It's that time of year again...

Hoping your holidays went well this week, with lots of family time, good eating and great memories with loved ones. Now it's onto the Christmas holidays which shall be here too soon. Shopping started this past Friday and Saturday with "Black Friday" and "Small Business Saturday". We thank you for supporting us and allowing us to visit with your family members, quite a pleasure visiting with several generations! Our two Blocks of the month are going strong with the embroidery patterns, and many folks completing their blocks quickly. We are also doing another challenge within the shop, a pattern by Stitchin' by the River, Lolita Newman's Massachusetts 54th pattern. What a strong and beautiful design. We have several customers and instructors designing the pattern in different styles, cannot wait to see all their artistic ideas. What excitement this pattern has shown in our studio from visitors and customers alike! Oh Ms. Newman, you would be impressed! With the holiday coming soon, we have suspended classes until Januany of 2013, to allow our instructors time-off and a well deserved vacation. Thank you for understanding this during the holidays. We also need to advise all our customers early, we shall be closing December 24th and 25th. This Saturday was the grand opening of two new businesses in our center, the first, a new deli called The Corner Bistro, and the second, Ellie's Creative Corner. Good luck to them both and lots of success! Well Folks, let us know what our studio should provide for the next year, perhaps we shall make some new changes? Our hand-dyed yarns have done very well and hoping to see all the yarns in our shop impress you too! Until next time, may all the woolers and quilters, knitters and crocheters, finish all those pressing projects before year's end!