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Pati´s Place |
July 30, 2010 03:27 am
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 | Digital Quilting
July 23, 2010 | | | Did you enjoy this last guest on The Quilt Show as much as I did? One of the first artists that drew my attention when I first started quilting was Lura Schwarz Smith. Years ago I was lucky enough to win a Bernina contest along with three quilting friends for designing a "Friendship Quilt" th ... (Click to Read) |
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| | Stencils by Patsy Thompson
July 16, 2010 | | | The last couple of weeks I have been telling you about the newest items on the shoppe site by Patsy Thompson. Well, I have received another that I am excited about and want to share. Patsy talks about different stencils that she uses on this latest Vol 4 Free Motion Fun with Feathers DVD. I am reall ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Vol 4 Free Motion Fun with Feathers
July 09, 2010 | | | Patsy Thompson has a new DVD...Vol 4 Free Motion Fun with Feathers. This a two disc set featuring the machine quilter's guide to fabulous feather border designs. If you are looking for easy ways to add interest and innovative design ideas to your feather borders, then this is the DVD for you. Feathe ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Patsy Thompson's new books
July 02, 2010 | | | A couple of weeks ago we received two new books by Patsy Thompson. I hope you will check them out. "Feather Adventures!" is a machine quilter's guide to creating stunning and innovative free motion feather designs. This book is full of great information on creating all kinds of feather designs an ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Series Five
June 25, 2010 | | | Wow!! What a busy couple of weeks! Did you get your order in for the Series Five DVD? We have all been waiting a very long time for this to be released so I know that there were a lot of happy customers when it was announced that it was released. And then to make it even better they decided to put i ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Alex's Classes
June 18, 2010 | | | Have you been watching Alex's video's on applique'? I have really enjoyed them and have enjoyed getting the comments from customers as they are ordering the 2010 BOM Applique' quilt kit. Comments like: "Thanks for the video instructions. I have always been afraid of applique' but after watching A ... (Click to Read) |
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 | MiCabina
June 18, 2010 | | | Do you want to make a fun quilt that goes together fast? Ricky Tims designed "MiCabina" and we made kits in two colorways...BRIGHT and FALL using fabric from Red Rooster. Just cut your strips, sew your different blocks. Now cut these blocks into fourths and re-arrange and sew them back togeth ... (Click to Read) |
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| | "Frosting" Bobbins Sets for Applique'
June 11, 2010 | | | By now we have probably already decided on the method of making our Block of the Month Applique Quilt that Sue Garman designed for us as members of The Quilt Show. We are so lucky to have such a talented quilt designer that is willing to share her talents with the world. And again a spec ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Threads for Applique
June 04, 2010 | | | I hope that all of you are getting to find time to watch Alex's short classroom video's on Applique. I have really enjoyed them. I knew that Sue Garman's Applique Block of the Month was one that I was going to want to make and after watching Alex's video's showing the different ways to applique, be ... (Click to Read) |
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| | tools
May 28, 2010 | | | I wanted to share a few more helpful tools we carry on the shoppe site that I have found makes applique' easier and with wonderful results. Have your tried Alex's 4-in-1 tool? The flat end works great for pressing and saves running to the ironing board. The pointed end is really helpful in turning o ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Applique' Fun
May 21, 2010 | | | Do you like to hand applique or do you prefer to use the machine to applique? I find doing hand work is great therapy but whichever way you choose the shoppe has a number of helpful items. Have you tried Ricky's choice of STABLE STUFF which goes through the printer without a proble ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Class with Pam Holland
May 14, 2010 | | | I have had a wonderful experience this week and wish each of you were here to share it with me. Superior Threads is having their "School of Threadology" and the featured quilt artist is Pam Holland from Australia. Quilter's have come from Colorado, California, Washington, Texas and Utah to learn ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Only Three Days Left
May 07, 2010 | | | ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT! To buy the bargain of the year here at The Quilt Show Shoppe. We are having a SALE on our Block of the Month Kits. Can you believe it....15% off the regular price plus an extra 5 % off for quilt show members making this a 20% off bargain on the kit and we also have ... (Click to Read) |
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 | A Bargain Too Good To Pass Up!
April 30, 2010 | | | What a great time to buy a special gift for yourself or for somebody that you know loves to quilt . The Shoppe has put the 2010 Block of the Month kits on sale until Mothers Day. Sue Garman designed these two quilts using Alex Anderson's "Whispering" line of fabric. As I have said before it is ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Jinny Beyer new book
April 23, 2010 | | | Do you remember when Ricky and Alex visited Jinny Beyer at her home and she mentioned that she had a new book coming out? Jinny Beyer has always been one of my quilting idols so I have loved the fact that The Quilt Show has visited Jinny two different times. First she was featured as the 2009 ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Time Off
April 16, 2010 | | | Wow! Now I know what a caged animal feels like....after having to be off work for three weeks because of surgery and having to stay off my feet, all I can say is that it is a good thing they kept me drugged the first two weeks. I have never been one that could sit still and sleeping has always been ... (Click to Read) |
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| | Cheryl Ann's Design Wall
April 09, 2010 | | | We have had Cheryl Ann's design walls in the shoppe since we started and I have seen them demonstrated at quilt shows but was still laying my quilt blocks on the floor or bed and then standing on a chair to get a good look at the arrangement. I've even taken pictures of my layouts so I could get a b ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Kaleidoscope Kreater
April 02, 2010 | | | I've mentioned before that I belong to a wonderful quilt guild and every year like many guilds we are given a challenge. Some years we have been given a "Not so pretty" piece of fabric to use. Another time it was a theme such as "Things you learned from your Grandmother". Each year I struggle wi ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Book sale
March 26, 2010 | | | We have a number of quilt books from past guests that I am putting on sale to make room on the shelves. Check out the shoppe for this SALE! While supplies last. I've added a few to my own personal collection. Can we ever have too many quilt books full of wonderful ideas. Did you get to watch E ... (Click to Read) |
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| | National Quilting Day
March 19, 2010 | | | Saturday, March 20th, is NATIONAL QUILTING DAY! Those words bring a lot of different images to mind. Does it mean I get to hang out in my sewing room all day without interruptions? Does it mean I get to shop all day for fabric to start a new project? Or could ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Always and Forever
March 12, 2010 | | | Do you like the look of "Toile"? I have always liked the classic look and Alex's line of fabric from P&B Textiles called "Always and Forever" is beautiful along with the eight co-ordinating fabrics. Alex designed a quilt using the red colorway and called it "Butterfly Quilt" and we have i ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Tote Bag
March 04, 2010 | | | I love this time of year mainly because every year my quilt guild holds a retreat at Zions Park, well it is really not held in the park but at a hotel right at the entrance. I look so forward to three days of great friends, sewing day and night, too much food, sharing and a lot of laughter. The scen ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Something New From The Shoppe
February 23, 2010 | | | I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Pati and I've been fortunate to get to run the internet Shoppe for Alex and Ricky. I've probably talked to some of you on the phone or answered your e-mails. I've filled a lot of orders and have cut hundreds of quilt kits during these last 3 years. I'm havin ... (Click to Read) |
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