Cottage Check Quilt, are simply weekend quilts.  The Garden Basket Wall Quilt will give any room a facelift and the Skirted Quilt is a great way to dress up the guestroom.  Pull out the quilts from the cupboard and layer them up on the Skirted Quilt for a fresh new look.

We are now into our 2^nd month of Thimbleberries Club 2005.  The Sunrise quilt is surely a hit.  If you would like to join, there is still plenty of time.  Check out Clubs on our website or give us a call.