New Class List for Spring (if it ever gets here!)

Here is a link to our latest issue of the Dollard Baker Dispatch, our periodic newsletter.  Just click on the Button Heart above. 

Is it Spring yet???

Good heavens, have we all had enough of this snow and bitter cold yet?  I know I have!  I keep looking in my yard for signs of crocus or snow drops, but so far the poor little things are still covered with snow and ice. We just looked out our front window to see a crazy bird taking a bath in an ice cold puddle!  Yikes!!  It would even sit all hunkered down like it was in a hot tub (we could almost hear it saying, "Ahhhh!" and not "AGGGHHH!") off and on, too.

Meanwhile, when we DO have snow days, I always remind everyone of my little mantra:  "A Snow Day is a Sew Day!"  Sometimes I'll even extend the interpretation to include cloudy days, rainy days, or just cold days.  Whatever the interpretation is ... it works for me!!

Once the rotten weather seems to be lifting a little, it's time to come out of hibernation and stop by the store to see what's up.  We have a few new bolts of flannel fabrics, and some new prints are coming in to get us going for the spring (if it ever gets here!).

While you're here, be sure to ask for the latest edition of our Dollard Baker Dispatch, which includes all the newest Classes and Clubs that will be starting up soon (OR, click on the DB Dispatch text above to download it yourself!).

If you know of any kids who are interested in learning how to sew, we're your place for that, too.  Contact myself or Miss Ronnie to schedule a private lesson or two ($20 per hour), and then your child will be able to join one of our Kids Can Sew! Club sessions.  Just check the photo below to see how happy some of our kids are with the hats they made back in late December!  (I'll bet the hats have come in handy this winter, too!)

Miss Ronnie and I will be getting together real soon to start planning our Kids Can Sew! Summer Day Camp sessions, so be sure to stay tuned for them.  We'll include the info in the next Dollard Baker email update.  If you haven't already signed up for our email blasts, please be sure to do so, so you won't miss anything. 

We are also in the process of planning a separate Kids Can Sew! Club group for our more experienced kids, who have been with us for awhile.  They are approaching, or already in the "Tween" age, and have indicated that they would like to do their own thing.  It looks like we will be offering a special monthly 2 1/2-hour session for them on a Saturday afternoon.  They will probably end up buying their own patterns & supplies for this, but we'll continue to try to keep our price as reasonable as we can. After all, we have kids, too, and we know how expensive they are!! Stay tuned for more details as we figure them all out!  

Within the next week or so we will be sending out a new Dollard Baker email blast to give you all the details about our St. Patty's Day Sale!  The bottom line is that you don't need to be Irish to be Lucky!  So here's another reason to sign up for our email blasts, don't you think???

Join us again soon for another exciting adventure into the blogosphere!  Meanwhile, keep warm and stay safe, will ya?  We want you to stay all in one piece if at all possible, OK?