Last Day to Enter to Win FREE EQ7!

EQ7 Photo large Last Day to Enter to Win FREE EQ7!Lots of popular quilt designers use EQ7/Electric Quilt 7, and now you have a chance to win an EQ7 for yourself!

This contest is in conjunction with Heidi Kory’s Bows & Boughs design published in the November/December issue of McCall’s Quilting. We’ve even provided FREE printable foundation masters for this Bows and Boughs quilt on our website! (This quilt is also offered as a kit in our online Quilt and Sew Shop – hurry, only a handful of kits left!)

Bows and Boughs large Last Day to Enter to Win FREE EQ7!Click here to enter the the contest before midnight, December 1, and soon you may be designing quilts in EQ7, too!

Please click here for official rules.

Contest is over – congratulations to winner Peggy Sindelar of Bedford, Texas!

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Last Day to Enter to Win Facebook Fabric Giveaway!

Windham Fabrics for web Last Day to Enter to Win Facebook Fabric Giveaway!

Today is the last day to enter to win this pack of 9 luxurious cotton velveteen fat quarters from Windham Fabrics®!

Click here to read original blog post, and follow the directions posted there to enter contest.

Thank you to everyone who entered our contest, and congratulations to our winner, Tracy Johnson!

 

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Layer, Baste, Quilt – Tying a Quilt by Machine

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You won’t want to miss Sherri’s article on how to tie a quilt by machine in her regular feature, Layer, Baste, Quilt, featured in our January/February 2012 issue of McCall’s Quilting. (This technique just might prove especially useful as our not-quite-ready-for-gift-wrap quilts near the Christmas deadline!)

Take a look at the Tying a Quilt by Machine video Sherri made especially for you!

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Hot off the Press – McCall’s Quilting January/February

Cover large3 Hot off the Press   McCalls Quilting January/FebruaryThis issue spills-over with 18 fresh and fun patterns! Here’s a sneak-peek at Karen’s beautiful, scrappy quilt, Colorado Skies:

Colorado Skies large Hot off the Press   McCalls Quilting January/FebruaryAnd Lynn Lister’s classic log cabin, Heartland (we’ve illustrated several additional settings for this versatile log cabin block, free for you to download now!):

Heartland large Hot off the Press   McCalls Quilting January/FebruaryThis issue features tricks for giving bias loop appliqué neat, sharp points in the lovely Ribbons & Bows quilt designed by Susan Guzman, and handy hints for precise piecing in Konda Luckau’s sweetly nostalgic 1960s-inspired Carnaby Street.

A Mystery in Three Parts logo1 Hot off the Press   McCalls Quilting January/FebruaryOur 3-Part Mystery Quilt has begun! Take a break from holiday busyness and head to your local quilt shop for just four fabrics, and begin to solve the mystery with us. This one is fast and easy, perfect for new mystery-quilters! Sherri gives you some great tips for choosing your fabrics, too.

Click here to preview all the patterns in this issue, and look for the link to enter our Quilt Happier giveaway contest!

The Quilt Happier Giveaway contest is over. Congratulations to our 3 winners: Ruth Reynolds of Lawrence, Michigan, Jenny Sloan of Apex, North Carolina, and Crystal Smith of North Port, Florida.

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Special Holiday Subscription Offers

We have a few special subscription offers I thought you’d like to know about. (If you currently subscribe to or are familiar with only one of our two publications, this is an ideal time to give the other a try!)

Cover large1 Special Holiday Subscription OffersIf you’d like to take advantage of getting McCall’s Quilting’s regular issues in your mailbox, there are two special offers available now. Choose your favorite—but you can use only one McCall’s Quilting special offer.

  1. Send a FREE gift subscription to someone special: For the holidays, subscribe or renew your subscription to McCall’s Quilting magazine at our special low rate and give a one-year gift subscription to someone special—absolutely FREE! That’s 2 subscriptions for the price of 1! (Offer valid in the U.S. only for a limited time.) 2-for-1 offer: New Subscriptions or Renewals.
  2. Download 10 patterns for FREE: Get FREE instant access to our exclusive 10 Vintage Scrappy Quilt Patterns when you subscribe to McCall’s Quilting magazine! Plus, you’ll SAVE 44% off the newsstand price! (Offer valid worldwide)  Free gift offer: New Subscriptions Only.

Cover large2 Special Holiday Subscription OffersIf you’d like to take advantage of getting Quick Quilts’ regular issues in your mailbox, there are two special offers available now. Choose your favorite—but you can use only one Quick Quilts special offer.

  1. Send a FREE gift subscription to someone special: For the holidays, subscribe or renew your subscription to McCall’s Quick Quilts magazine at our special low rate and give a one-year gift subscription to someone special—absolutely FREE! That’s 2 subscriptions for the price of 1! (Offer valid in the U.S. only for a limited time.) 2-for-1 offer: New Subscriptions or Renewals.
  2. Download 3 gifts for FREE: Get FREE instant access to two of our exclusive quilting guides and a favorite quilt pattern when you subscribe to McCall’s Quick Quilts magazine! Plus, you’ll SAVE up to 41% off the newsstand price! (Offer valid worldwide)  Free gift offer: New Subscriptions Only.
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Friday Freebie – Warm Fuzzies Quilt Pattern

Warm Fuzzies WEB BONUS flat Friday Freebie   Warm Fuzzies Quilt PatternThis snuggly lap size quilt might just be perfect for someone on your Christmas list. It was featured in a pink version in our McCall’s Quick Quilts October/November 2011 issue.

This quilt features super-soft plush fabric from Shannon Fabrics, which really is appealing to kids of all ages (translation: grown-ups, too!). Imagine how your own fabric choices might make this perfect for someone on your list who would enjoy a plush, snuggly quilt. (That someone might even be you!)

I hope you enjoyed a peaceful and bountiful Thanksgiving yesterday.

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Thanksgiving Wishes

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What we’re thankful for this holiday season….the companionship, support, and inspiration we get from our readers, both in print and online. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you from the staff of McCall’s Quilting!
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WooHoo! Black Friday Sale in our Quilt and Sew Shop!


QASS Black Friday1 WooHoo! Black Friday Sale in our Quilt and Sew Shop!We will be featuring 20% off the entire online Quilt and Sew Shop (excluding subscriptions & Arrow furniture) for Black Friday using the promotional code BFR2Q. Stock up now just in time for the holidays with our biggest sale of the year! This special offer lasts 3 days only, so hurry in before Nov 26th and claim your 20% off!

A sampling of our holiday quilt kits below – order early while supplies last!

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Color Cues – Hot and Cool Quilts

Warm Up or Cool Down Your Quilts flat 300x266 Color Cues   Hot and Cool Quilts“Say “color theory”, and many quilters’ eyes glaze over…”! You won’t want to miss a special article by Christine E. Barnes featured in our McCall’s Quilting January/February 2012 issue. She offers a simple approach to balancing color, and helps us understand color temperature for more dynamic projects.

Christine is a designer, teacher, and author. To learn more about her and her latest book, The Quilter’s Color Club (C&T Publishing, 2011), visit her website.

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Huge Black Friday Quilty-Deals!

Here’s something I thought our readers would like to know about, so I’m sharing it here. I just learned that Martingale, home of That Patchwork Place, will be having an unprecedented Black Friday sale. They will be offering everything on their website at a 50% discount from Black Friday through Cyber Monday (12:01 a.m. Friday, November 25, through midnight Monday, November 28)!

MartingaleBlackFridayAd 300x300 Huge Black Friday Quilty Deals!Click the image above to download their flyer, or click here to go to Martingale’s website.

Do any of you know of other fantastic quilting-related Black Friday deals? Please share by commenting below!

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