Barb's Bulletin

June 15, 2010 : Barb’s Bulletin Summer 2010 with WNY Shop Hop Winners

Congratulations to our WNY 2010 Shop Hop Winners!
(Apologies for any misspellings)

Patricia Cuzzacera from Lockport won the Sewing Machine valued at $799

The following quilters won $50 Gift Certificates:
Sandra Ellis Blasdell Judy Depferd Brockport
Pat Sitek Kenmore Dolly Schmidt Darien Center
Vicky Williams Kent Karen Jordan Barker
Nancy Dutka Depew Beth Hatch Henrietta
Edie Fidele Spencerport Marion Knappo Varysburg
Betsy Speer Hilton Lillian Lunetta Lockport

The following quilters won $50 Gift Baskets:
Nancy Flynn Bliss Kathy Bruno Cheektowaga
M.E. Cowell N. Tonawanda Chris Frawlely Hamburg
Carolyn Squires Albion Joann Marshall Williamsville
Bev O’Connor N. Tonawanda Jeanna Reed Arcade
Nola Goss Wyoming Kathy Pirro E. Aurora
Betty Carmen Spencerport Lois Marern Spencerport

The following quilters won Quilters Bags:
Pamela Vrana W. Seneca Dana Brush Hilton
Gale Hribar Canandaigua Terri Bloom Amherst
Kate Vreeland Brockport Jan Caito Depew
Kathy Patterson Hilton Celeste Lewis E. Amherst
Pam Eley S. Springs Linda Blades Sodus
Pat Freeman Lancaster Karen Tomasik Buffalo

May-August 2010

Dear Quilters,
Happy Spring and pre-Summer to you! I’m excited about this newsletter, but really I’m excited about each one when I write because I try to plan different things to satisfy all the different tastes and desires that you have so your “quilting addictions” can be fulfilled. I hope I’ve succeeded!
We have many classes (39 to be exact…what was I thinking??) and exciting Special Events planned. Read the write up under the Special Events Section. You will find Shop Hops, a new “Book-n-Quilt” event that will take place every newsletter, a great talk-discussion regarding our health, the return of Quilt Market to York because of popular demand, Free Sew dates, and a “Fun in the Sun” event that Patty Cline and I have planned together.
I hope this finds you well! Please know I will gladly listen to any suggestions or comments you may have about the shop. They can relate to classes, policies, customer service, or anything else you may have on your mind. After all, if it weren’t for you, Mr. Pleasant Quilting would not be here.
As I always write in every newsletter because it’s so true…You are all fun, friendly, fantastic women and men! I sincerely thank you for attending classes and shopping at Mt. Pleasant Quilting.
Sewingly,
Barb

June 15, 2010 : Barb’s Bulletin Summer 2010 with WNY Shop Hop Winners

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April 24, 2010 : Barb’s Bulletin Summer 2010

May-August 2010

August 25, 2009 : Barb’s Bulletin September 2009

Dear Quilters,

I’m writing this in August, but by the time you get this, summer will be just about over and kids
will be thinking about school again. We, at the shop have to be thinking of Fall and holiday projects in
this last newsletter of 2009. I like to have this newsletter contain about 75% Fall and holiday related
classes. These projects will be appropriate gifts for loved ones on your list, or for you in your own
home.

I am starting something new in this newsletter though. I’m going to call it Mt. Pleasant’s
Traditional Series. Each newsletter will have classes for a Traditional Quilt. I have chosen the Log
Cabin for this newsletter. You will find a Log Cabin 101 class, and a class with a more challenging Log
Cabin called Snake River Log Cabin. I fell in love with this quilt a couple of years ago and here we
finally are. I’m anxious for you to see it. Nancy Hyde & Penny Marble will be making and teaching
our Traditional Series Quilts.

So many of you have responded to my plea about switching from U.S. Postal mail to email. Thank
you. I’m sending out another plea to see if there are any more of you that could do that also. Please
email me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or go to our website: http://www.mtpleasantquiltingcompany.com
and you can enter your email address there. The newsletter is easy to print from your PC and will look
just like the one you have in your hands right now. If we have made errors in your address or you are
receiving duplicates, please let me know that too.

· Friday, September 11 th 10:00 – 5:00 Volunteers needed for assembling of Cancer Celebration
blocks into lap quilts. Come for a few hours or the entire day. Quilts will be donated to specific
places, organizations, etc. A HUGE thank-you to the many people/guilds who contributed
blocks for this event! As of this writing, we have received 450 blocks!

· Shoptoberfest Shop Hop – Oct. 1 st – 3 rd . See article listing shops, and times.

· Quilt Away Weekend , Oct. 23 rd - 25 th . Some spots still available. Call the shop for details. Total
balance due: Oct. 1 st .

· Quilt Away Weekend , Nov. 13 th – 15 th . Full. Total balance due: Oct. 17 th .

· Chestnut Bay Quilting and Mt. Pleasant Quilting are co-sponsoring a quilt block contest, called
“You’re an Animal.” The finished quilt using the blocks will be raffled at Lollypop Farm’s
annual Fund –raising Telethon. Prizes include dinner, and gift certificates. Pick up complete
details at either shop.

It doesn’t seem possible we will be celebrating our 7 th year in business. Be sure to mark our
Anniversary Celebration Sale on your calendar. (The tent will be up as usual.) We hope your
experiences have been “pleasant” here.
Have a wonderful autumn adventure and a blessed holiday season! As I always write in my
newsletter because it’s so true-you are all fun, friendly and fantastic women! (And men-you
are too!). I sincerely thank you all for attending classes and shopping at Mt Pleasant Quilting.

Sewingly,

Barb

April 28, 2009 : Barb’s Bulletin May 2009

May – August 2009

Dear Quilters,
Happy Spring and pre-Summer to you! I’m really excited about this newsletter. Of course, I get excited about each newsletter when I write it as I try to plan different things that I think you will enjoy. I know we all have different tastes and desires in our “quilting addiction” that need to be fulfilled.
We are participating in two different Shop Hops: April 30th, May 1st and 2nd, and June 10th – 13th. Check out the details later on in this newsletter.
Our monthly sales section is also listed. I really can’t say which is my favorite monthly sale this time, I like them all! I hope you, as the consumer, will like them too!
We have two events that are happening for the very first time at Mt. Pleasant! The first one being Quilt Market at Mt. Pleasant Quilting on May 30th. I will be going to Spring Quilt Market in Pittsburgh. That’s where retailers go to see, buy/order the latest in fabrics, books, patterns, notions, gizmo’s and gadgets. Well - we are going to have a Quilt Market here in York, New York. (1st time ever in Western New York!) The big tent will be in the front lawn displaying fabric from 27 different companies. You will get to see the fabrics as I see them at Quilt Market and will be able to vote and tell me what your favorite fabrics are. You will be helping me make my decisions. You also will be able to see/buy/order the latest books, patterns, notions, gizmo’s and gadgets! I will be able to bring a lot of “stuff” back with me from Spring Quilt Market in Pittsburg as I will be driving! There will be demos, and plenty of door prizes! You will get to meet Jim Valderkolk who will be bringing this mini Quilt Market to us! There will be SURPRISE SPECIALS also! Whew! Sounds like an exciting day to me!
The second event that will be happening for the very first time is: Cancer Survivor Celebration on August 15th. There will be refreshments, door prizes, entertainment, (plus I might sing a song too), and just a lot of fun! We survivors need to celebrate! The York Town Hall has a capacity limit. Therefore, the first 125 quilters to RSVP will be able to attend. If we have a HUGE response, I will try to move it to a new location that will hold more people. I really don’t know how many to expect. I know some of you wish to keep it private which I respect, but if you are willing to share – please RSVP so we can plan accordingly. I’m asking each attendee to sew a 6” finished Friendship block & a 6” finished nine patch block of your color of cancer. I will have a listing of the different colors and directions for the blocks in the shop for you to pick up. The significance of the chosen blocks is: when you put nine patch blocks together with a single square in between, you end up with an Irish Chain design and the Friendship block speaks for itself. So our quilts will signify friends bound together by a common cause. Pretty neat, huh? Lap sized quilts will be assembled to donate to a worthy cause. If you would like to volunteer to help assemble the lap sized quilts, we will be doing this on Thursday and Friday, September 10th & 11th. (At the writing of this newsletter, research still needs to be done to determine where they should go.) I will gladly take any suggestions.
As I always write in every newsletter because it’s so true…you are all fun, friendly and fantastic women and gentlemen! I sincerely thank you for attending classes and shopping at Mt. Pleasant Quilting!

Sewingly,
Barb

March 05, 2009 : Barb’s Bulletin

Dear Quilters,
Happy New Year to you! May you be blessed with good health and happiness! (And of course, may you be blessed with the desire to quilt!)
Our class schedule is packed full! Twenty-seven to be exact! The classes tend to fill up very quickly, so don’t delay in giving us a call, or sign up on line. (There are seven free classes too!)
Our January Thaw Sale will be coming up very shortly and of course the fun Pajama Sale in March. Please take a look at the Monthly Sale page. I know what I liked when I was the consumer, so I try to make it fun and interesting for you! There is some type of sale every month.
From the personal medical aspect of our shop, Nancy is back to work from her knee replacement surgery, Sandi has had all of her treatments and is doing superbly, Jean’s surgery was postponed to the end of January, and mine was rescheduled for January 12th. So many of you ask about my mom. I sincerely thank you for that. She is doing as well as she can do. The Dr. had to get after her to use her cane! Everyone says thank you for your cards, thoughts and prayers. We hope 2009 will be a great healthy year for us and you!
Snippets:
- Click here to see our new fabrics!
 Golden’s Journal Class reunion: Hopefully your quilt will be finished by Tuesday, March 31st, 6:00 pm. Bring your quilt or pieces, so all 3 classes can see the wonderful variety of styles and fabrics you each choose. Bring a dish to pass. It should be a great time!
 Quilt-Away – March 6th, 7th, and 8th. This weekend is full as you signed up a year ago. Complete balance must be paid by February 1st.
 Quilt-Away – March 27th, 28th, and 29th. Because we have had such a long waiting list, I have added another Quilt-Away weekend. (A couple gals got down on their knees and begged – you won!) This week-end is for the waiting list people and any others who want to sign up. Complete balance must be paid by March 1st. This weekend is held at the Radisson on Jefferson Road, Rochester. Call the shop for details.
 We will be cutting a fat quarter from every bolt that arrives from January 1st to our Anniversary Sale which will be September 17th – 19th. Every time you make a purchase starting January 1st, you will fill out an entry for the drawing to be held in September. Imagine the hundreds of fat quarters that will be awarded!
 Scrap Therapy is still going strong! We have added more cutting workshops along with the project quilts.
 Maxim’s Sharpening Services will be here Friday, March 20th.
 We are constantly updating our mailing list, both email and postal delivery. If we have typos, or wrong addresses, or duplicates, please let us know. If you would like to switch to email, also let us know. Email does save on the postage expense for the shop.
As I always write in every newsletter because it’s so true….you are all fun, friendly and fantastic women and men! I sincerely thank you for attending classes and shopping at Mt. Pleasant Quilting!
Sewingly,
Barb

December 18, 2008 : Winter 2009

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August 28, 2008 : Fall 2008

Dear Quilters,

I can’t believe summer is over, school is back in session, and we are thinking of Fall and the holidays ahead in this last quarter of the year. May they be pleasant months for you!

I like to do Fall and holiday related classes in this newsletter quarter. (Of course, there are other things too- like our new program entitled Scrap Therapy.) There are a lot of class offerings that will be appropriate gifts for everyone on your list. I feel quilters like to give their personally made items to others. I know I do. Also, if you don’t like the crowded malls, just come here and sew your gifts! Hopefully, we’ve given you some ideas to think about. Also an idea for you: tell someone in your life you would like a gift certificate from Mt. Pleasant in your stocking this year.

Some snippets:
 October 25th will be the cut off date for guaranteed longarm machine quilting for Christmas.
 Over the years, I have taught the ever popular Stack-n-Whack class to over 400 quilters. There will be a reunion at next summer’s Covered In Quilts 2009 Show, August 7th and 8th. If you haven’t finished it yet, get busy. Wouldn’t it be great to have all those quilts in one place at one time?
 From the personal, medical aspect of our shop, Nancy Meyer has had a total knee replacement and is coming along superbly! She is totally committed to doing her exercises. Sandi Orologio has had a partial mastectomy due to breast cancer. Sandi says she’s a lucky person as her breast cancer was detected during her annual mammogram. She says don’t put it off! -be faithful every year for your screening. Sandi has planned two new and exciting classes for the fall. She will however, be teaching a hand applique class for the January – April 2009 newsletter. I will be having surgery in October for hyperparathyroidism. Jean Schild will be having hip replacement surgery in November. Don’t you think that’s enough surgeries for this shop?
 Those of you who have signed up for the Quilt Away Weekend, Nov. 7th, 8th, and 9th, (which is full) must have the total amount paid by October 11th. After that date, we will need to move on to the waiting list.
 Shoptoberfest Shop Hop – Oct. 2nd –4th. See article listing shops, times and prizes.

It doesn’t seem possible that we will be celebrating our 6th year in business. Be sure to mark our Anniversary Celebration Sale on your calendar. I will have the traditional beads and of course the tent will be here. I remember the 1st year the tent went up, my grandboys came and thought we were going to have a circus! Well-it‘s a circus all right, but not the kind they thought! Check out the special prizes too! We hope we’ve served you well and that you will continue to have a “pleasant” experience at Mt. Pleasant.

Have a wonderful autumn adventure and a blessed holiday season! As I always write in my newsletter because it’s so true—you are all fun, friendly and fantastic women! (And men-you are too!) I sincerely thank you all for attending classes and shopping at Mt. Pleasant Quilting.

Sewingly,
Barb

July 07, 2008 : Summer Happenings at Mt Pleasant

July and August are busy months in our shop. Besides our regularly scheduled classes that you can see on our Calendar, here’s the special events that are taking place:

July:
6th Annual Make it Your Own Personal Sale Day - choose ANY day in the monthy of July during regular store hours and make it your own special sale day. Bring in your coupon and receive 25% off your entire purchase.

5th Annual Western New York Shop Hop - July 16-July 19
Includes 8 great shops who will be offering free goodie bags and refreshments as well as a ‘fall theme’ block pattern. Enter to win the Grand Prize Bernina Activa 220 Machine. Additional prizes include 24 yards of fabric and gift baskets.

August:
Christmas in August - Tuesday, August 19 - Saturday, August 23
28% off all Christmas Fabric (ask Barb why its’s 28% off).

June 10, 2008 : Our online store has arrived and is ready to take your order!

Check out the new online shop where you can order fabrics, books, kits and more directly from our website! Remember, if you don’t see it online, give us a call. We’d be glad to help you find what you’re looking for.