I love the graphics of this design. It is so simple but so dramatic!
The Monorail pattern includes yardage for the table runner as well as baby, lap, twin and queen quilts. Since it is fat quarter friendly, choosing fabrics is a breeze!
Terry recommends the Creative Grids Folded Corner Clipper (CGRFCC) or the Easy Angle (8829466).
This pattern is due to arrive early next month. So place your orders now and make sure you have plenty of rulers in stock!
Who doesn’t love cats….and Halloween, especially when it is designed by Terry Atkinson?
Look out! It’s Halloween and the black cats are getting into mischief in the pumpkin patch. Make a wall quilt or table runner. Bonus holiday projects included!
The patterns are due to arrive the beginning of September, just in time for kitting and classes!
You know when Terry comes out with a pattern, it will be #1 as soon as it arrives and Step Right Up certainly will!
The instructions include yardage requirements for three sizes: lap, twin/full, and queen. Use 2 1/2″ pre-cuts or cut your own from fat quarters.
Football season is starting and I can already picture this in school colors. Have a senior? This would make a great autograph quilt for a graduation gift. And, who wouldn’t love it in holiday colors? Any holiday!
The pattern is due to arrive next month so place your orders now. It would be a great choice for 12 days of Christmas combined with a pack of pre-cuts so plan ahead!
I love Terry’s designs as much as her descriptions: Less hip movement and more strip movement! Scraps and strips will dance together inside the built-in border. Now THAT is a perfect description for a class!
This design can be made with charm squares for a scrappy look. Choose strips or fat eighths for a controlled look as shown on the back cover. Or make two placemats instead of a table runner.
This would be a great beginner class – and is so easy to kit! A charm pack and a yard of fabric will make two! These patterns are due to arrive the middle of April so order them now!
There are a multitude of heart projects in the top 100 patterns. It is that time of year….
Jen Kingwell and Andrea Bair’s Boho Heart is a booklet of block patterns that are then combined into an over-sized lap quilt. Add a border to make a double size quilt. The pieced strip border is stunning and adds that awe factor to the quilt.
What makes your heart burst with joy? Capture the feeling with the Exploding Heart by Slice of Pi Quilts! This advanced beginner pattern makes a large 72” x 72” throw quilt and is fat quarter and fabric cutter friendly.
Shoot the moon with a winning hand of hearts. With 5 fat eighths, make a “pair of hearts” from each print. Three fat quarters will yield “four of a kind” from each print. To make each heart different, deal 10 – 10″ squares to each player. No need to avoid the black queen, we’re playing with just hearts. Let’s Play Hearts by Atkinson Designs.
Have a Heart by J. Michelle Watts is created with 1-1/2 inch strips for a small quilt, 2-1/2″ strips for a generous throw. Choose one pack of strips for the heart, two for the background, and you are ready to sew!
Why not set up a Valentine’s Day display?
When I see a pic of a project, I instantly know that it was designed by Terry Atkinson! She always adds that awe factor that makes me smile. Her newest patterns, being released this month have that awe factor multiplied!
Hat Hat Hooray features winter hats in a variety of styles, colors, and fun techniques. But check out the border – these scarves are the perfect frame for this quilt and is why I knew Terry designed it! She always adds that extra dose of cuteness…
This quilt is fat quarter friendly and includes fabric requirements in three sizes.
Frosty Fun includes everything you need to go out and play in the snow! I am from Ohio and we had our first snowfall yesterday so this is so appropriate!
I already ordered my patterns and can’t wait to get started. This would be the perfect January sewalong!
This is the perfect time to be your customer’s personal shopper. Many of them don’t like picking out fabric – and you have a store full of beautiful fabrics they can’t wait to sew! These quilts are fat quarter friendly. In most cases, just add a background and binding.
Yellow Brick Road hit the top five again this week and is a perennial favorite!
The pattern includes yardage requirements from baby to king. Let them choose the size!
Boomerang also comes in five different sizes. It features the Super Sidekick ruler by Jaybird Quilts.
Stargazer is a Villa Rosa pattern that features fat quarters as well and is a generous throw size at 64 x 76″.
Brightly can be cut from fat quarters OR 10′ squares.
Just add the background fabric to complete this 60 x 72″ quilt.
Cool Cars uses fat quarters plus yardage for the windows, tires and background. It also uses the Sew Wonderful Wonder Curve ruler. Who doesn’t need a kid’s quilt on hand?
Another favorite – Lucky Stars features “floating” star points so it is perfect for beginners and experienced sewers alike.
Once again, it is made up of fat quarters and background fabric and the instructions come in five sizes! You probably have a wide selection of fat quarters cut already so you can make up kits in no time. Put up several different colorways – and when they are gone, they are gone!
We are all in this together and are probably experiencing the same issues. The only full load of laundry I have run since this started was a load of jammies! And the facial recognition on my phone didn’t recognize me this morning. Times are tough so what is a gal to do?
I’m reverting back to my grandmother’s time and making aprons for my friends. Let’s face it – we are spending a lot more time in the kitchen and with everyone home, cleaning has become a daily chore so the pockets are great. An added bonus? No one can tell if you are wearing a bra!
It takes just two yards of fabric – one for each side – and it is fully reversible.
Or, make this apron from Terry Atkinson. It comes in three sizes – from toddler to adult. Haven’t you always wanted to make matching aprons for that Christmas cookie party? Well now is the time! This one has big pockets as well – perfect for picking up all of the stuff that is laying around!
Want a little something to add to it to make them smile?
This new pattern by Susie C. Shore Designs is due to arrive April 20th.
This new table runner pattern is due to arrive at the end of April – and I love that it is fast, easy but looks dramatic when featuring one of your favorite fabrics. You know the ones – the fabrics you can’t stand to cut into little pieces!
This new design by Maple Island Quilts is stunning! These are all easy to kit and would easily fit in a large envelope for shipping so why not offer them to your customers today?
The newest patterns by Terry Atkinson are easily recognizable – they just exude her style! Floating Peaks can be made from fat eighths or 10″ squares. The points are floating so they will be perfect every time! The finished size is 15.5″ x 38″ – which means the backing can be cut from the width of fabric. Or, since you won’t be able to make just one, two can be backed with just 1 1/4 yards of fabric.
This pattern features the Creative Grids 60 degree triangle ruler.
Pint Size Parking is perfect for holding pint sized canning jars.Pick a pretty pair of fabrics – a fat quarter of the main fabric and a half yard of the lining and contrast – is all you need! These little treasures are the perfect copliment for picnics, parties, or any room in the house.
Both patterns will be available next month!
The versatility of Terry’s latest patterns says it all! She is so diverse in her talents, whether it is bags, table runners, or sampler quilts, yet as soon as I saw the pics, I knew she designed them.
Letter ZIP! is a perfect example. The name is perfect, the pic draws you in, and the letters make you think of the first or last initial of every friend. After all, we want the cutest letters! And, of course, this is the perfect class to show how to insert those Atkinson zippers the easy way – Terry’s way
Terry’s designs always add that awe factor – just that little something that makes her designs stand out! In Simple Sack, she includes tabs on the sides so the bag will fit on the metal stands at the grocery. And, they collapse for easy storage.
Desert Stars includes two possibilities. Don’t you love the way the stars float into the border???
And then there is her Sampler quilt which includes the cover quilt along with nine projects that expand on the blocks featured in the quilt. The photography is amazing, showing step by step illustrations of many of the techniques explored in the blocks.
I have even heard that this project – which would be a great Block of the Month program for shops – features Creative Grids® rulers! It just gets better and better! Everything is due to arrive in May, just in time for shop hop season!
