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I promised you in January some tips and tricks for working on your Spring Bouquet Block of the Month.  Well, the next time I was able to get back to working on this project was during our staff retreat at …

So now that you have your design traced on your fabric (or you can use a light box with light-coloured background), you are ready to fuse your applique pieces in place.  The pattern does not have an “order of fusing” …

It’s time to get stitching! The pattern insert regarding the applique process is on the back of the pattern picture. But most of this information is presuming that you don’t have the already pre-fused and pre-cut Silhouette applique shapes. With …

June K. is a subscriber to our batik/bali Fabric Lover’s Club and assured me when she signed up that she would make use of the monthly fabric packages.  Well, she remained true to her word, and sent me a couple of …

In 2013 we ran Spring Bouquet by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts as a Block of the Month with pre-fused, laser-cut applique pieces.  Everyone got to pick their own background, and many people chose dark backgrounds, instead of a …

We have a new kit available!  Click the picture to see it on our web store.

“On the Seventh Day of Wishing, I would like some hand needles.” It isn’t always easy to know what size of hand needle you will prefer to use in your stitching.  So Jeana Kimball of Foxglove Cottage put together sampler …

“On the Sixth Day of Wishing, I would like some holiday applique wall hangings.” McKenna Ryan of Pine Needles designs the most whimsical and charming applique patterns.  We have kitted her most recent holiday series as individual wall hangings with …

“On the Third Day of Wishing, I’d love some precision scissors .” If you enjoy machine or hand applique, you’ll understand the importance of very sharp, precision scissors.  A master of applique, Karen Kay Buckley has developed her own line …

I promised you Ta Da’s and here they are. And this is Kim’s Block 2 Ta Da. Send me your Ta Da’s, and I’ll post them.  Keep on stitching, Linda.

Guess what I started over the holidays: This is block 1 from the new Spring Bouquet Block of the Month program which we are running at the store.  All the batik applique pieces are laser cut and pre-fused with Steam-a-Seam …

Yes, we are no longer cooped up.  All Cooped Up is now All Sold Out.    Lucky roosters.  The quilting hens have bought them out.  Cluck, Cluck. Now that we are no longer Cooped Up, Kim is busy working on the …