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New from Creative Grids®

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The Creative Grids® Hunter’s Star Trim Tool designed by Deb Heatherly Grids will make creating these wonderful blocks easy and stress-free.

Using simple squares and rectangles, and the trimming lines on the tool, you’ll have Hunter’s Star blocks made in three different sizes in no time at all. Add some creative color placement, and a huge variety of Hunter’s Star quilts are all yours.

Deb Heatherly has designed several patterns that showcase this tool:

Huntington

Setting the blocks on point and adding a corner post to the sashing creates a stunning secondary design.

Panel Panache

What a fun design to showcase a panel! The pattern includes instructions for two different sizes of panels.

Playing Favorites

Choose a variety of fat quarters in your favorite color and let the fun begin!

Stars on Parade

This quilt can be cut from scraps, fat quarters or even 10-inch squares so it is a great stash buster! And don’t you love that border treatment?

She has also designed SIX Cut Loose Press™ patterns!

Aquila

Three Color Fun

Halloween Nights

Scattered Stars (Strip Friendly)

Sew Much Fun (10-inch Square Friendly)

Floating Stars (10-inch Square Friendly)

The Creative Grids® tool and patterns from Deb’s Cats N Quilts are arriving next month, so place your preorders today. The companion patterns from Cut Loose Press™ are in stock now.

Crimson Christmas by Krista Moser

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Give your Christmas decor the wow factor with these over-sized poinsettia blooms.

The asymmetrical design gives a contemporary nod while the depth and richness of color bring elegance to any space. The piecing starts smaller in the middle and “blooms” out bigger with each row of petals. This quilt is constructed using a variety of shapes and sizes all cut using the original Creative Grids® 60-degree Diamond ruler.

There is no fussy piecing or Y seams involved! Finished size 52 ½” x 56 ½”. This pattern is due to arrive the middle of next month so place your orders now.

New from Sew Mariana and Creative Grids®

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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.

Some features include:
• Easy to read markings.
• Ruler design automatically cuts off the dog ears so lining up the pieces for sewing is fun, easy, and incredibly accurate.
• Comes with fully illustrated step by step instructions.
• Scan the QR Code printed on insert to view a how-to video of these features and to see the projects that can be made with this tool.
• The ruler slides easily over the fabric until pressure is applied. Then our exclusive grip holds the fabric in place while cutting, eliminating slipping and miss-cuts.

Check out these patterns that utilize the tool:

CUT LOOSE PRESS™:
CANDY LANE TABLE RUNNER

What a great centerpiece for any party! All you need is six ten-inch squares and the four B’s: background, border, binding, and backing fabric, to complete this darling table runner.
All three units can be cut with the same Creative Grids® 4-in-1 Hexie Template plus, there are absolutely no Y seams.

Why not change out the color way for each season?

HEXIE FUN

What a stunning accent! All you need is 14 assorted ten-inch squares to showcase the dramatic hexies in this quilt. All four units can be cut with the same Creative Grids® 4-in-1 Hexie Template, once again, there are absolutely no Y seams.

Why not add a splash of color to your home decor today?

SEW MARIANA PATTERNS:
JOLLY TREE QUILT

Build a tree with hexagons, and decorate it with all your favorite holiday fabrics. Jolly Tree is as straight-forward as hexies can get, repeating the same construction sequence for everything but the simply-pieced base. It’s precut and scrap friendly, plus there are absolutely no Y seams. You’ll find paper templates included, or can treat yourself and get the acrylic templates.

The grand result, be it scrappy or sleek, will make this the perfect modern quilt pattern to display during the holiday season.

HEXIE BUNCH

Gather as many flowers into a bunch in your hands: it’s time for Hexie Bunch! Grab your favorite fat quarter bundle or pick from your stash like picking flowers for a bouquet, before stitching it all together in a piece that will last much longer than a wilting plant. Best of all, no y-seams, no paper piecing, and Hexie Bunch is fat quarter friendly. This is a kind of gardening we can all get onboard with! It will last beyond Spring and Summer! This quilt pattern is a great introduction to hexagons.

The tool and Cut Loose Press™ patterns are in stock now. The Sew Mariana patterns are due this week!

New from Cut Loose Press®

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Nine Carat Quilt by Sarah Fulks

All you need is ten fat quarters and a favorite background fabric to create this stunning quilt. It is easier than you think! Piece large nine-patches together. The magic happens when you sub-cut them and sew them back together in a different configuration.

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.

Purr-sonality by Deb Heatherly

Just five 10-inch and five 5-inch squares are needed to make the blocks in this quilt. What a great way to learn how to use the Creative Grids Cat’s Cradle Tool. The blocks are created with squares and rectangles and then trimmed to size. The trimming creates the triangles, it’s magic!

Applique a cat in the corner or use holiday themed fabric and applique leaves, holly, snowflakes, pumpkins…the possibilities are endless. You won’t be able to just make one! The Cat’s Cradle Tool is required to make the pattern.

Flexible Floe Runner by Jill Blair

Flexible Floe Runner is made from one charm pack or (36) 5″ squares. The cover runner features neutrals for a modern look. But I would love to see it in holiday fabrics. Pumpkins or snowflakes anyone?

This is the perfect group or beginner project. Since the blocks are all trimmed to the same size AFTER the angled seams are sewn, all the blocks are the same size. A little fudge factor built into a project is always a good thing! The Creative Grids Straight Out Of Line Tool is required.

The Creative Grids 4-1/2 inch square and the Folded Corner Clipper are recommended.

All of these patterns are in stock now.

New from My Beste Quilt Co

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Meet Me in Duluth uses straight stitching but gives a visual look of curves. This pattern requires yardage and is perfect for confident beginners. A template is provided or use Creative Grids® Triangle Squared and Perfect Rectangle rulers for easy cutting. The quilt finishes at 60″ x 72″.


“Meet Me in Augusta is a graphic quilt, perfect for confident beginners. The quilt finishes at 54″ x 72”.

Meet Me in Santa Fe requires yardage and is perfect for confident beginners. The quilt finishes at 69″ x 69″.

The Crossing is a pre-cut friendly, scrappy pattern using 2½” strips and 5” squares. Great to use as a scrappy sew along. This pattern is perfect for confident beginners and finishes 64″ x 72″.

Meet Me in Amsterdam is composed of 2 different blocks which blend together for a very visually appealing look. This pattern requires yardage and is perfect for confident beginners The quilt finishes at 48″ x 60″.


The Wave is a pre-cut friendly, scrappy pattern using fat quarters and qualifies for the Quilts of Valor program. This pattern is perfect for confident beginners and finishes 60″ x 72″.


Festival of Friendship uses the friendship star as a visual representation of how friendships are interconnected. It is precut friendly with cutting instructions for either fat quarters or 10” squares. This pattern It is perfect for confident beginners and finishes at 56″ x 64″.

Double Track is a precut friendly scrappy pattern using either fat quarters of 5” squares. This pattern It is perfect for confident beginners and finishes at 63″ x 84″.

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

New Cityscape from Krista Moser

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The 1611 Union Street quilt is made of fairly large pieces and is deceptively easy to assemble with no Y seams!

All the dimensional magic happens with three shades in each color, light, medium, and dark. Choose the building colors, then add the wow factor with striped buildings throughout. Achieve a complicated architectural look without all the fussy piecing. This pattern is fully illustrated at each step with color diagrams for clarity and ease in completion. There are two size layouts included, a lap/twin size and a wall size. Lap Size 56″ x 69″ – Wall Size 44″ x 44″.

All of the cutting for this project can be done with Krista’s large Creative Grids® Diamond Ruler.

The pattern us due to arrive next month and the ruler is in stock. This is a great quilt to kit, just in time for holiday shopping!

New Fabric and Patterns by Shelley Cavanna

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Shelley Cavanna of Cora’s Quilts is releasing several patterns and a new fabric line with Benartex next month. Summerhaven Sampler is a twelve-month block-of-the-month project featuring an abundance of cross-stitch-inspired blocks to create your very own flower-filled summer garden! Each block features Shelley’s signature stitch-and-flip construction techniques for a truly stunning sampler quilt made simple.

This project is best suited for confident beginner quilters and feature prints from designer Shelley Cavanna’s Among the Wildflowers I collection with Benartex Fabrics.

Dainty stars and sweet-as-pie gingham checks come together in this stunning, picnic-perfect quilt made simple!

The celestially-inspired Celestine quilt gives the appearance of curved pieces and complex inset or y-seams, but in truth: it’s put together using four simple, straight-edged blocks! This pattern includes the fabric requirements for making both the dark and light versions of the quilt as pictured on the pattern cover.

This project can be cross-promoted with the Creative Grids Triangle Squared Ruler (or similar product), but also contains paper templates for cutting the triangle pieces.

The fabric and patterns are arriving next month so place your orders now.

Pam and Nicky Lintott’s Newest Addition

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Bedazzled is designed by two of my favorite people – Pam and Nicky Lintott! It comes in a 36-page color pattern booklet (8.5in x 11in). It looks complicated but the secondary pattern is created with sashing strips, simply brilliant!

Use it as a stand-alone pattern or a six month Block of the Month program. There are easy to follow instructions and diagrams throughout. Included are two optional sizes – lap (60in x 60in) or bed size 90in x 90in). A bonus quilt pattern is included for the bed size.

This quilt was designed to be used with the Creative Grids® Two Peaks in One Ruler but alternatively, full-size templates are included in the pattern.

This book is due to arrive early next month so place your orders now.

New from Camilla Quilts

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Put a new spin on 12″ Log Cabin blocks with this technique! The pattern includes two different sizes: 86″ square or 104″ square.

The book includes multiple layouts for the blocks so your quilt will be unique.

This would be a great class offered in two sessions. Learn how to use the Creative Grids® Log Cabin Trim Tool Two by Jean Ann Wright in the first class. Then learn how to use the Creative Grids® Kitty Cornered Tool by Deb Heatherly in the second class to add that awe factor!


Both you and your Creative Grid® customers will love this new combo! Three completely different patterns in one booklet! All three meet Quilt of Valor requirements… and all three require the Creative Grids® 12″ Log Cabin Trim Tool by Jean Ann Wright. The Creative Grids® Strippy Star Tool by Deb Heatherly is also a requirement for two of the patterns, and the Creative Grids® Folded Corner Clipper by Susan Nelson is optional for the third pattern.

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

Stripology Quickies by Gudrun Erla

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Who doesn’t love a quick quilt project that can come together in a day? The book includes 17 quilts that come together fast, even though they may not look like it, with the magic of Stripology Rulers.

The patterns are offered in multiple sizes from crib to king and are all made from half yard cuts or fat quarters. Full color instructions using the Stripology Rulers or regular rulers are included.

Includes Full-Size patterns for Quilts: Koby, Winny, Dina, Svana, Lilo, Gigi, Quinn, Ursula, Skyler, Skyler 2.0, Frankie, Holly, Pippa, Ana, Elsa, Mia, Diana Supersized. Gudrun creates her magic with the Creative Grids Stripology® rulers:

This 96 page spiral-bound book is due to arrive in August so place your orders now.