Beyond The Stitches - February 2025
Welcome to our Monthly newsletter where we share what has been going on during the past month and share updates with you.
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Welcome to the second month of 2025 where you will find a lot of new items arriving at Beyond The Stitches. New items such as the new Baby Lock Radiance sewing/embroidery machine as well as other great machines at prices from $169.00 and up, fun fabrics, stunning thread colors, interesting patterns and the latest notions. Our Team continues to work toward bringing you items that help you create.
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We can use your HELP please. We would like to earn your Vote in the LQS (Local Quilt Shop) Contest coordinated byAnnie.com (creator of patterns, Soft & Stable, various zippers, mesh, fold-over elastic, vinyl, hardware, and more). Please vote for our shop by going to www.lqscontest.com NOW thru February 28th and help us move to the top. You can vote ONE TIME per email address. Please consider following along to watch as we move toward the top by going to the same website and selecting Leaderboard from the menu then scroll to see Beyond The Stitches - Crystal River where you can see our progress and even read the comments submitted by customers. THANK YOU!
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Tha magazines have arrived for the All Florida Shop Hop. When you purchase your magazine, you receive 5 patterns, great information on participating shops throughout the state of Florida, your passport which provides you the opportunity to visit shops and even submit your passport for prizes. Be sure to pick up your copy today before they are sold out. All Florida Shop Hop is from March 1 thru April 30, 2025. We will have the currated fabric collection available for you to purchase on March 1st.
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Passports are NOW AVAILABLE for the Central Florida Shop Hop. For only $7.00 ($10.00 during the shop hop) you can purchase a Passport and visit seven shops where you will receive a great notion during the Notions in Motion Shop Hop which occurs March 21 thru April 5, 2025. Upon completion of your Passport, simply turn it in at a participating shop to be entered into a drawing for a prize of $50.00 or $75.00 at one of the fun shops. Be sure to stop by and purchase your Passport NOW.
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Thank you for participating in our local Food Drive helping others in our community. Thanks to YOU, there were 216 items collected (2 items had to be disposed of due to an expiration date of 2022 and 2023). Because of YOU, those in need will not go hungry. We appreciate you and your continued support of others.
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As we know, there are many ways injuries occur in this beautiful creative world of ours. I believe one of the most unusual injuries we have heard of occurred this week. After review of this picture, guess how this sewing injury occurred (answer can be found at the bottom of this Newsletter).
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Great classes have occurred this past month and here are some of the pictures celebrating completed projects. You can always find the most current Class List and/or Class Calendar on our website, www.beyondthestitches.com or in our shop where we have the classes posted in three convenient locations.
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Kindness.......we need more kindness in the world and we certainly experienced kindness in our shop this past month. There was a precious person that wanted to bless another person anonymously with a Gift Certificate so she could purchase a machine. When we contacted the recipient to share the good news that someone donated a Gift Certificate for her, she was shocked and moved by the generosity of another. The recipient wrote a special note for the giving person and we were simply the conduit of kindness to occur. What a special experience it was for our Team to be able to be the "messenger" of this special blessing. It is refreshing to witness the special kindness that still occurs. Here is the sweet notecard that was shared.
Another Act of Kindness (AOK) occurred when Rose H. created a special sign for our Service Technician, Gary, and presented it to him. You can see this great sign hanging in our shop near the Service Department. Thank you, Rose, for your kindness in recognizing Gary and his great skills in service. We are fortunate to have him on our Team.
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Be sure to enroll and join us for the Special Event with Fit Nice System Founder, Judy Kessinger for only $10.00. Known by many as the Fit Nice Doctor, Judy will provide great information on ensuring your next garment project is a perfect fit. You can enroll at our website, www.beyondthestitches.com or simply give our Team a call at (352) 794-3289.
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If you missed this past Sew & Tell, you missed some great projects and tips shared however here are some pictures for you to enjoy.
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We LOVE when you bring in your projects to share your success with fabrics purchased at our shop. Although we love our fabric shipments, take special care as we open boxes, remove fabric bolt wrapping, pet the fabric to confirm the wonderful thread count, enter it into our system, assign numbers and price them to get the fabric on the shelves quickly for you, we especially enjoy celebrating your projects with you.
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Newsletter Special
You can enjoy this month's newsletter special of 20% off all in-stock Kai shears/scissors when you show this section of your Newsletter to our Team Member at the time of purchase. This special does NOT apply to special order or previously purchased items. Cannot be combined with any other specials.
You MUST show this section of your Newsletter so be sure to save a screenshot so it appears in your photo gallery on your mobile device or print it as you will need to show it to a Team Member when you check out. This is a savings for Newsletter subscribers only.
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Service
We have a great 3-day Prior Program where you can request a Work Order be created to save your space in line. When our Service Team is ready for your machine, we will contact you and you have 3 business days to bring your machine in and we will get it back to you shortly. Prices vary according to machine model.
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Sewing Injury Answer:
This featured "sewing injury" was from a pin that hit the top vein in Gertie's hand in the perfect spot that sprayed blood across the room and left one heck of a bruised hand.
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We look forward to visiting with you soon. Happy Sewing & Creating!
Beyond The Stitches, LLC Mon - Fri 9:00 - 5:00 pm, Saturday 9 - 3 pm
979 N Suncoast Blvd
Crystal River, FL 34429
(352) 794-3289
Website: www.beyondthestitches.com
e-mail: info@beyondthestitches.com
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