Monthly Archives: February 2011

AQS show in Grand Rapids

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Kelly M. Smith

My former home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan will play host to the American Quilter’s Society Show and Contest next August and again in 2013 and 2014. I’ve known about this for a few weeks (thanks to friends in my … Continue reading →

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A sign of the times… but what is it?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

Most of the QN editors have signed up for Google news alerts for daily articles and tidbits regarding quilts. Last week, one headline in particular caught my eye: “Craft’s decline a sign of the times.” The article, published in the … Continue reading →

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SEWING FOR A SUPER HERO

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Susan E. Geddes

  I took a break from all things quilty this weekend to do some sewing for my niece. She has two sons; a three-year old and a six-month old. They live in Rochester, New York and a little cabin fever … Continue reading →

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The fabric of life

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Kelly M. Smith

For years, we in the United States have enjoyed very low prices on cotton quilting fabrics–somewhere in the range of $8 to $10 per yard for local quilt shop quality fabrics. However other regions, including Canada and Europe, routinely pay … Continue reading →

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KIDS QUILTS

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Susan E. Geddes

Last week I was out on a photo shoot and promised you all a peek of our work. We were working on a special called Best Quilts for Kids. It will be available in June on newstands or through our … Continue reading →

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More of your long-arm quilting questions answered

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Kelly M. Smith

Here is part two of our blog about Handi Quilters and long-arm machine quilting. Thanks for the awesome questions! Feel free to keep them coming on our blog or Facebook. Thank you to Brenda Groelz, Handi Quilter’s Director of Marketing … Continue reading →

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A Finish!

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

Last weekend I finished a UFO I’d been working on completing for a while. I would post a picture of it but it still hasn’t been received by its intended recipient and I don’t want to spoil the “reveal.” My … Continue reading →

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Are You Really Living?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Joli Hines Sayasane

Most of the time fortunes in cookies are silly–does anyone remember the classic, “Help! I’m trapped in a fortune cookie factory!” But sometimes, they can be downright profound. Timely in a bizarre way that really makes me stop and think. … Continue reading →

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Correction to the February-March issue

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Kelly M. Smith

In our February/March issue the article Splendor of Alhambra: Mosaic Tile Quilts mentioned that quilter Elly Prins had quilted all the quilts in the exhibit. However, Elly quilted only two of them: the group quilt Zelliges de Marrakech and Liesbeth … Continue reading →

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Your questions about long-arm quilting

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Kelly M. Smith

I spent the past week at Handi Quilter headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah attending two back-to-back long-arm quilting retreats. I was in a class of 16 and we each got our own HQ Avanté to practice on. The first … Continue reading →

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