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Quilting The Kaye Wood Way Week of May 1, 2013 - Happy May Day! Quilts With A Twist Is Our Featured Designer This Week!

Kaye Wood — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:58:00 GMT

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In This Issue....

Today at the Cabin
Quilts With A Twist On Sale This Week
What's New in The Shop
DVD of the Week
Notice
Strip Quilting Mega Sale
This Week in History
You Tube
Big Sky Pattern
Arizona Quilters
Craftsy
Q and A With Kaye
Australian Cruise
New FR** Pattern - Looking Through The Windows
Creative Jacket Journey
Facebook
Show and Tell
Quilting Events

Quilting the Kaye Wood Way
Like us on Facebook for special offers!

"Pitter Patches", our Twitter Bird is waiting for the dandelions so she can make wine.....Follow us!

We're on Pinterest Now!

Check out Petal Play Designs on our Pinterest Site

HERE

Questions? Email Us!

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Hi Quilters!

Today at the Cabin : Last week, snow. This week, 70+ degrees. Gotta love Northern Michigan. I actually got a chance to get my hands in the dirt and got some early, cool weather, frost hardy stuff planted (lettuces mostly). This weekend I will tackle the pool!

This week we are featuring the gorgeous patterns from Lisa Moore of Quilts With A Twist. Her wildlife patterns are awesome and her use of curves is pretty cool too!

Go HERE for all of our sale items, including clearance items.

Lots of cool new stuff on our Check It Out Pages too!

Check out our SALE PAGE

American Wave Pattern

Regular Price $9.00

Sale Price $6.00

Don't forget to check out our Clearance Items and hurt items too. Lots of stuff on sale this week.

Check it out....
All on our SALE PAGE

Wow! Last week we sent the Petal Play Cardinal Pattern and two templatees FR** to RoseMarie in Texas. Congratulations, RoseMarie, you got your order free this week.

Keep an eye on our FaceBook page for more offers!

HERE

What's On Sale....

All this and MORE on our Sale Page!

All Joan Shay Patterns include the templates needed, FR**!!

Zig Zag Quilt Pattern HERE Regular Price $9.00 Sale Price $5.50	Starring Circles Pattern HERE Regular Price $9.00 Sale Price $5.50	Stand Up Tote Pattern HERE Regular Price $9.00 Sale Price $5.50	Stars of Alaska Quilt Pattern HERE Regular Price $9.00 Sale Price $5.50
Shoji Quilt Pattern HERE Regular Price $9.00 Sale Price $5.50	Alaska Waves Quilt Pattern HERE Regular Price $9.00 Sale Price $5.50	Wolf Song Quilt Pattern HERE Regular Price $9.00 Sale Price $5.50	Bella Luna Quilt Pattern HERE

Be sure to check out our SALE PAGE for all of our recent sale and clearance items!

New In The Shop....

Winter Warmup Quilt Pattern

In Our Check It Out Section

Bailey Island Hobo Tote Pattern

In Our Check It Out Section

Dufflettes Duffle Bags Pattern

In Our Check It Out Section

Cindy's Casserole Carrier Pattern

In Our Check It Out Section

ABC Quilt Technique DVD

Regular price - $12.00

This week - $5.00 in our Sale Pages!

DVDs of the Week....

ABC Quilt Technique

Finished size is 48" x 75"

A wonderful quilt to adorn any child's wall, you can also use as a learning tool, by helping them find and name the animal and letters. Bright color border strips frame each of the blocks to add depth to this design. The wide border has square blocks with designs embroidered without the letter. Kaye's easy Y-seam technique is included with this pattern. Uses the View & Do™ Diamond Shape (sold separately).

Size: 48" x 75"

Get the DVD HERE (on sale for $5.00)

Get the pattern HERE (on sale for $5.00)

Get the View & Do Diamond Shape HERE (on sale for $12.00)

Notice....

If you've sent in events to be posted or show and tell items and don't see them yet, we will get to them. We're working on rolling out a brand new site hopefully in the next few weeks and then we'll add all of your new stuff!

Strip Quilting Projects Books 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9

(Book 6 is not included, even though pictured)

Get Kaye's Strip Quilting Project Books 2-9 (minus Strip Quilting 6) as a set for $7.00 that is only 1 dollar a piece. These books sell for 5.00 a piece. That is a savings of $32.00.

on our SALE page, or HERE

This Week In History....

May is.....National Date Your Mate Month!

May 01, 1931 Empire State Building dedicated May 02, 1933 Loch Ness Monster sighted May 03, 1469 Niccolo Machiavelli born May 04, 1994 Rabin and Arafat sign accord for Palestinian self-rule May 05, 1961 The first American in space May 06, 1994 English Channel tunnel opens May 07, 1994 The Scream recovered

Kaye's on YouTube....

140 (ish) shows. Check them all out... HERE

Shown here is Turning and Pressing Techniques by Joan Hawley of Lazy Girl Designs.

See the video HERE

We are almost to our 2,000,000 (yeah! that's 6 0's!!) view point.

Subscribe to our channel and check out our videos, then, any product ordered featured on our YouTube Channel will get a 25% discount with mention of "youtube" in the comments section of the shopping channel!

Check it out HERE

Another Word Scramble....

You know the drill, 1st 10 correct responses gets a FR e-pattern!**

email me HERE

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Just Ask Kaye....

Q: Do you have a chart on measurements for ruffles?

K: Here is one from the book Quiltmaking Tips and Techniques written by Jane Townswick.

Ruffle Width

Ruffle Length

Finished size inches	Cut Size inches	300 in.	400 in.	500 in.	600 in.	700 in.	800 in.
1-1/2	4-1/4	1 yd.	1-3/8 yds.	1-5/8 yds.	2 yds.	2-1/4 yds.	2-5/8 yds.
3	7-1/4	1-3/4 yds.	2-3/8 yds.	2-7/8 yds.	3-1/2 yds.	4 yds.	4-5/8 yds.
4-1/2	10-1/4	2-1/4 yds.	2-7/8 yds.	3-5/8 yds.	4-3/8 yds.	5 yds.	5-3/4 yds.
6	13-1/4	2-7/8 yds.	3-7/8 yds.	4-3/4 yds.	5-3/4 yds.	6-5/8 yds.	7-5/8 yds.

Big Sky Quilt Pattern - Brand New!

We used soft browns, warm blues, and bright neutrals in this quilt to pay homage to our Canadian mountain landscapes and big open skies. Pair scrappy blocks with yardage for alternating blocks and border.

Get yours HERE!

Attention Arizona Quilters....

"Anybody in the Arizona area interested in learning how piece one of Kaye's patterns?

I am having a quilt class this next Friday, April 26, 2013 here at my house.

Drop me a message and I'll send you a link with all of the information!

Sharon Voorhies slv1056@hotmail.com

Craftsy....

Prefer to pay by Paypal? Well, now you can get any of our E-Patterns and E-Books in our Craftsy Shop and pay via Paypal!

New Quilting Cruise To Australia!

Quilting the Kaye Wood Way
2014 Land Tour/Cruise to Australia and New Zealand
January 17, 2014 - February 4, 2014

Quilters Get out your Bucket List.
If you always dreamed of going to Australia, this is your chance.
And you get to go with fellow quilters. It doesn't get any better than that.

7-Day Land Tour and 11 Night Cruise on Royal Caribbean's Voyageur of the Sea

For more information about the Land Tour/Cruise, contact Carillon at Panda Travel
602-943-3383 or 800-447-2632 email Vacations@pandatravel.com

Go HERE for more info....

New Free Pattern....

Looking Through The Windows

HERE

A scene (fabric or embroidery) is fussy-cut and viewed through an octagon shaped window.

Creative Jacket Journey DVD In Our Clearance Pages

Regular Price was $30.00, On Sale For $19.00

Design principles for creative sewing decisions

TWO techniques for flattering FIT

Logical sequence of design and stitching steps

When and where to stabilize edges

Embellishment ideas: how-to's, which to use, which to save for future projects

Edge, hem and neckline finishes

Bias properties utilized to full potential

What to do when you're "stuck"

Taking control. Letting and hearing the fabric "talk" to you!

Features Londa's Talking Patterns

Genesis Too

Worthy

Creative Jacket Journey - Two DVD's in case. 4 hrs, 46 mins of instruction in designing, fitting, constructing and embellishing 2 different jackets

Don't forget to join our FaceBook Group for Daily Deals and other specials!

Show and Tell....

I made this for a teacher that works with my daughter. She wanted a t-shirt quilt for her son. It turned out to be queen size.

........CL

Send in your creations. Include a picture or two and a short story about your quilt/tablerunner or wallhanging (or other) and we'll put it on our Show and Tell Page!

Send to terrye@kayewood.com

List Your Event....

All across the land, Quilt Guilds and Groups are gearing up for their shows. Get yours listed!

Looking for a Quilt Show to attend? Check out our listing. If you have an upcoming event or show you'd like to post on our events page, just click the link!
mailto:terrye@kayewood.com?subject=events

Have a great week, everyone!

Terrye and Kayla

Quilting The Kaye Wood Way Week of 11.14.12 - Cotton Tales Designs

Kaye Wood — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:25:00 GMT

In This Issue....

On Sale - Cotton Tales
New and Updated 6 Hour Quilt Pattern
What's New in The Shop
Tips and Humor from Kaye
VHS Copies of Our Shows
DVD of the Week
Craftsy
Another Quiz
Kaye's Techniques
Quilting Cruises
Did You Know
Q and A With Kaye
Show and Tell
One Day In 1849
Quilting Events
This Week In History
When It Comes To Thread
Kaye's on YouTube

Quilting the Kaye Wood Way
Like us on Facebook for special offers!

"Pitter Patches", our Twitter Bird is donning his bright orange in preparation for the great Northern Michigan holiday - Opening Day of Deer Season.....Follow us!

We're on Pinterest Now!

Check out our Cotton Tales

HERE

Questions? Email Us!

Please Visit Our Sponsors, They Help Keep This Newsletter Free!

Sign up for the QSC e-newsletter and get the latest information about our shows! Workshops, Seminars, Quilt Displays, Quilt Contests and much more!

Any order over $50.00 now ships free to the US!

Kaye has lots and lots of seminars and teacher certification classes scheduled in Arizona. Check out her schedule HERE

Hi Quilters!

Today at the cabin : cold and sunshine! Beats cold and cloudy and rainy. Woke up to a snow covered ground again this morning, but the water troughs weren't frozen over. Winter is coming, but I have soooo much to do to get the farm ready! And tomorrow.... Deer Season starts.

This week we are featuring Cotton Tales! This is one of our brand new designers and we are so excited about these patterns. Everything from Civil War Block of the Month patterns to smaller themed wallhangings and tablerunners. A LOT of diversity here, be sure to check them all out!

All on our SALE PAGE

Felicity's Garden Block of the Month Style Pattern

Alert Alert Alert...

Christmas Sales Are Coming....

If you're new here, this is a 3x a week newsletter (the regular newsletter on Wednesday, and 2 short ones on Monday and Friday). We will advertise a new special every newsletter and these will be good for a week. Remember too, our FR** Shipping Policy for orders over $50.00 to the USA!

What's On Sale....

All this and MORE on our Sale Page!

Vintage Table Runner Pattern On Our Sale Page!	Savannah Rose Pattern On Our Sale Page!	From My Cabin Window Pattern On Our Sale Page!	Crystal Snow Pattern On Our Sale Page!
Vintage Blues Pattern On Our Sale Page!	Civil War Beauty Pattern On Our Sale Page!	Blustery Day Pattern On Our Sale Page!	Blaze of Glory Pattern On Our Sale Page!

It's Here....

Kaye's New UPDATED 6 Hour Quilt Pattern

These updated techniques for the 6 Hour Quilt, our most popular pattern ever, include input from

viewers who have made this quilt. It also includes new directions for a "Tag Along Buddy Quilt", which is a small quilt with a satin binding for the toddler who needs a special quilt to tag along with mom and a new baby.

Also included are directions for making this quilt in more sizes, from small to double-quilt size.

This is still the perfect quilt for a child, a grandchild or a charity quilt.

It can be dragged around, washed and dried, cuddled up, and wrapped around.

Go here to order.....

New In The Shop....

Caterpillar Pattern

Feelin' Flakey Pattern

American Wave Pattern

Radiant Suns Pattern, Template and DVD

Tips and Humor From Kaye....

Kaye meets many people and sees many things while she travels. She always comes back with a couple of humorous stories to tell. Here is one of them.

Teaching Seminars

My quilts usually are in suitcases, ready to go with me when I do seminars or teach classes. Only once, thank goodness, did I open the suitcase and find that I had brought quilts for a seminar that was different from the one scheduled.

So, I did the only thing I could do. I taught the seminar that included the quilts in the suitcase. At the end, I just couldn't resist telling the audience what had happened. Several of them said they didn't think I was teaching what was scheduled, but it was OK and they learned a lot.

Many years ago, prior to a quilt show, the person in charge called me and said only two people had signed up for my class.

"Why do you suppose that is?" she asked.

"I don't have a clue."

Then she said, "Did you know that when I took the program to the printer I only had 15 pages with me. There were supposed to be 16 but we were short of time, so we printed the program with only 15 pages. The page that was missing was the information about your class."

That should have been a clue to her why my classes did not do well. I'd like to know how two people signed up when I wasn't in the program.

At this same show, there was a "meet the teacher" event.

Guess what? This event was also on "my" page, so no one knew about it. So only the 10 teachers were there. And you'll never believe what came next. The director carried on, complete with microphone, as if the room was completely full (maybe her eyesight was bad). She welcomed everyone (all 10 of us) and then we had to introduce ourselves, complete with microphone, to everyone present (all 10 of us) Keep in mind that we all travel and teach and each of us could have introduced any one of the 10 of us. And we all did it with a straight face!

Kaye's Quilting Friends and Quilter's Toolbox VHS Copies of the shows...

Miscellaneous copies of Kaye's Quilting Friends and Quilter's Toolbox shows in VHS format.

Note - First Come First Served, once these are gone, they're gone!

Regularly priced at $18.00, now, only $3.00! Hurry and get yours HERE

DVD of the Week....

ABC Children's Quilt.

Regular price for this DVD is $12.00

but this week, only $5.00!

Craftsy....

Prefer to pay by Paypal? Well, now you can get any of our E-Patterns and E-Books in our Craftsy Shop and pay via Paypal!

Sew Lazy Interfacings

New and Extremely Popular!

Joan Hawley of Lazy Girl Fame has designed her own line of interfacing for those of us who quilt and sew.

This stuff totally ROCKS!

7 different interfacings/stabilizers for everything you need to do.

Iron On Vinyl
Face It Soft
Face It Firm
Stiff Stuff Lite
Iron On Vinyl
Stiff Stuff Firm
Fusi-Bond Lite
Dreamy Sew In High Loft Fleece
Check them all out HERE

Another Quiz!!

Native Americans used ______ for sewing and needlework

Sinew
Beads
Porcupine Quills
All of the Above

What is the common seam-allowance on American patterns?

3 cm
5/8"
1/2"
1/10'

How wide is the average cotton quilting fabric?

36"
53"
44"
48-60"

How would you test of scrap fabric to see if it was silk?

Stretch it
Try to set it on fire
Wash it
Rub it on a piece of sandpaper

What part of your body closely equals a yard?

Your foot x3
From your hip bone to the floor
Distance between both your outstretched hands
Distance from your nose to your fingertips

Email me your answers here: terrye@kayewood.com?subject=quiz.11.13

Winner will receive a fr book!!**

Kaye's Techniques....

You've just created a gorgeous quilt and your wall is begging for it. Here's Kaye's technique for making a hanging sleeve....

Hanging Sleeve by Machine

HERE

A NEW Cruise is in the works, Stay tuned........

Quilting Cruises....

Leave your sewing machines at home.
Sewing machines used on the ship are sponsored by

Janome

Be the one of the first 100 people to reserve a cabin and sign up for classes to receive the AccuQuilt Baby Go and Dye.

Prices based on availability. Prices are per person, based on a double occupancy for cruise. Price listed includes taxes and fees. These prices cannot be combined with any other promotion.

Included in your price: Class fees, (except kit fees,) Shipboard accommodations, ocean transportation, most meals, some beverages and most onboard entertainment.

Not Included: Kit fees for classes which will be paid to instructor at class time, Air transportation, transfers, items of a personal nature such as shore and land excursions, specialty restaurant fees, some beverages, photographs, gratuities/service fees, medical services, etc. All prices in US Dollars.

We are going to have a
Wackiest Cruise Outfit contest for the cruise.
Wacky Cruise Clothing Day: You could win $250. February 22nd has been designated as Wacky Cruise Clothing Day for our group only. Wear your wackiest cruise clothing and you could win $250. Second place will win $150 and third place will win $75.

If you have questions please call 800-473-9464

To sign-up for this cruise contact
Bonnie Greenberg at CruiseOne at 800-784-4480

Click HERE for more details!

Did You Know....

The first functional sewing machine was invented by the French tailor, Barthelemy Thimonnier, in 1830. Thimonnier's machine used only one thread and a hooked needle that made the same chain stitch used with embroidery. The inventor was almost killed by an enraged group of French tailors who burnt down his garment factory because they feared unemployment as a result of his new invention.

Q and A With Kaye....

Q: What would you consider the best choice of batting for a quilt that will be used and abused?

A: I would use a poly bonded batting. They seem to take the washing and drying better.

Q: I am making a round robin quilt and need the formula to make the four triangles that are added to the sides.

A: I would cut the strips 3/4" wider than you need. To figure out how much you need, measure from the edge of the square to where the next corner will be. Sew the strip on, then square it up.

Q: I have seen Kaye's show and wondered where she got the sewing machine thread carousel she uses.

A: Kaye got this handy device from Ray's Sewing Machine Center. Here is the address and phone number.

Ray's Sewing Machine Center

1717 Park Ave. San Jose, CA 95126

1-408-295-6901

Q: How do you avoid puckering and gathering while machine quilting?

A: I use lots and lots of safety pins to baste the layers together. A spray adhesive would work well too.

Show and Tell....

This is the quilt we made in the Las Vegas Certified Teacher Training Class. Then I came home and made one for my kitchen table (correctly)
Love this pattern. I want to make another as a center for a queen quilt. I used Kaye's Savage Star pattern......Grace

One day in 1849 Walter Hunt wanted to pay a fifteen-dollar debt to a friend. So he decided to invent something new.

From a piece of brass wire about eight inches long, coiled at the center and shielded at one end, he made the first safety pin. He took out a patent on his invention, sold the rights to it for four hundred dollars, paid his friend back and had three hundred eighty-five dollars to spare.Then he watched his latest brainstorm go on to become a million dollar money earner for someone else.

List Your Event....

All across the land, Quilt Guilds and Groups are gearing up for their shows. Get yours listed!

This Week In History....

November is National Hospice Awareness Month. Please consider donating to this worthwhile organization, they do awesome work!

Nov 13, 1982 Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated

Nov 14, 1851 Moby-*** published

Nov 15, 1867 First stock ticker debuts

Nov 16, 1532 Pizarro traps Incan emperor Atahualpa

Nov 17, 1558 Elizabethan Age begins

Nov 18, 1991 Terry Waite released

Nov 19, 1863 Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address

When It Comes To Thread Choice....

Your fabric will influence the type of thread you select. Heavy weight fabric requires a heavyweight thread and lightweight fabric requires a finer thread. Very light weight or sheer fabrics are best sewn with a very fine needle and an extra fine thread. Using the correct thread size may reduce puckering, a problem frequently encountered when sewing light weight fabrics.

Kaye's on YouTube....

140 (ish) shows. Check them all out... HERE

Are you having problems with a particular video? Let us know what you are experiencing and the name of the video so I can check it out!

Have a great week, everyone,

Terrye and Kayla

Quilting The Kaye Wood Way Week of 5.2.12 - Fresh and Funky From The Ellen Medlock Studio!

Kaye Wood — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:29:00 GMT

Can't Read This In Your Email? Click HERE for the Real Deal!

In This Issue....

Our Entire Line Of Ellen Medlock Studio Products is On Sale!
What's New in The Shop
Another Quilting Ebook!
Ugly Quilt Contest
Attention So-Cal Quilters
Free 1 Yard Piece of Tru-Grid
Question of the Week
Tips and Humor from Kaye
Tips From Our Friends
Quilting Events
Kaye's on YouTube
Show and Tell
Call For Entries

Quilting the Kaye Wood Way
Like us on Facebook for special offers!

"Pitter Patches", our Twitter Bird is loving her flowers....Follow us!

We're on Pinterest Now!

We're pinning our little fingers off. Tell us what you'd like to see on our boards!

Come On, Tell Me

Questions? Email Us!

Please Visit Our Sponsors, They Help Keep This Newsletter Free!

Sign up for the QSC e-newsletter and get the latest information about our shows! Workshops, Seminars, Quilt Displays, Quilt Contests and much more!

Quilt Qua!

Attention: Please keep an eye out for these stolen quilts by Karen Combs. Read more and see pictures HERE

Fave Crafts

Why not sign up for our free monthly newsletter HERE

New Policy.... Any order over $50.00 now ships free to the US!

Kaye's lots and lots of seminars and teacher certification classes scheduled in Arizona. Check out her schedule HERE

Hi Quilters!

Do you like cute, funky, fresh and fun? This week, our Designer of the Week is Ellen from the Ellen Medlock Studio, and it doesn't get any cuter!

We have purse patterns, purse handles, findings and hardware, charms, ribbons, gift items, and of course quilt patterns from Ellen, and the whole she-bang is on sale this week!

And with the weather this week calling for nothing but rain and storms (although I LOVE a good storm!) quilting is right up there on our to-do list!

We have a little contest going on - guess a product and get a free sample, a big contest going on - send in pics of your ugly quilts and a blog giveaway. Plus TONS of new items in our store - Read On.....

Fat Quarter Sampler - Enchanted Damask

On Our Sale Page!

What's On Sale....

Our Entire Line of Ellen Medlock Studio Patterns, Purse Hardware, Handles and Chains, Gift Items and Fabrics

All that and MORE on our Sale Page!

Picture This Bag Pattern On Our Sale Page!	Reversible Tote Bag Pattern On Our Sale Page!	Preppy Tote Pattern With Wooden Handles (available with just pattern too!) On Our Sale Page!	Charmant Clutch On Our Sale Page!
Interchangeable 1 Bag Pattern and Handle Set (also available in just pattern) On Our Sale Page!	Interchangeable 2 Bag Pattern and Handle Set (also available in just pattern) On Our Sale Page!	Entire Line of Fine and Regular Clip on Chains in a variety of finishes and lengths. On Our Sale Page!	An Assortment of Ribbons, Charms, Trims and other goodies! On Our Sale Page!

The Classic Miniaudiere Technique DVD

Only $5.00 On Our Sale Page!

Check out one of our Mega Sale Packs

Strip Quilting Projects Mega Pack!

More Info

Strip Quilting Projects Mega Collection - regular sale price is $40.00

Now, only $8.00!!

Get Kaye's Strip Quilting Project Books 2-9 as a set for $8.00 that is only 1 dollar a piece. These book's sell for 5.00 a piece. That is a savings of $32.00.

What's New....

Mondo Bag Pattern

Old Glory Waves Pattern

Turtle Turtle Pattern

Bitty Broken Star Pattern

We Have Another Ebook For You....

Strip Cut Quilts, previously available only in print, now we've "E'd" it! And since we don't have to print it, put it in an envelop and ship it, you can get it for just about 1/2 price! $15.00

Strip-Cut Quilts has over 200 illustrations, 30 projects and 23 quilt block techniques. More than 30 color photos let you see what grand projects they truly are. This book is great for the beginner or advanced quilter, with projects to suit every skill level. Enjoy a trip through the seasons with quilts like, Glacier Ice, Spring Rain, Flying Gander and Rainbow Sherbert. Create a beautiful Christmas table runner or be swept away as Kokopelli Plays Again. Techniques include fussy cuts, tree borders, flying geese, topless triangles and much, much more. Tips include everything from fabric preparation, accurate cutting, measuring and pressing tips, to squaring up your blocks, borders, sashing and mitered corners....Wow!!

HERE

New Contest....

Ugly Quilts. Wait, What? No Quilts Are Ugly, right?

Well, there are some, and we all have them, and now we're going to celebrate their existence!

Send us pictures of your "ugliest" quilts.

You have until the end of May. That's right, 4 weeks (roughly) to send us pics of your ugliest quilt, and if we choose yours, you won't have to cry because you will win

1 Starmaker or View and Do Shape of your choice and
All the patterns that go with that item!
Hurry, start sending them to us HERE

Attention So Cal Quilters....

SoCal Quilts of Valor, free sew day, May 6, Lakewood American Legion Post 496 at 5938 Parkcrest, Long Beach, CA from 10-4,creations4u7@aol.com

This is a great cause, Quilters, be sure to show up and help if you can!

Get a Free 1 Yard Piece of Tru-Grid....

Free 1 Yard Piece of our new product

Pellon Tru-Grid while supplies last. All you have to do, is this:

Tell us in which pattern Kaye uses the Tru-Grid. Quantities are limited, HURRY!!

Tru-Grid is HERE

Quilting Question of the Week....

Q: I have bought some vintage fabrics from a yard sale and was wondering if I should launder them before making them into a quilt?
K: Yes, definitely launder them if they need it, but remember that older fabrics especially, tend to shrink and their colors can run.

Q: I was wondering if a button stitch setting could be used for satin stitching.
K: The buttonhole symbol is not for satin stitching. Center the needle and adjust the width of the stitch as needed. Try a 3 width and adjust the length to a 1 or use the satin stitch feature on your machine if it is available.

Tips and Humor From Kaye....

Do I Wash My Fabric?

I usually do NOT wash my fabric unless there is a real reason for me to wash it.

Some valid reasons to wash fabric:

You plan to wash your quilted project.
If you lose sleep about colors bleeding.
If your fabric has too much sizing.
If shrinking would be a problem.

If you decide not to wash your fabric, you have to be able to live with the above-mentioned problems.

If you wash your fabric, cut diagonally acrosee each corner before washing. This will keep the edges from raveling.

Tip From A Quilting Friend:

Mary Jane Holcomb shared this tip with us.

If you want to wash a large piece fo fabric, accordion-fold the fabric along one selvedge.

Pin the folds in place with large safety pins.
Hold the fabric by the pinned edge and let it hang.
The bottom selvedges will also fold; pin these.
Then wash and dry with no tangles.

Line of Purse Hangers and Charms

List Your Event....

All across the land, Quilt Guilds and Groups are gearing up for their shows. Get yours listed!

Kaye's on YouTube....

http://www.youtube.com/user/kayewood/

Are you having problems with a particular video? Let us know what you are experiencing and the name of the video so I can check it out!

Show 'N Tell....

Call For Entries....

Made my 2 great granddaughters for Christmas.....Ellen

Rail Fence I made my daughter for Christmas.....Ellen

Submit your creations to us. We'll put them on our Show 'N Tell page and in the newsletter! Be sure to send a picture as well as the story behind your quilt, wallhanging, tablerunner, or.....

send them to terrye@kayewood.com?subject="show-n-tell"

Hope you have a Great Week, get your sewing room all ready for these QuiltSmart Creations!

Kaye, Terrye and Kayla

Quilting Indulgences Boxes Unveiled!

Kaye Wood — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:28:00 GMT

Last week 20 of our readers got their hands on our first ever Quilting Indulgences boxes. Being fairly sure that they've all been delivered, we can show you what was inside!

Look for the next round of Quilting Indulgences Boxes around the end of the second week in September!

	Rhapsody DVD in the Quilting The Kaye Wood Way DVD Series, by Kaye Wood Retail Value: $12.00
	Why Walk When You Can Fly Pattern from Charlotti Angotti of Debbie's Magic Moments Retail Value: $7.00
Rhapsody Pattern, by Kaye Wood Retail Value: $8.00
	Sulky Iron-On Transfer Pen from Sulky of America Retail Value: $4.49
Sample Bottle of Made By Hand Hand Therapy Gel from Mary Ellen Products
	Moroccan Tiles Table Runner Pattern from Far Flung Quilts Retail Value: $8.00
Package of Schmetz needles and Instructional Leaflets
	Package of 4 Note Cards from Another By Anita Retail Value: $7.50
Delectably Simple Mountains from the Becoming A Confident Quilter in the Debbie Caffrey Series. Retail Value: $15.00

Quilting The Kaye Wood Way 2.16.11 - Another Blog Giveaway and More!

Kaye Wood — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:43:00 GMT

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In This Issue....

What's On Sale

New In Our Store

KayeWoodTV.com

Ask Kaye

Blog Giveaway

Show and Tell

Tips

Our Facebook Group

Introducing...Rhapsody!

Useful Links

February Project/Contest

Quotes For February

Quilting the Kaye Wood Way
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Contact Info:

Kaye Wood, Inc
PO Box 456
West Branch, MI
48661
1-800-248-5293
http://www.kayewood.com
http://www.kayewoodtv.com

Hi Quilters,

Well, Kaye's off on her newest adventure. Can't say too much about it yet, but trust me, you'll LOVE it!

On Sale This Week....
Soldier's Pride - 7.95 off!

This book is so much more than a book of quilt projects. Written by Karen Dever, the book is dedicated to all the servicemen and women of the past, present, and future as they protect our country.

This book includes instructions for seven different projects. The projects are everything from table toppers to wall hangings to lap quilts to samplers. The blocks are both pieced and paper pieced, so there is something for everyone. If the history of a block is known, it is stated, and all illustrations are in color.

As a touching tribute, the book also contains photos of soldiers and sailors whose family members had a hand in contributing to this book.

The blocks are also suitable for a Block of the Month program, and Karen details what is needed. Also included is a list of organizations distribution quilts to our military.

Don't forget we have 2 pages of sale items, clearance markdowns, seasonal discounts and HURT items.

Show Me The Sale Items!

New Items In Our Shop....

What's NEW in Our Shop?

Brick Path Pattern

Brick path is made from uneven 9-patch blocks placed on point. Uses Kaye's Starmaker 8 Master Template (not included).

Rhapsody Couch Throw/Quilt

Imagine yourself lost in a flower garden surrounded by the riots of smells and colors from every flower imaginable. This is what this pattern will evoke as you sew it up.

Very easy and fast, using Kaye's View & Do Circle Shapes (sold separately), you'll be lost in another world in no time at all.

Couch throw measures 37"x37", Quilt measures 70"x70"

Londa's Talking Patterns and DVD
Gain confidence in the creative process as Londa & Gloria design, fit, construct, and embellish TWO stylish jackets! Making it work....every step of the way!

See below for a 6 minute clip from her video!

Today On KayeWoodTV.com!

Join Londa! Watch her fearless, fun and easy technique for sewing hems into knits!

Learn to stitch HEMS into knit fabrics. Londa's technique for fusing Knit Fusible Stay Tape on the hem allowance and then stitching with a twin stretch needle prevents stretched out ugly "roller coaster" hems. Clear concise directions for success!

Learn How!

and then, get the whole DVD!

Design principles for creative sewing decisions
TWO techniques for flattering FIT
Logical sequence of design and stitching steps
When and where to stabilize edges
Embellishment ideas: how-to's, which to use, which to save for future projects
Edge, hem and neckline finishes
Bias properties utilized to full potential
What to do when you're "stuck"
Taking control. . .letting and HEARING the fabric "TALK" to you!

Features Londa's Talking Patterns

Creative Jacket Journey - Two DVD's in case. 4 hrs, 46 mins of instruction in designing, fitting, constructing and embellishing 2 different jackets

Ask Kaye...

Jean asks: Just a quick question. I made 1 quilt with Kaye's pattern the 6 HOUR QUILT. I want to make another one but this one about queen size. Can i cut the strips 12" wide without a problem to the quilt pattern?

Kaye answers: 6 inches is close to the maximum width you should use. If you use 12" wide strips, you will have to quilt the strips to keep the batting from shifting. It will take lots more time than 6 hours if you also have to do lots of quilting stitches.

	Show & Tell... I made my granddaughter a quilt for her twin bed and gave it to her for Christmas in 2004. I couldn't find a picture to send you so went to their house with my camera. She now has a queen sized bed and has figured out how to use her quilt sideways on that bed. It was the second quilt I ever made....Jane
Send us pictures of your finished projects along with your story. We'll publish it HERE!! To see the rest of our Show & Tell Entries, go to our Community Tab at the top of our page and then click on the Show & Tell box!

Psssst....Blog Giveaway....Just Sayin'....

Tips From Our Readers....

My favorite thing to do is to recycle men's shirts into scraps for quilts. I buy them at yard sales, cut them into charms and them store them in bins until I am ready to use them....Lisa

Check out our Show and Tell page, Lisa, for quite a few quilts made from shirts and t-shirts! And don't forget to click on the pictures to biggie them!

We want your tips....

Do you have a special little tip that has worked for you, that you'd like to share? We are always open to new things and would love to hear about them! Just e-mail your tip to me at the address below, and it will find a place in our newsletter! terrye@kayewood.com?subject=sharewithus

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Join us for special coupons and discounts!

Rhapsody....

Is the name of Kaye's newest quilt.
Are you a blogger?

I need 3 bloggers to agree to review the pattern, make it if you want and then send me pics and a story.

Email me HERE at terrye@kayewood.com

Useful Links....

List your event
If you have an upcoming event or show you'd like to post on our events page, just click the link!
mailto:terrye@kayewood.com?subject=events
Our Home Page
Access to all the goodies on our Kaye Wood website!
http://www.kayewood.com

February's Project/Contest...

We've got a few projects being submitted, don't miss out on this one!

Send in pictures of your quilts, wallhangings, pillows, placemats, tablerunners... whatever you've made using Kaye's Shapes, Tools and Templates. Get creative! Just because it's a quilt pattern doesn't mean it has to end up as a quilt! This contest will end on Feb 28, so hurry! Don't think you can make the deadline? That's ok, keep sewing because we'll offer this again during the year!

Email me the pictures, and the story behind your project and you could win your choice of one of Kaye's Tools, Templates or Shapes along with a selection of patterns specially designed for that item.

February Quotes....

Love em for what they are and forgive em for what they ain't. Unknown

The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller

To handle yourself use your head, to handle others use your heart. Unknown

There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart...Pursue those. Unknown

The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're still alive. O. A. Battista

The best portion of a good man's life is his little nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. William Wordsworth

I think that's all for this week!

Have a great week, remember to take 15 minutes each day to quilt, soon you'll have a bunch of quilts made!....

from The staff at Kaye Wood, Inc!

Crazy Markdowns On A Selection Of Our Kaye's Quilting Friends DVDs

Kaye Wood — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:18:00 GMT

These babies have been hanging around the office waiting for a good home, and now's your chance!

Go to our sale page, here: http://www.kayewood.com/sale to see what we've got in the sale bin.

Hurry though, some of these only have a quantity of 1. You'll see some oldies, some newies, some goodies, and some.. well ok, they're all good!

These are all DVDs from the Kaye's Quilting Friends TV Show, and all are currently homeless. Won't you adopt at least one, today?

Kaye Wood's Blog : quilting dvd

Quilting The Kaye Wood Way Week of May 1, 2013 - Happy May Day! Quilts With A Twist Is Our Featured Designer This Week!

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Hi Quilters!

Today at the Cabin : Last week, snow. This week, 70+ degrees. Gotta love Northern Michigan. I actually got a chance to get my hands in the dirt and got some early, cool weather, frost hardy stuff planted (lettuces mostly). This weekend I will tackle the pool!

This week we are featuring the gorgeous patterns from Lisa Moore of Quilts With A Twist. Her wildlife patterns are awesome and her use of curves is pretty cool too!

Go HERE for all of our sale items, including clearance items.

Lots of cool new stuff on our Check It Out Pages too!

Check out our SALE PAGE

Don't forget to check out our Clearance Items and hurt items too. Lots of stuff on sale this week.

Check it out....All on our SALE PAGE

Wow! Last week we sent the Petal Play Cardinal Pattern and two templatees FR** to RoseMarie in Texas. Congratulations, RoseMarie, you got your order free this week.

Keep an eye on our FaceBook page for more offers!

HERE

What's On Sale....

Be sure to check out our SALE PAGE for all of our recent sale and clearance items!

New In The Shop....

DVDs of the Week....

Notice....

Strip Quilting Projects Books 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9

(Book 6 is not included, even though pictured)

This Week In History....

Kaye's on YouTube....

Another Word Scramble....

You know the drill, 1st 10 correct responses gets a FR** e-pattern!

email me HERE

Just Ask Kaye....

Big Sky Quilt Pattern - Brand New!

Attention Arizona Quilters....

Craftsy....

New Quilting Cruise To Australia!

Quilting the Kaye Wood Way2014 Land Tour/Cruise to Australia and New ZealandJanuary 17, 2014 - February 4, 2014

7-Day Land Tour and 11 Night Cruise on Royal Caribbean's Voyageur of the Sea

New Free Pattern....

Looking Through The Windows

Show and Tell....

List Your Event....

Have a great week, everyone!

Terrye and Kayla

Quilting The Kaye Wood Way Week of 11.14.12 - Cotton Tales Designs

Hi Quilters!

Today at the cabin : cold and sunshine! Beats cold and cloudy and rainy. Woke up to a snow covered ground again this morning, but the water troughs weren't frozen over. Winter is coming, but I have soooo much to do to get the farm ready! And tomorrow.... Deer Season starts.

This week we are featuring Cotton Tales! This is one of our brand new designers and we are so excited about these patterns. Everything from Civil War Block of the Month patterns to smaller themed wallhangings and tablerunners. A LOT of diversity here, be sure to check them all out!

Alert Alert Alert...

Christmas Sales Are Coming....

If you're new here, this is a 3x a week newsletter (the regular newsletter on Wednesday, and 2 short ones on Monday and Friday). We will advertise a new special every newsletter and these will be good for a week. Remember too, our FR** Shipping Policy for orders over $50.00 to the USA!

What's On Sale....

It's Here....

Kaye's New UPDATED 6 Hour Quilt Pattern

These updated techniques for the 6 Hour Quilt, our most popular pattern ever, include input from

Go here to order.....

New In The Shop....

Tips and Humor From Kaye....

Teaching Seminars

Kaye's Quilting Friends and Quilter's Toolbox VHS Copies of the shows...

DVD of the Week....

Craftsy....

Sew Lazy Interfacings

Another Quiz!!

Native Americans used ______ for sewing and needlework

What is the common seam-allowance on American patterns?

How wide is the average cotton quilting fabric?

How would you test of scrap fabric to see if it was silk?

What part of your body closely equals a yard?

Email me your answers here: terrye@kayewood.com?subject=quiz.11.13

Winner will receive a fr** book!!

Kaye's Techniques....

A NEW Cruise is in the works, Stay tuned........

Quilting Cruises....

Janome

Did You Know....

Q and A With Kaye....

Show and Tell....

One day in 1849 Walter Hunt wanted to pay a fifteen-dollar debt to a friend. So he decided to invent something new.

List Your Event....

This Week In History....

When It Comes To Thread Choice....

Kaye's on YouTube....

140 (ish) shows. Check them all out... HERE

Have a great week, everyone,

Check it out....
All on our SALE PAGE

You know the drill, 1st 10 correct responses gets a FR e-pattern!**

Quilting the Kaye Wood Way
2014 Land Tour/Cruise to Australia and New Zealand
January 17, 2014 - February 4, 2014

Winner will receive a fr book!!**