A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 ANESH! We hope you thoroughly enjoyed exploring the quilt shops and discovering the unique charm of each one. September and October seemed to fly by as we welcomed back familiar faces and greeted many new hoppers! Quilters from across the United States and even from other countries joined in on all the excitement. We are especially grateful to those who visited our shop, RB during the event. We eagerly anticipate welcoming you back and meeting those who couldn’t make it this year at ANESH 2026!
“Stop by and become inspired to create your own work of art!”
Red Barn’s Weekly Door Prize Drawing
Participants of the ANESH who visited the Red Barn received one entry into the weekly door prize drawing at the Red Barn Sewing & Yarn Center for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate. A winner was selected at the conclusion of each week. A total of NINE Gift Certificates were awarded. Congratulations to all the winners!
2025 Winners
Jessica Gauvreau Gail W Holly Burke Rene Ducharme Andrea Gillman Eileen Racioppi Rae Russo Katharyn R Cindy Johnson
Shop Hop Inc™ is hosting the All New England Shop Hop, and we are participating! The event features a magazine, exclusive fabrics, giveaways, patterns, and prizes.
The ANESH MAGAZINE will be your guide to all things about the event.
CUSTOM FABRIC has been designed exclusively for ANESH. The fabric will be sold only at Shop Hop stores during the event.
COLLECT a free Quilt Block Pattern Card at each store you visit during the hop. Combine your favorite quilt block patterns to create special one-of-a-kind projects. Red Barn’s Quilt Block Pattern Card:
Red Barn Sewing & Yarn Center combined four blocks from our Quilt Block Pattern Card to create an 18″ x 18″ wall hanging.
EARN PRIZES…thanks to our generous industry and store sponsors, hundreds of prizes are available to hop participants. Hit the road, September & October for some shop hopping FUN throughout New England this fall!!
COMPLETE DETAILS, UPDATES & the 2025 All New England Shop Hop PRIZE WINNERS at ANESH
As the saying goes, “all good things eventually come to an end.” It is with great sadness that we announce the school bell will not ring for the Schoolhouse Shop Hop any longer. Throughout the fourteen years of our shop hop we met thousands of quilters. We gave away over 50,000 fat quarters, served hundreds of crockpots of soup, but most importantly, shared our love of quilting. Over the years you learned lots of new tips and techniques from the demos as you traveled the “learning loop.” You received free patterns, prizes, and graduation gifts. With a portion of the proceeds from the registration fees, over $9,000 was donated to local domestic violence crisis centers and local food pantries. Thank you, Schoolhouse Shop Hoppers, for the fun, laughter, and the excitement during our hop. Thank you for fourteen wonderful years!
Organizations we have supported with your help
A portion of all booklet sales have been donated to…
- 2010 – Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
- 2011 – Fisher House Boston
- 2012 – Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- 2013 – SANS (See A New Sun) Foundation
- 2014 – Abby’s House Worcester, MA
- 2015 – Midway Shelter Bradford, NH
- 2016 – Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center Newburyport, MA
- 2017 – YWCA Central Mass Domestic Violence Services Worcester, MA
- 2018 – Bridges Domestic & Sexual Violence Support Nashua/Milford, NH
- 2019 – Five Local Food Pantries: The Townsend Ecumenical Outreach, Henniker Food Pantry, Our Neighbors Table, The Open Cupboard Pantry, and Wheat Community Connections
- 2020/2021 – Four Local Food Pantries: The Townsend Ecumenical Outreach, Henniker Food Pantry, Our Neighbors Table, and Loaves & Fishes
- 2022/2023 – Four Local Food Pantries: The Townsend Ecumenical Outreach, Hudson Community Food Pantry, Henniker Food Pantry, and Our Neighbors Table
Taco Soup
This Taco Soup will remind you of the Schoolhouse Shop Hop, the Red Barn Sewing & Yarn Center, and all the FUN you had! Every time we serve it, we talk about the hundreds of hoppers who visited our shop over a three-day weekend the end of March. 
- 1 pkg (1 1/3 lb) ground turkey 93%- 97% fat free
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 pack Taco Seasoning
- 1 pack Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing
- 1 – 28 oz. can diced tomato
- 1 – 10 oz. can Rotelle Tomato – original
- 1 – 14 oz. can chicken broth
- 1 – 15 oz. can each Black Beans, Dark Kidney Beans, Light Kidney Beans, Garbanzo Beans, Pinto Beans (or any combination you like)
- 1 can corn
Sauté the ground turkey and onions. Add the tomatoes, broth, taco seasoning and Hidden Valley seasoning. Simmer for 15 – 20 minutes. Drain and rinse the beans and corn. Add to the meat mixture. Bring to a low “boil” then simmer for an additional 15 – 20 minutes. Makes 4 – 5 quarts. Note – If you are in a hurry, you can add all the ingredients to the sautéed meat, heat thoroughly and skip the simmering. Flavor is better with simmering. We try to use low sodium ingredients