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New eBooks
We’ve recently made even more titles available as eBooks, including Celtic Fantasy (the Vol. 3 pattern companion to Ricky Tims’ Rhapsody Quilts), Laurel Burch Quilts, and A Garden Party of Quilts by Joen Wolfrom, all of which are only available as eBooks. Visit the eBooks and Downloads section of our main site to see the over 200 out-of-print and new release titles currently available for download.
New eBooks!
We’re making new ebooks available for purchase all the time on C&T’s main web site ctpub.com. Our latest additions include long out-of-print favorites like Simply Stars by Alex Anderson and Shadow Quilts by Patricia Maixner Magaret & Donna Ingram Slusser, along with popular recent titles like Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Bowls by Linda Johansen. eBooks are great because you can view the text and images your computer (and make them LARGER), then print just the pages you need – (Continue Reading...)
Little Fishes Too Project
This small Mariner’s Compass Star quilt by Judy Mathieson, from the book, The Experts’ Guide to Foundation Piecing, is easily and accurately constructed using folded freezer-paper foundations.
Click here to download the pdf.
Inchie Ruler Tape Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to C.L. Moxley who won last week’s giveaway. She will be receiving a package of our fabulously useful Inchie Ruler Tape.
As a special for our blog readers, for the next two weeks you can get 20% off your purchase of Inchie Ruler Tape. Simply mention discount code WG20110 when you place your order with C&T via phone (800.284.1114) or our web site (enter discount code where noted during checkout).
Weekly Giveaway: Inchie Ruler Tape
I got my first opportunity to use our new Inchie Ruler Tape in a class with our own Liz Aneloski. I was making a wallhanging for my boyfriend and the project required decorative stitching to finish the piece.
Well, the thought of that made me want to shelve the project as I’d not only need to stitch in a straight line, but the stitches would need to be evenly spaced (both of which are huge challenges for me). Then someone (Continue Reading...)
Weekly Giveaway: A Touch of Felt
For many of us, our first tangible creations were made in grade school using felt and Elmer’s glue. What a mess that was! (And don’t get me started on those bleeping safety-scissors – ARGH!) By second grade, my grandmother had more “pot holders” than she had pots – each one more bizarre than the next. But, I had fun making them, and she loved anything I made for her. Now you can rediscover (or discover for the first time) (Continue Reading...)
Weekly Giveaway: Fabulous Fabric Art with Lutradur®
This week we’re giving away a copy of C&T’s new book, Fabulous Fabric Art with Lutradur®, to one lucky blog reader. All you have to do is leave a comment below and tell us of a different, unique, or unusual item you have used in your work. On Monday, February 9, we’ll choose one comment at random and let you know the winner on Tuesday.
This new release was a big hit at last month’s Craft & Hobby Association (Continue Reading...)
Inside a DVD Shoot: Jane Dávila & Elin Waterston Teach You Art Quilting Basics
Ever wonder about the glamorous goings-on at a film shoot? Join Art Quilting Experts Jane Dávila and Elin Waterston for a behind the scenes look at their new DVD Jane Dávila & Elin Waterston Teach You Art Quilting Basics: At Home with the Experts #11.
Elin and the camera man ensuring everything is perfect.
Elin Waterston strikes a pose.
Art Quilting Basics Take 1.
Elin Waterston and Jane Dávila warm up.
Jane Dávila preparing the (Continue Reading...)
Fiber Art CD Case
Designed By Beth Wheeler
Materials:
2 (5 ½”) squares of fast2fuse® Double-Sided Fusible Stiff interfacing
3 (5 ½”) squares of fabric
1 sheet pretreated inkjet fabric or home-treated specialty fabric
Vintage image or desired photo (see bottom of page 2)
Thread to coordinate or contrast with the image
3/8″-wide cotton twill tape
Sewing machine with a free-motion or darning foot
Usual sewing supplies
Iron and ironing board
Computer and inkjet printer
1 sheet cardstock
Double-sided cellophane tape
Botanical rubber stamps and ink for fabric
Fabric paint and household items (such as bottle cap, corrugated cardboard, (Continue Reading...)
Inside a DVD Shoot: Laura Wasilowski Teaches You to Create Fused Art Quilts
Ever wonder about the glamorous goings-on at a film shoot? Check out these photos from the filming of the DVD Laura Wasilowski Teaches You to Create Fused Art Quilts: At Home with the Experts #10.
Laura Wasilowski teaches you to create Fused Art Quilts—Take 1!
Setting up the Fused Art Quilt Shoot
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