Greetings from Nashville!

GREETINGS FROM NASHVILLE

We partnered with Aurifil Threads & Heidi 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!

Fall Market 2018 Recap !

Houston , Texas Fall Market 2018

Quilt Market Fall 2018 was a blast!

We introduced 38 brand new succulent colors to our Cotton Couture Solids, now bringing us to a full total of 214 colors!

The first thing we had to do was ensure that our white carpet remained pristine during the set up, then we were able to put the walls together! 

Here's half of our booth during set up :

Jean, Becky and Kathy were then able to start working on the Cotton Couture wall of 38 Succulent New Colors 

Here is all of the strips pinned to the wall! 

Tada! Finished! 

Our display of all 38 colors along with the accompanying "Strata" collection that will be on sale to shops in December 2018 and available in stores April 2019. 

Mardi Gras by Christine Stainbrook of Projecthouse 360 featuring our brand new "Strata" collection will be on sale to stores December 2018 and shipping starting in April 2019. 

Here is the "Jewel Quilt" by Lisa Ruble featuring our "Strata" collection. This free pattern will be available on our website in Spring 2019. 

Our mood boards for the NEW Cotton Couture Solids added a touch of inspiration and polish to the booth

This stunning display featuring the new Cotton Couture colors in a "Cacti"  quilt by Laura Heine of Fiberworks. Succelent pillows by Heidi Pridemore of the Whimsicial Workshop and Turning Points Pillow by Sam Hunter of Hunter's Design Studio 

Another stunning display with a quilt by Tara Faughnan and more beautiful projects using the New Cotton Couture Solids. Quilts by Natalie Crabtree, Sassafras Lane Designs, Sam Hunter of Hunter's Design Studio. 

The succulent pillows were stunning by Heidi Pridemore. Here they all are in their individual glory! Look for the patterns for these pillows soon on her website! 

Celestial Star quilt by Wendy Sheppard featuring "Strata"

Axelle Design " Forest Gifts" collection with beautiful garments and quilts. 

Here is another quilt by Wendy Sheppard called "Holiday Forest" from the collection Happy Holly-Days. Free pattern will be available April 2019 on our website. 

Tamara Kate's latest collection "Night Garden" was a delight. With quilts by Tamara Kate and fantastic accessories by The Fat Quarter Gypsy and ByAnnie.com. 

"Celestial Star" by Wendy Sheppard featuring our Strata Collection

"Nordic Triangles" quilt by Suzy Williams of Suzy Quilts. Love the gradient colors featuring the new Cotton Couture solids!

Axelle Design "Forest Gifts" features all the best of the season and makes beautiful quilts and garments! 

Our Christmas corner was all decked out! Cookies and Milk for Santa, alongside stockings hung up with care. Featuring our 4 new Christmas collections "Home for the Holidays, Happy Holly-Days, Three Wise Santas and Hello My Deer!"

Here's a close up of our table of cheer! 

The stockings were hung with the greatest of care. Patter by Christine Stainbrook will be on our website in Spring 2019. 

Our booth bustling with appointments! We are so happy to have met with everyone there and can't wait to see you next market in Kansas City! Until next time! 

The MQG & Michael Miller Fabrics Challenge!

It's that time again!! We are so excited about this year's challenge featuring Hash Dot and Cotton Couture! Every year you blow us away with your creativity... I'm sure Nashville will be amazing!

The challenge fabrics are...

Hash Dot in Ebony, Grass and Marine

Cotton Couture in Peach

All of the rules and fine print from the MQG...

We're excited to unveil the next Michael Miller Fabrics Challenge for QuiltCon 2019! This year's choices include fabrics from MMF's Mixer Collection, Hash Dot - Hash Dot in Ebony, Hash Dot in Grass, Hash Dot in Marine and Cotton Couture in Peach. Members will receive the signup link on July 13, 2018 at 7pm EDT, 4pm PDT.

Each participant will receive four fat eighths of the challenge fabric. Like previous fabric challenges, we have many more members than available fabric. We wish everyone could get one, but the bundles are first come, first serve. However, you can still participate by purchasing the challenge fabric at your local quilt shop. Everyone who signs up for the challenge should submit their final quilt to the Fabric Challenge category at QuiltCon - like other categories, this category is eligible for judging and awards up to $1,000!

To be eligible, participants must use at least two of the three selected Hash Dot fabrics and Cotton Couture Peach. However, participants may use as many Cotton Couture solids as desired. Binding and backing can be any Michael Miller fabric. Once completed, these quilts will be entered into the Michael Miller Fabrics Challenge category at QuiltCon. The top prize for this category is $1,000!

All fabric will be shipped by mid-August. Quilt entries will be open July 1 to November 30, 2018 (the same as other QuiltCon quilt show entries). Quilts can be submitted via the form at quiltconentry.com.

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Quiltmaker's Butterfly Forest Blog Tour!

Our friend, Felicia Brenoe, of Felicia's World, wrote a lovely book called the Quiltmaker's Butterfly Forest. 

The idea for the book was realized on a trip to the Ecuadorian Amazon. Felicia was inspired by all of the beautiful butterflies which made their way to the pages of her book.

Butterflies Rising (pictured below) was created using black and bright white Cotton Couture- it's gorgeous in its stark contrast.. like the shadows of butterflies in flight. 

Designed and pieced by Felicia Brenoe

Quilted by Gina Perkes

Detail of the quilt and the amazing quilting!

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In honor of Felicia's new book, we're giving away a bundle of Cotton Couture so that you can make Butterflies Rising (a total of 8 yards!)

C&T has generously offered to add a copy of the book to the prize as well! (They're planning to give away a copy of the book every day of the blog tour so check back on all of the dates below.)

February 10

C&T Publishing

February 13

Generation Q Magazine

February 14

Michael Miller Fabrics

February 15

Butterfly Threads Quilting

February 16

Janome

February 17

Live Originally

February 19

Island Batik

February 20

Pat Sloan

February 21

Felicia's World

To win the Michael Miller Cotton Couture bundle, just let us know what color Cotton Couture is your favorite. One lucky winner will receive their color choice along with the bright white background fabric.

To view Cotton Couture-> Click HERE.

 And the winner is...

Danette Stankovich said..."My favorite is Lavender SC533-LAVE-D. Beautiful!"

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Cotton Couture Color Cards!!

Free shipping on our Cotton Couture color card when you sign up for our newsletter!

Click on the image below for details...

...fits right in your purse!

Choose from 150 gorgeous colors and enjoy the silky soft hand that is Cotton Couture.

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100 Quilt Blocks in 50 Days with MMF and Janome!!!

Janome has announced an exciting new social media campaign with Michael Miller Fabrics:

100 Quilt Blocks in 50 Days!

We've partnered with Janome and a ton of talented quilt designers and bloggers to create a gorgeous 100 block Cotton Couture quilt! Janome will post two new quilt blocks per day for 50 days. The post will include a block designed by a celebrity quilter and it will include the instructions to download. You can find these blocks though MMF's Facebook page, through Janome's website and through the social media feed of the block designer. How fun is this?!?!? In the end, you'll have an AMAZING quilt to show off!

Do you want to join the fun? Here's a list of the Cotton Couture used in the quilt:

Sailor

Cobalt

Luna

Lagoon

Avocado

Gold

Lipstick

Lava

Jewel

Plum

 We are planning to use Soft White for the sashing. 

Sign up to receive an email with two new blocks with complete instructions every day from October 19th through December 25th.

You can also download the blocks at your convenience by clicking here.

Enter to win a Horizon Memory Craft 8900QCP Special Edition by posting pictures of your blocks on Instagram and tagging them with #100QuiltBlocks or by entering here.

 

* Unlimited entries. Submit in-progress photos on Instagram to show off your work and to increase your chances of winning!

We'll also randomly draw winners from Instagram every few weeks. Winners will receive a bundle of Cotton Couture! Don't forget to tag @MichaelMillerFabrics and use the hashtag #100QuiltBlocks to enter!

We hope you'll join in!

xo,

Kait

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Cotton Couture & the Ventana Quilt! (+ a giveaway)

Several months ago I asked the talented, Nydia Kehnle if she would make an Autumn inspired quilt for us using Cotton Couture... I think she nailed it :)

Nydia used the Ventana quilt pattern which she designed with Alison Glass for the Skill Builder Series. The quilt teaches foundation paper piecing with a top press technique and it's pre-cut friendly!

 Love that colorful matchstick quilting!!

 If you would like to view the Cotton Couture colors that Nydia chose for Ventana, Please click on the link below--

Autumn Ventana

We'd love for YOU to make this quilt! 
Together with Nydia, we're hosting a giveaway... you'll have the chance to win a bundle of Cotton Couture and a copy of the Ventana pattern!

28 Cotton Couture fat 1/4's

1 yard Cotton Couture for the binding

4 yards Cotton Couture for the background

1 copy of the Ventana pattern!

Just let us know your favorite quilting technique and/or a technique that you'd like to learn.

 **Congratulations to Mary on Lake Pulaski who said,
"My favorite quilting technique is paper piecing - love the accuracy!"

Happy sewing and have a great weekend everyone!

xo,

Kait 

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The Great Pattern Hack :: Delia Creates!!

Look at this adorable head of curls!... and the Sunki Dress that Delia hacked :)

For the Great Pattern Hack, Delia shows us how to swap a zipper for a button closure... she featured the awesome Sunki pattern from Figgy's and she used Michael Miller's Indigo Collection with coordinating Cotton Couture.

 (Such a cutie-pie!!)

For more details about Delia's button hack and for more gorgeous photos, please visit Delia Creates! 

...and how about this next photo... love those little shoes :)

Thanks so much to Delia for wrapping up the blog hop portion of the Great Pattern Hack!

Stay tuned tomorrow for GPH CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT!! WOO HOOO!

Monday 6/29- Kick off with Jessica Abbott: Me Sew Crazy

 Tuesday 6/30- Kait Witte: Making it Fun

Wednesday 7/1- FLASH GIVEAWAY!!

Thursday 7/2- Jane Kohlenstein: Buzzmills 

Friday 7/3- Melissa Quaal: A Happy Stitch 

Monday 7/6- Rachael Gander: Imagine Gnats 

Tuesday 7/7- Tamara Serrao: Kaya Joy 

Wednesday 7/8- Betsy Blodgett: Indygo Junction 

Thursday 7/9- Laura Titchener: Craftstorming 

Friday 7/10- Kristin Timm: Skirt as Top 

Saturday 7/11- Celina Bailey: Petit a Petit and Family

Monday 7/13- Celina Bailey: Petit a Petit and Family 

Tuesday 7/14- Sanae Ishida: Sanae Ishida 

Wednesday 7/15- Erin Sundet: Sewbon 
Thursday 7/16- Delia Randall: Delia Creates 

Friday 7/17-GPH CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT!

Do YOU want to get involved?

If you'd like to join the Great Pattern Hack, grab some Michael Miller fabric and show us your skills! Hack a pattern (any pattern) and share your pictures on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Make sure to tag your photos so we can find you- @michaelmillerfabrics and @ahappystitch and use the hashtags- #GreatPatternHack #MichaelMillerFabrics #AHappyStitch 

There will be lots of fabric and pattern giveaways throughout the hop so stay tuned!

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