The Country Register - Kansas

Jody Houghton has enjoyed a life-long passion for crafts, color, and design. The inspiration for her drawings are from her personal life experiences and spiritual values. In creating her work, Jody's positive and encouraging writing style inspires her readers to celebrate life each and every moment - Joy is her theme!

"Girlfriend Wisdom" is a nationally distributed column in The Country Register newspaper that Jody has illustrated and written for over 12 years.

Kechi Quilt Impressions has a new location.

They are a full-service quilt shop located in our NEW LOCATION in WICHITA. We are located at 3500 N Rock Rd, Building 700 in the Landmark Office Park.

The shop shares this ground level house with our future Turtle Hideaway Quilt Retreat Center. See our colorful barn quilts hanging on the building by the entrance door.

They carry lots of premium quality 100% cotton quilting fabric such as Northcott, QT-Quilting Treasures, Wilmington, Island Batiks, Batik Textiles, Timeless Treasures, Maywood, Henry Glass, Blank, Hoffman, RJR, Studio-E, Quilt Gate, & many more brands; Patterns; Kits; Handmade Gift items; and Sewing Notions.

Batik fabrics are their specialty and they carry lots of beautiful batiks in all colors!

Sew Country in Belleville has in stock not only fabrics and gifts for the K-State fans but also lots for the Nebraska fans as well.

Visit their page to see all the latest, or bettter yet, stop in soon and do a little shopping.

I have been out of the shop again for several days so I'm doing this while I'm at the computer. For all of you K-State fans, We have K-State fabric and a gift section just for you. I know, I know, but we bleed purple at our house, so this had to come first.

Sharing "Sunflower" beauties and a fabric sale at Bossy Sister Quilting in Kinsley.

Have fun planning your next project!

Save the Date and plan to attend... Kansas Capital QG 2024 Quilt Show in Topeka.

It's not too late to attend the Little Balkans QG 36th annual Quilt Show - tomorrow, Saturday August 31st.

Enjoy not only the Quilt Show but the Festival as well.

Be sure to visit the booth for Needle in a Haystack Quilt Shop at the Little Balkins Guild Quilt show this weekend.

Have fun shopping and enjoy the show.

Join CYNTHIA at the LITTLE BALKINS GUILD QUILT SHOW in Pittsburg, KS. The show is Friday, Aug 30, 9-5 and Saturday, Aug 31, 9-4 in the LOWER LEVEL of the MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, 503 N Pine. (Photo is from 2023 show).

NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK will have a booth, so you can see our latest fabrics, patterns, & notions! Along with the uniquely created quilts displayed competing in one of 24 categories. $5 passports can be purchased at Memorial Auditorium for many exclusive Little Balkans Events.

Be sure to stop in Silver Threads & Golden Needles in Burlington, KS this month! They are running their anniversary sale! 30% off ANY regular priced fabric with coupon! Fridays and Saturdays starting Sept. 6th! 🎈 🎉
Look for their coupon in The Country Register or find here.

Save the Date and plan to attend .... Sew In 2 Quilts in Hutchinson.

Sew In 2 Quilts is a fun and creative quilt store and they want to be your quilting destination.

Club Q is Saturday August 3rd at 10:30 am or Tuesday August 6th at 6:00 pm.

New goodies are in at Beehive Quilt Shop in Wellington. Hope you can stop by soon and do a little summer shopping.

We’ve got it! Gotta have it! So fun coming back from vacation to see all of this amazing new things!

Sharing from the Floss & Needle in McPherson, KA.

Did you know that the Kansas State Fairgrounds is home to more than 600 events outside the 10-day Kansas State Fair. Our 280 acre grounds hosts livestock exhibitions, weddings, trade shows, conferences and much more.

It’s time!!! Did you see our email yesterday?! We can help with all things state fair! But if you need framing done, we will need it by August 9 to get it ready!

Fun new fabrics at Needle in a Haystack Quilt Shop in Severly, KS.

In our Jul-Aug issue, we have a book giveway just for our readers of the Country Register.

See page 14 and read all about Lisa Wingate's Newest Novel "Shelterwood" in our online edition at our website,

Enter the drawing to win a free copy of Shelterwood by sending an email to [email protected] and put “Shelterwood” in the subject line. Be sure to include your name, address and phone number, and tell us where you pick your copy of The Country Register.

You can also send a note or postcard to: The Country Register, PO Box 2015, Belle Fourche, SD 57717 The drawing will be held on August 1st and the winner will be sent a copy of the book after that and will be announced in the September-October issue.

Our readers tell us over and over that they love to use the Country Register as a travel guide.

New in our Jul-Aug issue is a QR Code that you can scan to map out your next shopping adventure to your favorite Country Register Advertisers.

In every issue of the Country Register, we always try to share some yummy recipes with you.

Have you tried this one?

Summer fun at Bossy Sister Quilting in Kinsley.

We have a winner! Well, actually we have four…

There are 96 spools in the jar. While no one guessed the exact number, two guessed 95 and two guessed 97. So…all four get the prize, a $40 gift certificate! Congratulations to

Deb Schulte
Debbie Brown
Krystall Barnes
Connie Carlton

Stop in to get your gift certificate and start shopping! Thanks to all who stopped in and participated!!

Exciting news --- New hand dyed fabrics at Field to Fabric Quilt Company in Winfield!

Clark's Fabric Shop is celebrating this month! Hope you can stop by and join the fun!

Anniversary sale time!!!

Sharing an update from Chris' Corner Quilt Shop. Enjoy your weekend.

Sharing a great "Red, White & Blue" quilt from Bossy Sister Quilting in Kinsley.

I found this panel pattern in a quilting magazine several years ago, decided to try it with this panel, and finally got it finished this week! A whole lot of stitch and flip on the border (I thought it would never end!), and Dresden fans in the corners.

It was fun to make, but I’m glad it’s behind me!

Summer break at Floss & Needle in McPherson, KS.

Reminder- closed next week!! Come shop now!

As you vacation and travel over the July 4th holiday, be sure to buy local no matter where you go.

4 reasons to shop locally:
1. Spending at a small business rather than an out-of-town chain keeps more money in the local economy.
2. If you shop locally while traveling, you can get a personal feeling for the place you’re visiting plus meet lots of fascinating new people.
3. By shopping at local establishments, you are helping to increase the number of people employed in the community.
4. It’s also a good idea to shop locally while traveling because it might be more cost-effective.

Have a safe and wonderful holiday from your friends at the Country Register!