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•|• •|• •|• •|• 2008 Stepping Out of the Box Retreat With Pam Holland Touring Mackinaw Island! July 13th Mackinaw Island July 14th & 15th Days Inn $250 includes transportation to Mackinaw and Ferry to the Island We've shared wonderful classes at the Icehouse for many years, and now is the time to "Step out of the box", put on your red shoes and join us in a Field trip to Mackinaw Island armed with a camera, a note book and a sense of fun. The bus will leave early and on arrival Pam will lead you on a photographic field trip. Learn how to take a photo that is suitable for re-creating in a quilt.Learn to look at things just a little differently.Each of you will have taken different photos and you will share several days with your friends designing a quilt from your own photos....It may not be an applique quilt.... maybe you will enjoy taking the colors from nature and creating new pieced blocks..... We’ll have more details and pricing soon. Call and get on the list only 20 spots.
“Finishing Up” With Pam Holland July 16-17 Days Inn $125 We’ll have our own Pam Holland Reunion!
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Dear Friends,
Well I think spring is finally here. I’ve seen a Robin and patches of grass.
It’s been a long winter but we made it through with the help of some great
new quilting projects. We’re continuing to get in new fabrics and kits daily.
Beth has been working very hard on our website so be sure to check that out.
www.theicehousequiltshop.com is the address, she has lots of patterns, books and kits and is adding more daily. We’re real excited about this and hope you will be too.
With spring comes our new class list and we have some great ones for you. The
class Open House is May 3rd from 11-2. We’ll have our class models out for you
to see. As always when you sign up for a class on this day you’ll receive a discount
on your class supplies and get your key tag punched.
We have a special mother-daughter purse class scheduled for May 10, what a great opportunity to spend some time together.
We continue to have our Serger, Mastery and Sew-n-Sews classes, check the newsletter for times and dates and remember you don’t have to have a Bernina to join in these classes.
Pam will be teaching a hip new re-styled shirt class as well as her painting and
stamping class. If you haven’t seen Pam’s work in our boutique be sure to check it
out the next time you’re in.
Margie is teaching several of her famous classes again, her classes are always lots of fun.
It’s hard to believe, but our 28th Birthday is coming up June 21st. Come help us celebrate with a cookout from 12-2. June 19-23 we’re having a Bernina scratch off promotion. Come in and get your scratch off card and receive 20-75% off a machine or software. Give us a call for more details, what a great time to
buy if you’ve been thinking of a new Bernina.
Pam Holland will be back July 13-17. On the 13th we’ll be taking a day trip to Mackinaw Island where Pam will help you take photos for you to later design a quilt from. Pam is also a photographer so she knows all the ins and out of photography. We’ll come back to the Days Inn Sunday evening and on Monday and Tuesday you’ll design and make your quilt. Also on Wednesday and Thursday we’re offering a
finishing up class for those of you who have taken a class or classes from Pam in the past and just haven’t gotten to finishing those projects, here’s your chance. Pam will help you complete them. These classes are filling up fast and we have a bus that will seat 22 so we’re limited on space. Sign up soon!
The Icehouse is sponsoring a Relay For Life Walk team this year. The walk is July 19-20, if you’re interested in contributing to our team or if you’d like to walk please let us know, we’d love to have you.
Our annual Quilt Sitters Quilt Show is July 25-26 this year. This is always a great show, there’s lots of talent in this group.
Our Sidewalk Sales will be August 9th. If you haven’t come to this in the past this is a great sale. We clean out the whole store for this and there’s lots of great deals.
Well I’m running out of room and there’s so many more events and classes happening so be sure to take time and read through the whole newsletter, you don’t want to miss anything.
I’d like to thank all of you for your continued support of The Icehouse. I truly feel blessed to be able to be apart of something so fun and wonderful. I love my job, if you want to call it that. I’d also like to thank The Icehouse Staff. Without them The Icehouse wouldn’t be what it is today. They’re not only staff they are my friends.
Blessings
IT'S OUR 28TH BIRTHDAY
COME HELP US CELEBRATE....
"We're not getting older - we're getting better!"
Did you know that The Icehouse is one of the oldest Quilt Shops
in the country? I guess we don't feel that old because we're
always adding new "things" and changing with the times.
This year the Celebration will be on Saturday June 21st
starting at 10:00 a.m. with lots of sales.
Also from 12-2 we'll have our annual Birthday Cookout.
There'll be "Savings Galore" and many,
many more events to keep you busy.
Come help us Celebrate..........Be sure to come in and scratch off a savings card
for any Bernina Machine, Software and accessories.
Look for the ad in the newsletter.
Be the First to Know!
Be the first to know about The Icehouse sales! Receive special notices and coupons without lifting a finger! Make sure we have your email address so we can let you know what's going on in the store. Send your email to icehouse@freeway.net and we will add you to our growing list.
Gifts to please Everyone!
Come into the store and fill out a wish list. Then tell your family and friends and send them in. We'll help them pick out the perfect gift, just what you wanted. We also have gift certificates available, what could be easier? We will even gift wrap.
Sue Nickels Machine Quilting Retreat
@ The Days Inn January 8-11, 2009 $200
This is our 7th or 8th year of having this retreat and its always lots of fun. We switch from Machine Quilting and Machine Applique each year, and this year is machine quilting. We start with a reception on the 8th with class starting on the 9th. You'll have two and a half days of great instruction. Sue will come up with the project; its always a great one. Its filling fast so sign up soon.Annual Quilt Sitter's Quilt Show
July 25th & 26th at The Icehouse
You're invited to attend the Annual Quilt Sitter's Quilt Show
here at The Icehouse during the Grayling River Festival.
There's lots to do this weekend in Grayling so
plan on spending a day or two!
Our Quilt Sitter Group of over fifty quilters
from everywhere in Michigan are happy to show their
Quilts and other Creations.
Hours are from 10 am to 5 pm both Friday & Saturday.
The Icehouse Presents:
Embroidery Fundamentals and Beyond
Oct 23-26 reception 6p.m. on the 23rd
At The Days Inn
Featuring the dynamic teaching duo
Daryl-n-Daryl alias the Nancy’s
$175 includes an ETO stock design CD
If you are looking for more than just embroidering on a t-shirt
Or towel, this is the retreat for you. At this retreat we will be
Focusing on the in’s and out’s of embroidery software, designing
Your own embroideries and some very exciting and innovative techniques.
Call The Icehouse at 989-348-4821 today and reserve your spot for this exciting experience.
Thoughts, Dreams, and Memories
A Journey In Thread Painting
When: Thursday, August 7, 2008
Where: Grayling Days Inn
Time: 9 a.m. till ?
Cost: $10.00
The Icehouse presents, another fun sewing day with the infamous teaching team of Daryl n Daryl, (The Nancy’s). This is where you will turn a fabulous piece of your created art into a cover for your own personal journal notebook. You’ll have to come in and see the models.
Don’t Wait, Call and Reserve Your Spot Today
1-989-348-4821
The Unique Boutique
The Icehouse Quilt Shop and Ali Baynham would like to announce the opening of The Unique Boutique. The Unique Boutique is just that, a wonderful collection of handmade merchandise. Purses made from vintage and recycled materials, adult and children's clothing and pajamas, tablerunners, placemats, napkins, home decor, of course quilts, and much, much more!
The merchandise is all handcrafted by local artists and is without a doubt an impressive extension of The Icehouse Quilt Shop. In addition to the handmade items the Unique Boutique has an extensive line of gifts, dishes, toys and Michigan made food stuffs.
Ali would like to invite you to stop in and see all that the Unique Boutique and The Icehouse Quilt Shop has to offer.
Contact The Grayling Chamber of Commerce at 989-348-2921 for a listing of happenings, events, and activities in the Grayling area. Here are a few of our favorite events:
May: Flowers are Blooming May 1 Embroidery Club @ The Icehouse May 3 Top of the Hill 5K @ Hanson Hills May 8 Stepping Out Dinner Show @ Ramada Inn May 15 Serger, Mastery, Sew n Sews Clubs May 17 Yo-Yo demo w/Beth May 17-18 Kirtland Warbler Festival @ Kirtland May 24 Northwoods Template Demo w/Beth May 24-25 The Fish Hatchery & Museum open June: Summer is Here June 5 Embroidery Club @ The Icehouse June 7 Challenge Run @ Hanson Hills June 7 The Gene Krupa Orchestra @ Kirtland June 8 Hanson Hills Challenge MT Bike Race June 19 Serger, Mastery, Sew n Sews Clubs June 21 The Icehouse’s 28th Birthday Celebration June 28-29 Mich. Traditional Bow Hunter Jamboree @ Hanson Hills
July: Happy Independence Day July 3 Embroidery Club @ The Icehouse July 4 The Icehouse will be Closed July 4 Fireworks @ Dusk July 10 Serger, Mastery, Sew n Sews Clubs July 12 Garden Walk July 13-15 Mackinaw Island Day & Retreat W/Pam Holland July 16-17 Finishing Up Retreat w/Pam Holland July 19-20 Relay For Life Walk @ The High School July 20 Spikes Challenge Canoe Race July 23 Hup Race at the City Park July 25-26 Arts & Craft Show in the Park July 25-26 The Icehouse Quilt Sitters Quilt Show July 26 AuSable River Canoe Marathon
August: Summer is Winding Down Aug 2 Circle Jubilee Class w/Cathy Aug 7 Sewing Day @ The Days Inn Aug 8-9 Forest Fest @ Hartwick Pines Aug 9 Sidewalk Sales @ The Icehouse Aug 21 Serger, Mastery, Sew n Sews Clubs Aug 23-24 Black Iron Days @ Hartwick Pines
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Embroidery Take Out (ETO) ETO is short for Embroidery Take Out, great designs to go home with you. ETO is a revolutionary design program that allows us to offer design packs to our customers in multi format CD's, cards, or floppies. You have a choice of over 1500 multi format CD's, over 1350 design packs for most cards, 850 cards for 4 X 4 hoops, and between 750-1500 packs for floppies. All you need to know is what format or language your embroidery machine speaks and how you get the designs to your machine. What designs do you want? Just look in the catalog. It's easily accessible with sections for Alphabets, Animals, Artistic Designs, Arts & Leisure, Children, Crafts and Needles Arts, Culture and Religion, Floral and Gardening, Home & Hearth, Mascots, Nautical, Novelty, Occupation and Logo, Patriotic, Police, Fire and Military, Scenic Places, and Flags, Shapes, Borders and Corners, Sports, Transportation, as well as Licensed Design. As you can see the possibilities are endless. Most design packs are about 20 designs. If you use a CD you can get a Build Your Own Pack of 10 or 20 designs. Just look in the catalog, write down your favorites and we'll custom design your CD.
Oklahoma Embroidery The Icehouse now carries 351 wonderful colors of Isacord threads. Isacord thread is known for it's strength and smooth running. It's ideal for embroidery but can be used for piecing and quilting also. We also now carry the OESD stabilizers. We have tear-away, cut-away, stabil-stick, hydro-stick, aqua mesh in all different weights. Soon we will be adding software and embroidery take out to our line. Watch your email for more details.
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attending the bi-monthly meetings at The Icehouse. We had planned on ending this group in 2007 but with so many still interested,we decided to bring it back!During Quilt Sitter meetings we learn new techniques, discuss quilt ideas and receive complimentary patterns. We share projects we've been working on. Show & Share! Pattern and fabric challenges, mystery quilts and more are all a part of Quilt Sitters. But most important we share a camaraderie that could far exceed your expectations. If you're interested in joining, we'd love to have you. Sign up soon. 
Sew and Share Days at The Icehouse are days that we reserve the classroom for YOU! Come on in...bring in a project...applique...quilting... Share the laughter. Share ideas. Make new friends. You might choose to come in and use the extra large tables to layer and baste your quilt. Bring friends and sew together. Perhaps just to visit for a cup of coffee. Whenever you have a question, you can get assistance from The Icehouse Staff. We'll make every effort to assist you in achieving your goals for the day. Jot the dates on 'your' calendar. Give us a call if you want us to reserve a table for a layer and baste project.A stamp collector doesn't use his stamps to mail letters.
A coin collector doesn't use his coins to buy Cokes.
Why should I use my fabric collection for anything???
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The Icehouse Quilt Shop
509 Norway Street
Grayling, Michigan 49738
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Phone: (989) 348-4821
Fax: (989) 348-7745
Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm