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MO’s Needle & Thread
The new website is www.mosneedleandthread.com
#4. As far as facebook in concerned. The original Around the Block Page will not be up-
dated. I do have a business page under MO’s Needle & Thread, however with business pag-
es, you generally will not see a post made to it on your newsfeed. You have to physically go to
the page, which is silly. Because I refuse to pay every time I post something, I created a group
page. With the group page, if you join it, you will see all posts in your normal newsfeed. This
is why I generally only update the group page. So, if you want to check for more current infor-
mation join my group page www.facebook.com/groups/mosneedleandthread
I post new patterns/fabrics when they arrive, models, and other important information.
Time to sign up for Fall Retreat. Premium Rooms are on a first come first serve basis
this year and we are already half full. Make sure you call ASAP to reserve your room.
Single Occupancy Rooms and Dorm rooms are also available. Call 517-647-5430 to sign
up today!
April 27th (1pm or 6pm) will be the Stitcher’s Garden 2 Informational Meet-
ing. This meeting will run approximately 1 hour long. Here you will get a brief over-
view of the class, receive the dates, choose your colorway and receive your background
fabric. Please let us know ASAP if you want to participate in this year long class if you can
not make the meeting.
Exciting Changes Happening! Dear Quilting Friends,
Well it’s official! I am the new owner
of Around the Block Quilt Shop! Things
have been super hectic since I have tak-
en over, yet I’m loving every minute of
it! I really appreciate all of the well wish-
es, support and excitement from all of
Around the Block’s loyal customers.
I have a few important things that I
would like to address. First, I would like
to put to rest some of the concerns that I
have heard through the grapevine.
#1. I AM NOT GETTING RID OF THE
FABRIC. This one cracks me up. I assure
you that I did not purchase a fabric store,
to get rid of all of the fabric! If anything,
we probably have way too much com-
ing. This IS and ALWAYS WILL remain a
quilt store. I owned a Needlework store
previously, so I did bring all of my inven-
tory into the shop. We
now carry supplies for
Counted Cross Stitch,
Punch Needle, Needlepoint, and Wool Ap-
plique. I now have everything that I love in a
one stop shop! Custom Framing is also availa-
ble for your Counted Cross Stitch projects!
#2. I have decided to change the name. Not
that I didn’t love the name, but I need a name
that can pertain to all of the things in my shop.
My previous store was called MO’s Needle &
Thread. I purposely made the name ambiguous
because I knew from the very beginning that I
would be adding quilting to my store at some
point. I needed a name that could pertain to all
of my many loves that involve a needle!
#3. We are doing a major overhaul on the
website. This is not an easy task and it will take
a while to get it up to par. New items are added
daily. I appreciate your patience while we work
on this huge project.
120 Maple St . , Port land, MI 48875 517 -647 -5430
Important Dates:
April 27th-Stitcher’s
Garden 2 Informa-
tional Meeting
April 27– May 6th-
Search for the Stars
SHOP HOP
May 15th-20th—
Skinny Bolt Sale
May 19th-20th—
Weekend Sampler
Month of June-20%
off In Stock Books
June 8th-12th
BERNINA SUMMER
SALE
June 13th-15th-
Beginning Kids Camp
June 16th-17th–
Weekend Sampler
JULY 3rd & 4th
CLOSED
July 14th-15th -
Weekend Sampler
July 17th-21st– Inter-
mediate Kids Camp
August 7th-11th– Ad-
vanced Kids Camp
August 15th Sign up
for Halloween Orna-
ment Exchange
September 7-11th-
Fall Retreat
Spring/Summer
2017
Websites : www.mosneedleandthread.com Emai l : [email protected]
Beginning Kids Camp *June 13th, 14th, & 15th* 9am-1pm
Intermediate Kids Camp *July 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, & 21st* 9am-1pm
Advanced Kids Camp *August 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, & 11th* 9am-1pm
Skinny Bolt Sale *May 15th-20th*
Book Sale the Month of June
This camp is for kids 9yrs & Older. The kids will learn the basics of quilting and will be making a quilt and pil-
low case! Camp is free if the kids purchase ALL SUPPLIES from our shop.
This Camp is for those that have already taken the Beginning Kids Camp. The kids will continue to improve their
skills. Projects are picked based upon students’ experience. Camp is free if the kids purchase ALL SUPPLIES
from our shop.
This camp is for students that have been pre-approved by their instructors. Projects vary based upon students
and their skill level. Camp is free if the kids purchase ALL SUPPLIES from our shop.
You don’t want to miss this sale! If you finish a bolt, no matter how many yards are left on the bolt, you
will receive a 20% discount on each bolt that you finish!
During the Whole Month of June enjoy 20% off all IN STOCK BOOKS (Both Quilting & Cross Stitch). Single pat-terns and kits are excluded from this sale.
Row by Row Experience Travel and collect rows: June 21st-Sept.5th Bring in completed quilt for prize: June 21st-October 31st
Beginning June 21, visit any of the participating shops and receive a free pattern for the On the Go themed row.
Combine your rows in any way to create a unique quilt. Create a quilt using at least 8 different 2017 rows from 8
different 2017 participating Row by Row shops and be the first to bring it into a participating shop to win a stack of
25 fat quarters. You also have a chance to win a bonus prize by using that shop’s row in your quilt. Fabric Kits will
be available for purchase at each shop.
BERNINA SUMMER SALE *June 8-12th* Time to get that machine you have always wanted! From June 8th-12th, receive $500 off a 5 Series Machine, $700
off a 7 Series Machine, or $800 off a 8 Series Machine. You can also get 25% off Designworks. We offer 24, 36, 48,
or 60 months equal payments at 0% interest through Synchrony.
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www.mosneedleandthread.com [email protected]
THE SHOP WILL BE CLOSED JULY 3 & 4TH FOR THE HOLIDAY!
Kettunen Center 14901 4H Drive
Tustin, MI 49688 Phone: 231-829-3421
www.kettunencenter.org
Search for the Stars Shop Hop *April 27th -May 6th* Cost-$5
Annual Fall Retreat *September 7 -11th* Cost-See Below
Who doesn’t love shop hops! What a great excuse to
visit other shops with the chance to win prizes! There
is no bus for this shop hop. You pick up your passport
for $5, then travel at your leisure to the 12 shops listed
April 27th-May 6th.
The theme this year is Search for the Stars: Red, White,
& Blue! At each shop you will pick up your free pattern
and choose whether or not to purchase the fabric kit to
go with it for $3.
At each shop that you visit, you will be entered in a
drawing to win a gift certificate for that shop. If you
get your passport stamped by every shop, you will
be entered into a Grand Prize Drawing for a $120
Gas Card and 1 fat quarter (that was used in their
block) from EACH Shop!
In addition to the drawings, you will receive 17%
off most items (each shop will have different exclu-
sions).
Discount at MO’s Needle & Thread ex-
cludes Machines & Services, Classes,
Blocks of the Month, DMC, and Custom
Framing.
premium room. If we do
not receive the deposit
we will assume that you
have decided against
the premium room and
move on to the waiting
list. All requests for sin-
gle rooms will be filled
before we start putting
two people into the
rooms designated for
singles. There are plen-
ty of dorm rooms availa-
ble and you may sign up
for those at any time.
Cost is PER PERSON and
includes nightly stay and
meals.
50% Deposit is due upon
sign up and remaining
Balance is due by the
end of July!
Lunch Charge for early
arrival on Friday is
$12.50!
CHECK IN is at 3pm on
Thursday or 3pm on
Friday. Please do not
arrive early as we need
time to set up, and the
Kettunen Center is
The Annual Fall Retreat
will be a combined re-
treat. This Retreat will be
open to both Quilters &
Needleworkers (Cross
Stitch, Punch Needle,
Needlepoint)! You can
bring anything that you
would like to work on!
You will have plenty of
stitching/sewing time!
We will have a mini shop
set up for both Cross
Stitch & Quilting. You
can choose to work on
your own projects or
take part in the mystery
quilt. You will receive
the yardage, and cutting
instructions before you
leave for retreat so that
you can pick out your
fabrics and start sewing
the first clue when you
get to retreat. As you
complete each clue you
will receive another one.
The fun part is that you
will not know what the
quilt will look like until
the last clue!
Make sure you tell us if
you plan on participat-
ing before the retreat so
that we may have
enough patterns for eve-
ryone!
Cathy and I were talking
about doing some sort of
White Elephant Ex-
change. Maybe for pro-
jects that we no longer
want, kits we will never
get to, ect. We haven’t
figured out all of the de-
tails yet, but they are in
the works.
Another option this year
is having a paint night,
similar to Painting with a
Twist. Generally these
are 2-3 hours long and
you walk out with a fin-
ished painting. If any-
one is interested, please
let us know ASAP.
The lottery opportunity
has passed so Premium
rooms are on a first
come first serve basis.
We will need to receive
a deposit or payment
from each person within
a week of reserving your
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busy cleaning up after the
previous groups. We ap-
preciate your co-operation!
Premium Room (Double
Beds):
4 night: $475
3 night: $365
2 night: $250
White Pine (Single room)
4 night: $546
3 night: $416
2 night: $285
Aspen/Birch (Dorm-Double)
4 night: $380
3 night: $285
2 night: $200
There is a $25.25 up charge
per night for a single in the
dorm.
You may register by telephone,
in person, or online at
www.mosneedleandthread.com
Payment needs to be received
within one week after registra-
tion. In order to adequately
schedule staff we must enforce
this rule. You may use a
Credit/Debit Card, mail a
check, or stop into the store.
Please send an email or address
in which we can return your
supply list. Class fees are for
instruction only. Supplies are
additional.
Some of the Needlework Clas-
ses do come with everything
that you need. Please see the
descriptions for details. We try
to have any necessary supplies
in stock, but please feel free to
bring along things you already
have at home. Cancellations
with less than 48 hours notice
cannot be refunded. There is a
full refund if we need to cancel
a class. In order to provide a
safe, adult, learning environ-
ment, we cannot have children
attend an adult class. As the
weather gets cooler, please
dress warmly. Our classroom is
sometimes cool.
Due to allergies, we ask that
you keep our classroom a
“perfume free zone”.
Please remember to turn off
cell phones during classes. It
is distracting to the other stu-
dents.
SKILL LEVELS:
* = Beginner
**= Intermediate
Class Policies:
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ORNAMENT FINISHING CLASS-Learn
how to finish your cross stitch pieces
into ornaments. This class has a kit that
must be picked up at the beginning of
July so that you can have your piece
COMPLETELY stitched BEFORE the ac-
tual class. You will
have your choice of
Aida or Linen. Cost
includes everything
needed to finish
your piece.
FEE: $35 Date:
8/15@ 1-4pm or
6-9pm, 8/26@1-
4pm
HALLOWEEN ORNAMENT EXCHANGE-
I know, I know, it’s too early to be think-
ing about Halloween, but I wanted to
give you a heads up for what I have
planned. This is for all Quilt-
ers/Needleworkers/Wool applique/ect.
We will doing an ornament exchange.
There is no cost to join. Each person
will make a Halloween themed orna-
ment (let’s try to keep them under
6”)...the only requirement is that it is
handmade. Let your creativity run wild.
We will then draw numbers to see which
ornament you will take home with you!
The exchange will take place October
14th at 2pm. This also happens to be
Open Stitch so we would love to have
you sit and stitch/sew from 2-5pm.
I wanted to introduce Wool Applique to
the shop and what better way to do so
than thru a Block of the Month. All of
these kits are the same size and fit on
the pictured flag stand. You may start at
any time. Your first month is $25 which
will include your monthly kit, the flag
stand, and enough batting and fusible
web to do the entire 12 months. After
that each kit is
only $10.39
per month.
Coordinating
12wt thread is
also available
for purchase
at the shop.
BEGINNING CROSS STITCH or OVER 2 Tech-
nique- Learn the basic technique and tools used
in Counted Cross Stitch. Choose whether or not
you would like to learn on Aida or Linen. Your kit
will include the pattern, fabric, floss, button, and
needle.
FEE: $15 DATES: 5/9@ 1-4pm, 5/23@ 6-9pm,
7/18 @ 6-9pm, 8/22@ 6-9pm
COUNTED NEEDLEPOINT CLUB– Not only are
these pieces beautiful,
but they add so much
dimension and sparkle to
your life. It’s so much fun
creating new textures
and shine with a variety
of different fibers. Look-
ing at Counted Needle-
point can be a little over-
whelming, but you will
be surprised how quickly they stitch up once you
get going. This is more like a workshop, where I
will help you get started, and we can share tips
and tricks as we work on our pieces together.
This is a free class to those that purchase their
supplies from my shop. DATES: 5/16@ 1-4pm or
6-9pm, 6/13@ 6-9pm, 8/19@ 1-4pm.
PUNCHNEEDLE– Most
people like to refer to
punchneedle as mini
rugs. This class will in-
clude the pattern, fabric,
and overdyed floss .
Additional costs include
the needle and hoop
which can be purchased
through the shop.
FEE: $30+needle/hoop DATES: 5/30@ 1-4pm or
6-9pm, 6/17@ 1-4pm, 8/8@ 6-9pm
BOX FINISHING CLASS- Learn how to finish your
cross stitch pieces into a cute little box! You must
pick up your first kit a
few weeks before
class so that you have
enough time to stitch
your piece BEFORE
class. You will re-
ceive the pattern,
your choice of either
16ct Aida, or 32ct Bel-
fast, floss, and a needle. You will receive all oth-
er finishing items during the actual class, includ-
ing batting, fabric, boards, ribbon, and cording.
FEE: $40 DATES: 5/27@ 1-4pm, 6/6@ 1-4pm,
6/27@ 6-9pm
OPEN STITCH/SEW: Bring
whatever item you would like to
work on! Can be Quilting or
Needlework. No charge. 2nd
Saturday of the month 2-5pm.
Woolly Divas Club! (Block of the Month)
WEEKEND SAMPLER– We started in Sep-
tember, but you can join at any time. At
9:00am on the 3rd Saturday of each month,
or at 3:30 or 6:00 pm the day before, we
will introduce a quilt block and give a short
demonstration of a technique or tool that
can be used to make that block. At the first
class you attend, you buy a kit for $15. It
has the pattern and the fabric for the block.
Go home and make the block. Bring it to
the following month’s class and you get the
next kit free! To get your free kit you have
to come on the third Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
or the day before at 3:30 or 6 pm and stay
for the demonstration. If you can’t come
one month, you can buy that month’s kit
for $5.00 while supplies last or buy just the
pattern for $1.50 and use your stash.
DATE: Fri. 5/19, 6/16, 7/14, 8/18 or Sat.
5/20, 6/17, 7/15, 8/19 TIME: Fri. at 3:30 or
6pm or Sat. at 9am LEVEL *
BEGINNING QUILTING (2-Part Class)– You will be shown how to use a rotary cut-
ter and do strip-piecing with this tradition-
al Log Cabin, Irish Chain, Winning Hand,
Jewel Box, Lover‘s Knot, or Wild Goose
Chase quilt top. Some are first time quilts
and others are for those who have made at
least one quilt. We will help you choose
the right pattern and fabric before class.
FEE: NONE if you purchase ALL fabric from
us (incl. back) $45 if you do not purchase
fabric from us DATES: Sat 6/24 (Part 1) &
7/22 (Part 2) @ 10am-4pm LEVEL *
Block of the Month—Sign up TODAY!
Bertie’s Summer - A 4 month
Block of the Month. The 4 pat-
terns combine to make a 28” x
34” wall hanging featuring
Bertie and his summer antics.
$22.49 per month or $80.96
complete.
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FIRST TUESDAY– This year we are
working with Kim Diehl’s Simple Whatnots
Club and projects from her Simple Christ-
mas Tidings book. Some projects will take
more than one month. April/May is Winter
Delight Candle Mat. June/August will be
the Yuletide Cheer Lap Quilt. You may
choose one project or all of them. Cathy
Norton FEE: Kit fee only, varies with the
project TIME: 1-4 or 6-9pm DATES: 5/2,
6/6, (No class in July),8/1 LEVEL:*
MARINER’S COMPASS TABLE RUNNER-Learn how to do a Mariner’s
Compass WITHOUT having to
paper piece it! This is a 2 part
class. This does require pur-
chase of a special ruler. You
will be shocked at how easy
this comes together. FEE:
FREE if ruler & fabrics are
purchased thru the shop or
$30 if not. DATE: 6/20 & 7/11
@ 1-4pm or 6-9pm LEVEL **
MACHINE QUILTING W/ STYLE– Learn
some new techniques for machine quilting
on your home machine using your Walking
Foot or Free Motion Foot. This is a 4 part
Class, but you can join in any time. May &
July class will demonstrate techniques us-
ing the walking foot, and the classes in
Freedom Bound (97” x 97”) This
quilt follows the 1859 story of Hannah
Cummings Cotton, her plantation life,
children, and journey to Ohio, leav-
ing the chains of slavery behind. This
is a 12 month series @ $27.99 per
month. You will receive 10% off the
total if all 12 months are purchased at
once.
MO’s Needle & Thread
June & August will demonstrate
techniques using the free motion
foot.
FEE: Cost of Book+ $15 PER
CLASS. DATES: 5/23, 6/27, 7/25,
8/22 @ 1-4pm
6/8, 7/13, 8/10, 9/14 @ 6-9pm
LEVEL *
EMBROIDERY BLOCK OF THE
MONTH– This series is absolutely
breathtaking! Each month you
will purchase your USB stick which
includes a 16” x 20” design. Each
month also includes 3 - 8” bonus
blocks. A large/jumbo hoop is
required. Cost
is $35.39 per
month for your
USB stick
(Pattern). You
must have the
pattern print-
ed before
coming to
class. We will
have Fabric Kits available for $30,
but you are not required to pur-
chase them. There is no charge
for the actual class as long as the
Pattern is purchased thru the
shop. Class will run the 1st Satur-
day of each month 10am-4pm be-
ginning on 5/6. This is a 12 month
class. (July Class will be moved to
the 8th)
PINEAPPLE RULER DEMO-Cathy
will be
demonstrating
3 of Bloc Loc’s
new Pineap-
ple Rulers!
FEE: $15
DATE:6/29 @
1-4pm or 6-
9pm LEVEL *
MO’S NEEDLE & THREAD
Phone: 517-647-5430
Open: MON, WED, FRI, SAT: 10AM—5PM TUES, THURS: 10AM—8PM
ONE STOP SHOP! We carry supplies for Quilting, Counted
Cross Stitch, Needlepoint, Punchneedle, Wool Applique, and Custom Framing for your Cross Stitch. We are a also a Bernina Dealership and do Machine Servicing!
W EBSITE :
WWW . MOSNEEDLEANDTHREAD . COM
MOSNEEDLEANDTHR EAD@ OU TLOOK . COM
120 Maple St.
Portland, MI 48875
Directions:
Take Route 96 W (from the west take 96E towards Lansing)
To Exit 76 —Kent St
Follow Kent St. to the traffic light at Grand River
Turn right on Grand River and right again at the next corner
Parking is on the left: the store is on the right.