New Purse Kits from Sallie Tomato

This lined wallet pattern offers several card pockets, two zipper pockets, and an interior slip pocket. RFID fabric is an ideal lining, protecting any readable cards inside the wallet. Add your favorite wallet closure and optional chain strap for more style! Our pattern is inspired by the meaning of the name Tracy: brave, more powerful, superior.

Finished size: 7-1/2″” wide, 4-1/2″” high, and 1/2″” deep.
Included in Kit:
Tracy Pattern
12” x 25” Darling Dahlias Cork Main Fabric
9” x 42” Radio Frequency ID Lining Fabric
15” #3 Zipper
Hardware
Designer Flip Lock
47” Strap Chain
#3 Zipper Pull

It is also available in this colorway:


Renée Kapitanski designed this classic shoulder bag, picturing Elizabeth Lane, the main character in the movie Christmas in Connecticut, walking to her publishing office in New York City. Ms. Lane loved fashion, and you’ll look amazing as you carry your own Lane, perfectly sized to hold all your daily essentials.

Finished size: 8″” wide, 10″” high, and 4″” deep.
Included in Kit:
Lane Paper Pattern LST202
12″” x 25” Denim Backed Palms Main Fabric
8” x 27” Surface Natural Cork Contrast Fabric
12” x 42” Grey Turtle Tex Lining Fabric
24″” x 19” Fusible Woven Interfacing
12″” x 45” Fleece
Hardware
3/4″” Rectangle Rings
Small Classic Turnlock
1/2″” Bucket Bag Feet
Small Chicago Screws

It is also available in this colorway:

These are due to arrive later this month. Why not add them to your class schedule?

Rope Baskets

Zigzag Rope Sewing Projects is a complete craft guide to making stylish bowls, bags, trivets, baskets, and more by coiling rope and joining it together with a simple zigzag stitch! An easy and fun craft to quickly master, this exciting guide features 17 sewing projects and rope crafts with clear, step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and expert tips throughout that will ensure success and build your rope sewing skills. Also included are introductory overviews on the basics of sewing with rope, instructions for more advanced shaping, and tons of finishing ideas. 

Leisure Arts Quilting & Sewing Learn to Make Rope Baskets Book- Wrap up your miscellaneous items in home made rope baskets with these 8 projects designed to keep your home fashionable and organized.

Each project can be made by machine sewing cotton clothesline into patterns and shapes with endless possibilities. Includes step-by-step project instructions with full color photos showing each step, general instructions and tips and tricks. This book is designed to teach you to create projects using cotton rope at a beginner level, but requires intermediate knowledge of machine sewing. Projects include: rope dishes, lidded pot, one-handled hanging basket, coasters, painted pot, dip-dyed basket, fringed basket and rope tote bag.

100% Cotton Clothesline from The Gypsy Quilter® is the perfect ingredient for the rope sewing enthusiast. Create unique rope projects like baskets, trivets, coasters, table runners, rugs, and more with a sewing machine, thread, and a coil of rope. Wrap the 100% cotton rope with fabric strips as you sew, or keep it plain for a natural look.

The 100% cotton rope is stretch resistant, giving you a beautiful finish to your projects. Comes in a protective plastic bag.

This Cut Loose Press® pattern is chock full of hints for those who have never made a clothesline bowl. The silk adds a touch of elegance and is easy to work with. Each bowl required approximately two bobbins of 30-weight thread, hence the name! One skein of Sari Ribbon and one package of clothesline will make three lovely bowls.

This Cut Loose Press® pattern is chock full of hints for those of you who have never made a clothesline bowl. All you need is thirteen 10-squares to make all three bowls.

The narrow strips are cut with the Creative Grids Stripology­ XL ruler so cutting it is a piece of cake. A jean or topstitch needle is recommended. Small: 3″ x 6″; Medium: 4″ x 7″; Large: 5″ x 9″.

Why not learn a new craft to start the New Year?

New from Sassafras Lane

The Quick Boxy Pouch pattern is a fun classic with a Sass touch! These unlined, two-toned boxed pouches look great sewn out of cork, faux leather, clear vinyl and jelly vinyl. The 5 sizes included guarantee there is a size to meet your needs – the smallest will keep your AirPods case secure in your bag and the biggest can store all your toiletries for your next vacation!


All the hardware you need to complete three fun Quick Zippy Pouches! Hardware kit includes three D-rings and three swivel hooks.


They are also releasing two mini vrsions of popular patterns:

Mini Kingston Court finishes 12.5in x 16in.


Mini Bourbon Street finishes 13in x 13in.

and a couple of fun miniature fusible appliqué pattern:


Why not add a couple of enamel pins to your collection?

Everything is due to arrive next month so place your orders now.


No-Sew Ornaments

These patterns won’t be available until Spring, but since many of you are already planning bus trips, retreats, and make it/take its, I wanted you to know these were coming.


The Peekaboo Pumpkin Ornament by The Ornament Girl is a no-sew pattern embellished with trim. Finished size is approximately 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″. It would also be adorable in other holiday fabrics.

The Basic Star Ornament by The Ornament Girl is a no-sew pattern embellished with trim. Finished size is approximately 3″ x 3″.

It is also adorable in Halloween fabrics.


The Prairie Point Pinwheel Ornament by The Ornament Girl is a no-sew pattern embellished with trim. Finished size is approximately 6″ x 6″.

Once again, it is gorgeous when using other fabrics.

We also have the stands in 7″ and 11″ sizes from Ackfeld Manufacturing:

These would be great choices for a mother/daughter class as well. Place your orders now so you don’t forget!

New from Camilla Quilts

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.

Introducing Penelope Handmade by Jennifer Jones

Checker now carries Penelope Handmade patterns. They all feature quilts designed around pre-cuts. Or if customers prefer, they can pick out their own fabrics. I love the samples are all shown in basic colors – a great way to sell tone on tones and solids.

All are fairly simple – beginner or intermediate beginner friendly. They would be great as a series of classes for beginners.

They are all due to arrive next month so place your orders now and start thinking about that display….

Rope Basket Kits


Prepping a class has never been easier with these Rope Basket Kits from The Mountain Thread Company. Each kit includes the required cotton rope, a pattern with lots of helpful tips, a heavy duty sewing machine needle, and a link to unlock bonus material on their website.

These are a sewing machine projects. Your sewing machine will need a zigzag stitch and be able to handle sewing something like jeans. 50wt high quality thread is also highly recommended. Sewists should be confident in steps like changing the machine needle, adjusting stitch length and width, and pivoting.

Sew a set of bowls with the Nesting Bowls DIY Rope Basket Kit The convenient stacking of the three nesting bowls makes a beautiful presentation both for gifts and storage. Make your own functional, serviceable bowls and see the possibilities in the craft room, the office, the gift bag, or the toy room. The graduated sizes of the nesting bowls are approximately 4” across the top, 5” across the top, and 6” across the top. Make it even more unique by using up fabric scraps from old projects! This is a sewing machine project.

With the Round Organizer Bowl DIY Rope Basket Kit, you can make one basket for organizing the spaces that need it most! The finished basket is roomy enough for keys, phone, and other pocket treasures – but also works for organizing a tabletop, desk space, craft room, bedside table, shelf, child’s room, spare room, and more. You can vary the dimensions of the project, but the standard round organizer measures about 6-8” across and 3-4” tall.


Sew your very own set of rope coasters and a matching rope storage bowl for them with this Set of Coasters and Basket Rope Basket Kit. These coasters are unique, durable, washable, beautiful – and, best of all – made by you! The kit makes four 4-inch coasters and a 5-inch storage bowl to hold them.

The Set of Five Trinket Bowls Rope Basket Kit sets you up to sew FIVE adorable tiny trinket bowls to customize as you wish. The finished baskets would be the perfect size to hold change, coins, or small jewelry. Expect some variation, but each basket would measure around 3” across and about 1” tall.


The Oval Organizer DIY Rope Basket Kit sets you up to sew one of our most popular designs: the Oval Organizer Basket! This size of basket will make its own uses – collecting keys, holding phones or remote controls, organizing a desktop, or gifting a friend. The finished basket would measure around 5×11” and 3” deep.

Craft THREE rope bowls to customize as you wish with the Set of Three Bowls DIY Rope Basket Kit The finished baskets are the perfect size to hold a watch & other jewelry, some candies, or crafty bits. Each basket would measure 4-5” across and 1” tall.


It’s time now to add HANDLES to your projects with the Basket with Handles DIY Rope Basket Kit. Make a new bread basket, a key corral, or the loveliest craft room storage. Use the introduction of the handle technique as a springboard for future projects with portability in mind. The round basket measures approximately 8-9” across the top and 2-2.5” tall (actual finished dimensions may vary).

These kits are due to arrive next month so place your orders now and add a class to your schedule! Additional rope is available on our website. After all, who can stop at just one???

Tissue Anyone?

These new panels by Jody Houghton include a panel and the pattern to make these darling tissue covers. What a great gift for anyone feeling under the weather during this flu season!

The panels are also available without the pattern because who could stop at just one??? These kits and panels are due to arrive in the next couple of weeks so place your order now.

The Perfect Beginner Quilt

From Cut Loose Press® by Rachelle Craig, Havenwood is the perfect beginner class or project! Just about every inch of the fabric is used in this quilt. Grab forty-2 1/2-inch strips (or cut your own), a background fabric and you are ready to go. Kitting not required!

Turning every other block creates the modern off-set look that gives this quilt its style.

The cover quilt is made with Pearl Splendor by Benartex. Or, cut your own strips with the Creative Grids® Stripology XL Ruler.

The 2-1/2″ slits are marked with squares – can’t get any easier than that! What a great way to use up scraps.

The Angler – a Twist with Style

Introducing the perfect class project!

The Angler just might be the “catchiest” bag yet! A flat layout makes for a nifty, unique design that can be sewn up quickly using fabric, vinyl mesh, clear vinyl, printed vinyl, jelly vinyl, cork, faux leather – the possibilities are endless! This bag can be stitched with as little as four seams when using cork or faux leather. Add a binding to vinyl mesh screen for a pop of color!

Tote cosmetics, pencils and markers, phone accessories, etc. with a flair of style. Fits nicely into a large purse or tote and is great for travel. Three sizes are included in the pattern. When taught in a three hour class every student finished at least two bags and some up to six bags. The sizes range from 4 x 7″ to 6 x 9″.

This is a great class to familiarize your students with cork, jelly vinyl, or jelly mesh. You can use zippers by the yard and show them how to use the Gypsy Quilter Zipper Jig to add zipper pulls.

Change or add a zipper pull with ease. Place the zipper pull in the appropriate channel with the zipper pull facing the back side of the jig. Place the ends of the zipper tape into the pull with the teeth also facing the back of the jig. Give a little tug on both tapes at once and your zipper pull is installed. It’s that easy.

The pattern is due to arrive next week so place your orders now. Don’t forget to order cork, vinyl, zipper pulls, zippers and the jig as well. What a great demo opportunity!