Posted in Creative Grids Rulers, Patterns on Mar 26th, 2012 No Comments »
I love Tumblers – but never wanted to take the time to cut out all of those individual pieces. Â But then Carolyn Griffin of Far Flung Quilts, came up with the idea of attaching the templates to a Creative Grids strip ruler – and my favorite quilt is just a few cuts away! Â This Double [...]
Posted in Books, Creative Grids Rulers on Mar 26th, 2012 No Comments »
I can’t believe its been five years since Kathy Brown of The Teacher’s Pet came up with the Take 5 concept. Â Choose five fabrics and combine them to create a spectacular quilt! Â This concept has been so successful, that a pattern line and two books support it! Â That’s right – two books – the latest [...]
Posted in Books on Mar 26th, 2012 No Comments »
We all love Edyta Sitar – and her amazing sense of color – so a book called Scrappy Fireworks got my attention immediately. Â I love the way she adds sparks of color to add interest to her quilts. Â Her latest book isn’t due out until May, but the publishers were kind enough to share some [...]
Posted in Creative Grids Rulers on Mar 19th, 2012 2 Comments »
I love Log Cabin quilts and all of the variations. Â The possibilities of playing with the fabric placement adds to the fun! Â But when I tried to actually SEW one, the results were less than ideal. Â There are several rulers on the market that cut each log to the exact required size. Â There is one [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Friendfolks on Mar 19th, 2012 No Comments »
Every successful shop owner knows that she needs to offer her customers inspiration that other shops do not. Â BUT, you also have to offer the most popular books and patterns or they will find it somewhere else! Â This week, I checked out the top 20 books – and three authors have two books featured! Â And, [...]
Posted in Atkinson Designs, Patterns on Mar 19th, 2012 No Comments »
Terry Atkinson of Atkinson Designs is simply amazing! Â If you aren’t featuring her patterns in your shop, everyone else is! Â This woman has four of the top 20 patterns – and that has to be a record! Â There is a reason that her patterns sell so well – they are accurate, well written, and easy [...]
Posted in Patterns on Mar 12th, 2012 No Comments »
I am thrilled that Checker has picked up Ronene Wilkinson’s pattern line “Oh My Bloomin’ Threads”. Â Her designs make me smile – and sometimes laugh! Â Samples of these projects sprinkled throughout your store can only be a good thing.
Item #OMBTA25 Â Retail $8.00
Some of them speak to the woman in all of us…
Item #OMBTA29 Â Retail $8.00
Item [...]
Posted in Books on Mar 12th, 2012 No Comments »
I am a huge Kim Diehl fan and can’t wait to get my hot little hands on her newest addition to her “Simple” series! Â She has a way of putting colors together that takes country main stream! Â I can picture all of her quilts in a New York loft or a country cottage OR my [...]
Posted in Patterns on Mar 12th, 2012 No Comments »
Many of you have fallen in love with the applique designs of Debra Gabel of Zebra Patterns. Â She is responsible for the floral series; a butterfly series; birds; butterflies; city and state stamps – this lady is prolific! Â But the quality is always superb!
Later this month, she is releasing her newest additions – houses – [...]
Posted in Checker Distributors, Class Ideas, Demos on Mar 5th, 2012 No Comments »
Why is there a Checker You???
Rob met with shop owners – and even shadowed them for a day – and realized that what everyone of you needs is more time in your day! Â Anything that Checker can do to make it easier for you to multi-task effectively is a win/win for everyone. Â And who [...]
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