Happy Holidays!

So, the season has begun and we celebrated in full force today with a meal at my house for lunch and dessert at Mom's in the evening. YUM!
The newly expanded classroom space at MCQS is fab! If you haven't stopped by to see our new space, we hope you'll do so soon. Watch for a great list of class and club offerings starting in January (there's a preview on the website).
So, as promised, here's my list:
Amanda's Top 10 Quilting Gifts
10. Gift Certificates - any amount available, can be used for merchandise or a class.
9. Calendars - be reminded of your favorite hobby every day, all year!
8.Notions make great stocking stuffers - blades, threads, pins etc...
7.Charm Packs - precut, coordinated 5" squares are an instant project and great gift!
6.Fat Quarters - tell your shopper your style, we'll help choose and make them pretty!
5.Clover Bobbin Towers - store all your bobbins neatly!
4.Wright's SideWinder - wind your bobbins without your machine.
3.LED Brightlight Machine Light - clips on for great light at your machine.
2.AccuQuilt GO! Buy a machine and become an official MCQS GoGo Girl! Dies make great gifts if you already have the machine!
1. LENNI - in any capacity! Buy or rent, he's a great date. Gift certificates available for rentals. Get more info about Lenni in the shop or call Marcia at 437-4177.
Our holiday hours are listed on our website, please make a note that we will be closed between Christmas and New Year's.

Our New Education Center

It's almost done and will open this Saturday 11/7 with a Grand Opening Open House from 8-10AM. Our new education center will house our classroom (outfit to comfortably seat 8 now and more in the future); the APQS Longarm GPS Studio with Lenni and our longarm supplies; and a quilt gallery which will feature rotating quilt related exhibits. I'll also get a brand new office-yippee!

So, here are the important details:

Saturday 11/7 is Downtown Bath's Annual Early Bird Sales. We'll open at 6AM. Our Early Bird Special will be 20% off by-the-yard fabrics from 6-8AM. There will also be Early Bird Coupons available all day from 6AM-3PM. If you receive my shop emails, you'll get the coupons this week. If you don't, you can pick them up in-store anytime this week, or simply get them on Saturday. There will be an official ribbon cutting ceremony at 8AM to open the new space. We have lovingly named the new space Pollyanna's Parlor, in memory of our good friend Judy whose business, Pollyanna's Antiques, used to occupy the space. Between 8-10AM we will have some great events happening in the Parlor.

* Demos & Make/Take with Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator Molly Barter

* Demos of Superior Threads' Texture Magic with Demonstrator Mary Chick

* Demos & Test Drives on Lenni with Deb Boucher

* After-Market New Product Showcase - samples of the goodies we brought from Houston

* Demonstrations of new market products with Marcia O'Donnell and Barbara Jo Belanger

* FREE GIFT to the first 25 people through the door

* Door prize drawings at each demonstration

* MCQS Family Quilt Exhibit

These are the last photos you'll get before the Grand Opening - if you want to see the rest, you'll have to come to the shop on Saturday 11/7!