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Designed by Lori J. Miller. Used with permission from American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine. ©2018 Meredith Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Featured in the December 2018 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting is another stunning quilt showing off basics by Clothworks fabric, the vibrant solid cottons of American Made Brand. ‘Connect the Curves’ is designed by Lori J. Miller, who gives this Drunkard’s Path design a modern twist by mixing bold & bright solids with neutral grey from the AMB solid cotton palette.
American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine. ©2018 Meredith Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Head online to American Patchwork & Quilting to view highlights from the December 2018 edition and follow them on social media: facebook, Instagram @allpeoplequilt, Twitter @allpeoplequilt, and Pinterest @allpeoplequilt .
Find a shop here to stock up on some American Made Brand solid basics, now in 87 colors, including 12 new brights that will surely add some pizzazz to your next project!
American Made Brand solid cottons continue to fuel the creativity of many a quilter, sewist, and maker! Clothworks debuted 12 new colors in a Bright & Fresh palette at Quilt Market 2018 in Portland. These new colors certainly live up to their name and are guaranteed to energize your latest sewing project! Look for them to deliver this July in your favorite local quilt shop.
Clothworks was also pleased to feature the gorgeous quilts by Maria Shell, on display in our booth at Quilt Market. Bear Fence (shown in the middle of the pic below) and Hot Seat (on the right in the pic below) captivated the crowds at Quilt Market with their vibrant colors and dynamic piecing.
In case you missed Market, head to Maria’s blog, Tales of a Stitcher, to read about her creative process in making Bear Fence. For more inspiration, follow this link to her book, Improv Patchwork- Dynamic Quilts Made with Line & Shape. Be sure to follow her on Instagram, too!
And follow American Made Brand on Instagram & find a shop here to stock up on AMB solid cottons!
Quilts and More™ magazine. ©2018 Meredith Corporation. All Rights Reserved
American Made Brand cotton solids are featured in a pieced pillow project in the Summer 2018 edition of Quilts and More™ magazine.
The Stitch & Switch Pillow designed by Corey Yoder is inspired by traditional barn quilts, adapted to fit pillow size. The perfect project for a quilter who needs something quick and easy to satisfy their quilting fix! Shown below is a version of the pillow in a traditional color scheme.
Based on a design by Corey Yoder. Used with permission from Quilts and More™ magazine. ©2018 Meredith Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
The Stitch & Switch Pillow design is so versatile, quilt tester Martha Gamm gave it a completely different feel with the nautical-inspired, navy blue & white color scheme using American Made Brand cotton solids, as shown below.
Based on a design by Corey Yoder. Used with permission from Quilts and More™ magazine. ©2018 Meredith Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Head to All People Quilt to download the Summer 2018 edition of Quilts and More™ magazine or pick up a copy of this magazine, due to hit your favorite newsstand, next week on April 24 through July 24th, 2018. And most importantly, support your LQS (Local Quilt Shop) by stocking up on American Made Brand solids.
American Made Brand solid cottons by Clothworks make the front cover of the Jan/Feb 2018 issue of Quilty Magazine in the adorable ‘Frenchie Pop’ quilt! What’s even more exciting is ‘Frenchie Pop’ was designed and made by me, Stephanie DiCola! Inspired by French Bulldogs and the colorful art of Andy Warhol, I challenged myself to use all 75 colors in the AMB Solid cotton palette to make this wall-hanging sized quilt.
Dog lover or not, ‘Frenchie Pop’ is sure to win the hearts of many with its cheery, bright color arrangement. The same French Bulldog applique is repeated in 9 blocks using a different color combination per block to create this eye-catching quilt. Read how to make this quilt by picking up a copy of the Jan/Feb 2018 edition of Quilty at your favorite newsstand. And stock up on American Made Brand solid cottons by visiting your local quilt shop (find a shop here)!
The vibrant colors of American Made Brand cotton solids are featured in another quilt in Issue #21 of Modern Quilts Unlimited Magazine. Spiked Pinwheels, by designer Melissa Dunworth, simply uses 2 contrasting solids from the AMB color palette to create this new take on a classic block design. With 75 colors in the American Made Brand solids palette, you’re sure to find a color combination that speaks to you!
Find a local quilt shop here that stocks American Made Brand solid cottons and let the fun begin in choosing your colors! Head to your preferred newsstand to pick up Issue #21 of Modern Quilts Unlimited Magazine which is packed with colorful diagram instructions and helpful tips. Soon, you’ll be making your own version of Spiked Pinwheels in no time!
American Made Brand cotton solids are featured in the newest issue of Modern Quilts Unlimited Magazine and even on the front cover! Cityscape, by designer Gyleen X. Fitzgerald, makes exquisite use of the AMB solids neutral color palette in this lap-size quilt pieced with 2 ½” strips. For added drama, a thin strip in a neutral floral print accents the AMB solid strips in this stunning diamond block design.
Head to your local quilt shop to stock up on American Made Brand solid cottons, and pick up Issue #21 of Modern Quilts Unlimited Magazine at your favorite newsstand. Follow step-by-step instructions and special sewing techniques to make your very own version of Cityscape.
Many thanks to all who participated in the giveaway in conjunction with the Adventures in Hexagons blog tour. We appreciate all your lovely comments about Laurel Burch fabrics and Hexagon quilts! We hope you enjoyed following along on the blog tour too….perhaps you came away with some inspiration to start a new quilt project.
Now on to the winners of the Clothworks blog giveaway:
The winner of the copy of Adventures in Hexagons by Emily Breclaw is:
Kathleen
The winner of the Laurel Burch Basics Fat Quarter Pack is:
Barbara Hosford
Congratulations ladies! We’ll be contacting you soon for your shipping info to send your prizes.
Be sure to head over to the Clothworks Instagram Page to view the other winner of the Laurel Burch Basics Fat Quarter Pack.
Thanks again to all who commented during this giveaway. Check back here at the Works for more quilt and sewing inspiration, and more chances to enter giveaways!
Welcome to Day 4 of the “Adventures in Hexagons” Blog Tour! Clothworks is excited to promote our friend Emily Breclaw’s newest book, Adventures in Hexagons, released this year by C & T Publishing. Emily, also known as the Caffeinated Quilter, has a passion for hexagon quilts! Read about how her love affair with the hexagon quilt developed in her post on the C&T Publishing blog.
You may remember Emily from our American Made Brand License Plate Quilt Blog Tour a few years ago. Emily was our Texas quilt blogger contributing a license plate block that captured the iconic Lone Star state flag with hexagons pieced to resemble the state flowers.
Emily’s passion for hexagon quilts continued to blossom through the years and now she has just published her first book filled with beautiful hexie quilt designs, clever techniques, and loads of inspiration! Clothworks is thrilled that 2 quilts included in Adventures in Hexagons were sampled using our Laurel Burch Basics.
“Meteor Shower” by Emily Breclaw
“Sparkler” by Emily Breclaw
Images of the book and the quilts are courtesy of C & T Publishing.
Copyright © 2017 by C & T Publishing.
And now for the fun part!
To promote the Adventures in Hexagons blog tour, Clothworks is hosting a GIVEAWAY!
One winner will be randomly selected from both the blog and the Clothworks Instagram page to win one fat quarter pack each of Laurel Burch Basics in 30 fabulous colors!
To enter the blog giveaway:
Visit the Clothworks Instagram page for contest entry information. A Laurel Burch Mythical Jungle fabric giveaway is happening right now on the Clothworks Instagram page, so why not participate in both giveaways for a chance to win lots of beautiful Laurel Burch fabric!
One more lucky winner will also be drawn randomly from the blog to win a copy of Adventures in Hexagons by Emily Breclaw. Winners will be announced here on the Works on August 6th, 2017
Be sure to follow along on the “Adventures in Hexagons” blog tour too:
July 24- C&T Publishing www.ctpub.com
July 25- Generation Q Magazine http://generationqmagazine.com/
July 27- Marti Michell https://www.frommarti.com/
July 28-Clothworks Fabrics www.clothworks.com
July 29- Cathi Godwin, https://quiltobsession.blog/
July 30- Paper Pieces , www.paperpieces.com
August 1- Mary Huey, http://maryhueyquilts.blogspot.com/
August 2- Linda Franz, www.inklingo.com
August 3- Patty Murphy, https://pattymurphyhandmade.com/
August 4- Cheryl Sleboda, www.Muppin.com
August 5- Wendy Sheppard, https://ivoryspring.wordpress.com/
August 6- Emily Breclaw, www.thecaffeinatedquilter.com
Good luck!
Thank you to all the quilters out there who have been quilting along and sharing images of your finished blocks for the AMB Mystery Block of the Month Quilt called ‘Our Land’. Now that the BOM series has completed, we’ve received some feedback on the quilt finishing portion.
For the Quilts of Valor version, a cutting error was found on the first page of the finishing instructions under QOV Border Stars. In the cutting instructions for the colors marked as ‘C’, please cut 2″ squares, not 2 ½” squares as previously listed.
We apologize for the inconvenience and frustration that this may have caused.
Follow this link for the updated Quilts of Valor finishing instructions.
The QOV finishing instructions have also been updated in the previous blog post here.
We’d love to see how you finish your AMB Mystery Quilt! Please share pics of your finished quilts on Instagram with the tag #AMBMystery or email info at Clothworks dot com.
‘Our Land’- Quilts of Valor version pieced by Gayle Noyes & quilted by Loretta Orsborne
The Works 