Sharing

Have you experienced a sharing of knowledge and information with a quilting friend? Do you know how wonderful it is to have someone, or more than one, with whom you can share and learn? The world of South Carolina quilting just lost such a person at the passing of Mary Isbell. She was a SC quilter who touched the lives on so many quilters and would-be quilters that it would be hard to count them. Mary taught everywhere she went. She was the quintessential quilter. Her handwork was exquisite. The appliqué that she produced was immaculate. Mary taught all over the state from her home in Gray Court, SC to QSC retreats to Heirlooms & Comforts and all around. She apparently received great satisfaction from showing others what she knew about the art/craft of quilting. Mary Isbell, an icon of quilt making and friend to many, will be missed by hosts of South Carolina quilters. Don't be surprised one day when you look up at the clouds passing in the sky and see a twelve-block setting of cottages with floral landscape drifting by in the heavens!

Sara

H&C Feature of the Week: Tools for Quilting
At Heirlooms & Comforts this week we will feature tools for quilting and your choice of one tool at 25% off. You may choose from scissors, pins, needles, rulers, markers, etc. Any tool that you would use in the craft of quilting is 25% off - one item of your choice, in stock only. Don't miss this opportunity to get that item you have wished for but put off buying. Now is the time.

Free Designs
Are you aware of the free designs and instructions for projects available to you on www.husqvarnaviking.com? Look at this site for Free Designs and Free Projects each month. If you miss a good one that you should have downloaded when it was featured, you can still get it for a fee even years later. For example, the October project would make a great item for the summer as well. I think that I would put a "beach-y" or picnic theme design on the top for summer picnics or plan ahead for fall with the October design. Maybe you have an appropriate design in your collection to use.

I can see putting the Insul-Brite batting in this project to make it thermal for carrying chilled items. I can also see incorporating some Fast-to-Fuse 2 in the lining to make this "basket" sturdier for toting. Look over these areas of the Husqvarna web site each month to be able to take advantage of the free items. Think a little "outside the box" as you look so that you can personalize the projects for your lifestyle!