Posts tagged: "quilting news"

  1. Reasons to visit your local quilt shop – today!

    Posted by on January 24, 2013

    Drop what you’re doing. Move away from the sewing machine. Turn off the TV. Close that Facebook window (you know who you are!). Call in sick; then call your quilting friends. Today’s the day to use any excuse to visit YOUR local quilt shop. It’s the first annual: Yahoo! The buzz has been building—we shared [...]

  2. All quilters shop together – January 24th

    Posted by on January 17, 2013

    Short on stitching supplies? Rotary blade got an annoying nick? Just emptied a spool? Need a fabric fix? Plan to right all your quilting wrongs one week from today—Thursday, January 24, 2013. It’s the first annual Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day! Martingale is proud to be a sponsor of Visit Your Local Quilt Shop [...]

  3. Quilter survey: let your voice be heard!

    Posted by on November 29, 2012

    Our friends at Generation Q Magazine have launched their second annual survey into what makes modern and contemporary quilters tick. We happily agreed to share it with you. It’s quick, I promise, and you might even win a prize! Here’s Jake Finch, the publisher of Generation Q Magazine, to tell you more about the survey. [...]

  4. Quilt, sew, knit, and crochet for Sandy

    Posted by on November 10, 2012

    Images and stories from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy—which caused severe damage in New Jersey and New York—continue to remind us that people will be left with challenges for many months, even years to come. Our hearts go out to the residents and volunteers on the East Coast who are picking up the pieces. Craft [...]

  5. If you enter only one giveaway this year…

    Posted by on October 9, 2012

    We’re very excited to be part of Quiltmaker’s Treasure Hunt 2012! It’s a chance to win a Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen™ sit-down longarm machine, a PFAFF® quilt expression™ 4.0 sewing machine, or 25 other prize packages! How do you enter? Easy! Just find this button on our website: Where is the button? We can give [...]

  6. A must-see documentary: Why Quilts Matter (+ DVD giveaway!)

    Posted by on August 16, 2012

    Quilts mean a lot of things to a lot of people. Quilts can embody art, history, politics, culture, and family. Since the first American quilts were created, they’ve served as a medium for documenting the hard times, the good times, and our passions, struggles, and triumphs. Pieced together, quilts are so much more than the [...]