Newsletter

2011 Newsletters

• December 2011 There's lots of great information on hand quilting this month, along with free quilting design patterns for our block-of-the-month quilt, Jinny's Journey. The newsletter also includes a link to an online tour of Jinny's home and the Studio, plus a teaser for our upcoming 2012 quilt pattern, and a whole lot more. You're going to love it!
  
  
• November 2011 A new quilt, new thread, a new tote bag; a tip of creating a quilt color palette from a photograph; news from the semi-annual  Quilt Market; and the second-to-last pattern element for our subscriber-only block-of-the-month quilt -- all in this month's newsletter.
  
  
• October 2011 Learn some of Jinny's secrets to determining the light/dark value of fabrics, find out what's new on the website, and get the latest block in our block-of-the-month quilt, Jinny's Journey (free only to subscribers.)
  
  
• September 2011 Get ready for the Colorplay fabric collection and see pictures of several new quilted projects from Jinny. Plus there's a wonderfully detailed tip on how to use border print (or any) fabric to create the illusion of curves in your quilt. And subscribers get a bonus project as they continue on their 2011 block-of-the-month adventure.
  
  
• August 2011 This newsletter features details of Jinny's upcoming teaching schedule in Virginia, New York, Ukraine and Ireland. You can also see her latest fabric collection and download the free quilt pattern. Plus lots, lots more!
  
  
• July 2011 Find the latest Jinny's Journey block pattern, a lesson on converting strip-piecing instructions to traditional quiltmaking techniques, a sneak peek at a brand-new quilt to be featured in McCall's Quilting magazine and Jinny's recipe to use up zucchini . . . all in this issue!
  
  
• June 2011 This issue features a free download of Jinny's entire 150-fabric Palette Collection for EQ7, two new free quilt blocks, tips on converting foundation (paper-pieced) patterns for traditional sewing, and a special bonus project just for email subscribers.
  
  
• May 2011 The May issue includes hand-sewing tips from Jinny, information on Jinny's new Holiday Treasures fabric collection, a link to download her Holiday Treasures quilt pattern free, plus the third installation of our 2011 block-of-the-month pattern, Jinny's Journey (free only for subscribers).
  
  
• April 2011 Two free new blocks and a free quilt pattern (Summer Lily) to download from the website, a great tip on using scant 1/4-inch seam allowances, plus Block #2 for Jinny's Journey, our free BOM pattern just for newsletter subscribers.
  
  
• March 2011 This month's issue includes the first block of the free-for-subscribers 2011 BOM, Jinny's Journey, plus two free quilting bonuses: exclusive quilting designs for Jinny's Garden, and an in-depth article on machine quilting written by a Studio staffer and published in Machine Quilting Unlimited magazine. We also announce new features of our website and much more.
  
  
• February 2011 A free pattern for Jinny's newest quilt, Coraline, and the last block and finishing pattern for our block-of-the-month quilt, Jinny's Garden. Plus an opportunity to pre-order fabrics from the Coraline collection, a sneak peek at the 2011 subscriber-only free block-of-the-month quilt, and much more.
  
  
• January 2011 Free patterns for a fun patchwork football and Block #12 of Jinny's Garden; Jinny answers a quilter's question on dealing with bias edges; and lots of news from the Studio and Jinny's travels.