Dance with Atkinson Designs

I love Terry’s designs as much as her descriptions: Less hip movement and more strip movement! Scraps and strips will dance together inside the built-in border. Now THAT is a perfect description for a class!

Cha Cha Cha
Cha Cha Cha

This design can be made with charm squares for a scrappy look. Choose strips or fat eighths for a controlled look as shown on the back cover. Or make two placemats instead of a table runner.

This would be a great beginner class – and is so easy to kit! A charm pack and a yard of fabric will make two! These patterns are due to arrive the middle of April so order them now!

In the Kitchen

Kristine Poor of Poorhouse Quilt Designs is an expert on interfacings. Her latest series of oven mitts supports a heat resistant Bosal product that withstands heat up to 450 degrees.

Jiffy Mitt

The oven mitts are pre-cut. One package makes a mitt.

Bosal Jiffy Mitt
Chef's Mitt
Bosal Chef's Mitt

Why not start a series of classes on different interfacings? Since it only takes two fat quarters and a package of the lining, it is easy to prep for a class. Kris has a variety of patterns that make great Make It/Take It classes – feature a different product in each class!

All of these items are due to arrive the middle of next month so place your orders now!

Showcase Stunning Fabrics

These new patterns by Erin Underwood Quilts are a great way to showcase those fabrics or panels that are just too pretty to cut up! You bought the fabric because you loved it, so why not showcase it in one of these quilts?

Shadow Play is a generous throw at 69″ x 68″. Highlight your favorite fabrics or fussy cut panels to create themed vignettes in this stunning quilt.

Shadow Play

Showcase is another option and goes together very quickly

Showcase

Or Stupendous Strips may be a better option – a great way to accent those border prints. This pattern includes instructions for a baby size as well.

Stupendous Strips


Pompous Panels is a generous 73 inches square. It is the perfect for those panels that need a little bling! Or highlight your favorite applique blocks or fun fabric! A little paper-piecing for the Mariner’s Compass accentuates the circle of blocks nicely.

Pompous Panels

Want the perfect wall hanging to accent the Mariner’s Compass aspect of the quilt? GPS is just the ticket, measuring 39″ square.

GPS

Diamond Peacock quilt uses the Creative Grids 15-degree Triangle Ruler (CGREU1) in combination with paper piecing to create the stunning diamond spray of a peacocks tail.

Diamond Peacock

Show off your love of the majestic Bald Eagle with this stunning wall hanging! Machine applique and a little paper piecing bring this bird to life!

Bald Eagle

All of these patterns are due to arrive next month, so place your orders now.

Diagonal Seam Tape

This notion created by Cluck Cluck Sew is flying off the shelves and we just got in another order so it is in stock!!!

Diagonal Seam Tape

I was teaching a class on Saturday and someone thought that you put this on the diagonal of the fabric – not true! It sticks to your sewing machine – right in front of the feed dogs. The red line aligns with your needle, the blue lines are the sewing lines – 1/4″ away from the red line.

A roll is 10 yards – and since you just need a small piece – it lasts a good long time! When you are ready to remove it, it comes right off – no pesky residue!

Half-square triangles have never been easier – no more drawing lines. But remember, this works just as well when sewing snowball blocks! I can’t wait to try it when I am making my Geese in the Cabin blocks – a Cut Loose Press™ Plus pattern (#CLPPLUS001)!

Geese In The Cabin Cut Loose Press Plus
Geese In The Cabin Cut Loose Press Plus

Adding those triangles to the corners just got a whole lot easier! This pattern showcases the Creative Grids® Log Cabin Trim Tool for 10-inch blocks (#CGRJAW10).

The Quilter’s Clapper

The Gypsy Quilter® Clappers are made of oak and made in the USA! Press a seam using steam and place the clapper over the seam for a few seconds to set the seam. Remove the clapper and you will have a flat, crisp seam. It comes in two sizes: 1-1/2 inches long, 3 inches wide tapering down to 2-1/2 inches and is 1-1/2 inches thick.

And the smaller size:  1-3/4 inches tapering down to 1-1/4 inches, Length is 7-3/4 inches.

When pressing units that have been chain-pieced, simply place the clapper on the seam just pressed while you are pressing the next seam. Set up your own little assembly line for perfectly flat seams every time.

An added bonus? When I am sub-cutting strips, I stack 2 – 8 at a time and place the clapper on the strips. The weight of the clapper stops the strips from shifting when sub-cutting. As you work your way down the strips, simply move the clapper as you cut! Don’t you love it when a notion has multiple uses?

New from Villa Rosa

Villa Rosa Designs now has over 350 designs. These post card style patterns are simple, easy to make projects at a reasonable price. These new patterns will be available next month.

Surprise features 5 inch squares.

Surprise

Stairway features just three fabrics:

Stairway
Whiplash
Kids Meal

Criss Cross uses 5 inch squares.

Criss Cross

Fruit Salad uses 2-1/2″ strips.

Fruit Salad

Indigo Bay is fat quarter friendly.

Indigo Bay

Why not order an assortment to display at the register? You’ll be glad you did.

The Latest from Fabric Cafe

Fabric Cafe has six out of the top eight books so if you aren’t carrying them – you should! Two new books are due out soon.

Quilts in a Jiffy is the latest 3-Yard Quilts Pattern Book! It features eight brand-new original quilt designs that are easy and quick! Each pattern can be adapted for a lap, twin, or queen/king size quilt

Quilts in a Jiffy 3-Yard Quilts
Quilts in a Jiffy 3-Yard Quilts

Fat Quarter Quilting Fun features seven new quilt designs with instructions for 3 sizes.

Fat Quarter Quilting Fun
Fat Quarter Quilting Fun

Place your orders now so you get them as soon as they arrive!

BladeSavers Now in Six Colors


This is just brilliant! In their own words:

Don’t discard old rotary blades, use them in the BladeSaver Thread Cutter! Product Features: Give your used 45mm rotary blades extended life by using them in the BladeSaver Thread Cutter and make cutting your chain pieced fabric projects fast and easy.

BladeSaver Thread Cutter Lilac

Each BladeSaver comes with a magnetic case to keep your thread cutter safe when not in use or when taking it to class. The BladeSaver case doubles as the blade stand to hold your thread cutter securely in place during use.
Purchase includes:
-3D printed BladeSaver case with magnets installed
-3D Printed parts for the BladeSaver blade cover
-Nut/bolt needed to assemble the 45mm rotary blade into the blade cover (please note, color of hardware will vary between silver, gold and black based upon availability).
-Printed assembly instructions

BladeSaver Thread Cutter Lilac
BladeSaver Thread Cutter Lilac

Now there are a total of six color options:

BladeSaver Thread Cutter Fuchsia
BladeSaver Thread Cutter Blue
BladeSaver Thread Cutter Pink
BladeSaver Thread Cutter Rose
BladeSaver Thread Cutter Yellow

Depending on the color, these are expected to arrive this month and next so place your orders now!

The Ultimate Thread Tamer

Wonderfil has created the perfect thread stand. This lightweight and portable all-in-one thread stand is designed to create vertical drawing, eliminating tension changes and preventing slippery thread from unreeling, which happens when thread is drawn horizontally.

Thread Tamer All-in-One Thread Stand

The stand also comes with a detachable perpendicular drawing feature ideal for small sized spools. The Thread Tamer is able to fit any sized spool of thread and is capable of holding up to three spools in place for couching and cording so as to prevent any undesired tangling. Keep this handy little stand beside your machine to make sewing a breeze!

Thread Tamer All-in-One Thread Stand

We all know that thread is cheaper when you buy the big spools – now we can save money AND eliminate tension issues! These are due to arrive this month so place your orders now!