Enter Your Quilt to Win the $1,000 Prize for Outstanding Traditional Quilt
We're proud to be sponsoring this year's $1,000 Outstanding Traditional Quilt Award at the Road to California Quilters Conference & Showcase 2009, and we encourage all you quilters out there to enter the competition. (Think how much fabric you could buy with that $1,000 prize!) Last year, more than 20,000 quilters attended the show, which will be held January 15-18 in the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California.
Find out more about the Road to California show.
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Check out C&T's New Releases!
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Q: What should I look for when purchasing
a new sewing machine?
A: What to look for in a sewing machine for quilting...
- Perfect tension adjustment. You'll need the ability to adjust both the bobbin and the top tensions.
- Automatic needle stop. The needle should stop immediately rather than coasting one or two more stitches.
- Up-or-down needle position on commans.
- An easily controllable foot pedal, one that is not too sensitive or too difficult.
- A powerful motor to prevent the machine and foot pedal from over heating during long sewing sessions.
- Built-in variable-speed controlto control the stitching speed (optional).
- A clearly visible needle bar; you must be able to see the needle easily.
- Adjustable presser-foot pressure.
- High-quality feet and accessories made specifically for the machine: darning (free-motion) foot, walking foot, straight-stitch throat plate.
- A reputable dealer who can help with minor adjustments and who understands your technical needs.
Also...
- Ask for a demonstration
- Test any machines you're interested in using your own fabric, thread, and batting samples.
- Ask to try the machine out at home over the weekend
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You'll find this and many more essential quilting tips in the Hand & Machine Quilting Tips & Tricks Tool, by two of America's best-known quilting experts, Harriet Hargrave & Alex Anderson. This handy guide is small enough to tuck in your purse and take anywhere. Includes sections for both hand and machine quilting, with lots of helpful charts and photos. Available at your local shop, or from C&T Publishing.
NEW! Online Club for Quilters
Star machine quilter Laura Lee Fritz brings you monthly in-depth machine quilting lessons for both long-arm
and short-arm machines, plus new quilting designs, blog, Q&A, and machine-quilting gallery.
Visit www.FritzItsQuilted.com today and download your free sample quilting patterns.
C&T Publishing's 6th Annual Summer Sizzler Warehouse Sale
If you're in Northern California on Saturday, September 6th, be sure to stop by C&T's annual Warehouse Sale. Click here for a map and complete details.
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