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Apr21
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Whimsical And Fun! Check Out The Style Of "Lizzie B Cre8tive"...Two Moms, Eight Kids, Same Names, Playing the Same Game...Quilting That Is! Plus A Book Deal! Whew!
Whimsical and Fun! That is what these two young designers are! Their "Lizzie B Cre8ive" booth at Quilt Market was the best…I unofficially crowned it the funnest brightest booth in the place! They even made the bean bag chair...
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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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Oct31
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Read (And Listen) To My Report From Quilt Market...The Features on Quilting Products, People and Patterns Has Just Begun!
I have walked the floors of Quilt Market in the Houston convention
center for three straight days…meeting and greeting some of the best people in the quiltingbiz who are showing their products. I have 3 suitcases full of things I will be writing about in the next few months! Continue Reading |
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Oct28
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Shops Owners Gather in Houston for Quilt Market..."Prints Charming" Designers Debut Their Line, "Follow Your Imagination"
Fabric is flying--literally! Orders are being rung up! Deals and being drawn! But most importantly, quilt shop owners from around the country (and world) are getting excited to bring back home to you--their customers--some of the best that Quilt Market has to offer!
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Oct26
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Moda Offers Up A "Taste of Fabric Goodies" With Their Jelly Rolls of Fabric Strips...And Here is A "Look-See" of Some New Fabric Lines Coming Your Way
First, Moda offered up collections in fat quarter bundles, then charm squares—a pack of 5” squares of fabrics that lets you get a “taste” of each fabric in a line—and now…Moda is introducing “Jelly Rolls” –and here is Lissa to tell us more!
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Oct25
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Fall is in the air, especially in Ohio where Amy Butler is busy at her studio working on new designs and patterns—all to be presented at Fall Quilt Market in a couple of days. But here, once again, is a sneak peak of some new goodies…
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Oct23
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Here is Amy Butler writing to us from her studio, with a sneak peak of her new products and an update from her Ohio workplace..
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Oct16
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Meet Anna Maria Horner, A Fresh, Talented Artist... She Designs Fabric For Free Spirit Fabrics ...With A New Line In the Works and Is Guest Writing On QuiltersBuzz
Anna Marie has one line of fabric already out, “Bohemian”, and another one coming your way soon!
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Sep25
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See a Sneak Peak of Heather Bailey's "Freshcut" Fabric Line From Free Spirit and Read About This Talented New Designer...She is Guest Writing on QuiltersBuzz
Look what is ‘fresh’ from FreeSpirit! Donna Wilder, President of FreeSpirit Fabrics, has signed designer Heather Bailey and here is a sneak peak of her first line of fabric, “Freshcut”.
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Sep 4
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Here is a Sneak Peak of Quilts From the "Soon- to- Be- Released" Patchwork Book From Kaffe Fassett and Liza Lucy...Kaleidoscope of Quilts
Here is a Sneak Peak of three quilts that will be featured in the new patchwork book from Kaffe Fassett and Liza Lucy, called “Kaleidoscope of Quilts”.
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Sep 3
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Kaffe Fassett and Liza Lucy, Traditional Quiltmakers Creating Quilts in Untraditional Colors...And They Have A New Book On The Way...Liza Tells Us More....
Our quilts are simple. Almost anyone can make them, and usually very quickly. We are not about tricky piecing. We are about the joyous use of unexpected complex color stories.
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Aug26
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There are many cute “log cabin-ish” pillows gracing the web pages of a few of you out there in Quilter’s Blogland…I found a great tutorial with photos by Dacia Ray on her site.
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Aug14
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My daughter, Macy, a college student and aspiring artist, creates amazing abstract paintings that I would like to incorporate into a quilt design. I have been searching and researching contemporary quilters for inspiration and direction.
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Aug10
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Quilters Buzz Hits the 100,000 Mark! And Threaded Pear Studio Has Been Going Strong From the Get Go!
100,000! I had an exciting day this week when traffic on the Quilter’s Buzz hit 100,000 page views! Thanks to all you loyal readers in the United States, but also from many other readers in other countries including Australia, Portugal, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Spain, Brazil just to name a few…
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Jun18
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If you have “opened up a can of worms” once before, now you can do it again! Because quilter, teacher and quilt retreat host, Debbie Caffrey, now has opened “Another Can of Worms”! In case, you are confused at this point, let me explain!
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Jun15
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I met a fun high-energy quilt designer/teacher while at Quilt Market last month and I just have to expose you guys to her—her name is Luanne Corts Spafford, from “Itza Lulu Designs”.
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Jun12
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Quilters Ready for Sydney Australia's Craft and Quilt Fair--The Biggest Quilt Festival in the Southern Hemisphere! Look for a Guest Report on the Show
The girls, Sarah and Kathy, from the "Down Under's" Material Obession Quilt Shop are getting ready to exhibit at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair which is the biggest quilt festival in the southern hemisphere.
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Jun 8
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I had a chance to catch up with Robyn Pandolph while we were attending International Quilt Market last month. She is excited to now be designing for FreeSpirit Fabrics and she has been hard at work finishing up some new lines of fabric for them
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Jun 7
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Simply Delightful and Irresistible Quilt Patterns--Great for Showing Off Large Scale Prints Or Making a Scrappy Quilt
I discovered some new quilt patterns that I think speaks to you “modern quilters” or to the seasoned quilter, looking for a refreshing change
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Jun 1
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If you are looking for something fresh and whimsical, Amy Bradley has the quilt patterns for you. Amy of Amy Bradley Designs has two new books out one called “Peek-A-Boo” and the other “Quilter’s Yearbook”.
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May27
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Debbie Wiesner from “Out on a Limb ” showcased some great patterns using wool in her primitive type designs for quilts, wearables, and punchneedle.
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May25
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Barbara Jones of QuiltSoup is Really "Cooking" With Some Great Quilt Patterns...Barbara Tells Us More About QuiltSoup
"I also think that what appliqué lacks in speed it more than makes up for in portability."
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May24
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I found a new friend in Barbara Jones of QuiltSoup. She is the maker and designer of "hip and fun" quilt patterns that have great appeal for the young quilter and for the seasoned veteran.
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May23
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I met with Janet from “BlockButler” while at quilt market and she showed me a great product—a unique design wall system called the BlockButler. It is sticky material that sticks to your wall—no pins or fasteners needed to hold it in place—and your fabric sticks to the front side and allows you to design a way!
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May19
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Minneapolis Plays Host to the International Quilt Market...And Others! Textile Artist, Valori Wells Lectures and Displays her Creations
I was a particularly impressed with “new mom” Valori Wells who designs for FreeSprit Fabrics. Valori is a second generation quilter, her Mom Jean Wells, is a quilter, and designer and owner of “The Stitchin Post” quilt shop.
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May15
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Whats New From the Denyse Schmidt Quilt Studio...? Check Out Her New Products Here. And Denyse is Guest Writing Again Today
We are fortunate to have more inspirational Denyse Schmidt products coming our way ....and even the inspirational Denyse Schmidt herself in person... Denyse is the guest writer today.
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Apr14
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Ok, Quilter Girls…here is more on that modern quilt guy, Kevin. He allowed us to quilt his very first quilt…
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Apr 5
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Amy Butler is the guest writer on Quilter's Buzz today--and for the next few days.
How fun is that! Amy is introducing her line line of fabric called "Belle" in a "sneak peak" just for us! Continue Reading |
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Apr 1
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Fabric Designer Robyn Pandolph Moves to FreeSpirit Fabrics...But Still Has Two New Lines Coming From South Sea Imports
Just a bit of news…I heard from a fabric representative that Robyn Pandolph is switching over to FreeSpirit Fabrics. Robyn used to design for Moda Fabrics, then South Seas Imports, soon we will be seeing her lines being distributed by FreeSpirit. Continue Reading |
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Mar17
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Kaffe Fassett now is designing pajamas, dinnerware and cushions!
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Mar14
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Sue Spargo has a great talent for quilting and working with wool.
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Mar 2
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Girlfriends is a salute to all the women we love and rely on to remind us of what’s important. These textiles are named for some of the people that have made life more fulfilling and inspiring for Jennifer Paganelli.
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Feb24
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There are some girls from “Down Under” who have inspired me. These girls, Sarah Fielke and Kathy Doughty, wanted to bring the art form of quilting into the 21st century…and their contemporary quilts and patterns do that!
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Feb10
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We are going be piecing, quilting for others, and making “quilted comforts” to sell. Continue Reading |
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Feb 2
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Amy said in her email, “I have just received the first strike offs and I’m editing as we speak! I love them, they are totally luscious.”
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Jan25
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I never knew you could do so much with a worm! (A worm is a 2 ½” strip of fabric.) I attended a class at the “Road to California Quilt Show” last week and in Debbie Caffrey’s class “Open a Can of Worms,” I was amazed at all the different blocks and quilts you could create using the “worm” and the Omni-grid’s 96L ruler.
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Jan22
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Good news for all of us Denyse Schmidt fans. Denyse has designed some fabric just for us…and well, maybe some other people too. She has a new line of fabric coming out this spring…and she let me post a sneak peak on QuiltersBuzz.com.
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Jan19
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Westminster Fibers is now producing Amy Butler’s fabric lines
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Jan17
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I am sad to say goodbye to crafty girl, Susan C. Druding, who has been the Quilting At About.com guru for the last 9 years. She is moving on and leaving the “Quilting Guide” position.“Thank you for all the support...
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Jan14
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I am Gina Halladay and I am a crafty girl. I have the need to create. I quilt, I knit, I embroider, and I have great skills with the hot glue gun, band saw and an 8” belt sander. I like glitter Continue Reading |
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Jan12
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“One of the great quilt-making traditions is the sharing of designs and ideas,” said Denyse Schmidt in the opening paragraphs of her book.
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