Country TraditionsFALL- 2014 Edition

Newsletter

ImportantDates!!

NovemberNovember 8: Give Thanks Community Sew Day

November 13-15: Deck the Halls “Holiday” Open HouseNovember 27: Thanksgiving Day (Closed)

November 28-29: Shop Small Business Door Buster Sales Event

November 29: 5th Saturday “Old Bag Day” Sales Event

OctoberOctober 10-11: Handi Quilter Quilting Retreat with Sue Heinz

October 17-19: Fall Frenzy “BUS TRIP”October 17-18: Prairie Piecemaker’s Quilt Show

October 23: Downtown Halloween Hysteria Trick or Treating

SeptemberSeptember 1: Labor Day Shop Closed

September 4-6: Fall Gift & Home Decor Open HouseSeptember 10: Sewing Machine Day

September 26-27: Fall Fat Quarter Frenzy Retreat

AugustAugust 14-16: I Love Fabric Days Sale Event

August 22-23: Claudia’s Creations Embroidery RetreatAugust 30: 5th Saturday “Old Bag Day” Sales Event

Country Traditions CEO

Leslie

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Visit the shop or website to get your own copy of the 3nd Quarter Newsletter Creative Center News!

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CLASSSchedule

Join Us in the ClassroomWe have a full set of Creative & Fun Classes Planned! Join all your friends in the classroom!

Pick up our Classes & Event Newsletter at the shop or visit www.countrytraditionsonline.com to learn more!

The dog days of summer are upon us! Soon the kids will be heading back to school and the crisp cool autumn air will be here! Ah! Fall!

Fall is our favorite time of the year! Crisp leaves, pumpkins to carve, football games, Quilt Shows to attend, and with the kids back in school, we have time to be creative! So, dust off the machines and let the quilting begin!

We have the shop packed full of wonderful designs, ideas, and projects to inspire the fall creative juices. Celebrating this year’s harvest is going to be easy with all the wonderful fall and holiday fabrics and gift items now at the shop.

Of course, we have our “Fall” plans packed with many exciting events, classes, and activities that you are not going to want to miss a one! Why not kick fall off with a quilter’s inspired celebration! Join us for our first ever “I Love Fabric” Sales Day Event. Isn’t it time to refresh the colors and textures of your fabric collection? The kids are heading back to school, now it’s your turn. Come join us in the classroom for some quilting inspiration and fun. To get us all reacquainted with our sewing machines, we have invited Claudia of Claudia’s Creations for a weekend of bonding with our Embroidery Machine. But hurry, you need to get signed up for this one right away, before time gets away.

September is National Sewing Month, so of course we have to honor our month with all kinds of fun. Join us for our Fall Fat Quarter Frenzy Sewing Retreat. Just you and a whole bunch of your sewing buddies hanging out in the classroom studio. It doesn’t get any better than that! And of course, we will all be wanting to redecorate our homes with the changing of the seasons. We will soon have all our “needful” fall gifts and home decor out to bring that perfect harvest feeling into your home.

We have an action packed October planned. So I hope you’re ready. Starting with a Long Arm Quilting Retreat with Sue Heinz. October is also show season, which means we will have some great specials on “Handi Quilter” machines. We will be sending a bus of lucky quilters on an adventure of the season through our Fat Quarter Frenzy Bus Trip. And wrapping the month up by celebrating our friend’s inspiration and talents at the Prairie Piecemakers Quilt Show.

We will truly be ready to celebrate and count our blessings in November!Make sure you flip through the pages inside to see how we plan to do just that. Please, hurry in, we look forward to seeing you soon!

Leslie

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“Ah, can you feel it!?!Fall is in the Air!

We are celebrating the month of August by honoring one of our favorite products in the shop!

Aurifil thread has been manufacturing a high-quailty 100% Egyptian Mako Cotton Thread since 1983. Each spool of Aurifil Cotton Mako is mercerized-this enables fiber’s contraction and increases the efficiency during the dyeing procedure. The result is high sheen thread with a great washing resistance uncomparable to other cotton threads on the market. This inimitable quality makes Aurifil the ideal, thread for quilting, sewing and embroidery, both by hand and machine.

Did you know that Country Traditions carries this wonderful thread in over 200 colors in the 50 weight spools and 72+ colors in the solid and variegated 28 weight spools? We are sure to have the perfect match for all your sewing needs. Not sure why you would want different weights or what weight is right for your project? Sign up for the TNT (Thread, Needle, Tension) class or ask us at the shop why we love Aurifil thread so much!

Love it, Got To Have it Special Value: Buy Four Spools of Aurifil thread

(regular priced), get the 5th one “Free”.

JANUARY NEWS AND HAPPENINGSAUGUST NEWS AND HAPPENINGS

I Fabric Days

Come Celebrate our Love For FabricThursday, August 14 -- Saturday, August 16

“select” Fabric $5.99 a yard

“select” Holiday Fabrics 50% off

“select” Batiks 30% off

Buy 12 Fat Quarters get the 13th Free

Join the Hunt for a chance to win one of (3) $50 Gift CertificateFind the Treasure

Sale

visit www.countrytraditionsonline.com to learn more!

Have you joined the ROW by ROW Experience yet?

Visit participating shopsthrough the month of August!

“Collect” Block Patterns as you travel to each shop.

Be the first to turn in a completed (8 or more Nebraska Rows)

quilt top and win great prizes.

Stop by the shop to get your first row & to learn more!

Machine Embroidery Workshopwith

Join us for an exciting two day retreat with Claudia D, an award winning designer & instructor. Learn tricks to Machine Embroidery as we stitch out her exclusive workshop, “Twas the Night Before Christmas” design.

Friday, August 22 & Saturday, August 23, 2014

Don’t miss out on a great chance to learn from a national instructor! Call the shop to register today!

PFAFF

Be sure to mark your CalendarsSaturday, August 30, 2014is an “Old Bag” Shop Hop

5th Saturday Sale Day!

Did you Know!?!

CHECK IT OUT!Fons and Porters Easy Quilts Fall 2014 magazine is featuring a great design using Accuquilt’s “New” Flowering Snowball die, called Viola Blossoms. This featured design was designed by our very own Leslie Main.

In the up coming September/October issue of Fons and Porters Love of Quilting magazine, you will find Scott Flanagan’s (Country Traditions Creative Center Coordinator) mock Double Wedding Ring quilt, Midnight Blue,. also using the Go! Flowering Snowball die. We have autographed copies of the magazines and project kits for purchase. We also have a Class (Viola Blossoms-schueduled-September 13th) using the Go! Flowering Snowball Die.

JANUARY NEWS AND HAPPENINGSSEPTEMBER NEWS AND HAPPENINGSNATIONAL SEWING MONTH

Thursday Sept. 4th- Saturday Sept. 6th

Gift & Home Decor

select

Fall Harvest Splendor Open House

Join us for our

20% Off

Fall

Join us in the classroom for our Third Annual

12 Pack “Fall Frenzy”

Fat Quarter RETREAT

We have class demo machines again! If you have been waiting to get a

Handi Quilter machine...

Don’t Wait!!! These machines are “First Come, First Served,”

***Some restrictions apply. Call store or stop in for a test drive.

Nebraska Passport Program

so HURRY in to get your dream quilting machine ordered!

1st Place

Friday, September 26 & Saturday, September 27

Two FULL days of Sewing and Quilting with your Country Traditions Buddies!

Pick from 6 different quilt projects, all using just 12 Fat Quarters and a

background or come work on a class project or UFO! Treat yourself to some

quality sewing and fellowship time!

Visit www.countrytraditionsonline.com for more details & to register, or call (402) 721-7752

Now is the time!!!

September is National Sewing Month! While at first glance this may seem like just another wacky event manufactured by the greeting card industry, National Sewing Month was actually instituted to recognize the importance of the home sewing industry. At the request of the American Home Sewing & Craft Association, President Ronald Reagan, on September 21, 1982, declared the month of September to Nat iona l Sewing Month . Addi t iona l proclamations were made in 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1988. They state that “Tens of millions of Americans sew at home. Their efforts demonstrate the industry, the skill, and the self-reliance which are so characteristic of this Nation.”

There are many forms of “home” sewing that we can’t begin to list them all. There is embroidery, needlepoint, garment sewing, home dec, and of course, quilting. Just think of all the different machines, fabrics, supplies and notions that have been created just for our passion. Imagine how important fabric and sewing products are to our economy and how many businesses and people are supported by the “home sewing” industry. Home Sewing certainly deserves its own month.

President Reagan wasn’t the first president to recognize the importance of sewing. Do you know which president gave the following advice to his daughter?

“In the country life of America there are moments when a woman can have recourse to nothing but her needle for employment. When one is in dull company and it is poor taste to read, or simply leave, the needle is a valuable resource.”

Join the CountryTraditionsOnLine Facebook page in September to share your best guesses and/or to learn the answer. In the mean time, set some time aside and celebrate your passion this month.

The Passport program encourages travelers to explore Nebraska, collect stamps from participating attractions, and earn great prizes.

The 2014 Passport features over 80 attractions on 10 different theme tours. There’s something for everyone. Travelers have till September 30, 2014, to visit the attractions & redeem their stamps for some great prizes.

Country Traditions is honored to be a featured attraction stop in the Patchwork Passion theme tour. Hurry in today to pick up your passport and get started collecting your stamps.

To learn more visit our website

www.countrytraditionsonline.com

Let’s LEARN Something NEW!

JANUARY NEWS AND HAPPENINGSOCTOBER NEWS AND HAPPENINGS

Downtown Fremont’s Halloween HysteriaThursday, October 23th, 2014 5:00-7:00pm

Trick or Treating downtown businesses Haunted BankCostume Contests Pictures by V.W. Photography

Fall Frenzy BUS TRIPOctober 17-18-19

Call or Visit the Shop To get

Your Ticket to Ride!

3 Days - 2 Nights - 4 States - 10 Delightful Shops - TONS OF FUN!

Country Traditions, Fremont NESew Country, Belleville, KS

Quilting Bee, Salina, KSAll About Quilts, Manhattan, KS

Quilting on the Square, Holton, KS

Stitch On, Lawrence, KSPeddler’s Wagon, Parkville, MO

Quilt with Us, Lucas, IABeth’s Yarn Basket, Carroll, IA

Cut Up & Quilt, Council Bluffs, IA

Ticket just $275.00includes Meals & Lodging

Long Arm “Quilting” Retreat with

of Kismet Quilting

Call or Visit the Shop for more details and to get your spot in class saved for this exciting “Quilting” event!

SUE HEINZ

Saturday, October 11, 20149:00 am-5:30 pm Fill Harmonics

Friday, October 10, 20149:00 am-5:30 pm

Sashing that Sizzles/Drawn to Mastery

QuiltersJournalQUILT SHOW

Featured Quilter: Lila Launer

PRAIRIE PIECEMAKERS QUILT AND NEEDLEWORKGUILD

Friday, October 17, 2014: 9:00 am-8:00 pmSaturday, October 18, 2014: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Fremont City Auditorium929 N Broad Street, Fremont, NE

Quilters CaféVendors

Raffle QuiltMini Raffle

When you hear the words PFAFF sewing machines, the phrase “Superior German Engineering” immediately comes to mind. In 1862, Georg Michael Pfaff, an instrument maker by trade, made his first sewing machine and founded the G.M. Pfaff sewing machine factory in Kaiserslautem, Germany.

The company started out manufacturing sewing machines for industrial use only. All that changed when the first PFAFF for home use was introduced in 1931. For 152 years, the PFAFF name has been synonymous with excellence in sewing.

PFAFF is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sewing machines. Many of the PFAFF sewing machines are suited for the seamstress who wants to make more professional looking garments. Whether you are just starting to sew, are a professional seamstress, or an experienced quilter; PFAFF sewing machines will help you produce more finished looking garments, quilts, and embroidered projects that you can be proud of!

Are you sewing on a PFAFF?

PFAFF Celebrates OCTOBERFEST

If you are on the fence about taking a class or trying something new, here are a few benefits to think about.

Whether you are just starting out or an experienced quilter, there is always room for improvement. We offer classes for all skill levels, which means you can learn new techniques or simply brush up on your skills.

Doing something you enjoy can be a great stress reliever. Taking classes to increase your knowledge and skill will not only help you hone your skills, but it gives you an outlet to release any pent up tension and anxiety. Taking one or many of our classes will help you unwind while being creative, which is often associated with relaxing and de-stressing.

Improve and refine your sewing skills while socializing with others who enjoy the same hobby as you! By taking one or many of our classes you can meet other quilters. Our classes provide you the opportunity to learn new tips, tricks and techniques while meeting new people or catching up with old friends. Spend the day doing something you love and enjoying the company of others!

These are just a few of the benefits of taking a class at Country Traditions. Our classes are led by talented, experienced instructors who love what they do. For more information about our various classes and Class Newsletter visit:

www.countrytraditionsonline.com

JANUARY NEWS AND HAPPENINGSNOVEMBER NEWS AND HAPPENINGS

Friday & Saturday, November 28th & 29th, 2014

Celebrate Shop Small Business Day!!!The more yardage you

purchase, the more you save!!!1 yard cut = 10% off that cut2 yard cut = 20% off that cut3 yard cut = 30% off that cut4 yard cut = 40% off that cut

Even on “SALE” fabrics!!!

*To receive discount, the fabric must be all one cut from the same bolt. In store sale only, limited to stock on hand.

Downtown Fremont’s Christmas Walk

The Christmas Walk is from 6:00pm-8:00pm

Friday, November 28th, 2014

PFAFF Sewing Machines

Up to

Best “Holiday”

Pricing! Order

your machine now

to have it under

the tree!

‘select’ PFAFF Sewing & Embroidery Machines

20-25% Off

*Cash, check, or credit card only. **Financing on select machines

EARLY BIRD EARLY BIRD Sales Event

November 14- November 29, 2014

Christmas Gifts & Home Decor 20% Off

COME SEE OUR HOUSE DECORATED FOR THE HOLIDAYS“Holiday” Open House

November 13th-15th, 2014

THANKS GIVING QUILT ALONGthe GREAT

‘Give Thanks’Community Sew Day!

Come spend the day in the classroom studio as we sew on projects for our favorite charities.

Registration: $10.00, plus purchase of a

pillow case kit.

For Lunch-Thanksgiving soup will be served.

Registration proceeds will be donated to our charities.

Saturday, November 8th, 2014

Quilts of Valor

ConKerr CancerProject Linus

Dodge County Relay for Life

Saturday, November 29, 2014

is an “Old Bag” Shop Hop

5th Saturday Sale Day!

Have you heard the story of the five kernels of corn? This story about counting blessings could be a wonderful tradition to include with your family as you sit down to eat your holiday meal. Read the story and then invite family and friends to share why each person is grateful.

The Five Kernels of Corn

The story goes that once Thanksgiving became a holiday, the Pilgrims would start their meal with five kernels of corn on their plate. These five golden kernels represented all the pilgrims had to eat for the entire day during a difficult winter. The corn that remained was planted in the spring. At Thanksgiving the five kernels of corn were a reminder that many had nearly starved because of a lack of food. Each pilgrim would stand up and one by one pick up each kernel of corn and share five things they were thankful for on Thanksgiving.

To this day, many families place five kernels of corn on each plate to honor and remember the suffering and spirit of Thanksgiving of our Pilgrim ancestors. They also take turns sharing five blessings for which they are grateful.

Other ideas for counting blessings and giving thanks during the holiday are to include a Thanksgiving Bowl, Box or Wreath as a visual prompt to help everyone remember to count their blessings and express their gratitude.

How Do you Count Your Blessings?

A Fix for Thanksgiving Leftovers

A very special dinner entree in minutes!

Ingredients:Spinach Artichoke Cheeseball & Appetizer Mix

8 oz. cream cheese1/2 cup sour cream

1/8 cup milk or cream (use more or less to reach desired consistency)

4 cups cooked mostaccioli noodles2 cups turkey, cooked & cut into bite size pieces

In a saucepan over low heat, combine both packets 1 & 2 of Spinach Artichoke mix, cream cheese, sour cream and milk. Stir until ingredients are heated & smooth. Pour over noodles & turkey. Makes 6 servings.

&Wind Willow

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