Quilty Connections Blog

This blog post contains affiliate links, and as an Amazon Associate, I'll earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you.  Thank you for supporting The Little Shop Family!    Many of you know this already, but it takes A LOT to run a small business.   A lot of time, a lot of monetary investment, a lot of energy, and a LOT of sacrifice.   That is why it makes my heart happy when I can collaborate with other small businesses.  We know what each other is going through.   These are just a few...

This blog post contains affiliate links, and as an Amazon Associate, I'll earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you.  Thank you for supporting The Little Shop Family!    Of course, as quilters, we like to decorate our surroundings.  And often times, those decorations are thread racks, shelves of books and patterns, and rows and rows of fabric!  And we love it all, don't we?   Here are a few ideas for room decor that are truly decorative.  Add a little something pretty to your space!   This piece is double functional, not only providing...

This blog post contains affiliate links, and as an Amazon Associate, I'll earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you.  Thank you for supporting The Little Shop Family!   I know you remember... Those birthday parties when you were a kid...Think back... Friends and family surrounding you and smiling... Fun, colorful party decorations everywhere you turn... And enough sugar-y sweets to put anyone into hyperspace!   Who is to say you can't have all that now?  It doesn't matter what age you are, you are NEVER to old to have fun! Celebrate yourself and throw...

This blog post contains affiliate links, and as an Amazon Associate, I'll earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you.  Thank you for supporting The Little Shop Family! It is truly hard for me to believe, but I am coming up on almost fifteen years of business.  Holy cow!! And over the last almost-fifteen years, so many changes have occurred.  Not only with The Little Shop of Stitches, but in our family life.  And of course, so many change in the world itself!  (Hello Pandemic!) About one year ago, our family started a very lengthy,...

This blog post contains affiliate links, and as an Amazon Associate, I'll earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you.  Thank you for supporting The Little Shop Family! Many of you may know that I was a teacher in my former career.  Over the years I was in the classroom, I taught a variety of age groups.  I loved many things about teaching, but children's literature was definitely a favorite. I collected a huge variety of books and stories, hopeful that my love for books would pass along to "my kids." My collection is mostly...