Amy Butler Software from Electric Quilt

The new Amy Butler software from Electric Quilt is now available. The package contains 22 unique & stylish projects for the home: 8 quilts, 3 table runners, 7 pillows, 1 floor cushion and 3 bags. Plus 9 bonus projects. All the projects come with clear, step-by-step illustrated sewing instructions for all skill levels. Print patterns, fabric charts, and sew.

You can sew the projects as they are designed – or customize in thousands of possible ways using the software’s tools and virtual swatches of Amy’s vibrant fabrics.

The software is a stand-alone product but can be integrated with Electric Quilt 6.

The system requirements for the Amy Butler software are:

• Windows XP® or Vista®• 500 MB of available hard-disk space• 64 MB of RAM• CD-ROM drive• Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher (for some PDF patterns)• monitor with screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or greater

Compatible with EQ6 [but not required]
Will also run on a Macintosh® running Windows® plus virtualization software (such as Parallels®)

Britannia Fabrics

We stock the Britannia range of fabrics in our Conversationals palette with a British theme. There is a panel and six fabrics by the metre. Familiar British, and in particular London, icons are featured such as black cabs, post boxes, red buses and London landmarks.

Nostalgia Fabrics Strip Roll

The Nostalgia fabrics are smaller scale prints with designs that are reminscent of the 20's and 30's. We now have a strip roll with 30 fabrics cut to 2 1/2" strips.

Presencia Perle Finca Threads

Presencia Perle no.8 cotton thread is now available. This excellent thread can be used for blanketstitch, running stitch for naive applique, stitcheries, hand embroidery and for tying quilts.

The 100% cotton thread is colourfast and the manufacturers - Presencia from Valencia in Spain, claim the thread is also resistant to fading from UV light.

Perle Cotton has a distinctive twist which gives it a nice finish. The thread is easy to work with and very smooth through fabric. There are 50 plain colours and 20 variegated colours on 10g balls.

Brandon Mably Patchwork & Quilting Fabrics from Rowan

Brandon Mably, who for many years has been the manager of Kaffe Fassett's Studio, has produced a range of fabrics for Rowan. Raised in a small seaside town on the coast of South Wales, Brandon Mably has been interested in colour and design since he was young. According to author/ designer and Mably mentor Kaffe Fassett, Mably has "one of the sharpest eyes for style" that he has ever come across.

With no formal education in design, Mably made a radical career change from cooking to knitting in the late 1980's after a chance meeting with the world-famous Fassett. From the moment he entered Fassett's studio, Mably realised the creative potential of knitwear designs and soon became Fassett's apprentice.

For many years Mably organised the running of the Fassett studio, where Fassett trained him to knit, needlepoint, hook rag rugs, and grout mosaics. An inspiring teacher, Mably began travelling the world with Fassett doing workshops. Exotic locales such as Africa, Iceland, Guatemala, and India filled his designer's eye with inspiration and an explosion of colour and pattern.
An avid and enthusiastic teacher, Mably has learned one thing over the years - that most people have buried in them a sense of colour and design. And it is helping his students discover that design sensibility that continues to inspire and motivate Mably's work.

Brandon has his own website where you can see more of his work .

Eco-Friendly Natural Waddings - Bamboo Wadding, Bamboo/Cotton Wadding, Soy/Cotton Wadding, Wool/Cotton Wadding

The Cotton Patch are very happy to announce our own-brand range of waddings. The four new waddings are made from wool, bamboo fibre or soy protein fibre blended with cotton to provide a more sustainable alternative to using 100% cotton wadding. All types are suitable for a wide variety of craft projects including quilts, wall hangings, doll making and other crafts that require a filler. Excellent for hand or machine quilting.

I was expecting the bamboo wadding to be soft since I have a baby and his bamboo blankets are wonderfully soft. What I wasn't expecting was how good the soy blend felt, it really is wonderfully soft and smooth.

As well as the new range we also have the Dream Green Waddings made from recycled bottles.

The Cotton Patch has a large range of waddings and battings, which include silk, wool, polyester and cotton, from well known manufacters such as Hobbs, Warm and Naural and Quilters Dream in sizes from Crib to King.

Timtex has returned

A few years ago one of our most popular products was a fabric interfacing called Timtex. Timtex went out of production but has now been re-released by C&T. The formula has been improved and you can once again by Timtex by the metre. The photograph above shows a number of fabric bowls made with Timtex interfacing and based on the designs in Fast, Fun and Easy Fabric Bowls.