Monday, April 4, 2016

Bees 'n Blooms, then Christmas is just around the corner!

KT Winner

Congratulations to
Dale Williams - I absolutely love the "Eye of the Storm"... wish I had known you were teaching at Quiltfest... I would have taken your class.. love the look you get with your technique. Will you be back with classes next year at Quiltfest/Tennessee...If you are sign me up!...

Thanks, Dale. No plans to return in the next couple years with my crazy schedule, but I'd love to come back someday, too. Please email your mailing address and Jamie will send your patterns right out. lynne@ktquilts.com

Bees 'n Blooms is Here!

We're so excited our newest fabric line is finally in the store. Bees 'n Blooms precuts arrived a couple weeks ago, but no yardage until last week. Now it's time to make dozens of kits on preorder, tie up fat quarter bundles and make room for all the new quilts. My favorite time at the store! Here are a couple of the new displays you'll see if you stop by.

Bees 'n Blooms Precuts with Buzzz charm quilt. Makin' Honey in the background.
Bees 'n Blooms & Blooms MTT on the Murphy bed.

 Prairie Christmas

Could it really be time to start thinking about Christmas menus and decorating and wrapping presents again already? No! But it is time for the best part of Christmas - buying new fabric to make gifts for everyone on your list! Christmas fabric collections will begin arriving in quilt shops soon, and KTQ is no exception. Our group this year was inspired by the bright little red buds poking thru the crust of snow in the pastures here in Kansas, our Prairie Cactus. The feature fabric and other spiky, prickly images in the coordinating prints reminded me of walks in the snow as a kid when we discovered these bright spots amidst the winter's gray.

Prairie Cactus



 So, get out your notebook of saved ideas and take some time to peruse your list of "to-do" quilts. Need a simple project for a college grankid? Twisted fits the bill. It's an easy strippy quilt using a Jelly Roll, our KT Wedge Template and a few fabrics for background. Make it longer for a dorm bed easily by extending the strips to your measurement.

Twisted - a super easy Jelly Roll project
  Here are a few other ideas from KT Christmases past. Check out all our Christmas quilts and projects at our website, ktquilts.com.
Twisted in Christmas prints hung in the fireplace.
 Stay tuned thru April and May for more peeks at the Prairie Christmas projects.

Comment here for a chance to win a surprise pack of (3) Christmas patterns from the picture above. Don't you just love a mystery?

55 comments:

  1. You are such a tease! :-) Love the new fabrics, patterns and would love to see your store in person! Wish I lived closer. Thanks for continuing to share your beautiful fabrics and patterns with us. K-

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  2. Oh my, we just got done with Christmas, didn't we?! LOL You're right Lynne, never too early to be thinking of next Christmas. Ho ho ho honey bees! I love to hear about your inspiration for your new fabrics. I can imagine what you see as we walk along those snow covered pastures. :-)

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  3. I just added to the top of my 'to do' list-order the Prairie Christmas fabrics to create gifts for my friends from KT Christmases Past patterns. The table mats are favorites. Thanks for the great fabrics and patterns!

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  4. beautiful fabrics! Need to get some holiday sewing done

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  5. My first thought was"Christmas? Come on,now". Then I saw the Christmas fabric and fell in LOVE! I really like the grey in the line. It's perfect

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  6. I would say I haven't even started to think about Christmas, but I have! Live the Bees in Bloom on the bed and really love the Twisted quilt - so pretty. Happy quilting!

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  7. I would say I haven't even started to think about Christmas, but I have! Live the Bees in Bloom on the bed and really love the Twisted quilt - so pretty. Happy quilting!

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  8. I Love the "Twisted" - a super easy Jelly Roll project .. it would make a beautiful border on a quilt too!...

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  9. I love Christmas patterns and seem to work on Christmas projects all year long. Your Christmas tree pattern is just so cute! Can't wait to try it.

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  10. It's never too early to think about Christmas...Love patterns and fabrics

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  11. It's never too early to think about Christmas...Love patterns and fabrics

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  12. I do love surprises!! I will be buying some of this Bees and Blooms fabric. Just love it. Thanks for the mysteries giveaway.

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  13. These patterns are so beautiful. I would be lucky to win any one of them.

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  14. I've never been really a huge fan of Christmas fabric, but Prairie Cactus is at the top of my list and a must have for this year! Thanks for sharing a peek into your store for those of us who live far, far away. :)

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  15. The kid's Christmas dvds started being checked out again last week at the small library where I work; so why not start Christmas quilting? Looking forward to your new line.

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  16. In this case ya can't go wrong with a mystery!! It all looks great and would love to win any of those patterns:-)

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  17. I have KT jelly rolls. I love your pattern Twisted. I think I need to make this quilt soon. Thanks for a chance to win.

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  18. What beautiful projects you create to get us inspired. Will be on lookout for more ideas. Mystery sounds most fun, thanks sew for chance to become lucky winner.

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  19. "Twisted" is way cool.it just went on my list of quilts to make!!!!

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  20. I love the "Twisted" quilt!!! I already have the wedge so I can get this one on my to do's list.... I too am super excited about the Bees and Blooms fabric arriving. I got my pattern in Tennessee so I will be ordering the kit soon. Thank you Lynne for the all inspiring eye opening designs. I love them all :)

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  21. Lovely projects. I love the twisted quilt. Thank you for the giveaway.

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  22. We were talking yesterday that Christmas can't be far off as we had a blizzard on Saturday and snow flakes flying yesterday...Midwest weather:) It makes for a great time to quilt though. Love all of your projects and especially love surprise gifts!! Take care!

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  23. Such beautiful quilts. And I do love a mystery :-)

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  24. The Cooper's Crossing quilt top is finished! I love the scrappy look. While in Pigeon Forge, I was able to buy a pinking attachment for my Singer Featherweight, so now I can make pinked edge strips out of anything. Who knew??

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  25. My Christmas planning involves a wedding and I have been thinking of a pattern to complete for it. The bride's requested a Fall color scheme and KT fabrics certainly can be used for this request. Thanks for a chance in the giveaway.

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  26. of course I love a mystery. Love the twisted quilt look. Also I'm always looking at Christmas fabrics. Thanks for the fun.

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  27. I just picked up the Bees & Blooms jelly roll at a LQS...I LOVE IT as usual! All of those quilts are so cue!!!

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  28. What a great mystery! Twisted looks like it would fun to make in your latest Christmas fabric. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  29. Yes, I love a good mystery! Great fabrics and patterns but I can't make myself think about xmas now ... first I need some warm weather and a lot of ice cream:-)

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  30. I want to make the Christmas Tree! Too Cute!!
    Mystery....they drive me CRAZY!!! ;^)

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  31. I love the twisted quilt! This a must on my to do list. I have taught 2 grandaughters to quilt and so far the youngest (5) is mad about all of your fabrics. We are making baby doll quilts..excited for the Christmas line to!

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  32. I love the twisted quilt! This a must on my to do list. I have taught 2 grandaughters to quilt and so far the youngest (5) is mad about all of your fabrics. We are making baby doll quilts..excited for the Christmas line to!

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  33. I love mysteries and any one of those beautiful Christmas patterns would be splendid!

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  34. OH MY!!! All so precious and fun. Would love to win any of them. Must confess I love the twisted quilt. Thank you.
    Kathleen Mason

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  35. Yep, I DO love a mystery! Mystery quilts - whodunnits on TV shows are all good!

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  36. Normally I don't look forward to winter- but with your new fabrics I certainly will !!!!

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  37. Since I bought EVERYTHING you had in Pigeon Forge, the Prarie Christmas is the one thing I DON'T have! I would love it!

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  38. Love the Twisted Quilt. Have already started Christmas sewing, but can always use new ideas.

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  39. Bee's in Bloom and Prairie Cactus are both lovely fabric lines, can't wait to find them in the store. Shhhhhhhh, don't say that C word...I've barely recouped from last year's. ;o)

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  40. It's great advise to getting thinking about Christmas quilty gifts this early in the year! It will certainly make gift quilting more enjoyable as well as leave time during the Holidays to actually relax and enjoy the gift giving (and food)! lol! I like the package pattern as well as the 3 ornaments in the Christmas pic... and the Bees 'n Blooms quilt in the second pic! This morning it's all about the flowers (despite the freeze warning out my window)! :-)

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  41. I'm loving the new Bee's in Bloom, Lynn. Great job of designing and of course the colors are my favorites. Christmas will be fun making new quilts and gifts for my family and friends.

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  42. Always happy to add to my stash and your fabrics are my favorite.

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  43. Love the Bee's n Bloom fabric. Can't wait to get my hands on some. And yes great plans for Christmas.

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  44. I love a mystery! My stash is full of your fabrics just waiting for that special project. Maybe I'll be lucky and win those patterns. Thanks for the opportunity to,be a winner.

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  45. Never too early for Christmas!

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  46. I love that bees and blooms quilt. Looking forward to seeing more Christmas ideas. I like working on Christmas all year.

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  47. I am SEW ready to start my Christmas projects. I bought lots of flannel precuts. Count me in, Lynne!

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  48. So looking fwd to your new chriatmas projects to accompany my other kansas troubles projects! Jmh

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  49. Twisted is just adorable. I cannot even begin thinking about Christmas yet especially because I'm not ready to start my Halloween projects yet!

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  50. I love the holiday display of ideas! never too early!!

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  51. I think Bees and Blooms are my favorite line of yours to date. I've spent the last three days at a retreat and lots of comments about "my beautiful fabrics". Christmas is my favorite time of year so I'm looking forward to the Praririe Christmas projects and fabric.

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  52. Bees and Blooms is my new favorite but as soon as you release the next line it will be. You just keep getting better and better. I've already begun thing about Christmas and searching for ideas for gifts The only problem is that I when I saw the quilt with the packages and ornaments I decided I need to make me one. Rina

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  53. Buzzz charm quilt is very cute. Gorgeous fabrics.

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  54. Truly a nice post on Christmas! Love celebrating it grandly with my loved ones. I always host family parties this year but this year we had to attend a wedding at one of wedding venues NYC. It was equally a great experience.

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