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I can always tell when Quilt Market (the quilt shop trade show) has been by the number of new book and patterns coming out! :) Today we have two new issues of magazines that we carry regularly and six new books!
I have not had time to look at any of these, yet, so no commentary today. :)
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Come in to see us this week - the weather is pleasantly mild and the colors are bright!
:) Linda
We got several new books checked in Friday and Saturday that I want to share with you. I took the time to actually look through each one late this morning so I could chat about them for you. :)
This is actually a leaflet/pattern set from those applique ladies - full of whimsical, happy family ideas. :)
I've been a machine quilter since 1992 and it takes some effort to get my attention on the subject - must say I am impressed with this book. :) Usually books on machine quilting focus primarily on free-motion work .... but Ms. Andersen has some really excellent straight-line quilting ideas in this book (in addition to excellent free-motion designs). If you are a machine quilter who would like to stick to walking-foot-quilting, take a close look at this text! Filled with great quilting designs for straight-line lovers.
If you enjoy foundation piecing, you have certainly heard of Carol Doak who has been doing this kind of work professionally since the mid-90s. 50 cute block ideas here run the gamut from flowers to stars (I especially like the crayon block:).
I read Rayna Gillman's blog regularly and was eager to see this book, knowing that it was coming out ... and it is a great as I expected. :) Sewing can be very therapeutic and Ryna has given you here a guideline on getting your therapy with a considerable dose of self-expression. Take a look a this book, especially if you ever have had the desire to just SEW! :)
There are a lot of designs for bags of various sorts out there as well as a number of books. This one has really good construction guidelines AND includes full sized patterns for all the bags. Mostly easily made designs that can be decorated and personalized to your heart's content - worth the price of 'admission' for the pattern value alone. :)
Do drop in this week to visit with us - remember that we are more than happy to help you with any snags or questions you might have about making those holiday gifts ... as well as willing to help you find the very best fabrics to make what you imagine. :)
Linda
Today's deliveries include a pattern, two magazines and a lot of very cheerful fabric. :)
First, the printed matter:
Know anyone on your gift list who has (or wants to get) an e-reader? This new pattern will help you make one great cover for them! I have our sample maker, Dawn, working on a version right now. :)
These two magazines have lots of great ideas, too:
Now, these fabrics make me want to dance tippy-toe with excitement (would that the flesh could do that!:) ... from Timeless Treasures, a lovely winter print:
I always look forward to seeing the junkoes and chickadees arrive in winter. :)
Now, from Valeri Wells of Free Spirit comes Karavan:
From Jane Sassaman, also of Free Spirit, Strawberry Serenade:
And, from both Valeri and Jane, a mixed up selection of tone-on-tone prints in pretty colors:
Do plan to drop in on Friday this week, if not sooner - we will have a variety of unannounced special buys for you to enjoy!
:) Linda
We got a few items in yesterday's deliveries that I want to share with you. First, a new calendar for 2012 (somehow, this feels like the 'christmas stuff too soon in the stores' issue for me:):
They call this a 'desk' calendar, but another good place to use it is in your car - to record gas purchases/mileage, tolls, etc. :)
We got one book that attracted my eye - Log Cabin is a perennial favorite with quilters and this collection has some new 'takes' on the design:
Finally, we have a 'new' notion that we've been struggling to get in from our suppliers for ages - a better style of 'binding' clip, good for many sewing tasks where you wish you had more hands. :)
We are all tired but happy here at the shop, in the aftermath of Quilters Quest. We saw our Moda fabric rep this morning and got to order some pretty new things for delivery soon. More news to follow, as they say. :)
Linda
Congratulations to Sue Kelly who won the Hoffman batik quilt kit in our 'consolation' drawing for Quilters Quest here at Seminole.
Congrats, too, to the following folks who won Hoffman batik Fat Quarter bundles from our in-house drawing!
From Sunday's entries
Kim Tapper
Susan MInster
From the finishers who turned in passports at Seminole
Kristy Fry
Barbara Bustard-Burnside
:) Linda
PS Tomorrow morning I'm driving down to Capital Quilts in Gaithersburg for the official Grand Prize drawings by the owner's committee. I'm crossing my fingers for you all! :)
We've had (mostly) glorious fall weather for our Quilter's Quest this year, eh? :) There's still today to come in to the shop and enter our in-house drawing, even if you are not doing the entire Quest route. We've already drawn two names daily for fat quarter bundles from Hoffman fabrics in the Passion Tea color way.
Here are the lucky winners from Wednesday through Saturday:
R. Glessner
Joyce Mack
Cathy Kelly
Peggy Rundle
Rose Ann Davis
Teri Brewer
Maggie McGrane
Dawn Worley
At the end of today's session (5 p.m.) I will draw the final two names for the daily prize bundles. Then I'm going to mix all the non-winning slips together and draw one lucky quilter's name for the 'grand' prize, a complete quilt worth of Hoffman batiks:
Do drop in today and put your name into the drawing box! Come enjoy the excitement and happiness of Quest with us here at Seminole Sampler!
:) Linda
We got a lovely shipment of bright and happy bolts of fabrics from Westminster Fabrics today! Remember, Quilter's Quest starts on Wednesday, so these will be selling quickly. Do come in to see them early. :)
From Brandon Mably of Westminster comes three prints:
We chose one print designed by Kaffee Facett himself, called Parasols:
The remainder of our shipment is designed by Amy Butler, in her new collection called Lark:
I do hope you drop in during Quest, at least to sign up for our drawing. I'll be giving away a gift card each day and all the names of visitors during Quest will be put into the box to draw for a very nice batik quilt kit from Hoffman Fabrics.
:) Linda
