by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Apr 25, 2020 | Blog
Hello, Mike aka Mr. Laura here. First, Laura and I hope that you and yours are all safe and well. This has been a very difficult time for our country and the world. We are extremely blessed that our family has stayed well. Both our Daughter and Son were laid...
by CAROL HECKMAN | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog, Products, Show & Tell, Ursula and Emily
Another beautiful Ursula by Julie James! “I was working on this at a quilt retreat and got compliments and questions about the pattern. I also showed the totes and mini totes that I’ve made. I sent them to your Creative Thimble web page. I hope you get...
by CAROL HECKMAN | Mar 13, 2017 | Blog
It’s good to be back in NC! QuiltWeek in Daytona Beach was another success. Thanks to all who came out and showed us your Creative Thimble bags. You can see photos of everyone who came by to show off their bags at our Facebook page. Laura and Mr. Laura took some time...
by CAROL HECKMAN | Mar 3, 2017 | Blog
We are having a great time at QuiltWeek Daytona. If you are in town, be sure to swing by and see us at booth #1415. You can see a sped-up version of how we set up our big booth below! via GIPHY
by CAROL HECKMAN | Feb 20, 2017 | Blog
The Creative Thimble workshop is a flurry of excitement as we get ready for AQS QuiltWeek in Daytona Beach next week. We will have several new kits to choose from, and we are so excited to debut them! Last year at Daytona’s Quilt Week we sold out of our new pattern,...
by lmmsew | Feb 19, 2017 | Blog, What's Up at TCT
My how time flies! Recently, a friend of The Creative Thimble *helpfully* pointed out that we haven’t blogged since April of last year. How very embarrassing. All we can say is that the siren call of Grandbaby snuggles always seems to hit right when an excellent blog...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Apr 2, 2016 | Blog
Mike aka Mr Laura here. It is always good to be reminded that the world is really mostly made up of good people doing good things. Laura received this note this week from Kathy. Bless you Kathy and Ruth for your good work and Thank You for sharing it with us. Kathy...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Mar 13, 2016 | Blog
Mike, aka Mr Laura again. As promised we have a new announcement! Laura’s latest pattern title is now available for order on the website. Laura introduced the new pattern at the Daytona Beach AQS show last month and was a tremendous hit outselling her other...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Mar 12, 2016 | Blog
Mike, aka Mr Laura, aka Carol’s Dad, aka Tabitha’s Grampa here. Well as you can tell it has been about 6 months since my last posting. First I have to apologize to all of the wonderful ladies who sent in pictures of their various purses and bags that did...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Aug 2, 2015 | Blog
This ended up being a multi day post although that was not my initial intention. Mike aka Mr Laura here. Well today is Friday and we finally did get to the show early this morning (we had been trying to get here early Wednesday and Thursday too but kept finding more...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Mar 23, 2015 | Blog
Mike, aka Mr Laura here. Spring has finally sprung here in Raleigh, NC! Several ladies at the Lancaster show asked me if I was the Mike, aka Mr. Laura who wrote the blog posts and made me feel a little guilty that I have not been posting as often as I should. So here...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog
Mike aka Mr Laura here. We made it home safely from the Lancaster AQS show Sunday night. The Mini-Minions and Minions were reunited on Monday when the mail arrived with the returning Dave, Stuart, and Kevin. They were a little sandy (luckily I opened their mailer in...