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We’re so excited! Donations from some very generous and wonderful companies have been arriving to be given out as prizes to many lucky 2019 Wyoming Quilt Shop Hop participants! Mark your calendars! The Wyoming Quilt Shop Hop will be from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

You can see what has kept me busy in my “spare” time the past two weeks.  Getting all the prizes for the 2018 Shop Hop packaged up, addressed, and ready to ship out has been no small task.  Today almost all went out in the mail.  Quite a line backed up behind me at the Post Office as the clerk cheerfully dealt with 50+ packages!

Here is a list of the top winners whose names were drawn after the top two prizes we announced last week.  If a prize was sponsored by a company it is listed.  Additional prizes included in each package included books and notions sponsored by the Wyoming Quilt Shop Hop shops themselves.

Southwest Splendor Quilt Kit – provided by Kalico Kat Quilt Shop in Casper, plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Paul Benson, Cheyenne WY.

Studio E 3-yard Backing provided by Studio E Fabrics, plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Arlene Pixley of Moorcroft, WY.

25 fat quarter bundle provided by Patrick Loose Fabric  plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Pat Mischke of Dayton, WY.

Shannon Cuddle Flower Rug Kit provided by Shannon Fabrics plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Janet McCann, Rock Springs WY

Shannon Cuddle Flower Rug Kit provided by Shannon Fabrics plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops- Eddie Prager, Douglas, WY

Baby quilt kit provided by Susybee plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Rose Benson, Cheyenne, WY

Flower Power Layer Cake provided by Patrick Loose Fabrics plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Donna Ragsdale of Casper, WY

Cuddle Baby Quilt Kit plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Gina Blumenshine of Riverton, WY

Aurifil Thread Kit plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Connie Riesland of Cheyenne, WY

Rotating Cutting Mat sponsored by Checker Distributors plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Patricia Kappes of Rock Springs

Aurifil thread kit plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Carol Harper of Lander, WY

Layer Cake sponsored by Benartex Fabrics plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Val Wimbish of Casper, WY

Layer Cake sponsored by Northcott Fabrics plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Mary Ellen Pitcher of Lander, WY

Jelly Roll provided by Patrick Loose Fabrics plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Elaine Warren of Kaycee, WY

Aurifil Thread collection plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Joleen Wright of Big Piney, WY

Aurifil Thread collection plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Emily Covey of Rock Springs, WY

Hoffman Dot Pops (jelly roll) plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Shirley Orszulak of Glenrock, WY

Charm Squares Pack provided by Northcott plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Cory Moss of Douglas, WY

Charm Squares Pack provided by Patrick Loose Fabrics plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Elizabeth Smiley of Lander, WY

Christmas Traditions Table runner and Placement kit provided by Northcott Fabrics plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – Delores Warfield of Torrington, WY

Charm Squares Pack provided by Benartex Fabrics plus notions and/or books sponsored by the WQSH shops – E. Ann Hills of Colstrip, MT

In addition, this year every shop hopper that visited all 26 shops received a prize consisting of a quilting book plus items drawn from an assortment of notions sponsored by the WQSH shops plus a wool applique kit from Week’s Dye Works.

As a fun surprise for all the rest of the shop hoppers that sent in passports that had visited at least 13 shops but were not drawn for the prizes above,  we sent a gift of appreciation for taking the time to shop with the Premier Wyoming Independent Quilt Shops.  So, if you sent in a qualifying passport, watch your mail box during the next few days for a package to arrive!

We hope your shop hop was a fun adventure this summer, and please come back and visit each participating shop again.

 

We have announced the top two winners for the Wyoming Shop Hop Prizes for 2018.

We had 63 passports returned this year.  Remember, every person who got a stamp at all 26 shops will receive a gift.  This will be in addition to any prize that they win if their number is drawn.

Loreen Moore from Rock Springs is the grand prize winner of the Babylock Molly
Sewing Machine.

Mary Burgess from Casper is the winner of the Tutto Machine Case.

We have many other wonderful prizes and the names of winners will be listed as soon as possible.  Watch this space!

 

Have you gotten around to all the shops participating in the Wyoming Shop Hop 2018?  We have seen many shop hoppers and all are reporting that it has been a fun and wonderful experience.  Visiting the shops, seeing all the fabrics, quilts, notions, books, patterns and whatever else the shop owners have in store for you is definitely the highlight of the shop hop.  But then there are all the prizes yet to be awarded to look forward to.  Each shop will be drawing for a $50 gift certificate or prize to be spent at their store.  Just think, if you were REALLY LUCKY and won at every shop, you would receive $1300 value in prizes!  Most of us would be elated to win at one shop – but your odds increase every shop you visit.

Then there are the Grand Prize and many more lovely items to be given away to those who send their qualified passport in by September 14 to the address that is on the passport.

Here are some of the prizes that will be awarded:

Grand Prize

Babylock Molly Sewing machine – sponsored by the Wyoming Quilt Shop Hop participating shops.

First Prize

Tutto Sewing Machine Bag – size large- sponsored by the Wyoming Quilt Shop Hop participating shops.

Second Prize

Southwest Splendor Quilt Kit – 60″x60″ – Sponsored by the Kalico Kat Quilt Shop in Casper, Wyoming.

Third Prize

Aurifil  Curious Dream Thread Set.  Sponsored by Aurifil Thread

Additional Sponsors and prizes are:

Blank Quilting/Studio E fabrics

Clothworks Textiles

SuzyBee

Weeks Dye Works

Hoffman Fabrics

Benertex Fabrics

Northcott Fabrics

Patrick Loose Fabrics

Shannon Fabrics

Additional prizes are still coming in, so there are lots of reasons to enter the drawing!

For those who submit a passport stamped by all 26 shops, there will be a goodie bag going out your way when prizes are awarded, plus you will get 2 chances to win the other prizes.  Visiting at least 13 shops will give you one entry into the drawing.

Keep shopping – you still have almost 4 weeks left to get those passports stamped!

 

 

 

Wyoming Quilt Shop Hop for 2018 will begin May 29 and last all summer, closing September 4, 2018.  You can download a passport from the home page of our website or pick one up at any participating quilt shop.  Make sure to get your passport validated at each shop, then send it in to qualify for chances at wonderful prizes.  Everyone who visits all the shops will get a prize this year, plus all who visit at least 13 shops will qualify for the drawing for the Grand Prize, a sewing machine, plus other fun and valuable quilting and sewing items.  Every shop will have a block pattern for you – why not chose several, if not all, and make a sampler quilt?  It is going to be a busy summer – so get your plans made to start shop hopping on May 29.  There are 26 participating stores to visit all over the state.  We hope to see you soon!

I know you are all excited to hear who won the drawing for the Wyoming Shop Hop prizes for 2017.  I have called the first and second prize winners, but the rest of the list will get a surprise package in the mail  sometime soon!  If your name is on the list, Congratulations!  We had 77 passports returned.  12 shoppers had visited all 26 shops. We are awarding 26 prizes, plus each of the 26 shops are awarding a $50 value prize.  So you had a chance to win 52 prizes in this shop hop!

We have some exciting ideas for next year’s shop hop coming up… Stay Tuned!

Grand Prize Winner of the Sewing machine was:  Leslie Rouse from Cheyenne

2nd Prize of a Tutto bag for storing and traveling with your machine:  Sandy Hahn of Dubois

Additional Winners who will be getting surprise packages in the mail are:

Delores Worfield of Torrington

Judy Porty from Unity, Maine

Kyleen Gackle of Circle, Montana

Eddi Prager from Douglas

Angela Wylie of Akron, CO

Emily Covey of Rock Springs

Julie Haptonstall of Douglas

Kim Bolding of Panama City Beach, Florida

Paul Benson of Cheyenne

Eve Stahl of Casper

DeAnn Eizenhart of Cheyenne

Marylou Doyle of Hyattville

Pat Mischle of Dayton

Elaine Donnelly of Douglas

Eva Knight of Loveland, Colorado

Mary Ellen Pitcher of Lander

Suzanne Erickson of Newcastle

Evie Cecil of Torrington

Louise Crowe of Casper

Diana Williamson of Cheyenne

Dianne Porter of Unity, Maine

Lisa Millikin of Glendo

Carol Harper, Lander

Mari Eisenhart, Cheyenne

A big thanks to all the shops who participated, to all the companies who donated prizes, and to the shop hoppers that make the Wyoming Quilt Shop Hop possible!

Karen Wisseman, Lickety Stitch Quilts, Lusk