Erica's Craft & Sewing Center Online Newsletter April-June 2012

16New & NoteworthyBooks & Patterns(continued)Quilts. The patterns are printed on a book-sizefull color sheet and offer three sizes of thequilt. Simple piecing makes these quick andeasy quilts, great if you're a beginner or justwant an easy project. At $5.99 each, you cancollect them all! IrishChain A15970, Rail FenceA15969, Ohio StarsA15975, Log CabinA15974, Log Cabin (smallerlogs) A15973, WinningHands A15972, Jacob'sLadder A15971, Bear'sPaw, shown here, A16085Why put a plain border on aquilt when you can choosefrom 60 Pieced QuiltBorders. Add a little somethingto the finishing of yourquilt with one of these funand interesting borderoptions. The book includes15 quilts, with 4 border options each. Simpleto stunning, there's a great border for any quilt.A16041 ($26.95)I love Noro yarn and knittingsmall projects, so theKnit Noro Accessoriesbook is right up my alley.Inside are 30 wonderful,colorful little items includinggloves, scarves, bags,totes, pillows and more. The “Felted EntrelacBag” is one I'd like to try, but the amazingNoro yarns make all of these projects special.I'm ready to start knitting! A16048 ($24.95)As a fan of small, artsy projects, SkinnyQuilts has my interest.Inside are 15 projects thatcan be used as table runners,bed runners or wall hangings.All are long and skinnyin shape with a variety oftechniques used. Basicpieced blocks make up several projects, whileapplique quilts are also included. “ChunkyMonkey” with stripes and appliqued circles iswonderful, and “Leaves” is stunning. I'mready to start sewing! A16148 ($24.99)WOW! Crabapple Hill has done it again! AGardener's Alphabet is a beautiful handembroidered quilt. Each letter of the alphabethas a corresponding flower, fruit or vegetabledepicted in the block.These embroideries are alsocolored in with crayon,adding a very pretty softshading to the piece. Trulya labor of love, but we dolove it! A16096 – A16107($6.75 each)One more cute littlebag – The ErrandRunner. With 2 zippersand a wrist strap,this 4.75” x 7.5” bag isperfect when you need just the essentials asyou run errands or make a quick trip out.There's a sweet panel in front that featureshand embroidery and little button accents.Your choice of fabrics can change the feel ofthe purse--make it classy or fun to suit yourstyle or mood! A16137 ($4.50)Contributed byCathy MarkAdditions from Erica:I love the foam “interfacing”for bags, and TheEverything Goes Bagcalls for Inn Control orSoft and Stable, so youdon’t need to figure outyourself, where to add it.I like that it’s a big bag,and will hold all your regular stuff plus a