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My quilt Olde World Star inspired the design of both my quilt garden and the iron railing on the pathway leading to the garden.
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Our new website launched last week! It has taken a tremendous amount of work and has not been without challenges, but we are pleased with the new website and hope you are too. Thank you for your patience as we continue to make improvements.
We have a busy month ahead of us. I've been preparing my home as part of the Historic Virginia Garden Week tour and getting ready for the classes I will be teaching during this time. Plus, you've been keeping us all busy making kits for our new BOM,
Kyoto Mystery. Today is the day that the first clue is revealed. Scroll down for the link to the clue and video lesson and on the way down, don't miss all of the other news.
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Kyoto Mystery Kits, Notions & Tips
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Now that the first clue is released, it is time to get to sewing. For those of you who want to leave the fabric selecting to us, we have put together
Kyoto Mystery kits in a choice of four colorways. You can see each of these colorways with the fabrics I've chosen and order kits and pre-printed templates
here.
As in past BOM projects, I've put together a few of my basic tools which will help you get started on your project. And if you are a subscriber to our Weekly Web Special emails, you know that some of them are on sale this week. Visit our Weekly Web Special page
here.
- Tip - Making Your Own Templates
For many of my quilts including
Kyoto Mystery, templates are needed. While we have pre-printed templates available, did you know that it is easy to print your own?
Visit our "Tips and Lessons" page for
Making Quick Work of Creating Templates to learn how to print directly on our Jinny Beyer Template Film. We recommend that first you print a copy onto paper to check to see that you are printing to the correct size.
As you set up the printing, make sure that it is set to print the actual size (100%, no scaling) not "fit to page." Once you have printed it out, please note the gauge on the template and measure to make sure it has printed in the correct size.
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New! Amber Waves Table Runner
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Using the vibrant fabrics from my
Amber Waves collection, former staffer Barbara Hollinger created this striking table runner featuring various sizes of a 60° triangle.
The A
mber Waves Table Runner is a simple project with big impact. Patches are assembled into pyramids then simply sewn together into rows. With all straight-seam sewing, this is a terrific project for the intermediate sewer and beyond.
The table runner finishes at 13" x 78" and comes in two colorways, autumn and twilight. Kits include the pattern and all fabrics needed plus backing.
For more information on the Amber Waves Table Runner, click here.
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Take a Ride with Us on the Quilters' Quest Bus
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This year's
Quilters' Quest runs October 19th through the 28th. The Quest is a fun-filled, free event that encourages quilters to explore 10 quilt shops in Maryland and Northern Virginia over the course of 10 days. If visiting all ten shops seems a bit daunting, join the fun on one of our two Studio buses and leave the driving to us.
For dates, details and to register, click
here.
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Back in Stock - Quiltmaking by Hand Book
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We've waited a long time to get our hands on more of these books and they are finally here! This is
the book for beginner and experienced quilters interested in sewing and quilting by hand, guiding you through everything you need to know about choosing the right tools, making templates, cutting fabric patches, and sewing blocks.
For more information on
Quiltmaking by Hand, click
here.
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See My Home on the House & Garden Tour
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My home and gardens plus those of three others have been selected as part of the Garden Club of Virginia's House and Garden Tour on Tuesday, April 24th, from 10am to 4pm. The houses are located in McLean, Great Falls and Vienna. Look on your news stands for the March/April issue of Horticulture magazine which has a nice article on the garden tour with a six page article on our home and gardens.
The tickets are $40 a piece before Monday, 5 p.m. and then $50 the day of the tour. They are available at the Studio and online. Visit the
Garden Club of Virginia for more information.
In conjunction with this, I will be at the shop all that day to autograph books and to demo some of my favorite tools. In the days following the tour, I will be teaching several
classes and lecturing.
Click
here to see the entire Studio class schedule. And don't forget, I will be teaching at the
Quilters Unlimited Show a few weeks later.
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Kyoto Mystery - Clue 1
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Welcome to our new
Kyoto Mystery! Today is the day we reveal the first clue.
The project is designed to take you step-by-step through each process of the quilt with both written and video clues. This year's quilt is rectangular in shape, 59" x 63". Clues are given for both hand and machine piecing.
This is a free program available just to our newsletter subscribers. Each newsletter will have a link to a new clue plus you will have access to all past clues.
Kyoto Mystery Clue #1 includes general instructions, recommended supplies, fabric requirements, links to tips and a video tutorial and, of course, that all important first clue pattern.
[Download link available in subscriber e-mail only]
For more information or to order kits and related products, visit the Kyoto Mystery page on our website.
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