Opening day for Cut Up and Quilt!

 It was an exciting day in Council Bluffs, IA yesterday, as we welcomed a new quilt shop to town! Two friends of mine, Becky Ingraham and Kim Scott opened the doors of Cut Up and Quilt!

I wasn't there for the opening of the doors, but I heard there was a crowd of excited ladies there to greet them! In fact, they might have stormed the place!

 There is plenty of room to shop!

 Lots of holiday fabrics and the quilted models to inspire!

 They have the shop decorated in such a cute way, with kits made up for most of the models shown.

 The atmosphere here is friendly and warm. I saw it before they started and it is just amazing what they have done!

 Notions and pattern wall...lots of cute patterns to choose from.

They have many extra wide backing fabrics in a range of colors. Most that I looked at were 108" wide at a very reasonable price. You can see their magnificent computerized quilting machine through the window. It is a beauty and they will begin taking customer quilts next month to work their magic on.

 Of course I had to check out the classroom, where I will be teaching a few classes. They have a large ironing area, as well as design walls.

 My favorite corner....the batiks. They have lots of these, you can tell that Kim is a batik fan!

 I could get lost in those batiks for sure.

 They have the pattern for that cute playhouse that sits on a square folding table! So cute!

 I even loved their bags! They are recyclable and could double as a lunch bag. What's in there, you ask?

Gorgeous! They will be hosting their Grand Opening on Sept. 15. I will be on hand doing a demo using the Flying Geese x 4 ruler, which is my newest favorite ruler. I am not a ruler hound, buying up every ruler in sight, but this one is definitely a winner. I find most people do not love flying geese, and this ruler makes it easier to make them in many sizes.

Eventually they will have an online store as well, but first things first...getting that shop open so we can shop! If you are on Facebook, follow them there for the latest!

I finished another block for the new sampler yesterday, and hope to get the final block done today. More on that tomorrow!

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Cut Up and Quilt!

There will be another quilt shop in my world next month...Cut Up and Quilt is opening in Council Bluffs! The owners are busy trying to get everything finished in time for a Sept. 1 opening. What is even more exciting to me is that the owners are friends of mine...in fact you could say if it wasn't for me, they wouldn't be opening a shop because I introduced them! 

Here is the shop front, located right off Highway 6 across from Fareway. Their sign has been ordered, but hasn't arrived yet. 

I stopped by the other day and the carpeting was being laid, so this photo is pre-carpet. You can see that it will be a nice shop. They will have a classroom as well as long arm quilting services. There will even be a man cave with a 42" tv in it, so your hubby will WANT to go fabric shopping with you.

 Kim has been taking deliveries at her house, so when you walk in, it looks like a fabric store....

 Then head out to her garage and see her husband busy at work on fixtures for the shop. What a great guy!

Now Kim started a facebook page the other day for the shop so if you go over and "like" her page, it would give her a big boost! Tell her I sent you!

I am heading to my retreat today, so hope to have lots of projects and pix for you when I get back. If I can, I will post from the retreat. I will have my kindle fire, but I haven't tried posting to my blog from it before, so we'll see if it works.