Greetings!,  Despite the heat, our big power outage (we were out for 5 days) and lack of rain, my vegetable garden is doing great. Every day, I'm either canning or freezing something and taking bags of produce to the Studio to share with others. The size of some of the tomatoes is a little over the top. This one is about half the size of my head! There's lots to share with you this month, including a new video tip; a brand new fabric collection, quilt kits and free patterns; website news; and, as always, the latest free block pattern for Shenandoah Baskets. If you think you'd like to take a class with me, I've also scheduled some fun classes over some weekend dates this fall. The details are below.  One last thing: I have a question for you this month on your recent fabric buying habits. Please take a moment to answer our one-question poll -- it will help us be the best resource possible for quilters like yourself. Tell Us About Your Fabric Buying |
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New Monochrome Fabric Collection, Quilt & More
|  My latest fabric collection is now available online at jinnybeyer.com, in our shop, and at independent quilt shops around the world.
Monochrome includes red-and-white, blue-and-white, and black-and-white prints, along with four coordinating solid fabrics. By varying the scale of the prints, each of the colorways shade light to dark, giving you lots of design options.
The fabrics are available by the yard and in fat quarter bundles.  I designed two projects featuring the fabrics from the collection. The patterns are free downloads and kits are available, too. Brewster's Choice is a classic kaleidoscope design. The quilt is made from one basic block that's easy to sew. Two variations of the block are alternated to create that wonderful interlocking effect. The kits are available in two sizes and all three colorways. Brewster's Choice Kit & Free PatternThe Kaleidoscope Table Runner uses the same basic block, but the whole runner is edged with a narrow border print stripe for a really elegant finish. Table Runner Kit & Free Pattern  |
Video Tip: Choosing Quilt Colors with the Portable Palette
| Would you like to see one of my secrets for choosing fabrics for my quilts?
I've put together a video showing you how I use my Portable Palette design tool. You'll see how easy it is to learn to shade from one color to the next, and how you can use the tool to help you choose colors to work with a particular color scheme, focus fabric or inspiration photo.
To celebrate the new video demo, the Portable Palette is on sale through August 14 at 20% off. Regularly, $60, it's just $48 during the sale.
To view the video or for more details on the Portable Palette, click the link below or the image above.
Jinny Beyer Portable Palette |
New on Website: Sale Bench
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 Many of you write me notes telling me how you hope to visit my shop in Great Falls, VA one day. We love to meet our customers from all over the U.S. and the world. Of course, no one ever leaves the shop without checking out the "sale bench", an actual bench (or two!) stacked with bolts of end-of-the-line fabrics. Now, we're bringing the "sale bench" to you on jinnybeyer.com with a brand new Sale Fabrics collection. Today, there are 29 different fabrics in our Sale Fabrics collection on the website, priced from $6.00 to $7.50 per yard!
Some of the fabrics are "endangered species" so fabrics will definitely disappear without notice. You can't beat the prices, so check out the new "virtual" sale bench today!
Visit the Sale Bench at jinnybeyer.com
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Take a Class (or Two!) with Me this Fall
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 I've firmed up my fall teaching schedule at the Studio in Great Falls, VA. To make things work best for quilters who may be coming from out of town, I have lined up several classes to run from Thursday or Friday through Saturday. You can take one class or register for two to create a mini-workshop. September
- Color Confidence for Quilters ($35) - Friday the 28th from 9:30 - 11:30
- Diamonds Galore ($125) - Friday the 28th from 12:30 - 3:30 (Part 1), followed by Part 2 the following day, Saturday the 29th, from 10 - 4.
Color Confidence is a prerequisite for Diamonds Galore, so the two classes taken together is offered at a reduced price of $150.
- Border Print Basics ($45) - Thursday, October 11 from 9:30 - 12:30
- Quiltmaking by Hand ($125) - Thursday the 11th from 1:30 - 4:30 (Part 1), followed by Part 2 the following day, Friday the 12th, from 10 - 4.
For details on the individual classes or to register, click on the link below.
More on Jinny's Fall Classes
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Shenandoah Baskets - Month 7
|  This month's downloadable pattern is for Beech Baskets.
Beech Basket is Block 9. It puts a wide variety of quiltmaking techniques to work: fussy-cutting border print with templates, rotary cutting options for the half-square triangles, foundation piecing for the handle, and optional appliqué!
If you're just joining the program, there's no need to worry about catching up. In addition to this month's blocks, the download link below will give you access to all the materials we've shared so far.  | |
Shenandoah Baskets is available with dark or light backgrounds. The optional floral appliqué is
shown on the light version.
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(They are all Adobe PDF files so you must have the free Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view them.) Remember that the only way to access the free download page is through this email. So, if you don't download the patterns immediately, be sure to save this email. The link below will be active until the next newsletter goes out. Link active in email sent to subscribers only Ready to make the quilt? We have kits ready to go. Don't forget that you can choose Shenandoah Baskets with a dark or light background. See the kit options here.
Happy quilting! |
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