Merry Christmas!

Thanks to everyone who helped us with our adopted family. We got everything on their lists! The new class list for winter and early spring is now on our website and I've included a picture here of the Blue Moon quilt that we fell in love with at market and is in the class lineup for January! We've reinstated the Sampler and lots of other fun clubs and programs. Check the newsletter page of the website for clubs and programs and the class page for classes. We also have new MCQS-University courses, fun learning in an hour for only $5! Blue Moon Class - Wednesdays January 13, 20, 27
1-4pm. $35.

Mariner's Compass will be closed 12/24 at 1PM through New Year's Day. We are taking Connor and Tucker to see our family in PA and they are very excited to go see Big Poppi! Regular business hours will resume on Saturday 1/2/2010 at 10AM. We invite you to stop in and see all the new goodies and sign up for a class! We're extending the $5 savings offer through 1/2 - sign up then and we'll deduct $5 from the enrollment fee for selected classes! Happy New Year!

Down to the Holiday Wire

I'm as excited about our adopted family's Christmas as I am for our own family! Scroll down to the previous post for a current list of items still needed - we really need boots and snowpants! We'll be wrapping like crazy on Saturday 12/19 at 10:30 - hope you can stop by!

Every year at Mariner's Compass I thank each of you for your continued support of our business and to show our appreciation (and have less to count for our inventory...) we're having a holiday savings blitz this Thursday, Friday and Saturday!
Cotton fabrics just $7 per yard and Batiks just $8 per yard with a full yard minimum please. We'll also have select kits and batik precut items on sale. Some of these would make great last minute gifts for yourself or your quilting buddies!

Downtown Bath is hosting a Holiday Open House this Friday night 12/18 and shops will be open until 8PM. Bath has been featured in the local media on both WSCH6 and the Maine Sunday Telegram - come down this weekend to see what we're all about!

MCQS Community Christmas

FOLKS THIS IS GREAT! WE'VE DONE WELL WITH THE ITEMS ON THE LIST - ALL WE REALLY NEED IS SNOWPANTS AND BOOTS - PLEASE HELP US OUT! THANKS!

UPDATED FOR YOUR SHOPPING CONVENIENCE ON 12/15/09
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE SO FAR WHO HAS DONATED AN ITEM OR CASH! KEEP IT COMING AND WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US ON 12/19 FOR A WRAPPING PARTY!

So, I really wanted us as a shop community to do something special this year to help folks who might not have such a great holiday. Wendy volunteers in a 2nd grade classroom at Dike Newell, with a wonderful teacher, Sue Michaud, with whom I used to work. Phew - now that we have that straight. The staff at DN adopted some families for the holidays and we asked if we could as well! We have been given a wonderful little family and I'm hoping you'll help me spoil them rotten!
So, here's the specifics. I have a wish list from Mom, Daughter #1, Son, and Daughter #2. I will list each item here as well as on a tree in the shop. If you choose something, either in shop or through an email, I will mark it on the list here and remove it from the tree. If you'd like to donate cash to help us purchase the items on the list, that would be welcome also. We will accept unwrapped items through Friday 12/18 and on Saturday 12/19 we hope you'll join us for a fun wrapping party. Wendy will deliver all the goodies to Dike Newell on Monday 12/21.
Here's the list (some items already spoken for)
Daughter #1, 8 years old
Shirt Size 7/8, Pants size 8/9 slim, Shoes 13/14 kids or 1 Girls
Long sleeve shirts, snowpants, boots
3rd grade chapter books
Puzzles
Anything Hannah Montana or Wizards of Waverly Place
Tinkerbell doll
Twitches movies
Son, 6 years old
Shirt size 7, pants size 7/8 slim, Shoes 13/14 kids or 1 Boys
Long sleeve shirts, snowpants and boots
Anything Nascar #88, RedSox or Patriots
Baseball and glove
Disney movies and items from Cars movie
Transformers
Arts and crafts
Daughter #2, 5 1/2 years old
Shirt size 5/6, Pants size 6, Shoe size 10/11
Long sleeve shirts, snowpants, boots, socks
Puzzles
Don't Spill the Beans game
Movies: Shark Tales, Cinderella, Garfield
Baby Ah-choo
This little girl loves to dance - a dance class?
Mother, 30 years old
Shirt size XL, Pants size 18/20, Shoes 9W
Black jeans, snowpants, socks
Gas card
Games-SkipBo, Yahtzee, Scrabble, Phase Ten
Ice skates
Movies: Disney Family, Twilight
I've highlighted in pink the items already spoken for. Obviously they can use more than one pair of socks and other clothes, so don't worry if they're already marked and that's what you want to get. Please help us! Anything handmade would also be welcome. I think I have a quilt for each person (might need one for the little boy). Please call with any questions or if you'd like to claim an item - or email to claim at item too. THANK YOU AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Last Minute Class / Great Gift Add-Ons!

Howdy folks - this Saturday is the last official class of 2009 at Mariner's Compass. We have a great lineup scheduled starting in January, so stay tuned! On Saturday 12/5 we're making 3D Ornaments, which can also be used as pins or package tie-ons. We made three dozen to use as the decorations for our tree at the Festival of Trees, a fundraising event for the Bath YMCA. Here's a pic of the tree and a close up of the star ornament.

A big thankyou to Sharon, Verne, Barbara Jo, Peggy and Fotini for sewing and donating fabrics for our ornaments! We made stars, hearts and flowers.

Class is from 10:30-12. There is a $5 class fee and then you can make unlimited ornaments for $2 each - all materials provided! Bring your machine if you want to stitch them up, or just cut them and take them home to finish. And, oh by the way, we're cutting them all on the AccuQuilt GO! Plus, Molly will have her Sizzix Big Shot for an extra special flower shape! Give us a shout if you'd like to come! See you soon!