Pacific Rim Quilt Company
Welcome to our e-Newsletter Archives
We began publishing our e-Newsletter in May/June 2009.  When you read our Inaugural Edition you will get a brief picture of Pacific Rim Quilt Company, and a feel for what you will find in each of our e-Newsletters.  Read all the back issues to catch up with the information we have shared with our readers in the past.
 
In addition to the articles listed below, each issue features one of our favorite notions in the "I Have A Notion" column, along with our answers to "Reader Questions", and more.
 
Be sure to visit our website to see more of what we have to offer people, just like you, who love to make applique quilts, especially Hawaiian Quilts.  Visit our website
 
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Connie & Nancy
Pacific Rim Quilt Company
PO Box 4764
Medford, Oregon 97501
541-282-4119
  • Click on each heading to view the past issues of our e-Newsletters. Enjoy!
  • Inaugural Edition - June 2009
  • In this issue:
    --Who Are We?
    --Hummingbird: Inspiration
    --Breadfruit: Hawaiian Quilt Tradition
  • July 2009 - Issue #2
  • In this issue:
    -- Who is Nancy? A personal introduction
    --Sea Turtles & Dolphins: Hawaiian Quilt Tradition
    --Herd of Turtles: Our 1st 2FAQ design
    --Frog 2FAQ pattern correction
  • August 2009 - Issue #3
  • In this issue:
    -- Who is Janice? A personal introduction
    --Carousel: Pattern modification ideas
    --Angel's Trumpet: Hawaiian Quilt
    --Questions and Answers
  • September 2009 - Issue #4
  • In this issue:
    --Hawaiian Quilt Designs: An Evolving Tradition
    --Design Your Personal Hawaiian Quilt: Hawaii, May 2010
    --You Are In Our Hearts: A Healing Quilt
    --Sunflower Fields: Selecting Two Fabrics
  • October 2009 - Issue #5
  • In this issue:
    --What's the Difference? Hawaiian Quilts vs. 2FAQs
    --Gift-giving Ideas
    --Tea Ceremony: What does it mean?
    --Woodland Lei: Celebrate Autumn
  • November 2009 - Issue #6
  • In this issue:
    --Janice's Hand-dyed Fabric: How it came to be
    --Candlelight: Those pesky inside curves
    --Christmas Blocks: Hawaiian-style
  • December 2009 - Issue #7
  • In this issue:
    --Why We Love Applique: Let us count the ways
    --Penguin Family: Fast & Fun!
    --Cyclamen: Fast Beginner Quilt
  • January 2010 - Issue #8
  • --Echo Quilting: A characteristic of Hawaiian quilts
    --Rainbow Over Lanai: What inspired this design
    --Welcome: A new decade
  • February 2010 - Issue #9
  • --4 NEW 2 Fabric Applique Quilt Patterns
    --Sew Expo, Puyallup, WA
    --Bluegrass Band: Hawaiian Quilt without the tropics
  • March 2010 - Issue #10
  • -- Hawaii State Flower: Hibiscus
    -- Delicate Beauty: Special Meaning
    -- Art Deco Style: Hibiscus
    -- 2 Fabric Applique Quilts: DVD
  • April 2010 - Issue #11
  • -- Quilting: To quilt by hand or machine?
    -- Garden Wreath: Choices, choices
    -- Tulip Vases: Spring at its best
    -- Hawaiian Quilting: DVD
  • June 2010 - Issue #13
  • -- Rose Arbor & Fantasy Rose: 2FAQ Quilts
    --Tropical Floral: Hawaiian pohopoho style quilt
    -- Needles for Applique
  • July / August 2010 - Issue #14
  • -- Victorian Gingerbread: The Continuing Story
    -- The Peacock Princess: Princess Ka'iulani
    -- The Marking Dilemma: What to use to mark your quilts??
  • September 2010 - Issue #15
  • --Halloween: Spirited good fun (New pattern)
    --Zebras: Mother and baby (New pattern)
    --Marking on dark or patterned fabric: Pattern Transfer Paper
  • October 2010 - Issue #16
  • --Hawaiian Quilting: Mysterious Origins
    --Aloha Albumn: Just wonder, what if?
    --Butterflies: Flutter by
  • December 2010 - Issue #17
  • --Florida Road Show: Enthusiastic Fans
    --Dragonflies in Flight: 2 Fabrics, Lots of Choices
    --Orchid Oasis: Hawaiian Quilt
    --Kona Bay Fabrics: 6-yard Bolts Sale
  • January 2011 - Issue #18
  • --Flowers That Never Fade: Banish Winter
    --Peace: "All we are saying is..."
    --Reader Question: DVD or QuiltUniversity.com class?
  • March 2011 - issue #20
  • -- Ginkgo: Profound Endurance
    -- Water Lily: What we will do for a good design!
    -- What Size a Hawaiian Quilt: Maximize Your Fabric
  • April 2011 - Issue #21
  • -- New: Applique Quilt Borders & Table Runners patterns
    --Think Spring: Spring Lilies pattern
    --Thread: 20-Spool Assortment
    --Reader Question: Choosing a batting
  • May 2011 - Issue #22
  • --Lei Kukui: Candlenut Tree
    --Hawaiian Quilt Options: Medallion - Border - Block
    --Kimono: Inspired Adornment
  • June 2011 - Issue #23
  • -- Hawaiian Names: Carefully chosen
    -- Naming Hawaiian Quilts: Each one unique
    -- Silversword: Hawaiian Quilt
    -- Sailboat & Lighthouse: 2 Fabric Applique Quilt
  • October 2011 - Issue #26
  • -- Oak Leaves & Acorns: 2 Fabric Applique Quilt
    -- Lilies of the Valley: Hawaiian Quilt
    -- I Want a Smaller, No a Larger Quilt: Reducing & enlarging patterns
  • November 2011 - Issue #27
  • -- Partridge & Pears: 2 Fabric Applique Quilt
    -- Tropical Fruit & Nut: Hawaiian Quilt Bounty
    -- Holiday Shopping: Gift Guide
  • December 2011 - Issue #28
  • -- Bear Aloft: Fast! Raw-edge Applique
    -- Tropical Splendor: Something Different
    -- Langa Lapu Sun-Dyed Fabrics: Inspired by Nature
  • January 2012 - Issue #29
  • -- New Patterns: For the New Year
    -- Breadfruit of Hawaii: Abundance in 2012
    -- e-Newsletter Options: Changes & How-to's
  • February 2012 - Issue #30
  • -- Banana Tree: Quilts for Men
    -- Frog: For Boys & Frog-Lovers of All Ages
    -- Quilting Ideas for 2FAQs: Inspiration & Ideas
  • March 2012 - Issue #31
  • -- Cruising Hawaii: Inspired to Design
    -- Calla Lilies 2FAQ: Make a Simple Statement
    -- Royalty / Hula: Cultural Icons
  • April / May 2012 - Issue #32
  • -- NEW Book: Design Your Personal Hawaiian Quilt
    -- Sunshine 2 Fabric Applique Quilt
    -- Kaua'i The Garden Isle: Good Things Take Time
  • June 2012 - Issue #33
  • -- Design Your Personal Hawaiian Quilt: The first design is in!
    -- Angel's Trumpet Hawaiian Quilt: Evening Fragrance
    -- Two Mums 2FAQ: Sheer joy!
  • July 2012 - Issue #34
  • -- Bird of Paradise: 2 Fabric Applique Quilt. Not a bird, a flower!
    -- Tropical Floral: Hawaiian block patterns. Six in one
  • August 2012 - Issue #35
  • -- Less-Than-Perfect Fabric Selections? Salvage That Quilt!
    -- Christmas Socks: Hung with care
    -- Sea Turtle and Dolhins: When collaboration works
  • September 2012 - Issue #36
  • -- Woodland Lei: Hawaiian Wall Quilt
    -- Thread-basting - For needleturn applique
    -- Forest Finery: Adorn your table, bed or wall
  • October 2012 - Issue #37
  • -- Zebras: Go wild!
    -- Rainbow Over Lana'i: Variety is the spice of life
    -- Maui Quilt Shop: A gem in Kihei
  • November 2012 - Issue #38
  • -- Breadfruit - Hawaiian Quilt: Telling stories
    -- Giraffe Family - 2FAQ: Celebrating family togetherness
    -- Aurifil Thread: The perfect gift
  • January 2013 - Issue #40
  • -- Celtic Hearts: 2 Fabric Applique Quilt
    -- Appliqueing a King-size Quilt: Help!
    -- Tropical II: Hawaiian Quilt Blocks
  • February 2013 - Issue #41
  • -- Big Island Shop Hop: Passport to quilting paradise
    -- Crowning Glory: Applique Borders & Runners
    -- You Are In Our Hearts: Hawaiian Quilt
  • March 2013 - Issue #42
  • -- Celtic Knotwork: Easy applique with 2 fabrics
    -- Galway: Celtic Knotwork Applique
    -- Cyclamen: Simple Elegance
  • April / May 2013 - Issue #43
  • -- Herd of Turtles: Single-minded determination
    -- Tulip Vases Hawaiian Quilt: Spring Fling!
    -- Applique: Reverse Points...with X-ray vision
  • June 2013 - Issue #44
  • -- Hummingbird: Make it a Mini!
    -- Lei Kuku: One pattern - Many size options
    -- Time is Valuable: Do more with what you have
  • July 2013 - Issue #45
  • -- Tropical Fruit & Nut: Summer fresh, Hawaiian quilt blocks
    -- Janice's Fruit Smoothie Recipe: Make your summer cooler
    -- Sailboat & Lighthouse: New bonus for this 2 Fabric Applique Quilt
  • August 2013 - Issue #46
  • -- Stuck? Reach for Something New
    -- Sunflower Fields, 2 Fabric Applique Quilt: Follow Your Bliss
    -- Flowers That Never Fade, Hawaiian Quilt: Options
  • September 2013 - Issue #47
  • -- Who Are We? A brief overview of Pacific Rim Quilt Company
    -- Delicate Beauty-Hibiscus, Hawaiian Quilt: Craving Collaboration or Companionship?
    -- Carousel, 2 Fabric Applique Quilt: Not just for girls
  • October 2013 - Issue #48
  • -- New Patterns: Pick Me! Pumpkins, Swing Dance, Elephants, Paradise
    --Candlelight, 2 Fabric Applique Quilt: Celebrate!
    -- Victorian Gingerbread, Hawaiian Quilt: Gingerbread Houses
  • January 2014 - Issue #51
  • -- A New Year - A New Project: Aloha Album
    -- Aloha Hibiscus: Free applique pattern
    --Welcome: Free pattern variation
    --Online Classes with Nancy: Academy of Quilting
  • March 2014 - Issue #52
  • -- Hawaiian vs. 2 Fabric Applique Quilts: What's the Difference?
    -- Bluegrass Band: When Passions Collide
    -- Penguin Family: Bbrrr...
  • April 2014 - Issue #53
  • -- Orchid Oasis: Hawaiian Quilt
    -- Echo Quilting with a Border: Merging Lines
    -- Tea Ceremony: 2 Fabric Applique Quilt
  • May / June 2014 - Issue #54
  • -- Hibiscus: 2 Fabric Applique Quilt
    -- 2 Fabric Applique Quilts with Nancy Lee Chong: DVD
    -- Forest Finery: Applique Quilt Borders & Table Runners
    -- Fun in Hawaii: Summertime Events
  • September 2014 - Issue #55
  • -- Design Your Personal Hawaiian Quilt: Continue the Tradition
    -- Halloween: Quick! Fuse!
    -- Christmas Socks: Options Galore
  • October 2014 - Issue #56
  • -- 3 NEW Quilt Patterns: Anthurium, Crown Flower, Owl Family
    -- Pick Me! Pumpkins - Adorn your autumn table
  • November 2014 - Issue #57
  • -- Dragonflies in Flight: Different Fabrics, Different Looks, More Possibilities
    -- Na Ulu O Hawaii: Abundant Love
    -- Fabric Sale: A Rare Event
  • January 2015 - Issue #59
  • -- Silversword: Hawaiian Quilt
    -- Bind It Off: how to finish a quilt
    -- Peacock: 2 Fabric Applique Quilt
  • March 2015 - Issue #60
  • -- Butterflies: 2 Fabric Applique Quilt - Wild Colors
    -- Banana Tree: Hawaiian Quilt - Bountiful Yield
    -- Beam n Read: Personal Light - Hands-free Task Light
  • April 2015 - Issue #61
  • -- Tropical III: Hawaiian Quilt - Don't be fooled
    -- Spring Lilies: 2 Fabric Applique Quilt - It's in the details
    -- Applique Points: How to stitch pointy points
  • May 2015 - Issue #62
  • -- BIG NEWS!
    -- Introducing you to Connie Sayler
    -- Hawaiian Quilting Goes Modern: Clolor-block Ulu
    -- Paradise: 2FAQ pattern - A Quick Trip to the Tropics
  • June 2015 - Issue #63
  • -- Slow Stitching Movement: A new vision in quiltmaking
    -- Giraffe Family: 2FAQ pattern - African Safari
    -- Pick Me! Pumpkins: Satisfaction of a job well-done
  • July 2015 - Issue #64
  • -- A Few of My Favorite Things: Inspiration Abounds
    -- Sea Turtles & Dolphins - Hawaiian Quilt Pattern: Friends of the Sea
    -- Sunshine - 2FAQ pattern: Summer Sun and Fun
  • August 2015 - Issue #65
  • -- 4 NEW PATTERNS - 2 Fabric Applique Quilts
    -- Dogs and Cats - 2FAQ: Our furry friends
    -- Christmas Tree and Koi Pond - 2FAQ: Nancy's stories
    -- Crowning Glory - Border/Runner: What's your pleasure?
    -- Facebook: Know-how
  • September 2015 - Issue #66
  • -- Tradition: Static or Living? What is Tradition?
    -- Multi-Colored Hawaiian Quilts: When 2 colors just won't do
    -- Cyclamen - Hawaiian Quilt: Yes, it's a flower
    -- Bird of Paradise - 2FAQ: Tropical Beauty
    -- Facebook: Keeping in Touch
  • October 2015 - Issue #67
  • -- Give That Gift, Again and Again: it's a work-in-progress
    -- Design Your Personal Hawaiian Quilt: If you can cut with scissors you can do this!
    -- Woodland Lei - Hawaiian Quilt: The universal appeal of circular designs
    -- Oak Leaves & Acorns - 2FAQ: Celebrate Autumn
    -- Facebook: Meet the Model
  • November 2015 - Issue #68
  • -- A Thank You Gift: Free Holiday Pattern
    -- Candlelight - 2FAQ pattern: Shine a Light on Your Holiday Season
    -- Christmas - Hawaiian Quilt Blocks: Christmas in Hawaii
    -- Superwoman! Joyce's Quilt Story
    -- Facebook: WA State Quilt Show
  • December 2015 - Issue #69
  • -- What is Modern Quilting? A few thoughts and ideas
    -- Christmas Socks - Applique runner: Hung by the chimney with care
    -- Orchid - Hawaiian bed quilt: A joy to behold
    -- Creativity: 5th in our series
  • January 2016 - Issue #70
  • -- Breadfruit - Hawaiian Quilt: Abundant Creativity
    -- Peace - 2FAQ pattern: Inner Peace
    -- Creativity: 6th in our series
    -- Academy of Quilting - On-Demand classes with Nancy Lee Chong
  • February 2016 - Issue #71
  • -- Dragonflies in Flight - 2FAQ pattern: Darting Distractions
    -- Crowning Glory - Runners & Borders: Use of Runners as Borders
    -- Creativity: 7th in our series - The Ambiance of Creativity
  • March 2016 - Issue #72
  • -- Celtic Heart - 2FAQ pattern: Spring and Love
    -- Tropical Floral - Hawaiian Block Pattern: Beautiful Flowers
    -- Forest Finery - Runners & Borders: Creative Fabric Choices
    -- Creative Manipulation - 8th in our series
  • April 2016 - Issue #73
  • -- Cat Nap - 2FAQ: Daisies
    -- Delicate Beauty - Hawaiian Pattern: A bit of Hawaii
    -- Evaluating your creative ideas - Part 9
  • May 2016 - Issue #74
  • --Seahorse - 2FAQ
    -- Lilies of the Valley - Hawaiian Pattern
    -- Overcoming Obstacles - Part 10
  • June 2016 - Issue #75
  • -- Dog and Daisy - 2FAQ; Fascinating
    -- Oh, what a year - By Mark Sayler
    -- Water Lily - Hawaiian Pattern: June Birth
  • July 2016 - Issue #76
  • -- Zebras - 2 FAQ
    -- Pick Me Pumpkins - Runner and Border
    -- Tropical II - Hawaiian Block Quilt
  • August 2016 - Issue 77
  • Halloween - 2 Fabric Applique Pattern
    Christmas Socks - Runner and Boarders Pattern
    Tulip Vases - Hawaiian Wall Quilt Pattern