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New from Sewing with Susan and Suzn Quilts

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Another tree-filled, quick & easy to cut & to sew quilt! No tricky seams. No fussy points, just fast chain piecing which can be sewn on your favorite little Featherweight sewing machine at retreats! This will make a perfect Christmas quilt, but any fabric collection would make it a daily quilt! Adding rustic fabrics will make it the perfect “guy” quilt & it’s plenty long too. Susan’s Mini Tree Template Set, SUZ486 is used to make the trees. Finished quilt size is 65.5 in. x 81.5 in.


This 20 in. x 20 in. quilt features more of Susan’s popular tiny trees & tiny Dresden plates! It uses SUZ216 & SUZ286, fabrics & notions. It will make a great winter class with lots of techniques to teach; Dresden plates, little trees, fusible web appliqué, quilting & binding. It can also be made into a fun pillow.


3 sizes of quilts are included in this one simple pattern. Susan’s Mini SUZ486 & Tiny Tree SUZ286 Template Sets make the cutting & sewing so accurate. These quilts are lovely as made but think of the ways they can be decorated for any décor. A great way to create a decorating event with your shop with embellishment kits & contests. Sizes include large wall quilt 43.5 in. x 56 in., medium wall quilt 22 in. x 28 in. & small quilt 9.5” x 13.25 in.

What a lovely variation of a split Dresden block and a great way to show off a beautiful fabric.

This fun little quilt can be whipped up in an afternoon. Paper templates are included in the pattern, but Susan’s Tiny Dresden SUZ216, Tiny Tree SUZ286 & Little Tree SUZ386 Template Sets make for quicker & more accurate cutting.

Little Tree Template:

Mini Tree Template:

Tiny Tree Template:

Mini Dresden Plate:

Tiny Dresden Template:

All of these patterns are due to arrive next month so place your orders now.

New from Sew Kind of Wonderful

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Sew Kind of Wonderful is releasing a book and several patterns next month. Check out the variety of options for classes:

Floral Felicity would make a great block of the month project:

What a beautiful variation of a traditional double wedding ring:

Love the setting for this version of a nine-patch:

All of these are done with the original Quick Curve Ruler.

Check out this unique take on a pineapple block:

And the newest in a series of Posh Patterns:

These projects require the QCR Mini. The Sew Square is recommended.

What a unique block Created with the Quilt Straight Ruler:

And last but not least, Oh Little Town created with the Wonder Curvit:

They make sewing curves so easy. Why not give one or all of them a try?

New from My Beste Quilt Co

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Meet Me in Duluth uses straight stitching but gives a visual look of curves. This pattern requires yardage and is perfect for confident beginners. A template is provided or use Creative Grids® Triangle Squared and Perfect Rectangle rulers for easy cutting. The quilt finishes at 60″ x 72″.


“Meet Me in Augusta is a graphic quilt, perfect for confident beginners. The quilt finishes at 54″ x 72”.

Meet Me in Santa Fe requires yardage and is perfect for confident beginners. The quilt finishes at 69″ x 69″.

The Crossing is a pre-cut friendly, scrappy pattern using 2½” strips and 5” squares. Great to use as a scrappy sew along. This pattern is perfect for confident beginners and finishes 64″ x 72″.

Meet Me in Amsterdam is composed of 2 different blocks which blend together for a very visually appealing look. This pattern requires yardage and is perfect for confident beginners The quilt finishes at 48″ x 60″.


The Wave is a pre-cut friendly, scrappy pattern using fat quarters and qualifies for the Quilts of Valor program. This pattern is perfect for confident beginners and finishes 60″ x 72″.


Festival of Friendship uses the friendship star as a visual representation of how friendships are interconnected. It is precut friendly with cutting instructions for either fat quarters or 10” squares. This pattern It is perfect for confident beginners and finishes at 56″ x 64″.

Double Track is a precut friendly scrappy pattern using either fat quarters of 5” squares. This pattern It is perfect for confident beginners and finishes at 63″ x 84″.

These patterns are due to arrive early next month so place your orders now.

New from Suzn Quilts

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This fast and fun table runner is made with her tree template sets! They’re quick & easy to cut and to sew! No tricky sewing. No fussy points, just fast chain piecing.

Paper templates are included in the pattern, but Susan’s Tiny Tree, SUZ286 & Mini Tree SUZ486 template sets makes for quicker & more accurate cutting.


Another adorable, very little runner made with the Tiny Tree template set! Paper templates are included in the pattern, but Susan’s Tiny Tree, SUZ286 template set makes for quicker & more accurate cutting.


This little quilt is perfect for a mystery or block-a-day, week or month – a cute & clever little quilt to hang on your wall or door. Change the date for any occasion. It’s written in 12-steps but can easily be made in a day! Pattern includes detailed Tiny Dresden plate assembly instructions as well as full-size, reversed, appliqué templates, including all numbers 0-9 so you really can make this YOUR Dresden Home! Steps include quilting tips and fail-proof binding with quilt label too. Paper templates are included in pattern, but companion plastic templates Tiny Dresden plate SUZ216 & Tiny Trees SUZ286 are available. Each block’s instructions are printed on individual sheets for easy distribution for shop club meetings, a wonderful 12-day project for even a beginner.

These patterns are due to arrive next month so place your orders now.

New and Improved Needle Threader by Clover

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One of my favorite notions of all time and now it is NEW AND IMPROVED! I already added it to my cart.

Quickly thread your needle at the press of a button. This improved model works with Clover Black Gold Needles, Quilting Needles and Applique Needles ranging from 0.46 6o 0.89.

Love the visual right on the threader:

The threading mechanism is enclosed in the plastic so it stays save and secure without breaking. This new version is due to arrive this month so place your orders now.

They are Just Perfect! New Scissors from Karen Kay Buckley®

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These scissors from Karen Kay Buckley® have all the features you love. From the comfort grip bent handles to the micro-serrated blade, we’ve got your cutting needs covered. The bent handle design helps keep the fabric flat on your work surface, and the micro-serrated blades grips your fabric for smooth, precise, comfortable, mistake-free cutting. The longer blade is wonderful for quilting, crafting, and garment sewing too. As an added bonus, the comfort handles are designed for both right and left-handed cutting.

Color: Teal Handle with Black Micro-serrated Blade
Made of: Soft Plastic and 3.0mm Japanese High Carbon Steel
Use: Scissors
Size: 8-1/2in
Included: One Pair of Scissors and Blade Protector

Project Organizers

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Developed by a quilter for a quilter! Look no further for the perfect way to organize your cut fabric stacks and quilt rows. Meet the handmade Seams Sew Me Jumbo Alphabet clips! These sturdy metal clips are a great way to organizing your fabric when working from a quilt pattern. No more Post-It notes that fall off, pins that bend or are hard to see. These clips hold a thick 1″ stack of fabric with easy to see letters and come in a nice tin for easy storage. The Alphabet set is A-Z.

These number clips hold a thick 1″ stack of fabric with easy to see numbers and come in a nice tin for easy storage. The Number set is 1-20.

These are due to arrive the beginning of July, just in time for Shop Hop season.

New from Laura Heine of Fiberworks

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Dora-Do is filled with vibrant  greens, yellows and blues, making the Dorado one of the most recognizable fish in the ocean. Dorado’s are known to be the most colorful fish in the sea. They are also known as the Golden One or Mahi Mahi. This quilt finishes to 28″x14″, the perfect size to be the central feature of any grouping.

Pippin, a parrot, will make you smile. His cocked head has so much attitude! Bring this exotic tropical bird into your home to brighten your surroundings and give you the feel of the beautiful jungle outdoors without having to maintain this vibrant bird. Enjoy the beauty of reds, yellows and blues.

Laura is also releasing her own stilleto and collage mat in June.

The patterns are due to arrive in May so place your orders now.

New from Cut Loose Press™ Patterns

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Big Color Balloon by Jean Ann Wright uses just 4 blocks to make this show stopper – the perfect table topper. All the bright colors can be cut from 2-½” strips—what a great pattern to showcase (and use up) strips in your stash. The high contrast between the wide logs and the narrow background strips highlights the center circle to perfection.

The Creative Grids® Skinny 10″Curvy Log Cabin Trim Tool is required to make this topper. Since every round is trimmed before the next round is added, perfection is assured!

Franken-Patches by Sarah Fulks is a great stash buster. Or buy packs of 5-inch squares. The blocks are sub-cut after piecing so the finished design is much easier to achieve than you may think!

The instructions are written for an over-sized throw but you can add or delete blocks to make the quilt of your dreams. You may even learn a new technique along the way.

Hexagon Alley adds a modern twist to the traditional hexie blocks. Ann Anderson has designed this stunning quilt by creating rounds of hexies using the markings on the Creative Grids® Hexagon Trim Tool. Four and six-inch hexagons are surrounded by one or two rounds of strips to create this unique design. Combine them with 8-inch hexies and tiny triangles to complete the “alley”.

Ann continued the hexagon design into the quilting which adds that awe factor to this showstopper.

The hexies in this design are pieced with the Creative Grids® Hexagon Trim Tool by Jean Ann Wright. Why not try fussy cutting some of those hexies to create your unique design?

The patterns and rulers are in stock so place your orders now!

New Scissor Sets by Famore – a Checker Exclusive

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Pick between two dynamic color options of the Famore Embroidery Kit.

This kit contains a comprehensive set designed to elevate your hand or machine embroidery. The set includes mini duckbill applique scissors, mini double curved scissors, straight micro tip scissors, micro serrated curved EZ snips, and angled precision tweezers.

This set is also available in black and white.

Famore’s Floral Pattern Sewing Kit combines functionality with style.

This kit includes 8-inch fabric shears, 6-inch straight trimming scissors, surgical style seam ripper, and an opposable curved tweezer set.(A twist on a traditional tweezer. You squeeze to open this tool allowing you to thread needles with ease. You can grab and hold threads without applying constant pressure.)

These sets would make great gifts and are due to arrive in May so place your orders now.