Shop Spotlight: My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe

Hello Fellow Shop Hoppers!

My name is Kris and I am the lucky owner of a brand-new quilt shop located in Logan, Utah.  In June we will be celebrating our 1st birthday! Everyone at our shop is very excited to meet you at the Wasatch Front Shop Hop. Here are a few photos of what I call my “2nd home!” ha, ha

We like to say that, “The Road to a Quilt Shop is Never Long.” I’m sure each one of you would agree that traveling the shop hop is one of the most fun experiences a quilter can have! I promise we’ll make it worth your while to come to Logan!

We carry a good mix of both modern and traditional fabrics from designers and companies such as French General, Joel Dewberry, Three Sisters, Joanna Figaroua, Amy Butler, Sandi Hendersen, Lori Holt, Riley Blake, Nancy Halvorson, Ty Pennington, Michael Miller, Bonnie & Camille, Kansas Troubles, Basic Grey, Jo Morton, Anna Griffin and many, many more! We’re also excited to have expanded our offerings to batiks and wools!

One of the reasons why moms and grandmas enjoy shopping here is because of our children’s corner! And yes, that is a REAL tree! (Covered with fabric of course!) Now you can shop in peace knowing that the lil’ ones are having a lot of fun themselves!

We're also thrilled to announce the newest expansion to our shoppe... My Girlfriend's Attic! Head upstairs and awaiting will be a spacious, 2000 square-foot vintage-style retreat/event center. Filled with antiques of all kinds, we hope this will become a destination spot for you and your girlfriends to enjoy a day of sewing and fun. Equipped with 2 over-sized cutting tables, round tables, ironing stations, design walls, couches and even a kitchen, you're sure to find everything you need for a productive and memorable day!

I hope this helps give you a better idea of what our shop is all about! We are so excited to be in it this year with so many incredible shops to see! We hope you’ll come see us here in Logan, Utah! It will be a beautiful drive this time of year!

Our shoppe's chosen theme for "Those Were the Days" is...

THE BRADY BUNCH!

And don't you agree that EVERY 

quilter needs an Alice??? ;)

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My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe is located at:

1115 North 200 East

Logan, UT 84341

435-213-3229

GRAND PRIZE Giveaway: The Baby Lock Symphony!

It's the advanced quilting and sewing machine that everyone is raving about! 


And valued at over $3600, you know there is a lot to love about the Baby Lock Symphony.

Come into My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe to test-drive the machine yourself!
Want to learn more about just some of its features? Here's a quick run-down!

The Symphony's easy-to-read touch screen makes it simple to access your machine’s stitches and settings.

Choose from 460 built-in stitches with a maximum stitch width of 7mm to quilt at speeds of up to 1,000 spm. You can even combine and save stitches to your machine or PC.

The Automatic Fabric Sensor System continuously senses your fabric to deliver the perfect amount of pressure and thread tension when quilting with layers.

The Advanced Needle Threader lets you thread with one hand, with five LED lights illuminating the workspace. The Symphony will even automatically cut the upper and lower threads for you.

This machine includes 17 different feet, a 22" x 16" extension table, and stitches at 1000 stitches per minute!

By traveling to all 13 participating shops, you will automatically be entered into the drawing for this amazing machine which Ms. Eleanor Burns herself endorses, as well as be qualified for many, MANY more prizes!

Just 53 Days Away! (But who's counting?!)

Oh, the anticipation!

As shop owners, we're already feeling the excitement and we hope you are, too! Save the dates of June 13 - 16th for the Utah Wasatch Front Shop Hop! Guaranteed fun bundled into 4 days!

Our theme this year is "Those Were the Days." And we've compiled some of the best of classic TV to wrap our theme around. Check out the shops below and what TV program they'll be representing!

We're going to keep this blog a'hopin' over the next couple of months so be sure to check back often for news, updates, shop profiles, prizes and more!

2011 Wasatch Front Shop Hop

Mark your calendars for the 2012 Wasatch Front Shop Hop, June 13-16.

Paducah schmaduca! The Wasatch Front gets my vote for the "Quilting Capital of America." We are blessed with a plethora of quilt shops (over 30 shops within a 150 mile radius of Salt Lake City!) a host of fabric and pattern designers, dozens of nationally renowned instructors, and even a few fabric manufacturers. So much talent, so many different takes on a the art of quilting. Utah quilters have the best of everything!

What does it take to organize a Shop Hop? Think about it....every year, 15 competing (and the competition in Utah is stiff!) quilt shops along the Wasatch front join together to support each other and introduce you to each shop and their unique flavor. In addition to getting a taste of each shop, you have the opportunity to win terrific prizes and pick up discounts, make-and-takes, and free patterns as you discover their attributes! As the "new kid on the block" I have been very impressed with this collaboration. Everyone works so well together and concentrates on making each Shop Hop an event to be remembered. It takes a lot of time and organization and we start the week after the shop hop to begin planning next year's event. Here's the low-down for 2012...

In June we met at Whimsey Cottage (in Nancy's brand-spanking new location, absolutely fabulous! to discuss the positives and negatives of "The Best Quilt I Ever Read – Shop Hop 2011." Each shop brought the dish featured in the 2011 Shop Hop Book and their shop quilt for show and tell - very impressive! (I promise to take pictures at the 2012 follow-up meeting - I wasn't thinking that far ahead this year) The things you can do with fifteen blocks and some creativity... no two quilts were alike and they really did highlight the personality of each shop.

We passed around the evaluations. Thank you so much for taking the time to fill them out. We read each and every one and appreciate your feedback. While we know that every shop will not meet every shopper's expectation, we do our best to improve on our successes and address any suggestions and every complaint we receive.

After eating ourselves silly, we drew names for prizes and bundled them up. In addition to the grand prizes awarded, we gave out 500+ prizes to the wonderful customers who completed the shop hop! Then we got down to business for 2012. We threw a lot of ideas into the pot and after much discussion and several "top 3 choices" votes, we came up with Those Were the Days/ Classic TV for our 2012 theme. Oh, the possibilities! It's time to do some research and find the perfect classic television show....

In August we met again, this time at Corn Wagon Quilt Co. I am having a serious case of shop envy - I love Marsha's shop! http://cornwagonquilts.com/ Her classroom is wonderful and her displays and samples are fabulous.

We finalized our TV shows, took on assignments for 2012, and headed back to our shops to begin planning, ordering, and designing! I'll let each shop announce their "classic" television show.

Thimbles is tickled to have

I've already ordered my red polo shirt and sailor hat. This will be so much fun!

2011 Fall Frenzy

Corn Wagon Quilt Co.

We are starting a great Block of the Month here in October.
◊JAN PATEK’S ―CABIN IN THE PINES CLUB◊
1st Wednesday of each month. We saw this quilt at market and fell in love with it. Jan Patek has created this seasonal block of the month quilt that features spring, summer, fall and winter motifs.

We have several other fun classes coming up. You will not want to miss the 1600 Jellyroll Race. This is an event that is happening all over the country. Come join us for a fun filled evening on October 6th. We also have a beginning Lone Star Quilt class, a coiled fabric bread basket, and rug hooking just to mention a few of our wonderful classes. Go to our website to get all the details and see pictures of the samples. www.cornwagonquilts.com

We have lots of new patterns in our stitchery department and we have added Cosmo embroidery floss. We have lots of older stitchery patterns on sale for 50% off.

Lots of new fabric has found a temporary home at the store. We have more ruffled fabric in a several beautiful colors. Two new lines from Lecien: "Scandinavian Christmas" and "Whitewash" are currently in and going fast. A new fun line "Little Apples" recently came in. These arer only a few of the new fabrics that have arrived.

Come visit us, browse, chat, and let us help you with all your quilting and stitchery needs.

Corn Wagon Quilt Company

Summer is over and the children are back in school and that means more time to quilt and stitch. At Cornwagon Quilt Co. we have been upgrading our stitching department and expanding our wool department. Some of you might not know that we have an expert wool dyer on staff, Marianne Michaels, and she is constantly amazing us with the beautiful hand dyed wool she brings into the shop. We also have a bin of small hand dyed wool pieces that are perfect for when you only need a little piece of wool.

She has also taken over the stitchery department and it is so fun to come to work and see all the new stitchery patterns. She has also put quite a few of the older patterns on sale for 50% off. Stitchery is a great project to take along while you are watching children's sporting events or waiting in the car for school to get out.

We have also added some fun fabrics that can be used for clothing. You will also find new patterns to do with these fabrics.

We are also adding new fabrics and patterns to our general collection on a daily basis.

We are looking forward to seeing you here at Corn Wagon Quilt Co. and be sure to check out all the new things and take advantage of those stitchery patterns that are on sale.