Congratulations to the prize winners in the 2012 Cabin Fever Shop Hop!
1st Prize Winner – Diane Smith of Linden
2nd Prize Winner – Patricia Fulks of Goodwich
3rd Prize Winner – Mary Spence of Gregory
We’re already looking forward to next year’s hop!
Hello friends! We are busy preparing for Shop Hop next month and looking forward to seeing your smiling faces. We wanted to give you more details about this year’s project and give you some general information. Here we go!
What shops are participating?
Guildcrafters, The Stitchery, Linda’s Country Quilts, Mabelena’s, and Monarch Quilts.
When is the Shop Hop?
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012: 9 a.m to 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10, 2012: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
How much are passports?
$15
Tell us about the Shop Hop project!
We’re doing this year’s project a little differently- instead of all making the same quilt, each shop has been assigned a different quilting technique. Using a common set of fabrics, everyone designed their own quilt to best showcase their featured technique.
During the shop hop, each store will have kits for sale containing fabrics they used in their project, as well as an instructional sheet for their particular technique. These kits are just $5 and contain four different fabrics (1/8 yd each). Take a peek below at the quilts our different stores have put together for you:
Guildcrafters
Technique: Applique
The Stichery
Technique: Curved piecing
Linda’s Country Quilts
Technique: No-waste, flying geese
Monarch
Technique: Easy half-square triangles
Mabelena’s
Technique: English paper piecing
This year the Cabin Fever Shop Hop is benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Please help us support a cure by buying a passport and attending our annual Shop Hop!
Don’t forget! Pick up your Cabin Fever Shop Hop pass BEFORE Dec. 31, 2011, for just $10. The pass cost increases to $15.00 the following day.
We’re excited to announce the 12th Annual Shop Hop Feb. 9-11, 2012. Sponsored by the Cabin Fever Group, we’re hoping you’ll help us Support the Cure. Five stores are joining forces to raise awareness of children in need of our help. Check your store now to find out how to purchase a passport.
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012: 9 a.m to 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10, 2012: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
OFFICIAL RULES
To be eligible for prizes you must:
1. Purchase passports for $10.00 before Dec. 31, 2011, OR after Dec. 31, 2011, for $15.00, with donations made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. All passports purchased before 2011 will be entered into a drawing to win a $20.00 gift certificate from each store that can be redeemed during the shop hop. You will receive a 12th anniversary commemorative charm, shop hop maps, and entrance to all stores allowing you to purchase sale/special items, progressive kits, and win prizes.
The Cabin Fever Shop Hop Group will:
1. Provide a GRAND PRIZE Sewing Machine Jem 720 Platinum, retail value $700.00. This special Jem contains all the features of a full-size model in a smaller efficient travel size. The 3/4 size machine weighs only 12 lbs. It’s designed with advanced controls and a wide range of everyday quilter functions.
2. Provide a Second Prize of five $50.00 Gift Certificates. One from each of the 5 participating stores. Certificates may be redeemed at any of the stores during the year of 2012.
3. Provide a Third Prize of five $25.00 Gift Certificates. One from each of the 5 participating stores. Certificates may be redeemed at any of the stores during the year of 2012.
4. Hoppers must be present at the stores to win door prizes. New numbered tickets will be provided at each store at the time of each drawing.
5. For every $10.00 spent, your name will be added into the drawing to win that shop’s Special Prize. Be sure to bring address labels with phone numbers on them. Each store’s single winner will be notified after the hopping is over.
6. This year’s project is using all the yummy pinks and deliciously rich chocolate brown fabrics from the “Cocheco” line by
Marcus. The 5 stores will have their projects on the web to show all the options. The cost for each kit will be $5.00 including tax. Treat yourself and Pre-Pay for extra shopping time during the hop.Each participant is responsible for any added borders, binding or backing which can be purchased at any of the shops. The finished projects will provide a wide range of possibilities for your kits.
The progressive project this year will provide 5 quilt block techniques with yummy pinks and deliciously rich chocolate brown fabrics. The background fabrics will be a variety of warm beiges.
Each store will be demonstrating and providing a pattern for a different piecing technique. Learn how different piecing techniques enhance ordinary block designs into spectacular projects.
Thank you so much for all the participating quilters. Many of the passport holders won at one or more of the stores over the three days of hopping during our hourly door prize drawings. Congrats to those winners!
We very much appreciated the many, many generous donations for our men and women in service. The donations were picked up by the Miracle Foundation and will be sent out to the troops ASAP. The outstanding number of quilts will be finding their way to Walter Reed and I’m sure will be a great comfort to all that receive them.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Now to the winners:
1st Place GRAND PRIZE for Gem Platinum 760 Sewing Maching valued at $799
Lynne Musson of Rochester, bought passport at Guildcrafters Quilt Shop, Inc.
2nd Place Prize for Jem Gold III sewing Machine valued at $329
Janice Schulte of Royal Oak, bought passport at Guildcrafters Quilt Shop, Inc.
Six 3rd Place Winners of the $50 Gift Certificates
1. Gail Ian, pick up at Monarch Quilts
2. Martha White, pick up at Guildcrafters
3. Tammy McPerson, pick up at Linda’s Country Quilts
4. Chris Goodell, pick up at Wendy’s Simple Stitches
5. Marlene Habitz, pick up at Mabelena’s
6. Janet Martinich, pick up at The Stitchery
The individual store winners were:
1. Monarch gave a $100 Gift Certificate to Peggy Knights
2. Guildcrafters gave a quilt to Nancy Rockman
3. Linda’s gave Art bin storage organizers to Vicki Tencza
4. Wendy’s gave a gift basket of quilty things to Claire Anderson
5. Mabelena’s gave a Bendable Brite Lite to Mary Curtis
6. Stitchery gave a Quilt to Kathy Fanto
AND the final winners for the event were the quilt shops. We all had a great time while helping out our dedicated mission this year. We always appreciate your patronage and efforts to visit all the stores.
For all of those Cabin Fever shop hoppers who are riding on one of the Guildcrafters buses (Thursday, February 10 or Friday, February 11), please park at Northwood Plaza at the southwest corner of Woodward and 13 Mile Rd. in Royal Oak. Please arrive by 8:30 am as the bus will depart the parking lot at 8:40 am sharp!
If you have questions, please call Guildcrafters at 248-541-8545.
Please take a moment to send some holiday cheer to a service member. Go to Let’s Say Thanks and Xerox will send a printed card.
2011 Cabin Fever Shop Hop passports are now for sale!
Passports are $10 if purchased by December 31, 2010. Passports go up to $15 beginning January 1, 2011.
Support Our Soldiers in the “Freedom Tour”
2011 Cabin Fever Shop Hop
February 10, 11, 12, 2011
February 10 & 11: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
February 12: 9 am – 5 pm
Sponsored by the Cabin Fever Shop Hop Group
During Cabin Fever Shop Hops, there is always a theme. We love to break through the winter blues with some fun. This year’s theme is helping the brave men and women volunteering in our armed forces.
Help us celebrate the joy of being quilters and making a difference for the world in which we live.
Please donate a quilt to be delivered to Walter Reed Hospital. The quilt top must be at least 50” x 70”, finished or unfinished.
Help the Soldiers
Each store will have a donation box for items we’ll be sending on to the soldiers. Here is a list of items that would be greatly appreciated by both men and women. They will be organized by Desert Angels, a non-profit organization that works everyday on their mission to support the troops.
#1 requested Dried Jerky
Wet wipes
Powdered Drink Mix
Music CD’s, DVD’s
Toothpaste
Small Hand Sanitizers
Eye Drops
Foot Powder
Lip Balm
Band-Aids
Body Wash
Ramen Noodles
Cotton Crew Socks
Deodorant
Sun Block
AT&T Phone cards
Gum, Candy
Stationery/pens
Granola Bars
Decks of cards
Canned Tuna/chicken
Dried fruit
Neosporin
Donate these new items for one extra in-store Door Prize Ticket in any or all of the stores drawings.
PRIZES:
GRAND PRIZE: Gem Platinum 760 Sewing Machine valued at $799
Second Prize: Jem Gold III Sewing Machine valued at $329
Six Third Prize Gift Certificates valued at $50 each
PARTICIPATING SHOPS:
Monarch Quilts
810-225-7005
2100 Grand River Annex, #200, Brighton, MI 48114
Monarch Quilts Map Link
The Stitchery
517-548-1731
1129 E. Grand River Ave, Promenade Plaza, Howell, MI 48843
The Stitchery Map Link
Wendy’s Simple Stitches
517-545-0555
1122 Pinckney Rd., Howell, MI 48843
Wendy’s Map Link
Linda’s Country Quilts
810-658-9051
3058 N. State Rd., F, Davison, MI 48232
Linda’s Map Link
Mabelena
248-627-9100
470 Mill St., Ortonville, MI 48462
Mabelena Map Link
Guildcrafters Quilt Shop
248-541-8545
2600 W. 12 Mile Rd., Berkley, MI 48072
Guildcrafters Map Link
OFFICIAL RULES
To be eligible for Prizes you must:
1. Purchase passports for $10.00 before Dec. 31st 2010 OR after Dec. 31st for $15.00. All passports purchased before 2011 will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 gift certificate from each store that can be redeemed during the shop hop. You will receive an 11th anniversary commemorative quilt pin, shop hop quilt, maps, and entrance to all stores allowing you to purchase sale items, Progressive kits, specials & prizes.
2. Have your passport stamped at all 6 stores on February 10th, 11th, or 12th. Passport holders who are not present are ONLY eligible to purchase progressive kits.
3. Winners will be notified by February 28th.
Spend 3 days of fun, inspiration and sales to help our service men and women
Thank you for supporting your local Quilt Stores for a better tomorrow.
The Cabin Fever Shop Hop Group will:
1. Provide a GRAND PRIZE Gem Platinum 760 Sewing Machine valued at $799.
2. Provide a Second Prize Jem Gold III Sewing Machine valued at $329 and Six Third Prize Gift Certificates valued at $50 each.
3. Provide 300 FREE “Mess Kit” storage boxes for those sewing gadgets.
4. Provide Hourly Door Prizes, hoppers must be present at the store to win door prizes. Numbered tickets will be provided at each store at the time of the drawings.
5. Provide a Bonus Drawing at every store. For every $10 spent, your name will be added to the drawing to win that shop’s special prize. Be sure to bring address labels w/phone numbers on them. Each store’s individual winner will be notified after the three days of hopping is over.
6. Provide the fabrics for the 2011 exclusive “Star Salute” progressive quilt. This year’s quilt has army greens and navy/air force blues. Kits for the original design include all the fabrics for the quilt top and pictured instructions in print and on the website. Borders are optional. The 6 stores will show their quilts on the official Cabin Fever web site:
www.cabinfevershophop.wordpress.com
Here is Wendy’s version of the quilt:
There is also an optional applique design for this quilt.
Each kit will be $10.00 including tax. The finished quilt top is 60” x 70”. Each participant will be responsible for any added borders, binding or backing which can be purchased at any of the shops.
7. Provide a token gift, special discounts for “hoppers only” at each store. Each store will provide and post its own sales information.
8. Provide a portion of the proceeds to support our soldiers.
9. Provide donation boxes for needed supplies. PLEASE DONATE!
Thanks to everyone for participating in the 10th Anniversary 2010 Pause for Paws event. It was a great success with an overwelming amount of donations for the animals!
Grand Prizes:
Grand prize — Darlene Hatley, Howell
Janome Quilt Companion Deluxe Sewing Machine MO200 – endorsed by Marie Osmond
2nd Prize — Barbara Kosal, Flushing
Janome Jem Gold III Sewing Machine
3rd prize — Gayle Barton, Waterford
Janome #3128 Sewing Machine
Indiviual Store Winners:
Karolyn Christenson, Flint, won a Daylite Lamp from Linda’s Country Quilts
Sandy Mell, Ortonville area, won a Moda Dog Bed from Mabelena’s
Sarah Philips, Romeo, won a quilt from Guildcrafters Quilt Shop
Sharon Littleson, Holly, won a quilt from the Stitchery
Norma Koslow, Brighton, won a $100 Gift certificate from Monarch Quilts
Mary Nabozny, Brighton, won a Oliso Iron from Wendy’s Simple Stitches
Next year’s hop will be February 10, 11 and 12, 2011.
Next year’s theme and donation campaign will be the biggest and most widespread event to date, yet still be the closest to everyone’s heart. It will be announced on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
We’re thrilled to present the stores’ variations of the 2009 Cabin Fever Shop Hop quilts!
To fill you in, purchasing the progressive quilt kits is optional. If you decide to join in the fun, each passport holder will be able to buy one kit at each store for $7 per store. You’ll get four fat quarters and complete cutting directions and full-size patterns in each kit. At the end, you’ll have seven yards of fabric and all the patterns for only $49. Without a border, the quilt is a generous throw size.
Remember, it’s not too late to join in the Cabin Fever Shop Hop fun! Passports are $20–so hop on over to your local store and pick one up! If weather is a concern, be sure to ask about the bus!
Without further ado…
Here is the quilt from Cristina’s:
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Here is the quilt from Guildcrafters:
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Linda’s Country Quilts is nearly finished:
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Here is the lovely quilt from Mabelena’s:
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Here is Monarch Quilts’ version:
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Here is what The Stitchery is working on:
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Last, but certainly not least, here is the quilt from Wendy’s:
