New Purse Kits from Sallie Tomato

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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?

New Renaissance Ribbon Collections

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Add a touch of class to your next project with these beautiful ribbons.

Introducing the Mythical collection by Stacy Peterson, available exclusively from FreeSpirit Fabrics! This enchanting collection draws inspiration from ancient myths and celestial wonders, featuring stunning prints like Powerhouse, which showcases the strength and majesty of Greek Gods. Complementing this are the breathtaking Sunsets, offered in two vibrant colorways, and It’s a Phase, a captivating moon phase design available in two elegant hues. Perfect for adding a mystical, otherworldly touch to your quilts, fashion, and home décor projects, Mythical brings timeless beauty and wonder to your creative endeavors.

Discover the whimsical world of Catnap, the third enchanting ribbon collection by designer Alexia Abegg. Featuring six playful and fun designs, this collection captures the charm Alexia brings to all her designs.

This collection from Alexia Marcel Abegg is a mashup of all of her favorite things! Alexia also added things like sardines (which are having an insane moment right now), moons and stars, snakes, butterflies, her famous mini dots, and a design dedicated to all things lucky.

Salutations – Designer Pack The Salutations ribbon collection by Rashida Coleman-Hale of Ruby Star Society features seven stunning designs that perfectly coordinate with the Salutations fabric collection. With Rashida’s signature modern and playful style, these ribbons add a bold and stylish touch to any project, making them perfect for sewing, crafting, and gift wrapping.This pack includes 5 perfectly coordinated ribbons!


The Home Sweet Haunt ribbon collection by Stacy Iest Hsu is a delightful addition to your Halloween crafting toolkit. Featuring a range of Halloween-themed designs, these ribbons are perfectly coordinated to complement Stacy’s matching fabric collection. Whether you’re embellishing sewing projects, creating festive decorations, or wrapping spooky gifts, this collection offers the perfect finishing touch for all your seasonal creations.

All ribbons in these collections are available individually on our website, www.checkerdist.com. They will arrive in March and April, so place your orders now.

New Zippers from Sassafras Lane

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Get the professional look of a metal zipper without the hassle. You can cut and sew easily through the nylon zipper teeth. The zippers are 3 yards long and 1-1/4″ wide. The pulls are sold separately.

Mix and match these zipper pulls with the zippers above:

Each kit contains 4 heavy duty skull zipper pulls in an iridescent rainbow finish. Use these zipper pulls with Sassafras Lane Zippers-by-the-Yard or any size #5 nylon zipper. These zipper pulls are best used on handbags, backpacks, totes, craft projects and more! Make single or double slide zippers with these fun novelty pulls.

These are all due to arrive this month. Why not add that awe factor to your next project?

You & Me Patterns by Sandy Gervais

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A sampler quilt featuring red and white quilt blocks. This could be made into a block of the month. Fabrics from the line You & Me by Sandy Gervais for Riley Blake Designs are used in this pattern. Finished size: 60″ x 60″.

These two little birds appear to be having a heart-to-heart visit. A quick and easy runner using fabrics from the fabric line You & Me are used in this pattern. Finished size: 18″ x 54-1/2″.


Doesn’t this cake look yummy? A 5″ stacker is used to make the heart border. Finished size 22″ x 26″.


For those of you who like a simpler sampler quilt this one is for you. Just 4 blocks make up this sampler. Finished size: 37″ x 46″.

All of the patterns are due to arrive this month. The question is, which one will you do first???

Heart Cookies by Krista Moser

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This festive Heart Cookies Quilt is simple and so quick to make. It will make the most out of your stash or that collection of Valentine prints you’ve been eyeing. This pattern uses the Creative Grids® 60 Degree Diamond TINY Ruler to easily cut the shapes and sizes that are needed. This pattern includes full-color directions and layouts for a baby/wall quilt and a lap/throw size.

Check out these other patterns that feature her mini diamind tool:

Everything is in stock so place your orders now.

Paper Hearts by Sew Mariana

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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 Little Ghost Quilts Series

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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.

Linda’s Electric Quilters Premium Batting Scissors by Famoré!

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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.

Hyperion featuring Polka Pops

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This new seven month block of the month program by Leslie Ryan of Blooming Boldly is simply stunning! I usually don’t write about something that isn’t coming out until summer, but this one has deadline dates for preordering.

It is available as an individual pattern, a kit or a shop sample!

Quilt Kit

You may want to show the picture of this quilt and take pre-orders for the kit.

Ordering cut-off date for this quilt kit is May 14th, 2025. The Hyperion Quilt Kit includes pattern and fabric for quilt top and binding. Backing not included. Fabric featured is Expressions Batiks Polka Pop Elementals. Finished size is 64 1/2″ x 76 1/2″. Kit comes in a keepsake box. Box size is approximately 11″ x 12 1/4″ x 3 1/2″.

Shop Kit:

Original release date 10/31/2025. Ordering cut-off for this shop kit is May 14th, 2025. This shop kit includes:
– Fabric for one quilt top and binding (backing not included)
– A PIECED QUILT TOP–yes, not a digital, but a pieced top so stores can quilt and hang the sample right away to get sign ups.
– Suggested notions list
– Shop manual that includes instructions for each month, cutting instruction, teaching instructions, construction and add-on tips for how to use our suggested notions.
– Coordinating shop materials (2 posters and 50 bag stuffers).

I fell in love with this line of batiks as well from Riley Blake Designs, Polka Pop Collection. It is available as individual bolts, an 8-yard case pack, pre-cuts, and coordinated bundles of fat quarters. I chose to share the fat quarter bundles so you could see a thumbprint of each fabric.

Don’t you just love it??? Now to decide how you are going to market it…..

New Christmas Patterns by Edyta Sitar

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This traditional quilt pattern is perfect for bringing holiday spirit into your home. The trees, house, and Santa Claus are made from the Laundry Basket Quilts Joy fabric collection, using traditional piecing and a touch of applique to place the heart on top of your tree! There is plenty of room on the background for beautiful quilting. To help you cut, use the Creative Grids ALASKA Ruler for your trees! Finished Quilt Size is: 61″ x 78.5″ Finished Santa Claus is 12″ x 36″.


What a fun small project to decorate your home for the holidays! Great as a Table Runner or a Wall Hanging. Finished Table Runner Size is: 40″ x 16½” Finished Santa Claus is 8″ x 24″.

This is such a simple and easy project to spruce up your home for the holidays! Great as a Table Runner or a Wall Hanging. Finished Table Runner Size is: 40″ x 12″.

Creative Grids Alaska Ruler

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