If you drove past our shop today, you may have noticed a few changes. We have slowly improving our curb appeal over the last year. First we got some new updated signs in place, and than we got the new door and window decals. The overgrown cedar out front was removed awhile back. This week we got several new planter boxes set in place, from Rick's Concrete. and we also have hanging flower pots hung around the two fronts of our shop. During the summer we like to have our little bistro set out with a quilt over one chair, as well as a fun little bike with a quilt over it at our other entrance. All of the flowers and quilts make our building seem less like a business center, and more like a friendly shop to enter.
So speaking of entering shops, Row x Row 2019 officially started today. We once again are a participating shop in this fun event. The point of the event is to stop and check out various quilt shops during your summer travels. Each shop also has a prize for the first person to bring in a finished quilt using 8 different rows from the current year. The prize from our shop this year is 25 fat quarters from the collection True North by Kate and Birdie.
Every year there is a different theme, and this year it is Taste The Experience. Esther designed our row this year, and it features a food truck with a couple little chicks on it. We can give out one free pattern for our row to you if you ask for it, and we also have kits available if you want to use the same fabrics as we did.We also have the pattern for the 9th row, a row that was designed to benefit charities, as well as the Row x Row Junior Rows for kids aged 6-14. The junior rows were designed to be sewn by kids and the Row x Row website has some fun activity sheets to go along with the sewing.
In 2016 we had everyone that picked up a kit or a pattern sign their name and hometown in a book and it was really neat to see where people were visiting from, we had people from across Canada and a surprising number of people form across the States as well, and not just Montana, we had people from Wisconsin, California, Florida and more. So this year we decided to use a map and have everyone that comes in for Row x Row place a pin on the place where they are from. It will be fun to see at the end of summer where we all had visitors from.
To find all the shops that are participating, the activities for the Junior Row x Row, and more information on Row x Row, you can get the official website by clicking here.
Will you be collecting rows this summer or are you done with the whole experience?
Kayla
