Busy, busy, busy

My apologies, there's been so much going on lately I'm meeting myself on the streets - at night - really late - and I'm not even sure where I'm going! 

First off, we're trying to get ready for Quilts of the Plains coming up June 25th.  It's going to be really exciting this year, with Earlene Fowler as guest speaker for the afternoon program.  For those who don't recognize the name, Earlene is the author of the Benni Harper mystery series, which features quilter's and their quilts in every story.  I've read them all, and several more than once, and will probably read them again some day!  And she will be in the shop, before and after her Trunk Show, signing her books.  So if you have one, bring it along, and if you want one, Granma's currently has all 17 titles in stock. You can even call us and we'll reserve you a copy. Or place an order online at http://www.granmastreasures.com/.  Hope to see you at the Show!

Another project we have going on this month is

Pillowcase Dresses for Hope 4 Women

This is the project for May and June with A Dozen Quilters, an online quilting group I belong to, and our goal is quilting for a variety of charity groups around the world. Here in the shop we decided to expand on the theme and we are making and collecting pillowcase dresses to send to Hope 4 Women at the end of June.  If you would like to participate in this project, you can find information, instructions, and supply lists on the web at http://www.dressagirlaroundtheworld.com/, plus there are lots of patterns available by googling pillowcase dress.

Our third project for the month of June

came up suddenly and was a bit of a surprise!

When our local nursing home built new quarters 10 years ago, they dedicated a space for a small gift shop on site.  Unfortunately, they never quite got it off the ground, and the space (above) was used instead for offices. Well, they have a new administrator now, and she (Cindy) wanted to put  the original idea in place. I had made a few proposals regarding the space and was asked to take it on. So for the last week or so we have been doing the hustle, cleaning, sorting, moving, and Sunday last we held our grand opening. We are very excited about this project, and so are the staff and board of directors. So, wish us luck, and stop by if you can......

One more thing: We are closing in on 5000 hits on our website, so we are thinking it's give-away time. If your interested in winning one of several cool gifts, here's what you need to do: Pop over to http://www.granmastreasures.com/, go to the contact page and send me an email. In the email, tell me what one item on the website YOU would like to win. That's right, your choice. You'll be entered in our random drawing, and five winners will be pulled.  You can enter up to three times, just one chance per email.