Seasons Greetings!
We would like to wish all our Fabrics-store.com friends a wonderful holiday season. Thank you for sewing, crafting, and loving linen with us all year.
*You can find these ornaments and more items from Smile Mercantile. Valerie Lloyd is behind this Etsy shop and did a great Winter White Hearts tutorial for us.
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