Category: Newsletter Scraps

June 4 – 7, 2025

2025 Around the Bend Shop Hop

What is the Around the Bend Shop Hop?

The Around the Bend Shop Hop is an opportunity to visit eight quilt shops while enjoying a drive “around the bend” with friends!

Enjoy At Your Own Pace!

Your driving route around the bend is up to you! You can start and end at any participating quilt shop.
The Hop begins Wednesday June 4th and ends Saturday, June 7th, 2025.

All Stores open 9am to 5pm each day for the duration of this event.
Annies Quilt Shop open until 7pm Wednesday & Friday

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Passport

• Pick up your Passport at any participating shop.
• Have your passport stamped with each shop’s unique stamp, and start collecting your fabric kits — $8.00 each, to make a beautiful quilt. Scroll below for a picture!
• Finishing packages are colour unique to each store — $22.00 per kit, one-time purchase.
• Receive the FREE Starry Path quilt pattern when you get your last stamp!

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PRIZES!

• First Prize: $1000 in gift certificates
• Second Prize: $600 in gift certificates
• Third Prize: $400 in gift certificates
• Door prize basket at each store, valued at $150

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Participating Quilt Shops

The eight quilt shops that are participating in the Around the Bend Shop Hop are as follows:

• Annies Quilt Shop – 6 Station St Unit B – Orono, Ontario, L0B 1M0
• Kawartha Quilting & Sewing – 1436 Ontario 7A – Bethany, Ontario, L0A 1A0
• The Quilting Gnome – 2100 Metro Road North – Jackson’s Point, Ontario, L0E 1L0
• Bolts & Bobbins – 384 Eden Road – Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, K0M 2T0
• Remember Me Quilts and More – 105 Bobcaygeon Road – Minden, Ontario, K0M 2K0
• Thimbles & Things – 1282 Brodie Drive – Orillia, Ontario, L3V 0V2
• Homespun Designs – 100 Ringwood Drive – Unit 3, Stouffville, Ontario, L4A 1A9
• Quilters Cupboard – 202 Brock Street East – Uxbridge, Ontario, L9P 1R3

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See the finished sample of the Starry Path Quilt in any participating shop now!

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Around the Bend Shop Hop
June 4th–7th, 2025

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Websites:

http://quilterscupboard.ca/

https://www.anniesquiltshop.ca/

https://kawarthaquiltingandsewing.com/

https://www.quiltinggnome.com/

https://www.boltsandbobbins.com/

https://www.remembermequiltsandmore.com/

https://www.thimblesandthings.com/

https://homespundesigns.ca/

A variety of puzzles, all 1000 pieces, and ranging in price from $23.98 – $32.98.

Beautiful woven baskets . . . great to take to the market or for carting your quilting projects with you, at $75.00 they make a lovely addition to anyone’s basket collection!

On the left is “Cuddle Cubs” by 3 Wishes. $19.98/m

On the right & back are Northcott’s “Dots and Dashes” $20.98/m

Above are two “Christmas Wishes” panels by Riley Blake, both measuring approximately 36” x 42”. $19.98/panel. Again these both make up nicely for a child or lap quilt, or you can grow them larger.

Letters to Santa is a fun line by Deborah Edward’s of Northcott. The panel is approximately 44” x 42” at $19.98.  This makes a nice child-size or lap quilt by just layering, quilting and binding, or grow the panel to a larger quilt using the coordinating fabric line at $19.98/m.

A lovely line by Marcus Fabrics

Panel approx. 24” x 42” – at $14.98.

Coordinating fabrics $23.98/m

A sampling of 8 all on one bolt!

These sweet little charms are just too cute!  For yourself or great stocking stuffers . . . who wouldn’t love these tiny clip-on sheep?  Just $12.98 each.

Patchwork Place – 2025 Calendar

• beautiful photos
• instruction booklet for all the projects
• a year full of inspiration for yourself or to gift!

$30.98
(quantities are limited)

Nice soft greens, blues and golds 

$18.98/m

The possibilities are endless!