Winding Ways
A curved piecing technique:
Stolen Design Work?
Designer Kimberly Shaw displays her artwork next to fabric being sold by Fabri-Quilt, Inc. and tells a despicable tale of lawyers and piss-poor treatment.
SW Triple Treasure
Joan Basset announces her newest pattern, SW Triple Treasure. This easy pieced & appliqued wall hanging is template free. The center pot is pieced and the side pots are prepared for appliqueing by using a strip pieced and traced interfacing method. Check out her blog for a few other interesting adaptations!
PadfOliO
Grace Howes of Redbarn Studios introduces her newest pattern and it is awesome!
Ever wanted a compact and stylish notebook to jot down those wayward notes AND something that looks good as well? The PadfOliO Notebook is it! It sports an inside pocket for notes or receipts, a convenient pen holder and even a place for your business cards. A 5 x 8 notepad fits easily in the pad insert. This is a …
International Harvester Fabric from Cranston
Eight new “retro” International Harvester, Farmall®, McCormick and Case IH fabrics are available for quilters and crafters. Thanks to overwhelming demand for the first six International Harvester branded fabrics in their International Harvester V.I.P collection, Cranston Village and Case IH are expanding the line.
“In addition to eight new designs and five new blender fabrics, we’re thrilled to offer pre-cut fabric packaged for convenience,” says Sarah Pickett, Case IH licensing and merchandising. The new 1-yard and 3-yard cuts are available, three per pack, in all …
Ribbon-Fest
Ruth at Arbee Designs has been busy again! About Ribbon-fest: This patchwork quilt is based on our Twisted Ribbon quilt and is the second pattern in our new 2009 patchwork series. Easy to assemble blocks with multiple quilt sizes and quilting instructions included. Alternate blocks in two colors or use all the same colors.
Be sure to check out her upcoming online classes too.
More News
Learn a new Technique!
Now is your chance to enroll in one or both of the two new online quilting classes being offered this summer by Chiseled In Cloth – “Create a Pattern Class” Learn to use your computer to design your own portrait and pictorial quilt patterns. No drawing skills necessary! Use your own photos – All skill levels (beginners are welcome!) Using Screen capture “how to” videos (pause and work along) for Photoshop, Photoshop Elements or the free software Gimp. This 4-week class begins June 27.
“Rosebud” …
Test Drive an Online Quilting Class – FREE!
Ruth Blanchet of the Acadamy of Quilting is presenting a limited offer – her own personal online quilting class, making this wonderful Book Cover. Perfect as a gift or treat for yourself, here’s the best way to try out the newest rage in quilting – online classes. If you have never taken an online class and always wondered how they work, wonder no more. Click over to her site and Sign Up Quickly then jump into the world of learning online!
Ruth explains more on …
Cutting Garden Quilts
Melinda Bula introduces her newest book, Cutting Garden Quilts: Use a simple paint-by-numbers process to create these breathtaking floral quilts! Five how-to patterns feature a rose, pansies, clematis, coneflower, and apples. 95 pages of flower garden fun. Take a look at her patterns, other books and her blog.
Free Spirit Fabric
Always a fun read, with gorgeous fabrics displayed, Free Spirit Fabrics is one of my regular blog reads. Here’s Little House – isn’t it scrumptious?>
Cinnamon & Spice
Andover announces Cinnamon & Spice and Seneca Shirtings by Jo Morton.
Claire
Lazy Girl Joan Hawley introduces us to Claire.
The angled inset at the center of the bag is just cool, cool, cool. And easy, too. It offers the opportunity for an extra deep outside pocket, perfect for keys, phone or other small items. And goodness, there’s a pocket on the other side, too. Nice!
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