Perkins Dry Goods

It’s finally here. Spring Quilt Market! It seems like it’s my whole “reason for being” these past few months. This spring it’s in my backyard – Minneapolis!  And we will not disappoint with our crazy weather.  No snow in the forecast, but it certainly won’t be balmy or humid as it was in 2010.

I’m really excited about the new patterns that are ready right now!

These are up on the website and available in the wholesale store as well.

Shop Owners ~ Please stop by Booth 1011 at market and see these quilts in person! I have a great market special for you.

Annie’s Fancy

Scattered Jewels

Trick or Treat     

I love the projects in this book.  It’s one basic block and different settings.  It’s hard to think Christmas right now isn’t it?  Especially with the winter most of the country has had this past year.  The fabrics featured are from Moda; Winterlude by Three Sisters and Pine Fresh by Sandy Gervais.  Beautiful!  Five projects in multiple sizes. Bed runners, toppers, tree skirts and lap quilts.  Great gift ideas!

This pattern was particularly fun to do.  It’s simple and lends itself easily to stash busting.  I used the  Bordeaux & Sienna by Paula Barnes for Marcus Fabrics.  If you make sure the  fabric that creates the center ring has good contrast with everything else, you are good to go.  This pattern has three sizes:  Topper, Throw and Queen. It will be available on the website by the end of this week!

This time of year is especially busy with the school year ending, graduations, and Spring Quilt Market coming up. In my corner of the world I tend to disappear into my studio for weeks while trying to figure out what the next set of patterns will hold.  I’m really glad that my husband “gets it”.  He makes sure that I don’t starve :-).

It’s always such a relief to get it out on paper and into fabric!  One of the new patterns for this spring is called London Star.  The fabric line is from Marcus Fabrics and is called County Londonderry.  I really liked the muted gray blues, navy, cranberry and gold.  Two options for settings are included.  This pattern will be available for purchase June 1st.

I live in Minnesota and it’s been a long winter…as it has been for most everyone this year.  I’ve had lots of time cooped up in my new studio to sew and plan and organize.  I think I’ve organized myself into the next century!

Spring market is in Pittsburgh this year.  And I will be there in Booth 824! It’s in a different city every spring, but always in Houston in the fall. Next spring (2015) it’s in Minneapolis.  That makes me very happy :-).

I’ve been especially busy designing and sewing these past months.  Rosie enjoys the fruits of my labor.  However, I don’t always appreciate her efforts.

I’ve got a project book in the works.  It will have four different projects in multiple sizes.  The fabric is Christmas, a beautiful Moda line called Winterlude, but the designs would work in every season….it has yet to be officially named. Stay tuned for more sneak peeks!

I discovered Quilt Dots just before I left for Quilt market at the end of October.  I sure as heck didn’t expect to meet the woman behind Quilt Dots across the aisle in Houston!  Next thing you know, I’m sending her images and she’s creating Quilt Dots for Perkins Dry Goods! How cool is that?

There are 3 sets to choose from.  And she has necklace options, Key Chains and more fun stuff coming!

What are Quilt Dots? They’re 1″ magnets or pins.  And cute too!

Check out the website here.

It was a busy summer, that ended too soon. Two new patterns were finished and I’m happy to share them with you!

Stratford Park is a corner cutter friendly pattern that comes with instructions for three sizes.  I used the Stratford Park fabric line from Northcott.  A beautiful collection of black, tan and cream….

Sweet Adeline is a simple scrappy quilt inspired by a vintage butterfly block…. also comes with instructions for three sizes, it’s done in fabrics from Pam Buda’s Pin Money Line from Marcus Fabrics.

These patterns are available now on the website and from Checker, United Notions and Brewer.

Happy Quilting!

It’s been a busy week with the Blog Tour and all of the new patterns coming out for Spring Market.

I have one more to share with you… I hope you like it! I just love the secondary design that appears.

~ Sonoma ~

Instructions include Topper, Throw and Queen Sizes.

This pattern also uses the Fast Flying Geese technique where you make four identical flying Geese units with no waste.
Our Corner Cutter Tool is an optional notion.

I will be drawing names for the 100 Blocks Vol. 7 Blog Tour winners from
comments made by Midnight on Friday night.

Stay tuned for the announcement!

Happy quilting!

Celine

Today is Day #1 of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol.7 Blog Tour – stop by their website to see who is featured.

Be sure to come back tomorrow – it’s my day and there will be a giveaway or three!

As long as I have you here, I should show you the next new pattern for spring …..

  Rolling Stones!

Three sizes are included.  See the Topper and Queen layouts below.

Happy Quilting!

Celine

It’s that time of year again and I’m checking off all of my TO – DO’s.  This is the really fun part.  There are a few new patterns ready to go for Spring Market…. Garden Party is a great little topper in the “Just for Fun!” group.  It finishes 30″ x 30″ and uses the Fast Flying Geese technique.  Using the Corner Cutter Tool makes quick work of them, but is an optional notion.

This is one of the patterns in the giveaway that will happen at the end of

Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour next week!

Be sure to stop by on my day – Tuesday April 30, and see how you can enter the drawing to win one of the Volume 7 100 Blocks magazines and other great prizes.

Get the details at quiltmaker.com/quiltypleasures

Hope to see you here next week!

Happy Quilting!

Celine