Monthly Archives: December 2011

Top 10 Fabric Collections of 2011

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

[Please note this giveaway has ended. Scroll down for the winners' names.] We’re getting our final 2011 Top 10 list in just under the wire, and we saved the most fun for last — fabric! Oh, who are we kidding? … Continue reading →

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Quilts for Japan — the story so far

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

As I type this, a group of volunteers and staff are sorting, stacking and packing the 4,000+ quilts people sent to QN for us to send on to Japan for survivors of the earthquake and tsunami. We are working to … Continue reading →

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Packing up quilts for Japan

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

For most people, this is a week to pack away holiday decorations. For QN, it is also a week to continue and finish packing up all of the quilts we received in preparation for their journey to Japan where they … Continue reading →

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Top 10 People We Got to Know in 2011

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

[Please note this giveaway has ended. Scroll down for the winner's name.] We at Quilters Newsletter are spoiled in terms of having access to famous quilters and designers, a nice perk to the job to be sure. But we also … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Quilt Books

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

[Please note this giveaway has ended. Scroll down for the winner's name.] With only one-and-a-half shopping days left before Christmas, we thought some people might still be looking for gift ideas for quilters in their lives*. Or perhaps you could … Continue reading →

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2011 Top 10 Quilt News Stories according to QN

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

[Please note this giveaway has ended. Scroll down for the winner's name.] It’s late December, which means we’re in the midst of two seasons: the season of giving and the season of year-end Top 10 lists. We feel like we’ve … Continue reading →

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Book Giveaway!

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Bill Gardner

[Please note: this giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Jeanne, winner of this fabulous book!] Enter a comment below this post on the blog and you’ll be entered to win a copy of Quilting Designs From Nature by Lone J. Minkkinen … Continue reading →

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HO HO HO, I LOVE TO SEW

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Susan E. Geddes

[Please note: This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Leslie F, winner of the Spirit Velvets selection] Quilters Newsletter art director Susan Geddes recently started a sewing project she thought would be quick and simple. Oh how wrong she was! Following … Continue reading →

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Quilts for Japan Update

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Dana Jones

For those of you who have been following the story about the quilt initiative for the people who endured the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March 2011, we have more information to share. As you may know, soon … Continue reading →

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Best Fat Quarter Quilts Giveaway, Week 8

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Bill Gardner

Note: This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Joyce C., winner of the Snow Queen fabrics by Ro Gregg for Northcott. Christmas 2011 is just around the corner, so while you’re in the holiday spirit, why not start planning your Christmas … Continue reading →

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