Quilts 'n Stuff by Glenna

New Quilted Wallhanging Pattern: Seasonal Trees

2012-02-07T04:22:00.000-08:00

My newest pattern, Seasonal Trees, features a forest that can be created for any
season. The pattern uses fusible applique and free motion quilting.

The pattern is $9 and includes beads and a cardinal button. Kits are $35 and include the pattern.

My February Sale is Back!

2012-01-25T08:42:00.000-08:00

For all of February I will be having the following sales!

20% off all wool
Bead sale - from my very large, personal collection of beads
20% off all pre-cut fat quarters, half yards and yards

Stop by the shop or order on-line

New Floral Quilted Wallhanging Pattern

2011-06-25T04:27:00.000-07:00

I created my newest floral wallhanging pattern, Geraniums, for my sister.

She had previously made a quilted wallhanging from my Hollyhocks pattern and wanted another summer flower wallhanging to go with it.

These wallhangings are 13" x 40". It was a challenge making Geraniums as tall as the Hollyhocks!

Shop the Top Shop Hop

2011-04-28T04:20:00.000-07:00

Shop the Top Shop Hop starts tomorrow (April 29 - May 7).

9 shops throughout the UP are participating. 20% off fabric at all shops, snacks, free pillow pattern, and much more.

Click here for details.

New On-Line Quilt Shop

2011-03-12T06:30:00.000-08:00

Glenna and I have been working hard to update the Quilts 'n Stuff On-Line Quilt Shop.

The on-line Quilt Shop offers Glenna's patterns, DVD and perfect binding miter tool.

The new shop uses PayPal to let you shop securely on-line. It also has some fun new features:

Use Wish Lists to let others know what you want. (I have my husband trained to look at my on-line wish lists around my birthday and Christmas!)
Need a gift for a quilting friend? Use our new on-line Gift Certificates!
Click on the little orange button that looks like to subscribe to our RSS feed. RSS feeds give you regular updates when new or featured items are added to the Quilts n' Stuff On-Line Quilt Shop. Click on the button to learn more about how this works.
Check out the super zooming on pictures on the product pages. Just put your mouse over the pictures to see a zoomed in view. You can see all the quilting on Glenna's sample quilts.

Have fun with the new on-line quilt shop!

Let us know if you have questions on how to use it or have suggestions for improvements.

Amber

Cabin Fever Shop Hop This Week!

2011-02-13T14:04:00.001-08:00

Amber here, blogging for Glenna. Glenna has been busy, busy, busy getting ready for the Cabin Fever Shop Hop. The Cabin Fever Shop Hop is this week Thursday - Sunday (February 17-20, 2011).

Purchase your Shop Hop Passport at Quilts 'n Stuff to receive:

Free Table Topper Pattern
Free fat quarter
Magazine
Recipe for delicious cream puffs
A little bundle of fabric
Notecard or pattern
And more!

At Quilts 'n Stuff you choose your favorite mini candy bar for a 20%, 25% or 30% discount.

EVERYTHING at Quilts 'n Stuff gets a discount! Now is the time to buy that big ticket item you have been eyeing.

Below are the Fall and Winter free table topper patterns you will receive.

Glenna is having a rummage sale in the kitchen too!

Shop Hopping is a known cure for the winter blues! See you at the hop!

Amber

For original applique and pieced quilt patterns, quilt kits and the Perfect Binding Miter tool visit http://www.quiltsnstuff.net/.

Cabin Fever Shop Hop Feb 17 - 20

2011-02-08T10:16:00.000-08:00

Make your plans to join the Cabin Fever Shop Hop next week!

Six shops are participating:

Quilts 'n Stuff - Escanaba
Quilt Rack - Gladstone
Quilter's Haven - Menominee
Pine Street Quilts - Marinette
Quilter's Escape - Oconto Falls
Sew Much More - Crivitz

All shop hop participants receive my new pattern to make four seasonal table toppers. Here is the spring table topper.

This shop hop will cure your Cabin Fever! Put on your coat, warm up the car and join the hop!

I look forward to seeing you all!

Glenna

For original applique and pieced quilt patterns,quilt kits and the Perfect Binding Miter tool visit quiltsnstuff.net.

Pine Tree Wall Hanging Pattern

2011-02-04T06:34:00.001-08:00

Amber here, blogging for Glenna.

Glenna has a new, fun, easy applique wall hanging pattern that celebrates the seasons.

This picture shows her new Pine Trees wall hanging pattern made in wool. Glenna is also working on a sample of this pattern using batiks.

The new pattern is $8. A kit in wool is $35 and includes the pattern, fabric for front, back and binding as well as pearl cotton for the front.

Order by visiting the shop or contacting Glenna.

Happy Quilting!

Amber

For original applique and pieced quilt patterns, quilt kits, and the perfect miter binding tool visit Quilts 'n Stuff by Glenna.

2010-10-21T12:50:00.000-07:00

In case you didn't get to our latest Shop Hop, this is the pattern we featured. It is called "Winter Table Runner." I do have kits available for $33.00 which includes pattern, all fabric and Theremore batting(very light wieght).

This is actually my day off and I am on my way out the door to a jewelry demo at the East Lugington Gallery in Escanaba. God bless the rest of your day!

2010-09-20T07:48:00.000-07:00

This pattern is called Fantastic Forest. I also have kits in the dr. green/black, red/green and royal blue. It is 28" x 19". My friend Amber http://www.mywebquilter.com/ will be working on putting the kit prices and buy buttons on my web site as soon as I give them to her. I will try to do that today. The kit prices for Fantastic Forest is $25.00. Amber now has all my new patterns on my site. http://www.quiltsnstuff.net/ Hope you have a great autumn!

Pumpkin Row

2010-09-03T13:03:00.000-07:00

I've celebrated my 20th Anniversary in business and have been very busy putting all the new fabric away. This is my newest pattern. It was a pattern for the Batik Club but I made it into a wool pattern also. There will be kits for both

I now am carrying wool 1/8's and varigated #8 pearl cotton. Come to Quilts n' Stuff to see them. Amber will be putting them on the web site soon (to purchase with Pay Pal) www.quiltsnstuff.net

Have a Happy Fall. We are doing a small shop hop starting Oct 7 thru the 10th.

2010-08-06T07:17:00.000-07:00

This is my newest pattern, called "Iris Silhouettes." You can order it by e-mailing me at garkens@quiltsnstuff.net I am celebrating my 20th anniversary in business and you can get half this pattern for free if you come to my shop and spend $10.00 now through August 14th. Quilts 'n Stuff is located in Escanaba, Michigan at 608 So 14th Street.

Our local art fair is this Saturday at Ludington Park. the Rapid River Quilt Guild is selling raffle tickets for a queen size + scrap quilt. If you're close to Escanaba, MI check it out.

You're invited to a Bead Pary

2010-07-23T14:44:00.001-07:00

Quilts 'n Stuff is celebrating 20 years in business. From August 2nd through the 14th we will be having a sale, there will be free stuff, a contest, a guessing game, prizes and a Bead Party!

Above is a small sample of the beads. There will be bracelets, necklaces, earings and lots of loose beads so you can make a quilt with beaded embelishments. Bead for Life is an organization that supports African women who make paper beads out of recycled paper to support themselves and their families. We'll have a dvd showing you about them or you can go to their web site http://www.beadforlife.org and check it out yourself before you come to my shop.

The green beads at the bottom are beads my Mom bought over 20 years ago from a similar organization.

Come and celebrate with us!

New Big Buttons

2010-07-16T08:22:00.000-07:00

I am back from vacation. We didn't rest much- my sister planned 2 days of visiting Quilt Shops. All the shops had something to offer. Mary or I bought quilting patterns and fabrics in all the shops. The one that impressed me the most was The Quilted Cottage in Saginaw. Nice bright shop and they have a lot going on.

2nd photo: NEW Dill buttons. the picture is deceiving-they are BIG buttons. Great for quilted purses and totes. The large (2 1/4") are $2.50 and the smaller (1 3/4") are $2.25. There are square and teardrop shape too.

Gotta get back to work-lot's of things to get ready for my 20th Anniversary Celebration starting Aug 2nd thru the 14th.

1st photo: Flowers buttons for $1.00 and that black one to the right has holes so you can run ribbon or beads through ($2.10)

You can order by calling my shop - find more information at http://www.quiltsnstuff.net/.

Cardinal and Scarlet Tanager

2010-07-06T12:12:00.000-07:00

These are my "Redbirds"-they are both in the new quilting pattern. I have kits also available for around $18.00(Cardinal or Scarlet Tanager) but you would have to e-mail me to order them. garkens@quiltsnstuff.net Larry is working to get the new patterns on my shopping cart at www.quiltsnstuff.net

I get to go on vacation this week. I'm going to my sisters in Midland and we're going to visit a number of new quilt shops. I'll let you know which ones I liked best.

I will be celebrating my 20th anniversary in business as a quilt designer and as a quilt shop in August. One thing I'm doing to celebrate is having a "Bead for Life" bead party. You can check out their site if you would like beadforlife.org
I will have their beaded jewelry and loose beads at Quilts 'n Stuff by Glenna, August 2nd thru the 14th. Come check my shop out if you are in the area then.

Songbirds

2010-06-27T14:29:00.000-07:00

You may have seen the Baltimore Oriole on my home page. It is one of my newest quilt/wallhanging patterns. We have not gotten it on the shopping cart because we had a hard drive problem so if you would like to order it, just e-mail me at garkens@quiltsnstuff.net.

A Brown Thatcher is also included with the Oriole pattern. That's the shape bird I had in my head when I started the bird patterns but I just couldn't make one bird.

On the next blog I will show you the Cardinal and the Scarlet Tanager.

Welcome to My New Blog!

2010-06-23T07:46:00.000-07:00

Hi Quilters!

I'm Glenna Arkens and I own a small quilting shop and I design quilt patterns under the name "Quilts 'n Stuff by Glenna." This is a picture of me last summer at my friend Sally Zimmer's Quilt Show she held outside on their forested property. I dressed for the occasion.

Customers love my shop. It is in a 120 year old house and the first 3 rooms are the shop. I feature batiks and I'm always making new patterns and changing things around so you'll see something new every time you come in.

My web site has just been revamped by my friend Amber Lippold who has a web site where you can build quilts-it's great. Check it out. So she suggested I start this blog so you can see what I have done in the past and what I am doing new.