Archived News

2007

  • Vended the West Suburban Quilt Show in March
  • Shop liquidation sale went from Feb 18 - March 8
  • Vended the Country Quilt Show in November
  • Vended the Lighthouse Legacy Quilt Guild show in Racine in October
  • Vended the Quilting through the Ages Quilt show in Waunakee in October
  • September new fabric lines: Allspice Tapestry, Love & Inspiration, Shangri La, Harriet Beacher Stowe-II, Beach Days, Lakehouse Daisies, Harmony
  • August new fabric line: Lancaster County
  • Taught Fabric Flowers with the EGA in August
  • Mystery Road Trip to the Cedarburg Quilt Museum in August
  • Vended at the Woven Hearts Quilt Guild Show in Tigerton in June
  • Vended at It's a Stitch Quilt and the Greendale Village Quilt Shows in May
  • Vended at the Crazy Quilters in Mukwonago Show in April
  • Spoke at the Wandering Foot Guild meeting in Oak Creek, topic: "Quilting in Mennonite Culture Today"
  • New: Fabric Grams
  • Vended at the Cedarburg Antique and Quilt Show in March
  • Read the March/April edition of Blankets & Cloth
  • Classes for April have been set
  • New: Fabric Flowers
  • Read the Jan/Feb edition of Blankets & Cloth

2006

December

November:

October:

September:

August::

  • Pictures of the 2006 Raffle Quilt for the GE Healthcare Kids Dept
  • New fabrics: two floral lines from P&B, and Timeless Treasures
  • State Fair demonstration will be setup in the expo building all day on Sat., Aug 5.
  • Quilt Pink block for August is ready for pick-up in the shop.
  • Open handwork night - Quilt Pink block of the month catch-up

June:

  • Pictures from Adoption Quilt Day
  • Article on Dovely in the Spring 06 edition of GCC News & Views
  • Kameleon quilt kit sample pictures now on the Kits page
  • Summer classes by Sonji Hunt have been set.  Sign up now!

May:

  • Dovely was at the North Shore Quilter's Guild's 2006 Show: Much Ado About Quilting
  • Sonji Hunt was May/June artist of the month
  • Dovely was featured in the Glendale Chamber of Commerce late-spring paper.
  • New fabric line in: Aunt Purdy's Parlor
  • More Ten Thousand Villages items are in!
  • Quilt pink block of the month pick-up dates: May 20th, June 7th
  • Class Schedule ($35 for a series): Basic Blocks: Wed. May 17, 9-10am, 6 wks; Basic Applique, June 15-17, 9am
  • Single-session classes: Fabric exploration with Sonji Hunt: May 25,  6-8pm (full); May 8: Fabric Cards; June 12th: Stash Management

April:

March::

  • Now at the store: Ten Thousand Villages items
  • New fabric lines in: Fig Tree & Spencer Museum
  • March-April newsletter
  • New Class: Setting, borders & sashing: Mar 25 & Apr 1.
  • Take a bus trip to the Rosemont Show!  Sign up for April 7 or 8, $45. Call Kelly 559-8098. Forms at the Dovely shop.
  • National Quilting Day: Sat. March 18: Hand quilting sytles in store all day.
  • Quilt pink block of the month pick-up dates: March: 18; April: 15
  • Previously featured artist Ella Brooks was in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Feb 11, 2006: Patches of love
  • Mar 10 & 11: "A Quilter's Garden" quilt show at Mount Mary College, Alumnae Dining Room, 2900 N. Menomonee River Parkway, Wauwatosa, WI. Receive an entrance fee refund with a $20 purchase at the Dovely booth!
  • New Classes: Basic Blocks Wed. Mar 15 - Apr 12: $35; Setting, borders & sashing, Mar 25 & Apr 1.

February:

Janurary:

  • Dovely Quilts is now an official MCC Drop-off Site
  • Jan/Feb Newsletter
  • Jan 9: Fabric Bowls (6-8pm)
  • New classes: Basic Blocks: Thursday 6-7pm, Jan 19-Feb 23; Redwork/Embroidery Basics: Saturdays, Jan 21 - Feb 25, 9am-10am. Both $35

2005

December::

  • Donated a quilting wreath to Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee for their upcoming holiday dinner wreath auction Nov 29. Attend the dinner to bid on it.  Information available at their website.
  • Artist of the month Nov: Sigrida
  • New classes: Basic Blocks: Two sessions: Thursday 6-7pm, Saturday 9-10am, Nov 3/5 - Dec 15/17 (No classes Thansgiving weekend) $30 enrollment fee, including book; no machine needed

November:

  • Artist of the Month (Dec): Bead Song by Catharine
  • Will be at the Shorewood Arts & Crafts Fair Dec 4 from 10am - 4pm at Shorewood High School Arena..  Admission: $3.50
  • Puzzle Ball workshop Dec 12 (6pm-8pm): $10

October

  • Pictures of kit samplers in the store are now up.
  • Featured artist for Oct: Anna

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