I’ve had a lot of emails about where people can locate my new line of basics – Cotton Shot! Cotton Shot has the look of a shot cotton weave, but it is printed on a tight quilting cotton, so it is the perfect choice for embroiderers and quilters who are looking for a bit of texture, but nothing too overpowering.
There are 50 beautiful colors in this line, only some of which as shown above.
Although it is still early days and I’ll have a lot to add to this line in the future, I asked Benartex to send me a list of shops that ordered Cotton Shot directly this month. Keep in mind it isn’t a complete list as I do not have access to distributor information which means that I don’t have access to the names of shops who might have ordered the collection from U.S. distributors or any international orders. It is also early days for this new basics line but at least this is a place to start:
Arizona
35th Avenue Sew & Vac
Sunshine Quilts
Quilt n’ Sew Connection
North Carolina
Creative Sewing Machines
Loving Stitches
Ohio
Heavenly Stitches
Oregon
Quilting Delights
Pennsylvania
Burkholders Fabrics
Utah
Nuttalls
Wisconsin
Sew Smart
If you are a shop, or you know of a shop, that is stocking this line, please let me know so I can add that information! I really appreciate it as I want to support all the shops who are kind enough to support me!
Are you excited for some summer sewing? It has been SOOOO hard to keep secrets these last few months so thank goodness I can finally show what I have been working on. My newest fabric lines for Benartex and Contempo or Benartex were just featured at BERNINA University a week ago and I’m so excited to show you!
If you’d rather watch a video showing all the patterns and fabrics you can find one here:
Pictures speak louder than words so let’s get started! The new line inspired by the features of my favorite BERNINA machines is called “Celestial Lights”. It will start shipping in July and is beautifully printed by Benartex with details delineated in pearl inks.
There are a variety of shot-cotton prints perfect for embroidered embellishment, including a pearl-on-white not pictured here.
The first Celestial Lights pattern is called Stardust. It features twelve star embroideries – each with a different blackwork pattern – from the coordinating BERNINA-Exclusive Celestial Lights Collection.The Embroidery Collection also features the quilting files for this quilt digitized for both longarms and domestic embroidery machines.There are directions for both a blue and ared color story.We’ll be giving tips and tricks for sewing this over on BERNINA’s blog this fall!
Again with red and blue options, is my new piecing pattern – Constellations!It uses a half yard of twelve fabrics.Lots of pieces but I REALLY love this one!
And super-fun to piece is Hometown, in a combination of red and blue!
Next up is Floret, a fun appliqué pattern that includes a download code for SVG files.There is going to be an Aurifil thread box for this one, so you’ll have an easy way to locate the 28 wt. thread I like to use for the blanket stitch and the 12 wt. thread I like to use for the triple-stitched vines.Also a July ship date.
The fabric collection features five different panels: two ruler panels, two quilting panels, and one embroidery panel.
Shown in the first row: Endless Quilting yardage and the embroidery panel. Shown in the second row: two ruler panels. The Endless Quilting yardage has no divisions between the repeats and extra fabric near the selvage for seams so you can practice quilting to your heart’s content on a project of any size!
The Celestial Lights Embroidery Panel Project Guide shows you how to make that panel into a pillow, table runner, wall hanging, and quilt!
The Celestial Lights Ruler Panel Guide in conjunction with the ruler panels show you how to use my new Good Measure Every Oval Ruler set in a myriad of different ways. You’ll love this set I promise and guess what?Hot on its heels will come another new ruler set – RIBBON CANDY!
Next up are my Market lines. With all the BERNINA University prep I never wrote a blog post for them so I apologize for this being a bit late.The patterns for the patterns below one will be ready in a few weeks.
Silver Jubilee is an elegant sophisticated line in silvers and charcoals, accented with a rich plum.
Because of the traditional nature of the paisley feature print, with patterns I went more modern in feel.Here is my favorite… Amethyst Jubilee!(And yes, it is paper-pieced but with just one block and its mirror image.)
Following on its heels in the modern category is Linked.It is fat-quarter friendly so is super easy to kit!
Then we have Mirror, Mirror.My goal here was to develop a 10’’ square-friendly pattern that was dynamic and different.
Since Silver Jubilee was modeled after the original gold Jubilee line, I had time to draw another collection.This one is close to my heart as it arrived in my head pretty much fully formed and that hardly ever happens.I just love the rich tones in this collection and the birds… even though I’m scared of birds in real life.Nightingale is very subtly detailed in just a little bit of pearl.
For patterns we have a large-block quilt called Salt Water Taffy…
And Sunrise, which is such fun to quilt with a straight line ruler and simple loops. (I have a video of the quilting somewhere that I’ll have to dig up to show.)You can use quarter yard cuts or fat quarters for this one.
And then we have my favorite to make because each block was such fun – Night Garden!This is fat-quarter friendly too.
All patterns include SKU information and will ship in late July; I’ll let you know as soon as they are available.In the meantime if you love any or all of these lines please ask your local shop to order them through Benartex! Thanks so much and happy quilting!
NOTE: The winner of this giveaway (chosen by random number) is Brenda Ackerman. Congratulations, Brenda! Please send me your snail mail address.
We’ll have a giveaway for Christmas Magic soon!
Hi everyone!
I have some exciting news to share! My Thankful patterns and fabrics from Contempo of Benartex are both now shipping! Perhaps you remember seeing sneak peeks of this line from Fall Quilt Market?
The “Thankful” portion of my Quilt Market booth.
Some prints from “Thankful”
The panel that goes with “Thankful”. This is one of my favorite panels I’ve designed.
There are two patterns that I designed specifically for this line. The first is a pieced pattern called “Autumn Leaves” – it is quick and really fun to piece.
The second is called “Plenty” and includes instructions to make a pillow, a bed runner, and a table runner. It includes a download for SVG files of course.
You can order these patterns from your local shop or, if you aren’t lucky enough to have a local shop, from my website.
There is also a free pattern for a lap quilt and pillow using the Thankful panel on the downloads page of my website.
I don’t stock fabric, but I asked Benartex to put together a list of shops that ordered the fabrics. (This is not a complete list, as if shops buy from distributors I don’t have that information. If you are one of those shops or you just have Thankful and are not listed for any reason I am happy to add you to this list if you contact me!)
ARIZONA
BERNINA Connection
The French Seam
COLORADO
eQuilter.com
FLORIDA
Once Upon A Quilt
The Sewing Garret
GEORGIA
Fabric.com
Augusta & Atlanta Sewing Centers
INDIANA
Rossville Quilts
LOUISIANA
Allbrands.com
MICHIGAN
Kean’s Store Company
MONTANA
Back Porch Quilts
Bernina Sewing & Fabric Center
NEW MEXICO
Gathering Stitches
NORTH CAROLINA
Sew Much Fun!
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck Sewing & Quilting
PENNSYLVANIA
Pine Tree Quilt Shop
SOUTH CAROLINA
Bernina Sewing Center
TENNESSEE
Stitcher’s Playhouse
TEXAS
Cupcake Quilts
Quilt Country
Stitchin’ Heaven
Ok – now for a giveaway! I have a bundle of Thankful fat quarters to give away., courtesy of Benartex! To enter comment below telling what you’d make with them. One entry per person and the winner will be chosen by random number generator. The deadline is end of day Saturday March 30th. (International entries are welcome if you are willing to pay the difference in shipping.)
