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.
Amy Marson, Publisher
Historical fabric from Andover
It has been about a month since Fall Quilt Market and I am still getting caught up…but I wanted to share with you this historical fabric line that Andover introduced at Market called Winterthur, inspired by textiles that John Hewson originally created in the late 1760’s which are featured in the Winterthur Museum.
Hewson created Baltimore-type designs; he printed cover lids (bed spreads), handkerchiefs, and other fine linens. He was referred to as a Bromley Hall fabric printer, which meant (Continue Reading...)
Fall Quilt Market—textures, colors, and quilts
The end of October is one of the times I look forward to every year. A bunch of us from C&T go to the International Fall Quilt Market in Houston, Texas. The booths are colorful, informative, and innovative…and the exhibits are breathtaking and inspiring. The colors and textures were what drew me in and that is what I want to share with you today. There were buttons, and rick rack, paper flowers and felt balls. I loved the rough texture of (Continue Reading...)
C&T authors win big at the IQA Awards at Quilt Festival
Earlier tonight I attended the International Quilt Association Awards at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. In this annual show, Quilts—A World of Beauty, there were so many gorgeous, perfectly-crafted quilts, and we were lucky enough to be there to see some of our authors win this year’s awards. And a few C&T’ers won more than once!
Anna Faustino, author of Simply Stunning Woven Quilts, won two awards; the first was third place in the Art – Abstract, (Continue Reading...)
15,092 spools of thread and some steel chain
I was in New York recently for sales and publicity meetings and as we (Sandy and I) were leaving one of the meetings at One Penn Plaza, I looked to my right and stumbled upon a very unusual art installation. It is a moving sculpture of 15,092 spools of different colored thread suspended on ball chain. The entire piece is an oval and it’s really interesting and delightful to behold.
Upon seeing it, I got a huge smile and (Continue Reading...)
Lakeshore Drive—a fun project from “Colorful Quilts for Fabric Lovers”
Just to remind everyone…in 2010, I decided that each year I am going to make a quilt for one of my siblings and give it to them at Christmas. Last year I made a quilt for my oldest sister Antoinette, so this year I am onto Annie’s quilt (only two more to go, and then onto the 11 nieces and nephews).
Since I am very goal oriented, I am always on the lookout for a great quilt to inspire me on (Continue Reading...)
Giveaway—Adventures in Design
What is there to love about Joen’s new book Adventures in Design? Everything! I love how she clearly explains the premise for each chapter (color, lines) and then gives you activities and exercises to complete, just to make sure you get it. Remember that in order to learn we must see it, hear it, and then do it, to really learn it. And her expanded captions next to each example make it super easy to understand.
Joen’s book is sure to (Continue Reading...)
Summer Sizzler Warehouse Sale!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
9:00am – 11:00 am
• Open to resellers with valid resale license
11:00am – 3:00pm
• Open to the general public
1651 Challenge Drive, Concord, California
Don’t miss this chance to save BIG on books and products for quiltmaking, fiber arts, needle arts, mixed-media and papercrafts. There is something for all creative types, with overstocked items priced from $2 to $5 (original retail prices are up to $29.95!) and even lower prices on patterns, magazines, stationery and more.
The warehouse will be filled with more (Continue Reading...)
A lesson in unsewing
Kelsey is my 17 year old niece. She is smart as can be, athletic, adorable, and she likes to craft…a girl after my own heart. So when she came to me and said she wanted to make a quilt for her boyfriend going off to college (Stanford) and needed my help, I said, “Of course!” Her boyfriend had a stash of t-shirts from his various sporting activities, and his mom pitched in a few new Stanford shirts.
I gave (Continue Reading...)
Monday is giveaway day!
I have been anxiously awaiting the release of Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art for months.
I studied photography in college and was excited to combine my passion for photography with my love of quilting.
In Susan’s introduction, she talks about the act of slowing down and taking the time to see, really see, what is in front of you—that this will make you even more creative.
So I tried it. I take walks every day and one day (Continue Reading...)
Happy 4th of July!
I try to walk every day when I travel and take pictures of my surroundings. In 2001, I took the above picture in the winter time in NYC outside the Publishers Weekly building and was really happy with how the image turned out.
Since then I have gotten a few others that I think are kinda cool, so on this anniversary of our founding fathers signing the Declaration of Independence, I would like to share my (Continue Reading...)
