Rewards Program

Quilt N Bee has been all abuzz with activity. Beth has gotten the Playing with Angels out and ready for the first shipment. It is so darling. Chris added some more photos of the patterns. You really may want to consider this (don’t tell them I said so – we will have to order more patterns but for you I will do almost anything).                                                                    

There has been a bit of discussion around the cutting table. Both Beth and Chris spend a great deal of time getting some wonderful Block of the Month kits ready for you but they never get to see the final product. So I hope that you will help me out. Send a photo of anything that you have made from products that you purchased from Quilt N Bee and I will send you a discount coupon that you can use for a Block of the Month sign up or anything else you may want. Send the photos to the store email address and I will get them posted for all to see.INFO@QUILTNBEE.BIZ

Do you like the newsletter format? It is interesting the photos ar the left are new patterns just click on the photo to get more information about that pattern.

BLOCK OF THE MONTH

I had an epiphany...Why not upload a PDF of the Block of the Month catalog. I think that is the easiest way to get it everyone. Sooooo here it is...... http://siterepository.s3.amazonaws.com/00201201101061144498281.pdf Take a minute and dowload it. I has thumbnail of the Block of the Month programs and a description for the next 6 months. If you like you can go to the web and sign up www.quiltnbee.biz/shop.htm or give us a call  580-429-2400 or email  info@quiltnbee.biz. and we will be happy to get you enrolled and on your way to a beautiful new quilt!

WINTER WONDERLAND is back up This is available in red as shown or blue. www.quiltnbee.biz/shop/BOM/p/Winter-Wonderland-BOMFebruary-15-2011-sku-QNB3830.htm click the link for more information and to sign up. Remember to let us know the color that you want......

Enjoy the New Year and make plans to take a class or attend a retreat with us. We would love to see you.......

Beverly

Another week has flown by. The Holiday Open House was well attended and I wanted to post some photos for you but we were so busy that I didn't get any taken...... The NEW Machine is settling in well and I have already quilted five quilts. Chris is learning how to quilt now as I write this newsletter. Speaking of the new machine we have a winner for the FREE quilting.....It is Misty Vairma. She is the winner from the Open House Drawing...Congrats Misty....

Our first Second Saturday also met on Saturday and Iris Brown had perfect attendance so she also wins FREE quilting....Congrats Iris...

Now on to the Heart of this newsletter. For those that did not get a chance to attend the Open House we have lowered the price of Christmas Fabric to $3.00. Click here to go to that page. www.quiltnbee.biz/shop/Specials.htm Enjoy the great savings.

Philippa Naylor from Great Britain will be teaching at Quilt N Bee on March 4th (Friday) & 5th (Saturday) 2011. Here is some information about her.

Born in Yorkshire, England Philippa discovered a love of sewing and knitting as a child and says it is difficult to remember when she first began to sew as "It was something that I have always done and something that was always being done around me". A second-hand sewing machine for her 13th birthday enabled her to progress from making dolls clothes to full sized garments for herself, family and friends. "I sewed all the time making clothes, bags, rag dolls and just about anything else I could think of. I decided that I wanted to become a 'fashion designer'  - whatever that was!"

Leaving school at the age of eighteen Philippa enrolled on an intensive four-year college course where she trained to be a clothes designer. On completion of the course Philippa worked in industry for 5 years designing lingerie, and by the age of 25 had been promoted to head designer which gave her a bigger role with a considerable amount of responsibility.

Moving to Saudi Arabia in 1989 (to join her husband who was working there) Philippa set up a successful business making bespoke wedding and evening dresses. It was in Saudi that she began to quilt. In 1996 a chance meeting with a quilting teacher led to a three-morning course where Philippa made a small paper pieced pineapple quilt which used four fabrics. She was hooked! Philippa describes a 1999 visit to the US, where she took four days of classes at Quilting-By-The-Lake, as a 'Road to Damascus' experience. Here for the first time she was exposed to art quilts and the many techniques and styles modern quilting encompasses. From this moment on she has made only original quilts using her own hand-dyed fabrics. These quilts employ intricate curved piecing or machine appliqué, and the heavy use of free-motion machine quilting with trapunto.

Philippa has had great success in quilt shows in both the UK and America, and won many top prizes including awards in four consecutive American Quilters’ Society shows (including the ‘Bernina Workmanship Award’ with ‘Pop Stars’ in 2002 and ‘Best of Show’ with ‘Lime Light’ in 2003). These two quilts are in the permanent collection of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah KY.
'Star Sign' was awarded the 2007 'Pfaff Machine Artistry Award’ at the International Quilt Festival in Houston TX. ‘Flower Power’ won the same prize at the IQA show in 2008 and went on to win ‘The Bernina Machine Workmanship Award’ at AQS in 2009. ‘Flower Power’ joins Philippa’s other quilts in the National Quilt Museum in Kentucky. Most recently Philippa’s latest quilt ‘White Gold’ was awarded first place in the merit machine quilting category at the 2009 IQA show in Houston TX.

Philippa published her book “Quilting In The Limelight” in 2008.
Dragon Threads ISBN 978-0-9818860-0-8.

In 2004 after living in Saudi Arabia for 15 years Philippa and her family returned to Yorkshire, driving home - a journey of 10,000 miles across twelve countries over nine weeks. After a break from quilting to take time out to help in restoring their Victorian home Philippa is enjoying the opportunity to teach more widely when she’s not working in her purpose-built studio.

Here are some photos of her gorgeous work   Both are excellent examples of the curved piecing techniques that Philippa employs. Here is a close up of some trapunto   If you are interested in taking the curved piecing or the trapunto class click here for more information. www.quiltnbee.biz/shop/Classes.htm. Classes will be limited to 20 people and the fee includes a light lunch. Contact the shop for more information, 580-429-2400.

Block of the Month Programs Growing
Due to the popularity of these programs some of the Block of the Month programs will be run again in 2011.
American Heritage
will be one of the Block of the Month Programs that will run again. All of the customers just loved the flexibility of this quilt. It can be a large bed quilt or small wall hangings the instructions are all there for you.

Rewards Program

Quilt N Bee has just started a new customer Rewards program. Shop with us and make sure we have your email address and snail mail address. We will track your purchases, when you reach $250.00 worth of purchases you will receive $25.00 worth of FREE Merchandise.

 Beverly