Country Traditions

Big and busy, Country Traditions in Fremont, Nebraska, encourages success through innovation and education.

Space for Everyone

Two century-old buildings that once housed a furniture store now contain Country Traditions.

Meet the Staff

Front row, from left: Stacie Radford, Kathy Soderling, Leslie Main, Kevin Main, and Cathy Miller; back row: Sue Steier, Scott Flanagan, Linda Sieh, LuAnn Franzluebbers, Bobbie Trapp, Tracey Herre, and Nicole Bontrager; not pictured: Shelley Nelsen, Carole Schramm, Cindy Austin, Amy Sewick, and Chris Steed.

Space for Everyone

Two century-old buildings that once housed a furniture store now contain Country Traditions.

Building on Technology

The second floor of the shop is a classroom and retreat center. Here, two employees finish quilts using long-arm quilting machines.

Vintage Displays

Twin bed vignettes are a staple at Country Traditions. Here the decorative pillows showcase a variety of machine-stitching techniques and the quilts feature current fabric collections.

Blossoms in the Garden

Shop owner Leslie Main designed Blossoms in the Garden, a tabletop quilt of pieces blooms and leaves, for Quilt Sampler® Spring/Summer 2012 magazine. For something new, use your sewing machine to quilt the border with a decorative stitch.

Machine-Quilting Details

Designer Leslie Main machine-stitched three radiating lines in the ditch of the petal and leaf units. Using green thread she machine-quilted the border units with a leaf-and-vine pattern.

For more information about Country Traditions, visit countrytraditionsonline.com.