You Could Be A Winner!

Each year during the Greater Atlanta Quilt Shop Hop, we always give away some great prizes, and this year is no exception. Everyone who turns in a completed passport is eligible to win one of these great prizes:

Grand Prize: $100 gift certificate to each shop ($1000 value) 

Second Prize: Sew Ergonomic Chair ($400 value)

Third Prize: Tutto Bag, ($200 value)

We realize that not everyone can make it to all ten of the shops, which is why each shop also offers a $100 value drawing for everyone who visits. I always try to choose a special prize to give away, something that you might not buy for yourself. This year I’ve selected a really nice quilt kit:

Cottage Garden Quilt Kit, 89 x 98

The kit features the Cottage Garden fabric collection by Kaye England for Wilmington Fabrics, and includes the instructions and fabrics for the quilt top (binding and backing are not included.) The kit is packaged in a reusable sewing basket.

All you have to do to be eligible to win the kit is visit Sweet Home Quilt Co. during shop hop next week, March 14th-17th, and get your passport stamped.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone…but there’s still tons of work to do! We’ll be ready! We’ll be ready! We’ll be ready! (Maybe if I say it enough it will actually happen?)

~Melisa

Stripping like crazy at Little Quilts! 2-1/2" strips that is! We are getting ready for Shop Hop March 14 - 17. Make plans now to HOP!

Little Quilts getting ready for the shop hop March 14-17. Work in progress! Check in often to see how we are doing.

Shop Hop fabric

> Check out our fabulous "Quilting...it's our Passion" fabric. Special order yours at a participating shop hop shop.
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A Little Something Different...

We're changing up a few things for Shop Hop this year to keep things fresh and fun, and also in response to your feedback to our survey after the 2012 hop. You are going to love our new approach to the shop hop projects!

At every shop you visit during the Greater Atlanta Quilt Shop Hop, when you spend $30 you will receive one free fabric strip set containing 10 strips measuring 2-1/2" x 22." The fabric strip sets will also be available for purchase for $6. Each shop will have a different set of strips, but all the strips are part of the same color palette chosen specifically for the 2013 Shop Hop.

This is a representative sample of the color palette selected for the 2013 strip sets.

In addition, at each shop you'll be able to pick up a free pattern for that shop's quilt! That's right -- a pattern for a whole quilt, not just a single block.

That means that at the end of Shop Hop, you'll have 100 strips of different fabrics, plus 10 free quilt patterns.What a deal!

Shops will also offer a finishing kit with everything you need to add to your 100 fabric strips to complete the quilt top showcased in their shop. The shops have already exchanged strips so beautiful quilt designs are already taking shape. Look for some sneak peeks in upcoming newsletters!

We think this is a fun, new addition to the Shop Hop, and we hope you will, too!

We Need Your Feedback!

We are deep in the planning process for the 2013 Greater Atlanta Quilt Shop Hop, and we've created a feedback survey to get your opinions on how we can improve this fun event. The survey is just 10 questions and will take only a few minutes to complete; all responses are anonymous.

Here's the link:

https://kwiksurveys.com/s.asp?sid=jtn8g85if4cnyum7063

We'd love to know what you think! Thanks for taking the time to complete the survey.

Baskets of Hope Campaign

Hi All,
We shop owners are having a shop hop meeting to plan next year. We are excited about getting it going.
In the meantime, we still have our Baskets of Hope Campaign going on. You guys have an opportunity to make some blocks for charity and have the opportunity to win some prizes so make sure to read the information below and get your blocks made and into your closest quilt shop by 6/30/2012.

The quilt shops in The Greater Atlanta Quilt Shop Hop invite you to participate in our Baskets of Hope campaign in support of local charities.

Shops will be providing free patterns for 12" basket blocks during the 2012 Shop Hop, and we want you to use those patterns to make blocks for the Baskets of Hope campaign. One lucky person will also win a Janome Gem Gold sewing machine and Sew Steady table in a random drawing from all quilt block submissions.

Here's all you need to do:

• Collect the 12" block patterns from each shop during Shop Hop. Choose your favorite or use them all and make one or more blocks in your choice of the color categories. The more blocks you turn in the better your chances to win the prize, and the more quilts we can make for our charities!
  
• Make 12-1/2" (unfinished size) basket blocks in any of these color categories:

*Patriotic

*Shades of Pink

*Brights/Novelties

• Submit your blocks to any shop in The Greater Atlanta Quilt Shop Hop by June 30, 2012. Make as many blocks as you want - each block is an entry!

We will sponsor "sew days" later in the year at different quilt shops to sew the donated blocks into quilts that will donated to benefit Quilts of Valor/Wounded Warriors, Breast Cancer charities, and children's charities.

We all know quilters have such a giving nature and freely share their talents to support many causes. We hope you will join us in this campaign to give back to our communities.

~Melisa

Sweet Home Quilt Co.