Checker Newsletter

Sunday, May 19, 2013
Penny Haren 8:00 – 9:30 Creative Grids + Cut Loose Press = Perfect Demo
Join me to learn how to combine two Checker exclusives – Creative Grids and Cut Loose Press – and make them the foundation of your class and demo schedule.
Creative Grids is the most complete ruler line in the world – but [...]

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I have not tried any of these notions – we haven’t even been sampled on them yet – but if the initial hype is any indication, these are going to be the stars of your summer shop hop – and everyone is going to want them!
The Quick Ripper
The Quick Ripper is an electric seam ripper [...]

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Cut Loose Press patterns are Checker exclusives and available to quilt shops to showcase notions.  Since they are Checker exclusives, they will never be sold in any chains.  They are personalized for each shop; printed on protected paper so they can not be copied; and are reasonably priced.  What is not to love about this [...]

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Crazy quilt blocks have never been easier!  Use this set of templates developed by Karen Montgomery to cut five different shapes which can all be cut from a 10″ square or a 6″ strip.  A block consists of one A; one B; two C’s; and one D.  The A and B are cut from the [...]

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UThis Zig-Zag ruler by Cotton Cottage Press comes in two sizes.  The original cuts a 5″ square from a strip set – and when the squares are pieced together, unique zig-zag patterns are formed.

Item #ZZLG  Retail $16.00
Look at the patterns that they have already designed with it!  This geometric pattern called Diamond Trip features the [...]

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This week is the beginning of the New Year – and everyone, including your customers -are making resolutions.  Every quilter wants to finish UFO’s (unfinished objects).  In many cases, that means binding quilts.  This is the one step in quilting that many quilter’s hate but it doesn’t have to be so hard!!!
To research this article, [...]

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This one is short and sweet – and for shop owners only!
Checker Distributors Website:  www.checkerdist.com
Checker Distributors has created the best website in the industry!  This site includes over 100,000 products – a shop owner’s dream!  You can also view video demonstrations of many of the products.
Creative Grids USA Website:  creativegridsusa.com
This site showcases all of [...]

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Many of you have fallen in love with the Craf-Tex placemats that are fusible on both sides.  These are great foundations because they don’t have to be quilted at all – talk about instant gratification!  Many designers saw the versatility of this product and have designed projects specifically for them.  To see the original and [...]

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Sew Simple Pinwheels by Karin Hellaby is simply a home run!

Item #L2887  Retail $14.95
The concept is sew simple….
Make some half-square triangles….

Cut them in half vertically….

Rotate one rectangle 180 degrees and sew them together…

Trim them and sew four of these units together…

How easy is that???  The best ideas are the ones you can’t believe that you [...]

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I have wanted to do this for a long time – take the same product and write two totally different articles around it.  The 4 1/2″ On-Point ruler is the perfect opportunity to show how you can look at the same pattern in a totally different way.  In Part One, I shared why this pattern [...]

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