Posts tagged: "Martingale news"

  1. Happy anniversary, Stitch This! (+ BIG giveaway!)

    Posted by on March 12, 2013

    Where were you on March 13, 2012? What?! You don’t remember?! Well I do! I was right here, looking at all the comments on my very first Stitch This! blog post! I recall I was a bit excited about the launch of our blog and website. Now, one year and 287 posts later, I’m even [...]

  2. Remembering Robin Strobel

    Posted by on February 21, 2013

    “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow! What a Ride!’” —Hunter S. Thompson What a ride, indeed. On December 18, [...]

  3. Your top knit and crochet books of 2012

    Posted by on January 11, 2013

    Last month, we revealed your top ten quilt books of 2012. And now, to kick off another fabulous and fiber-filled year, we’re revealing your favorite knit and crochet books of 2012! Find out which five books on knitting and five books about crochet you made bestsellers for the year. #5: Knitting Scandinavian Slippers and Socks [...]

  4. Your top ten quilt books of 2012

    Posted by on December 6, 2012

    You came, you saw, you quilted. And now it’s time to reveal your favorite books from 2012! Find out which books made the cut, and get behind-the-scenes stories about the hottest, hippest, must-have quilt books of the year. #10: Creative Quilts from Your Crayon Box: Melt-n-Blend Meets Fusible Appliqué The story behind the bestseller: Love [...]

  5. Fall 2012 Quilt Market: It started with a whisper

    Posted by on November 6, 2012

    As I get ready to write this post, a song lyric is stuck in my head. It begins, “It started with a whisper,” and then continues with lots of other words I don’t remember. My Quilt Market recap wants to have a similarly catchy line: “It started with a bare booth.” I could be quite clever [...]

  6. A peek at Spring Quilt Market, Kansas City 2012

    Posted by on May 25, 2012

    I’ve always enjoyed Spring Quilt Market because it gives me an opportunity to travel and see different parts of our beautiful country. Last weekend we were fortunate to travel from Seattle to warm, sunny Kansas City, Missouri. We began another Quilt Market experience the same way we’ve started all the others—with the arrival of our [...]

  7. Our Blog is LIVE: Welcome to Stitch This!

    Posted by on March 13, 2012

    Welcome to our new blog!  No, too boring. Hey you! Stick around!  No, too demanding. I hope you like us! No, too needy. Hi! I’m Karen Johnson, Director of Marketing at Martingale. I’m a quilter and a knitter, not a blogger. Ask me how to appliqué and I’m your gal. Want help deciding how much yarn [...]

  8. Welcome to Stitch This!

    Posted by on March 7, 2012

    Are you here for the celebration? Right this way! Grab a party hat, help yourself to the snack table, and get ready to make some noise. We’re so excited about sharing our new blog with you. Months of planning, preparing, organizing, and agonizing have gone into this space—we’ve been busier than a quilter on Christmas [...]