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.
Alegre Retreat
C&T is a proud sponsor of the third annual Alegre Retreat for fiber artists. Our author, Katie Pasquini Masopust oversees this amazing creative and educational experience.
When: March 20 – 27, 2011
Where: Gateway Canyons Resort in Colorado – in their new Palisade Event Center.
Instructors: Nancy Crow, Judy Warren Blayden, Emily Richardson, Rosalie Dace, and Katie Pasquini Masopust
Alegre Retreat is attended by enthusiastic quilters and artists from around the globe. In addition to fabulous classes for making fiber art and art (Continue Reading...)
The “Quilt Remix” blog tour!
Get ready to join some of the most popular and clever sewing bloggers around…on the Quilt Remix Blog Tour! The tour kicks off today and continues through Wednesday, January 19th. It’s sure to motivate you to to put a fresh new twist on your quilts.
Quilt Remix by Emily Cier brings you new settings and fresh fabric combinations for all your favorites—Log Cabin, Nine-Patch, Irish Chain, Flying Geese, Pinwheel, and more. Emily Cier shares more about her quilting passions on her blog, Carolina (Continue Reading...)
Countdown to release—Laura Wasilowski’s new book!
In celebration of her new book coming out in February, Fanciful Stitches, Colorful Quilts, Laura is offering up some special giveaways and inspiration on her Artfabrik blog every Tuesday from now until February 22nd!
Each week for eleven weeks, she will share the story behind one of the eleven projects in her new book. You’ll get first-hand previews of her inspiring designs…a houseboat, a windmill, and a lighthouse…and you’ll learn about the construction and hand-stitching of her fanciful little quilts.
Now here’s (Continue Reading...)
The Quilt Show is free all month long!
During the month of December you can take advantage of FREE Star Membership at TheQuiltShow.com! Join Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims as they feature incredible and inspiring shows with some of your favorite C&T authors. PLUS, Star Membership will treat you to exclusive access to the 2010 TQS Quilt Legend Show, set to air December 20th. Want to know who it is? Take a peak today for all the shows, classroom access, and more. Then log-on December 20th for the inspiring (Continue Reading...)
Inspired by the C&T Blog
We love hearing about how our blog and our books inspire you. Recently, a reader wrote in to share her inspirational story. She was browsing all the free projects on our blog and came across the “Bird on a Branch Table Runner” by Piece O’ Cake Designs. The project is featured in the book Appliqué Outside the Lines by Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins.
A while ago I stumbled upon one of your free projects. I come from a quilting background, but (Continue Reading...)
Staff Pick: Jane Dávila’s Surface Design Essentials
There was a point in my life when I never thought I would be comfortable with the words “surface design.” For some reason the term carried a scary, intimidating and unachievable connotation to me. Turns out, I was being pretty silly. Surface design is totally achievable, easy, forgiving, but most of all FUN! What turned my opinion around? Jane Dávila’s Surface Design Essentials.
In preparing for the launch of the Liquitex® Surface Design Center, we had several staff training sessions where (Continue Reading...)
Star Struck Quilts is going on a Blog Tour!
Beginning August 23rd and running through September 1st, 10 members of the quilt blogging community will each take a day to host new release Star Struck Quilts by Barbara Cline.
The tour will include lots of giveaways, including 10 chances to win a copy of Star Struck Quilts, fabric from RJR Fabrics, Best Press Spray, a gift certificate to Patchwork Plus, and many other surprises. Each blog host will also feature a Q&A with the author and project images.
Ready for the tour (Continue Reading...)
A Spotlight on Jean Wells
This month we are celebrating two momentous occasions for our long-time author Jean Wells. On July 15th-17th, Jean will be in Marion, IN to be inducted into The Quilters Hall of Fame. As she travels to Indiana, she will have just finished celebrating her 35th annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. Now that is one busy lady!
It’s hard not to be impressed by Jean’s skill and passion when you look at her contribution to quilting over the last three decades. From (Continue Reading...)
13 Chances to Win a Copy of City Quilts
Announcing the City Quilts Blog Tour!
Beginning July 12th and running through July 24th, the stars of the quilt blogging community will each take a day to host this Stash Books title. The tour will include lots of giveaways, including 13 chances to win a copy of City Quilts, a fat quarter bundle of Kona Cotton Solids and many other surprises.
Each blog host will also feature a Q&A with City Quilts author, Cherri House. Ready for the tour dates?
July 12th – (Continue Reading...)
Happy TAP-pers!
Using Lesley Riley’s TAP™ Transfer Artist Paper is almost a magical experience. When Lesley came to C&T and showed all of us what you can do with TAP, it seemed too good to be true. Could a simple piece of Transfer Artist Paper really take an old family photo and place it on wood? Or even metal? And you could iron over it and wash it?
There is nothing like peeling up TAP after you’ve done your iron transfer and seeing (Continue Reading...)
