Posted in Book Reviews, Fabric lines on Apr 30th, 2007 No Comments »
This article should be titled “True confessions of a quilting snob!” I must confess that I saw the fabric line, Tannenbaum by Windham, before I saw the book – and rejected it immediately! What were they thinking - most of the line consisted of stripes and large prints – in three colorways, red; blue or green. It [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Oldie but Goodie on Apr 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Dating Fabrics – A Color Guide: 1800-1960
AQS884-0 Retails $24.95
Are you a fabric collector, quilt collector, appraiser, or antiques collector who needs to know specifics about fabrics or quilts? Or just have a love of reproduction fabrics? Then this book is for you! It will help you identify, date, and recognize antique fabrics and their uses [...]
Posted in Book Reviews on Apr 26th, 2007 No Comments »
Quilt as desired – as a beginning quilter, I always wondered what that was supposed to mean! I had the “desire” to quilt, but didn’t have a clue how to get started. I felt like my first pattern ended before I got to the finish line! Fortunately, Charlene C. Frable, the author of Quilt as [...]
Posted in Spring Quilt Market 2007 on Apr 26th, 2007 No Comments »
Helpful Hints from the Veterans who have attended Markets for years:
Before you go to Market:
Trade cell phone numbers with everyone in your party and program them into your phone. Then, when you get separated from your group on the sales floor, you can call them and re-unite!
If you have set up appointments in advance, program [...]
Posted in Quilt Market Prep, Spring Quilt Market 2007 on Apr 26th, 2007 No Comments »
If you ARE going to market, stop by and say hi! Don’t be surprised if you see Rob Krieger, owner of Checker, with a screwdriver in his hands. Yesterday, Rob, Jim McDonald, our operations manager and Brad Krieger, our fabric buyer, were in the warehouse designing the layout for the booth at Quilt Market. It was like giving three boys [...]
Posted in Clover Needlcraft, Yo-Yo on Apr 23rd, 2007 1 Comment »
Clover Needlecraft is introducing six new Yo-Yo Makers this spring. The new tools include a wonderful new flower shape, a heart shape, and two new sizes of round Yo-Yo Makers. Click on the image below to enlarge.
New sizes, Item number and Suggested Retail:
Round – Extra Small, #8702CV, Sug. Retail: $5.25
Round – Extra Large, #8703CV, Sug. [...]
Posted in Checker's staff on Apr 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Don’t miss the new tab at the top of the newsletter called “Our Team”. Each week we will be profiling a member of the Checker family including their favorite item we stock. We start this series with Pat Berry, our Showroom manager.
Posted in Books, Creative Grids Rulers, Rita Fishel on Apr 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Mystery Quilts by Rita Fishel (Item #AQS7079)
We at Checker are fortunate enough to call Rita a friend – and after you read her book, you will see why. That’s right – I said “read” – because her personality shines through on each and every page! Not only does she share patterns for over a dozen [...]
Posted in Spring Quilt Market 2007 on Apr 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
What is Quilt Market?
Quilt Market is the largest wholesale shopping experience for retailers, manufacturers, and the cottage industry. Fall market is always in Houston. Spring Market is hosted by different cities each year. At last count, there were over 535 vendors exhibiting – a true quilter’s dream!
How do I get in the door?
This show is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 23rd, 2007 8 Comments »
Beth Kline-Buyers Assistant
Beth has been working at Checker, in some capacity, since she was five years old! One of her first memories is sorting out 25 pound boxes of hot glue sticks into bags of 6, 12, 18, and 24. Then she started coming in after school to help pull or pack orders [...]
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