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 : mosneedleandthread@outlook.com

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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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.