Friends ~ Quilts ~ Reminiscences

When I first came to Independence three years ago to open Ladies of Liberty Mercantile I met a wonderful lady named Joan Wynn! She was so happy that a fabric/quilt shop was going to open in her home town. She made me feel so welcome.

She joined one of my first clubs. She made one of the ladies on the shop quilt for me. She encouraged me to teach a class at the guilds quilt college. She alway made me smile.

 She lost her battle with cancer on Christmas Day. 

Joan - you will be missed. 

Ann and Joan at Little Women's Club

Meet Mattie Dry Goods

Ladies of Liberty Mercantile has a winning name for our shop rat! Congratulations to Donna Hefty - winner of a fat quarter bundle!


Here is the winning name: Mattie Dry-Goods.

Donna also included a story about Mattie with her entry!

Hello,

I recently came to live at the shop. Let me introduce myself.

I am Mattie Dry-Goods. Mattie is short for Material.

My maiden name is Dry.

My married name is Goods.

I have lived in Oregon my entire life, I like rain showers.

I collect thread pieces I find on the floor and enjoy looking through quilting books and magazines.

I am more active at night and can be found looking at fat quarters, some times they come undone!

I look forward to meeting my customers and welcoming all whom come into my store.

Happy New Year!

Only an hour to go BUT I don't think I'll make it - so I am saying Happy New Year now.
Thank you for a wonderful yeat at the shop. As January approaches we are starting our third year at Ladies of Liberty Mercantile! Time flies when you are having fun. Thanks for making it so fun for me!
Here is to a great 2012!

Our pet rat!

We have a RAT at Ladies of Liberty Mercantile! But it is adorable and came to the shop from a very special lady who loved it!! So we are adopting it as our shop pet! It is a good thing it dosen't eat or poop - just sits quietly on the shelf!!!! LOL!


Now it needs a name - so I will take names from you all (until January 1st) and the name that I like the best will become it's name! The winner will receive a fat quarter bundle. Send your name suggestion to ladiesofliberty@hotmail.com

Christmas Challenge Winners

Winners

Best use of challenge fabric - Colleen Robert

Best Christmas theme - Marie Beers

 

People's favorite - Lisa Miller

Thank you ladies for making our first Christmas Quilt Challenge a huge success!

Thanks to everyone who stoped by to vote as well!

Each winning quilt won a $25.00 gift cirtificate.

Christmas Challenge Contest

Our Christmas Challenge quilts are up and they are wonderful! Stop by the shop and vote for your favorite one!

It's cold!

Boy is it cold today in Independence! Even the cats found the quilts today!