We had a great time at the first meeting of the Milwaukee Modern Quilt Club.  It meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.  Come to the Bungalow Milwaukee for a great time, show and tell, refreshments, block exchanges and more inspiration than you can imagine.  See you there.

Modern Quilt Club meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m.  We will talk about modern quilting, have show and tell and have refreshments.  We will have demonstrations and possibly guests to come and speak at our club.  This is a club not a guild, so there are no dues, and it is free and open to anyone with an interest in modern quilting.  The first few months

Here are the rules: Your quilt must be lap size.  That means that it must be bigger than a baby quilt but smaller than a twin size. You must include the bee from the free pattern that you are given.  You can alter the bee by adding facial features, clothing, glasses, etc. but the shape must be the same, and the entire pattern used. You can pick up a free

Here it is.  Our new discount program.  Other shops will offer you a card that gets punched when you make a purchase.  Usually, for every $250 or $300 dollars that you spend, you get a $20 or $25 gift card (if you’re lucky, it’s $25).  Whether or not you realize this, that’s only a 10% discount on average.  Many times you end up forgetting your card or losing it.  You

New Long arm quilter in town!  John Wild of Ripon’s Holly and Ivy is now doing long arm quilting.  He has done quilting for me.  Not just a little, but a lot and he’s doing a fabulous job.  It’s like he was doing a great job right out of the gate.  He’s up and ready to go and can take your quilt.  The price is very reasonable, and you are

Our new room is almost done. We only need the finishing touches. When this room is done, watch for lots of new events and social opportunities. There will be many new workshops and we will teach techniques over the lunch hours so that people can attend on their lunch break. I can’t wait.

Effective immediately:  Bungalow Quilting and Yarn will no longer accept returns or exchanges of yarn.  Due to the high number of pet allergies, we cannot guarantee that once the yarn has left the Bungalow it was not exposed to dog or cat hair.  Therefore, in order to promise our customers that the yarn they purchase is not a returned item, we are adopting this policy.

This yarn shop hop begins April 26th and goes through April 28th 2013.  It includes the following shops:  Bungalow Quilting and Yarn in Ripon, Wi.  Susan’s Fibers in Columbus, The Knitting Room in Fond du Lac, Main Street Yarn shop in Hartford, Prairie Junction Yarn Shop in Sun Prairie Wi., Oak Street Antiques and Yarn in Baraboo, Wi., and Hook ‘n Needle Yarn Shop in Reedsburg, Wi. Prizes are as

Here’s Goldilocks!  She will be bumping into some mischief next month when she meets the 3 bears.  Goldilocks is not difficult although there are quite a few pieces to her.  She looks more complicated than she really is.

Here’s my daughter Madeline wearing the sweater that she made using “Giselle” by Classic Elite.  She is an awesome knitter.  The pattern is also by Classic Elite and is available at Bungalow Quilting and Yarn.