Feed sacks are the perfect example of a utilitarian product turned into something beautiful. Author Linzee Kull McCray explores the history of the humble fabric in her beautiful book Feed Sacks. This is a reprint of a previously out-of-print book from our friends at UPPERCASE—now back in print by popular demand! Feed sacks range from […]
Posts tagged: "quilt reference"
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Deep-dive into a beloved fabric from the past: Feed Sacks is here! (+ giveaway)
Posted by Karen Johnson on November 27, 2019
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Semiannual warehouse sale: spotlight on techniques (did you miss these $6 books?)
Posted by Jenny Wilding Cardon on March 15, 2019Try some out-of-the-box fun with our beautiful, handy how-to books! Each one below is on sale for just SIX BUCKS—they’ll teach you new tricks you can whip out whenever you want. Isn’t it nice to have creative options? VISIT THIS LINK to see all 90+ books on sale for just $6.00 each! MACHINE QUILTING Pat […]
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Eleven-eleven flash sale! Top 11 books every quilter should own
Posted by Jenny Wilding Cardon on November 10, 2017Tomorrow is 11/11—and that got us thinking: what a fun excuse to put 11 of our must-have books on sale! After all, the number 1 signifies a fresh start, but four number ones in a row? That’s REALLY starting fresh. And we like the sound of that! That’s why today, we’re choosing our top 11 […]
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No Christmas UFOs: the 1 skill you need to machine quilt at home (+ sale!)
Posted by Jenny Wilding Cardon on December 5, 2016With Christmas just a few weeks away, it’s time to put the (machine) pedal to the metal! For many quilters, that means machine quilting is in your very-near future. If you feel like your machine-quilting skills aren’t what they could be, if you’re stuck on what and where to quilt, or if you’re terrified about […]
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Learn to machine quilt with Pat Sloan (once and for all): mega-big blog tour!
Posted by Jenny Wilding Cardon on November 25, 2016A note about Black Friday: We’re once again passing up the opportunity to host our own Black Friday sale this year. Instead, we’ll cheer on the thousands of independent quilt and yarn shops hosting special sales, including Small Business Saturday, this weekend. Why not give your local shop a call and find out what they’re […]
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Learn to machine quilt with Pat Sloan? Yes please (+ big giveaway!)
Posted by Jenny Wilding Cardon on October 12, 2016First she taught you all about appliqué; then she turned triangles into a hassle-free task. Now celebrated teacher, designer, and bubbly quilting personality Pat Sloan is back to teach you the know-how you need to become a confident machine quilter. We are so excited about pairing up with Pat to bring you an all-new resource, […]
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Trace – doodle – free-motion quilt! 180 doodle patterns to try (+ giveaway)
Posted by Jenny Wilding Cardon on July 27, 2016Did you ever doodle as a kid? If you answered yes, here’s some good news: it’s going to come in handy now that you’re a quilter! Even if you’ve never doodled before, it’s not difficult to do. In fact, we looked up the definition of doodle. Google told us it means to “scribble absentmindedly.” Easy […]
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275,000 quilters asked, “How do you bind a quilt?” Like this (+ flash sale!)
Posted by Jenny Wilding Cardon on June 24, 2016We’ve blogged about Happy Endings many times since Stitch This! was launched. Why? Because it answers most any question you can come up with about quilt borders, backings, battings, and bindings. More than 275,000 quilters have given “happy endings” to their quilts using Mimi’s essential resource. Did we mention that Happy Endings is Martingale’s best-selling […]
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2 quilting stars create the ultimate resource for machine-quilting ideas (+ giveaway!)
Posted by Jenny Wilding Cardon on April 20, 2016What’s better than a groundbreaking book about machine quilting, packed with techniques and patterns from a quilting superstar? How about a groundbreaking book about machine quilting written by TWO quilting superstars? Christa Watson (left), author of the best-seller Machine Quilting with Style, and Angela Walters (right), author of multiple books on machine quilting, at QuiltCon, […]
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Learn how to quilt for beginners: 5 essential posts to save and share
Posted by Jenny Wilding Cardon on April 8, 2016Are you a beginner? We’re all beginners in some way. Some of us have never paper pieced; others have yet to try needle-turn appliqué. How about hand piecing, embroidery, or machine quilting? There’s always something new to learn that will inspire your creativity! In today’s post we’ve collected resources for new quilters of all kinds. […]