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May 4, 2013
Greetings!,

We've just announced that the Studio will be hosting two buses during our 2013 Quilters' Quest shop hop! The shop hop runs November 8-17, and we'll have a weekend bus and weekday bus so you can leave the driving to us! We expect to sell out well in advance, so visit our website for the details and to sign up.  And be sure to sign up for the free monthly Quilters' Quest newsletter for news, freebies, and more.

The company that is presenting my quilters' tour of India next year visited me in my Studio recently. They put together a video of me talking about how I started quilting and my impressions of India. There are just a few openings left on the January 2014 tour.  For more details, visit India Quilting & Textile Tours.


Pre-cut fabric squares and strips are huge in the quilting industry. Do you use pre-cut fabrics? Do you have a favorite type?  Take 30 seconds to respond to our one-question poll and help us stock the right products for you.



What's New -- Venetian Marble
Venetian Marble is the newest Jinny Beyer fabric collection.

This must-have collection features a single design in sixteen luscious shades. The design looks like marble or crumpled paper -- and is a fabulous alternative to solids in your patchwork or appliqué.

The collection is available in fat quarters, as well as yardage.
See Venetian Marble fabric collection.

The Venetian Marble swatch collection is now available on the Swatch Wall, too. Add them to your wall and see how beautifully they coordinate with my other fabrics.
Visit the Swatch Wall.


Solstice Classroom: Curved Seams 
All of the compasses in Solstice float on a black background, but they are pieced onto the background in a variety of ways. In Block 4, the compass is a circle, sewn into a frame using curved seams.

Sewing curved seams requires you to mark your pieces and take your time stitching, but it's really not as difficult as you may have feared!

To see a video on curved piecing and some options for setting the Block 4 compass into its background, visit the Solstice Classroom.




SolsticeSolstice Compass Block #4

Block #4 is a classic compass block, this time set into the background with a curved seam.  Never fear! We have a great video and some special tips to ensure your success.

If you missed last month's information, don't worry! The download page includes all the materials released so far.
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Solstice Quilt Kits in three color options are now shipping.
More info on Solstice Kits.

We've also created beautiful fat quarter bundles of the fabrics used in the three Solstice colorways. If you love the colors in the quilt and would like to use them in a different project, this is the choice for you.
Solstice Inspiration Bundles
 


Happy Quilting!
 
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