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Fold fabric with a pen!

When we tried the Clover Fabric Folding Pen our exact words were "Oh my gosh this is so COOL!"

The Clover Fabric Folding Pen makes it easy to press a fold into fabric on the fly and without an iron.  To use it, simply fill the pen with water and a few drops of the included marking solution and draw a line on fabric - either up against a ruler or free hand. Then fold where you drew the line and crease it with your fingertips, and voila- it stays folded as if it had been pressed!

Imagine how easy it would be to make napkins with this!

We just received an order of Acorn Precision Piecing Kits!

If you missed out on them earlier, now is your chance.
 

Check out what customers have said about them-
E. said, "I took a class from Shelley using these products and WOW! do they work! I highly recommend them." 
A. said, "I used the press pen on flannel...  ...SO good!"
C.N. said, "These products are wonderful. I use them all the time and they work very well and no damage to fabrics. (And no, I’m not on the payroll!)"

Precision Piecing Without Pins!

The Acorn Precision Piecing Kit gives you ultimate control in assembling quilt blocks and appliqué pieces, making everything go together more easily and precisely. 

The kit has three components:

Seam Align Glue
Seam Align Glue is used in place of pins and holds your fabric pieces together more securely than pins with no slipping. The soft and flexible non-toxic glue comes in a squeeze bottle with a precision tip so that you can apply it with total accuracy.

Easy Press Solution & Easy Press Pen
Press your sewn block seam open, and then use the Easy Press Pen with to apply the Easy Press Solution directly to the "high side" of the seam. Press again to get a perfectly flat seam that makes it easy to align and assemble quilt blocks.

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Shown here in the Enchantment colorway, Secret Drawer is the nineteenth block for the Legacy Quilt Club. The Legacy Quilt features twenty blocks. A new block pattern is available for FREE each month.

Participants always SAVE 15% -

Use Coupon Code:

SECRETDRAWER15

Good for all products at Ricky Tims Online Store.
Expires August 15, 2018

Click here to find previous blocks in the Legacy Quilt Club.

 Secret Drawer

"Laura and Carrie helped Ma pack clothes and dishes and books. It was then that Laura discovered a secret. She was on her knees, lifting winter underwear out of Ma's bottom bureau drawer, and under the red flannels she felt something hard. She put in her hand and drew out a book. It was a perfectly new book, beautifully bound in green cloth with a gilded pattern pressed into it. On the cover two curving scrolls of lovely, fancy letters made the words. TENNYSON'S POEMS."  

 

~ Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little Town on the Prairie, Ch. 12 "Snug for Winter"

 

 

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Enjoy the latest episode from the National Quilt Museum. In this episode, they feature the Van Gogh Cherrywood Challenge exhibit and the Fly Me to the Moon exhibit.

To see the winners of the Van Gogh Cherrywood Challenge, click here. To see more of the Fly Me to the Moon exhibit, click here.

Find out how to get involved at www.quiltmuseum.org/GETINVOLVED

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There are so many facets of the quilting world to love. And, although I am a pretty traditional quilter who loves a great pattern, I do appreciate and love the variety of quilts and quilters! This month at the Twigs Gallery in Sisters, Oregon, the Reef exhibit was amazing. I have a hopeful heart for our world when I see a young woman like Katie Dumolt, whose passion for a better world is translated into quilts in such a profound way. What a wonderful combination!! I hope you enjoy the slide show, all the pieces are for sale and part of the proceeds will be donated to help restore the Coral Reefs. Just contact the Stitchin' Post.

Click here for Anna's blog.

Click here for Anna's YouTube Channel.

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Kathy recently blogged about her experience taping The Quilt Show and what she's been up to since that time. She also shows you more of the quilt that she was working on during her show.

Star Members can watch Kathy in Show 2303: Free-Form Organic Appliqué & Twisting the Traditional Wedge.

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Sue Spargo joins Jen from Shabby Fabrics to show her how to embellish a table runner with creative embroidery stitches. They discuss the threads and tools you'll need.

Star Members can watch Sue in Show 810: Folk Art in Fabric: Inspirations and Techniques and Show 1304: Borders with Benefits, Terrific Textures...and More!

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We always talk about the importance of labeling our quilts (and other textiles). Sometimes we need to be reminded. Here is one of these reminders from a curator at the DAR Museum using just a touch of humor.

A note from curators past, present, and future: If your name is Jane Smith, and you want to be remembered by posterity, please identify yourself with additional information like location and date of birth. We do love your comparing a sampler to an elegant mind, but we wish we knew who you were. #Needleworkmystery #JaneSmith

(photo: DAR museum)

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Sue Spargo teaches Jen from Shabby Fabrics her creative appliqué process. From beginning to the very end, learn how you can achieve that "Sue Spargo" look. Stay tuned for Part 3.

Star Members can watch Sue in Show 810: Folk Art in Fabric: Inspirations and Techniques and Show 1304: Borders with Benefits, Terrific Textures...and More!