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April 2, 2011
Greetings!  

Interest is very high for our new block-of-the-month quilt, Jinny's Journey, and I'm delighted about that. Thousands of subscribers downloaded the first pattern and the second is ready to go.

This newsletter also:
  • includes links to more freebies on our website;
  • introduces a splashy new fabric line and quilt, Summer Lily;
  • and answers a subscriber's question about "scant" seam allowances.
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Enjoy!  
What's New at jinnybeyer.com
Our new website gives us lots of ways to give you more.  There are lots of new products, patterns and freebies -- here are just a few things you might want to check out.
  • two new free block patterns join the 180 already on the Quilter's Design Board. Block 181 is live and Block 182 will be available early next week.  
Blocks 181 and 182
Blocks 181 and 182
  • this week's web special has my Border Print Tote Bag in four colorways on sale for $45 -- just until Tuesday! 
  • find a local quilt shop which carries my fabric by using our Shop Locator. And if your local shop isn't on the list, encourage them to contact us at shoplist@jinnybeyer.com to get added.  

Have you tried the Swatch Wall yet?

When you're shopping the site for coordinating fabrics, click on the blue Add to Swatch Wall link under the fabric images to add them to the Swatch Wall. When you're ready, click on the Swatch Wall button at the top of the screen.

Adding Fabrics to Swatch Wall

 The Swatch Wall will contain samples of all the fabrics you added to the Wall.  You can drag them around, hide or delete selected swatches, and add the ones you like to your basket. It's a fun way to find coordinating fabrics.

Swatch Wall Composite

Visit the website now. 
New Summer Lily Fabrics, Kit & Free Pattern
Summer Lily inspirationMy  Summer Lily fabric collection is now available in quilt shops and through our website. This is a mini-collection of sixteen fabrics in vibrant colors -- the fat quarter bundles are proving very popular.  The photo of the flower inspired the collection's colors and the quilt I designed to showcase the fabrics.

The Summer Lily quilt kit is now shipping, and the free pattern is also available to download from the website.  The quilt is made by cutting strip-sets into over-sized triangular or diamond units and the templates for those units are quite large.  The quilt pattern includes templates which you can copy and enlarge, but we also decided to offer full-size templates as an additional option for those of you who like the convenience and accuracy.Summer Lily quilt

You can find information on the kit and pattern here.  
Ask Jinny:  What's a Scant Seam Allowance & Should I Be Using One?
Sheila from Spring, Texas emailed me the following:

Jinny, I'm working on a pre-cut block of the month quilt and the instructions call for a scant 1/4-inch seam allowance. If I hand piece rather than machine, do I need to worry about the "scant" part? If I do need to worry about it, how do I achieve it?


Testing Seam AllowanceThis is a terrific question that applies to both machine and hand piecers. And it has come up recently in the Studio as we tested both the Summer Lily and Jinny's Journey patterns.

The short answer is that if a pattern tells you to use a scant seam allowance, there's definitely a reason. There is a good chance that it has to do with the measurements used for cutting block patches . . . but you may find that a scant seam allowance helps you sew blocks more accurately no matter if the pattern calls for it or not!  Read my full reply to Sheila in the Ask Jinny! section on the website.

Have a question for me? Send it to askjinny@jinnybeyer.com and we'll consider it for an upcoming newsletter.

Jinny's Journey Block of the Month - Block #2
Jinnys Journey Quilt
Jinny's Journey - BOM Quilt for 2011

Did you know that we've made the kit available with three different border print choices? Pick from blue, teal and purple.

 

Kits containing all the fabric for the quilt top and binding are available now.  And if you don't want to wait for the month-by-month patterns, you can purchase the complete pattern as well.

 

For more details on the Jinny's Journey kit and pattern,

click here.

 

 

Border fabric options

 

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JJ - block 2

Block #2 is a Jacob's Ladder variation that has you cutting into your border print fabric. This month you can download the pattern, plus detailed information on using border print fabric.

 

And if you missed them last month, you can get the pattern from Block 1, General Instructions (they're important!) and a Fabric Guide all at the link below.

 

 [link available to subscribers only]

 

 The free patterns are only available via the link in this newsletter so if you don't download the pattern right away, be sure to save this email.

 


Happy quilting!
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