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.
Megan Scott
A peek into an enchanting world – with a giveaway!
Salley Mavor, author of the best-selling and award-winning book, Felt Wee Folk, recently created a short film called Rabbitat to give viewers a glimpse into her world…it’s breathtaking! Click here to view the film.
After watching it, I wanted to jump out of my fast-paced, multi- tasking world and land in Salley’s world of enchanting fairies, woodland creatures and calm, peaceful creativity. I asked Salley to tell us a little more about how she made the film:
This past winter, I spent four months making (Continue Reading...)
An interview with Pat Sloan
It’s always a pleasure to run into Pat Sloan at Quilt Market each season, as she always has something exciting and fun to share. From her fabric lines to her participation in our new Stash Books title, Modern Blocks, to her daily blogging and teaching schedule, Pat is certainly an industry “mover and shaker.” I recently tuned in to The American Patchwork & Quilting Radio Show which Pat hosts and I love it! It’s so fun to get the backstory on your favorite quilters, so I (Continue Reading...)
Monday is giveaway day!
It’s the first day of August which means we are in the “heat” of summer. What a perfect occasion for a Summer at the Lake Quilts giveaway! This brand new book from the sister team of Susan Maw and Sally Bell is part of The Quiltmaker’s Club series.
What I love most about this book is the stunning lakeside photography and the how all the projects evoke a feeling of summer…specifically summer when you were a kid. Long days swimming at the lake, (Continue Reading...)
Quilts Made Modern—Blog Tour!
You’re invited to to join several stars of the quilting blog community on the Quilts Made Modern Blog Tour!
The tour kicks off Monday, July 25th and continues through Sunday, July 31st. Follow along every day for an in-depth look at this “go-to” book for modern quiltmaking.
Popular author/designer team of Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr present their design and construction methods with 10 projects, then show you how to transform their ideas into quilts that truly express who you are.
Tips, Q&A, (Continue Reading...)
Behind the Scenes with Deborah Kemball
As Deborah Kemball set about promoting her new book, Beautiful Botanicals (released in March) to the world, she was feeling trepidations. “Promoting” was a territory Deborah had never set foot in and she was feeling a bit intimidated. But, after just a few months she was rolling like a pro and loving it. She’ll tell anyone new to this, “have no fear, if I can do it certainly you can.”
Even the task of setting up her website has proven to (Continue Reading...)
Deborah Kemball wins IQA’s Best of Show!
Woo Hoo! The International Quilt Association just announced that first time C&T author, Deborah Kemball, won Best of Show in the 2011 Celebrate Spring! Judged Show. Here is the award winning quilt:
Deborah is the author of the new book, Beautiful Botanicals.
See all the winners and finalists on display at the debut of International Quilt Festival/Cincinnati, April 8-10, at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Paperless Paper Piecing?
Confused? Dumbfounded? Don’t worry, I was too. How could the words “paperless” and “paper piecing” appear in the same sentence? Blocks to Diamonds, that’s how. The author, Cheryl Malkowski, was tired of hassling with tiny bits of paper stuck in seams, so she developed a simple technique to avoid the whole mess entirely. I asked her to share a little more about her inspiration for the book:
” Blocks to Diamonds came to be because I couldn’t stand the thought of (Continue Reading...)
Dream Chair Quilts Signing
An array of Dream Chair Quilts recently made an appearance at Wooden Gate Quilts in Danville, CA. The quilt shop invited Alethea Ballard in to do a book signing and teach a class on these whimsical-chair quilts. I was curious to see what shape the student work took on and wanted to get my pattern pack signed. Here are some pictures I took during my visit:
One Cause, One Wednesday, One Hundred Collages
Some of our authors are taking part in this incredible fundraiser. It’s a great way to support a worthwhile cause through fiber art. Click here for more details and artist interviews.
One Cause – The Fight Against Cancer
One Wednesday – February 16, 2011
One Hundred Collages – Created by this all-star team of artists:
Natalya Aikens
Pamela Allen
Laura Ann Beehler
Liz Berg
Pokey Bolton
Laura Cater-Woods
Jette Clover
Jane Davila
Jane Dunnewold
Jamie Fingal
Gloria Hansen
Leslie Tucker Jenison
Lyric Kinard
Jeanelle McCall
Linda Teddlie Minton
Karen Stiehl Osborn
BJ Parady
Judy Coates Perez
Wen Redmond
Cynthia St. Charles
Virginia A. (Continue Reading...)
TAP® Wins Most Innovative Product at Winter CHA!
Lesley Riley’s TAP® Transfer Artist Paper has been selected the winner of the 2011 Winter Innovations Showcase. A panel of celebrity judges including Deborah Norville (Premier Yarn & Inside Edition), Candy Spelling (CHA Craft Ambassador), Craig Nakano (The Los Angeles Times), Terri O (Super Simple With Terri O TV), Julie McGuffee (Scrapbook Memories TV), and Jenny Barnett-Rohrs (CraftTestDummies.com) selected TAP as the “Overall Best Innovation.”
The award was presented last night during the Annual Business Meeting of the 2011 CHA Winter (Continue Reading...)
