New from Art East Quilting Co.

The name alone is enough to want me to buy the pattern! Puff In Boots is a raw-edge appliqué beginner friendly project. This charming 18″ x 18″ puffin donning rain boots and a hat, can be transformed into a wall hanging, a pillow, or a quilt block. Trace the pattern pieces onto double-stick fusible interfacing, such as Steam-A-Seam 2, and apply them to your fabric. Cut the pieces, place them on a background and fuse them together using an iron. Finally, finish off your project by topstitching the pieces together, and voila! Your creation is complete! The pattern comes with an instructional brochure, four 8.5″ x 11″ pages of pattern pieces printed at 100% scale, an 18″ x 18″ placement guide printed at 100% scale and an 11″ x 17″ color guide printed in full color.


Gone Fishing features Tula Pink’s Tabby Road Déjà Vu Collection for FreeSpirit Fabrics The pattern is perfect for confident piecers who have a knack for precise cutting, diagonal piecing, and matching points. This pattern booklet includes detailed instructions to create a whimsical 90″ x 90″ quilt featuring a cat in a fishbowl design. The pattern is traditionally pieced and comes with fully illustrated diagrams and fabric layout cutting guides to help you make the most of your fabric. The centerpiece of the quilt, the cat in a fish bowl block, measures 40.5″ x 40.5″ and can also be made separately to create a smaller quilt. The quilt design offers ample opportunities for fussy-cutting, making it a fun project for those using Tula’s Tabby Road or other fabrics.

Mini Block Sampler Quilt Pattern Book is a scrap-friendly project perfect for a confident piecer. This collection of 48 quilt blocks, each measuring 6″ x 6″, can be combined in various ways to create a stunning sampler quilt. Designed using traditional piecing techniques, each block has a different difficulty level, ranging from beginner-friendly to challenging. And with three different layout options to choose from, you can customize your quilt to your heart’s content. Whether you want to make the blocks in any order or follow a 48-week schedule, making one block a week, the Mini Block Sampler is a great project to do with friends. If you start at the beginning of the year, the flow of the blocks will correspond to the themes of the calendar year. If you’re new to precision piecing – the pattern includes a detailed overview of the required techniques, such as achieving a perfect 1/4″ seam allowance, diagonal piecing using the Stitch & Flip technique, matching points, and making half-square and half-rectangle triangles. Cutting guide fabric layouts are provided for each block, so you’ll be sure to make the most of your fabric or employ your long-forgotten scraps.

These patterns are due to arrive next month so place your orders now.

New from Quiltworx

Haystack Cookies is already in my cart! This would be the perfect table cloth for my table. The plain squares that accentuate the design are an added plus. I might actually get it done!

This pattern uses the Charm Elements #3 pack.

Maritime Compass showcases a mini compass within the larger one. And don’t you love the pieced ring???

Everything about this quilt is stunning. The eight pointed star center, the tulip style outer ring and the scalloped border makes for an heirloom quality quilt!

These new patterns are due to arrive next month so place your orders now.

Cross Stitch by Robin Pickens

Robin Pickens is releasing the last three in her “Seasonal Courier” series. The cross-stitch finishes on 14-count Aida or 28-count Evenweave at approx 5 x 7″ (5-1/2 x 7-3/4″ for 25-count Lugana) and features a robin bird and cheery tulips.

It can also be stitched on Lori Holt Vintage Cross Stitch Cloth or Charles Craft Monaco in Tea Dyed. 13 DMC colors are specified (and listed on the website).

Blue Jay’s Summer

Blackbird’s Autumn:

Cardinal’s Winter was released earlier and is already in stock.

Loving Wishes is an assortment of mini pillows that are the perfect decoration for showers, weddings and Valentines.

The winter version of the series is in stock now. The others are due to arrive early next month so place your orders now.

New from Cut Loose Press™ Patterns

Big Color Balloon by Jean Ann Wright uses just 4 blocks to make this show stopper – the perfect table topper. All the bright colors can be cut from 2-½” strips—what a great pattern to showcase (and use up) strips in your stash. The high contrast between the wide logs and the narrow background strips highlights the center circle to perfection.

The Creative Grids® Skinny 10″Curvy Log Cabin Trim Tool is required to make this topper. Since every round is trimmed before the next round is added, perfection is assured!

Franken-Patches by Sarah Fulks is a great stash buster. Or buy packs of 5-inch squares. The blocks are sub-cut after piecing so the finished design is much easier to achieve than you may think!

The instructions are written for an over-sized throw but you can add or delete blocks to make the quilt of your dreams. You may even learn a new technique along the way.

Hexagon Alley adds a modern twist to the traditional hexie blocks. Ann Anderson has designed this stunning quilt by creating rounds of hexies using the markings on the Creative Grids® Hexagon Trim Tool. Four and six-inch hexagons are surrounded by one or two rounds of strips to create this unique design. Combine them with 8-inch hexies and tiny triangles to complete the “alley”.

Ann continued the hexagon design into the quilting which adds that awe factor to this showstopper.

The hexies in this design are pieced with the Creative Grids® Hexagon Trim Tool by Jean Ann Wright. Why not try fussy cutting some of those hexies to create your unique design?

The patterns and rulers are in stock so place your orders now!

Quilty Little Christmas by Kimberbell

Have yourself a Quilty Little Christmas! Kimberbell’s nostalgic collection features four small quilts for a homey, holiday gallery wall. Stitch the 10″ x 10” Gingerbread Cookies, the 12″ x 16” Quilty Wishes, the 10″ x 18” Sending Holiday Wishes, and the 16″ x 16” Quilty Little Christmas quilts on your embroidery machine, then artfully arrange them with the included printables! With 24 unique designs and a variety of techniques and embellishments, a Quilty Little Christmas is what holiday memories are made of.


Kim gathered all the merry details for A Quilty Little Christmas! Celebrate warm holiday memories with soft Embroidery Felt, lush Velveteen, sparkly Applique Glitter, custom buttons, pink ribbon, and shiny rhinestones!

These products are due to arrive in July, right after the Christmas fabrics so place your orders now.

Celebrate with Tamarinis

Birthdays deserve special recognition. Share the joy with this fun little mini quilt. Easy paper piecing and happy shapes make this a project that will make everyone’s special day just a bit more wonderful. Project is shown in Benartex’s Chalk Textures line. The mini quilt finishes at 12″ x 14″.


Celebrate coordinates with the other “party pack” minis: Congrats, Happy, Celebrate and Party.

These patterns are all due later this month, just in time for summer graduations and parties.

New from Meags & Me

Who doesn’t love the whimsical designs by Meags & Me?

‘Twas the Night is a delightful homage to the timeless poem. This 6-month block of the month design features a whimsical Santa and various Christmas motifs and embroidered words scattered throughout.

January is a winter-themed quilt that can easily transition from holiday decor to the early winter months each year. It features wool felt, fusible applique and black embroidery.

I love applique so this quilt sings to me. This large scale applique piece showcases oversized leaves arranged artfully to form a grand wreath adorned with holly details.

Coral is perfect for those who love the ocean and all things magical.


Express your affection for someone special with this sentimental quilt. Combines easy pinwheels, blue embroidery work, and applique accents. Available also for machine embroidery (Item #MAMP177).

All of these patterns are due to arrive next month so place your orders now.

New Scissor Sets by Famore – a Checker Exclusive

Pick between two dynamic color options of the Famore Embroidery Kit.

This kit contains a comprehensive set designed to elevate your hand or machine embroidery. The set includes mini duckbill applique scissors, mini double curved scissors, straight micro tip scissors, micro serrated curved EZ snips, and angled precision tweezers.

This set is also available in black and white.

Famore’s Floral Pattern Sewing Kit combines functionality with style.

This kit includes 8-inch fabric shears, 6-inch straight trimming scissors, surgical style seam ripper, and an opposable curved tweezer set.(A twist on a traditional tweezer. You squeeze to open this tool allowing you to thread needles with ease. You can grab and hold threads without applying constant pressure.)

These sets would make great gifts and are due to arrive in May so place your orders now.