New Release! Beautiful Building Block Quilts … and a Giveaway!

Beautiful Building Block Quilts, Create Improvisational Quilts from One Block • 8 Projects • Tips on Color and 4 Bonus Projects by Lisa Walton for C&T Publishing C&T is excited to announce our latest release, Beautiful Building Block Quilts, by Lisa Walton. Beautiful Building Block Quilts, Create Improvisational Quilts from One Block • 8 Projects • Tips on Color and 4 Bonus Projects by Lisa Walton for C&T Publishing Lisa Walton has been quilting for over 20 years, and her love of teaching has not only taken her all over the world, but also earned her the Jewel Pearce Patterson Scholarship for Quilting Teachers by the International Quilt Association in 2010. With her husband Peter, she started a business called Dyed & Gone to Heaven, which now produces a rainbow of fabric colors and styles. Beautiful Building Block Quilts, Create Improvisational Quilts from One Block • 8 Projects • Tips on Color and 4 Bonus Projects by Lisa Walton for C&T Publishing Start with an easy quilt block like the Four Patch or Flying Geese, stitch it up in several different sizes, then build your blocks into striking improvised quilts with up-to-the-minute style. The piecing couldn’t be easier, and the design possibilities are completely up to you (or Lisa, your choice!). Beautiful Building Block Quilts, Create Improvisational Quilts from One Block • 8 Projects • Tips on Color and 4 Bonus Projects by Lisa Walton for C&T Publishing This book includes eight complete step-by-step quilt projects, 4 bonus projects, plus a gallery to inspire even more possibilities. Beautiful Building Block Quilts, Create Improvisational Quilts from One Block • 8 Projects • Tips on Color and 4 Bonus Projects by Lisa Walton for C&T Publishing Lisa shares her ‘two ways to play’ which allows you to make quilts exactly like the ones in the book, or learn to improvise your own unique creations Beautiful Building Block Quilts, Create Improvisational Quilts from One Block • 8 Projects • Tips on Color and 4 Bonus Projects by Lisa Walton for C&T PublishingIf you love to use solids, batiks, and hand-dyed fabrics then you will love to use this book to make these quilt designs sing! Beautiful Building Block Quilts, Create Improvisational Quilts from One Block • 8 Projects • Tips on Color and 4 Bonus Projects by Lisa Walton for C&T Publishing Giveaway! To win a copy of Beautiful Building Block Quilts by Lisa Walton, leave a comment to this post telling us if you like working with hand-dyed or batik fabrics! Deadline to enter is April 25th. Winners outside of the United States will win the e-book. The winners name will be added as an updated to this post.

4/25/13 UPDATE: Congratulations – Corne is our winner!

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New Release! Mixed Media Master Class … and a Giveaway!

Mixed Media Master Class with Sherrill Kahn 50+ Surface-Design Techniques for Fabric & Paper from C&T PublishingCreate along with mixed-media master Sherrill Kahn in her latest book, Mixed Media Master Class, as she shows you dozens of ways to make luminous textures and surfaces on both paper and fabric.

Mixed Media Master Class with Sherrill Kahn 50+ Surface-Design Techniques for Fabric & Paper from C&T Publishing

Exploring more than 50 fun and inventive techniques using easy-to-find supplies – this book shows you what you can do with those supplies and provides concise, up-close directions for every single one.

Mixed Media Master Class with Sherrill Kahn 50+ Surface-Design Techniques for Fabric & Paper from C&T PublishingUse paints,

Mixed Media Master Class with Sherrill Kahn 50+ Surface-Design Techniques for Fabric & Paper from C&T Publishing

cheesecloth,

Mixed Media Master Class with Sherrill Kahn 50+ Surface-Design Techniques for Fabric & Paper from C&T Publishing

resists,

Mixed Media Master Class with Sherrill Kahn 50+ Surface-Design Techniques for Fabric & Paper from C&T Publishing

gesso,

Mixed Media Master Class with Sherrill Kahn 50+ Surface-Design Techniques for Fabric & Paper from C&T Publishing textures,

Mixed Media Master Class with Sherrill Kahn 50+ Surface-Design Techniques for Fabric & Paper from C&T Publishing

Transfer Artist Paper, Lutradur and more in new and exciting ways that let you experiment and ‘just see where it takes you’.

Mixed Media Master Class with Sherrill Kahn 50+ Surface-Design Techniques for Fabric & Paper from C&T Publishing

After she shows you the techniques she has developed, Sherrill takes you through several of her original pieces of art, and shows you how she has ‘Put it all Together’.

Mixed Media Master Class with Sherrill Kahn 50+ Surface-Design Techniques for Fabric & Paper from C&T Publishing

Giveaway!

To win a copy of Mixed Media Master Class eave a comment on this post telling us if you have ever tried one of the techniques mentioned – and if not – would you like to? Deadline to enter is April 22nd. Winners outside of the United States will win the e-book. The winners name will be added as an updated to this post.

4/19/13 UPDATE:  Julie B is our winner – Congratulations!

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New Release! Carol Doak’s Creative Combinations … and a Giveaway!

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T PublishingCarol Doak has been writing books about paper-piecing since 1993, has created over a thousand paper-pieced designs and in 2009, was named  by the readers of Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine as “Favorite Paper Piecing Teacher”.

Her newest book, Creative Combinations, takes us into the land of rectangular shaped units…

Carol is very active online – she has a great blog, an active yahoo! group, and a newsletter that she sends out regularly.  She described her process behind this book on her own blog and was kind enough to let us share it with you here as well!

 

‘Let me take you down the creative journey that inspired this book. You see, for several years quilters had been asking for legal size foundation paper so they could print longer blocks.

 

Carol Doak's Legal Size Foundation Paper-Piecing Paper

When C & T Publishing agreed to work with me to make legal size foundation paper available, they suggested that I design a free 3″ x 12″ long border block to include with the package of paper. I agreed and the block was designed.

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T Publishing

But then I thought, I could create 6″ x 12″ block designs. So I started playing with some new designs in that size.

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T Publishing

When I printed out the first design, I thought, gee, I could place them together along the long side and make 12″ blocks in two halves too! The result was a 12″ block made in two halves looking very different from traditional block designs.

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T Publishing

But then I thought I should design some blocks to round the corners of the border blocks. But then why not use those blocks as 4-block rotation blocks.

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T Publishing

I soon saw the possibility that some blocks offered to just make the triangular portion of the rectangle and placed them in a four-block rotation to create new block designs.

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T Publishing

And then of course this book needs to come with the Foundation Factory program that will let you print the blocks in any size you like. But that program also lets you flip blocks and distort blocks….oh my, I could see the possibilities were going to be endless!!!!!!

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T Publishing

I love the way each foundation is presented as a border with the pieced corner suggestion, a corner square, the block positioned two ways for a quilt in a colored version and just the line drawings so you can see other options pop up in your brain.

Want to see some of the quilts in the book??? The styles and colors are so varied and they are just the tip of the iceberg with this book.

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T Publishing

I love how this Magic Carpet Ride Quilt takes on the flavor of a Southwestern design

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T Publishing

Morning Rays…This one was for me! Love the colors and the sharp points.

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T Publishing

This one called, It’s Amazing was made for my perfect granddaughter. She walked in the room and saw it on the wall and Looooovvvved it! It was so easy and fun to create.

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T Publishing

This one is so dramatic. It’s name is Arrowhead and it is the perfect scrap quilt or quilt for that tall guy in your life.

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T Publishing

This quilt called Sunset has a wonderful contemporary look and was so easy to make.

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T Publishing

This quilt called Garden Star is a modern twist on the look of 30′s fabric quilts.

Carol Doak's Creative Combination's for C&T Publishing

There is so much more in the book, but I hope this sneak peak has given you an idea of what you can expect to see in it!’

Thanks Carol! And Congratulations on your brand new Craftsy Class!!!

Giveaway!

To win a copy of Carol Doak’s Creative Combinations AND a package of Legal-Size Foundation Paper please leave a comment on this post telling us if you have tried paper-piecing before.  Winners outside of the United States will win an e-book of their choice! Giveaway closes on April 11th, 2013.  The winner will be notified and the winner’s name will be added as an update to this post. Good luck!

4/12/13 UPDATE;  Linda is our winner – congratulations!

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Free Project made with Artful Fiber…and a Giveaway!

Project from Artful Fiber product

This dreamy project made by Laura Bray using pieces found in our Artful Fiber bag and aptly named Mermaid Dreams  is just the thing to get you out of the cold and into the spirit of Summer!

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You can download the Mermaid Dream PDF instruction sheet and usher in beach weather today!

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The Giveaway!

To win an Artful Fiber bag, leave a comment on this post telling us the temperature outside your house today! Winners outside of the United States will win an e-book of their choice! Giveaway closes on April 4th, 2013 and the winners name will be added as an update to this post. Good luck!

4/12/13 UPDATE:  Candy is our winner – Congratulations!

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A Slew of New Videos = A Slew of New Giveaways!

In the past week we have produced and uploaded 5 new product videos to our YouTube Channel!  It has been a while since we produced videos at C&T so we are especially excited about them!

Lots to watch and lots to give away! We always ask you a little question to answer in the comment section and then we pick a name randomly to win. Today is just the same, except that the answers will come from watching the videos! When leaving your comments – please answer the questions in this format: Question #1 answer: xxxx Question #2 answer: xxx etc.

Without further adieu, the first video is all about Artful Fiber – enjoy!

Question #1 about Artful Fiber Video- What are those oval balls?

The second video is about our product called mul•tex™

Question #2 about mul•tex™  video- can you sew through it?

And now a video about Lesley Riley’s Transfer Artist Paper (TAP)

Question #3 about TAP Video – how long should you iron it for?

A video about fast2fuse Light, Medium, and Heavyweight Interfacing, and Timtex™

Question #4 about fast2fuse video – which weight was used in the hat’s brim?

And finally – a video about our Essential Sandboard from Piece O’ Cake Designs!

Question #5 about the Essential Sandboard Video – name one of its many uses!

So there you have it – 5 videos and 5 giveaways! Good Luck!

Deadline to enter the contest is April 4, 2013 – U.S. residents will win one of the products featured in our videos and International winners will win an e-book of their choice.

4/12/13 UPDATE: Pamela, Chris, Joanna, Nan and Debbie are our winners – Congratulations!

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