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Before we talk about the fun of Judel’s birthday, Quiltworx wishes to take a moment and extend a heartfelt thank you to those whom have left us during service for our country and the family members they have left behind.  We are proud to be an American company with American products and American employees, many of us that have had or have family currently serving in the armed forces.  The protection, security and successes that our country enjoys because of those who have died in service is simply something that can never be repaid.  

Thank you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUDEL!

Judel turns 41 on May 30th!  To celebrate, we are transferring the tradition of Judy’s Birthday Sale to Judel!  We would like you to enjoy 41% off of the following patterns, all created from our Seasonal Portraits fabric collection.  

Starts Friday, May 26th at noon (MDT)
through Tuesday, May 30th at noon (MDT)!

Click on the images below to be taken to the Pattern Purchase Page. 

To purchase the pattern at the sale price once the sale begins, simply click on the button on each pattern page that says “add to cart“.

Shipping Information

• All U.S. orders will be shipped Priority Mail. Shipping prices will start at $8.15 and go up from there or UPS, if chosen.
• All Canadian Postage will start at $25.45 and go up from there.
• All other Foreign orders will start at $35.45 and go up from there.

Due to the number of orders we process during a sale, we will not be notifying everyone of their shipping charges before we process their orders.  By placing your order, you are agreeing to pay the necessary shipping charges, as outlined above.

Quiltster’s new search, filter and favoriting features will help you build the fabric stash of your dreams!   The Fabric Stash features make choosing fabrics for your quilts easier and more efficient than ever before! 

What’s New?

1. SEARCH Fabric Swatches by Color, SKU, Fabric Company, and more!
2. Save your FAVORITE fabric swatches to be used for later!
3. Find drop down menus in the Fabric Stash to filter fabrics by Company and Collection!  
4. Mouse over a fabric swatch in the block editor to see SKU information!
5. View yardage by Fabric AND by Block!
6. Find yardage information in Inches AND yards!
7. Additional speed and performance improvements have been added!
8. New fabric collections include:
   • Tula Pink ~ Tabby Road
   • Blossom Batiks ~ Geodes
   • Blossom Batiks ~ Valley

SEE HOW IT ALL WORKS WITH QUILTSTER’S VIDEO TUTORIAL

Hot off the press!

These patterns are now available for purchase on our website, and the fabric lines are available in a quilt shop near you!  There will also be digitized quilting designs available in the near future.

Many of these patterns are also being prepared for the Quiltster App which was launched last fall! Quiltster is an incredible fabric auditioning software that allows you to pick and choose fabrics before you spend money.  Look for the Quiltster Compatible logo on the patterns below, and click the quilt images or links to learn more about each pattern, find replacement papers, see samples made by Quiltworx.com and others, find kitting information, and purchase the pattern!

Wholesale purchases are available to those approved with a wholesale account. Visit our wholesale page to order (minimum purchase of 3 and advance approval of wholesale account is required).

Butterfly Garden

Butterfly Garden was designed by Judy and Brad Niemeyer as part of the Sunrise Mixer series. It includes three distinct groups to create an 80” x 80” quilt. A circular center sits in the middle of the quilt with a diameter of 62”. A 4” wide ring surrounds the center for a total increased diameter of 70”. Then, a border is added to square the quilt off at 80”.

The pattern teaches many of Judy’s latest techniques for paper piecing and is fully compatible with Quiltster, meaning that you can find the layout in Quiltster and work with the program to develop your own colorway if you like. The A, B, and C groups can also be mixed and matched with other group designs in the Sunrise Mixer series to make a quilt that is truly unique to you!

Quiltster is available on a monthly or annual subscription basis.  You can learn more about it at www.quiltster.com.

The sample above was made from the Shiny Objects fabric collection by Flaurie and Finch with RJR Fabrics.

 Caribbean Starfish

The Caribbean Starfish pattern is part of the Congo Star Mixer Series, which was designed to bring a new look to a pattern that Quiltworx has sold for years called the Amazon Star. The Caribbean Starfish uses a similar layout, slightly smaller than the original. In addition, it incorporates a series of units meant to portray a tropical starfish. This pattern incorporates all of Quiltworx’s latest techniques as well. It is a breeze to put together, easy to modify, and can also be colored in Quiltster before you create the final project!

 Sunsations Magnolia

Sunsations Magnolia was designed by Judy and Brad Niemeyer as part of the Sunrise Mixer series. Like Butterfly Garden above, it includes the three distinct groups (center, ring, border) to create an 80” x 80” quilt.  But look how different they look with the different mix of blocks for each group…the possibilities are endless!

This sample was done in beautifully bright Anthology Fabrics.

 Vintage Compass

Three NEW Digital Quilt Designs – Now Available!

Do you have a Lakeshore Hosta Wall quilt or a Lily Pond ready to be quilted? Well it just so happens that they’re the newest additions to our digital quilting library!  You’ll love these rich, beautiful, heirloom-quality designs that drop in effortlessly.

Most can be purchased as a complete package or in individual units, and are compatible with most commercial machines that can read quilting design files. Refer to the QUILT DESIGN web pages below for details.

Lakeshore Hosta 
Designed and digitized by Quiltworx.com
Dimension:  74″ x 74″

PATTERN	QUILT DESIGN
CLICK TO IMAGES TO ENLARGE

Lakeshore Hosta Queen
Designed and digitized by Quiltworx.com
Dimension:  100″ x 100″

PATTERN	QUILT DESIGN
CLICK TO IMAGES TO ENLARGE

Lily Pond
Designed and digitized by Quiltworx.com
Dimension:  100″ x 100″

PATTERN	QUILT DESIGN
CLICK TO IMAGES TO ENLARGE

Quiltworx.com and Hancock’s of Paducah have partnered to bring a special exhibit to Quiltweek in Paducah, KY!

Stop by Hancock’s of Paducah to view a collection of quilts by Judy Niemeyer and others using her designs and her most recent fabric collection, the sophisticated, classic, and timeless, Forever Collection.  Parts of the exhibit will also be on display at the Hotel 1857, if you’re in the area. 

Stop by Hancock’s of Paducah and meet Judel Niemeyer on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, April 26th-28th,  for a host of fun Quiltworx.com related activities!

Purchase Judy and Judel’s latest book, Redesigned: In Red, White, & Black!  All the books have been shipped to Paducah, signed by Judy, and Judel will be on hand to sign in person!

Attend presentations by Judel Niemeyer at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day where she will talk about the Forever fabric collection, their inspiration, the quilts showcased, and also demonstrate the powerful new quilt planning tool called Quiltster! Not only does Quiltster include many of the designs you will see at Hancock’s, but also includes all of the fabrics from Judy and Judel’s latest collections, Forever, Rosè, Passion Fruit, among others!

View a sneak peek of new designs and fabric collections to be released by Quiltworx.com over the coming year!

See, in person, many of the quilts created using Judy’s fabric collections, Rosè, Passion Fruit, and Forever!

Purchase kits or shop for fabrics for any of the Quiltworx projects on display, and more!

View and purchase a kit for the EXCLUSIVE Hancock’s of Paducah mixer pattern by Quiltworx.com, called the Snowfall Mixer!  This pattern has been remastered in the Rosè batik collection for a STUNNING presentation!

5 DAYS OF PAMPERED QUILTING
4 TECHNIQUE THE MONTH PATTERN OPTIONS
3 MORE MONTHS TO SIGN UP
2 AMAZING CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS
1 QUILTERS’ PARADISE

Check your calendars, because Jackie Kunkel and Eileen Urbanek are teaming up to teach all four of Quiltworx.com’s Technique of the Month Patterns at one of the most beautiful quilting venues in the country!

Please join us 06/05/17 to 06/09/17!

Instructor Showcase

An instructional workshop with Jackie and Eileen is an experience that no quilter should miss.  Not only will you receive an intimate teaching experience with two quilters that live, breath, and love the quilting industry, you’ll also receive some of the highest quality and experienced instruction in the industry.  Quiltworx.com Certified Instructors are specially trained over a 2 year period by Judy to share her quilting tips and techniques at the thousands of Quiltworx.com teaching events across the country each year.  Instructors attend regular continuing education workshops and are experts on how these patterns are designed, written, and created.  In the last 4 months combined, Jackie and Eileen have taught a total of 80 days, reaching over 450 students, primarily in the southwestern United States.  We are excited to bring these talented instructors to the upper mid-west!

Madeline Island:  A Quilter’s Retreat Destination that Shines

Combining this level of quilting experience with a retreat center that specializes in your comfort and fulfilling your every need, will leave you hoping this retreat never ends!  Madeline Island has truly created a retreat experience that should fall on any quilter’s bucket list.  Located on a picturesque Island in Lake Superior, it is quiet, peaceful, beautiful, and comfortable.  The staff is there to pamper you, the food is well thought out, the venue leaves you feeling like you just spent a week making memories on the family farm, and the friendships are long-lasting.  

An unlimited cookie jar and beverage station is available in the quilting room, which receives lots of natural light and has top notch quilting station accommodations.  Every student has an individual table, sewing machines are available (even the machines are ones recommended by Judy!) or bring your own, and enough pressing stations, cutting stations, and hanging walls are available to support up to 60 quilters. With a much smaller class size than that, you will have plenty of space to spread out and stay focused on completing your project.  The sleeping rooms and accommodations are comfortable, private, and easily accessible. 

The Projects:

The projects for the workshop will leave you with an heirloom quilt that everyone will adore.  The Quiltworx.com Technique of the Month patterns are designed to teach students all aspects of sewing a Quiltworx.com top in an extended workshop. You will learn nearly every technique Judy uses in her patterns during this workshop, which you can then take home and quickly pick up and complete your next quilt pattern from Quiltworx.com.  These designs have become classics in the quilting industry and all of them are in the Top 10 Quilt Patterns of all time for Quiltworx.com.  These are the perfect projects for your Quiltworx-centric getaway, allowing you to leave with the knowledge you need to not only finish the quilt project you started, but to continue on and expand your portfolio in the future. 

VINTAGE ROSE  Queen: 96″ x 96″ •  Wall: 74″ x 74″
PARADISE IN BLOOMS  Queen: 97″ x 97″ •  Wall: 76″ x 76″
GLACIER STAR Queen: 90″ x 90″ •  Wall: 60″ x 60″
MARINER’S COMPASS Queen: 98″ x 98″ •  Wall: 69″ x 69″

Please join us 06/05/17 to 06/09/17!

We hope you join us for this event.  It is not often to have two Instructors of this caliber instructing in an intimate classroom, paired with a venue dedicated to your every whim in a unique location such as Madeline Island.

CLICK ABOVE FOR MORE INFO AND TO SIGN UP

We hope to see you there!

Our Certified Shops are our lifeline to consumers.  At first glance, our quilts often seem too hard and even intimidating, but given the right instruction and support, even first-time quilters have completed our beautiful quilt tops quickly. And that’s where our Certified Shops come in…

Since 2010, Quiltworx.com has been committed to buidling relationships with quilt shops who are dedicated to teaching, selling, and kitting our products.  Since then, we’ve certified over 97 shops across the US, Canada, Australia, and Europe!   We are thrilled and humbled by the interest in bringing our products to cities all over the world, and are committed to supporting shops and quilters who’ve become addicted to paper-piecing the Quiltworx way.  

Please join us in welcoming our newly certified quilt shops that completed training in March. Click on the links below to view more information about each shop.

Batiks Plus • St. Louis, MO • 800-756-1223 BATIKS PLUS is a fun Mother/Son shop in St. Louis, MO.  Originally an exclusive resource for Hoffman Batiks, still warehousing over 7000 different HOFFMAN Bali Batik fabrics in stock and online, we have recently expanded to incorporate many other popular fabric collections, including Island Batiks, Timeless Treasures, Free Spirit, Benartex, and more! We are committed to stocking the complete line including every 1895 Bali Handpaint Mottle and every HOFFMAN 885 Bali Dot. Labeled generous cuts of fabrics have made our kits famous. After 14 years online, our warehouse is now open to the general public.  We are excited to offer BERNINA machines and proud to be a CERTIFIED JUDY NIEMEYER SHOP. Come and visit or call us!

Park Bench Quilt Shop • Midland, MI • 989-832-5722 With over 20 years of quilting and friendship behind them, owners Patty and Ann opened Park Bench Quilt Shop in 2010 and we haven’t looked back since!  They hope to create a fun, enjoyable atmosphere to share their love of quilting, beautiful fabrics and knowledge of their craft.  The PBQS environment is all about the fun, creativity and friendship that quilting brings.  Each day is a new adventure in the world of fabric and thread and they wouldn’t have it any other way!

     

Quilt Basket • Pawling, NY • 845-227-7606 The Quilt Basket is a full service quilt shop that opened for business locally in 1989 and online in 1996. We proudly feature over 4000 bolts of high quality, 100% cotton fabrics, a large selection of books and patterns, and notions for every quilting need. We are devoted to serving both our local and Internet customers with the latest, finest quality quilting fabric, notions, books and supplies. We are also sewing machine and longarm quilting machine dealers. Among the many achievements that make us unique, we are most proud of our own patterns. Our creations have already been featured in multiple national quilt magazines and we continue to create dynamic designs that will fit any home decor. Three years ago we began packing our fabric lines into “CUTIE” Collections. We are the home of the CUTIES!

     

Sew Many Things • Clinton Township, MI 586-790-5601 Sew Many Things opened its doors in the Fall of 2010 as a school of sewing.  The school moved into a new building in March of 2011 and added a small selection of fabric to support the classes being taught. Soon quilters came in asking for quilt fabric, so in order to satisfy them we added several lines of quilt fabric. We soon outgrew the space we expanded two more times to a 1700 square foot space. Some of that space was used to create a spacious classroom.  We added a new partner in the Spring of 2015. With over 15 years of quilting experience, Patti brought a wealth of quilting knowledge and expertise into the partnership. We, at Sew Many Things Sewing Center, are excited to bring Judy Niemeyer’s Foundation Paper Piecing Techniques to Michigan!

 

Stitch n’ Snip • Garden Valley, ID • 208-462-4602 Fulfilling a life-long dream Rena Hastings founded Stitch n’Snip in October, 2004.  Nestled in the scenic mountains of Idaho, Rena transformed the store into a wonderland of fabric, creating a cozy shop that soon became a main staple for quilters in Garden Valley and beyond, inspiring people to drive long distances for the Stitch n’ Snip experience.  Any one of her customers will tell you that she has a heart of gold. She pours all that she has in to her shop and encourages students to improve their skills by guiding and uplifting them. Seeing the joy and accomplishment of their customers, makes it worth all the work and effort. To provide a great atmosphere that quilters can feel at home and learn new things is what drives them to excel.

If you’re a quilter looking for a quilt shop that supports everything Quiltworx in your area, from patterns to fabrics to notions to classes…click here to find the Certified Shops nearest you!  All of our Certified Shops have online stores as well, so even if there isn’t a shop in your area, you have convenient resources for anything you need.

Stay tuned as we feature our other
Certified Shops in future newsletters!

Quiltster is offering a FREE Vintage Compass pattern for all NEW Annual Sign ups through tonight at midnight!  

Click here for more information!

We’re taking Quiltworx University to the
West Coast and we hope you’ll join us!

February 27th –  March 4th, 2018
Pricing:  $1495 includes the program fee + meals.  Lodging is extra.

If you love Quiltworx patterns, you’ll love this opportunity to learn from some of the most talented quilters in the industry in a pampered environment with an atmosphere charged with excitement for quilting and teaching!

 THE VENUE

Thimble Towne will be hosting this retreat at their new location which boasts a 5,500 square foot event center!  They’ll be providing each attendee with their own table and chair, and personal iron, and there will be pressing and cutting stations set up around each of three classrooms.  They’ll also be providing the use of a Babylock sewing machine FREE of charge! There will be unlimited snacks and beverages, a swag bag, lunches, dinners and the cocktail party on the first night.

THE CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS

You’ve likely heard of, or even met some of the talented instructors who will be joining us including:

• Catherine Wilson
• Victoria Johnson
• Gretchen Veteran
• Patsy Carpenter
• Jeanette Walton
• Jennifer Eubank
• Kathi Carter-Sweet
• AND Judy Niemeyer!

These ladies will be doing rotating mixer block demonstrations at least 4 times a day, and will be on hand to walk you through each technique needed to create your quilt efficiently and stress free!  

LODGING

Off-site lodging will be provided by the Holiday Inn Express located approximately 2 miles from Thimble Towne.  They provide FREE hot breakfast daily and the pricing is as follows:

• Double Occupancy: $223/person with an optional 6th night available at an additional $44.60/person.
• Single Occupancy: $419.45 with an optional 6th night available at an additional $83.89/person.

HOLIDAY IN EXPRESS • 19480 Quinn Road  • Bakersfield CA 93308

WE HOPE YOU’LL JOIN US!

CLICK ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP!

  
Join us as we start a new tradition of announcing our graduating classes of Certified Instructors (also known as CI’s)! Since Judy started the CI Program in 2010, we’ve had over 80 graduates worldwide, and expect many more in the years to come.  With so many wonderful quilters willing to share their knowledge with you, we thought we’d start introducing them!

 But first…what are Certified Instructors, you ask?

They’re quilters who (after becoming addicted to Quiltworx.com patterns) have opted to train with Judy Niemeyer herself here in Somers, Montana, over a one to two year period learning to teach our patterns.  In an effort to meet the demand for teaching our techniques, Judy has been sharing her expertise with qualified quilters from around the world.  We’re focused on teaching a network of professional instructors who are highly skilled, familiar with our company, products and staff, and are interested in maintaining the high standards of teaching Judy has established over the years.

These instructors are available to teach classes at any quilt shop and are a resource for our Technique of the Month program.  Get unmatched workshop experience by taking a class or booking them in your quilt shop today!

Click on the links below to view more information about each instructor along with their gallery of quilts, and certifications.

Ann Troutman • Tampa, FL • 813-477-7152 Ann’s love for sewing was sparked when she wanted to join 4-H, but the problem was she didn’t know how to sew. Thankfully her godmother Margaret was there to help, and Ann has never stopped listening and learning.  Ann saw her first “Judy” quilt at a lecture on color at the 2011 Houston Festival and couldn’t tear her eyes away. Upon returning to Tampa, she looked for a class, but the closest one was four hours away and the class was full.  Fast forward to Spring of 2013 when she took her first class, Split Log Cabin…she was hooked. Since then she has continued to take classes, and is thrilled to have the opportunity to inspire others in their journey of Judy Niemeyer paper piecing.

Julie Burger • Oswego, NY • 315-529-4972 Wife of 36 years, and mother of four grown children, Julie has been quilting since the 1990’s.  A talented seamstress and long arm quilter, she established her own quilting instruction business called Quilting with Passion, specializing in Quiltworx patterns and techniques. She teaches quilt classes at local quilt shops, does trunk shows and retreats for groups and guilds.  Whether you’re a new or experience quilter, if you’re interested in a fun social sewing experience, contact Julie!

     

Nancy Kloster • Saint Clair Shores, MI • 586-294-6547 Nancy has been quilting for more than 25 years and was drawn to the efficient and organized process of paper piecing the “Quiltworx” way.  She has been teaching over 5 years and her students love her calm personality and ability to teach all levels of students.  She enjoys all aspects of quilting from selecting fabrics to longarm quilting, and MOST OF ALL, teaching.  She loves to see her student’s project come together, and believes every student can succeed and gain confidence as they complete their projects.

     

Sharon Ralph • Naples, FL • 407-222-8217 Sharon learned how to sew in 4-H as a child, and years later, after taking a quilting class from one of our Certified Instructors in 2014, has been hooked on Quiltworx patterns and techniques ever since. With over 37+ years of experience in education, Sharon is uniquely qualified to bring the art of Quiltworx paper piecing to both new and experienced quilters alike!

Whether you’re a quilt shop interested in bringing our addictive Quiltworx patterns to your shop, or an enthusiastic quilter interested in learning how to paper piece, our Certified Instructors bring a wealth of experience, tips, and organizational tricks that make learning and completing our quilts efficient and enjoyable.  Look for an instructor in your area here.

Stay tuned as we feature our other
Certified Instructors in future newsletters!

  
Always Quilting Has Space Available
in the March 24-30 Sonoma Retreat!

Join us for 5 days and 6 nights at the beautiful Westerbeke Ranch in Sonoma, California – wine country! Enjoy a week of sewing, fun and friends! We believe you will receive an unmatched experience at our Sonoma Retreat…simply one of the best in accommodations, food, company, sewing atmosphere, and instruction that you will find anywhere. We will pamper you all week, and we want to share the experience with you! 

With CI Kathi Carter-Sweet’s expert instruction, we will be making the new Vintage Rose quilt, in a color way of your choice. We have several colorway kits available (see links below), and of course we are happy to customize your kit for you – just let us know what you’d like! You may also choose to make any of the Judy Niemeyer Wedding Ring Quilts. And we also have limited availability if you’d like to choose your own Judy project – just let us know what you’ll be doing. 

You will be arriving on March 24th, and departing on March 30th. All meals and lodging will be included and we’ll have lots of fun gifts and prizes! We will pamper and spoil you all week!  Contact Always Quilting at 650-458-8580 or Always Quilting to register today and reserve your space! 

Always Quilting has the following kits available:  

• Vintage Rose Queen in Hoffman Bali Batiks
• Vintage Rose Wall Quilt in Blank fabrics 
• Vintage Rose Queen in Peacock fabrics
• Vintage Rose Wall in Malam Batiks

WE HOPE YOU’LL JOIN US!