Hello Quilting Friends!
Hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful weather and been able to spend some time outdoors. If you’re looking to fill some missing colors into your fabric stash, we’re having a sale on all our fabrics this week! You also need to check out Patsy’s new Majestic Feathered Wreath CDs. These new wreath designs feature intricate spine designs and hyperquilted feathers and these quilting designs can be stitched on your embroidery machine. We’ve also got some great new patterns and notions, and you can read more about all of them below!
All Fabric will be an additional 25% of MSRP!! This is in addition to the free shipping our store now offers, and an additional discount on products for our International customers! These are HUGE savings that you can’t miss! Beginning immediately and running until Friday June 6, 2014 @ 9:00 AM (EST). Enter the discount code: FabFabric at checkout to get the discount!
The products in this newsletter are all new, so for the first week in the store we will be offering them at a reduced introductory price. You will not need to enter a discount code to receive these introductory savings and the prices are valid until June 6, 2014 at 9 am, E.S.T.
This collection of feathered wreaths can be quilted with an embroidery machine, either on your final quilt sandwich or as a trapunto layer on individual quilt blocks before the quilt is actually pieced. Either way, their graceful plumes and intricate design detail will add a level of sophistication to your quilt.
Whether you choose to hoop your quilt to embroider these wreaths or you embroider them as quilt blocks to create a trapunto layer*, they will add drama to your quilt. To create more traditional yet detailed wreaths, use one thread color for the entire wreath. To create drama and add color, use different thread colors for different portions of the wreath. (* instructions included to embroider wreaths as a trapunto layer.)
This CD contains the following:
There are 6 di fferent wreath designs in this collection, each featuring intricate wreath spine designs as well as hyperquilting within the plumes. By skipping selected stitching sequences, there are many more variations of wreath designs that are possible with these fi les. Whether you are a traditional quilter or an adventuresome quilter looking to add drama and color to your quilt, this wreath collection is a great addition to your quilt design “arsenal!”
This collection of feathered wreaths can be quilted with an embroidery machine, either on your final quilt sandwich or as a trapunto layer on individual quilt blocks before the quilt is actually pieced. Either way, their graceful plumes and intricate design detail will add a level of sophistication to your quilt. This CD contains all wreath designs from Volumes 1 & 2 of our Majestic Feathered Wreaths collection.
Whether you choose to hoop your quilt to embroider these wreaths or you embroider them as quilt blocks to create a trapunto layer*, they will add drama to your quilt. To create more traditional yet detailed wreaths, use one thread color for the entire wreath. To create drama and add color, use different thread colors for different portions of the wreath. (* instructions included to embroider wreaths as a trapunto layer.)
This CD contains the following:
There are 12 di fferent wreath designs in this collection, from our traditional “basic feathered wreath” to all kinds of feathered wreaths featuring intricate wreath spine designs as well as hyperquilting within the plumes. By skipping selected stitching sequences, there are many more variations of wreath designs that are possible with these files. Whether you are a traditional quilter or an adventuresome quilter looking to add drama and color to your quilt, this wreath collection is a great addition to your quilt deesign “arsenal!”
Easy-to-read black and red markings. 1in grid with 1/8in and 1/4in increments on this 2-1/2in x 10in ruler. Embedded heart-shaped Gripper Dots hold fabric while cutting. 1/4in seam allowance marked on one side. Exclusive line. Independents Only. Made in the USA.
Only $14.95
Set includes one jumbo ruler for 5in x 10in geese plus 2-1/2in x 5in geese; one smaller ruler for 2-1/2in x 5in geese plus 1-1/4in x 2-1/2in geese; and an instruction booklet with step-by-step directions.
Another fabulous template from Darlene Zimmerman. Ease of use makes cutting and piecing this favorite a fun project for any skill level.
Join artist Jane LaFazio to learn her technique for creating a fabulous unique art quilt from cloth scraps. Jane guides viewers step-by-step through her spontaneous and creative process to make a one-of-a-kind artwork. The approach is ideal for beginner and intermediate quilters, and it’s a perfect introduction to art quilting for more traditional quilters. Techniques covered in the Workshop include: machine stitching (it’s a great opportunity to try out the embroidery stitches on your sewing machine); fusing; composition; layered applique; hand embroidery; and embellishment. The process is translatable to larger work, collaborative projects, and even to mixed media with paper. Jane shares ideas for displaying and finishing these pieces in the final chapter of the video. Prepare to learn a fresh, creative approach…you just can’t go wrong! Run Time 61 Minutes
MSRP $19.95… reduced introductory price $17.76
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Have you been looking for a way to sharpen your tailors chalk like below? Make sure to check out the new sharpener to get a precise line every time!
Includes 2 pieces of chalk, one white and one blue.
MSRP $2.99… reduced introductory price $2.90
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Finished Size 82in x 79in
MSRP $12.90… reduced introductory price $11.48
Table Runner 15in x 75in, Small Quilt 52-1/2in x 60in, Medium Quilt 60in x 67-1/2in, Large Quilt 67-1/2in x 75in
MSRP $10.00… reduced introductory price $8.90
…and then I had to audition the fabrics for the applique shapes that would lay on top of the background fabrics:
Once the appliques had been cut and fused into place, the decorative free motion embroidery took place on each block:
Do you see those pins near the base of that leaf? They’re holding a pice of temporary stabilizer in place to stabilize the fabric where the stem is being stitched. There’s no need for any stabilizer under the leaf itself since the fusible web acts as a stabilizer. Here’s a shot of the large oak leaf after I’d cut out the stylized veining. It takes awhile to get this piece laid out just right:
…and here you can see how nice the negative space looks once it’s been fused into place:
The nice part of creating this negative space is you are left with a wonderful set of veins that can also be used as a separate applique. Here’s the piece I just cut away lying ona towel for later use:
See what I mean…the beginnings of another quilt! Here’s a shot of the large fern as it was just being decorated with free motion machine embroidery (remember, this is still in the stage of working on 3 blocks):
Again, because that fern is appliqued using fusible web, no stabilizer is needed as it’s being embroidered here. if you don’t believe me, here’s a
shot of the backside of the block:
And here’s a shot of that large oak leaf as it is being decorated:
and here’s a shot of the backside of this block:
Once all 3 blocks have been pieced together, it’s ready to be quilted:
I love working with rich, saturated colors like this…makes my heart flutter!
…and what is behind her but the infamous quilt she created using all of her wonderful free motion quilting designs! In the foreground, you can see the 2nd edition of her book “365 Free Motion Quilting Designs” and it has a spiral binding so that it will lay flat, right next to your sewing machine! This is an incredible resource when you’re looking to come up with some interesting fresh designs for your quilt. She also had this giant sized curvy 3-dimensional self-supporting frame that sported magnified shots of some of her blocks (sorry, my description doesn’t do this structure justice):
…and it really made her booth stand out. (I think that’s important at Quilt Market. So many booths look alike that you need something unique to set yours apart and Leah really did that.) She also had her husband, Josh, working the booth and he was so nice! If you haven’t been following Leah’s blog, this is a musty-read for anyone interested in machine quilting!
Another cool display was this quilted floor length skirt:
(Sorry about the blurry photo; I’m not too good with my phone camera.) Who would have thought it would drape so nicely with that layer of batting? Here’s a closeup of the quilting:
It was quilted by non other than Angela Walters, another quilting super star whose blog is also worth following for free motion quilting designs.
One booth really struck me more than all the others, but my photos don’t do it justice. It was the Fairfield booth, makers of Fairfield batting. They had created this large “tower” out of panels where they’d gathered or stitched or woven or done something repetitive with a rectangular piece of batting. It created the most interesting textures and it made me just want to touch it:
We got home late Saturday night and when we woke up Sunday, we were felled by a viral gastroenteritis. We literally puked our guts out for a few days and were flat on our backs when we weren’t racing to the bathroom. Neither Ern nor I have been sick like that since we were kids and I hope this one experience is the last we have as adults! To say it was memorable is an understatement! I am proud to say we are now back to normal! Now to get back to my sewing machine…
