JWD Publishing Blog » California http://blog.jwdpublishing.com Blending the quilting traditions of yesteryear with the imaginative ideas of today. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:39:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Quilting in the Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, Sept. 24-25, 2011 http://blog.jwdpublishing.com/2011/09/25/quilting-in-the-garden-at-alden-lanes-sept-24-25-2011/ http://blog.jwdpublishing.com/2011/09/25/quilting-in-the-garden-at-alden-lanes-sept-24-25-2011/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:16:01 +0000 JWD Publishing http://blog.jwdpublishing.com/?p=1939
Quilting in the Garden is a Feast for the eyes with beautiful quilts, wonderful setting, great plants and fall flowers—-and superb autumn decorations for house and garden.
Really, Quilting in the Garden is THE place to go in late September if you love quilts……and gardens!  If you live in the San Francisco or East Bay area of California—or if you are visiting the area— it’s not to late to drop what you’re doing and head right to Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, California. The show is open until 4pm.
You’ll find quilts hanging between big oak trees, enjoying the fresh air and beautiful setting. There are two featured guest quilt artists, along with many several vendors.  Alex Anderson is there showing some of her quilts too. She will have many of her books and patterns to sell too.  Besides seeing beautiful quilts in a unique outdoors display, you will find wonderful plants, garden accessories, and home and garden decorations.
Alden Lane Nursery is a wonderful nursery even without the quilts. They have fabulous offerings and their garden layout is so unique and beautiful.
Although Sunday is the last day of Quilting in the Garden, you can go to Alden Lane Nursery to purchase anything for the garden throughout the year. Alden Garden Nursery is located at 981 Alden Lane,  Livermore, CA 94550.  For more information, see www.aldenlane.com. (TEL:  (925) 447-0280 )
]]> http://blog.jwdpublishing.com/2011/09/25/quilting-in-the-garden-at-alden-lanes-sept-24-25-2011/feed/ 0 Jingle Bell Hop for Northern California Quilters http://blog.jwdpublishing.com/2009/11/17/jingle-bell-hop-for-northern-california-quilters/ http://blog.jwdpublishing.com/2009/11/17/jingle-bell-hop-for-northern-california-quilters/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:00:51 +0000 JWD Publishing http://blog.jwdpublishing.com/?p=434 It’s hard to believe it’s almost time for the Jingle Bell (Shop) Hop in Northern California. Those of you in the East Bay/San Francisco should get your running shoes by the door, the car gassed up, and be ready for a spirited long weekend (Thursday, November 19 – Sunday, November 22). There are 14 shops excitedly getting ready for all of you California quilters.

Enjoy wandering through each of the stores, checking out what they have to offer. Participating stores are Always Quilting, Color Me Quilts & More, In Between Stitches, Ladybug’s Quilts, Quilter’s Cabin, Quilter’s Studio, Quilts & Things, Sew Central Quiltworks, Sew Ewe Quilt, Sew Many Quilts, Sisters ‘N Stitches, The Laurel Leaf, The Quilter’s Inn, and Thimble Creek.

Wow! The Jingle Bell Hop Grand Prize is fabulous. Check it out! The winner will receive a $100 gift certificate from each of the participating stores, bringing the grand total to a $ 1400 shopping spree. The second and third prizes are great too. Those winners receive a total of $750 and $370 (respectively) worth of gift certificates. To win, you must visit all of the stores.  Don’t just rush in, get stamped, and leave. That’s missing the point of having a shop hop. Pace yourself so that you can enjoy visiting 3-4 shops each day (it’s a hard job, but someone has to do it). Check out the fabrics each offers, the different patterns and books, and the different types of notions featured at each. In addition, each shop has a special goodie basket to be won. These prizes are superb quilter-friendly shop-hop gifts that any quilter would love to have.   Hopefully, you’ll be one of the lucky winners. 

We are pleased to support your local quilting shops in the Northern California area. We have sent each store a packet of complimentary patterns to give out as quilters’ prizes.  If you are one of our recipients, we’d love to hear from you. Have a great time at the Jimgle Bell Hop.

For more information and names and addresses of each store, go to http://www.jinglebellhop.com/shops.html

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