A Holly Jolly July!
Yes it’s true! We’ve already had Christmas here in the store! The entire month of July we played Christmas music (in spite of all of the complaining I heard about it from employees who shall remain nameless, but you know WHO you are) and put up Christmas trees and decorations! I even CRANKED the air conditioning so it was very cool. I did stop short of stocking hats and hot chocolate. I did seriously consider it! Maybe next year!!
Here are some fun pictures to get you in the mood for Christmas right now! I know, I know! It feels like we just had Christmas a couple of months ago! But as we all know, the holiday fabric lines are either already in, or coming in, to the quilt shops right now! And we all know, it will take some of us this long to finish those projects in time!! Believe it or not, we have already sold out of some of our pieces, and have had to re-order!
Here’s the girl too! I bought these kids last year at Christmas from my favorite local shop Megan Morrison’s Home and Garden. When I saw this fabric line, I knew I had the perfect props! These guys are perfect with Moda’s new Holly Jolly line of fabric by Sandy Gervais. Don’t you agree! And, I have the cutest quilt to show you later that one of our customers made using this line and embroidered blocks! After all, I have to keep you coming back for more……..!
If you don’t know this about me already, Christmas is my very favorite holiday! I seriously have at least one decorated tree in every room in my house. Yes, even the bathrooms! And each tree has a different theme! Now, being the first year with our new store open, we’ll see how much decorating I get done at home this Christmas!! Not to mention that I may be sick of Christmas by the time December actually gets here!
** I have declared August, “National Anniversary Month” so all of my thoughts for the day are going to be about marriage and relationships.
So here is today’s, very appropriate to the quilter/sewer……
+ + + Thought for the Day + + + Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads, which sew people together through the years.” Simone Signoret That’s all for now!
Tammy
Ooooh -- I can't wait to see that customer quilt with the Holly Jolly fabrics (tounge very much in cheek here!). Yeah for the blog being up and running!!! Hope you are having a FANTASTIC time in Nashville and see you all when you get back to the shop!
Posted by: Angela | August 22, 2007 at 04:19 PM
My favorite holiday is Christmas, too. I have so many Christmas quilts that they want to ban me from making more! I don't think so! I love the fabrics!
Posted by: amanda | August 20, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Um, I'm worried about the mental and physical health of your employees. If YOU think the air conditioning was cranked than it must have been about 56 degrees, because you crazy Tadds already keep it freezing. Also, as a former employee of the Pottery Barn where Christmas music was played non-stop from the middle of October til January, I understand how torcherous those seemingly jolly songs can be on a person. So, really, Mom - give the poor girls a break!!
Love, your sympathetic daughter.
Posted by: Olivia | August 19, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Ohhh, that looks so fun Tammy! And air-conditioning on super cook, that's my fav part! Let me know when I can brag about you. I think you're the greatest! Hi to my friends there. xo
Posted by: pam | August 15, 2007 at 06:52 PM