Tuesday, June 16, 2015


 It's blog hop time!!
 Welcome to Buttermilk Basin's
 Summerthyme Blog Hop Day 2!!!

Visit Stacy's Blog to read about my summertime fun!! 


There are lots of fun things going on here at Wooden Spool Designs!! 
Starting today I have a new website up and running with new designs ready to order!! 

Here in the Northwest we love our berries!! 
Strawberries, Raspberries, Logan Berries, Marion Berries, Blue Berries, and Black Berries!! 
They are in abundance here and one of my favorite summer time desserts is called
"Berry Thing"
It's so yummy and very refreshing!!! 




So with berries in mind you might like to make this
Strawberry Pintuffet
 to keep your pins in for all your summer projects!! 


 Click here for printable pattern
also
TODAY ONLY
 as a thank you for visiting 
and placing an order you will 
 receive 
1/2 off your ONLINE order
 by entering the code:

PINTUFFET
(payment due at time of order online only)

Monday, June 15, 2015


It's Summerthyme!!!! 

Join in the fun and follow  
Buttermilk Basin's
Summerthyme Blog Hop!! 

Each Day on Buttermilk Basin's Blog
read about each designer 
and
 try out their summer recipe!! 

Day one starts with
hop over to
 Buttermilk Basin's Blog
 and read about 
Cheri's favorite summer things to do.  

Here's the rest of the line up:




Sunday, June 7, 2015

Spring is practically over and Summer is on it's way!
The weather forecast is blue and sunny for the next week!!

This blog post is long in coming....
because life just always seems to be busy busy busy....

And it was a busy spring here!!
For the last 14 years Spring means going to 
 International Spring Market which was in Minneapolis, MN this year.
  
Lots of hours go into planning
 and
 preparing for it with little sleep in between!!


After loading up, we headed out and drove our way across to Minnesota!! 
On the way we were more than happy to 
pick up a friendly passenger!!


Gail Pan joined us all the way from Australia for our trek east and we had lots of fun on the way. 

It takes a lot of work to load, haul, and set up our
booth with props and merchandise and
we were so blessed to have help from our good friend Cindy!!
This girl is such a hard worker and a TON of fun!!!
   




Here are several of the patterns that we introduced
 at the show which were a big hit!! 



We love going to Market and seeing our great customers
 coming from all over the country
to find the latest and best products to carry
 in their shops just for you!!

We encourage you to find your local quilt shops
 and support them whenever you can!!

Another one of my favorite things at market is to see
so many talented designers all in one place!!
 Dinner out in the evenings with some of them is a great way to end a long day!!
 Deirdre Bond Abel  - Hat Creek Quilts

 Tonja Gressley - Blackberry Primitives

 Janet Nesbitt - One Sister Designs

 Stacy West - Buttermilk Basin

Michelle Joyner - Fat Quarters Quilt Shop
Gail Pan - Gail Pan Designs
Lynn Hagmeier - Kansas Troubles Quilters

Kenna Ogg - Madison Cottage Design

Just a few of MANY.....
Our Sample Spree Crew
Terri, Jeff, Brenda, Kathy, Cindy

Many times when Quilt Market is over we drive
 straight home and keep going....
this year we took a few extra days and stopped
 at quilt shops along our route.
We were able to visit some of our customers and also make some new ones.

There are so many wonderful quilt shops across the country!!

Here are a couple that we visited!!
More Sew for You 

All in Stitches - Zumbrota, MN

Prairie Point Junction

We've been so blessed to see so much of the country,
visit so many lovely quilt shops,
and make so many wonderful friends along the way!
But.... of course it goes without saying that there's no place like home!!