Posted in Book Reviews, Creative Grids Rulers, Uncategorized on Jul 28th, 2008 1 Comment »
For only the second time in history, a quilter has been awarded the Order of the British Empire for her work in quilting and patchwork! Lynne Edwards, who became a friend of the folks at Checker when she designed several Creative Grid Rulers, received this honor the first week in July.
Lynne designed one of Rita [...]
Posted in Products on Jul 28th, 2008 2 Comments »
We have been told that the Timtex that you know and love will not be available for at least three to six months. It has been removed from our website and all back orders have been cancelled. We hope that a new manufacturing plant will be found and this product will be back in production [...]
Posted in Book Reviews on Jul 21st, 2008 No Comments »
Deanne Eisenman has hit a home run with her first book “Country Fresh Quilts”! She mixes pieced blocks with simple applique to create a folk art look that is simply irresistable. My personal rule of thumb is that a book has to have at least three projects in it that I love before I buy [...]
Posted in Creative Grids Rulers, Independent Stores Only, Notions, Rita Fishel, Rulers on Jul 21st, 2008 No Comments »
Acrylic is an oil based product – and you all have seen how that has affected the gas prices. It is no different when you are manufacturing acrylics – in this case rulers. Everyone – including Creative Grids – is dealing with increased production costs.Â
We don’t know when they are coming, but there will be [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Class Ideas, Clover Needlcraft, How To Videos on Jul 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
Nancy Zieman has to be responsible for bringing more people into quilt shops than anyone in history. Her quilt show – Sewing with Nancy – premiered in 1982! She has been educating our customers to the joys of sewing and quilting for over 25 years!
Her latest book – Quilt with Confidence – covers the basics [...]
Posted in Clover Needlcraft, Display ideas, Uncategorized on Jul 7th, 2008 2 Comments »
Clover Pin Cushion
I love the way that Clover re-invents the mousetrap over and over again. And, this pin cushion is the perfect example. It’s simplicity is genius! They just incorporated a groove into the foundation and placed magnets in the base. The pins automatically cross the groove so you will never be jabbed by a [...]
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