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When three calendars are in the top 10, it is time to place yours orders!  These beauties make great counter displays for those upcoming shop hops and summer events.  Here are the ones that are currently available:
Landauer has three favorites including our #1 seller based on the ever popular book Scrappy Fireworks Quilts (L112902 – [...]

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“Under Our Wings” program encourages rookies to try quilting. Here are some ideas for shops to promote the program and the Quilts of Valor Foundation.

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Deluxe Sidewinder Bobbin Winder has features for quilters, piecers and embroiders – It does it all !

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Many of you had the opportunity to meet Anna Maria Horner when she did a book signing at the Checker Booth at Spring Market.  What you may not know is that she is from Tennessee.  The horrific floods that most of us saw on the morning news shows and talked about around the water cooler, [...]

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What you need to know about using templates when quilting on a longarm / midarm quilting system.

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Machine quilting – using different scissors for different purposes.

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Hi ! My name is Pat Barry and I am really happy that I can be a new contributor to the Checker Distributor newsletter. My areas of expertise are quilting machines and the products. . . .

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Australasian Patchwork & Quilting Challenge 2009
Deadline: 10 December 2008 (POSTMARK)
Australasian Patchwork & Quilting Challenge 2009
A judged quilt competition
Exhibit venues throughout Australia
January 2009 to February 2010
WHO CAN ENTER
An entrant’s quilt may be the work of more than one person as long as all parties who contribute to the quilt are nominated on the entry form as [...]

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The dream of Ardis and Robert James will soon be a reality.  This couple collected almost 1,000 quilts and dedicated them to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.  They have been instrumental in building the International Quilt Study Center & Museum which will celebrate it’s grand opening on March 30th, 2008.

This center is every quilter’s dream!  The collection now [...]

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