Showing posts with label Aurifil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aurifil. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Greetings from Nashville!


GREETINGS FROM NASHVILLE
We partnered with Aurifil ThreadsHeidi Pridemore to create this custom 'Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee' tribute quilt. The quilt design was drawn from the classic postcard from The Tichnor Brothers Collection, which is currently held by the Boston Public Library. We love this style of postcard and the design felt wildly appropriate for our first visit to Nashville. The quilt was made using our  Cotton Couture solids + coordinating colors of Aurifil 50wt thread.

We'll be hosting daily challenges centered around the quilt and you'll have a chance to participate whether you're attending QuiltCon or following along from home, so make sure to keep an eye on our Instagram from Thursday (2/21) to Sunday (2/24)! 
Visit the Aurifil Threads booth #614 to take a pic with the quilt and send your greetings back home!




Thursday, February 15, 2018

Quilters Vs. Cancer Giveaway!

We are teaming up with a fantastic group of creative companies to bring you the...
 Quilters Vs Cancer Giveaway! 
You can participate if you're at QuiltCon in Pasadena and also if you're following along from home.

First, we'd like to tell you about all of the fantastic prizes and then we'll tell you how 
to enter to win the grand prize!

 
The M7200 offers a deluxe package of features including a wide selection of quilting and appliqué stitches, a programmable block alphabet and auto thread trim. Hard Cover and Extension Table included!
Included feet: 1/4" Seam Foot, Automatic Buttonhole Foot, Blind Hem, Even Feed Foot, Overage Foot, Satin Stitch Foot, Zig-Zag Foot and Zipper Foot



The powerful LED Table version is ideal for all types of needlework, sewing and quilting. The lamp provides a long arm reach of 28.7" and a wide, even light coverage, which is ideal for large work surfaces. The daylight light source reduces eye strain and glare for healthy vision and allows true color matching.
This modern, portable and multi-purpose lamp delivers a battery life of up to 10 hours on low light setting and approximately four hours at the brightest setting. Ideal when you need light away from a plug. Easy to pack up, take with you, set up and use wherever, whenever and however you need.
The Wafer 1 is only 0.3" thick. The tracing area measures 12.5" x 9"- easily fits A4. The Wafer has dimmable LEDS and provides an even spread of light from edge to edge.
The non-slip, 11" x 8" self-healing mat is the perfect addition to your Wafer 1 lightbox. The Wafer 1 cutting mat allows for direct cutting on the lightbox, while allowing the light to shine through.


100% cotton. 50 weight cotton thread is ideal for hand & machine appliqué, hand & machine piecing, longarm quilting, machine embroidery, lace and machine quilting. This thread is thin and with all the colors available, it will have a very fine finish for embroidery and appliqué and disappear into seams.



Hobbs Bonded Fibers has been committed to quilters and the quilting arts since 1978. By staying in constant contact with our customers, we strive to be the highest quality provider of quilt batting and the industry leader in product development.


The 45mm Rotary Cutter has changed the quilting and sewing industry. The most popular size available, this cutter features a durable handle with a blade cover for safety. Designed for both right-and left-hand use.
This 12"x18" mat features 1" and 2" parallel diagonals for cutting bias strips. It also features 30degree, 45degree, 60degree and 90degree angles for precision cutting. Olfa Rotary Mat is a self healing mat! 
Olfa 6"x12" Frosted Acrylic Ruler is non-slip and comes with the Frosted Advantage. Marked with black numbers and black lines for clarity, your measurements will be clear and easy to read on light and dark fabrics. This traveler is a smaller version of the essential ruler, it fits in your tote and is ideal for taking along.
Applique scissors are designed for precision cutting with high-impact ABS handle. With symmetrical handle design, it is great for both right- and left-hand use.

When customers see this Sewnatra compact sewing cabinet, one word always pops out of their mouth- CUTE! But don't let the cute exterior and compact size fool you - the Sewnatra offers most of the features our larger cabinets have, including an airlift! When open, the louvered door has two thread spindles and two trays for your sewing accessories.
*Winner can pick a finish of their choice: white, oak or black

The most user-friendly quilt design software on the market. In Electric Quilt 8, you can design quilts at any size! Start with a layout from the library, or choose a pre-designed Quick Quilt project for instant inspiration. For complete control, design your layout from scratch!
*Prize will be emailed to winner

Make Modern is your digital quilting magazine - by quilters, for quilters. A 12 month subscription includes six issues packed full of projects, articles and features that will keep you inspired throughout  the year!
*Prize will be emailed to winner

String & Story is donating three one-day online workshops.
*Winner's choice. Must be redeemed by March 9, 2019.


The Quilt Class in a bag is a completely new template set and a 6 point -8" cross hair ruler. PLUS, all the tools come in a Yazzii Bag. Learn how to quilt with a Deco, Nouveau, and Contemporary style with instructional DVD covering 13 new designs and over 41 blocks. All designed by Leonie West of Westalee Design.


...and, finally, 50 yards of Michael Miller fabric!
Receive 50 yards of 100% cotton fabric from Michael Miller's current collections.
Winner's choice!
*Subject to stock availability

A GRAND PRIZE worth over $4,300!!


If you're headed to QuiltCon in Pasadena, you can enter with a Passport Postcard! Just pick one up in the Michael Miller booth (#606)
If you're entering from home, please head over to Quilts for Cure for details!

This promotion ends at 11:59pm EST on March 5, 2018.

The winner will be drawn at random and announced on March 12, 2018 (winner will be emailed)
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We are so honored and appreciative to have such generous sponsors! We couldn't have pulled this off without you.

A special thank you to Quilts for Cure for providing quilts full of hope, love and smiles to kids fighting cancer.

If you haven't already, please take some time to learn about Quilts for Cure
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Friday, November 3, 2017

Project Dovetail~ a licensed collaboration & "sew" much more!

Quilt Market Re-cap :: Part 1
We're back from International Quilt Market and I can finally share our news! We've been working with our licensed designers to create a collaborative collection...
https://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/shop/collections/project-dovetail.html
Each of our amazing licensed designers created one design in two colorways...

Lily Ashbury :: Kayla (Peony & Haze)
Sarah Campbell :: Butterfly Blossoms (Cloud & Grass)
Sandra Clemons :: Bowtie Bunny (Flower & Wisteria)
Susan Emory :: Corsage (Water & Shell)
Laura Gunn :: Mini Grid (Fog & Moss)
Sandi Henderson :: Pomegranate Seeds (Blossom & Lilac)
Emily Herrick :: Sea Star (Ocean & Meadow)
Sarah Jane :: Nature Walk (Aqua & Peach)
Tamara Kate :: Tall Grass (Herb & Blush)
Betsy Siber :: Allium (Petal & Cotton Ball)
Patty Sloniger :: Birch Forest Too (Twilight & Mist)
Axelle Valentin :: Herbal Tea (Coral & Blackberry)


The backstory of our Quilt Market booth
 
When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, we were all so worried about the city and the people that host Quilt Market every year... we watched the news as Houston residents streamed into the George R. Brown Convention Center seeking shelter. As we're sure you can relate, we wondered how we could help. Quilts! Of course, we can send quilts! We reconfigured our plan for the booth and created a working sewing studio. With sewing machines donated by Janome and thread provided by Aurifil, together with you, our sewing community, we made blocks out of Project Dovetail. We're going to use these blocks to sew quilts which we'll donate to Quilts of Compassion. 
Janome Sewing Machine M7200



We knew that a lot of you would be busy with appointments at the show so we sent attendees home with a bundle of fabric so they can mail blocks from home. If you're interested in participating, we will be accepting blocks until March 1st, 2018. The blocks must be 8.5" x 8.5" unfinished and made from our Project Dovetail fabrics. The collection will start shipping to stores in January so keep an eye out or contact your local quilt shop to see if they've ordered the collection. 

Please feel free to include the following Cotton Couture colors as well-
Metal, Pewter, Nickel, Hyacinth, Lilac, Opal, Jewel, Berry, Rose, Teal, Ocean, Spa, Loden, Avocado, Grass, Lipstick, Geranium, Blush 

We have lots of inspiration for Project Dovetail quilts... here are a few...
 Supernova Quilt designed by Lee Heinrich (of Freshly Pieced) and pieced & quilted by Tamara Kate
Hexies made by yours truly... just for fun!
Mapleton Avenue by Sassafras Lane

We'll be back next week with more Quilt Market fun!
xo,
Kait



Tuesday, July 12, 2016

It's time for some Summer Lovin

It's time for some sweet Summer Lovin'
Susan Emory has the cure for those Summertime Blues. 


For those of you who may not already know, Susan Emory is a fifth generation quilter, graphic designer, wife and mother. She's a former quilt shop owner and the founder of Swirly Girls Design. Susan has been designing creative patterns with clearly written and illustrated instructions since 2008.
Susan’s designs have been featured in several magazines and Swirly Girls Design patterns are sold worldwide. 



Her most recent Block of the Month pattern, Sweet Summertime, features a new coordinating thread collection from Aurifil.


The thread assortment features a range of 6 colors, 1 each in both 50 wt and 12 wt, perfect for piecing and hand-stitching


Susan is always busy creating new quilt patterns.  Each one is better than the next!  Flower Power is her newest pattern seen above in the Summer Lovin' collection.  It looks even more fabulous made up out of Cotton Couture (BELOW)


This pattern and much much more are available at Susan's website 

Thank you Susan for bringing us lots of summer fun and inspiration!