We picked up a great Fat Quarter Pack from Quilt Market made from a line of fabric called “He Loves Me II” by Maywood Studio.
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Nov30
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Nov27
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Now this is cool! Check out the two patterns the "Random Stripe Generator" as shown on KissYourShadow blog made from four colors I selected. The generator is used to help you figure out random stripe patterns for your knitting... And it...
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Nov26
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For Your "Sit At The Computer" Shopping Pleasure...See A Great Selection Of Silver Jewelry and Charms...Including Sewing and Crafting Charms That Are Offered At Ellie Lance Creations...
My friend, Kim Nelson, owns a sterling silver jewelry and design company, "Ellie Lance" that makes charms, bracelets, necklaces and even custom "tags" for those of you making your own creations...now you can label them with a custom sterling silver logo and tag! Continue Reading |
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Nov24
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After that tasty Turkey Dinner...Have a sit and grab some yarn and start crocheting. Here is a great beginning project for you "newbies" to crocheting or a refresher project for those have not picked up a hook for a while.
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Nov22
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Pincushion Queen, Blogger and Designer Jackie Cate, of Wren's Nest, Tells Her Story ...And is Guest Writing on Quilter's Buzz...
Jackie Cate, a fellow blogger at Wren's Nest and crafty girl, is writing on Quilter's Buzz today to tell us her designing story. I picked up Jackie's new pattern, "I Say Tomato", at Joanna's Fig Tree Booth at Fall Quilt Market.
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Nov19
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We can a got chance to hang out with some incredible talents in the quilting industry including Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree Quilts—this was her home turf and she had a booth set up promoting her patterns and fabric lines. Both of us have been fans of Fig Tree’s “fresh vintage” style. We caught up with Joanna again when we attended Quilt Market a few weeks ago.
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Nov18
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Heather Bailey has posted a wonderful tutorial—with great graphics and illustrations--on creating the perfect binding for your quilt. I usually get three out of four corners done right when I do my binding…now maybe I can get four out of four!
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Nov16
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Punch Needle and Projects With Wool Continue To Be "Hot" ...And Especially At "The Cotton Shop"...Read A Roving Reporter's Review of the Shop
The owners of "The Cotton Shop" quilt shop say they can not keep their punch needles in the store. The other hot seller for them is wool, overdyed wools and assorted wool projects.
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Nov14
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So I have a warm place in my heart for “Dick and Jane”.
 And they back! Michael Miller Fabrics has reproduced the illustrations from the books into a fabric line. Continue Reading |
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Nov13
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Another Fabric Designer's Approach to Quilting...Meet Kathy Brown of "Teacher's Pet"...See Her New "Happy" Fabric Line and "Take 5" Pattern Series
You can actually give the same 5 fabrics to 5 different quilters, five them a Take 5 pattern and send them on their merry way. When they return with their quilts - none of them will look the same. Individuality is the key that has made this pattern series so successful! says Kathy Brown, quilt designer.
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Nov10
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Denyse Schmidt Shines At Market and In A Presentation...She Has A New Fabric Collection In The Works And QuiltersBuzz Hits 200!
QuiltersBuzz hits a milestone! This is post number 200 for the QuiltersBuzz! And has nearly 200,000 pages views recorded.When I started writing, I worried about having enough to write about…boy, was I wrong. I have thousands of things to write...
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Anna Maria and Heather...FreeSpirit Designers Making It Happen In The Quilting World...New Fabrics and Patterns Are On The Way
My new found friends, Anna Maria Horner (mother of five) and Heather Bailey, (mother of a ten and two year old) are cool and hip artists and quilt fabric designers…And they both made a BIG splash at Quilt Market.
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Nov 9
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And for the past several years, they have invited me to come to the classroom and talk about quilts and why I love them. I do a bit of a show and tell, and they all get to handle the old and new quilts that I bring. They tell me about the book and I tell them about quilting.
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Nov 7
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Amy Butler Shows Off Her "Lotus" Line at Market and And Talks About The Inspiration For Her Designs, Answering A Bloggers Question
I had a chance to hang out with Amy Butler for a bit at Market…I viewed (and bought) her newest line with Rowan called “Lotus” --And I Love it.Amy got a haircut too--that is smashing!I did a little bit of...
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Nov 6
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Clover's Yo-Yo Maker was a "Hot" Item at Market, Joan Hawley of Lazy Girl Designs Gives Us the Scoop and Tells About Her New Book...Read to Learn More About Yo-Yo's and Faux!
It seems like I missed a few cool items while at Market …one of the “Hot” items being demonstrated was Clover’s new Yo-Yo maker. I am sorry I missed the demos, I guess I was too busy watching the wool...
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Nov 3
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"Soak" Is A Great New Product For Washing Your Quilts, Knitted Items, Delicates and Even Your Dog...
Here is my new favorite product (great for quilters and knitters) which I discovered from my 3-day shopping extravaganza in the jam-packed aisles of Quilt Market...
It is called “Soak”, a pure, gentle and deliciously scented way to wash the delicate items you care about most—other than your kids that is! Continue Reading |
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Nov 1
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Each Market there is an event called “Sample Spree” which is an opportunity for quilt shop owners to buy samples of quilts, patterns and fabric lines.
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