August 2008

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Quilting Treasures has partnered with Warner Brothers Consumer Products to bring fabric collections based on The Wizard of Oz to sewing and quilting enthusiasts across the country.

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STARS ALL AROUND Free Pattern Introduction
The art of quilt making dates back many centuries and is still actively pursued today. The thought of women stitching scraps of fabric together to form beautiful quilts and expressing their creativity inspires me. My love affair with quilting has spanned over 30 years and I have always treasured the traditional patterns made by our grandmothers and great grandmothers. FULL STORY (Pattern for subscribers only)

Haka introduces 4-drawer Folding Cutting Table
Haka Sewing Furniture adds total cutting, storage and pressing convenience to the sewing room with its versatile 400b Series 4-drawer Folding Cutting Table. The 400b has a lower bank of three drawers plus a fourth upper drawer tucked under the table top above them. The upper drawer is conveniently sized to accommodate cutting guides up to 24" long. FULL STORY

Marcus introduces Bonnie Blue Basics
Marcus Fabrics is pleased to announce the Summer 2008 release of Bonnie Blue Basics and Backgrounds, the first Marcus collection designed by noted reproduction quilt specialist Paula Barnes. The fabric line is a natural progression in a long-standing collaboration that has developed over the years between Marcus Fabrics and Bonnie Blue Quilts. FULL STORY

I Left My Heart In Africa
Last time I told you all a little bit about my trip to South Africa to teach the Zulu quilters. I wish I had kept a diary while I was there but I didn’t; it went too fast. It was almost as if it were already orchestrated and we were just players on the stage. There couldn’t have been a more cohesive group of quilters and non-quilters. Everyone who went paid their own way and contributed greatly to this effort. FULL STORY

Karen McTavish awarded as 2007 Machine Quilting Teacher-of-the-Year
On April 18, Machine Quilters Exposition founders, Janet-Lee Santeusanio and Mary Schilke announced the much anticipated 2007 Machine Quilting Teacher-of-the-Year at their annual banquet.
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Island Bundles Easy to use & easy to love!
Island Batik has heard and answered the quilters’ call for easy to use and easy to love fat quarter bundles with their new line of fat quarter groupings: Island Bundles. Island Batik fabric designer and owner, Moira Dewar has hand selected from her own designs fabrics that comprise the complete color spectrum and that truly showcase the variety, beauty and usability of hand-dyed batiks. FULL STORY