Shop Hops

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Schoolhouse Shop Hop 

July 6 – 31, 2021

We are four of your favorite quilt shops.

We are having a Shop Hop and you are invited!

Please join us and celebrate Twelve Years of the

Schoolhouse Shop Hop!!

Participating Shops

Red Barn Sewing & Yarn Center

Cobblestone Quilts

The Quilted Crow

Quilted Threads

It’s back to school time! Gather all your quilting “classmates” and head off to “summer school” for a fun-filled, prize-packed shopping adventure on the Schoolhouse Shop Hop from July 6 – 31, 2021.

Register at one of the “Schoolhouse” quilt shops, beginning in April 2021.

The Schoolhouse Shop Hop is now a four-week event to ensure participants ample time and opportunity to visit all the shops. With Covid-19 guidelines in place, please check each shop’s protocols – days and hours of operation, number of customers allowed in the shop, etc.

How to Register?

Register at one of the participating “Schoolhouse” quilt shops…

  • Cobblestone Quilts
  • The Quilted Crow
  • Quilted Threads
  • Red Barn Sewing & Yarn Center

Upon payment of the $8.00 tuition, you will receive a Guidebook with shop information, your first FREE quilt pattern, and a tote bag (while they last).

Travel the Learning Loop beginning July 6th

Visit each participating shop and…

  • Present your own Guidebook to be stamped.  Guidebooks are non-transferable and only ONE per person.
  • Enter the Weekly Door Prize Drawing – $25 Gift Certificates.
  • Collect a FREE Fat Quarter.
  • Collect a FREE Quilt Pattern.
  • Watch a mini-demo or view a storyboard to learn new tips and techniques.
  • Shop Hop Quilt Kits: Each shop will have kits available for the Main Quilt Pattern and their second free pattern.

Complete the Learning Loop

You will have officially “completed the learning loop” and will be eligible for the prizes when you have…

  • Physically visited ALL four shops.
  • Had your Guidebook stamped in each shop during the event.
  • Presented your completed Guidebook at the last shop you visit.
  • Filled out a ticket for the Grand Prize Drawing.
  • Received your Graduation Gift.
  • Received a coupon for a 20% off Shopping Spree, to be used later at ALL four shops.

Gifts & Prizes

Over $5,000 in Prizes & Gifts will be given away. Over $8,000 in Fat Quarters will be given away to those who participate. Grand Prize Drawing will be held by August 2, 2021.

One Grand Prize

$300 Gift Certificate Package
($75 Gift Certificate from each participating shop)

20 Additional Prizes:

4 – $75 Gift Certificates: 1 from each shop
4 – $50 Gift Certificates: 1 from each shop
12 – $25 Gift Certificates: 3 from each shop

PLUS:

1 – Free Tote Bag (While supplies last)
1 – Free Fat Quarter from each shop you visit

16 Weekly Door Prizes: $25 Gift Certificates (4 from each shop)

Upon “Graduation” (by visiting ALL four shops) you will also receive:

1 – Graduation Gift
1 – 20% Off Coupon to be used at a later date

Main Quilt Pattern

The 2021 main quilt pattern, designed by Kim Deihl, is “Spinning Wheel Quilt”. The spinning wheel blocks sport a smorgasbord of color, while the strategically placed diagonal block seams give the quilt top the illusion of curves and movement.

The Red Barn’s quilt features fabric from the Botanica collection by Dan Morris for QT. The depth and detail of the botanically inspired digital prints make a statement. Finished quilt size: 60½” ×70½” Kits will be available when the shop hop begins.

To view the other participating shops version of “Spinning Wheel Quilt”, please go to their websites.

Organizations we have supported with your help

A portion of all booklet sales have been donated to…

2020 Schoolhouse Shop Hop Prize Winners

Grand Prize Winner

$300 in Gift Certificates ($75 from each shop)
Donna Petitt

 

$75 Gift Certificate Winner

Nancy Mandeville (Cobblestone Quilts)

Claire Wilson (The Quilted Crow)

Linda Evans (Quilted Threads)

Susan Brown (Red Barn Sewing & Yarn Center)

 $50 Gift Certificate Winner

 Cynthia Luke (Cobblestone Quilts)

Jeanne Sill (The Quilted Crow)

Carlotta Vachon (Quilted Threads)

Florence Pelletier (Red Barn Sewing & Yarn Center)

$25 Gift Certificate Winner

Cobblestone Quilts

Diane Sharpe / Fran Lappin / Laurie Terrio

 The Quilted Crow

Martha Majkut / Janet Dalesio / Yvette Dupuis

Quilted Threads

Marge Alessio / Roberta Homan / Marcia Ainger

Red Barn Sewing & Yarn Center

Melissa Smith / Mary Hauver / Mary Markham

 Door Prize Winners

 Cobblestone Quilts

Ann Lynds  / Susan Sousa July

Nancy Colageo  / Bonnie Six August

The Quilted Crow

Debbie Flibotte / Rita DiStefano-French July

Gayle Apkarian August / Kelly DeWolfe August

Quilted Threads

Sandra Miller / Donna Jean McIntosh July

Anne O’Connell / Susan Bernard August

Red Barn Sewing & Yarn Center

Pat Daly / Louise Pankiwicz July

Cathy Bowen / Susanne White August

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Taco Soup

  • 1 pkg (1 1/3 lb) ground turkey 93%- 97% fat freetaco-soup-recipe
  • 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. Bring to a low “boil” then 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

2019 Row by Row Experience –  “Taste the Experience”

Our 2019 row pattern was “Pineapple Delight”.  The Red Barn Sewing & Yarn Center  got ready for summer with some yummy summertime treats! Tropical Fruit Salad, Pina Coladas, Bahama Mama, Pineapple Chicken…

“Pineapple Delight” is fun and easy to piece. The “official” row is a single pineapple block with gold seed beads and the additional projects are a pillow and a two-block wall-hanging. Exclusive Fabric Plates™ by Zebra Patterns will be available in many of the participating shops. Each one is unique! Our exclusive fabric license plate describes quilters who are dedicated and committed to their craft!

2018 Row by Row Experience –  “Sew Musical”

Our 2018 row pattern was “Quiltin’ USA!”. Inspired from the Beach Boy song, “Surfin’ USA” the Red Barn Sewing & Yarn Center is ready for summer time FUN! Let’s go Surfin’, Rowin’ and Quiltin’ across the USA!! And for some added FUN…we wrote a song you can sing to the tune of your favorite summer time beach song while making our “Quiltin’ USA!”  row! Marilyn Dutton of Merrimac, MA was our 2018 Row by Row winner.

“If everybody was a quilter

Across the USA

Then everybody’d be rowin’

And a quiltin’ all day!”

    

2017 Row by Row Experience –  “On the Go”

Our 2017 row pattern was “Sew Flippin FUN!”. Everyone loves the beach and that is where we all GO for summer time FUN! Kick off your flip flops and stick your toes in the water. Walk barefoot in the sand. Pick up the shells and sea glass strewn along the beach. Our row has it all – the drunkards path block creates the meandering sand and water. The block can be pieced the tradition way or machine appliquéd the fusible way. An embellishing kit with little flowers for the flip flops, beads for sea glass and sea shell buttons are included to complete your row. Our pattern features the row, and two bonus projects. Add our exclusive license plate to a nine-patch block unit and create a Sew Flippin FUN banner. Nancy Rogers of Amesbury, MA was our 2017 Row by Row winner.

     

2016 Row by Row Experience –  “Home Sweet Home”

Our 2016 row pattern was, “Welcome Home”. Whether you are visiting family, a service person returning from duty, moving into a new home or just stepping through your front door after a long day, what better way to be greeted than with our Welcome Home, red, white and blue flag! Our pattern features the row, and two bonus projects. Turn your row into a table runner, a wall hanging or add our license plate to one block unit and create your own Welcome Home banner! Marilyn Dutton of Merrimac, MA was our 2016 Row by Row winner.

    

2015 Row by Row Experience -“H2O”

Our 2015 row pattern was “Fishbowl Fantasy”. Sew many fish…sew many fishbowls! We couldn’t stop at just making three fishbowls so we filled up 15 of them with different fish fabrics. Marilyn Dutton of Merrimac, MA was our 2015 Row by Row winner.

2014 Row by Row Experience –  “Sew a Season”

Our 2014 row pattern was “Hole in the Barn Door”. We could not pick just one season so we “sewed ALL the seasons”… spring, summer, fall and winter!
Nancy Rogers of Amesbury, MA was our 2014 Row by Row winner!

Red Barn Sewing & Fabric Center