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Fabric With Flare

If you need inspiration for holiday sewing projects, a local mountain fabric store will have what you need to get started.

Most women have a penchant for shopping. Some like to shop until they drop and some of us are satisfied to window shop. I like a little of both.I enjoy walking through fabric stores. Quilting fascinates me and now that I am retired I hope to do some sewing.

Recently, while in the city of Big Bear, to my delight I discovered a fabric store. It is called PATCHWORKS Quilt Shop. Being the gentleman that my husband is, he told me to take my time, and that is what I did. My camera was in my purse and I introduced myself and asked permission to take pictures. I received a warm reception from the owner, Karen Sunseri and her co-worker, Sally Klein.

For a short time I got lost in the beautifully decorated store and took in the array of color with my camera as quick as I could without getting in their way. The ladies were gracious and patient and informed me about the recent Quilt Show that had taken place. Sally received a first place ribbon for her exquisitely made entry. At one corner of the building there is a Fall display of quilts that inspired me to at least start on some kind of small sewing project.

If you need inspiration, or instruction, classes are offered at PATCHWORKS Quilt Shop. With the Holidays right around the corner it is a good time to begin thinking about some handmade gifts. You will find Patchworks Quilt Shop at 42124-H on Big Bear Blvd.

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Gregory Brittain May 21, 2013 at 10:01 am
If you want to know what "sustainablity" is really about, come hear Rosa Koire at RedlandsRead More Townhall on May 23, 6:30 pm at the American Legion Hall, 814 W. Colton Avenue. "Sustainability" is UN Agenda 21.
Gregory Brittain May 21, 2013 at 10:03 am
“Sustainability” = UN Agenda 21 = less liberty and less prosperity. One of the bestRead More sources is self-described “liberal democrat,” “feminist,” “lesbian” Rosa Koire and her book “Behind the Green Mask: U.N. Agenda 21.” For more information, please see: http://www.postsustainabilityinstitute.org/ http://www.democratsagainstunagenda21.com/ http://www.democratsagainstunagenda21.com/uploads/4/4/6/6/4466371/why_is_everyone_talking_about_un_agenda_21.pdf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDtCb45Lqt0 If the U.N. is involved, it can’t be good for America and it can’t be good for liberty. Liberty is not a value of the Left.
3rdPartyJoe May 16, 2013 at 11:31 pm
Usually I'd start with how teachers should be paid in line with their students grades, but for nowRead More I'll just suggest going to the .99 cent stores. You can get everything from 100 packs of #2 pencils to college ruled notebooks and binders, to pens and highlighters. We go there weekly and send boxes of school supplies, crayons and coloring books to our troops in Afghanistan to help them befriend the locals. The biggest score is cans of party string that usually go for $5. They spray it into a room and the streamers will hang on any tripwires without setting off the bomb. And try asking the store manager if corporate might be willing to throw in 2 for the price of one or a bakers dozen on highly stocked items if you can get several other teaches to also shop there. It never hurts to ask.
Susana Leija May 23, 2013 at 12:34 pm
I have shopped at Staples for years and have yet gotten a so-called reward. Why the change of heartRead More now? The school supplies are overpriced anyway. I get things really inexpensively at Walmart right before school starts. There is no limit as to how many things one can buy like there is at Staples.