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.
Finally Finished!
Back in September I posted that I was working on my daughter’s going-away-to-college quilt. But since it wasn’t done before she left, I turned it into a welcome-home-it’s-Christmas quilt. Here it is!
I adapted a pattern from 9-Patch Pizzazz by Judy Sisneros. This is the second quilt I’ve made from this book. Both my daughters requested one when they left for college. This is a snapshot of the first one.
Thanks to Judy for her great (Continue Reading...)
Blue and white blocks
Ann Haley is one of our technical editors. She always has one project or another (or two or three) going. Here’s an idea we loved when we heard it. To quote Ann:
Portable projects seem to be the only thing I can accomplish in my creative life these days, so when I saw Robin Kingsley’s redwork project, Garden of Birds Embroidery, in the book Little Birds, I thought it would be fun. Robin turned her embroidery into an absolutely adorable pillow, but (Continue Reading...)
Keychain for College
Just a quick post about my latest project. Remember me? I’m the one who starts many things but rarely finishes before she starts something else! Anyway, this I’ve got to finish. It’s a quilt for my college-bound daughter. It was to be an off-to-college-we’ll-miss-you present but now it’s a glad-to-see-you-it’s-Christmas present. (Hey, I’m slow, what can I say!?) Here are the fabrics that she chose:
And you can see that I’ve started. I even have some 9-patches completed! I’ve enlarged (to (Continue Reading...)
Zen and the Art of Hand-Quilting
Most of my unfinished projects are in stages of design and piecing or are completed tops. However, looking though my “stash” of work the other day, I found a top that was even basted and partially hand-quilted. I’d put it away and forgotten all about it. So I’ve pulled it out and begun working to finish it again. Have you ever hand quilted?* Once you get in the groove, it is a very calming and zen-like activity. The repetition can (Continue Reading...)
Fearless Design: Even for Me!
I was looking through some of our recent releases and my eyes fell upon Fearless Design for Every Quilter by Lorraine Torrence and Jean B. Mills. Every quilter, hmm, I’m a quilter. . . . So I picked the book up and began reading it.
Dogs, Dogs, and More Dogs from Carol Armstrong
Have you seen the book Best in Show: 24 Appliqué Quilts for Dog Lovers by Carol Armstrong? The dogs in it are sooooo realistic. I can’t wait to make one. Here’s a picture of Carol’s appliquéd collie and my collie, Jade. They’re practically identical.
There are plenty of other dogs in the book: corgis and shih tzus and retrievers and . . . . 22 breeds in all. You’re sure to find your dog or a dog you love!
No Longer a UFO, I Finally Got it Quilted
Way back in July, I blogged about getting this UFO quilted. Ruthmary, one of our Sales Reps, finished it in August and here it is September already. Ruthmary did a fabulous job as you can see in the photos. Now I’m binding it and hope to be finished by the 19th. That’s my 28th wedding anniversary and this quilt is a present for my husband, Jeff.
Work Day for the Dog
We occasionally blog about the new puppies at C&T. Here’s one of the “old puppies” come back to play.
Simplicity Studio Giveaway!
In celebration of their awesome new line of rulers and cutting templates Simplicity® Studio, our friends at Simplicity have given us some great blog candy for a big blog giveaway! The excitement doesn’t end here though, as we have something else to celebrate: Simplicity’s awesome new and improved website!
When you head over to the new Simplicity site, you’ll be happy to see all the new features and resources they have to offer. The Idea Exchange has dozens of tips on (Continue Reading...)
Do we have fun with fabric!
Recently, we had a leftover fabric give-away in the office! Mind you, this fabric will go into future C&T projects, but that doesn’t spoil the fun; it’s what I love about work. Did I say “work”? This was pure pleasure. Any dyed-in-the-wool fabric-holic knows what I’m talking about. We may not know for sure what project the fabric’s going in but that doesn’t mean we don’t need that fabric!
About 20 of us gathered around a table lined with fabrics, and (Continue Reading...)
