The Trifecta – new fabric, new book, new ruler
Apr 23rd, 2012 by Penny Haren
I met P.J. Anderson in Des Moines at the end of 2010. Â At the time, she was demonstrating a fascinating technique that made it possible for anyone to sew diamonds quickly and easily – and make miniature quilts from the scraps. Â Needless to say, she is a great demonstrator, because in less than 15 minutes she was writing a book for Landauer Publishing and doing a ruler with Creative Grids! Â That book will be arriving in August.
Sweet ‘N Sassy Diamond Quilts features 12 projects that use the Sweet ‘N Sassy Rhombus Templates from Creative Grids.
Item #L11274 Â Retail $27.95
That’s right – all 12 projects feature this ruler…
These nested templates come in three sizes so the diamonds, the sashings, and the setting triangles can all be cut out of the same set! Â Believe me, having a plan come together was worth the wait!
Then at Fall Market, Phyllis showed me a beautiful piece of antique fabric – I mean VERY old French fabric! Â We trotted right over to Henry Glass and voile’ – a new fabric line is born – and will be shipping next month as well..Feast your eyes on “Giselle”!
This is the print that inspired the line. Â It is available in a white, periwinkle, and black background. Â In this day and age when a large focal floral print is impossible to find,I just love it when you find the perfect focus for a quilt!
They took the “fruit” out of the main print to create a wonderful companion…here it is in the black version…..
Then they did a coloration in neutral shades to provide a gorgeous tone on tone print….
The tone on tones in the line are gorgeous as well…
The rhombus shape in her ruler is carried through into one of the companions….
And every good line has to have a stripe or two….
To see the entire line, visit our website at: http://www.checkerdist.com/products/fabrics/?f_l=6771&page=1&limit=100&f_d=33641
Phyllis will be doing a school house and Take and Teach session for us at Fall Market as well as demonstrating in the Checker Booth.
I just love it when good things happen to good people – and P.J. is one of the best! Â So here’s to you babe, and may all of your dreams come true!
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I believe that line should say, “…here’s to you babe,…” NOT hear’s……lol
noted – and corrected!