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QUILT OF THE MONTH
Rain Garden
Roberta Raney
(c) 2009
This quilt was inspired by my husband's work on a rain
garden for our backyard. The purpose of the garden is to filter runoff
and clean pollution out of our ground waters. The quilt's focus is on the
root systems, which contain a mile or two of thread work.
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Favorite Website
Leah Day
Leah's year-long Filler a Day project encompasses almost every different style and type of background quilting imaginable www.DayStyleDesigns.com
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Featured Business
King's
Men Quilting Supply, Inc.
King's Men Quilting Supply offers 100s of
machine quilting patterns, parts, accessories, threads, needles,
batting, and new products. www.kmquiltingsupply.com
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Tip of the Month
· Practice, practice, practice. Or, Practice,
patience, persistence! Make small quilts, samplers, anything that keeps you
stitching.
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Look ahead of the needle to where you want to go.
You will have smoother quilting lines
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Try to maintain an even speed, whether on a
longarm or a sewing machine. If you slow down, your stitches will be long;
speed up and you will have tight, small stitches.
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Clean the lint from the bobbin area (and the
feed dogs on sewing machines). Fabric, batting and thread produce lint and lint
build-up can create problems.
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Take frequent breaks. Quilting puts pressure on
your shoulders, neck, back and arms. And your eyes need a break as well!
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Remember to BREATHE.
Let's see YOUR tips here next month! If selected, you will receive a 1 year subscription (or extension) to MQU!
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Help For Haiti
Our thoughts and prayers are with those who are suffering because of the devastating
earthquake in Haiti. As quilters, we naturally first think of making quilts for the victims. However, quilts are not practical at this time. We understand that the most immediate requests are for water,
food, and medical supplies, and money to provide these vital goods. We are requesting that you consider donations to existing organizations working in Haiti so that they can more easily fill
these needs.
Please make your monetary donation to a reputable
organization of your own choosing. Be sure your chosen organization has an
excellent reputation for providing assistance during natural disasters and can ensure that your donation will go where it is needed. Your
generosity will help the people of Haiti as they begin the hard work of
restoring their nation.
Vicki Anderson Kit Robinson
Executive Editor Managing Editor
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The March issue is shaping up to be fantastic! Our
cover story is about Anita Shackelford, and we have many terrific articles
inside. Barb Hollinger helps us quilt borders, Kim Brunner shares how to
use rulers and templates, Vicki Anderson tells about the Love Heals cancer
quilts, we visit Stephanie Patterson's incredible studio,
Shirley Higgenbotham has a great wholecloth quilt created on the IntelliQuilter
computerized system and Jenny Bowker takes us on a design trip to
the Mideast. Oh, and Ellen Anne Eddy turns us Topsy-Turvy with Bobbin
Work. And for those Unlimited Possibilities veterans, we have Tech
Talk again! This time Doug Creasy tells you when to call in the tech. Watch for MQU in your mailbox in early March, or
as a single copy on the website www.mqumag.com!
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HURRY -They're almost gone!
BACK ISSUE BUNDLE
We have a few Unlimited Possibilities Magazines left in inventory, as well as a couple of older MQUs, and we would like to clear them out. Lucky You! We are offering a Back Issue Bundle that includes the Four remaining UPMs (
Nov-08,
Jan-09,
Mar-09 and May-09) PLUS Summer and Fall 08 MQUs, all six for $15, plus shipping. (Note: Shipping in the US is $5, Canada $12 and all other International $15.) Visit the website to take advantage of this Special Offer!
This bundle includes all 3 issues with the Special Batting Guide by Debbi Trevino and Marcia Stevens, an invaluable aid for machine quilters.
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Tote Tuesday
Virginia Spiegel
Check out Virginia
Spiegel's TOTES FOR
TUESDAY promotion to raise funds for the American
Cancer Society. MQU donated a tote (quilted by our own Liz Davis!) filled with machine quilting goodies. In addition to a one year subscription to MQU, We have Kim Brunner's
fabulous Machine Quilting for Beginner's DVD, Diane Doran's beautiful hand-dyed fabric, ruler, stencil, chalk marker set, template, thread and more. Watch for it Tuesday Feb 9 and bid a great price to help eradicate cancer!
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New Column in the Magazine
ASK
KIMMY
You wanted it...now it's here! Whether a beginner or an
experienced machine quilter, no matter if you are using a longarm, midarm or
sit-down machine, many of you have problems and nowhere to turn. Several
subscribers have emailed asking for a column to answer reader questions. Well,
we heard you! Kim Brunner, renowned author, quilter, teacher and training DVD queen,
will start her column ASK KIMMY in
the May 2010 issue. Kimmy has the answers, and if she doesn't, she will go to
other experts to get them.
Email questions to AskKimmy@meanderpublishing.com and we will ASK KIMMY!
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CALLING ALL GUILDS!
We are adding a GUILD LINK to our Links page on the website. If you would like to have your Guild added, send your website information to liz@meanderpublishing.com. Guilds will be grouped by state, making it easy for potential members to find Guilds in their area. No matter how large or small, let us share your Guild information.
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Spotlight On Teachers
Sue Patton
Sue Patten's unique style of quilting has won
both herself and her clients many awards and ribbons. She is an AQS
Author of Quilting Possibilities ... Freehand Filler Patterns, a pattern designer for Golden Threads, Husqvarna,
Viking, and Pfaff, and Cactus Punch, and has several new thread lines.
Sue's high energy classes and unique free motion designs are sure to
inspire you to quilt outside the box and let your quilting reflect who
you really are!!! www.canadianquilterschoice.com
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Quilting With Machines Show
New date and location to
accommodate every quilter's needs.
September 22-25, 2010
Sawmill Creek Resort
and Convention Center
400 Sawmill Creek Drive West
Huron, OH 44839
800.729.6455
www.quiltingwithmachines.com
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