| 2 SPECIAL EVENTS with NANCY CHONG | | |
Retreat to the Big Island of HAWAII with CP Trips, Oct 19-26.
Act fast!
Register now to assure your space on this magical trip to Kona, Hawaii.
Join fellow appliquers for 6 days/ 7 nights in sunny FLORIDA! Nov 12-19. -
Applique classes
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Quilt Show
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Shop Hop
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Special events
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| WHAT'S NEW? | |
LANGA LAPU
112" x 110", whole-cloth pieces. Sun-printed by hand in South Africa.
Just nine remaining. Wonderful for whole-cloth quilts, Hawaiian quilts, or duvets.
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Large size - 18" x 24" sheet.
4 colors - blue, red, white, yellow.
Economical - Paper can be used over and over again.
Temporary - Lines can be brushed off or washed out.
Wax-free - Ironing or heat will not set the transfer lines into your fabric.
Acid-free - Safe for long-term use on fabric.
Non-Toxic - Suitable for use by adults and children.
Multi-use - Can be used to safely transfer applique or quilting lines onto fabric; or transfer lines onto paper, wood, ceramics, glass, metal.
Individual sheets of blue, red, or yellow are on sale now for just $4.00 each. (Regularly priced at $5.75 each.)
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| Aloha!
We are excited this month to be introducing you to TWO NEW
2 Fabric Applique Quilt patterns! The patterns are not quite ready to be shipped, but we wanted to give you the opportunity to place your orders now, so we can send them to you just as soon as they are ready. The new patterns will ship before September 30.
We have a busy schedule this fall, and are sneaking in these two new patterns to keep you busy, too. Busy loves company.
Janice has added lots of new quilt photos to the Galleries on our website. We love that so many of you send us pictures of the quilts you have created from our patterns, or from Nancy's classes; and we love to share those pictures with everyone else. So take a few minutes to admire the work of these talented quilters. It may just inspire you to start, or finish, your quilt. Click on these links, or hover over the LOOK tab on our website to find the Galleries. Hawaiian Quilt Gallery * 2FAQ Gallery * Student Gallery 1 * Student Gallery 2
During October and November we will be at quilt shows and teaching classes in Washington, Hawaii and Florida. Please do plan to visit us at one of these events. Yes, our Calendar has the details.
Nancy & Janice
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 Halloween is the second-most decorated holiday in the US and dates back over 2000 years. Fun for kids and adults, it seems nearly everyone enjoys the fun of costumes, candy and creepy things.
TIP: We know most of you like hand applique, but we think this quilt is crying to be fused and machine stitched. In just a day or two you can have this quilt completed and on the wall, just in time for your Halloween celebrations.
Traditionally we think of black and orange as Halloween colors, but when you think about making this quilt consider alternatives, like acid green, purple, brown, midnight blue, or gold. It is successful with a dark applique fabric on a light background (above), or a light applique fabric on a dark background (below). Lots of possibilities!
TIP: The spider webs in the corners can quickly be accomplished with embroidery (machine or hand), or permanent fabric markers. Why not add some sparkle using metallic thread or glitter?
When you think about how to quilt this one, consider quilting in a few more bats or spider webs, have a ghost coming out a window of the haunted house, or perch a crow on a tree branch. Subtle touches that are seen only on close inspection.
 We all know that new experiences fuel our creativity. So, as you make plans for Halloween this year think about doing something different. Here are a few ideas: plan a scavenger hunt, host a pumpkin carving party, bob for apples, share scary ghost stories, take a hay ride, wander a corn maze, make a pumpkin pie from scratch, or visit a haunted house. Be daring and have fun!
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Fabric Packs are available for both new patterns, and new Packs are being added as new fabrics arrive for the Fall Season. If you do not see what you want, email Janice with what you have in mind. She will gladly put a Fabric Pack together just for you.
Pattern will be available for shipment before September 30. |
| ZEBRAS | | | Mother and baby
Some critters are perfect for a
2 Fabric Applique Quilt, and zebras are one of them.
In the beginning of the design process for this quilt, Nancy wanted it to be another family quilt, with mamma, papa, and baby (like our Penguin Family and Giraffe Family patterns). But it quickly became apparent that would be too many skinny stripes!! Augh! No one would have wanted that. Can you resist these eyes?! This mom and her baby would love to make their home with you.
You already know that a zebra's stripes are as unique as human fingerprints. So make your quilt as unique as you, with color. Go wild with color to give these critters real panache.
TIP: Pair the Zebras quilt up with our Giraffe Family 2FAQ quilt for an African theme.
Zebras, 24" x 36" pattern, $12.00.
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Choose from a variety of Fabric Packs to make this and other 2 Fabric Applique Quilts. We have beautiful new fabrics on the way for both our new quilts. If you do not see exactly what you have in mind today, keep watching the website for more options, or let Janice know what you are looking for. |
| MARKING ON DARK OR PATTERNED FABRIC | | Pattern Transfer Paper
It is easy to trace a 2 Fabric Applique Quilt (2FAQ) pattern on a light applique fabric by just placing the fabric on the pattern and tracing the cutting lines. But what if your applique fabric is too dark to see the pattern lines, even if placed on a light box? This could definitely be a problem with the new quilts we are introducing you to this month. What to do??
The easiest solution is to use transfer paper. For those of us old enough to remember either carbon paper (yes, in the old days of typewriters) or dressmakers carbon paper, you have the concept in mind already. Here is how it works:
Pattern Transfer Paper |
1) Lay our applique fabric out flat on a hard surface, right side up, tape it in place.
2) Lay the coated side of the transfer paper down on the fabric.
3) Lay the pattern, right side up, on the transfer paper. Pin the pattern to the applique fabric in the four corners.
4) Using a dull pencil, chalk pencil, ballpoint pen*, or stylus, trace along every cutting line on the pattern, making sure to move the transfer paper as necessary. Voila, the applique fabric is all marked. (* Never use a ballpoint pen on your fabric, the ink will run when it gets wet.)
The Pattern Transfer Paper we sell is manufactured to our specifications by Saral Paper Corp in sheets that are 18" x 24". These sheets are large enough to mark half of a 2FAQ pattern, then move the paper just one time to mark the other half. You can purchase the same, or similar, papers with different names, but the sheets are smaller, requiring more effort to move the small sheets around to mark the whole quilt.
Note: The lines created by the transfer paper are temporary, and will brush off. So if you are planning to cut-as-you-applique, then you will want to go over the transferred lines with a more permanent marker. See Ranger's Inkssentials pen on our website, as one option.
Our Pattern Transfer Paper is available in four colors: blue, red, white and yellow. Since you mostly use it for marking on dark fabric, any color generally will work. For a short time we are selling the blue, red and yellow single sheets for just $4.00 each (single sheets are regularly priced at $5.75), that's a 30% savings. Click to buy now.
For more details about this product see the side-bar at left.
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COMING EVENTS | | | Nancy's Whereabouts:
Quilt Shows
While you are making your plans for fall travel, be sure to include a stop at one of these quilt shows to meet Nancy and Janice, and do a little shopping.
- October 1-3, Quilt Fest 2010, La Conner, WA
- November 5-7, Block Party Quilters, Issaquah, WA. Nancy is the Featured Quilter at this show.
- November 12 & 13, Feather Princesses Quilt Show, Tampa, FL
Classes - Presentations - Events
- September 30, An Evening with Nancy Chong and her Hawaiian Quilts, in La Conner at Quilt Fest 2010. Hawaiian Aloha attire is encourage for this fun evening.
- October 1-3, 3 classes at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, La Conner, WA
- October 19-26, Join Nancy for an exciting tour on the Big Island of Hawaii, organized by C.P. Trips. So that you will have an applique project to work on during the flight to Kona, we start the fun with a Celtic Knotwork hand applique class on Monday, Oct. 18, in Portland, Oregon. While in Kona, Nancy will share her quilts, along with the history, traditions and superstitions of Hawaiian quilting. You will begin your own Hawaiian wall quilt, and learn the Chong way to applique. Other activities include a snorkel sailing trip, a visit to a seahorse farm, time to shop in Kona, a luau, and more. Contact www.cptrips.com now to reserve your spot.
- October 26 - 28, three different classes at Quilt Passions in Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii.
- November 14 at The Applique Society Retreat in lovely Parrish, Florida. Take Nancy's mystery applique class "Summer Solstice", along with classes from other applique teachers, and so much more! The full retreat runs from Nov 12-19, 2010, and includes a bus trip to the Feather Princesses Quilt Show in Tampa on Nov 13. Sign-up Soon! Yes, the link is on our Calendar.
- November 15, Clearwater, Florida
- November 16, The Villages, Florida
- November 17 - 18, Leesburg, Florida
- November 19, Belleview, Florida
Register early for classes, they can fill quickly, or be cancelled if not enough people register in advance.
Nancy is booking events in 2011, 2012 and beyond. Remember to let your local quilt shop and guild know that you would like to take an applique class from Nancy Chong. Give them our website, or print Nancy's brochure and give it to them. Be sure to circle the classes you are interested in! Nancy will travel anywhere she is invited to teach.
"No tests. No grades. No pressure. New classes open every weekend from January until the end of October. Students receive a password to an online classroom with a teacher-led Discussion Forum and Student Gallery. A typical class consists of three or four lessons. Lessons open on Friday evening."
Nancy's next QuiltUniversity.com class begins:
We'll give you our first-half 2011 QuiltUniversity class schedule in next month's e-Newsletter. |
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Thank you for spending a little of your precious time with us, we really appreciate it. As always, we welcome your suggestions, comments or questions.
A hui hou,
Until next time,
Nancy & Janice |
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