Checker Newsletter

The news is full of recalls of toys this holiday season.  Why  not spend a little time and make a gift that is worry free and helps use the child’s  imagination.  One suggestion is to  put together a gift for the budding cook in your life. 
Whip up one of these adorable aprons

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The mother and daughter team of Pamela and Rachel Mostek have created a wonderful book of projects that are easy enough for beginners but offer that instant gratification that we all crave!

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And, it is fun to see two generations come together to design projects that have such a broad age appeal!  [...]

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The winner for the Bohin contest which will send two, to Paris, is Debbie Moffitt of Somewhere Sewing located in Johnson City, TN.

The contest started at the Spring Quilt Market and ended on the last day of the Fall Quilt Market, when the drawing was held.  To enter,  a store had to purchase either a hand [...]

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I got to go to Maumee last week for the Open House and did quite a bit of Christmas shopping while I was there.  It occurred to us that most of you make Christmas gifts – but don’t visit your local quilt shop for other gift ideas! 
Did you know, for instance, that Checker carries thousands [...]

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Joan from Lazy Girl Designs has a great quick gift idea.  Please enjoy her post:
Lazies, We are approaching the holiday gift-giving season, so here’s a quick and easy gift idea to get you started. To listen to today’s post, click on the ‘Listen to this post’ link at the very end.

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This Christmas Pickle is not hung on the tree – but on a wall – and will add dramatic color and movement to any room!  It first appeared in a book by Nancy Smith and Lynda Milligan a few years ago – but was so popular, they decided to come out with it as a [...]

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Market is always a time to re-visit old friends, and make new.  And, after seeing all of the new products, it takes time to enter all of the new merchandise!  Maintaining over 80,000 items in our inventory is more than a full time job for our buyers, their assistants, and the marketing department.
And, while the [...]

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The count down has started.  If you are like me, you look for quick last minute gifts.  One of the most orginial ideas I have seen is making Lazy Girl Designs Wonder Wallet, LGD211,  into a travel friend.  See what one individual, Lish Seem, did to turn it into an emergency coffee kit.  She calls it [...]

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Sometimes there is so much glitz and glamour at market, that we overlook the notions companies that produce quality, innovative items year after year.  Colonial Needle Company does just that! 
At Spring Market they introduced a new LongArm Centering Tape.  This 14 foot measuring tape attaches securely to frames, tables and other large work surfaces with Hook & Loop strips [...]

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Take the traditional craft of needle felting and turn it into an adventure on your sewing machine! In this ultimate guide to “painting” with fiber, you’ll learn to use wool roving to create incredibly soft, lush, and tactile projects—all by machine.

Choose from five projects; learn-as-you-go techniques will lead you to endless creative possibilities

Combine colorful wool [...]

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