Checker Newsletter

At Spring Market, we will be launching the new face of Creative Grids!  Behind the scenes the Creative Grids team has been working around the clock to launch a new line of products – and tweaking many of your favorites.  And not just our logo is changing!
I have been fortunate enough to be a part of [...]

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While at the TNNA (The National Needleart Association) trade show a few weeks ago in Long Beach, I got to see the new felting molds demonstrated at the Clover booth. I can hardly wait to get my hands on them to play. I won’t have to worry if my petals are shaped right, the mold [...]

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I have been a fan of Mary Jo Hiney’s since the first time I saw her line called “Silk Adaptations”. These assortments of pre-packaged silks in coordinating colors are so soft, luscious and beautiful that I wanted one of each! At the time, she had several patterns to go with them. Now she has created [...]

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Nancy has done it again! She has two new books that are a Godsend to quilt shop owners. Be Attitudes is a block of the month that is affordable AND endearing! There are so many reasons why everyone is going to love this quilt, I don’t know where to start!
First of all, it is a [...]

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When I heard that Clover came out with a line of scissors, I was surprised. After all, two or three companies have been producing a quality product for years – and how could you improve on something as basic as scissors??? Then, Beth, the buyer’s assistant for notions, handed me a pair – and it [...]

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The final series on “Green” batting is a look at Warm & Safe by the Warm Company.

 
Environmentally Friendly Feels Silky Soft
The Warm Company is proud to introduce Warm & Safe Environmentally Friendly Naturally Fire Retardant Quilt Batting. They’ve selected a remarkable, new patented fiber that is manufactured in a GREEN facility using a cellulose process. [...]

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365 Moments  for Sisters    365 Moments of Adventure  
Item #BP786-0                    Item #BP204-1
Retail $5.99                         Retail $5.99                              
                
365 Moments of Laughter       365 Ways to Wake Up  Laughing
Item #BP207-6                        Item #BP219-X              
Retail $5.99                              Retail $5.99
If you are looking for some great little gifts for Christmas, check these out!  These 365 day perpetual calendars come in several different categories that would be great for anyone [...]

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                              Hot Fix Stencil Design          Crystal Christmas Ass’t.
                                Item #SOA701                        Item #FG2005
                                  Retail $ 9.95                             Retail $5.00
 This is not just the name of a new company – it is a philosophy! Cindy Hutchinson describes herself as a grandma with two-toned hair and red fingernails who happens to live in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.  She is the [...]

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 Side Winder – A New Notion for Every Gadget Lover

Side Winder
Item #88175
Retail $29.99
What’s not to love.  This thing winds any bobbin with a round center hole!  you can plug it into the wall or run it on two AA batteries.  You don’t even have to unthread your machine! 
The machine quilters and embroiderers will love it.  [...]

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 Sew Taxi 12 in 1 Sewing Multi Tool
 5977F Retails $12.99
This could be called a Swiss Army  knife for sewers.  It includes 12 handy tools in one compact package. Included are 2 needle threaders, magnifying glass, measuring tape, seam ripper, stuffing tool, thread cutter, tweezers, safety pin, punch needle, piercing punch and knit picker.  Every sewer/quilter [...]

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