September is Pediatric Cancer Month and ConKerr Cancer intends to provide miles of pillowcase smiles across the country. Today 88 pillowcases were delivered to The Quilt Crossing from a Youth Group. It was one of their service projects.  Way to go guys.

Tis the season to stock up on Dakota embroidery designs.  From now until until October 21, 2010 they are 25% off the regular price. 

On the third Saturday of each month, we demonstrate something we are just sure you want to know more about.  Drop in any time between 11 am and 3 pm to see what’s new.  If you’re shy, you can just watch; if you’re bold, you can try it yourself.  After watching the demonstration, put your name in our hat and we’ll draw for a $25 gift card. 

This month’s demo is the Bernina Cut N Sew Tool.  If you don’t have room for a serger, let your sewing machine double as one!  The attachment cuts the fabric edge and sews in one operation.  It’s the perfect solution for those times you want to have finished seams but don’t own a serger (or don’t want to dig it out!).  

First, please accept my apologies for posting information on the July Block - Summer Breeze - in August.  I had a wonderful vacation in Yellowstone Park with my sister and two childhood girl friends the last part of July and I am trying to catch up with everything from housework, gardening, sewing, and most importantly the website, Facebook, and the Blog.    Just in case you have been reading about all the bear attacks in Yellowstone we didn’t see any bears.  They must have sent them all to timeout.

There are two blocks, this one and Escape in Month 11, that have an odd strip width.  There are no templates in Set L that are this dimension.  Cut the strips of Fabric A a few threads longer than 9″ (9.07 inches to be exact).   Then trim with template #68 as shown below.  The edge of the corner of the template needs to be touching the end of the strip.  You are only seeing part of the diagram.  Click on the picture and the full diagram will appear. 

PS….Anita (a faithful Blog follower) noted that her page 2 instructions said that strip A should be 2 4/8 (2 1/2″).  That is incorrect.  The strip should be 2 3/8 inches (as noted on Page #1).  Please review your instructions and if necessary note the correct size.

  The “Sew n Sew’s” are all home soaking their feet. Our customers are enjoying their treasures and some are thinking about the items they left behind.  Never fear, we will be open tomorrow. We will have what you missed waiting for you.  The Website is always for business.   There you’ll find many of the new items we have and there are always Website ONLY sales.
The Quilt Crossing Catalog
Market Party Photo Album-Part #1

In less than 24 hours the store will be crowded with people feasting their eyes on all the new models, kits, and patterns.  Although its impossible to post everything to the web, many new items have been added. Spend all the time you want dreaming about finding the time to make everything. The new items are divided into four categories:
Kits
Quilt Patterns
Stitchery and Other Patterns
Clothing Patterns/Notions

Shipping is free for orders over $50.00 (good on domestic orders through July 24th). Although you can’t be here to enjoy all the edible goodies at our party, we’ll try to stuff a bit of the aroma coming from the kitchen in your package. Oh, yes …. we have put together a free project for you. We promise it won’t add too much weight to your order.

Monika, one of our web customers, sent us a picture of her 3rd quilt — Woodland Friends.  She created this quilt from the Woodland Friends collection.  This is the debut collection by Ellen Crimi-Trent for Clothworks.  It contains a forest full of whimical friends. 
Woodland Friends Fabric
Free Pattern

Kari was inspired to make this quilt for her brother’s wedding gift when she saw it in the Quiltmaker magazine (March/April, 2010).  The name of the pattern is Lime Grape Fizz and it is for a twin-size bed.  She used Electric Quilt software to make it a king size quilt.  Kari used a quilting technique from the book “Low Fat Quilting” .  Essentially, she cut the batting in half and quilted the first half with her home sewing machine.  She then inserted the 2nd half of batting and quilted that side.   Kari states that she would use this technique again for a large quilt.

This was Sue’s first time working with wool.  It was also the first time she had machine quilted her own work.  She plans to hang it in her bedroom.  Sue loves working with wool.  She finds it so easy to applique. She used Cheryl Gunn’s pattern titled “Wool Garden”.  We have put the entire 12 month project into one kit.  Do one block each month or work your fingers to the bone and complete them sooner.  
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June’s French Braid quilt was taken from “More Laps From Fats”.  It was created as a high school graduation gift for her sons friend.  Quilting was by Shanda.