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Country Traditions

June 14, 2013
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Maximum Inspiration

Country Traditions

Country Traditions quilt shop in Fremont, Nebraska, is chock-full of quilted samples, fabrics, patterns, magazines, and books. Owners Kevin and Leslie Main have expanded the shop twice since they started the business in 1998. It now encompasses 15,000 square feet.

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Meet the Staff

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.

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Space for Everyone

Space for Everyone

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

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Building on Technology

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.

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Vintage Displays

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.

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Blossoms in the Garden

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.

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Machine-Quilting Details

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.

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