The group of blogging Quilt Designers (patterns, books, art quilts) is hosting a “peek inside my quilt studio” style of blog tour starting April 10th. This is a great chance to see how they set up their quilting areas for work and play! Look for the following logo, which will take you from quilt studio to quilt studio among the 20 or so designers who are participating. 
Barbara Douglas of Stone Cottage Quilts introduces “Fire Within”. It features a full size 33” x 36” appliqué sheet. The pattern includes thread play ideas and techniques. Finished Piece is approximately 45 x 54.
Kay Mackenzie’s newest book will be shipping to quilt shops in early March.
This library of 50 fun, fresh designs is ready and waiting for the appliqué enthusiast. You’ll find flowers, baskets, birds, animals, fruits, teapots, hearts, and a whole variety of what can only be described as offbeat and unique designs, at your fingertips! Some of the blocks recall traditional appliqué motifs, while others are modern, fun, or whimsical in nature. Something for everyone, with big, easy-to-sew pieces.
Use your own favorite method, or learn a new one as Kay shares her tips for three kinds of appliqué: freezer-paper-on-top, back-basting, and machine appliqué.
CD included! Enjoy browsing through the book, then use the CD with your computer to print out the blocks you’ve selected in the size you want. The CD includes all 50 designs in five sizes each, plus reversed versions for back-basting or machine appliqué.
Here’s a peek inside at her quilt called “Blooms in Red and Yellow”
At Kona Bay (Wholesale customers only).
Holly Holderman of Lakehouse Dry Goods tells us:
I just wanted to alert all of you that we have decided to re-print the pink cupcake fabric (LH 08010 pink) one more time. It should be back in stock again in late April / early May. (I’ll keep you posted.) You may want to tell your LQS, so that they can get their hands on a bolt or two before we sell through another printing. We’re about 85% committed already.
No more soft Hawaiian breeze for Douglas and the group at Kona Bay, they are huddled under their umbrellas in Washington State, consolidating Seattle Bay and Kona Bay operations on the mainland. There goes my “excuse” to visit Hawaii! Keep up with Kona Bay Blog for the inside scoop and touch bases with their website regularly for their newest releases.
News around the blogosphere is that this is the “hot” book right now:
by Anna Faustino. Her website is filled with truly stunning quilts – check out her gallery here. I took advantage of Google’s Peek Inside and all I can say is wow, wow, WOW!
In this great video, Marci Baker of
StoryQuilts.com has patterns galore! Here’s their
patterns list page
and shown here is “Starflower”.
Be sure to check out the quilt styled novels while you are there!
Daffodils, Cone Flowers, Lilys, and more can be found at Castilleja Cotton
as well as some really sweet Bunnies Patterns just in time for Easter!
