Doesn't this look like a ton of fun?
Grandma's Attic is participating in
the
Sunshine
and Stitches Shop Hop now through June 27 and the photo above is the project that we have chosen for our shop. This Shop Hop covers 15 Oregon
shops within easy driving distances of one another (SW Portland, south to
McMinnville, then Salem and Dallas).
Each shop is providing participants with a Quilt Block Kit to make a 6"
quilt block. In addition, each shop has put together a project that uses their
individual quilt block pattern. Each project is different. Some are large, some
are small and some are in-between. But what it means to you is that you will
have 15 different project ideas if you visit every shop All shops are
open 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Saturday. Grandma's Attic and some of
the other shops are also open on Sunday from Noon to 4:00 pm.
This year, just for fun, we decided to make up a Sailboat block with three different colored sails, all from the Dit Dot collection by
In The Beginning Fabrics. Participants get to choose which color sail they like best and that Block Kit is free. The other two can be purchased for $5.00 each.
Our exclusive quilt project is a mini wall quilt we've aptly named
Starboard. Designed by Cheryl Libby, the quilt measures 9-1/2" x 20". Don't you think that it looks like a sailing contest is getting underway? Both the pattern and a fabric kit for Starboard are available.
To get started, all you need to do is arrive at any of the participating
shops and ask for a passport. Each shop on your hop will stamp your passport.
Once completed, you leave the passport at the last shop visited. It will then
be entered into a drawing where you could win one of these amazing
prizes: a Three Night Stay at the Oregon Coast and prize bags filled with
fabric, patterns and more valued at $300, $250, and $200. In addition, one
lucky winner receives a $50 gift certificate from all 15 shops, and the
individual shops are conducting an in-store drawing for a $25 prize. That means
there are many opportunity to win a prize!
The 15 participating shops this year are:
Grandma's Attic, Dallas;
A
Common Thread, Portland,
Bernina Stretch and Sew Fabrics,
Keizer;
Boersma's
Sewing Center, Inc., McMinnville;
Feather Your Nest, Gresham;
Greenbaum's Quilted Forest, Salem;
Holly Hill Quilt Shoppe, West Linn;
Quilter's
Corner Store, Beaverton;
Sandra's Stitches, Hillsboro;
Sewn Loverly, Wilsonville;
Sharon's Attic, Hillsboro,
Stitches 301, Mollala;
Tea Time Calicos, Beaverton;
The
Cotton Patch, Keizer; and
The Pine Needle, Lake Oswego. You can start and stop at any shop and passports can be picked up at the first shop on your journey.
Shop hops are a fun way to visit your favorite quilt shops while collecting quilt blocks and projects. Take a friend along, plan lunch out, and have fun shopping!
