Bring back the childlike delight of cutting out Valentines and picking out candies with Paper Hearts, a traditionally pieced quilt pattern that makes the most of the Creative Grids® 4-in-1 Hexie. Fat quarter and fat eighth friendly, this pattern encourages creativity by having quilters pair up their fabrics in each heart: will they use complimentary prints, a print, and a solid? They’ll have as much fun picking as adding glitter glue to a handmade note. Paper Hearts comes in three sizes and is a solid intermediate, using hexagons and triangles.
This 4-1/2″ Hexie cuts four different shapes, all from strips, and all easy to follow. Shapes include a 4-1/2″ hexagon, a 4-1/2″ half hexagon, a 2-1/2″ triangle, and a 2-1/2″ diamond shape.
Here are all of the patterns that feature Mariana and Creative Grids® 4-in-1 Hexie which makes cutting these quilts a breeze!
The new pattern Paper Hearts will be in stock this month.
The Halloween version of this book was the favorite for the littles in our family this Fall so I have already pre-ordered Winter Surprise. How could I resist after reading the synopsis?
When you’re a quilt instead of a sheet, being a ghost is hard! But it does mean you can float around in cold weather . . . an adorable picture book about a ghost who wants to share the magic of the season with his chilly sheet friends.
The little ghost quilt loves being out in the cold. For once, he doesn’t overheat, and he likes how the snowflakes make his patches look polka-dotted. His friends, who are sheets, get too cold in the winter weather and have to stay inside, but the little ghost quilt doesn’t mind. He enjoys slowly drifting along on his own. On one of his frosty flights, he sees something happening in the town. People are putting up warm, twinkling lights, and there’s a fun festive feeling everywhere — like Halloween, his favorite season, but with snowmen and wreaths and candles in windows instead of pumpkins. He is filled with excitement and happiness looking at all the beautiful decorations and joyous people, yet he can’t help but feel sad that his friends can’t be there. But then, after almost getting caught in a blizzard, the little ghost quilt is struck by inspiration.
The Original Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air and able to whirl and twirl and float and soar. But the little ghost who is a quilt can’t whirl or twirl at all, and when he flies, he gets very hot.He doesn’t know why he’s a quilt. His parents are both sheets, and so are all of his friends. His great-grandmother was a lace curtain, but that doesn’t really help cheer him up.) He feels sad and left out when his friends are zooming around and he can’t keep up. But one Halloween, everything changes. The little ghost who was a quilt has an experience that no other ghost could have, an experience that only happens because he’s a quilt . . . and he realizes that it’s OK to be different.
The original is In stock now. The new book is due to arrive in August.
Don’t you hate it when batting gets snagged on the pointed end of your scissors? Well, not anymore!
Linda’s and Famore teamed together to bring you the best shears starting from a fine grade steel which is hot forged, then inspected by cutlery artisans to meet exact quality standards. The result is a scissor of uncompromised quality and craftsmanship that will last a lifetime.
SCISSOR CARE INSTRUCTIONS: Famoré scissors and shears are precision instruments that will last for generations with simple care. Wipe blades with a soft, dry cloth after each use. Once a month, apply a small amount of oil like sewing machine oil on the screw of the scissors on both sides. Run a small bead of oil up each blade. Open and close the scissors several times, wiping the scissors clean with a soft, dry cotton cloth. This allows the scissor ride to be free of debris and will ensure a sharper blade longer.
These scissors are due to arrive next month so place your orders now.
