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Sauder Village
22611 St. Rt. 2
Archbold, Ohio 43502
In Northwest Ohio
1-800-590-9755
Click here...
Rates. Dates & Hours
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Sauder Village 22611 St. Rt. 2 Archbold, Ohio 43502 In Northwest Ohio 1-800-590-9755 Click here... Rates. Dates & Hours
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The
staff at Threads of Tradition certainly had our days brightened
when we took off for our annual Christmas outing in mid November. We usually go for only one day, but this time we took an entire
weekend to relax and sew at Stitchin by the Lake, a special
retreat cottage with great food, beautiful surroundings, gracious
hosts and wonderful accommodations. The spacious sewing room is
well lit
and
warmed by a wood burning stove for a cozy atmosphere as you gaze
out the large window overlooking Lake Ogemaw near West Branch
Michigan. Groups of 4-6 are welcome to book the cottage for a
weekend and then not worry about another thing except which
quilting project to work on next! That decision was easy for
us - together we pieced the progressive quilt for the 2008 OH-MI
Shop Hop and then we all worked on our personal lists of gifts we
hope to have finished by Christmas.
scheduled
times throughout the days and of course, there will be special
sales for “hoppers” only. Passports can be purchased at any one
of the participating shops and the first 400 will receive a large
tote bag especially printed for this occasion. I hope you plan to
join us on February 20-23!
In
addition to the listed classes, a new session of Saturday
Sampler begins on January 12. This is our sixth year for this
popular program. Identical sessions will be held at 8:00 and 9:00
am on the second Saturday of each month. Pre-registration is
strongly encouraged so we can have the correct fabric packet
waiting for you. More information available at:
All
2008 Quilt Fair information is online at:
register for classes online, to enter a quilt in the show, or just
to get more information about the show in general. Sharyn Craig
will be our guest instructor and I have heard that her students
always learn and laugh a lot in her classes. Quilt Fair 2008
promises to be a wonderful event, so mark your calendars for April
29 – May 4. I’ll be looking for you!
Expected
to arrive in December, hopefully in time for Christmas, are
two new “gotta have” gadgets for all the sewers on your Christmas
gift list. Dream World’s latest invention is a bendable, bright,
pure white light that snaps into an adhesive bracket on your
sewing machine so you can adjust the light exactly where you want
it, without shadows and dark spots. The quality metal light
housing, flexible arm and the 100,000 light hours of this energy
efficient LED light make it a good buy at $49.95. 
The
Sidewinder bobbin winder from Wrights is the hottest selling new
gadget that we have seen in a long time. With this handy little
machine you will never have to unthread your sewing machine to
wind a bobbin ever again! That alone makes it worth its price of
$29.95. We have sold everything we had on hand but have 10 more
scheduled for delivery in December. If you want to be sure to
have first chance of having them in time for gift-giving (or under
your own tree) we are taking orders and will save one for the
first ten people who contact us. We can either ship them as soon
as they arrive or call you to pick yours up in the shop. 
Ricky
Tims’ Rhapsody Quilts, inspiring, amazing - create your own
one-of-a-kind contemporary quilts with a traditional flair. Learn
to design, choose fabrics, make templates and handle curves easily
for these beauties!
Turn
circles, squares and rectangles into gorgeous quilts with help
from Valori Wells in her new book Simple Start, Stunning Finish.
Inside you will find 15 hip, quick-to-make quilts that get
dramatic results from simple shapes and large-scale prints, with
color inspirations from traditional to trendy, soft to spicy.
Amy
Butler sees art in everything she does - whether it is designing the
gorgeous fabrics for which she’s so well known, decorating her
home, planting her garden or shopping at the flea market. In
Amy Butler’s Midwest Modern, this designer extraordinaire
takes us into her house and studio to share her fresh aesthetic,
which takes the honest, approachable, easy style of the Midwest in
an exciting, contemporary direction. 