New Arrivals from Cut Loose Press™ Patterns

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Penny Haren

Peppermint Twist (#CLPSCH002) is a darling table runner by Sheila Christensen that features the Creative Grids® Half Sixty ruler. Since you cut a multitude of shapes to create the candies, it is a great choice for a class!

Creative Grids Half Sixty Triangle Ruler

Hearts on the Half Square (#CLPPHA015) was designed by yours truly so I am a little prejudice! It is made with 80 layer cakes. My family calls this the wedding quilt because I have made so many of them for wedding gifts. The hearts are the perfect size for signatures and messages for the honored couple. At 75 x 91 inches, it is the perfect size for cuddling. It also works great as a memory quilt for any event: graduations, anniversaries, babies…

Since this quilt is made with half-square triangles created from ten-inch squares, I used the 15-inch Creative Grids® Seam Guide Tool (#CGRSMN15) to mark the sewing lines. It is specifically designed to span the diagonal of a 10″ square!

Putting the top together is a breeze when all of the half-square triangles are trimmed to the exact same size!

Creative Grids Half-Square 4-in-1 Triangle Quilt Ruler

Charmed Hearts (#CLPPHA014) is made with 80 charm squares pieced into offset four-patches. Or, if you make Hearts on the Half-Square – and carefully trim the excess fabric out behind the hearts, you get a twofer!

Since this is made with five inch squares, the 2 1/2″ width of the I love my Quilting Friends ruler (#CGRQF26 )works great to cut the four-patches.

Creative Grids I Love My Quilt Friends Mini Quilt Ruler 2-1/2in x 6in

If you like to do handwork, the hearts for both quilts can be appliqued. The Gypsy Quilter Freezer Paper (#TGQFP811H) is recommended. It comes in 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheets so you can trace one page of hearts and run it through a home printer to save tracing time.

But, if you prefer machine embroidery, use Print-N-Fuse (#PNF25). It is also available in 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheets so the hearts can be copied on a home printer. Follow the package instructions to fuse the stabilizer on the back and fuse in place.

Deb Heatherly designed this Hexagon Pillow (#CLPDHE039 )to showcase a favorite print or photo transfer. What a cute, easy project – and a great gift.

A friend of Deb’s made this Hogwarts version – I have some grandchildren who would love this version!

Since Cut Loose Press™ patterns are printed on demand, they are always in stock!

15 Projects with Pre-Cuts

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Penny Haren

Grab your favorite precut fabrics and whip up 15 easy projects from some of your favorite designers. Helpful photos, clear instructions, detailed step-by-step illustrations, and clever tips sprinkled throughout team up in a winning assortment of table toppers, wall hangings, and lap-sized quilts. And just like your favorite baking recipes, you’re sure to revisit and make these projects for years to come.

Just look at some of these darling designs:

This book is due to arrive any day so place your order now!

Halloween at Crabapple Hill

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Penny Haren

Meg Hawkey of Crabapple Hill Studios has designed six new patterns that will be shipping next month. Meg does such an incredible job of describing her patterns that I am going to bow to her:

Let me introduce you to the owner of Bitterbottom Herbs, a very well known and respected nursery in Lower Sneegleshire. She spends long hours in the garden and preserving rooms always accompanied by her faithful and loving cat Mr. Teedles. They take long breaks together in the garden, basking in the same sunshine that makes her glorious herbs grow. The pattern is for hand embroidery with colored pencil tinting, and simple piecing, and her Scherenschnitte style border is easy to stitch.

Let me introduce you to our prize winning Jack o’ Lantern Pumpkin grower! You can always find her in Spellcaster’s Garden carefully tending her special plants. They always produce absolutely the BEST shapes and sizes for Jack o’ Lanterns! Every step of her day she is accompanied by her faithful sidekick, ICK. Yes, his name is ICK. But he IS a big, black garden spider after all! The pattern is for hand embroidery with colored pencil tinting, and simple piecing, and her Scherenschnitte style border is easy to stitch.

High on a hill in the center of Spellcaster’s Garden, is the Stitching Tree. Witches come from far and near to sit under the tree and embroidery together. It’s said that it has magical powers that greatly improve things like Bullion stitches… but the truth is, it’s just fun to sit in its shade together and visit while we stitch! This pattern was designed to match the tree print in the Spellcaster’s Garden fabric line, and it mimics Scherenschnitte. The pattern is for hand embroidery with colored pencil tinting, and simple piecing.

Your spell book, scrolls, magic needles and pins… All perched on your favorite broom! Ready for your favorite stitching “spell”? The pattern is for hand embroidery with colored pencil tinting, and simple piecing.

Vintage style Halloween Cats center the wonky pieced star blocks on this quick and easy quilt. They’re just SO MUCH fun! The pattern is for hand embroidery with colored pencil tinting.

A fun Halloween row quilt for only the most MODERN witches! Herbs, Jack o’Lantern Vines, and Herb Plant Markers are planted on some of the rows, while appliqued borders could easily be done traditionally, or by machine. The piecing is easy, easy, easy! Because of the simple row piecing, it would be really easy to make this quilt larger or smaller! The pattern is for hand embroidery with colored pencil tinting, some simple applique, and easy piecing.

Whether you choose to frame them or incorporate them into a quilt, her Halloween designs are always the highlight of the show!

Amazing Quilts by Grace

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Penny Haren

The detail in her quilts is simply stunning! In Ribbit, for instance, she uses Hoffman batiks to “color” every nuance of the scene. The fully-illustrated instructions explain exactly how to create your own masterpiece.

In this case, a picture is worth a thousand words – and here are some pics of her most popular designs.

To see all of her patterns,visit our website: Amazing Quilts by Grace. What a great series of classes!

Quiltmania Magazine

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Penny Haren

If you haven’t experienced Quiltmania yet, you should. It is just that – an experience! This magazine was started over 20 years ago in France and is published in English as well so we can savor every single word!

The English version includes pattern instructions in inches and 1/4″ seams so there is no conversion required. Not only are the projects stunning, the photography is so good you feel like you are visiting the quilts in their own locale.

The magazine is published six times a year and can be ordered in advance. Why not order some copies and start subscriptions for your customers today? This is an opportunity for your customers to view quilts that are a little quirky and fun. Who doesn’t love to see a new set of eyes step out of the box with traditional blocks?

For those customers who love Modern Quilts, Quiltmania publishes a quarterly magazine with them in mind – same beautiful photography and eye for detail with a modern twist.

Simply Vintage is also available quarterly and focuses more on smaller projects and handwork. Wool and embroidery take center stage – as well as wonderful home dec ideas.

Why not order an assortment of all three and let your customers choose their favorites?

New by Doug Leko

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Penny Haren

What a great layout for a block panel! Doug of Antler Quilt Designs used his Simple Folded Corners tool to create the secondary design in Winter White.

Splendor includes options for three different sizes – a great use of scraps and 2.5″ Strips!

Noel showcases a feature fabric beautifully. The pattern includes four sizes from runner to queen.

This fun table runner is layer cake friendly and a great way to use up scraps!

This pattern provides THREE different quilt designs, and each design has THREE different sizes (Runner, Throw and Queen).

Fractured is a stunning quilt that has three size options.

This fun and fractured block quilt is fat quarter friendly and goes together quickly since the pieces are so large – and showcase your favorite fabrics.

Showcase a block panel with stunning results!

Airfow is a fat quarter friendly quilt that showcases flying geese units in a unique and charming block.

Lake Views is a 2 1/2″ strip and 5″ charm friendly throw panel.

All of these patterns are due to arrive the middle of August so start picking out your fabrics now!

New Releases by One Sister

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Penny Haren

Crazy Good Life by Janet Rae Nesbitt of One Sister contains 12 projects, 9 from the original One Crazy Sister Club, PLUS 3 new projects!

Who doesn’t love mariner’s compass and houses – and combined? Stunning!

The book is due to arrive in the middle of August and is the perfect companion to her new fabric line from Henry Glass, Scrap Happy by Janet Nesbitt Collection due out in January.

New Fabric Panels by Riley Blake & Hoffman Fabrics

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Penny Haren

Not only are these panels stunning, but the support patterns from Quilt Woman.com also frame them beautifully! If you are going to miss Houston this year, you can still enjoy a Texas cowboy!

These two are from Riley Blake Designs, Back Of The Chutes by Hugh Cabot Collection.

Back Of The Chutes Out Of The Money Panel

Mallards from Hoffman Fabrics, Call of the Wild Digital Collection are stunning and framing it in flying geese adds to the charm.

Mallard Call of the Wild Digital Panel, 29in x 43-3/4in

Also from Hoffman Fabrics Call of the Wild Digital Collection — a moose in the Umber Call of the Wild Digital Panel is surrounded by delectable mountains and trees creates the perfect frame.

Umber Call of the Wild Digital Panel, 33in x 44in

The lighthouse from Shoreline Stories Digital by Hoffman Fabrics Collection reminds me of the Outer Banks. Surround it with coordinates as a memory of your beach vacations.

Seaside Shorline Panel, 30-1/4in x 44in, Digital

This is the Dawn Sun Up To Sun Down Digital from Hoffman Fabrics Collection.

Dawn Sun Up To Sun Down Digital Panel, 31-1/4in x 43-3/4in

The panels and patterns are due to arrive next month so place your orders now. These will be great holiday gifts!

Hootie in Log Cabins

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Penny Haren

Hootie #CLPLDB007 is the latest in a series of wall hangings designed by Lisa DeBord for Cut Loose Press™ that incorporates log cabin and curvy log cabin blocks. What else can I say when you have this level of cuteness!

Wilmington Prints has a complete line of Essential Gems that come in a multitude of colors – which are the perfect pre-cuts to display with these patterns. Most of the blocks are made with 1 1/4″ strips so these 2 1/2″ strips can be cut in half – a great way to get a variety of fabrics in a colorway!

2-1/2in Strips Essential Gems Coffee Cafe 6 bundles per package

This series uses the Creative Grids® 4″ Log Cabin Trim Tool #CGRJAWMN4 and 4″ Curvy Log Cabin Trim Tool #CGRJAW6MINI.

Creative Grids 4in Log Cabin Trim Tool Quilt Ruler

Creative Grids 4in Curvy Log Cabin Trim Tool

Norbert #CLPLDB006 just came out last month. You still have time to make him for the holidays.

Oliver #CLPLDB005 the koala was inspired by the wild fired in Australia.

Waddles #CLPLDB004 and Noggins #CLPLDB003 are so adorable, I had to make them both! They are totally done so I can’t wait to hang them this holiday season!

Why not do a class? Demonstrate and teach the traditional courthouse steps and log cabin blocks (if needed) in one class. Follow up with a class on the curvy log cabin. Need a shop sample? Divide the blocks up between your employees. Since they are all done with the trim tools, all of the blocks will be the same size and the finished blocks will go together beautifully. An added bonus – everyone will know how to use the tools!

Jo Morton’s Latest

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Penny Haren

Tried and True by Jo Morton contains thirteen classic quilts in her signature reproduction fabrics.

The quilts are stunning and the photography will make you want to redecorate your house! They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case, that is so true so just enjoy….

Martingale - Tried & True (Print version + eBook bundle)

Don’t you want to move right in? Since that is not an option, you can make them to match your decor. The book is due to arrive this month, so order it now!

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