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page 1Happenings at Ericas

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September Sew-ers of the Month

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September Runners-Up

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October Sew-ers of the Month

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November Sew-ers of the Month

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Buses come to Ericas

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People & Projects

pages 23 - 25

Crafter Kitties

pages 26 - 30New & Noteworthy Books, etc.

pages 31 - 34

Fun Stuff, Nifty Notions, Cool Tools

pages 35 - 37

New & Noteworthy MachineEmbroidery

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Knitters Notes

pages 39 - 42

New Clubs for 2012

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Local Happenings

Watch fo rour next news le t te r

in March .

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SeptemberSew-ers

oftheMonth

There was a tie In our evening Creative Sewing Club meeting. Cookie DeLaurelle, South Bend, won with her Four Patch Stacked Posiesquilt. Its a sim-plified version of a Stack N Whack, but it sure looks impressive. And she quiltedit on her Handi Quilter, and did a great job with that, too. (If you live in our area,we have a class for this type quilt this session.)The other winner was MarleneMoore, Mishawaka, who made a beautiful appliqued witch wallhanging for her sis-

ter.Our daytime meeting also had a tie! Ann Littleton, also of South Bend, madethis snowman quilt. She had embroidered centers, and the whole thing was puttogether with decorative stitches on her Baby Lock with the Cotton Theory tech-nique. Lots of stitching in this one!! Nancy Wenstrand from Sawyer, Michiganused her Viking Diamond to make her lucky granddaughter this embroideredpurse with lots of accessories Lots of stitches in this little thing, too!

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Runners-up

Jackie Mann (Granger) was runner-up in the evening with a beautiful quiltshe quilted on her Handi Quilter. shesbeen using up scraps and makingmasterpieces!There was also a tie for runner-up atthe meeting the next morning. CarolGaines (Niles) on point scrapquilt is another beauty! and whowouldnt love the log cabin quilt thatour zip liner Mary Brouette(Plymouth) made for her grandsonDrew and Jessica in Blowing Rock,who were married on 11-11-11!

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OctoberSew-ers

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Jolene Swinehart from Goshenmade these adorable quilts for hergranddaughters and became ourevening Sew-er of the Month forOctober. Runner-up was KarenLindley from South Bend, and youcan see her zippy Strippy onSteroids (as named by her hus-band) below in blue.

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Judy Bodjack from St Joseph, Michigan, always makes quilts for herfamily that depict their special interests. This one, which won top honor, is motorcross. Runner-up was Marguerite Pluta (South Bend) with a black, white, andlime green quilt. Shes made lots of black white and bright colored quilts.

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Note: you can get the pattern

for the Zippy Strippy with

the purchase of any strip set,

likeJelly Rolls orBali Pops.

Karen did her own thing on

the back, which is beautiful,

too!
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NovemberSew-ers

oftheMonth

In November we had to cancel our evening meeting because of that darned win-

ter weather that afflicts us here in Michiana! But things were stable by morning, and

we had our morning meeting. Judy Felty was Sew-er of the Month with a quilt for

her granddaughter. Sydney helped her pick out colors of fabric, most of which ended

up being pink!

Runner-up was Vicki Gibson from Goshen with her Hot Chocolate wallhang-

ing. Admittedly it was a UFO for a few years, but obviously worth finishing up! Vicki

also had a satin Christening dress that was a beautiful heirloom.

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Another Bus Trip, Quilters Sewcial,from Ontario, CanadaKim gave everyonea coupon as they gotoff the bus, as wealways do.

Fun shopping...

Fun shopping, andmunching...

And every person left with ourfamous purple bag!

This map shows over

6000 locations

of people who have

visited our blog.

Are you one of them?

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People and Projects in our News8

Arlene Lehman (Niles, MI) peeks out from

behind her Card Trick quilt made entirely in

the embroidery hoop. Gorgeous!

Two ladies in Mary's Ribbon Embroidery Class

brought along projects theyd done. Lauren

Strach from St Joe, MI, brought a number of

fiber art pieces shes done. She has entered

and won ribbons, and now added Ribbon

Embroidery to her many skills.

Betty Hamilton, South

Bend, shared her amaz-

ing bead quilt that meas-

ures about 5" x 7"! She

also showed us the paper

piecing she is working

on as rehab for a stroke she suffered only a

week before the class!

Connie Riddle from Granger, IN, took theTiny Town class to learn applique. Shealso did a great job with her Handi Quilterto enhance each block!

Cidney WalterfromElkhart, IN made thisbeautiful scarf for afriend. Lucky friend!

She used DebbieBlissAngelyarn andEros IIyarn knittedtogether.

Donna Scaravelli (St Joseph, MI) won 1stPlace in the Sr Division a the Berrien County

Fair! Her Play Dress was done on her Vikingserger and is absolutely beautiful. It was thefirst time she had ever entered the fair.Congratulations Donna!
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Karen Lindley from South Bend,

entered 2011s My Handi Quilter

Story contest and was one of the

lucky people to win several days at

the Handi-Quilter facility in Salt Lake

City. Shes one of our most produc-

tive HQ Club members, having retired

from many years of teaching math.

Karen designed her Tree of Lifequilt from a picture on a post

card. She made Lauras Quilt for her nieces college gradua-

tion.

Below left you see the back

of the Zippy Strippy onSteroids quilt that you

can see in this issues

October Creative Sewing

Club Runners-Upphoto.(Ericas note: I am fre-

quently delighted to see

new photos in my email as

she continues to amaze me

with her progress! She just

started quilting a little over a year ago!)

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Sandy Wagner from Dowagiac, MI, made her

Fanciful Flowers fromNancy Halvorsens

Forever Springfabrics and used lots of decora-

tive stitches on her Babylock and Viking

machines. Love the back, too!

Janie Wagoner, from Las Cruces, NM, also had astory honored by Handi Quilter. And we were hon-ored that she visited our store!
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More People and Projects in our News10Karen Stutzman from Mishawaka brought in the

ABC quilt she made for her grandsons.Karen had an embroidery software program, but shedidn't like all the designs. She stretched herself to editthe designs, replacing some with pictures more suit-able for boys. She also changed the fonts and

designed some number and letter blocks to fill out herrows. Karen created fringed tails, manes and a lion'sruff for her critters.

Over the years weve teased Judy Sulok(Mishawaka) that some of her co-workersmust have babies just to get the great giftsthat Judy makes for them. First child getsa quilt, so this was a gift for a second orthird child.

Joyce Cardell from Peru, IN, brought in herRadiant Star quilt (Quilt in a Day: Radiant Star

Quilts A12270). OurNancy Fullen had helped herpick out the fabrics and she couldnt be morepleased. Great job, ladies!!!

Paula Fisette, from South Bend, made this Soul Mates(36652) cross stitch for her husband Rick who likes wolves.The cross stitch took Paula eight months to complete. Thedetail, and the number of stitches in this piece make it anamazing gift. She has started a new Tigers cross stitch.Wed love to see that when she finishes it.
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Sally Hanson from Niles, MI made this TrianglePatchwork quilt for her daughter Beth and her hus-band Gabe for Christmas!

Sandy Myers from Elkhart, IN, brought in two magnificent quilts. Her Wild ! Flowers

(19768) quilt is larger than the original embroidered quilt and simply stunning!Blossom Time, a previous Block of the Month, is applique, so Sandy is good at bothtypes of quilt. Thanks so much for sharing!

Cheryl Barnes from Mishawaka, IN, isexcited....she FINISHED a quilt. Nothing like agrandchild as a strong motivator! She made thisquilt for her grandson Cody's 7th Birthday. Im surehe loved it!
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More People and Projects in our News12Doreen Murphy from Cassopolis, MI, showed us her Journal Quilt.She made a block a week for a year. Each block is a memory, andthere are so many techniques used that we could look at this all dayand still not be able to appreciate it all.

Teresa Simon from Mishawaka, IN, is another of my Handi QuilterClub members who regularly shares finished projects. Weveknown Teresa for many years and have seen her master one thingafter another, from machine embroidery ro embroidery software, toquilting and longarming and Pro-Stitcher software. Her pastel quilthad each square stitched separately on her Fusion and Pro-Stitcher! Her Mermaid quilt, below, is one of the few things sheskept for herself. Its a combination free-motion and Pro-Stitcher quiltfor her bed. And her husband, Dana, is one of her biggest fans ofall her accomplishments. (Im another!)


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Wanda Farr, from Buchanan, Mi, brought in two gorgeous quilts to share! She piecedand quilted them herself. We loved the quilts, and also her jaunty hat!

Janet Alles from Portage, IN, made this quilt as aChristmas present for her daughter, Janice. The pat-tern is I Am Blue from the book French Braid Quilts,#35937. Janet said that the instructions in the bookwere so clear that making the quilt was "easy-peasy."Janet started on a Friday and finished piecing onSunday! Hard to believe it was that easy, but its surebeautiful. Lucky Janice!

Jane Marz brought in the cute Baby Bunnies quiltshe made for her new niece. Jane is fromEdwardsburg, MI. I wish shed peeked out frombehind the quilt!

Joy Evard had a great time knit-ting these scarves for a local

bazaar. She used Tinseltown Yarn and she made one a day!
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Lisa Youngquist from SouthBend made these baby bootiesfor baby Amanda, who was duelater in the month.

Janis Fleisher, Baroda,MI, likes to combinemachine embroidery and

quilting. She even doessome of the quilting in theembroidery hoop!

Joan Nowak fromGranger, made thissnowman rag quiltfrom flannel. All thatcutting was worth it!

Jeanette

Barden fromGoshen, IN,made Overthe River(left) andHoney BunnyQuilts. Nexttime we wantto see your

smile withthem,Jeanette!
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More People and Projects in our News

Zippy Strippy Everywhere!

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Certainly our most popular quilt in 2011, we called our version the Zippy Strippy, thoughits been known by many other names. Here are some people working on them in class,with their finished tops, and many came in with the completed quilt. Hard to make just

one, weve done them in several sizes now. (You can get our instructions with the pur-chase of any strip collection. Just ask one of the ladies at the counter, or note it in your-internet order.)


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More Zippy Strippy!16

Carole Skibbe, Eau Claire, MI Dee Schlipp, also fromEau Claire

Sue Hirshler(South Bend)added borders!

Martha Graham (Colon, MI)added some fancy borders!

You can take Joans Zippy Strippy Class on March 3rd.See details in our local news section!


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It Runs in the Family17

Kevina, just 7, Pink Quilt: Kevina (age7, from Niles Mi) made the pink andblack Thimbleberries, embroidered thetowels, and knitted her sweater!

This is clearly a very talented family!

In our last issue we showed you projects from our

Sewing machine technician, Kimmy Clear, and herbrother, Kelsey, who have been winning ribbons at theBerrien County Youth Fair for years. At that time we did-nt have these photos of three more prize winning sisters!Kelsey, age 17, made a machine quilted bird panel quilt,knitted and hand quilted pillows, and the smocked dress

modeled by Kevina. Kristen, age 13, made and handquilted an elephant baby quilt that won ReserveChampion.


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Carolyn Mathies from Fredonia, WI emailed to tell us howmuch she and two friends enjoyed making the mini whole-cloth quilt squares. She said it was a learning experience

for all three and they liked how they turned out. So do we!She recommends the mini-quilts as a great project for any-one who wants to learn whole cloth quilting, but not do abed-size project. They used a layer of cotton batting anda layer of high-loft batting. The blue lines dissolved

easily bysoaking thefinishedquilts in coolwater for

about 10 min-utes. Thanksfor sharing,Sue.

People and Projects from Farther Away

When I got this note from Betsy Pratt fromCanton, CT, I was immediately in love withher characters! She wanted us to see

what she does with our wool felt. Shesays it is excellent to work with and itallows creativity to really take hold. It suredoes for her! Wow! Id love to see more,Betsy!

Emily Land, Franklin, TN, sent us a photo of herCrabapple Hills Over the River & Through the

Woods quilt. She did the handwork and gave hersister the panels and the fabric for her to pieceas her Christmas present. What a great idea! Ilove it in red, too.

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We also love to hear from our internet customers! Many sent us photos. We especiallylike the ones with people in them, but we love seeing them all.

Carolyns mini quiltRach

elsminiq

uilt

Suesminiquilt
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Mary Easton from Wakarusa, IN, first senta photo of the quilt she made for her son,Lee, serving in Afghanistan, and then wewere thrilled to get photos of him openinghis quilt! While looking at pictures from"The Sandbox" Mary noticed how void of

color it is, so she decided to make him acolorful quilt for his birthday. Her son-in-law's mother, Judy Weldy, (also fromWakarusa, and a Handi Quilter Club mem-ber, did the machine quilting. Thank youfor sharing, and thank you, Lee, for yourservice! We hope the quilt helped keepyou warm in the winter there. We knowitadded color!

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Patty Sahli bought one of our finished models

and sent the photo of it on her bed in the sewingspace she carved out in her tent in Africa! Shesent more photos of tops she has pieced there,including the patriotic quilt shown by two friends.She usually just pieced, planning to assembleand quilt when she came home just beforeChristmas The blue quilt she completely finishedin her tent. Where theres a will, theres a way!She said she also taught two military wives toquilt and sewed patches on sailors and airmensuniforms. Her husband is in the army, stationed

in Germany.Beautiful work, Patty. And thanks again to allwho serve our country. We appreciate so muchwhat youre doing.


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Our Staff is Productive, Too.

Diane James, from ourSewing Deoartment, quilt-ed the beautiful quilt that

Kim Wilson (FrontCounterperson) pieced forher daughter, Alex.The pieced back is fun,too!

Kim also made a Lighthouse Quilt in toshare. The lighthouses are machineembroidered using theDakota Lighthouse

Collection 970133.

Linda Ullery,Front CounterStaff, has beenwith us over 20years! And Iremember hav-ing her in a

variety of my classesbefore that. Lindamade this quilt for herdaughter, Jackie. Jackiepicked out the pattern andall the fabrics before shegot married. Unfortunately,her husband isnt as excit-ed about pink and brown...

Sharon Beaudin from ourShipping Department madea cute little camera bag shemade. She said it wassuper easy and only tookher 45 minutes to make!Fun and Flirtyby This &That, A11588

Lisa Laskowski (Web Dept,Order Dept and Model Dept)made this gorgeous purseusingAmy Butlerfabrics anda pattern from Amy Butler'sStyle Stitches 12 Easy Waysto 26 Wonderful Bags,

A10492.

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More Staff Projects

Cindy Foley, our Shipping

Department Manager, crocheted

lots of Christmas presents!

Theyre potholders and dish-

cloths from the book More Than

a Dozen Dishcloths, A10270.

She also does counted cross

stitch. The one on the right says,

"The beatings will continue until

morale improves." Hmmmm...

On the right is Nancy

Fullen (Front CounterStaff) made a version of

APQ's Neutral Illusions

fromStonehenge fabrics.

She made the 3D quilt on

the left for her niece,

Sydney, from the book

ABC 3-D Tumbling

Blocks, A10940. Watch

for Nancys class on 3-D

in the spring!

Becky Adams our Sewing

Department manager made this

beautiful quilt for her sister Teresa

MIller. The pattern is inSimply

Charming Collection 44666.

To the right is herRail Romp

(#47344) Christmas Table Runner.

She managed to make the entire

table runner, including backing, using5 fat quarters!

Becky loves all kinds of sewing and

needlework and her hands are

always busy!

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More Staff Projects

Samantha Bond from ourShipping Department madethis great T-shirt quilt for herbrother. Can you tell hes aNotre Dame fan?Diane quilted this one, too!When Diane isnt quilting forfriends, she is usually makingher own huge quilts, so shesnever idle.

Karen Goodnough (FrontCounter Staff), on theright, made this gorgeouspurple log cabin quilt as a

gift for her daughter,Michelle.Diane James did all thebeautiful quilting.

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can be purchased or redeemed at Erica's Craft & Sewing Center sevendays a week, or online.

can be purchased for any dollar amount.

have no expiration date.

have no fees of any kind at any time.

are used on one or more purchases until thebalance is used up.

can have any dollar amount added regardless of current card balance.

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Our Craft e r K i t t i e s

Beethoven, 20 1/2, was a constant,loving companion...

If you have photos of your Crafter Kitty that youdlike to share,

please email them to [email protected]

Sadly, we lost three belovedfeline companions in the lastquarter of 2011, bringing to anend, the original family we had

built over twenty plus years.We have the wonderful memo-ries of all of them, and havebegun filling the holes left inour hearts with our new boys,Bernstein and Puccini.This is

Bernie

, and hes goingto be the quilting assistant.

From the beginning, he was on every piece of fabric he saw. Here he washelping me put the accent fabric on the Giant Pandawallhanging I was work-

ing on. (you can read more about the pattern in an upcoming blog post and inthis newsletter, in the New and Noteworthy Books and Patterns section.

Tchaikovsky, 17 1/2, was always

Mommas baby...

Kassia, 8 1/2, lost tragically from a blood clot, a fewdays before Christmas, came to our home becauseshe looked like Beethoven, the only two smoke coloredkitties wed ever seen. Early on, we had to see theireyes to be sure which one we were looking at.

We loved them all so much and their memories are

blessings to us.See more Crafter's Kitties here.

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Local Craft e r K i t t i e s

Animals rule in the Meadors home in

Bridgeman, Michigan. Cheryl sent me so

many great photos, I had trouble narrowing

them down, but sure enjoyed them.

You can see theyre all quilt lovers, and it

doesnt even matter to Oreo if the quilt is in

a hoop with Cheryls daughter Lilee trying to

quilt, or on Cheryls Fusion frame! You sure have

to love these guys to put up with so much help!

(As all of us animal lovers do, of course.)

Although these gals started

out in South Bend, after

they were rescued and

found Lori Thompson,

she took them back home

to Kirkland, IN. She tells

us, Lucy likes to sleep

on the projects in the

works, but Emmie is an

active participant in the quilting

process. So much so that I have to

keep moving her off of the quilts while

Im working on them because they are

hard to push around with her little

princess self on them :)

They obviously know theyve got it

good!

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Chris Hawkins from Wichita, Kansas, sent photos complete

with captions! Hers are definitely Crafter Kitties

#1 I always have an assembly analyst when cutting out

clothing or quilt parts.

#2 The first judge of my embroidered quilt gave me a paws

up!

#3 There's nothing better than laying on layers of fleece

fabric.

#4 ...unless it's laying on a freshly knitted afghan.

We have Fans

As soon as Arlene Forst unloaded herpurchases from the Shipshewana QuiltShow, Fiona took posession of the famouspurple bag! Before that, all she had tosleep on in their Darien, IL, home was acutting mat! (Thats undoubtedly not true,

as she probaby claimed every piece offabric, too!)

When Pat Patrick brought ournewsletter into the house in Elkhart,her best friend, Maggi, knew a goodthing when she saw it! Actually ouronline newsletter is so much better,but itd be hard to sit on the computerscreen. Pat, maybe you should printout this page for her!

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Gir ls rule! The book

Girl's World makes

that thought come to

l i fe wi th i t s 21 sewing

pat terns geared for

gi r l s . The lovely

hardbound book has a

pocket for the pat-

terns , as wel l as a colorful ins t ruct ion

book and pret ty r ibbon closure.

Projects include pi l lows, s tuf fed

i tems, qui l t s , and clothing. A14194

($24.95)

Quilt a Gift for Little

Ones has 22 qui l tedprojects for the special

l i t t le person in your

l i fe . Charming nursery

accessor ies wi l l del ight

the mom, whi le cuddly

qui l t s and sof t toys wi l l make the

chi ld smi le. Perfect i f you' re looking

for cute projects for the new arr ival !

A14230 ($24.99)

Travel the wor ld wi ththe beaut i ful book

Knitting Socks From

Around the World .

The book is divided

into regions of the

world, such as The

East , The Br i t i sh

Is les , Europe and so on. Each catego-

ry includes three to seven kni t ted

sock pat terns that are based on t radi -

t ional pat terns or techniques f romthat area. I f you love socks, this

book is for you!

A14238 ($24.99)

Moving on to I reland,

we offer

Contemporary Irish

Knits . This volume

includes 20 projects

wi th I r i sh t radi t ional

detai l s , as wel l as a modern take on

those tradit ion s. You'l l also learn

about I r i sh mi l l s and I r i sh f ibers .

Truly a wonderful book! A14237

($24.99)

Crazy-Quilted

Memories i s one of the

most beaut i ful books to

come through here. The

s t i tchery and embel l i sh-

ments used for these

qui l t s i s wonderful .

Even i f you don' t ever put together a

crazy qui l t ( though these des igns

might inspi re you) , you' l l enjoy thisbook just for the gorgeous hand tech-

niques! There are some great t ips &

tr icks for laying out the s t i tch pat tens

as wel l as creat ive ways to add but-

tons and photos. Wow! A14231

($27.95)

Looking for jus t a

l i t t le something

to make? 100

Pretty LittleProjects has pat -

terns for 100 great

small i tems that

can be made in no t ime. I tems

include pi l low, pincushions , purses ,

qui l t ar t , ki tchen accessor ies and on

and on. No mat ter the occas ion,

you' re sure to f ind the perfect thing

to whip up! A14270 ($19.95)

The Patchwork

Valent ine Table

Runner i s the per-

fect accent for

February. Pieced

hear ts and cut out

t r im make this fes-

t ive runner very

charming. The pat tern shows shades

of red, but you could sof ten the look

by using pinks or even vin tage

N e w & N o t e w o r t h y

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yummy t reats , the more than 100 food

i tems wi l l have your s tomach growl-

ing before long. There are breads ,

candies , cookies , jams and much

more! I 'm ready to take home my

copy! With this book you' l l a lways

have the perfect gi f t and the perfect

way to package i t . A14574 ($19.95)

What fun to Make Your

Bed! This qui l t book

has nine di f ferent bed

runners as wel l as

matching and accent

pi l lows. Give your

bedroom a whole new

look wi th the var iety of

des igns here. There are fun br ights ,

elegant f lorals , and pret ty seasonal

opt ions . Make several and you canchange the feel every t ime you change

the l inens! A14576 ($26.99)

I f you' re ready to t ry

something new wi th

your kni t t ing, we have

two new books to

expand your ski l l s :

Cable Ready and Fair

Isle Basics & Beyond

(shown here) . Each vol-

ume has 10 or more projects that

range f rom s imple to more complex,

to teach you as you kni t great i tems.

Accessor ies as wel l as cardigans wi l l

have you pract icing these techniques

and growing in your kni t t ing knowl-

edge. Cable A14587, Fai r I s le

A14584 ($14.95 each)

Stash Happy Fel t

of fers 30 fun projects

for those of us wholove working wi th fel t

or wool . Some proj -

ects also use fabr ic ,

l ike the Vintage

Trivet or Hexy

Stocking. There are pract ical i tems,

l ike the Lunch Bag or E-Reader Case,

and fun things such as the s tuf fed

Woodlan d Bears and Tree Trio. There

creams. A14250 ($9.50)

Don' t you hate i t when

the washer eats your

socks? Here 's what todo wi th those s ingle

socks : Stray Sock

Sewing Too . This

great book is f i l led

with the cutes t crea-

tures made f rom socks (and I 'm ready

to buy new socks to make some of

these) . Some of the notables include

the Wise Owl, the Cheshire Cat ,

Happy Monkey, and Dinosock. There

are s tep-by-s tep ins t ruct ions for cre-

at ing 14 wonderful characters . Even

if you don' t sew, this i s one fun bo ok!

A14499 ($19.99)

At tent ion Fons &

Porter fans! Now you

can f ind col lect ions of

thei r qui l t s in two vol-

umes: Scrap Quilts

and Favorite Quilts .

Each book has morethan 20 wonderful qui l t s , loads of

color photos , and technique lessons .

In jus t glancing through these books ,

I 'm ready to s tar t sewing! Scrap

Qui l ts has beaut i ful ways to use up

that s tash: many of the des igns have a

vintage feel . Favorite Quil ts has a

var iety of s tyles of qui l t s , pieced and

appl iqued. You' re sure to f ind some-

thing in one (or both) of these great

books! Favor i tes A14517, Scraps

A14518 ($24.95 each)

Yum! The Creative

Kitchen i s one book

you' l l want jus t for

the recipes . Never

mind that they have

great gi f t packaging

ideas for those

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are also accessor ies , jewelry, and

home i tems, al l wi th a touch of whim-

sy. What a fun book! A14625

($16.95)Welcome to

Babyvi l le! Baby

Essentials Made Easy

i s the book that has

al l the wonderful

projec ts you can make

for your l i t t le one.

There are also fabr ics , but tons , labels ,

t r ims, and more, to complete the look!

You can welcome the baby wi th a

nursery f i l led wi th one-of-a-kind

items, made just for him or her .

A14596 ($10.99)

Tilda's Studio offers a

sweet range of projects

for you & your home.

The more than 50 i tems

have a lovely gent le

Scandinavian feel . The

Angel dol ls are charm-

ing whi le the homeaccessor ies wi l l add a f reshness to

your decor. The book is f i lled wi th

beauti ful inspi rat ional photos, so even

if you never sew a s t i tch, you' l l s t i l l

enjoy looking through i t . A14626

($24.99)

There seem to be

lots of cute things

for l i t t le gi r l s , but

boys can sometimesbe overlooked.

Now we have

Sewing for Boys to

help those of you wi th l i t t le guys .

This book includes 24 projects wi th

pattern sheets to create cute jackets ,

pants , pajamas, play clothes and totes.

You can make him a one-of-a-kind

wardrobe! A14817 ($24.99)

I love to add a bi t of

embel l i shment to a

project , and the book

Enhance Your Q uilts-

Embellish was made to

help wi th that process .

Ins ide you' l l f ind over

100 ideas for adding

f ibers , but tons , s t i tching and other embel l i shments to your piece. There

are loads of photos to inspi re you and

get that creat ivi ty going! A14821

($26.95)

I f you enjoy crochet ,

but wish you could

kni t , the Knookmay

be just the thing. This

crochet hook wi th a

pointed end uses acord to hold s t i tches

and creates a fabr ic that looks jus t

l ike kni t t ing. The technique is s imi-

lar to Tunis ian crochet , but wi th a few

dif ferences . There are 3 tools , as

wel l as several project books , which

also teach the bas ic technique. I may

have to t ry this mysel f. Tool A14885

($9.95) , Books A14879-A14884 ($9.95

each)

Add a new dimension to

your kni t t ing wi th

pleats! Knitting Pleats

wil l show you how to

create s tunning gar-

ments by adding al l -

over pleats or jus t a

few perfect ly placed

plea ts . The technique is fair ly s im-

ple, but the results are amazing.

Make yoursel f a piece of wearable ar ttoday! The Silver Darts T-shir t is

especial ly cute, and the Border l ines

Jacket i s beaut i ful .

The 15 other projects

are equal ly dis t inc-

t ive. A14811

($24.95)

A good reference book

is of ten a great place

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to s tar t a project as

wel l as to f ind help.

We have Knitting

Stitches and CrochetStitches, Visual

Encyclopedias . Here

you l l be able to see

350 or 300 s t i tch pat -

terns , respect ively. Each s t i tch pat tern

is shown in a char t as wel l as wr i t ten

out . The color photos give you an

idea of what the s t i tches wi l l look

l ike. These useful volumes should be

on every s t i tcher ' s shel f ! Kni t t ing

A14815, Crochet A14816 ($24.99each)

Do you love color? Do

you think modern-s tyle

qui l t s are amazing? Be

sure to take a look at

Colorful Quilts . This

new book f rom Blue

Underground offers 10

easy- to-sew qui l t s that feature clean

des igns and bold colors . UnionStat ion uses a Rai l Fence kind of

block wi th st rong colors to make i t

modern. High Rise looks l ike a

Chinese Coin qui l t done in modern

prints and colors . Loft and Snaps

have an Amish feel wi th black back-

grounds and bright colors . The piec-

ing is bas ic , and the color choices do

al l the work. A15117 ($21.43)

I love Engl ish paper

piecing, so I was happy

to see the bookNew

English Paper Piecing .

This volume shows a

fas ter technique for

making your patches ,

and offers 10 pret ty

projec ts . I espec ial ly l ike the qui l t

pictured on the cover and the cute

Shannon's Bag shown ins ide. The

book has loads of basic informat ion

on doing Engl ish paper piecing and

appl ique. A15126 ($27.95)

As a knit ter , I l ike

quick do-able proj -

ects . Weekend Hats

is f i l led with 25

wonderful hats in a

var iety of s tyles and

ski l l levels . There

are pret ty lace hats ,

interes t ing cable s tyles , fun and easy

s tockinet te s tyles , lovely tams and

more. Hats are quick to do, and they

offer a great place to t ry a new tech-

nique or s t i tch pat tern (and you have

a useful i tem when you' re done) .

A15053 ($22.95)

contr ibuted by Cathy Mark

E r i c a s A d d i t i o n s

Ive always enjoyed Amy Bradley patternsthat incorporate her sense of humor. Wehave three new ones. With Ms. PinnyCush, you could make this pincushion forall your sewing friends! Its fusibleapplique 5 1/2" tall and there are two ver-sions included for hairor a hat. The letters areincluded for the side-band which reads"ouch!" and "darn!".Of course you couldchoose whatever wordyou want! A15171(15.00)

1 Little, 2 Little, 3Little Quilters is a24 1/2" wallhangingthat can grace your

sewing studio or be agift for a sewing sis-ter. A15170 (15.00)

Thentheres Ms. Moody 2 Shoes.This is a mood quilt, to leteveryone know your mood.The instructions let youmake a two-sided pillow,two separate wallhangings,or an apron, with this quilt

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on your sewing roomdoor. You can use eitherfusible design to let peo-

ple know how your day isgoing. A15169 (15.00)

Of course one of my alltime favorites is theQuilter's Yearbook.There are mix and matchhairstyles, glasses, fea-tures, and shirts. Make

your own crazy quilters! What a fun quiltto make with quilting friends. Each onecould make portraits of herself and theothers and have really customized quilts!

I did one of myself as soon as it came in.34297 (20.00)

I made Sue PellandsChristmas Ribbons(A11221), using herGrande Leaves GaloreTemplates (59786).Theres another beautifulpattern that uses two ofthe templates. ThePromise Ring was inspired by the tradi-

tional wedding ringquilt. Its perfect forcouples who havepromised thei r loveto one another, butalso just beautiful onits own. A13751(9.95) It uses theGrande and Petite

templates.

Beth Ferriers More! Hand Applique byMachine is her second using her clever

applique method to make machineapplique more like needle turn applique.She writes with humor, which alwaysmakes learn faster andeasier. And its better yet,if you use the Wash-AwayApplique Sheets I mentionin the New andNoteworthy Cool Toolsand Nifty Notions column.Book A15128 (24.95)

I finished the GiantPanda wallhangingfrom Rob AppellsEndangered Speciescollection and just loveit! A13717 (18.00)Im working on theBengal Tiger now.A13718 (18.00) These

are really much easier and quicker thanyou would think. You can see Rob talkabout making them on YouTube. Robuses Michael Millers Fairy Frost fabric,and Rob and Michael Miller donate $3from each pattern tohelp support theendangered animalsand those who takecare of them, so youcan have fun, have a

fabulous wallhanging,and help the animalsall at the same time.

I have never paper pieced a cat qui l t !

So along comes the

Curious Cats top-

per and runner pat-

tern. I t has three

cats . As an added

touch, you could

appl ique whatever

color you l ike torepresent your own cats . Theres also

a mouse toy you can make for your

fur people. I m going to have to do

that for our Bernie. Even wi th those

shor t Munchkin legs , he kicked the

s tuff ing out of three s tore-bought

mice in jus t a week! A15025 (7.95)

You can seewhats new at Ericasalmost every day! Any page of our

website has a column on the left thattells you where to find things, and all

you have to do is look for New Itemsin purple, and click to find out.

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59750 ($149.99)Fantastic Elastic

wil l change how

you use elas t ic for -ever! Now you can

master elas t ic wi th

a ready- to-wear look! Fantas t ic

Elas t ic i s 1-1/2" wide but can be cut

lengthwise to vi r tual ly any width,

down to 1/4", wi thout ravel ing or

compromis ing the s t retch. A14501

(8.00)

What a handy

l i t t le i ron the

Handi-Iron

i s ! I t weighs

under 10oz,

so i t i s per-

fect for

classroom use and sewing and craf t ing

whi le t ravel ing. The non-s t ick coat ing

on the sole makes i t good for al l types

of fabr ics , hot wax ar t , or set t ing hot

f ix crystals . You can also set i t up in

hot plate mode to use i f you gethungry in the hotel room. LOL.

A14520 (39.90)

Wash-Away Applique Sheets

are water soluble, s ingle-

s ided fus ible sheets that are

eco-f r iendly. Draw appl ique

mot i fs or pr int them with an

ink- jet pr inter , fuse the paper

to your appl ique fabr ic , sew

on the mot i f , then jus t wash

away the paper a f ter s t i tching.

Appl iques are sof t and f lexible wi th-

out the need to cut your qui l t or

remove f reezer paper. They also can

be used for applique Beth Ferrier s

way, that looks l ike ne edle turn

appl ique. I ment ion her book in the

New & Noteworthy Books and

Pat terns column. 25 Sheets - 8 1/2" x

11" A15129 (15.95)

Cathy Markp icked out thesei tems:

We've s tar ted

receiv ing somewonderfu l newhand dyed woolcharm packs ! Wehave many in now,and more are onthe way. Thesel i t t le packages

have f ive 5 x 5 squares in onecolor and d i f ferent textures. At$8.50 these are a great way toadd to your wool s tash! (A14870-

A14876)Whi le you re work -ing wi th fabr icsand f ibers , your hands can dry outand we have asolut ion.Lavishea Bars of fer sooth ingmoisture wi thout a greasy fee l .Shea but ter is what makes themfeel so good, and even wi th my

sensi t i ve sk in , I can use these.There are a var ie ty o f scentsavai lab le inc lud ing a new one for men. ($8.00 each)

Want to addappl ique to your pro ject? Howabout a super fast & easymethod? Use theSlice Fabrique !Th is e lect r ic cut -

ter i s wonderfu l !Choose a des ign f rom one of thedesign card co l lect ions, inser t in tothe cut ter , prepare the fabr ic , pusha but ton and there you go! Theshape is cut and ready to fuse.The Starter Set has everyth ingyou need to get s tar ted, and wecarry the ext ra suppl ies anddesign cards to cont inue creat ingone-of -a-k ind pro jects ! Star ter Set


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Weve added the new colors in popu-

lar 30 weight Blendables to our

thread assor tment . These threads

work wel l for somany things on al l

the sewing

machines weve

seen use i t . We

are clos ing out

the less popular

12 weight , so i f

youve used and l iked i t , you can get

discounted pr ices on the ones we have

lef t .

Almost any way to use Blendables can

be found in the book Fun with Sulky

Blendables . Joyce

Drexler has compi led

great des igns f rom

nat ional des igners that

include everything

from a longarm shawl

to punch needle mi t ten

coas ters and everything

in between, includingserger thread and kni t t ing. Theres a

del ight ful assor tment of both hand

and machine projects , wi th 7 bonus

projects on the included CD. (I know

Ive been in this indus t ry a long t ime

when I remember Er ic Drexler ,

Joyces des igner son, now wi th gray-

ing hai r , as a young chi ld pictured in

thei r ear ly pat terns and books!)

A14752 (19.95)

I love to use Quilters C Clamps

(47992) when working on my Handi

Qui l ter Fus ion. Theyre so handy for

f loat ing, or

put t ing on

practice

fabr ic .

Now we

have some

for the HQ

Portable Profess ional Frame that the

HQ16 uses (or other 1 poles) ,

A14984 (18.99) and for the HQ Studio

Frame (or other 1 poles) and we

carry them exclus ively! A14985

(19.99)

The lates t addi t ion to the Qui l ter s

Academys ins t ruct ional video ser ies

Longarm Basics i s

Micro Quilt ing I t

shows lots of micro

des igns , how to mark

for them, and when to

use them. Great addi-

t ion to any q ui l ter s

tool box! A14930

(16.95)

Of course when I saw the Mama and

Her Kittens 35" x 41"wal lhanging in the

Thangles booth at

Qui l t Market , I knew

Id have to make i t !

The pat tern comes

with a ful l package of

the 2 thangles that

make both Mama and

her ki t s (wi th lots lef t for more or

other projects ) . A14957 (10.00)

Since my mature eyes don t enjoy

working wi th black, I made mine wi th

dark purple for the background, sash-

ings , borders and binding. Weve

made up fabr ic packs wi th the br ights

that we used A14100 (12.99) and

made a f inishing ki t wi th the dark

purple, A15201 and one with black,

which is more dramat ic , for those who

prefer black. Either i s 12.99.

I f i r s t saw a Cl ing-On when some-one brought one in f rom one of her

t ravels . I loved

the s impl ici ty of

the des ign, and

how decorat ive i t

was , wi thout

even thinking

about i t s use for

holding pins ,

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but there are gold and

brass vers ions also. Since

were displaying that

purse in the store, I want-

ed to make mysel f anoth-

er . I love my Margo

purse, but Id made

Candace to have

something a bi t big-ger . So when I made

my second, I made one s ide Candace

and the other s ide Margo! ( I do hope

Candace doesnt mind. I l l show you

more about the bags in

an upcoming blog pos t .

I hope you read our

blogs! I f not , please

go toblog.ericas.com

and take a look. Whi leyoure there, s ign up

to get emai l not i f ica-

t ion of our new posts . We general ly

put up a new one every other week,

but got behind dur ing the hol idays. I

have a few almost ready to go now,

but needed to work on the newslet ter.

I t s always nice to have labels in

i tems we give away.

We have some new

ones. Theres iron-on Made with Love

by Grandma

Lovelabe l . There are

four 100% polyes ter ,

washable and dry

cleanable labels in

the package.

A15056 (1.50) We

also have three-yard

cards that you cancut each one off and

sew on. 100%

Handmade Labels

A15319 and Made

With Love . A15320 Those are

5.99From bluef ig, we have some new

project and machine bags at a great

price and quali ty. Of course my

choice would be purple, but we also

scissors , thread

clips, etc. I t s a

magnet that i s

encased in high-impact plas t ic that

i s s t rong enough to

hold smal l tools

and s t i l l l ight

enough to wear comfor tably. I t i s

at tached to clothing wi th a second

magnet ins ide so i t doesn t damage

clothing.

I use a l ight box a lot , especial ly for

paper piecing. The 5 x 9 GloBox

l ight box is jus t

the r ight s ize for

craf ters on the go

or for this s ize

piece. The slant-

ed surface i s

tucked in an 8-

1/4 by 9-1/2 by

3-1/4 organizer case wi th a pul l out

mul t i -purpose palet te wi th a s torage

compar tment . I t comes wi th a longl i fe f luorescent bulb and 9v (ac)

power but can also be operated using

six AA batteries (not included). Of

course, bes ides drawing guide l ines

for paper piecing, you can t race

des igns , pat terns , s tenci ls , photos and

let ter ing for greet ing cards , scrapbook

pages, e tc . A12046 (49.99)

When I made my f i rs t wonderful Lazy

Girl Candice Purse (50524) , I used

our new Studio Kat rectangular

rings . There are

four in the package,

so you only need one

package. A14768

(5.00) I a lso added

feet , which I do wi th

any purse I make.

38181 (4.00) Mine

are s i lver or nickel ,

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have l ime and hot pink. The wheeled

carrier holds most smal l to mid-s ize

machines . Const ructed of heavy

poly, wi th a rugged ba ll-bear-ing wheel set , there are

mul t iple inter ior pockets

for addi t ional s torage.

19.25w x 14h x 9.5d

A15113 (89.00)

I love ruler work wi th my

Handi Qui l ter , and think of i t more as

Ruler Play, not work! I use rulers

(templates ) somewhere in almost

every qui l t I do! In my Chris tmas

Ribbons qui l t I used two of

Rondas Rulers a lot!

The Mini Arc

A13654 (10.50) and

the smal l Double "S"

Ruler A13655 (15.76) were invaluable

for s t i tching in the d i tch

around the r ibbon,

and for feathers .

Theres a book by

Kare n McTavish , CustomCurves A12808 that shows wonder-

ful uses for al l Rhondas rulers .

(24.95)

Dusty Farrel l has some rulers he cal l s

Radical Rulers ,

and I m going to t ry to use his Weave

A15097 (14.75) , his Flourish A15098

(16.75) or his Flex A15099 (15.75) in

one (or more) of my

2012 quil ts . We

have a sampler wi th

his tools so you can

see how he used

them.

Nancy Johnstons feather

tools look interes t ing, too.

Theres one thats 5.25"

A15100 (12.50) and anoth-

er that s 7. A15101

(16.50) You can see how to

use them on our s i te .

As I wr i te this , the new

book from Cedar Canyon , Rubbing

Plate Roundup hasnt

come in yet , but i t

should be soon. A12645

(22.95) I love rubbing

plates with Paintst iks ,

and I can t wai t to see

the new book! In the

meant ime, we have the

newest , Doodles Rubbing Plates andthey look amazing!

Jus t look at these

samples! There are

6 in the set , and as

soon as I can see

the book, I l l

decide what project I want to use

some wi th. A14860 (11.95)

Have you seen al l our new precuts?

Talk about makingthings easy! Of

course Moda makes

us hungry wi th al l

i t s je l lyrol ls , honey

buns, layer cakes,

etc . , but we also have our own bui ld-

ingblocks and logs and many other

precuts . There are so many pat terns

and books now that use precuts , that

i t real ly saves t ime! I f you order any

of the s t r ip sets , please ask for our pat tern for the Jiffy Strippy . I m not

sure anyone whos made one was able

to s top at jus t one!

You can seewhats new at Ericasalmost every day! Any page of our

website has a column on the left thattells you where to find things, and all

you have to do is look for New Itemsin purple, and click to find out.

New & Noteworthy

Fun Stuff, etc.

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M a c h i n e E m b r o i d e r y , e t c .

When Jenny sent methe photo of A Placein the Sun, I loved it

immediately! I cansee it in purple andyellow, but I know

blue and yellow are a really popular combi-nation. It isnt due in the states until nextmonth, but were taking pre-orders. Thislatest book by Jenny Haskins features thequilt, step-by-step directions and photosalong with all the embroidery and quiltingdesigns to make it. All the embroidery andquilting are done in a 200mm x 200mm

hoop including: blocks, sashing, scallopedborders and cornerstones, all of whichincorporate built-in stitch cutting lines,pieced with the Jenny Join for perfectly flatseams. A14864 (59.99)

In the meantime, Jenny and Simon havebeen busy compiling special editions.These are wonderful collections with thedesigns and instructions for the projectshown on the cover, and sometimes some

bonus ideas as well.Fiesta is a quilt made anddesigned by Simon. Itreflects Simon's love ofvibrant colors and exquisitefabrics inspired by his manytrips to Mexico. This festivequilt is made of luscious silkin keeping with Simon's love of workingwith this luxurious fabric but can be just asbeautiful in cottons. 50560 (49.99)

I Need a Little Christmas

is a romantic AdventCalendar (for next year!)that incorporates Jenny'sMagic Quilting in the hoop(with cutting lines so nomeasuring is required),Jenny Join (for perfectly flat

seams) and Jenny's Embroidered

Decoupage technique! You cannot getmuch easier than this. 50561 (49.99)

Simon designed the Quilt-

a-Matic Special Edition.Hes known for his love ofvibrant colors and progres-sive quilting techniqueswhich are gloriously shownin this latest quilt aptlynamed Quilt-a-matic. Thereare just four steps: Hoop and stitch allthree layers, cut on the built-in stitch cut-ting line: piece with the easy Jenny Join,and bind your finished quilt. Almost auto-matic! 50575 (49.99)

Simon designed andpieced the striped blocksfor this quilt with anothercollection in mind andJenny and Robbie addedthese beautiful red floraldesigns and put them onSimon's pieced fabric.

What a beautiful outcome! (However,

there was quite a discussion before it wasfinished - thus the name War Of TheRoses). A15427 (49.99)

Cottage Rose, a uniquedouble-sided quilt, not onlylooks amazing, it alsoteaches so many new & dif-ferent techniques. It fea-tures 6mm twin needle quilt-ing, stipple quilting as well

as template placement for embroidery,applique and a scalloped edge bindingwhich completes it beautifully. This quilt is

quick and easy. A15428(29.99)

Roses For Mary is dedi-cated to, and in memory of,Jenny's mother. It was avery popular collection pre-viously, with the instruc-

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tions in now unavailable Creative

Expressions magazines. The Roses For

Mary quilt designs and combinations are

not confined to a quilt but can be used inmany other applications such as pillows,

wall hangings, table quilts and clothing.

A15433 (39.99)

Renaissance is a very

easy quilt to make with the

blocks being straight for-

ward to embroider and the

piecing simple. This quilt is

dedicated to Robyn Wilson,

long-time friend, colleagueand co-worker of Jenny and Simon in the

studio. A15432 (39.99)

Peaches & Green is not

only a beautiful quilt but

also a teaching quilt with

Jenny sharing some of her

techniques. This quilt was

one of the inspirations for

her Heritage quilt and

book. You will learn her

Embroidered Decoupage technique to cre-ate free standing embroideries and The

Jenny Join quilt-as-you-go with decorative

satin stitches to piece the quilt sections

together. A great quilt for the beginner

through advanced. A15431 (39.99)

Jenny got inspiration from a

number of sources for the

Creative Fantasy CD. Its

a summer quilt, evoking the

lovely scent of lavenderperfume, gentle breezes

and hazy days of calm and

tranquility.

A15429 (39.99)

The Splendor Special

bedspread combines net,

linen and lace, and features

one of Jenny's signature

designs - beautiful machine

New Noteworthy

Machine Embroidery

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embroidered lace. This is a creation by

Jenny's good friend, Lucie, and it speaks

for itself - simply stunning! A15430 (49.99)

A Little French Chic is a

stylish table runner by

Jenny and her fellow artist,

Robbie, and it reflects their

love of working with silk

fabric along with the color

pink and all things romanti-

cally chic. These designs

used on the table runner pictured are glori-

ously large applique designs made up of

two interlocking designs. 50668 (49.99)

The I Feel Pretty table or

wall quilt is the perfect proj-

ect for the time when you

want to learn new tech-

niques, play with tactileproducts and create an eye

catching quilt to hang in

your sewing studio to

remind yourself of how pretty you really

are, inside and out! 50648 (49.99)

At the Fall Quilt Market, I found a new

company with really unique designs! These

designs are digitized for use with Mylar. A

color change chart is included with each

collection with instructions about when toplace the Mylar on the design and when to

remove the excess. (This special fill is not

recommended to be resized.) Here are a

few of the ones we picked up, and we will

add more if you like them as much as we

do:

There are 16 Mylar

Snowflakes, 15 for the

4 x 4 hoop and , 1 for

the 5x7 hoop. Until yousee one sewn out, you

cant imagine how

beautiful it is. Id gladly

trade the real thing for these

lovelies! A14996 (49.99)

But if we have to deal with

snow, theres no more fun

way than embroidering the

12 5 x 7 Mylar Snowmen

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Machine Embroidery

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on everything! A14999 (49.99)

The Curly Mermaids collection has 12Designs for the 5 x 7 hoop. These little

beauties would be perfect for towels andlittle girls clothes. A14997 (49.99)

The MylarSnowtime

Penguins, 10Designs in 2 sizes:4 x 4 and 5 x 7hoops will charm allages. Their anticswill have everyone

smiling! A14998 (49.99)Mylar 10 Fall Leaves for5 x 7 hoops are beautiful!We made up a wallhang-ing that shows you theelegant side of the Mylardesigns. If you live in thearea, come see our sam-ples. If you dont, youll

have to trust us! You wont be disappoint-

ed! A14995 (49.99)Laurel Burch designsalways make the worldA Brighter Place.This collection has analphabet with theLaurel Burch feel and10 typical Laureldesigns, along with 4 designs to make upa fun birth sampler or wall hanging.

A15130 (98.00)

One of our favorite gal-pals, Angie from LunchBox Quilts, looks for-ward to summer withPicnic Time. Appliquedesigns are included tomake a 24" x 48" tablerunner or a 60" x 60"quilt. They look deli-

cious! (And she tells me shes hard atwork on more collections for Spring!)

A15131 (50.00)

Another new companyfrom Quilt Market is alsothinking warm! TheSummer's Dance quilt is58" x 75". Have funstitching these lovelydragonflies and swirl bor-der blocks. You can use

these blocks to piece this colorful quilt andenjoy the summers dance. A15058(35.00)

And still thinking warm, isWildflowers Gone Wild,a 50" x 63" lap quilt orwallhanging. Spring into

this colorful garden quiltwith bright fabrics orsweet pastels to add atouch of spring to any space. A15057(50.00)

Color Garden also con-tinues with the warmfeeling. You can stitchthe colorful springflower blocks and piece

this 52 1/2" x 62" beau-ty in no time! There is asimple embroidery

flower and an applique' flower included soyou can change the look. An outline flowerand an applique flower are included meas-uring 4" x 5". A15062 (20.00)

Im for the warmth! When I write my nextcolumn, it should be warmer here inIndiana!

You can seewhats new at Ericas

almost every day! Any page of our

website has a column on the left

that tells you where to find things,

and all you have to do is look for

New Items in purple, and click to

find out.

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N e w C l u b s f o r 2 0 1 2

Seasons and ReasonsJoin usfor an Erica's Exclusive Club! One wonderful

book includes 6 great seasonal projects, all wall hanging

size. The projects include simple piecing for the

backgrounds, and applique to create the charming images.The first project will ship complete in January, the other 5

projects will be sent in two shipments each, keeping the

price more consistent.

There is a membership fee of $22.00. The book ($14.95)

will ship with the 1st project. Other shipments will be in

the $25 - $30 range. We'll have more information on actual pricing when we get closer to the

start date. Shipping and handling will be extra, but we only charge what it actually costs to ship

to you.

An email will be sent each month to let you know when your package will ship and to offer

"member only" specials. You may also order other items to be shipped with your club package,

saving a bit on shipping.

There is no in-store class for this club. Customers maysign upin the store or online and pick up

packs in the store or have them shipped. ~ starting now ~

S e a s o n a l n g e l s

Create 4 stunning wall hangings fromLaurie Tigner Designs. The Seasonal

Angel series are beautiful, done inwonderful Hoffman 1895 Bali fabrics.Each project has a pre-printed face andhands, making these lovely ladies eveneasier. These are applique projects, youmay choose your favorite method. Clubwill begin in January and run for 8months.

There is a membership fee of $16.00. You'll receive the pattern and face/hands in thefirst shipment for the seasonal angel, then the fabric pack in the next shipment. We'll

take 20% off the price of the fabric packs as a special just for joining the club!Patterns are $24.00, face/hands are $12.95 and fabric packs vary from approximately$70 - $98 (minus 20% would be $56 - $78).

An email will be sent each month to let you know when your package will ship and tooffer "member only" specials. You may order other items to be shipped with your club

package, saving a bit on shipping.

There is no in-store class for this club. Customers maysign upin the store or onlineand pick up packs in the store or have them shipped. ~ starting now ~

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40M o r e N e w C l u b s f o r 2 0 1 2

M o nt h l y M i n i 's 2Welcome to our second year of quick, easy, and cutemonthly projects. Each 12" x 14" mini quilt will fit on abasic table stand. Each month there will be a differenttopper for the stand, making these projects even morespecial. Each month you'll receive the pattern, pack,stand topper (and button set or other accessories ifapplicable) for the next month - so you can have yourmini ready to display during the correct month. Club willbegin in February 2012 with the March project. InMarch, members will receive the April project and so onthrough the year.

There is a membership fee of $20.00, but the basicstand is included free! Monthly fees for supplies will be approximately $25.00. Somemonths have button sets or Paintstiks and stencil, so the cost of these months will beslightly higher. Shipping and handling will be extra, but we only charge what it actually

costs to ship the package.

An email will be sent each month to let you know when your package will ship and tooffer "member only" specials. You may order other items to be shipped with your clubpackage, saving a bit on shipping.

There is no in-store class for this club. Customers maysign upin the store or online andpick up packs in the store or have them shipped. ~ starting in February ~

M e r r y , M e r r y S n o w m e nFans of Bunny Hill Designs (Tiny Town, All Things

Christmas) will enjoy her latest Block of the Month.This nine month club, which begins in March, offersbasic piecing for the background blocks and border, andapplique for the wonderfully charming snowmen.Celebrate the season with the very current tones of redand taupe - we're using the exact fabrics from theRouenneries Duex fabric line by French General forModa. The finished quilt measures approximately 62 " x 66".

There is a membership fee of $18.00. The pattern ($20.00) will be sent with

the first month's shipment - we'll have more information on actual pricing whenwe get closer to the start date.

Shipping and handling will be extra, but we only charge what it actually costs toship to you.

An email will be sent each month to let you know when your package will shipand to offer "member only" specials. You may order other items to be shippedwith your club package, saving a bit on shipping.

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Amish With a TwistMeetings in the store:This club is for those of you who love piecing and the look of

Amish quilts. The 8 month club wil l begin the second

Tuesday evening in April, and each month you'll work on 2quilt blocks. Solid color fabrics are used, with black for thesashings and outer border. Each month, the 2 blocks willrelate to each other in the type of piecing they use, and yourskill level will increase as the club progresses. The borderswill be discussed in one class, and the pictured appliqueflowers are optional. The quilt finishes to approximately 88 3/8" x 105 1/2". Clubfee is $40.

Internet Club:There is a membership fee of $16.00 for the Internet club. The complete patternpack ($36.00) will come with the first shipment - we'll have more information onactual pricing when we get closer to the start date. Shipping and handling will beextra, but we only charge what it actually costs to ship to you. An email will besent each month to let you know when your package will ship and to offer "memberonly" specials. You may order other items to be shipped with your club package,saving a bit on shipping.

Meetings start April 10thand the second Tuesday of each month

at 6:30pm for 8 months total

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Fabric Lovers

lubs

If you're a "fabric collector" you'll love our newest clubs!Beginning in January we' l l have two Fat Quarter Clubs ,and two Fat

Eighth Clubs.

*** Bali Fat Quarter Club ***Each month you'll receive 5 coordinated fat quarters (18" x 21") in one particu-

lar color range. Some will be more of a tone-on-tone style, while others willhave a design. The 5 Fat Quarters will be $15.00 each month.

*** Bright Prints Fat Quarter Club ***Each month you'll receive 5 coordinated fat quarters (18" x 21"). We'll alter-nate fabrics from a specific fabric line one month with a mixed group in a sin-

gle color the next month. The 5 Fat Quarters will be $ $14.25 each month.

*** Reproduction Fat Eighth Club ***Each month you'll receive 10 fat eighths (9" x 21")

in a single color range. The 10 Fat Eighths will be $14.00 each month.

*** Old Fashion Fat Eighth Club ***Each month you'll receive 10 fat eighths (9" x 21") 30s prints. We'll alternate

fabrics from a specific fabric line one month, and a mixed group in a singlecolor range the next month. The 10 Fat Eighths will be $13.50 each month.

Join any time. We'll send an email each month letting you know what you'll bereceiving and offering "member only" specials. You may choose to skip amonth or cancel at any time. Get more information and sign up in the store or

on our web site.

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Er i ca s

Loca l

Happen ings

page 44

Sewing Celebration Sale

page 45

We Need Help in the CuttingDepartment

page 46

Watch Nancy Zieman TV

Baby Locks Diana

page 47

Trunk Shows

page 48

Designer Days

Embroidery Clubs

page 49

We Love our Handi Quilters!

page 50

Ericas Credit Card

Are you a Sewing Club Member?

page 51

We Need More Teachers

New Machine Owners Classes

Teaching Staff

page 52

Club Dates

pages 53, 54

Class Schedule

page 54

Weather Advisory

pages 55 - 62

Class Descriptions

page 63

Special Notes about Classes

Watch forour next Newsletter

in March.

EricasCraft & Sewing Center

South Bend, Indiana

574-233-3112

Where Youve Come to Expect the Best

http://www.ericas.comJanuary through March, 2012

HOURSMonday, Tuesday,

Wednesday & Friday9:30-5:30

Thursday 9:30-8:30Saturday 9:004:00Sunday 12:00-4:00

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Great Buys!

FullWarranties!

(notincludingtrade-ins)

Sergers, Sewing &

Embroidery Machines

C l a s s r o o m M a c h i n e s

Floor Models

Trade-in

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CelebrateSewing!

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Quantities limited at these prices!

January

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We need help in our Cutting DepartmentErica's has a full time (40 hour) per week opening in ourCutting Department. The ideal candidate:

~ is detail oriented and organized~ works well with others~ has a cheerful attitude~ can work in a fast paced environment~ has basic clerical and computer skills

Your primary responsibilities would include cutting and folding fabric, some

display work, and working directly with customers onthe sales floor and at the register.

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W a t c h f o r a n e m a i l f r o m

N a n c y Z i e m a n a n d

E r i c a s C r a f t a n d S e w i n g C e n t e r

i n v i t i n g y o u t o w a t c h

N a n c y Z i e m a n T V.

On the second Tuesday of each month (unless you haveopted out) we will let you know about anotherfree episode of Nancy Zieman TV. In that emailyoull also get a coupon which we can honorin the store or online, for something sheshows that month.

If you come into the store, youll see Nancy in

the Sewing Department with a display of theproject for the month. Sewing Consultants willbe able to answer any questions.

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T r u n k S h o w s !

February 6 - 27

Just when we're getting tired of winter, comeenjoy a walk through aBella Garden! PineNeedles has a beautiful quilt that offers a viewof water lilies, wildflowers, birds and butterflies.We'll have the complete quilt, but you may doany of the blocks as a smaller project. Wecarry the patterns and the fabric packs so you

can take a bit of spring home with you!

Merry Merry SnowmenJanuary 18 - 28

Very "Merry, Merry Snowmen" gracethis lovely quilt. Done in a fabric line fromModa and French General, it has thosewonderfully rich reds, warm taupes andcreams. We're offering a club for thisquilt, so be sure to come in and see whata beautiful piece YOU can make!(We also have the club available online.)

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We have space in some of our

embroidery clubs! If you bought your

embroidery machine from us, there is

probably an Embroidery Club you can

join. Embroidery Club is the best

thing you can do for your machine.

We do things you might not try on

your own, like metal punch, foam, cut-

work, different types of applique,

dimensional embroidery, even toi-

letries! and more to come!

Check the Club Dates on page

52. Those with * after them have

space. Be sure to get your sheet of

what to bring to the next meeting when

you sign up.

EmbroideryClubs at Ericas!!

Join an Embroidery

Club now!

Designer Days - Free F inancing

Up to 36 months f ree f inancing

on Husqvarna Vik ing Designers

Now through February 15th

Stop in the Sewing Departmentfor details.

Designer sewing/embroidery

machines start at 1999!

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We Love Our Hand i Qu i l t e rs

Find out why weve fallen in love withour HQ 16 Sitdown machine,

our HQ18 Avante, and our Fusion!* You can pull out all those unfinished tops and get themdone, make charity quilts, quilt for friends, or even start abusiness!* Its nearly twice as fast as most home sewing machines* It has a full 16, 18, or 24 throat depth, over 8 verticalclearance

* It has long arm capabilities and optional Stitch Regulator atless than half the price of other long arm systems.* It has a wide variety of the same kind of fun tools, and theProStitcher computerized option!* We have great training and Handi Quilter Club!

Only 8 representatives in the world weregiven this award when we were! Theinscription says HQ Way Award ~

Delivering Results through SuperiorService, Education, and Inspiration,

Ericas Craft & Sewing Center

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