NEW Modern by the Yard issue!

Introducing the latest issue of Modern by the Yard, our e-zine! This issue is packed with colorful inspiration, including 5 projects we think you'll love! 

Click on the blue box to view the magazine. 

psst...you can also download Modern by the Yard to your computer. That means you can save the patterns/pages you like, print them out, and enlarge the pages on your computer to make them easier to read as needed. When you click on the link above, look for the download option that appears below the magazine cover. Enjoy! 

Here's a sneak peek at what you'll find inside:

Debby Kratovil's Modern with a Twist feature, showcasing Sundrenched Balis:

 Alison Vermilya's Stair Step sampler, featuring the Glass House collection by Rose Ann Cook:

Sarah Goer's Summer Splash table topper, featuring the Patio Splash collection:

Stephanie Sheridan's Tropical Pop pillows, featuring the Fossil Fern collection:

Lisa Swenson Ruble's Sew Organized wall hanging, featuring Sew! Sew!:

And a gallery of our newest fabrics with modern flair:

Enjoy! 

If you missed our first four issues, click here to find the links.

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The Fan Favorite Champion!

Congratulations to Rose Ann Cook and her Fan Favorite Pattern, Big Moon! Rose Ann designed this quilt using her Glass House fabric collection, and our followers responded, choosing Big Moon as our winning pattern.

Click here to download the Big Moon quilt pattern. 

Thank you to everyone who followed along and voted in our Fan Favorite Pattern Bracket! We hope you enjoyed taking a closer look at our free quilt patterns (and maybe saved a few to make!). 

And, congratulations to Verna A., who was randomly selected as our winning voter. She has won a fabric kit for her choice of either of our Championship game patterns. Verna, we'll be contacting you by email. 

p.s. Want to take one more look at our original bracket? Click here to see the Sweet Sixteen. 

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March Madness: Championship Game!

Wow! We're down to the final two quilts in our March Madness fun! 

We're excited to announce the two quilts in our championship game! 

Congratulations to Big Moon and Fortune! 

Thanks to everyone who has voted from our Sweet Sixteen to these final two.  As a thank you for your participation, this final round of voting will include the opportunity to win a fabric prize! 

Here's how to vote AND enter the giveaway:

To vote:

Leave a comment below with your vote for this game (choose Big Moon or Fortune). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting, and a third time on Instagram. 

Voting for this game is open through Monday, April 3 at 5 pm EST. We'll announce the winner on Tuesday, April 4th. 
Voting is now closed! 
Watch for the announcement of the winner on Tuesday!

To enter the giveaway: 

Send an email to socialmedia23 (at) gmail.com with Championship Game in the subject line.

The Championship Game:

Big Moon by Rose Ann Cook featuring Glass House

vs.

Fortune by Linda Leathersich and Stephanie Sheridan featuring Kismet

Good luck to both of these fabulous patterns! 

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March Madness: Final Four!

Thanks for all of your votes so far in our quest for the March Madness Fan Favorite Pattern!

Introducing our Final Four:

Our Final Four will feature two games: Nico vs. Big Moon and Vintage Tango vs. Fortune. The voting for each game will be open two days. 

For this round, you can vote three different ways:

Leave a comment below with your votes for this game (choose Nico or Big Moon). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting. And new, this round, you can vote a third time on Instagram. Leave a comment under the photo of the two quilts indicating which quilt you're voting for. 

Voting for these this game is open through Wednesday, March 29 at 9:29 am EDT.

Voting is closed for this game. 
Vote here in our second Final Four game. 

Today's game: 

Nico by Linda Leathersich and Stephanie Sheridan featuring Sgraffito

vs.

Big Moon by Rose Ann Cook featuring Glass House

Happy voting!

Catch up on our bracket! 

Click here to see all of the quilts in the original Sweet Sixteen

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March Madness: Round 2, Game 2

Welcome to our Fan Favorite March Madness Bracket! 

Voting this week helps to narrow the Elite Eight to Final Four. 

Today's Game:
Voting for today's game is now closed. 
Check back Monday to see our Final Four! 

Color Blocks by the Benartex Studio featuring Masterpiece Mixers

vs.

Big Moon by Rose Ann Cook featuring Glass House

Remember, you can vote two different ways:

Leave a comment below with your votes for this game (choose Color Blocks or Big Moon). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting. 

Voting for these this game is open through Wednesday, March 22 at 9:29 am EDT.

Catch up on our bracket! 

Click here to find the original Sweet Sixteen and 

click here to find the Elite Eight. 

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March Madness: Round 1, Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of our quilt-themed March Madness!

Here are today's games:

Voting for these games is now closed. Click here to find the Day 4 voting.

Game 1:

American Dream by Diane Nagle featuring Oh My Stars

vs.

Color Blocks by the Benartex Studio featuring Masterpiece Mixers

Game 2:

Big Moon by Rose Ann Cook featuring Glass House

vs.

Squares by Golly by Ann Lauer featuring Anything Goes

Leave a comment below with your votes for these two games (choose American Dream or Color Blocks for Game 1 AND Big Moon or Squares by Golly for Game 2). One comment per person, please. You can also vote a second time on our Facebook Group – Sew Interesting and a third time on our Pinterest board. 

Voting for these two games is open through Wednesday, March 15 at 11:59 am EDT.

Click here to see the entire Sweet Sixteen bracket.

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Somewhere over the rainbow...

Happy Monday! We're here to help you start your week of with a smile. We have three collections of blenders, in full rainbow palettes of color. 

1. Glass House 

by Rose Ann Cook

 Inspired by the fabulous light effects and textures created by cut glass...these fabrics sparkle!

Rose Ann designed two free quilt patterns using her collection. 
First is "Glass Rail Fence," or as she describes it, not your grandmother's rail fence quilt! 

Download the free quilt pattern here.

Second, for all you circle lovers, is "Big Moon"

Download the free quilt pattern here.

Click here to see the entire Glass House collection.

2. Masterpiece Mixers 

from Kanvas Studio

Brilliant artist’s paint, fresh-squeezed from the tube, and dabbed on canvas.

Click here to see the entire Masterpiece Mixers collection.

3. Dreamscape

Twenty-three different colors of subtle swirls and shading in beautifully textured patterns. 

Dreamscape has two free quilt patterns: 
"Frescoe Dreams" by Benartex Studio

Click here to download the pattern.

"Skittles" also by Benartex Studio:

Sue Beevers designed the Star Dance quilt using the Dreamscape collection. 

Click here to visit Sue's website, where you can purchase the pattern.

Click here to see the entire Dreamscape collection.

Falling in love with these fabulous fabrics? Great news! Starting tomorrow, we'll be featuring Dreamscape in a block hop right here on the blog. Each block you'll see will include a tutorial using Dreamscape fabrics, but they could just as easily be made in Glass House or Masterpiece Mixers. These blenders are ready to play in your sewing room! 

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Tour our Benartex booth!

Are you ready for a tour of our Quilt Market booths? 

We're starting today with the Benartex booth, full of new fabric lines and beautiful quilts.

A look at the entire booth:

Quilts made from Paula Nadelstern's new collection, Kismet:

Two more quilts, plus a gorgeously beaded sphere--such a work of art!

Two clutches featuring fussy-cut kaleidoscope designs:

Quilts made using Jackie Robinson's A Festive Season collection:

Love those vibrantly red cardinals!

Shelves and shelves of pre-cuts! (Ask for them at your local quilt shop!)

Rose Ann Cook's two lines, Glass House and Joey the Shop Dog:

Our special guest at Quilt Market, Joey! Joey charmed everyone who came to the booth.

Being at Quilt Market is exahusting...

 Quilts featuring A Moose for Christmas by Cheryl Haynes

What a cute moose applique wall hanging!

Ann Lauer's new Butterfly Fandango collection:

Ann's second new line, Anything Goes:

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Quilt Market Booth Tour: Benartex

Welcome to day 3 of our three-day Quilt Market booth tour. Last weekend, we were in Salt Lake City sharing our newest fabric collections from Benartex, Kanvas and Contempo with quilt shop owners. Now we're ready to give you a sneak peek so you know what to watch for (and ask for!) at your local quilt shops. 

Today we're showing the Benartex section of the booth. Grab a cup of coffee and sit back--we have a bunch of photos to show you! 

First, a look at the booth as a whole, and then we'll get into the details. 

We'll start off with Jackie Robinson. The main focus of her section is her new Bluebird Gathering collection--fabrics that are sure to be popular with everyone who loved her hummingbirds! Available in shops June/July. She also had a few quilts made with her My Little Chickadee collection, an extension of the Chickadees and Berries line.

A closer look at the bluebirds--so realistic! 

A stunning quilt design with Jackie's signature border stripe. 

We continued our skinny quilt display concept that we've used at past Quilt Markets, but with a twist. In our Bali section, the design flows from quilt to quilt, the same, but different. 

These skinny quilts showcase our Bali lines:

Cast Away, Rainforest Mist, Desert Sunset, Berry Delight, Lullaby, and Winter Whites

(Available in shops November/December.)

And on the end, Cheryl Haynes' newest collection, Bear Paws. Available in shops July/August. (Say hello to Ashley Fraites, getting ready to show these new lines to quilt shop owners!)

On the opposite side, we have Rose Ann Cook with her Glass House collection, including this quilt, a contemporary wall design. (Available in shops Oct/Nov.)

And more skinny quilts! 

From left: Dreamscape, A Miracle, and a combination of Flora, Forget Me Not, and Morning Glory, which are all part of Eleanor Burns' new Forever Love collection, and then finishing up on the right with Chelsea and Ribbon Floral.

(Dreamscale and A Miracle available July/August, Forever Love is available in shops now; Chelsea Sept-Oct and Ribbon Floral August-Sept)

Next up is Ann Lauer with her rich new collection, Irresistible Iris. Deep purples and gorgeous flowers. Yum! Available in quilt shops July/August.

So much fun new fabric! Thanks for joining us on our booth tour. 

Click here to see the Contempo booth tour. 

Click here to see the Kanvas booth tour. 

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