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MARCH 2013
 
I'm excited to introduce myself, Bonny Hartung, the store, and my staff with this first newsletter from Quilt Haven on Main! Since we acquired the Thimbleberries building on November 15, 2012, we have been working to have everything in place and ready to go for our Grand Opening on April 6, 2013.
 

I suppose I should tell you a little about myself and my husband, Don. We have farmed for 39 years and continue to farm in the Cosmos, MN area. We have 3 married children and 6 "perfect" grandchildren. For the past 10 years I have operated an in-home quilt retreat called "Bonny's Quilt Haven" in Hutchinson, MN where Don was better known as "Tuxedo Man".

 

 

Now how did we get from there to here? That's a very good question... It all began on a perfect summer night when we happened to walk by the Thimbleberries Studio Shop on our way to dinner at the pizza restaurant across the street from the Thimbleberries building. We noticed a sign on the sidewalk announcing an "Open House" of the quilt shop building. We already knew Lynette was closing the Studio Shop and that the building was up for sale. I thought Don would like to see the entire building because it's so amazing. One thing very quickly led to another and here we are; owners of a quilt shop in downtown Hutchinson in a building I have loved since the first time I stepped through the doors years ago.

 

 

I feel like I'm living in a dream and soon someone will pinch me and I'll wake up! Honestly, I can hardly believe this beautiful building, quilt shop, and amazing staff are a part of my daily life. I feel very blessed and overwhelmed all at the same time.

My Staff
At the shop you will be greeted by the familiar faces of our experienced staff. Connie Lindmeyer continues to manage the quilt shop as she did for Lynette Jensen and Jean Leper for the last 15 years. She is invaluable to me in so many ways, and I would never have gone on this journey without her. Julie Jergens makes many of the store's samples and fills in whenever and wherever she is needed. She also worked for Lynette and Jean for many years and brings along with her great experience and her beautiful smile. Julie works part time along with Diane Baumann, Beth Rakow and Lori Bleck.

 

 

Diane and Beth have both had years of experience working for the past shop owners as well. Lori and I are the "newbies". We're both excited to be a part of the quilt shop and are learning quickly the ins and outs of working in the shop. Don and I feel incredibly fortunate to have these wonderful women on board with us.

 

 

I want to also thank all the staff and friends who have helped in so many ways to get the quilt shop up and running. Connie Lindmeyer, Julie Jergens, Lori Bleck, Karen Roker, Gail Thovson, Joan Arndt, and Pam Kienholz for painting and washing down all the walls. For the beautiful samples that fill the walls with color and inspiration I want to thank Sharon Rostberg, Joan Arndt, Carla Reinowski, Julie Salmon, Pam Kienholz, Gail Thovson, Judy Jacobs, Carol Maiers, Kim Ganaway, Beth Rakow, Connie Lindmeyer, Diane Baumann, Karen Roker, Naomi Polzin, Amanda Polzin, Cindy Piehl, Connie Dummer, and Carolyn Compton. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!

In This Issue
Fabric Farm Fest Shop Hop
  
Thur-Sat, Mar 21-23


 
Grand Opening
  
Saturday, April 6
 
UPCOMING EVENTS

 

 

  
FABRIC FARM FEST SHOP HOP
March 21-23
Thur 9AM - 7 PM
Fri & Sat 9AM - 5 PM
  
Participating Shops
  
DeAnn's CountryVillage Shop, Litchfield
Flying Goose Quilt Shop, New London
Gone to Pieces Quilt Shop, Kimball
Quilt Haven on Main, Hutchinson 
  

Visit all FOUR quilt shops and qualify to win one of two sets of tickets for two on the bus to the Minnesota Quilt Show in Duluth on June 13th! The four shops will each have a different farming display to view. There will be fabrics, patterns and kits available at each shop! March is donation matching month at the Food Shelf, so bring a Food Shelf donation to each shop and draw for a prize. You could win FOUR prizes on your hop!

 

 
  
  
GRAND OPENING
April 6
Sat 9 AM - 5 PM
  

If some of you are wondering why you haven't heard about the store opening, here's the deal. We decided to have a "soft opening" of the store on November 26, 2012, while we continued to tweak the building. We ordered fabric as fast as possible to provide a wide variety of fabric lines and patterns for you to choose from on your visit to the new store. Our shelves are now filled with beautiful fabric from Moda, Andover, Marcus Brothers, Robert Kaufmann, Hoffman (Batiks), P&B, Maywood, Henry Glass, RJR, Thimbleberries, Northcott, Riley Blake, and Alexander Henry to name a few. We scheduled our grand opening for the 6th of April so everything would be in place by then. After removing a wall, adding a bunch of shelving, painting the downstairs and lunchroom upstairs, remodeling the shipping room into the "Fun and Inspiration" room, I think we've made it!

 

Look for more information on our Grand Opening in an upcoming email!

  
FREE SEWING TIME AT QUILT HAVEN ON MAIN
 
Stay and Play
  

Free sewing any day that Quilt Club meets. Join us when the store opens at 10:00 and stay until 4:30 PM.

 

  
  
Sew Free Friday
  

Free sewing on Friday from store opening at 10:00 AM until 4:30 PM. If your group wants to stay into the evening, please let us know and we can make those arrangements. There will be a charge for the staff person to be here.

  
  
Sew Happy Saturday
  

Extend your sewing time from Sew Free Friday or attend any Saturday from store opening at 10:00 AM until 4:30 PM.

 

Look for our new website, www.quilthavenonmain.com, soon!
  
My staff and I look forward to seeing you at the store!
  
Bonny
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Hutchinson, NM 55350
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