Just arrived!!  A new book with many pretty and practical projects from tote bags to rotary cutter cases to wall hangings or table mats.  “Nature’s Beauty in Appliqué” by Susan Taylor Propst has beautiful patterns for spring flowers, leaves, and a swan.  The instructions at the beginning include several techniques for appliqué as well as borders, binding, etc.  It’s a great pattern book if you’re looking for a handwork project (it may also be done on the machine) that will make your mind start thinking spring! Order the book HERE

If you are not one of our Facebook friends (and you should be), you may have missed this video of a sample Joyce made and has on display in the store. It is a casserole carrier that when opened up has a table runner for you to use also. The pattern is from Among Brenda’s Quilts and available to purchase HERE.

Just add a casserole dish and you have a great shower gift, a housewarming gift or a Christmas gift. It’s never too early to start your homemade Christmas gifts. Avoid the rush at the end of the year, come in to QNG and get your pattern and fabric today.

We just had our Tonga Rhapsody Batik Block of the Month meeting for January and the show and tell was great as usual. Connie had a baby quilt to show us that was donated by Diane Lincoln for the Quilts for Kids project that Connie collects quilts for.  Great job ladies. Next week you get your last kit for the Tonga Rhapsody, then we will start a new club in March called Northern Stars. It will use batiks again from Timeless Treasures. The pattern is by Wind and a Prayer.

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Do you have a "stash" of partial/small pieces of batting? You can piece them without sewing into larger pieces!!! Sewing them together can be tedious and often leave stitching lines. Well, "Heat Press Batting Together" product is WONDERFUL! You just put two pieces of batting together, one on top of the other. Trim them with a rotary cutter, then place the two trimmed edges side by side, place on your ironing board and cut this Heat Press tape to size and press on the batting. It works so well, that you can start using up those small pieces. It also works great for LONG ARM QUILTERS. You can add a length of batting while loaded on the frame!! Try it once and you "won't go back" to piecing the pieces!!

This fabric line by Timeless Treasures almost has a batik look to it with its rich colors of burgundy, beige, sage green and various prints providing several textures looks (basket weave, swirls, foliage, etc.).  There will be a social meeting the 4th Thursday of each month for participants.  There is an example in the store of the center block so you can see the beautiful colors for yourself.  Finished size of Bella Verona is 9x x 106”.  This BOM will run for 12 months and will be $24.00/month.  Come in now and put your name on the interest list! We can mail it to you also.

There are 5 exciting blocks to choose from this year.   Two of the blocks will use the same pattern all year long;  one is “houses to embellish” which will use seasonal fabrics and you can add any embellishments to dress it up; the other is a leaf pattern which will be jewel tone colors with a black background and will be a great choice.  Using Moda “retro” fabrics, this block will be fun to see develop throughout the year using the Happy Camper fabric line.  Buggy Barn fabrics will be used in various pinwheel patterns to make a beautiful quilt.  Teal and brown is a beautiful combination and will be used with various fabrics and patterns.  You can choose all of them or any of them to do—they must be picked up in the store each month and will be $2.50 each.  Stop in soon to put your name on the list—the January blocks are on display in the store.

This block of the month will be featuring Timeless Treasure’s Tonga Batik fabrics with a pattern designed by Wing and a Prayer Designs.  The finished size is 96” x 106”.  Several of the blocks are already up in the store so you can see the awesome colors used in this quilt!  This will include a class for participants which will meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month starting in March and running for 12 months.  The cost is $24.00 per month plus shipping if you want it mailed each month.