09/08/2026
Happy September!
I think it is safe to say it's Fall! Honestly, I love this time of year! I can pull out all the extra quilts around my house and snuggle up on the couch with some hand sewing or a good book!
We're getting into the swing of the new school year at my house - all three of my kids are in high school now! It's a little crazy to realize that I have kids this age already!
Along with a new school year, we're gearing up for your Holiday quilting needs! We know a few of you have asked about our deadline and I promise we'll get that info out soon! Stay tuned!
My three very silly teenagers!
Gosh I adore them - having older kids is so much fun! Somewhere I have a hilarious old Santa photo of these three making very similar faces! :P
Fall Hours at Doodle
While we are getting into the groove of Fall we will be keeping our hours at 11 am to 3pm for now. Monday is still our workday - this allows us to all be there and catch up on things. We often use Monday to tackle quilt finishing work. But, keep reading for how to make an appointment if you need help outside our normal hours.
Need an Appointment?
In order to help accommodate our clients that cannot make it into the studio during our normal hours, we want to let you know about Appointment availability.
We have an appointment scheduling module on our DQS Shop website - you can check it out by clicking the button below.
What times are available for Appointments?
Appointments will be available Monday through Friday from 3:00pm to 6:00pm.
A few notes on booking appointments:
- You DO NOT need an appointment to come into the Studio during our normal hours (M-F 11am to 3pm).
- Online appointment booking is ONLY available with 1 day notice. For example, if it is Monday night I will only be able to book an appointment for Wednesday online.
- You may call or text us (907.764.4086) to see if we can accommodate a same day after hours appointment.
- Yes, we do have appointments listed Monday - Friday until 6pm, however, this does not guarantee that the day or time slot will be available. You will get notice of your appointment being accepted or declined, so please keep that in mind when you book online.
Our hope is to offer this in order to accommodate all of our clients, but please remember that Enjoli has a busy family to also take care of. This is her way of compromising and trying to be a little more available!
Want to use our Dropbox?
We still have our Dropbox for those that would like to use it. It is conveniently located in our entryway for you to access outside our hours but when the building is open.
There are forms and bags in the box for you to place your quilt into - please make sure everything is filled out with your information. And please let us know you have left a quilt by scanning the QR code and filling out the dropbox form. Again, this is just one way that we hope to make our services accessible to everyone!
PLUS... if you use the dropbox you still get $10 OFF your invoice! :)
Quilting Turn Around Time Update
There was a time in Doodle history where I would not have believed that we could keep 5 longarm machines running 5 days a week BUT here we are!
We are working just as fast as we can to keep up with our 3-4 week turn around time. However, August was a busy intake month for us and we're now seeing the effects in our turn around time.
Please be patient with us as we work through the queue - we are working closer to the 4 week dates right now.
We know how exciting it is to get your quilt back from us, but please keep in mind that if you have not received notice from us (via email, text or phone call) that your quilt is done, then we are very likely still working on it.
We do our best to give you an estimated date range for finishing your quilt at drop off, so please keep that in mind before you call the check up on your quilt.
Thank you for making it all the way down here! I know these emails usually have a lot of information in them, hopefully not always new! :P
We are looking forward to seeing all of your Holiday Quilting projects come into the studio in the next few months. Stay tuned for our Holiday deadline information coming very soon!
We are rapidly approaching 5 years in our current studio space - every time I walk through the doors I am so thankful to each and every one of you that make this dream of mine possible by trusting us with your beautiful quilts!
From my whole heart, thank you!
Enjoli (and the Doodle Team)
P.S: I seem to always forget something... but we just got a select few 2 yard specialty minky cuts into the studio. These are 60" x 72" and are all the textured luxe cuddle! They are SO soft! If you all like these, we'll bring in more, but for now this is what we have!
Click here for an update from Doodle Quilting Studio!