Thanks Everyone for making this anniversary our very best!

It was a wonderful, wonderful day!

Full of

giant balloons,

happy, crafty shoppers...

TONS of fabric,

flowers..

cookies...  and friends.

We are so blessed to have such an amazing crew of kind, creative people and a community that embraces and supports us! 

Thank you for 5 great years!!

♥

oh.. and one last photo.. from our friend Katie Lewis at The Red Kitchen

I just loved the shadow of our flags on the big balloon... so I asked her if I could share it ;)

Beautiful woman and gifts for Baby.

As many of you already know we are expecting another shoppe baby. Due very soon (ANY DAY NOW) is my second little girl, Camilla.
With both of my babies I've been so blessed by the wonderfully crafty and talented women in my life. Handmade gifts are the greatest!!

Just last week the ladies of the shoppe took me out to one of my favorite local restaurants for a before baby dinner. We sat and ate and shared stories about birth and they gave the most gorgeous gifts for baby!

Janelle, who arranged the whole evening, made a sweetly embroidered sack that held precious knit baby leg warms to warm her chubby baby legs this fall

Emily made the baby fun nesting baskets that the big sister is already trying to claim! She says the baby can carry the littlest ones and she'll carry the bigger two and they'll go shopping! :)

Sheila gave us those supper cute patchwork blocks, that Aelyn is also playing with, stacking up and knocking down. I can see my two girls having lots of fun with these... AV says she'll teach the baby how to build. 

And Mary made us the fox quilt I've longed for since seeing her first one that now hangs in the shoppe as a sample of the class she teaches.

Thank you all a million times over! If my emotion doesn't come through in this post please know that I cried when I got home and shared your creations with Jeff. You are truly beautiful woman.

My love to you all,
April

Happy Shoppe Birthday

2 Years!

Our little shoppe has come so far and grown so much. Just as the growth of a baby soars within the first two years of life, so has our beloved shoppe, Sew To Speak. 


Starting out with a only a few suppliers now we have dozens. Where we first had only quilting cotton prints and a few printed home dec fabrics now we have many, many more. Linens, wools, silks, knits, organics, flannels, laminates, and felt, to name a few. 


We once had to work to make the shelves look full, now we have to work to find new places to fit it all! 


It was once just Anita working the sales floor with myself (April) helping out as I could and working mostly behind the scenes. Now we have four amazing employees! Janelle, Megan, Emily, and Sheila. Each one brings a unique, fresh spark and ideas all her own. Wow! These beautiful women are indispensable to our business. We feel so lucky to have them. 


In the beginning there weren't even classes, just the hopeful space and the idea of what could be. Then the teachers came. First just a few talented women and now so many. They offer classes for every level of sewer, with projects to suit anyone's style. Teaching the joy and art of sewing, a service that we are privileged and thrilled to provide as well as learn form. 


And then there's you, our wonderful customers. Once Anita knew you all by name...  and now there so many of you that we just can't keep track, though she still tries! Once all our costumers resided in Columbus or at least nearby, now we have customers across the globe through this blog and our web-store!


It would be nothing without all of you. Serving you is and will always be our purpose. Thank you for a great first two years.