Sign up for a Free Class!

Call or Email to sign up for a Free Class! Offer ends at 3:30pm.

info@chickadeeshops.com 352-283-2210

Next Deal...

Free Pattern with every order! 

Put your choice in the order notes.

40% OFF this hour!

Use Promo Code SAVE40 online and save 40% off your entire order!

BERNINA Coupon Deals through January 7th 2013!!

Black Friday and Super Saturday deals!

Join us Friday 10am-6pm and Saturday 10am-3pm
for FABULOUS savings on Fabric, Books, Patterns
& BERNINA deals!
We'll have snacks to keep you going through your Shopping Day. Each hour we will have an additional Chickadee Shops Savings you won't want to miss!

If shopping online - check our Facebook page and Blog for the Promo Code on each Hourly Savings Deal.

Hurry in for the best financing of the year on your new BERNINA 7 Series machine or 8 series machine. Picture yourself sewing into the new year with your dream machine.

* No interest for 60 months on purchases of $5,000 or more on BERNINA products with your BERNINA Credit Card made November 23 - 26, 2012. Fixed Monthly Payments Required. Regular account terms (including minimum monthly payments) apply after the promotion ends.

October & November Classes

Chickadee Shops October & November Classes

Chickadee Shops' First Annual Halloween Costume Competition

Chickadee Shops’ First Annual

Halloween Costume Competition

We can’t believe this year has flown by so quickly and that it’s almost time for our favorite holiday, Halloween! We’re looking forward to loads of jaw-dropping and hair-raising ideas from our fantastically creative community.

Have a costume idea that you’ve always wanted to try but never had the chance? Here’s your opportunity to pull out all the stops and take home a sweet Gift Certificate from Chickadee Shops or brand new BERNETTE 46 machine…

AND YOU CHOOSE THE WINNERS!!

Chickadee Shops’ First Annual


Halloween Costume Competition

We can’t believe this year has flown by so quickly and that it’s almost time for our favorite holiday, Halloween! We’re looking forward to loads of jaw-dropping and hair-raising ideas from our fantastically creative community.

Have a costume idea that you’ve always wanted to try but never had the chance? Here’s your opportunity to pull out all the stops and take home a sweet Gift Certificate from Chickadee Shops or brand new BERNETTE 46 machine…

AND YOU CHOOSE THE WINNERS!!

How to Enter: Transform yourself (or your kids, husband, wife, dog, etc.) with the most impressive Halloween costume you have ever created.

Email your project(s) with the words “Chickadee Halloween 2011” included in the title by October 23rd at midnight (EST). Only projects with the full phrase included will be considered for this competition!

Voting: Voting will be open from October 25th until midnight EST on Sunday, October 30th. Vote for your favorites via our FACEBOOK PAGE. All eligible entries will be featured in the slideshow!

• First place winner will be chosen by our Chickadee community, via the voting slide show, and will score a $100(USD) Gift Certificate.
• Second place will also be chosen by the Chickadee community and will win a $50(USD) Gift Certificate.
• One lucky winner will be chosen as FAVORITE via the slide show to take home their own BERNETTE 46 Sewing Machine.

This competition is open to all of the Chickadee Shop’s community, no matter where you sew!



Reusable Market Bag

Reusable Market Bag



A great free pattern by All People Quilt!

Class Schedule for August & September 2012

2012 Classes &Events

August & September

 

Monday—Friday 11am-6pm

Saturday 10am-3pm

Closed Sunday

Upstairs in the Oaks Mall Plaza

6785 W Newberry Rd

Gainesville FL 32605

Phone:  352.283.2210

natalie@chickadeeshops.com

www.chickadeeshops.com

August & September Specials

830LE-A LE-gendary Deal:
Purchase an 830LE through August 31st and receive:

$500 Gift Certificate,

Free Jumbo Hoop, 

Free USB Stick,

Free Thread Pack,

 Free Collector Tin,

VIP Trip to BERNINA

BERNINA Artista Clearance: 
Close out on Artista 730 E Machines–while supplies last!

Spellbinding Savings
 September 13th-24th

Purchase & Save Instantly!                    
$399-$999—Save $50
 $1000-$2299– Save $100
 $2300-$4499—Save $150
$4500-$6499—Save $250
$6500+ Save $500
B215 Machine $699
700D Serger $699 
 Buy 1 Presser Foot Get 2nd at 1/2 price

    Don’t Forget to Schedule Your Machine Cleaning!

 

 

 

Classes and Events for August & September 2012

 

 

Holiday Gifts                          $45

Taught by:  Natalie            Class size limited to 6

Tuesdays  9/25,  10/2, 10/9          6:30pm-8pm

Get a jumpstart on Holiday Gifts!  Join us for this 3 week class where we will make a different gift each week that can be completed in class.  Kits  for each project are included in cost of class.

 

Apron                                          $20

Taught by:  Natalie    Class size limited to 6

Thursday 9/13                    6:30pm-8:30pm

On Display in our Front Window!  A quick and easy  apron is great for gifts or to keep  for yourself!  Make in Holiday Fabrics to celebrate the season or choose Fabrics to use year round.  Kits Available $20.

 

Sit & Stitch                               FREE

Friday  8/24,  9/14, 10/5       6:30pm-8:30pm

Come and join us for an evening to work on projects, socialize, ask questions, and just have some fun!

 

Beginning Quilting             $15/session

Taught by: Natalie     Class size limited to 6           

Thursday 8/28, 9/4, 9/11, 9/18  6:30pm-8:30pm

Learn the basics of quilting!  Take just 1 session or take them all. 

Session 1:  Intro to quilting tools, reviewing the pattern, using a rotary cutter and rulers.                                                          

Session 2:  Review Seam Allowances, begin piecing your quilt top                                        

Session 3:  Complete quilt top                   

Session 4:  Sandwich, quilt, & bind.

 

Block of the Month              $25

Taught by:  Rosemary  Class size limited to 6

Thursday 8/30, Ends May 2013   6:30pm-8:30pm            Meets last Thursday of each month   

Women of Courage BOM will bring us incredible stories of women from our past who have made a difference in our world. Our BOM includes the pattern and fabric to complete the 98” x 98” Quilt Top.  Fabric is from Nancy Gere’s Women of Courage collection for Windham Fabrics.    Designed by Denise Lipscomb of Common Threads. 

 

Pillowcase Party                    FREE

Saturday 8/18, 9/15                           1pm-3pm

The 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge is a great way to make a difference in our LOCAL community         donating pillowcases to a charity.  Make one with us today or drop one off.   Kits Available $10.

 

Learn Your Machine              $40

Taught by:  Natalie            Class size limited to 6

Saturday 8/18, 9/15                 10am-1pm

Come and learn the basic features of your sewing machine.  We will make  a  Table Runner and Place mat. 

 

Hand Dyed Bowls                      $25

Taught by: Jean Paty   Class size limited to 6          

Thursday 8/23                             6pm-8pm

If you can make a zig-zag stich on your  sewing machine, then you can learn to  create bowls, placemats, and coasters.  We are going to coil and sew ordinary utility cording into a neat bowl. Class fee includes a choice of hand-dyed cord.  Bring a spool of your favorite variegated thread.

 

Bailey Bag                                 $45

Taught by:  Natalie      Class size limited to 6

Saturday 8/25                                  10am-2pm

Sample in store.  Our most popular and requested class!  A bag with innovative pockets & unique strapping system to easily convert from diaper bag to a stroller bag.  Large enough for a diaper bag or laptop—great for multi-tasking moms! 

 

Hot Pads                                    $20

Taught by:  Natalie      Class size limited to 6

Saturday 9/8                               10am-12pm

Kit Included in cost of Class.  Learn how to make Hot Pads!  This is a great opportunity to get   Holiday Decorations and Gifts started!  I’ll show you how to add a matching 10 minute Table Runner and  Kitchen Towel.

 

 

 

FREE CLASS: Serendipity Bag

Summer Serendipty Bag

Tuesday July 17th 6pm-8pm

Create your own signature bag for summer! The Summer Serendipity Bag is the perfect palette for artistic embellishment. Make it in a favorite fabric and add embroidery, monograms, ribbon trims, and other embellishments of choice!

 

July 2012 Newsletter

Local Email List

As many of you know, Chickadee Shops was online for 5 years before coming to the Oaks Mall Plaza. Our Email list is compiled of our wonderful customers all over the world.

We need to separate our local email subscribers: To subscribe to our LOCAL EMAIL NEWSLETTER for sales & promotions, please hit REPLY to this newsletter email and let us know!

New Store Hours

We are so excited to share we are now going to open earlier and stay open later!

Beginning Monday, July 16th— Chickadee Shops New Store Hours will be:

Monday—Friday 11am—6pm

Saturday 10am-3pm

Closed Sunday

Welcome Sew Make Do!

Last month Kim closed her studio doors at Sew Make Do, making way to focus on the exciting life changes of the birth of their first child.

We are lucky to share our classroom space with Kim and her amazing classes.

Register for any of Kim’s classes through Chickadee Shops or through www.sewmakedo.com

Get Started with Sewing $35

Saturday 7/14, 8/11 1pm-3pm

This crash course will get you comfortable with using a sewing machine, whether you're brand new to sewing or just need a refresher course. You'll learn the basics of threading a machine, winding a bobbin, straight stitching, back stitching, zig-zag stitching and other key topics. All materials will be provided, including fabric, thread, scissors, and pins. You'll even leave with a finished project!

You must bring your own sewing machine, pedal, and power cord, along with a few extra bobbins and the manual, if you have it. All other supplies will be provided.

July 2012 BERNINA Specials

830LE—A LE-gendary Deal:

Purchase an B830LE through August 31st and receive a $500 BERNINA Gift Certificate

BERNINA Artista Clearance:

Close Out on Artista 635 LE & 630 Machines and 730 E Machines—while supplies last!

635LE & 630’s include a FREE Tote Set

Competitor Coupon Day

We know how amazing those Competitor Coupons are and now, on the last Tuesday of each month, Chickadee Shops will honor Competitor Coupons.

Only 1 Coupon Per Customer on Coupon Day

Not Valid on Sale Price Items

Not Valid on BERNINA Machines or Accessories

Not Valid on Software

It’s not too late to sign up for the BOM with Rosemary!

Block of the Month $25

Taught by: Rosemary Class size limited to 6

Thursday 7/26— Ends May 2013 6pm-8pm

Meets last Thursday of each month

Women of Courage BOM will bring us incredible stories of women from our past who have made a difference in our world. Our BOM includes the pattern and fabric to complete the 98” x 98” Quilt Top. Fabric is from Nancy Gere’s Women of Courage collection for Windham Fabrics. Designed by Denise Lipscomb of Common Threads.

Fun Stuff

Bowl Class with Jean Paty: Amazing class and the ideas are endless! Quick and easy projects that make great gifts.

Michelle’s bowl turned out great & Rosemary 4 coasters!

We now have a selection of hand dyed ropes in store!   

• Our Naked store front will have a sign in the next week!
• BERNINA is unveiling a new 7 series machine in July!
• We’ll be visiting the Tree City Quilt Guild in August
• Minkee Monster Embroidery Class in August
• Follow us on Facebook!
• Class Ideas? Techniques you want to learn? Notion suggestion? We want to know! 
• Email us: info@chickadeeshops.com

July & August Classes

New Class Schedule is out!

BERNINA is teaching August 1st & 2nd Classes Only 6 spots so Reserve your spot now!

8/1:    Ruffle Pillow

8/2:    Applique

FREE CLASS BY BERNINA:   Summer Serendipity Bag

Create your own signature bag for summer! The Summer Serendipity Bag is the perfect palette for artistic embellishment. Make it in a favorite fabric and add embroidery, monograms, ribbon trims, and other embellishments of choice!

 

BERNINA's The May You Save Event

The May You Save Event

May 10th - May 21st

Come in NOW for savings on NEW machines, accessories and software!



New Quilt Kits!

New Cuddle / Minkee Quilt Kits!


Pre Order Now - Ships 03/28/12

$65.00

Don't forget to order the backing & binding!

Animal Print Cuddle Quilt Kit, the popular and easy to sew row by row quilt. Inside the box you will find (17) approximately 5 X 58 inch strips of cuddle fabric along with a free quilt pattern. More fabric will be required for the backing and the binding. The finished size is approximately 60 X 72 inches.

Sample available of Animal Print in Store

Bernina Dealership

SOOO....

I have spent the last month researching Bernina and I am thinking that we may bring a dealership to our shop with an onsite Tech Repair guy...or as I like to say...Berninaman...

I have gotten so much great feedback from our instore customers and through Facebook, it seems like Gainesville is ready for a Bernina dealership. 

If we choose to go with the dealership, we will have a week in Chicago for training and the machines will be in store in May.

Wow!!  Let me know your thoughts!

April 2012 Classes are Posted!

We have 2 great classes in April! 

We have our apron class - which is a carry over from our December class schedule and then a 4 patch beginner quilt class.  This class is going to be offered in the daytime and at night!

We look forward to seeing you...

December Classes are Here!!

It has been a crazy couple of months here opening our Shop.  It has been especially difficult for me as the timing has been not so great.  The Shop opening was followed by an event in my life that has been so hard there aren't really words to explain it.  I have had to draw upon strength I didn't know I had and it has taken crazy amounts of sincere prayer and help from the Lord to be able to navigate these trials.  It has taken me 6 months to be able to get back on my feet and be able to focus on the shop. 

Thank you to all that have visited our shop for your patience and your support. 

Just when I think I'm going to make it I get hit with another trial...surgery on my right shoulder.  All those amazing hours playing tennis to cope with my stress and anxiety brought me to this!  I'm in a sling for 6 whole weeks...which means I have to do everything with my left (non dominant) hand.  Eek!!  Trust me, super tough.  6 months of therapy and and it is going to take me almost a year to get back on the courts.  This is going to be another extremely tough trial for me and my family.

BUT...getting back to the fun stuff:

Check out the December Classes...these are only a few I've got some great Holiday Gift Classes getting ready to start also.

Storefront Opening Sale

Storefront Opening Sale!
Save an Extra 30%
Use Promo Code OPEN30 during checkout
Ends 8/16/11

Come to our Storefront located in the Oaks Mall Plaza:
6785 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville FL 32608
Store Hours:  11am-6pm
Monday - Saturday
Closed Sunday

Storefront - BEFORE

These photos were taken 4/23/2011 a few days before demolition began.  It has been quite a process!  The space was a Hair Salon/Spa before and there ended up being quite a bit more work needed than we realized.


This is the front of the store from the Right side


View from the Left side


This is the Left Wall in the front of the store.  We shortened the wall and are going to leave it for a Display area.  This will be a rotating display...bed, kitchen, whatever goes best with the theme featured that month.


Right Wall in the front of the store.  We left this wall and will have another display area.  This is going to feature Baby/Kids items - probably going to be my most favorite part of the store


View standing from the front door - the view to the back.  Being that is was a Spa/Salon before - there are many little rooms throughout.  We took out all the walls opening up the store.


One of the many rooms in the middle of the store


This is in the middle of the store.  The view is looking from the Right Wall towards the Left Wall. The wall that juts out to the right of the open door is where the Classroom will be.  The door immediately on the right is the bathroom.


Another view of where the Classroom will be.  The bathroom door (on the right side of the photo) has been moved to the back and this smoothed into a full wall.


This is the far Left corner - the windows are actually the back of the store.  We are going to have the classroom in this area.  All the light coming in will be fantastic for the classroom.


This wall is directly across from where the classroom area is going to be.  Again, the windows are the back wall.


Front of the Oaks Mall Plaza.  We are going into the empty space upstairs between Tan USA and Great Southern Music - above the Nail shop.  The Elevator is just to the left of Tan USA - so we'll be just one store away from it.

I'm going by tonight to get some updated photos. I am SOOOO ready for the shop to open.  The new lines for Fall have arrived and my thread and a few display fixtures.  We have  a whole obstacle course now in the front hallway & piano room in our home!  In fact, maybe I'll include a picture or two of that!

So Much and Too Much

What a crazy last month it has been and I am sooo glad things are getting back into a normal routine.  Here are a few of the things we've had the last few weeks:

1. End of year Banquets/Recitals:  Baton, Gymnastics, Wrestling, Football, Tennis
2. Graduations:  Maegan's High School, Sophie & Lillie from Pre-K, Maegan from Seminary (early morning scripture study) and Maegan's AA Degree
3. Birthdays:  Maegan's 18th, Wade's 16th, Sophie & Lillie's 5th, Neices & Nephews and Austin's 14th coming up in just a few days
4. Monumental Events:  Maegan's College Decisions:  BYU or UF, Wade gets his Drivers License
5. Summer Begins:  Maegan has 2 weeks left of Summer to complete her AA then will begin work, Sophie & Lillie are now home...all day long...
6. Sports:  USTA Tennis League, Off Season Wrestling Practices & Tournaments, Spring Football & Games,
7. Injuries:  Wade hurt his hip during football and is able to rehab through it using Physical Therapy.  I hurt my shoulder playing tennis and we are hoping to avoid surgery with rest and physical therapy.  "D", a friend of Wade's (who always dates my neice), was in a terrible car accident Memorial Weekend leaving him with 2 broken hips, a punctured lung, and broken ribs.  "D" cannot put any weight on his hips at all and is wheelchair bound for 3 months.  Being a huge part of our family's life it has had quite an impact.
8. Chickadee Shops Storefront:  Slowly, but...slowly the store is coming together.  Lots of setbacks and hidden problems during the demo. Paint & Carpet is set to begin in the next day or so, A/C goes in next week.  Our goal is to open July 1st - with or without all the store fixtures/shelving/etc.

So with all of that behind us we look forward to what Summer will bring:

1. No School:  Did I mention yet that the twins are home all day?
2. Sports:  I took the summer off of tennis to rest my shoulder but I get to play 2 days a week!  Wade has 2-A-Days: Football in morning & Wrestling in afternoon
3. Rosemary in Brisbane, Australia:  This is a tough one.  My mom and I are very close as well as she is a huge part of Chickadee Shops AND teaches our Quilting Classes.  She leaves 4th of July to head to Brisbane where my little sister, Amanda, is due with her 3rd baby and first girl. 
4. Amanda's Baby:   It's always exciting for a new baby - but Amanda gets her first girl!
5. Travel & Camps:  Costa Rica, Wrestling, BYU's Especially for Youth (EFY), Youth Conference, Secret Surprise Trip to Las Vegas to see Garth Brooks
6. Chickadee Shops Opens in the Oaks Mall Plaza in Gainesville FL

Okay, so now I am overhwelmed all over again! 

Here is the good news!  Amanda is going to join me in keeping everyone updated through our Blog and Facebook page with all the Chickadee News & Highlights.  Very Exciting - besides, she is much better than me at all this stuff anyways :).

I've got so much to load and share..., Upcoming Lines, Christmas Lines, Patriotic Quilts (just the quilt tops are completed so far), a fun new Hexagon quilt I tried, and photos of the store and it's progress!  AND I'll give you a proper introduction to Amanda!!

Sassy Little Apron

I just got this pattern in (it isn't even up online yet!) and I couldn't wait to make it.

It turned out so cute and it was super easy.  I'll get the pattern up and some kits with it soon!

The Main fabric is Bliss by Bonnie & Camille and the Accents are Blush by Basic Grey.  Who knew they would go together so well!



Sophie & Lillie modeling their Aprons for me



Sophie LOVES to have her picture taken and she is always doing these poses and different smiles



Lillie's apron was accented in the blue/reds from Blush



Sophie's apron was accented in the pink from Blush