Posts tagged: "ePatterns"

  1. Kim Diehl ePatterns: available for the first time!

    Posted by on August 24, 2012

    If you’re a fan of Kim Diehl’s stunning scrap-quilting style, it’s time to celebrate—she’s gone digital! For the first time, a dozen of Kim’s scrappy quilts are now available as ePatterns. Portable, printable, instantly stitchable—download and enjoy a pattern in a matter of minutes! These newly released ePatterns come from the best-selling book Simple Comforts: 12 [...]

  2. Freebie day! Savor summer with “Tangerine Tango”

    Posted by on August 17, 2012

    For many in the US, the August heat has set in. Time for swimming excursions, midday movies, evening picnics, and iced… anything. While many take to the indoors to wait for the final heat wave of the year to end, there’s no reason to mope the month away in front of the portable fan. Why [...]

  3. Quilts antique, quilts unique: celebrating the ’30s (+ fabric giveaway)

    Posted by on August 7, 2012

    What is it quilters love about ’30s quilts? Is it the make-it-do mentality of the era? The nostalgic reminder of simpler times? Or maybe it’s the sweet, cheerful color palette that ’30s quiltmakers drew on to (literally) cover up a difficult decade. Perhaps it’s all of these reasons wrapped into one—and perhaps that’s why reproductions [...]

  4. Attention, class: sewing projects for students

    Posted by on August 3, 2012

    Detail of “Little Red Schoolhouse Quilt” from Prairie Children and Their Quilts Just a few weeks to go—school’s almost in session! As a mom to two boys (ages 4 and 8), I involuntarily grow a ball of nervous energy in my tummy when I think about their first day of school. New teachers, new classrooms, [...]

  5. Start Christmas quilts now – new ePatterns up! (+ giveaway)

    Posted by on July 10, 2012

    Quilter’s Mini Spool Lights Christmas is just around the corner… well, not really. But when you’re making Christmas quilts—with fabrics to be chosen, yardage to be cut, blocks to be sewn, quilting to be considered, binding to be bound, and a life to be led—you need all the time you can get. Minutes from now, [...]

  6. Skip the rush! Free Christmas patterns to sew now

    Posted by on July 6, 2012

    It’s July—the heat is on! Time for beach play, star-spangled parades, dripping popsicles, and showy fireworks. But what are quilt shops across the country gearing up for in July? Why, a quilted Christmas, of course! They remember what we quilters can forget during the lazy summer months—without a nudge to start stitching now, there might [...]

  7. Choosing baby quilts? Let mom and dad be your guide

    Posted by on June 29, 2012

    Fun facts: according to the National Center for Health Statistics, more babies are born in the month of August than during any other month of the year. (Hmm. Counting backward nine months… that’s December. Who’da guessed?) And if you’ve ever wondered about the most popular baby names of all time, check out the Social Security [...]

  8. Handmade gifts, faster cutting, and baby’s first Santa: This month’s ePatterns

    Posted by on June 19, 2012

    One of my favorite Martingale books happens to be written by my predecessor, Cassie Barden. A former Martingale Web Manager and a talented sewist, Cassie is also the author of The New Handmade. Every time I open this book, I’m tempted by its cute, highly usable, utterly approachable sewing patterns. From tote bags to potholders, [...]

  9. Free and easy quilt patterns for summer stitching

    Posted by on May 15, 2012

    We’ve made it halfway through the month of May—can you believe it? Time for summer stitching! Get inspired to pack a picnic, lounge at the beach, make over your bedroom, or throw a patriotic party with our all-new collection of free patchwork patterns to download. You can download the patterns below for free when you [...]

  10. Feeling uninspired? Fresh ePatterns’ll fire you up!

    Posted by on May 10, 2012

    Did you know that we have a treasury of patterns that spans more than 35 years? (I guesstimated: the pattern count is well over 10,000.) Every month we’re releasing ePatterns from our vault—designs from best-loved books featuring every style and technique imaginable. From old-school tradition to new-fangled fancy, our eager patterns sit, waiting for their [...]