Checker Newsletter

One of my favorite jobs is coordinating the Checker Open House each year.  Many of you know that I am not an official Checker employee.  I work for them on a consulting basis – but during the month of August, I get to work there full time, and they are the most fun, thoughtful, hard [...]

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Checker is all about educating our customers to use the products we carry – and we had a stellar line-up of demonstrators and presenters this year!  I learned so much from these industry legends!  We hope you did too!
First and foremost I learned, as one shop owner commented, that Sue Hausmann could sell birth control [...]

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We all love quilts – and for two days we hung hundreds of them all over the warehouse.  What a beautiful backdrop to a great event!  Our customers loved the quilts in the lunchroom.  Each was labeled with the name of the designer.  Who doesn’t love to eat lunch and shop at the same time???

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We can’t wait to see you at the Checker Open House August 22 and 23.  You know all about the presentations on Sunday – who could resist the likes of Eleanor Burns, Sue Hausmann, Karen Montgomery and Gail Wadley.
We just found out that some of your favorite Checker personnel will play the parts of the [...]

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Olive Ann has an adorable line of children’s clothing – up to size 5 or 6, depending on the style.  These are fun, easy, and quick!  These classic styles change dramatically depending on the fabrics and embellishments you choose.  And with such sleek, simple lines, it is easy to add your own personal touches.
“To Tie [...]

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The Sizzix is a die cut machine that comes in two sizes – Big Shot and Big Shot Pro (for those of you that just can’t get enough)!  It is fast and easy – just turn the handle and crank out hundreds of shapes!

Item #SX656815  Retail $99.99
The Big Shot Pro is 13″ wide and the [...]

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As soon as I saw these carts, I bought one.  This is one of those items that we are not going to be able to keep in stock!  Buy one for every vehicle, one for home, AND one for the shop.  This thing weighs less than 15 pounds – and holds up to 275 – [...]

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Betsy and Margaret of MorninGlory Designs have created a line of quilted vests and jackets with style!  Many of the patterns are available in two different sizes – Extra Small to Extra Large in one pattern, 1X to 2X in another.  And these garments have detailing that gives you teaching opportunities – always a bonus!
In [...]

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Annie Unrein of Patterns by Annie is demonstrating at the Checker Open House.  She has been working with Texture Magic since it’s creation, and has designed some exquisite patterns using this product.

Item #TM18  Retail $11.99
Texture Magic is an interfacing type product that you stitch to the wrong side of your fabric.  When steam is applied [...]

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Quilt designer and author, Karla Alexander has written several books for Martingale including Stack the Deck; Stack a New Deck; and Color Shuffle.  She also designs patterns under the name Saginaw Street Quilt Company.  Karla is part of the design team for Creative Grids – and has designed four rulers for them.  She teaches all [...]

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