Quilt News

Heirloom Quilting Designs

Joanie Zeier Poole of Heirloom Quilting Designs gives us a preview of her books.

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 great weekend project and is perfect as a small gift. But watch out….the PadfOliO Notebook is real easy to make but …much, much harder to give away.

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 19 designs.

“Pre-cut packages make it easier for our customers to order – and for Case IH dealers to carry these fabrics in-store,” Pickett adds. “Our dealers have been getting fabric requests for years, but it’s safe to say that most aren’t set up to measure and cut quilt and craft material.”

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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
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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.

Prarie Stars

By Carol Steffensen. It is a 50″ X 70″ throw that is all done on machine, charm pack friendly, colorful, and quick. Stars are machine appliqued using a decorative machine stitch. This is a little different twist to machine applique!

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!

Written on May 11, 2009 | Posted in Accessories, Wearables | Leave a comment