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Tequila Sunrise, by Merry Maricich |
This fun pattern makes up into a 24" x 36" quilt. Choose bright fabrics and bring some sunshine into the room, no matter what the weather is outside!
Sale Price: $10.00
(Regular Price: $12.00)
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Fantastic Fabric Give-away
The following lucky customers each won 2 yards of Janice's hand-dyed fabric. Why? Because they bought at least $10 in fabric from us during our Give-away in March & April.
Congratulations to:
Marjorie from WA
Janet from WA
Debra from PA
Susan from TX
Thank you to everyone who purchases fabric from us!
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In Hawaii
This Ilima Lei pattern from our Christmas block set of patterns, reminds us that May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii. Festivities are planned on all islands, but if you are on the Big Island during May be sure to join in some of the festivities celebrating "May: The Month of the Lei."
Visit www.leiday.net for details.
Wear a lei on May 1. No matter where you are you can share the Aloha with a lei.
While we are talking about the calendar, and the Big Island - mark your calendar for February 2013 and plan to join in the 5th Annual Big Island Quilt Shop Hop. More details later.
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Nancy's studio is beckoning! Why not schedule a few days with Nancy to design your personal Hawaiian quilt?
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 Greetings!
We have given birth - after a two year pregnancy! Good things take time, and this project has taken a lot of time. But finally we are ready to announce our new book/DVD set:
Read all about it in the article below.
Our newsletter is a little late this month, as we were busy getting our book/DVD set ready. Consequently, this issue is for April and May. Our next monthly newsletter will be in June, after Janice returns from her trip to the International Quilt Festival of Ireland! Watch for her report in June.
For our Northwest readers:
Nancy is the Featured Quilter, and Janice will have our booth, at the Mountain Star Quilters Guild quilt show in Medford, Oregon, May 4 and 5. This is a great opportunity to see a wide variety of Nancy's quilts and to watch as she demonstrates applique and quilting during the show. To entice you to come shop, here are our show specials:
- Receive a free DVD of your choice with a total purchase of $150 or more.
- Purchase a pattern plus a Fabric Pack together and receive $2 off the combination.
- Langa Lapu sun-print fabrics - discount prices.
We look forward to seeing you at the show in Medford!
E komo mai,
Welcome,
Nancy & Janice |
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DESIGN YOUR PERSONAL HAWAIIAN QUILT | | |
New! Hot off the press.
You have admired Hawaiian quilts for years. Now, with this book and DVD you can design your very own Hawaiian quilt!
We have been designing and making Hawaiian quilts for over 30 years. Two years ago we held two special classes in Hawaii to teach others how to design their own Hawaiian quilts. We used those classes as the groundwork for our book and video. After a two year gestation, it's finally ready. Now you can have your copy of this long-awaited book/DVD set. Join in the tradition of Hawaiian quilting and design your personal pattern. With our help, you can do it.
The book: 66 pages of full-color photos, illustrations and instruction. A handy guide, at your side, as you explore and create. Full-wrap, wire-O binding lays flat on your worktable, and displays the book title on the spine when the book is closed and on your bookshelf. PLUS,
The DVD: 2 hours of instruction and inspiration. Watch as we show you our designing process; be inspired by the surroundings and experiences of our students in Hawai'i as they design their quilts; visit the Bailey House Museum on Maui, and the Grove Farm Homestead on Kaua'i, to view a portion of their priceless Hawaiian quilt pattern collections.
Have you ever thought about designing a Hawaiian quilt using the motifs of your choosing? Then you will want this book & DVD.
If you can cut with scissors, you can do this. No special drawing or design skills required. It is that easy!
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Here Comes the Sun
Our Sunshine quilt first makes us smile, then makes us think of all the artful suns we have seen through the years as we have faithfully watch Sunday Morning.
One of our favorite TV programs, CBS Sunday Morning, airs - you guessed it - on Sunday mornings. The routine at Janice's house is to set the TV auto-tune on Saturday night before going to bed, then to set the alarm so no one sleeps in.
We love this program. It is intelligent, varied, poignant, inspirational, humorous, and entertaining. Often it translates or explains current culture for those of us who are having trouble keeping up. If you can recognize Sean Connery, Paul Newman, Meryl Streep and Kathy Bates - but are clueless about SpongeBob SquarePants and have never heard of Black Keys, then this program is for you, too.
TIP: Make up this quilt using nylon fabric and hang it outside as a banner. Rain or shine it will make you smile!
Sunshine: 24" x 36". Normally $12.00, for a limited time, just $10.00. Buy It Now
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| KAUA'I - THE GARDEN ISLE | | |
Good Things Take Time
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We think the year was 1988. Nancy and her daughter had been taking hula lessons for about three years, and the whole family was actively involved with the hula halau, Na Lei O Manuakepa. We had both been designing and making Hawaiian quilts for a number of years by then, and were eager to share our love of Hawaiian quilting with members of the halau.
Three of the ladies from the halau asked us to help them design their Hawaiian quilts, so we scheduled a day at Nancy's for designing. That is when Bessie Snively (mother of kumu hula, Iwalani Christian) designed this striking quilt. That session was followed by a day to layout and baste Bessie's newly designed quilt at her house, in her favorite purple colors. Through the years Bessie would report on her progress.
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Design by Bessie Snively
gardenias, ginger and maile |
Fast forward to this month. Bessie, now in her 80's, proudly shares this photo of her recently completed Hawaiian quilt. The one she designed with our help some 25 years ago.
When we asked Bessie to tell us about her quilt, this is what she shared: "What inspired me was when I lived with my in-laws in 1946-47 (on Kaua'i in the Wailua Falls area). My sister-in-law and I used to clean house on Saturdays and then go out in the yard and gather whatever flowers in bloom and put in the house - in a great big ammo shell (probably a cannon shell). When the gardenias were in bloom Oh! the house smelled so delicious. Most of the blossoms were the different kinds of gingers, I loved the hanging ones. Maile was gathered around June up in the mountains.
"I have yet to give my quilt a name. It took me so long because I like to learn to quilt other things and go to classes. If someone is teaching, I want to learn."
Good things do take time.
If Bessie's story and her quilt inspire you to design your personal quilt, now you can with our new book. If this story inspires you to learn hula, you can do that too. Iwalani Christian still teaches hula in the Seattle area. Let us know and we will put you in touch with her, or check in your area for a hula teacher near you. "If someone is teaching, I want to learn." What a great motto.
Bessie, we love you. Mahalo for sharing your quilt with us all.
Hula halau = hula school
Kumu hula = hula teacher |
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COMING EVENTS | | |
Nancy's Whereabouts:
Here are opportunities to take a class from, or enjoy a presentation by Nancy at a quilt show, guild or shop. Most guilds welcome visitors, so don't be shy.
Upcoming Classes and Events:
- May 4-5, Mountain Star Quilters Guild Show, Medford, OR. Nancy will be the Featured Artist and we will have our booth at this show!
- May 21-22, Westshore Quilters Guild, Victoria, BC, Canada
- May 24, The Quilting Loft, Seattle, WA
- June 9-10, Quilters Junction, Centralia, WA
- June 13, Vancouver Quilters, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- June 14-15, Surrey, BC, Canada
- June 16, Vancouver Quilters, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- June 17, Lion's Gate Quilt Guild, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- June 18, Grouse Mountain Day Quilter's Guild, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- August 3 & 4, Oregon Coastal Quilters Guild Show, Newport, OR - we will have our booth at this show for your shopping pleasure!
- August 18 & 19, Lighthouse Quilters Guild Show, Crescent City, CA (plan to visit our booth)
- Sept 15 & 16, Gold Beach Quilters Quilt Show, Gold Beach, OR (plan to visit our booth)
- Sept 20-21, Twin Rivers Quilters Guild, New Bern, NC
Register early for classes. They can fill quickly, or be canceled if not enough people register in advance.
Click CALENDAR for details and contact information.
Schedule Nancy now for your show or event in 2012, 2013 and 2014. If you would like her to come to your area to teach, let your quilt shop, quilt guild, or show organizer know. Print Nancy's Brochure and pass it along.
Looking further ahead on Nancy's schedule, here are opportunities to piggy-back on trips she has already scheduled. If other groups in neighboring towns or states schedule a class or event, then travel expenses are shared between the groups.
- Sept 20-21, 2012, New Bern, North Carolina. Open to book before or after.
- Nov 1-4, 2012 in New Hampshire and Nov 10, 2012 in New York City. Open to book between Nov 6-9.
- June 19-20, 2013, San Mateo, CA. Open to book before or after.
- Nov 12-13, 2013, Anaheim, CA. Open to book before or after.
QuiltUniversity.com
If you do not live where you can take a class from Nancy in person, then perhaps a class at Quilt University would work for you.
"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."
Nancy's up-coming classes begin:
- July 13, Stress-free Celtic Tablerunner
- July 27, Hawaiian Quilting 101
- August 17, Two Fabric Applique
- August 31, Baltimore Basics
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Thank you for spending a little of your precious time with us, we really appreciate it. Remember to send us your stories, pictures, questions, or suggestions. We love to hear from you.
A hui hou,
Until next time,
Nancy & Janice |
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