Thursday, July 21, 2011

3D Fabric Arrived!

We are so excited to let you know that the 3D Fabric has arrived in our shop and we will be filling and sending out orders in the order they were received. Look for it in your mail! And if you haven't done so yet, order yours today!

Also watch for updates, we are getting new fabric very soon!



Saturday, July 16, 2011

New Fabric for Halloween Just Arrived!

We just received new fabric for Halloween! It's not too early to start working on your drop dead scary projects!









Free Placemats/Coasters Pattern What's Cookin' by Loralie Designs

Today we would like to share with you detailed instructions on how to make placemats. If you are using the same fabric we are, you will end up with 4 placemats and 4 coasters (plus optional 5th coaster). You will find pictures of the finished product below.

Things you will need:

1. One Loralie Designs placemat panel, or any fabric of your choice.
2. Cotton batting, approximately 25X38 inches, preferably black.
3. Fabric of your choice for backing. We suggest using Sophistiplaid Black or White, Silverware Wars, or Beaded Curtain  from Loralie Designs What's Cookin' line.
4. Black fabric for binding. We used six 2.5 inches width of fabric strips.
5. Thread for sewing and quilting.

We will start by using 1 panel of Loralie Designs placemat fabric.


First, cut off the sides. We will use the side with squares for a top of coasters, and the other side for the bottom. You will need to line up each square with the chef's face on the bottom of a coaster to have them match. Line up the chefs, cut out each coaster separately, put them right sides together and put the same shape square of batting on top of that. Sew 1/4 inch seam from the edge, leaving an inch opening. Don't forget to back-tack, so the stitches won't come apart when you turn it right side out. Trim the batting, very close to the stitch, as follows.

Time to turn it inside out. We are using the point of scissors to make sure to get sharp corners. Make sure your scissors are not too sharp, otherwise you will rip the fabric!


Now, that it's turned to the right side we can stitch it on top, to finish off the coaster and to close up the opening. Stitch coasters 1/8th of an inch from the edge all the way around. Now they are done! On this picture top three are face up and the bottom two are face down, so you can see the difference.


Time to work on the placemats! If you are using a quilting machine, DO NOT cut the placemats apart. Just put the placemat fabric on top, fabric of your choice on the bottom and batting in between, quilt. You can also quilt them with your sewing machine, if your machine has a quilting option. In this case (and also in a case of hand quilting), it would be easier if you cut each placemat apart and quilt it that way. Make sure your bottom fabric is at least 1 inch bigger than your top placemat fabric. When the quilting is done, serge and bind! Serging helps to bind your project easier.












Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Camelot Quilting Block

We are putting together a few blocks using Camelot fabric and wanted to share with you what we have so far.


This block was made using the following fabrics:








And don't forget your Quilts of Camelot Book!

Friday, July 8, 2011

July Newsletter

Summer has finally arrived in Sunburst, MT.  We are enjoying wonderful warm , well maybe more like HOT, days, cool nights, thunderstorms and wind.  

 Our new shop is progressing.  The metal siding and roofing should be arriving next week.  We have been busy pulling wire and adding all the lighting.  It is going to be so nice to have all the extra room.  We also are looking forward to being able to dye more 108 inch wide cottons and flannels.  Right now our inventory of 108 inch wide fabrics is very low.  If you need some right away you can send a picture or a sample of what you want it to go with and we will try to match it the best we can with what we have left. 

HEADLINE NEWS:  WE ARE AGAIN ABLE TO SHIP TO CANADA

Summer brings to mind beautiful quilts made with these panels from Exclusively Quilters.  Highlight your vacation with one or more of these as wall hangings or full size quilts.




We are anticipating all the fun fabrics that we ordered at Spring Market.  Some of our favorites are these new Pre Orders.  It is a good idea to order yours now as we cut orders in the order they are received.


 




 


 Celestial Celebrations by Laurel Burch is in stock as well as the Glitter Basics.  WOW.




We have been making fabulous Fat Quarter bundles of some of our most popular new collections.  Order yours now before they are gone.




 
We know that prices are going up.  At Spring Market wholesale prices jumped over $1.50 a yard. We will keep our prices as low as we can as long as we can.  It is a good idea to order your quilting fabrics now before prices go up.

Don't forget to LIKE us on Facebook and follow us on our Blog.  We will be posting free patterns and updating our progress on the new building.

We hope you all have a wonderful and safe quilting summer.

Happy Quilting

Gary and Jan