New Patterns by Deb Heatherly

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Penny Haren

This pattern uses the Creative Grids® Half Rectangle Trim tool and Folded Corner Clipper. It only takes four fabrics to make this stunning design that creates a secondary pattern when the sashing is added!

This pattern is a great scrap buster that uses the Creative Grids® Kitty Cornered Tool. Choose a background, 2 1/2″ strips in a variety of colors, and lots of scraps to make this fun quilt. The quilt finishes at 70″ x 82″.

This pattern is jelly roll friendly and uses the Creative Grids® ultimate Flying Geese Tool. Using a variety of strips gives the illusion of a basket weave behind the stars.

The rulers are in stock now! The patterns are due to arrive early next month so place your orders now.

Crazier Eights Playbook

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Penny Haren

This companion book for the Creative Grids® Crazier Eights Template Set #CGRMT7 features eight projects. This 16-page booklet includes instructions for cutting from scraps, 10” squares and fabric strips for effective use of your fabrics. Learn to use the five templates as a set, individually or in different combinations to create the projects in the book.

Or use the free pattern that comes with the template set!

Everything is in stock so order now!

Sisterhood of Scraps

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Penny Haren

This is a new book compilation by Lissa Alexander.

In their own words: “What happens when famed quilt designer Lissa Alexander invites her quilting heroines to create scrap quilts alongside her? Scrapalicious magic! Lissa reached out to celebrity ‘sister’ quilters from all walks of life and proposed a theme; then she and each designer made their own version of a quilt based on that theme. The result? Spectacular scrap quilts from true masters of the craft, and an invitation for all quilters to join the Sisterhood of Scraps! Create a dozen stunning quilts inspired by everything from simple squares to Trip Around the World designs (one assembled from a 34-year-old scrap stash!). Quilters can start a quilting bee, build a community, and bring new sisters into the fold as they make these stunning projects. Also inside is a Sisterhood of Scraps certificate that quilters can hang in their sewing space to show that they’re a proud member of the Sisterhood.”

Martingale - Sisterhood of Scraps (Print version + eBook bundle)

This book is due out next week – and I can’t wait to join the sisterhood! I certainly have enough stash. How about you????

Love is Just Around the Corner

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Penny Haren

Quilt shops always have to be one holiday ahead of their customers! After all, they have to have time to sew and quilt that project! These patterns by J Michelle Watts Designs may be just the ticket.

A Scrappy Kind of Love includes two size options. The smaller size can be made with 1 1/2″ strips, the larger twin size can be made with 2 1/2″ strips. Alternate cutting instructions for 10″ squares is also provided so this makes a great stash busting quilt!

Cross My Heart also gives two size options:

And then there is my favorite – Have a Heart:

Four of Hearts could be the perfect gift for that family of four!

Pull out your red and blue fabrics and make a display. And remember, some of those Christmas lines can be used year round so add those to the display as well.

Scrap Crazy Modern

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Penny Haren

Scraps never looked so good! Terri Faust combines a traditional Bear Paw block with the Creative Grids® Scrap Crazy 8 set for spectacular results!

The Scrap Crazy Bear Paw Quilt from Cut Loose Press™ #CLPTFA001 finished quilt measures 64 x 71 inches. Big blocks have never been so dramatic! The colors are cut from 37 print 10-inch squares. The four main squares of each block are pieced with the Creative Grids® Scrap Crazy 8 inch Template set.

But she doesn’t stop there. Terri uses one of the templates to piece the border – simply charming!

Minis are Marvelous!

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Penny Haren

This series of mini quilt patterns are due to arrive next month and are a great way to use up scraps AND perfect your piecing skills. But don’t panic because these little babies are paper-pieced!

All of the quilts measure just six by eight inches! And the patterns are very reasonably priced – that was an unexpected surprise!

Sherri Hisey has developed her own line of foundation paper. It has a rough texture so it doesn’t slide under the pressure foot and comes in two sizes. Both can be run through a printer so no tracing required!

I can’t wait to try this! Why not teach a paper-piecing class and let the students try it? What a great use of those 2-1/2 inch squares and other mini pre-cuts!

Scrap Basket Bounty

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Penny Haren

The Scrap Basket series written by Kim Brackett continues with her latest addition, Scrap-Basket Bounty.

This book features sixteen different blocks. Each block includes three different layouts so there are a total of 48 projects in the book! Now that is a bargain! Here are just some of the surprises inside….

Choose a background fabric and let your scraps shine! This would be a great sew-in. Everyone can bring their scraps to cut – and share. Seeing the different layout options and colorways are sure to inspire everyone. Have plenty of fat quarter bundles available. After all, some of us love scrap quilts but don’t have the stash YET to create them!

Bonnie Hunter’s New Book will Soon be in the Building

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Penny Haren

The description of this book was so well done, I just couldn’t top it so enjoy!

Once you go scrappy, there’s no turning back!

Are you buried in scraps—big pieces, small pieces, hunks, chunks, strips, and parts? Bonnie K. Hunter fans will love her newest book of playful string-quilt projects! Sew a dozen vibrant quilt patterns using the small leftovers from other projects that seem too tiny to save, yet too big to toss. Learn Bonnie’s basics for foundation piecing narrow fabric pieces 3/4” to 2” wide, turning them into dazzling scrappy blocks and one-of-a-kind quilts.

• Have a string piecing party with a best-selling author, the great Bonnie K. Hunter
• Love your leftovers! Become a scrap quilt addict, sewing fabric strings and crumbs into brand new blocks
• Hunter fans will love this offering of twelve “use it all” patterns in her signature style

I kept these pics as big as possible so you can see the detail! Simply stunning!

Her quilts are a spectacular study in color! I can’t wait to get my hands on this one!

The Newest Additions to Funky Friends

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Penny Haren

I know Valentine’s Day is behind us, but this pattern from Funky Friends Factory made me laugh out loud! I am ordering the pattern and starting them now so I will be ready for next year (if I can wait that long)!

Now all you have to do is figure out what to write on their bellies… this might be fun for children of ALL ages!

For a sweeter version, create a menagerie of these critters:

All of these are fun to make and a great way to use up scraps so why not order them today?

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