Country Traditions. Newsletter. Leslie. 3rd Quarter: FALL Edition. Ah, Can you feel it!?! Fall is in the Air!

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1 3rd Quarter: FALL Edition Country Traditions Newsletter Shop Hop on Wheels Bus Tour Don t miss the Fall Bus Trip!! to Western Nebraska & South Dakota Shop Hop On Wheels Fall Bus Trip We are going through 2 States, Visiting 7 Great Shops, and Doing it all in 2 Days! September 17th and 18th, 2011 Don t miss out on the fun! Sign up today! There are only a few seats left! Only $ Per Person You ve Got a Friend Special! Sign up with a friend before August 31, 2011, and each of you will receive $9.99 back in travel bucks to CT! Call or visit the shop today to reserve your seat! New Web Sampler Celebration BOM Starts! Have you visited the new and improved Country Traditions On Line Website lately? It contains all the latest information about Country Traditions happenings, news, calendar of monthly events and classes, as well as color copies of the Country Traditions newsletters. Did you get the latest copy of the As the Bobbin Winds Newsletter? It too has a new look and feel and contains (drum roll please...) the First Block Pattern of our newest On Line Web Sampler Celebration BOM (Block of the Month). Twelve unique Star Sampler blocks, plus, layout instructions, designed by our own Scott Flanagan, will be sent out over the next thirteen months. Don t miss out! The only way to get these exclusive to Country Traditions patterns is to visit and sign up to receive the As the Bobbin Winds newsletter. Ah, Can you feel it!?! Fall is in the Air! The dog days of summer are upon us! Soon the kids will be heading back to school and the crisp cool autumn air will be here! Ah! Fall! Fall is our favorite time of the year! Crisp leaves, pumpkins to carve, football games to attend, and with the kids back in school, we have time to be creative! So, dust off the machines and let the quilting begin! We have the shop packed full of wonderful designs, ideas, and projects to inspire the creative juices. Celebrating this year s harvest is going to be easy with all the wonderful fall and holiday fabrics arriving at the shop. Flip through the next couple of pages to see all that is arriving and then hurry in to check it out. Cathy and I found some of the spookiest and funniest Halloween Gift and Home Decor items at Spring Gift Market, as well as beautiful lace & felt runners, plaques, flowers, pumpkins, and all things fall to bring that perfect harvest feeling into our homes. It has been hard to wait, so many months that we could decorate with all the fall bounty we found. Of course, we have our Fall event plans, packed with many exciting classes and activities that you are not going to want to miss a one! Have you signed up to join in our Quilts of Valor Sewing Workshop and reserved your seat for the Fall Shop Hop on Wheels Bus Tour yet? Have you marked your calendar for the Fall Long-Arm Retreat? It s time to make plans, and Treat your self! It s the fall thing to do. Gather your friends for a visit or register on line. We look forward to seeing you! Leslie

2 AUGUST NEWS AND HAPPENINGS FABRICS arriving in August Moda Amelia By Me & My Sister Primitive Muslin By Primitive Gatherings Help a Rookie make a Quilt of Valor for a wounded warrior ************ Red Rooster Peek-A-Boo By Diane Eichler COACHES Sewing: Guide the Rookies through piecing a quilt top. Quilting: Teach the rookies the basic skills to Long-Arm quilting using our machines. ************ ROOKIES Buttons & Blooms By Whimsicals Sewing: Will learn the basic skills for piecing a quilt. Quilting: You will also learn some of the basics to Long-Arm quilting. Andover Grouchy Ladybug By Eric Carle EVERYONE IS INVITED! August 11,12, & *Reserve your seat, Come in or call the store for more details. (402) Farm Corner Flannel By Makower UK Jo s Variety By Jo Morton New At Country Traditions... EMBELLISH YOUR STORY Change Your Story! Enhance Your Memories! Celebrate Each Season! Magnetic Scrapbooking Fun! Hurry in to check out this fun new line!

3 SEPTEMBER NEWS AND HAPPENINGS g COUNTRY TRADITIONS TRUNK SHOW h FABRICS arriving in September Andover Country Traditions All Quilts made and inspired by PFAFF will be displayed this month. They are made either by our customers or by our staff. All using a PFAFF. Come in and see what your next project will be Elizabethtown By Jo Morton Sweet Emile By Jo Morton Fall Harvest Splendor The Best in Country Home Decor can be found at Country Traditions Join us for our Fall Open House 20% Off Robert Kaufman Ashbury By Lunn Studios Fall Gift & Home Decor t c sele Arboretum By Lunn Studios September 8-September 10th Don t miss the Fall Bus Trip!! Western Nebraska & South Dakota Only $12 September 17th and 18th, Per Pers on Shop Hop On Wheels Fall Bus Trip E.E. Schenk Halloween Classics By Maywood Studio We are going to 2 States, 7 Shops, and doing it all in 2 Days! For details and registration form, visit our website at Henry Glass & Co Black & Whites by Color Principle Studio Want to see what your feet can do? PFAFF Foot Fridays A new foot will be demo d every Friday. Sit through the demo & like the foot, get 20% off of that foot. PFAFF Septemberfest Play with the New PFAFF Sensation & try Sept. 22nd-24th 4th Annual other New products from PFAFF. Learn about PFAFF while playing some PFAFF trivia. PFAFF Extravaganza!!! Saturday Sept. 24th 10am-2pm Come in and make a table topper while taking ALL the new PFAFF machines for a fun test drive. **Sign up today as spaces are limited Benartex Normandy Court By Michele D Amore

4 OCTOBER NEWS AND HAPPENINGS FABRICS g COUNTRY TRADITIONS TRUNK SHOW h arriving in October Moda Indian Summer By Laundry Basket Quilts March Mystery Quilts Country Traditions 2011 Come take a look at what our customers in the March Mystery club made. The same pattern, just different fabrics chosen for each quilt makes this show so unique! Up Coming Quilt Shows In The Area See gorgeous quilts and visit with vendors from across Nebraska. Hope to see you there! Cattails & Clover By Kansas Troubles 7th Annual Threads Across Nebraska Late Bloomers By Sandy Gervais Cottonwood Quilt Show Friday, Oct. 21 9am-8pm Saturday Oct. 22 9am-5pm Thur. Oct. 20th through Sat. Oct. 22nd Friday, Oct. 7th & Saturday, Oct. 8th Buffalo County Fairgrounds The Expo Building 3807 Avenue N, Kearney NE. Henry Glass & Co. Nebraska National Quilt Festival Bethany Lutheran Church Pershing Center 226 Centennial Mall South Lincoln NE N. 204th St Elkhorn Ne. Friday, October 14th & Saturday, October 15th 4th Annual Flannel Essentials By Buggy Barn Long Arm Quilting Retreat Bramble Berries By Buggy Barn RJR Fabrics Kashmir By Jinny Beyer We have invited national Long arm teacher Kim Stotsenberg from Aberdeen, WA to come teach her award winning Just Leaf It techniques. Kim s classes are intended to build confidence and get your creativity flowing while doing freehand designs on your long-arm. Her classes are packed full of skill building techniques, and are designed for both the beginner and advanced quilters. Don t miss out on this great opportunity to learn from a National Teacher. She will be here for 2 days teaching 4 different classes, plus showing some of her work at the Friday Night Show-n-Tell session. * Sign up early to reserve your choice of machine, as space is limited. Visit for full brochure and details. Blank Quilting Calista By Cate Tallman-Evans October Has A 5th Saturday! Bring in your 2011 Shop Hop Bags & get 20% off whatever you can fit in your bag!!!

5 Country Traditions 330 North Main Fremont, NE Come & Visit Our Wide Selection Of: 7,000 Bolts of Quality Quilting Fabrics Quilting Supplies & Classes Pfaff & HQ Creative Center Home Decor, Gifts & Collectibles Visit Us Online! countrytraditionsonline.com Store Hours M-F 10-5:30 Thur 10-8 Sat Phone (402) Please note: Country Traditions will be closed for the following holidays: Monday, September 5th, for Labor Day Thursday, November 24th, for Thanksgiving Many Cash in on CT REWARDS! Have you turned in your CT REWARDS Card yet!?! Six visits to the shop earns you 3% back on your purchases. It s not too late to start a card and start earning today. Stop in the shop to learn all the details and get your card started today. Could you Be our Next Star? Do You Like to Play with Fabric!?! Do you like to hang out with other quilters!?! Does Selecting Fabric & Helping Others Design Their Projects Sound Fun! then Apply today for a Guest Assistant Position Please, Apply in person at the shop, with resume. WE RE FILLED WITH WONDERFUL THINGS FOR FALL Come celebrate the season! We have all kinds of needful things for all your fall decorating...in our Home and Gift Decor Area! Come Celebrate Autumn with us! Yes, it s our favorite time of the year! We promise to have a harvest of wonderful goodies hand picked just for you! Pumpkins of Every Kind Witches, Ghosts, Spiders: Oh My! Spooky Halloween Ornaments and little treats for trick or treaters Lace Spider webs & spooky door hangers Scarecrow, Fall Floral Sprays & Garlands Harvest Table Runners Leaf Felt Placemats Harvest Collectibles & so much more!