Remember

In thinking about the holiday this weekend, I have reflected on what happened at this time of year in my family when I was a child more than fifty years ago. Memorial Day always fell on my mother's birthday, May 30. Nowadays it is the Monday closest to May 30. As I thought about this I began to remember how Mom always pointed out a memorial stone on the campus at Clemson near the Old Greenville Highway. It held a bronze plaque naming Clemson graduates who lost their lives in the freedom fight of World War I. She then would refer to a cousin who lost his life in World War II. Raymond had a son who is my age, so it always made me very aware that his Dad had perished in the war fighting for our freedom. That was always a time of renewed patriotism for my brother and me. This weekend I decided to look again at that memorial as a way of remembering the fallen patriots.

It was not where I remembered it to be! In the name of progress it has been removed from its original position. Bobby and I started out to find it. I called my brother Bob because he remembers everything we ever did as children; he would surely know what had happened. He did. Rats! He knows it all. Well, he knew that it was removed so that the highway could be widened, but he didn't know what happened to it. He even said it has been gone for 40 years - no way! Maybe it has been gone 30 years, maybe. Well, Bobby and I found it. We're good together.

This memorial stone is now located on the Sikes Hall side of the Rotunda and President's Garden along Old Greenville Highway. It is a large stone that looks like those that Dad called Iron Rock. There is the bronze plaque that names "cadets" lost in World War I. Finding this set Bobby and me on a visit to each war memorial on the campus. Such a tour does stir gratitude and patriotism before you realize it is happening. Thanks be for all those who have fought for our sakes in all conflicts!

Sara

H&C Feature of the Week: Clean Off the Bolt
At Heirlooms & Comforts this week it is Clean Off the Bolt Weekend. We will honor the H&C tradition of clear a bolt of fabric (take it all) for a 25% discount in the fabric is a regular price fabric. If your choice is a sale priced fabric you will get an additional 10% off when you clean off the bolt. This special is good for Friday and Saturday, June 4 and 5. Is the print you have been wishing for still on the shelf? Is the bolt skinny enough that you want to take it all? Visit us this week to be sure. Special applies for Friday and Saturday only.

See What's New
We have spoken to Barbara Moore and she is coming to town on June 8 to show you even more great stuff about the innovations from Husqvarna Viking. Remember what fun we had the last time she was here? Well, she's on the way back to Central again. $15 gets a day of fun and information and lunch. Barbara will have fresh samples and more Mississippi madness just for us. She will be working on the new Designer Diamond deLuxe and will give us such good inspiration and skill and you can make all of what you will see for yourself. Call to complete your registration and payment soon so you can for sure have a great seat.

 

Previously Owned Diamonds
When you are watching Barbara Moore and hearing about the great things that you can make with a sewing/embroidery machine remember that we are now going to have pre-owned Designer Diamond machines to sell. Two have already come in, traded to get the new Designer Diamond deluxe machine. These terrific machines that were traded are available at unbelievable purchase prices. You've been dreaming of having a Designer Diamond machine and now is a great time to get one at a fantastic price. Join the fun!

Closed Memorial Day
At Heirlooms & Comforts we want to encourage you to remember those who lost their lives for our freedom by commemorating Memorial Day, a national holiday. We will be closed that day so that our family of employees will have an opportunity to spend the day with their close friends and families remembering those who fought for our freedoms. Enjoy those freedoms and never forget!

Wow! My Head is Spinning

My head is spinning from all I have seen at Husqvarna Viking International Convention. Wow! The Designer Diamond deluxe is a beauty - Diamonds are a girl's best friend. This beauty has a hidden treasure even. That treasure will give you the best looking double-sided embroidery you could imagine. Then there is the update to 5D embroidery software. Cheryl is chomping at the bit ready to share the innovations with you. Clear your calendar if you love software for embroidery - did I say free update? Well, I should have. How about that?

And Embroidery Design packages - oh, my! I think there are five or six. Imagine Decorative Cutwork, a new collection of quilting designs, I can't even remember them all just now. Also there are two new feet: Clear Invisible Zipper foot (easy as pie) and a Twin Gimping foot and guide. What fun!!

Read on in the email to see what else is happening.

Sara

H&C Feature of the Week: Notions
At Heirlooms & Comforts this week we will feature notions from the back wall. Buy one notions item at regular price and get a second one of equal or lesser value at half price. So you could buy a blue marking pen at regular price and get a package of hand sewing needles at 50% off. You choose; you win. We're happy for you.

Mark your Calendar
We have spoken to Barbara Moore and she is coming to town on June 8 to show you even more great stuff about the innovations from Husqvarna Viking. Remember what fun we had the last time she was here? Well, she's on the way back to Central again. $15 gets a day of fun and information and lunch. Barbara will have fresh samples and more Mississippi madness just for us. She will be working on the new Designer Diamond deLuxe and will give us such good inspiration and skill and you can make all of what you will see for yourself. Call to complete your registration and payment soon so you can for sure have a great seat.

First Time EVER for Heirlooms & Comforts
For the first time ever at Heirlooms & Comforts there is a pre-owned Designer Diamond to sell!! Now that the new Designer Diamond deLuxe is out, we have the first ever traded in Designer Diamond and it could be yours if you make the deal before someone else gets it. Call! 864-639-9507.

Commemorate Memorial Day
At Heirlooms & Comforts we want to encourage you to remember those who lost their lives for our freedom by commemorating Memorial Day, a national holiday. We will be closed that day so that our family of employees will have an opportunity to spend the day with their close friends and families remembering those who fought for our freedoms. Enjoy those freedoms and never forget!

Get Together

It is again travel time for Husqvarna Viking Dealers. This year we go to Reno, NV. We will spend four days in intense classes learning the "ins and outs" of the innovations that have been developed for our machines and our embroidery software. When we are back from this trip we will have a day with Husqvarna Viking Educator Barbara Moore on June 8 to show you how we can use these innovations and new features to make our sewing and embroidery more fun and efficient. We will enjoy lunch together and have a great day. Call in to the shop to reserve your seat for the day. Your cost is only $15 (including lunch) for a day of fun and fellowship.

Sara

H&C Feature of the Week: Books
At Heirlooms & Comforts this week we will feature books: buy one at regular price and get the second one for 50% off. That means that you can make the choices for which ones you wish to buy and get a bargain in the process! Remember that book you left behind in indecision the last time you were browsing books? Well, now it can be a part of your bargain. (In-stock items only).

Kids in Summer
At Heirlooms & Comforts we always have Sewing Camp for Kids on the first four days of the last week of July. Kids from 8 years of age to 15 years of age, boys or girls, can come for four days of sewing with Judy and Fran. If you have youngsters who are interested in sewing and you have not signed them up for the camp, you should contact us soon to complete registration because the class fills rather rapidly. Tuition is $60 per student and there is a daily kit fee not to exceed $10 each, usually around a $5 average. We provide the sewing machines; you provide the students. The kids have fun and make great projects while learning a wonderful life-skill.

View our Class Schedule Online

Commemorate Memorial Day
At Heirlooms & Comforts we want to encourage you to remember those who lost their lives for our freedom by commemorating Memorial Day, a national holiday. We will be closed that day so that our family of employees will have an opportunity to spend the day with their close friends and families remembering those who fought for our freedoms. Enjoy those freedoms and never forget!

Honor Mother

Remember well and with a smile your mother or a mother who is special to you. Express how special she is and make your gratitude known by telling others about her. For those of you who are mothers, remember the great responsibility you have for raising a good citizen who will become a contributing adult in the world in which we will live. This sounds quite a bit like a sermon with all the admonitions. However, it is true. Motherhood is a great sorority and I am proud to be a member of this group. My children and grandchildren bring me joy constantly. That is not to say that we have not had "growth experiences" along the way and even to this day. We are a family of mutual experiences.

Today I again pay tribute to my own mother who taught me so many lessons in life about how to live it for the benefit of myself and others around me. Her axioms to live by resonate in my life daily: Do unto others as you would have them do to you. Have a leg to stand on and stand your ground. Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart. Be willing to say you were wrong when it is true. Don't tell me you "will try to do" something; just do it.

I could continue to quote, but you get the idea. Even my children use quotes from their Mema in management meetings in their jobs. These are imposing when they come out in a formal setting and are apropos. Our sons say people stop in their tracks to consider when they hear the "Mema-isms". My essays regarding Mema are many and long, too long for this venue. Let it suffice to say that living in her house and feeling her spirit around me has been an inspiration and motivation many times for "standing" and for caring for others. Maybe I said, "I love you, and thanks"; but was it often enough?

Sara

H&C Feature of the Week: Double Punches
At Heirlooms & Comforts this week we will feature DOUBLE PUNCHES when you purchase batiks fabrics. That means when you purchase $5 worth of batik yardage we will punch your Fabric Card for a $10 purchase. That means filling in the entire card much faster. That means getting your $20 value redemption sooner. This week only, get double punches on the purchase of batik fabrics.

Orphaned Class
There is a class scheduled for May 12 (this Thursday) that missed the summer schedule list. Paper Piecing in the Hoop will be held on Thursday, May 12 at Heirlooms & Comforts from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Click here to get a list of supplies that you will need for this class. You will love the accuracy of this method - never loose a point in piecing New York Beauty this way. Call now to complete registration for Paper Piecing in the Hoop!

Last Day to Qualify for 20% Off
As announced last week, if you complete class registration (sign up and pay up tuition) by May 14 you are eligible for 20% off the purchase of supplies listed by the instructor for the class you are taking. Don't let this slip past you; last day to qualify for 20% off listed class supplies is Saturday, May 14. The discount then ends with the first session of the class you are taking.
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Ending and Beginning

This is the time of year that we see the Ending and the Beginning - young people ending their various stages of education with graduation, and suddenly they and others are beginning new stages of life. This is the time for excitement and contrasting nostalgia and reflection. For some of us it is the end of paying and paying and paying for what the offspring are doing and learning - no more tuition. For some of us it is the beginning of such paying.

However this may apply to you, we offer our best wishes to you and yours. In particular we want to wish the best of everything to one of our own: Cissie and Rick's third daughter Rebecca is graduating from Miami of Ohio. Congratulations!

Sara

H&C Feature of the Week: Clean Off the Bolt
At Heirlooms & Comforts this week we will feature Clean Off the Bolt all week. This means that if you buy all the fabric left on a bolt of regular price fabric you will get a 25% discount on that purchase. If you buy all the fabric remaining on a sale price bolt of fabric you will get and extra 10% discount off the original price of that fabric. Measure your finished quilt tops and bring them into the shop to find bargains for the backings. We have some really good-looking fabrics at great prices right now. Come early.

The Newest Class Schedule is on our Web Site
Read over the listing of classes being offered at Heirlooms & Comforts for the summer and complete your registration before May 14 to qualify for a 20% discount on the supplies listed by the instructor for her class. The 20% will apply until the end of the first session of the class you are taking. Look at the photos of the samples that have already been brought into the shop for you to see. We have posted as many of these as we have already. We are waiting for you to come in.