Have you heard about my crazy new pricing?

Have you heard about the new pricing at Crazy for Quilting? To make things simpler, and more affordable, and just more fun, all fabrics in the shop are now either $7.99 or $9.99 per yard! That's right, even the brand new stuff, and this isn't just for a sale, it's for all the time!

Regular cotton fabrics, 44-45" wide: $7.99/yd
Batiks and Flanels: $9.99/yd

The new website reflects the new pricing as well. Now you cannot afford not to shop with us, and why would you want to miss the great selection and friendly service anyways?

What's New, Besides the Website

Finally! It looks like my new website will be up by the end of this week. That means I'll be spending my Sunday at the computer, madly uploading every last item I can squeeze into the product list. Some of them are brand new to the store, so I thought I'd share a few previews here.

First, the new quilt from Moda's Birchwood Lodge fabric line. This quilt goes together quickly, since the entire center is preprinted! Kits are available in the store, and will be online as well.

How about these great Fall prints? I love Halloween decorating, at least as much as Christmas decorating. Of course, my birthday is the day before Halloween, so that might have something to do with it. This fabric line, Haunted Hallow II, from Red Rooster, is just the right mix of Fall, Halloween, and rustic style that I love. It has a great panel, and once the website is online and running smooth I might find some time to play with it and make something fantastic!

Last for today, the Twister tools and book. This is a new technique I have yet to try, but I keep hearing great things about. I have a fat quarter collection from the 1990's that I have never broke into, from a fabric line I've long since forgotten the name of. Maybe I'll have to test out the Twister on it....

New Name for the New Year!

My new logo is done, and I've unveiled it on this blog above! The website is in progress, I hope to see it up and running within the next month. Right now, whenever my home page opens up it has a very sad, dejected, "This site is closed" message. Hopefully not for long!
Revamping a website is hard work, even when you hire someone else to do the geeky, technical part! I already feel like I have spent days entereing merchandise into the new site, and I haven't even finished the patterns yet! That's right, I haven't touched fabric, notions, kits, or any other catagory besides patterns and I'm already whining.
I know it will all be worth it in the end. The new site will be much better organized, prettier (very necessary, wouldn't you say?), and more fun to spend time looking at. I can hardly wait to see what you all think!
Until then, you will have to wait patiently, or just visit me in person at the store! New fabric is arriving this week, watch for a preview here on the blog until the new website is up and running.

New Year, New Name, New Website

For 2012, I have decided my shop's website needs a refreshing upgrade. To that end, I am in the process of having it redesigned and reorganized. I have high hopes that it will be wonderful and fun! I am even changing the name of the store to go along with the new look. Watch for the improvements to show up sometime in February or March, and don't panic if the current website dissappears for a while! Bookmark this blog now, and you can still visit me while the new site is being finished.
The new website's address will not change, so as soon as it is up you will be able to access it again via the same address, www.crazyforquilting.com.

In the mean time, my mom, my husband, and I are spending some time in the next few weeks reorganizing the store itself, and doing a major inventory overhaul. Visit us after the first of the year, Thursday - Saturday, to see how it's going. I'm sure there will be many items marked down and added to the sale area, as we make room for new merchandise in the coming year!

Along with this overhaul, I am also re-organizing my quilting calendar. This will allow me to be more accurate and more on schedule throughout the year with the long-arm quilting. Right now, quilts can be booked for March. With my new scheduling, quilts will be done within 1-2 weeks of my estimate, instead of 1-2 months. I am excited about being more organized and on-target, and I hope you all are too! If you would like to view pictures of my quilting, please visit the store's Facebook page, here.

Phone Troubles

If you've tried to call the quilt shop in the past week or two, you probably didn't reach anyone. Why? Because I make a brain-dead move and neglected to follow up with my new phone system to ensure I had set it up properly. The result? No one trying to dial the quilt shop could get through.

Great........As if the for-sale sign in the front yard wasn't enough to make people think I was out of business, now I've really gone and done it!

In my defense, I've had a super busy couple of weeks learning a whole lot of fun stuff at my new job.

But still......is my face red?

Anyways, the phone is back online. And, "YES!" I'm still in business!

Cabana Batiks Are In the Store!

The new batiks from Moda arrived today! I haven't carried batiks for quite a while, as in a few years. So, even though I'm not a huge batik fan myself, I do appreciate them and I am excited to have them back in the store. This new line from Moda has some beautiful jewel tones. It will be followed up with another shipment in December of Tropicana Batiks, also from Moda.
The batiks in stock now have been uploaded to the website, so have fun drooling over them here!

Look What I Did Today!

Today I had a day at home, with five blissful hours to myself while everyone was away at school! Here is how I spent my day:

First, I helped Bailey get into her Cowgirl gear. This week is homecoming week, and today was "Western Day." Since Bailey lacks all of the self-consciousness I had in high school, I am taking full advantage of having a little fun and living vicariously through her. I didn't think far enough ahead to procure a horse for her to ride to school, so I drove her instead. Apparently Grandpa's Chaps weren't very comfortable for walking!

When everyone was gone, I vacuumed and did some other miscellaneous housework. But...since the kids had popcorn tonight while they watched Ghostbusters it's a little late for a picture of that.

Next, I finished putting the borders on my Night Owl table topper, which I have kits of in the store. I have been carrying the cut pieces of this quilt back and forth from store to home for about 6 weeks now, so this is a major victory!


Then, I did some quilting on the long arm.


After that, I felt like baking, so I made some rosemary bread to go with dinner. I wish I had a picture of how pretty it looked before I cut it up. Here is all that is left, safely sealed away so that Charlie actually gets to have some before I.....I mean the kids....eat it all.

Since I had baking on the brain, I decided to tackle the baked potato/tortilla steamer pattern that just came last week. It was super fast and easy, so in less than an hour I had it done!

After dinner, it was almost time for Bailey's volleyball game. I had just enough time to prepare some fusible shapes for her costume tomorrow, which Kylee and I cut out at the game. Tomorrow is "Super Hero Day." Can you guess what Bailey's going to be?
They don't allow guns in school. Even super cheesy guns that only shoot ghost-sucking plasma rays. So, I had to think of a different prop.
After the game, and after I finished the costume, watched Ghostbusters with the kids, and tucked them into bed, I whipped up another Easy Striped Tablerunner. This time I used fabric from the Tangled Threads fabric line by Whimsicals.


Wow, I sure wish every day could be like today. Now I can relax with a glass of wine, because I sure earned it!