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!

Have you heard that Quilts, Inc. is adding another time and location for Quilt Festival?  It will be starting summer of 2008 in Long Beach California.  Read about it here:   http://www.quilts.com  and click on the News link.

Speaking of Festival, Perkins Dry Goods will be in Booth 1919 at the Chicago Festival April 13 - 15.  This is my first retail event and I’m not quite sure what to expect.  I will have patterns for sale and kits for a few of my designs using several Moda lines that I just love!  Miss Molly’s Topper will be available in lavender and yellow from 3 Sisters Santuary line, Sweet Pea (new for Spring) will be kitted in April Cornell’s Poetry line - springy yellow, turquoise and pink.  I’ll have my Zola Back Pack ready in two bright colorways from Spring Fling plus some pillow case kits.  If time cooperates, there will be a few more things in kits like the table runner  and topper from the Argyle Socks pattern.