Are you looking for a new Christmas banner to display? Here’s our newest pattern, In the Manger.
The size is 20″ x 35″ and would make a wonderful weekend project!
Beginner skill level, fusible appliqués and easy blocks make this a fun project.
You can find it in our appliqué, seasonal or wall hanging sections in the online catalog.
The Backstreet Quilt Shop at Elkton, MI in the heart of the thumb is hosting a trunk show from our book, Strangled by Wild Geese from now til October 20th!
Backstreet Quilt Shop
Becky and Barbie, the owners invite you to visit their store filled with fabrics, notions and quilts! They are showcasing our Scrappy Wild Geese Quilt and the pillow and tablerunner that coordinates with the quilt. And they are making samples of the kitchen collection with their new fruit and veggie fabrics! View their new displays of quilts, patterns and our book which you can purchase there. Call them at 989-375-4620 for directions to find their shop.
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Come visit us next week for our huge 60% off selected patterns sale! I”ve recently changed my inventory at Pattern Peddlers with different patterns.
Pieced, appliqué, paper pieced, seasonal appliquéd jackets, purse and tote patterns-all on sale for this huge discount from the 16th to the 20th only!
We hope to hear from you!
Shimmering Sea quilt
Dresden Garden-full size
Do you love Dresden Plate blocks? The instructions for our block have quick turned edges and are appliqued to the block background with a blanket stitch. Then the fusible circle is added with a blanket stitch too. Add the flower, chain and plain squares and you have a gorgeous quilt that can be made in full, queen and king sizes.
Dresden Garden was first published in Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Jan/Feb issue. Clothworks Textiles provided the fabric-don’t you love the green and blue dots and mauve swirls? You can find Dresden Garden in the appliqué section of our catalog.
Have you checked out the newest version of Electric Quilt software-version 7? I just received my copy and I want to share with you a new feature they have added.
Daylilies
Gardener's Delight Quilt
I am happy to show you the completed quilt of Gardener’s Delight! I’ve been working hard on it during the month of May and I finished the binding this afternoon.
The pattern is running in 8 issues of Ruby, the online magazine for women. The May issue gave the first block photo and instruction of the Tulip block. In a few weeks the July/August issue will be sent out with the Coneflower Block which represents summer. September/October will has the Aster Block and November/December will have the Holly Block. Then following in the new year will be 4 more issues covering the rest of the quilt pattern.
It’s been a fun quilt to make! You can subscribe to Ruby at the upper right corner of our blog and order past issues if you’ve missed the May block. I used hand appliqué on my version and it would go alot faster if you like to use fusible web appliqué. The size of the quilt is 47″ x 64″-nice for a throw or a wall hanging is what I will use it for.
We hope you join us!
Scrappy Pinwheel Flowers
We hope you have had a wonderful Memorial Day! We spent it at my sister’s home with family. I don’t have any ” quilty” news today so here’s the potato salad that’s a favorite in our family. Its been handed down from my husband’s mother so we’ve been enjoying it for years!
Old Fashioned Potato Salad
6 medium potatos, cooked and sliced, 1 1/2 cups cooked carrots, 1 Tablespoon chopped onion, 3 Tablespoons vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 Tablespoons salad oil, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 Tablespoon prepared mustard, 4 hard-cooked eggs, sliced, 2/3 cup miracle whip, 1/2 cup milk
Mix together the vinegar, oil, salt, sugar and mustard well. Combine the sliced and cooked potatoes and carrots in a bowl and pour the marinade over the vegetables. Toss well and chill 2-3 hours. Add onion and sliced eggs. Combine miracle whip and milk and stir into the salad and mix well.
Serves 6 people. This can be made a day ahead of time and the leftovers are wonderful! I usually doubled the recipe for our family when the kids (especially our son) were growning up.
Have a wonderful summer!
Laura Day and I would love to meet you at the book signing for our first co-authored book, Strangled by Wild Geese.
Fabric Fair, 206 Fifth Street, Bay City, Michigan is hosting a trunk show of the quilt projects from the book June 2-5. Laura and I will be at Fabric Fair from 2-4 pm on Saturday, June 5th.
Strangled by Wild Geese is the title of Laura’s first story in the Quilted Cat Mystery series. Tara Reed has to solve who attacked her aunt Isabelle or face charges she did it! George, Isabelle’s fat orange cat helps Tara with clues. Will Tara face the same fate as Isabelle?
The second part of Strangled by Wild Geese is filled with 10 quilt projects in beginner – intermediate skill levels. Use your stash or scraps to make Isabelle’s quilt, pillows, tablerunners and a kitchen set-using flying geese segments! It’s a fun book and we think you will love it!
Hope to see you on Saturday, June 5th!
