C&T Publishing is a group of quilters and crafters dedicated to publishing products tailored to our audience. This blog is where we break away from book schedules and marketing campaigns to focus on what drives us to be creative and how this creativity manifests itself in our every day lives.
My Words Quilted Soft Book
Designed by Sam Bova
Teach a young child the joy of reading with this soft quilted learn-to-read picture book. Each word is inked on a tag that flips up to show another word hidden beneath.
SUPPLIES:
• Ready-to-Go!® Blank Canvas Book 7”x 8” 2-pack
• fast2fuse® Double-sided interfacing, standard weight
• Fabric scraps to coordinate with your theme
• Cotton batting
• Coordinating Thread
• Fun trim, embroidery floss or other embellishments
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Inside a DVD Shoot: Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins Teach You to Appliqué the Piece O’ Cake Way
Ever wonder about the glamorous goings-on at a film shoot? Join the ladies of Piece O’ Cake Designs, Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins for a behind the scenes look at their new DVD Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins Teach You to Appliqué the Piece O’ Cake Way: At Home with the Experts #1.
C&T Authors Lynn Koolish and Becky Goldsmith preparing for the cameras.
Becky Goldsmith in action.
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Inside a DVD Shoot: Mary Stori Teaches You Beading on Fabric
Ever wonder about the glamorous goings-on at a film shoot? Check out these photos from the filming of the DVD Mary Stori Teaches You Beading on Fabric: At Home with the Experts #4.
Not a good sign when the talent starts pulling her hair out.
Setting up the Beading on Fabric DVD shoot
Our star is ready.
The expert sharing her expertise.
The perfect angle.
Les Femmes: Embellished Beauties on Canvas Book
Designed by Alex North
This feminine and flirty fabric book celebrates beauty, glitz, and glamour. It provides a great opportunity to showcase all the lovely embellishments you already have on hand and is so much fun to create.
Materials:
C&T Publishing Ready-to-Go!® Blank Canvas Book 8.5″ x 11″
A selection of ribbons and trims of varying width, about 9″ in length
Beaded fringe, 9″ length
Vine trim, 24″ length
Ink Jet Printable Cotton (iron-on)
Vintage images of women
Acrylic paints in regular and iridescent colors (designer used both Jacquard (Continue Reading...)
Inside a DVD Shoot: Ann Fahl
Ever wonder about the glamorous goings-on at a film shoot? Check out these photos from the filming of the DVD Ann Fahl Teaches You Coloring with Thread: At Home with the Experts #6.
Ann Fahl getting her mic on.
Lunch Break
Ann Fahl ready to start rolling.
Postage Stamp Quilt Project
From the book, Color From the Heart
by Gai Perry
Once upon a time in America, way before how-to books and design classes were available, women somehow managed to make quilts of remarkable beauty and color. Because it was necessary to use tiny leftover scraps and secondhand fabrics, they unknowingly employed two important rules for successfully combining unrelated fabric prints:
Rule #1: Most fabrics will blend in a pleasing manner if the size of the individual pattern pieces are small (2″ or less).
“Once Upon a Time…” Story Book Project
What child doesn’t love a good story book—especially one where he or she is the main character? With a little paint and a few photos and embellishments from your stash of supplies, you can create an easy collage picture book starring your own child and his or her adventures. This little book is so easy to create that you and your children can paint and embellish it together.
Designed by Debra Cooper
Fabric Postcard Project
Put a smile in a friend’s mailbox! This easy postcard uses Timtex® and the decorative stitches on your sewing machine.
Designed by Franki Kohler
Materials:
Timtex® – 5″ x 7″
1 rectangle 5″ x 7″ of white fabric for design
1 rectangle 5″ x 7″ of coordinating fabric for address side
2 rectangles 5″ x 7″ of paper-backed fusible web (Designer used Pellon Shirtailor non-woven interfacing)
Variety of solid and variegated threads (6-9 qty)
