Perkins Dry Goods

The Perfect Piecing Seam Guide is my first attempt at a notion type solution for a quilting problem….I have been teaching for several years now and one of the biggest issues I have noticed in my classes is that pesky quarter inch seam allowance!  It is so very elusive for beginning quilters and can often be a problem for just about anyone.  If you change machines or even go from one 1/4 inch foot to another, there can be a difference in your results.  This little ruler is priced at about $5.00 retail and has a laser line with a needle hole that is a SCANT 1/4 inch from the edge.  You simply mark your machine with a piece of tape or a sticky note.  You can be consistent from machine to machine!

I will be introducing the Seam Guide at the Quilt Festival in Chicago April 13 - 15 and at Quilt Market in Salt Lake City.  They are also available from my distributors right now!

Every year my family makes a trip to southern Calfornia at Spring Break to visit family.  We live in Minnesota, and you must understand what a treat it is to abandon the gray skies and melting snow for glorious California sunshine.  I try to visit local quilt shops to say hello and this year I was able to go to Quilt Ventura and catch up with Joey Strait, the shop owner. Check out the website:  http://www.quiltventura.com.  Quilt Ventura has been open for five years now and is going strong.  There is more fabric in this shop than you could imagine and lots of interesting notions and patterns too.  Joey has a wide variety of fabrics.  Everything from batiks to asian designs to florals and civil war reproductions.  If you are in the area, it’s worth a trip.  Besides, Joey is great and her staff is fabulous.