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.
CHA Sneak Peek: Lutradur ATC Wallet
One of the things I love most about Lutradur® is that it doesn’t tear or fray. It’s perfect for durable pouches and pockets. I’ll be in the Graphic Products booth #4061 on Tuesday 1/26, showing CHA Trade Show attendees how to make this super easy 4″ square accordion-fold wallet to store or travel with artist trading cards. We’ll be using Liquitex® Matte Gel Medium to collage the wallet covers with beautiful Unryu papers from Thailand, made with strands of kozo (Continue Reading...)
CHA Sneak Peek – Stay-n-Play Café
Our friends at Walnut Hollow are joining us at our 3rd annual Stay-n-Play Café at the CHA Trade Show. At the Café, each attendee gets a Ready-to-Go! Blank Canvas Book. Then they travel at their own pace between 6 different stations to try new products and techniques from C&T and our partnering manufacturers. People will stay, play and be inspired for two hours, and leave feeling confident with their new skills and ideas to share with their customers, (Continue Reading...)
CHA Sneak Peek & Weekly Giveaway!
Would you believe this fun little Steampunk Angel was designed using 6 of our wonderful products, plus 2 fabulous products from our friends at Beacon Adhesives? Now that’s packing it in!
Ready-to-Go!® Blank Board Blocks Carol Doak’s Foundation Paper Simple Foundations Translucent Vellum Paper Lutradur® Mixed Media Sheets Liquitex® Acrylic Paints Liquitex® Acrylic ink! 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue Liquid LaminateFor our first giveaway of the new year, you can win a HUGE prize package that includes all 8 of these products! That’s right…one package of each of the (Continue Reading...)
CHA Sneak Peek: Loving Lutradur!
I just can not get enough of this stuff—Lutradur® Mixed Media Sheets are ALL that! Like paper, but better…like fabric, but better! We’ll be demonstrating lots of different creative ways to use Lutradur at both the Super Show and the Trade Show.
Here is a lovely Lutradur dahlia, designed by Glenna Valley, that we can show you how to make at the LisaLizaLou booth #758 on Saturday morning, January 23. But if you can’t make it to the show…Glenna (Continue Reading...)
CHA sneak peek—exploring shapes & lines
CHA is right around the corner! Formally known as the Craft & Hobby Association Winter 2010 Convention & Trade Show…this event will keep retailers busy for four whole days, exploring thousands of art and craft products in Anaheim, CA on January 24-27.
But never fear, dear general public! You get two days of your own to play and shop at the CHA Craft SuperShow on January 22-23.
We’ll be at both shows with bells on—with a full schedule of demos (Continue Reading...)
Fabric Scrap Ornaments
Here’s a great way to upcycle those teeny tiny scraps of fabric into something pretty for the tree. Take advantage of the post-holiday sales at your local craft store and pick up a bunch of these empty glass ornaments for a song. Take off the tops and stuff them full of pretty fabric scraps and you’re all set!
Thanks to C&T author Diana Taylor for this timely suggestion. We hope you are having a warm and wonderful (Continue Reading...)
Black Friday Sales Online!
Who needs to mess with parking, traffic, long lines, and tired store clerks who have been up since their doors opened at 5am? You can shop for lots of post-Thanksgiving bargains this Friday from the comfort of your own home.
Our friends over at www.CraftCritique.com are posting a special Black Friday notice that will link you to lots of online bargains from several different craft manufacturers and retailers. C&T will be there with a great sale on our beautiful gift items—and (Continue Reading...)
Simply irresistible!
What I love most about our Fast, Fun & Easy series of books is that because the techniques and projects are so literally F, F & E (aka “foofy” in our planning meetings)…you can easily put your own spin on things. My friend Lorraine made this fabric bowl in her own signature style using the instructions in Fast, Fun & Easy Irresist-a-Bowls.
And guess what? This book will be on sale next week for HALF-PRICE!
Be sure to check the (Continue Reading...)
Christmas Cuteness on sale!!
Now’s the time to make some adorable holiday projects to decorate your home and give as gifts. And now is the time to get the how-to help on the cheap!
This book has plenty of easy fabric projects that you and your family will have tons of fun making – and this week it’s priced at half-off—only $8.78. The set of matching plastic templates for the gingerbread house and sleigh is also on sale—only $5.oo.
Order yours now – these special prices (Continue Reading...)
Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks
Wow! I just got my copy of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks yesterday – what a gem! Today’s top designers, including many C&T authors, submitted 12″ blocks to the magazine last spring. There’s a wonderful variety of block designs to choose from—appliqué, piecing, and mixed techniques.
Quiltmaker has big give-aways planned too…100 of their readers will win blocks, and there’s a “Big Bundle” prize that includes lots of C&T books! You can win a copy of this keepsake issue right here on our (Continue Reading...)
