Wednesday, April 23, 2008

New This Week

We've received a lot of new fabric this week. From Andover we have a children's flannel line called Little Blessings, a more traditional line called Cottage Blossoms (pictured below) and lots of new Jo Morton reproduction prints from both the Jamestown and Yorktown colletions.




Gill's been busy making the little wall hangings from the new Jeri Kelly book "Motif". The book features fourteen machine appliqued seasonal projects. They fit on a special hanger which we hope to have back in stock soon (we've carried it for quite some time, but now that it's featured in the book it's backordered!!). Pictured are the three quilts Gill's finished so far. We have kits available for all three ($7.50 each, plus the book $24.00).




Gill also made the "Mini Charmer" tote. It's just adorable. It measures about 12" x 9" x 2-1/2" and is made from charm squares. We have kits available for this purse ($12.00, plus $9.00 for the pattern).




I've finished the "Oh Sew Sweet" quilt that was the March Strip Club quilt. I practiced quilting feathers all over the quilt. It was great practice and thankfully they don't show up that well because I certainly wasn't perfect at it. I need a few more quilts of practice! The pattern is available for $8.00 and we have a jelly roll strip kit for this quilt for $32.00. It has the forty-eight strips needed for the main quilt top. Borders and binding are extra.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Welcome Spring

It's been a long time coming, but it seems like spring is finally here. Now's a great time to get out and stop in the shop to see what's new. Quilt Market is fast approaching and that means designers are releasing many new books and patterns. You're sure to find something inspiring.
Chris made this spring table runner. It's from a pattern by Cotton Way. You may not have tulips blooming in your garden yet, but you can still put some on the table with this runner. We have kits available for this project.


After receiving the new patterns from Jean Boyd Patterns I was inspired to make a couple of photo transfer projects. This wall hanging is from the pattern "Shutterbug Sampler." It has pictures I took in Savannah, GA over a month ago (wouldn't it be nice to have flowers blooming like this in early March?). It was fun to make and so, so easy using the Printed Treasures photo sheets. It made a nice remembrance of that trip.



Hope you're enjoying the warmer weather and find some time to stop in to see all that's new.