MCC gets a little squirrelly!

I am very excited to announce that Modern Cottage Creations is collaborating with Quilt Squirrel!

www.quiltsquirrel.com

Quilt Squirrel is formerly Fat Quarter Quilting and I am happy to have a wonderful history with this shop and their great staff. I was able to spend a few wonderful years working at Fat Quarter Quilting and learned a lot about the quilting world from them. As I moved away I was sad to leave the shop, but change is sometimes unavoidable. Now, as they changed their beautiful shop into the new Quilt Squirrel I was also invited to make a change too and be a part of the new shop...online! My blog will be posted on their website along with blogs by JulieAnn and Christine, the shop's owners. I definitely recommend that you check out what they have to say on their blogs as well! The new Quilt Squirrel is not only an online shop, but a local shop as well, so if you find yourself in the Twin Cities, I recommend you visit them in store too! The shop is located off of Highway 10 and Hanson Blvd in Coon Rapids, MN.

The updated shop features big box pricing at your local quilt shop. I know you will love them just as much as I do, so head on over and get a little squirrelly too!

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Long time comin'

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