Welcome Primitive Gatherings

Known world-wide for her primitive style in quilting, Lisa Bongean calls Menasha, WI home. This is where it all happens for Primitive Gatherings and the customers that have grown to love Lisa’s primitive and folk art designs featuring her hand-dyed wools, homespun, reproduction and designer fabrics.

Lisa’s talents are many; proud mother of 3 sons (Lance, Luke and Jake), designer, teacher, award winning quilter, shop owner, and business woman partnered with her husband, Nick. In addition to the retail shop, Lisa and Nick stay busy with their wholesale and Internet business as well as traveling to and vending at numerous quilt shows across the country. Primitive Gatherings, their family-owned business, opened in 2004 and continues to grow adding their newest venture in January, 2011….”The Gathering”, a quilters’ retreat house located less than one mile north of the shop.

Primitive Gatherings was elected by the editors of American Patchwork & Quilting Magazine as one of the outstanding quilt shops in North America and featured in the 13^th annual Quilt Sampler (spring/summer 2006 edition), a special publication from the American Patchwork & Quilter Magazine.

Lisa is honored to enter into a partnership with Moda and embraces this wonderful opportunity to continue reaching out to quilters everywhere offering them beautiful new fabrics designed especially for creating her primitive and folk art designs. Look for Lisa's Primitive Muslin in stores in December 2010.

Lisa also has a brand new book, Nine Patch Gathering that features primitive muslin throughout.
Stock # PR209.

Oasis by 3 sisters

Oasis by 3 sisters available in stores February 2011

This quilt is available as a quilt kit packaged in a lunchbox sized tin. It contains fabric for the quilt top, pk of paper pieces, step by step directions and binding fabric. Backing and floss additional. add as much embroidery and applique to personalize your Oasis quilt. This quilt is a perfect project for a 3 or 4 week class. A rough outline of topics to cover each week is listed below.

WEEK 1: Make mini hexagons using the mini charm packs and paper pieces. Talk about the history of paper piecing. Show how to make Y seams as the hexagons are joined together.
Here are a few references for English paper piecing:
http://www.womenfolk.com/quilt_pattern_history/mosaic.htm
http://www.statemuseumpa.org/quilts05new/pages/glossary/9english.htm
I also have a post on my blog that shows the steps and the notions you may
want to feature as add on sales.

Demo applique using your preferred method on a layer cake square.
Homework: Complete 3 mini hexagon flowers and 2 applique blocks.

Family name can be embroidered here.

WEEK 2:
Teach embroidery techniques. Show needles, floss, transfer-eze etc.

Add embroidery stitches to applique pieces. Continue working on applique and embroidery pieces. Complete as many as possible before week 3's class.
WEEK 3:
Cut large hexagons using hexagon ruler, Stock # 8060.


ACCUQUILT may  have a new Hexagon die that is perfect for moda's layer cakes. I will let you know as soon as I hear the details. How great would that be?
Mark 1/4" away from the edge at each of the corners. This will be your stopping and starting point. Line up 2 hexagons, sew in a few stitches from the marked spot, then backstitch to hold this seam in place being careful not to sew inot the 1/4" opening. You will need this to set in the next hexagon. Demo joining the large hexagons by machine. The basic same technique is used when sewing the hexs by hand but you will be using a machine. 

Continue sewing hexagons into sections. This step becomes easier and easier with practice, however it does become cumbersome to handle as the quilt top gets larger. Pressing as you go makes the top more managable.
If your class is schelduled for 3 sessions, demo sewing the border on.
If class meets for a fourth time, the borders can be done then.

Jelly Roll Dream Challenge

Did you know... you could win $5000 of prize money
■FIRST PRIZE is $2,500 and a JANOME Horizon MC7700QCP sewing machine.


■SECOND PRIZE is $1,500 and a JANOME MC4900QC sewing machine.

■THIRD PRIZE is $1,000 and a JANOME JP760 sewing machine.
Just for making a quilt from Moda Jelly Rolls?




Here are some of the rules from the website:
 Design and make a quilt making the best use of a jelly roll. Moda jelly rolls are available in most quilt stores plus it is also permissible to use strip rolls from other companies or you may cut your own forty 2½inx 42in strips. Additional background and border fabric is allowed up to a combined quantity of 3 yards (2.75 metres). Rotary cutting quilting rulers and squares and any specialty tools may be used. Any tools you use must be clearly stated in your instructions and must be readily available. You do not have to do any quilting as the longarm quilting and finishing of your quilt is part of the prize for the lucky twelve winners.
(Did you read that? No quilting. You could enter several times since it is only quilt tops! WOWZER) Submit your entry form along with a maximum of five photographs of your patchwork top with notes and instructions on how to make it as well as your entry fee of $25 (or UK£15). You can do this via the website by clicking here or sending your entry form and photos to us via post (addresses below) before the 1st June 2011.
Put 31st July 2011 in your diary (calender) to find out if you're a finalist!
To see all of the details along with the entry form, visit
http://www.jellyrollquilters.com/page/competition-1
Have a Jelly Roll Dream challenge at your store for your customers. Register at their site, download and print signs,  and save money on your purchaes from F & W. Lay out some entry forms for easy pick up. Winners will also be published in a future F & W Book. 

Welcome Aneela Hoey

Aneela Hoey graduated from Winchester School of Art with a BA (Hons) degree in printed textile design, in 1994. She has worked in design studios in both London and New York as well as freelance. After getting married she took a break to raise her two daughters, now aged 7 and 10. She found her back to textile design through her love of quilt making which led her to begin designing the kind of fabrics she wanted to use but couldn't find. Aneela is also a keen embroiderer and produces her own embroidery patterns.

Aneela's introductory line of fabric for moda is Sherbet Pips. It will be available at your favorite quilt store in April 2011.

Follow Aneela's blog, comfortstitching for inspiration, projects, tutorials, quilt a-longs and more. The Pickledish is her most current Quilt A-long. 

Aneela is also one of the editors of Fat Quarterly, a new e-magazine.

This article is from Sew Hip. I know it is tough to read but thought I would share with you the bottom sentence.

 "Aneela's designs are truly original and maintain a wonderful balance

 between contemporary and cute."

Welcome Aneela to the moda team! 

Have Fun with Sudoku Kits

Solve and Sew

Sudoku Quilts

4 different kits styles available

Choose from Central Park by Kate Spain,

Perennials by Kansas Troubles,

Oasis by 3 Sisters, Lovely by Sandy Gervais.

available in stores Feb 2011.

Makes a perfect Learn to Sew project for

kids or a gift for a special quilter.

Each box contains 81 charms, Sudoku puzzle and instructions.

Add 1 yard for sashing, border and binding. Quilt top measures 47" x 47".

A bit of history: Although the name is Japanese,
the concept of a number grid with only one appearance across and up
and down was developed by an 18th century Swiss mathematician,
Leonhard Euler. The Japanese puzzle company, Nikoli, made the puzzle

popular in the mid-80’s. It became an international sensation in 2005.

See the video explaining the kits.

American Jane Cover Girl

Save time with Pre-Cuts and many more projects in the

Feb issue of American Patchwork and Quilting.

Look for this issue on sale November, 30, 2010.

American Jane project and fabric on the cover.

Shops can call Nancy Singh at 866-378-1064 to order magazines for their shop.

Magazines are the perfect item to include in a kit project as the pattern directions. 

Good value for you and your customer. The projects can be made in

several colorways to use existing inventory.

Moda Bake Shop Box

Find the golden ticket for a chance to visit Moda headquarters

in Dallas, Texas.

Print the information here.

Available in stores December 2010.

The moda bake shop boxes will come shrink wrapped to prevent tampering.

Sewline Tool School

Sewline Products continue to be a fantastic item.  Put these items on every one's must have Christmas list. View the video from allpeoplequilt.com

Clover's Flower Maker

Clover's Wrap and Fuse

Design Originals 10 minute block

Serendipity Studios

Kay Whitt showing her new patterns at Quilt market. (it was Halloween- she does not dress as a princess everyday- but she should)

United Notions booth tour

Debbie Duckworth shares some of her favorite projects in the United Notions booth.

Moda Booth Tour

Moda booth tours split into 2 videos. Wish you were there to see it all in person.





Burlap quilt by Holly Hickman and the Jelly Roll "Dream" Challenge.

Jan Patek and Lilac Hill

Jan Patek introduces you to her newest fabrics and Jenny Doh at Quilt Market 2010. Small quilt kit also available.

Cutting Corners Ruler

Sharon Craig from Cozy Quilt Designs demonstrates her newest ruler,  Cutting Corners Ruler.
how fun with lots of options



Shop aprons available. See Melody Busch try one on for size.

Mark Dunn welcomes you

Mark Dunn shows you the Greatest show on earth, Quilt Market 2010.

Kansas Troubles

Lynne Hagmeier from Kansas Troubles celebrates 10 years of designing for moda fabrics. See this and more as she gives you a tour of her booth.

Quilts of Valor

Polly and Laurie talk about the Quilts of Valor project for 2011.

Charlevoix Fabrics

Laurie Simpson and Polly Minick give you a tour of their booth at Quilt Market 2010. True classics!

Kathy Schmitz at Quilt Market 2010

Kathy Schmitz has come Full Circle with her newest line of fabric for moda. This collection was a big hit at Quilt Market.

Blackbird Designs wins first place

Alma Allen from Blackbird Designs tells about a new book, Garden Club along with showing her wonderful quilts from Wildrose and Antique Fair fabric collections.

Welcome Primitive Gathering

Moda Fabrics would like to welcome Lisa Bongean from Primitive Gatherings as our newest designer. She has 6 over dyed printed muslin's as her debut collection. These fabrics are available in stores in December 2010. Read about her by following her blog.

visit Central Park with Kate

Kate Spain's booth was as adorable as she is.

Lisa from Sweetwater designs shows us all the fresh projects

and patterns in their booth at Quilt Market, Houston 2010.

I can't wait to make the coin purses for Christmas gifts.

American Jane in Houston 2010

Sandy Klop from American Jane introduces Le Petit Poulet fabrics and patterns.

Visit Laundry Basket at Market

Edyta from Laundry Basket Quilts introduces you to Sweet Sixteen fabrics. She is amazing with all her wonderful projects.

Oliver + S at Houston 2010

Liesl from Oliver + S talks about Modern Workshop fabric. (Very interesting inspiration)
Wonderful cotton interlocks and vinyl coated fabrics perfect for apparel.

Dilly Dally

Me and My Sister talk about Dilly Dally fabrics

and their new patterns.

Check out their adorable ideas for store displays. Weaving
through the

rails of a picnic table- sheer brilliance.

Bunny Hill at Fall Quilt Market

Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill talks about her new patterns and Lily & Will II.

Fig Tree Fall 2010

Fig Tree Quilts Fall 2010 booth tour

Join Joanna as she shows you her newest patterns as well as Buttercup fabric available Feb 2011.