With a new year comes new opportunities and new challenges, and of course reflections on the previous year. Here at Alewives we are always changing, or at least trying to change... hopefully for the better! It might be rearranging displays to keep things fresh, it might be trying a class we've never offered before, it might be bringing in a line of fabrics we think are exciting, or it might be a major renovation to the old red barn that houses our business. Such was the case in 2011 when we broke ground (literally) on a brand new classroom in our dirt-floor basement. Very soon, our classes will be held in this lovely, bright space. The new classroom is almost three times as large as our current classroom, with lots of room for design walls, cutting tables and sewing machines. 2011 was also the year we added long-arm quilting services to our business. We purchased a Millenium long-arm quilting machine and have been quilting and finishing quilts for our local customers, but very soon will be offering this service to our online customers as well. What big changes to a little shop in a little town! We can't wait to share these developments with all our customers, and we can't wait to see what changes are in store for 2012. As always, we couldn't do what we do without the support of our wonderful customers, and for that, we are always grateful!

Luckily, some things never change!

Sincerely,

Rhea & Barbara (and all the ladies) at Alewives Fabrics