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Shibori
Dragon
Newsletter
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May 9, 2008 |
Greetings Everyone
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Happy Mother's Day! In Japan, Mother's
Day, or "haha no hi," which is celebrated the second Sunday in May, was
introduced after World War II. On this day, it is customary for mothers to
be lavished with presents and receive special attention from their families.
Red carnations, a symbol of admiration, are often given on Mother's Day.
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We'd like to help you celebrate Mother's Day by
giving everyone double punches on their Dragon Club cards this Sunday on
Mother's Day. After you enjoy church or that special family brunch, come by
the shop this Sunday for your Mother's Day treat. Double punches are
not to be combined with any other sales or discounted items. For our Internet Customers, all mail orders $50.00 and above which are placed Saturday and Sunday, May 10 & May 11, will receive FREE SHIPPING! This offer is valid only within the Continental United States.
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We just received 40 new bolts of Diamond Batiks. Just
take a look at all the gorgeous new colors!
http://www.shiboridragon.com/Batiks.htm
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You'll also find new Kona Bay fabrics
from the Kiyomi Collection. http://www.shiboridragon.com/KonaBay1.htm
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Susan Briscoe, author of Japanese Quilt
Blocks to Mix and Match and
The Ultimate Sashiko
Source Book, has a wonderful new book,
Sashiko - Japanese Inspirations. Sashiko
lovers will enjoy this new book with 25 unique projects exploring 12
essential methods for working with Sashiko.
http://www.shiboridragon.com/Books.htm
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NATIONAL PET MONTH - QUILT BLOCK CONTEST
May is National Pet Month so we came up with a fun
contest. Create any 12" quilt block and feature a picture of
your favorite pet or an animal that you would really like to honor.
You can use Printed Treasures and print your picture on fabric, or
create your animal picture in appliqué or embroidery. It can even
be fabric featuring your favorite critter. Use any technique you
wish to create your pet block. We'll take entries during May and June. At the end of June, we'll have all the quilt blocks on display and have our customers vote for their favorite block. The winner will receive a $50.00 Shibori Dragon Gift Certificate. When the contest is done, we'll take all the blocks submitted and have them sewn into a quilt(s) which we'll donate to Children's Hospital.
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Don't forget about the First Annual So.
Sound Yarn Crawl next Friday, Saturday and Sunday, MAY 16, 17 &
18. You'll have a chance to visit 10 great shops for a chance to
win $500 in Gift Certificates from the participating shops. Each
shop will offer something special in the way of a kit or event during
the crawl so grab some friends and join the fun! Passports are available at all participating shops. For all the details, visit SO. SOUND YARN CRAWL |
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Joe and I will be off to Quilt Market this next week
which is being held in Portland, Oregon. We're so excited that it
will be close enough for both of us to go and see all the new fabrics,
threads, notions, patterns and other goodies.
I'm taking classes at Quilt Market with Amazing Angelina, Shiva Paint Sticks and Simple Silk Ribbon Embroidery. I can't wait to bring all the fun products and techniques home to share with you.
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Until next time,
Becky and Joe Scellato
and the rest of the gang
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the Shibori Dragon
Avril, Cindy,
Chris, Deanna, Jeri, Mary & Teresa - Our Dragonettes
