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Join us as we celebrate 10 years of fun, and quilting. We have met so many wonderful friends and customers over the years. Please come on  July 17th to celebrate this milestone with us! We have many memories to look back on and many more to create as we move ahead!

Sew Expo Update

We are home from Sew Expo now. Let us tell you we truly had a marvelous time. It was so much work and so much fun. We really enjoyed seeing our regular customers and long time friends. We also enjoyed meeting new friends and seeing new faces. We are already looking forward to new year. We want to say "THANK YOU" to everyone who made us feel so Welcome and were as pleased as we were to finally make it in. WOW! What a whirlwind 4 days that was. Because it was so close to home, the staff was also able to enjoy some of that hard work. We got lots of feed back and we will take that in to consideration for next year. So until then, nice to meet all the new friends and greet the old ones. And  . . . Thanks again!

CONGRATULATIONS !   10 Years

As we stroll into the new decade, we can't help but reminisce over the last 10 years. 2010 marks our tenth year. We look forward to another 10 (minimum). Thank You to all of our friends, family and staff for the support throughout the last ten!

As we look back to the beginning, the house has changed color and the color of the front doors are always a big conversation piece. The cutting table has changed from the back room to the front room. The front parlor is always changing, we tend to make that our seasonal room. The classroom has moved from upstairs to downstairs.

Lots of national teachers have taught in our shop, Sue Spargo, Carol Doak, Jo Morton and Meg Hawkey just to name a few. We have created annual events, Yard Sale, Tea Parties, and we have participated in the Western Washington Shop Hop 9 times. (Only because we opened in July) We have been published in Quiltmaker Magazine (2003), we have been the feature pattern designer in Country Pleasures Magazine (2008), and Yes, we were voted a Top 10 Shop by American Patchwork and Quilting Magazine (1997). What an honor that was.

The staff, well they come and go. But really we have a great staff. Barb has been with us the longest and almost since the beginning. Sometimes we have to work longer or shorter hours than scheduled, weather is almost always an issue and since Barb lives the closest, she gets the snow days (she can walk to the shop). We have designers on staff too, did you know Gerry, Susan and Wendy all design patterns for the shop?

We have also developed a web site. This enables us to ship items local and international. We are thrilled when we get an international order. Who new being so close to Sea Tac airport would be such a plus. We have met so many wonderful friends. Those just off the plane and stopping by and those on the way to the airport. We cherish the many friendships that has created. We have also developed a large Block of the Month program. This is a lot of fun. If you haven't participated in this program you are really missing out. We have over 20 different quilts going at this time. The way it works, you choose the quilt you want to do, then sign up and we mail you just one block each month. No pressure for you.

Last but not least we have Harold Turpin, Creator of custom made decorator houses. These houses are a favorite of everyone who comes through our doors.

SEW EXPO - The Biggest Sewing Party in the Country

We have been invited to participate in Sew Expo. . . and we want you to come along too! We will have a booth and would like you to stop by and visit us. We have great new surprises that will be introduced during the show. The date: February 25 - 28, 2010, The location: Puyallup Fair and Events Center in Puyallup, Time: February 25, 26 & 27, 8:30am - 6:00pm, February 28, 8:30am - 5:00pm (Gates open at 8:00am, vendors open 8:30am).

March 19 - 21 we will be enjoying the Monroe Quilt Show. This is a great Western Washington show. The quilts are always incredible and the vendors . .  well what can we say!

On Easter which is April 4th this year, we will be closed. But we will be open our normal hours on Monday April 5th.

Thimbleberries

A NEW decade, a new series of quilts. Lynette has designed "Village Green", and again it will be offered in three different color ways and also 3 different block settings, and 3 different sizes. Join us on Wednesdays Jan 13, Feb 17. Mar 10, & Apr 14 for some good fun and friendship as we build a village.

This series is 12 month, $18.00 per month (plus s/h if applicable). This kit includes all of the fabric to make a 72" x 82" quilt top plus the binding.

                            72" x 82" setting                                   96" x 106" setting

Located in the big yellow house in the center of downtown Des Moines, Washington, Carriage Country Quilts offers you quality quilting supplies along with old-world service! Less than 6 miles from Sea-Tac International Airport, click here for a Map & Directions . . . 
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Nationally recognized as a Top 10 Shop featured in the spring issue of Quilt Sampler Magazine, published by Better Homes & Gardens.