THE QUILTING ATTIC

Using Panels in Quilting Projects

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:43:00 +0000

When I purchased this ABC panel it seemed to be the perfect ABC's quilt; using blacks & whites to frame each small fussy cut letter.

Here is where I went wrong...did not look at each square individually to determine that they were squared within the cute little bamboo framing which I did not want to use. ~sigh~

That was the most critical flaw in my design. As it turned out it would affect the completed piece in that the rows did not line up! No matter how I tried it simply would not follow the rules! How could it?

So take a long hard look and learn from my mistake...oh no doubt it is cute but not what I had envisioned from the beginning.

All will not be lost however, plans will be to finish it for the holidays and give it to charity.

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

Ruby E-Zine FREE download

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:04:00 +0000

Talk about a give away!

For a very limited time RUBY e-Zine is offering a FREE download of the September issue.

Easy to find: go to www.currclick.com. Search for RUBY. Hit download. It is that simple.

Don't miss out. Do it now!

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:06:00 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

Take a look at some of the products that may be on sale at Cotton Spice Pattern Shop beginning CYBER Monday!

What a wonderful time of year! We here at Cotton Spice wish you all a wonderful holiday season! Please let us hear from you. Is there a pattern you would like to see offered? Is there a category you are interested in that we don't feature (yet)?
Post to this blog or email one of us and let us here your ideas.

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

Turkey Day & Christmas Events

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:27:00 +0000

UPCOMING EVENTS AT:
COTTON SPICE PATTERN SHOP

CYBER Monday Sale on November 30, 2009...Our designers have chosen their favorite patterns to feature for this sale...I don't know which ones they are but I do know that we have first class designers and any pattern chosen will please the buyer!

AND

December 1 - 24....Every day from the 1st to the 24th there will be one new pattern put on sale. You will want to visit COTTON SPICE PATTERN SHOP daily.

Here is a sampling of our categories.... cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 110px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kulBsCfB4L4/SwqHDZNEUkI/AAAAAAAABHw/XVTdOIVkbd8/s200/Booklets%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407282794986754626" />

There are currently 20 categories and you won't want to miss checking each one out! IF you ever thought about writing patterns be sure and check out the eBooklet by Karen Gass.

Check out patterns and make your plans for which patterns you can't live without. We now Have a gift Certificate available in denominations that fit any budget so why not give the gift of patterns to your favoirte quilter, sewer, crafter for Christmas?

Don't have crafters in your family? Not to worry...
RUBY eZine might be a great gift for you to check into! A year subscription is only $13.75 Check out an excerpt here: RUBY for WOMEN
Ruby is a downloadable zine...full of all sorts of fun and ideas. Decorating ideas for the holidays, WAHM articles, Paper Dolls, Flat Sydney Adventures and much much more. Written for Women by Women from all cross walks of life. Not your typical zine!

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:25:00 +0000

Check it out!
Cotton Spice now has a Gift Certificate available in denominations that make it easy on your Christmas budget!

Here are some of the patterns available for immediate download:

By Designer Kathy Adams of KoolKat Quilting from Australia

CallaLilies by Rochelle Martin of Cottage Quilt Designs

You won't want to miss the new Cotton Spice E-News to be published soon. Just go to the website www.cottonspice.com/ and sign up!

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

E-Patterns

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:19:00 +0000

Cotton Spice Pattern Shop now has 9 designers and 60+ patterns online and ready for immediate download.

Check it out: Here is a list of our current designers:
Kathy Adams of KoolKat Quilting
Rochelle Martin of Cottage Quilt Designs
Karen Gass of Cotton Spice Designs
Margaret Bucklew of Trails of Thread
Deborah Vallbracht of Creative Folk Quilting
Amy Wilson of Ormond Beach Designs
Bridgett Stemplinger of Rambling Designs
Scarlett Rose of Scarlett Rose Keltic Designs

Many new designers daily at www.cottonspice.com/

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

What Are Your Weekend Plans?

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:37:00 +0000

As I sit here on Friday, November 13, 2009 I'm contemplating my weekend. It got me to wondering what all my wonderful blogger friends are up to this weekend.

Here is my list:
Dinner date with hubby tonight after work.
Sewing tomorrow while hubby works and DD is at her sisters house.
Church and going to the ball park on Sunday to watch our grandson pitch!

OK...so now it's your turn...let me hear from you.

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

Tallgrass Prairie Studio: Project Improv - Won't You Join Me?

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:33:00 +0000

Tallgrass Prairie Studio: Project Improv - Won't You Join Me?

Interview with Kristin Rose

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:59:00 +0000

In this weeks RUBY Blog Karen Gass, our editor-in-chief interviewed Kristin Rose from Reclaiming the Home. Part 1 of the interview is ready to be read now...just click on RUBY Blog above. Part 2 will be ready on Thursday of this week (November 12, 2009).

Kristins' blog can be found at Reclaiming the Home and you won't be disappointed with what you read there.

This is a do NOT miss article. SO much fun and ideas to boot.

You'll want to read "The best gifts are made by hand, out of love" article written by Karen. This article appears right after the interview with Kristin.

Thank you Kristin for allowing Ruby to be a part of your life by giving us this opportunity to write and read about Reclaiming our Homes!

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

Crafterella: Kitty Bed from an Old Sweater

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:03:00 +0000

I just found this SO cute eco-friendly pet bed. What a unique and crafty idea from Crafterella!

If you have a mind to check out her blog...You won't be dissappointed. She has some super cool ideas. Got my creative juices flowing this morning.

Crafterella: Kitty Bed from an Old Sweater

Enjoy.

In and Because of HIM,
Susan
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COTTON SPICE PATTERN SHOP

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:02:00 +0000

We are actively seeking PDF patterns for quilts, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, cross stitch, crewel work, home decor, clothing, paper crafts, etc.

We will sell your patterns for you, on a consignment basis. You can get the nitty-gritty details on our About page. If you have any questions about any of the process, please email me!

Click DESIGNER INFO to go directly to our designer page. Sign up today...get published!

Looking forward to pulishing your work.

In and Because of HIM,
Susan
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Ruby E-Zine

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:39:00 +0000

RUBY has just given away a very nice piece of vintage fabric...check it out at http://magazineruby.wordpress.com/

Here is the winning Christmas Memory:
Lynn wrote, “My favourite memory is from when i was about 7 years old. Santa always used to place my stocking on the end of my bed filled with lovely pressies. I woke up in the middle of the night and could see my lovely stocking stuffed full and something poking out of the top. In the half light I couldn’t make out what it was and I gingerly touched it and it was soft. I turned on the light and there was a knitted cat (that my mum had lovingly knitted with great frustration I learned later!) that I just thought was the bees knees. I had been wanting a real kitten for months and months but my mum was allergic to cats and so she gave me the next best thing. I loved that cat and cuddled it in bed for many years until it fell to bits.”

Congratulations Lynn!

I've found a new (to me at any rate) of Pat Sloan's QuiltersHome website at http://patsloan.typepad.com/quiltershome/ YOU might want to check it out. She has a wonderful article on a demo she did at Checker Distributors.

In and Because of HIM,
Susan
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COTTON SPICE PATTERN SHOP

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:30:00 +0000

We are official...Cotton Spice E-Pattern Shop

About Us

Cotton Spice has expanding! Karen Gass joined with me (Susan Peterman) of Hand Made With Love and Melissa Warren. Together, the three of us have created the Cotton Spice Pattern Shop, where we sell the biggest selection of PDF, immediately downloadable patterns available! We offer patterns in any of the craft genre's - knitting, crocheting, quilting, embroidery, crewel, you name it! If you like to do it, you can find the pattern for it here. If you don't find it, let us know. We'll get some for you!

We’ve been publishing Cotton Spice Quilting Magazine for the past four years and we already have a lovely customer-base, good traffic to our site and an e-Newsletter already set up - why start from scratch?

It’s easy to start selling with Cotton Spice. Fill out our Designer Registration form, submit it via email and you’re on your way!

Hope to see you there!

Your Favorite Christmas Memory and a Giveaway

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:22:00 +0000

Check out the newest RUBY giveaway!

What’s your favorite Christmas memory? Share it with us, we’d love to read about it. It can be anything you like, just as long as it involves Christmas. On Oct. 20, Tuesday, at noon CST, I’ll pick one name and they will win a piece of fabric of their own! This is 2 yards of Farmers Market by Sandi Henderson for Free Spirit fabrics. (SH-3701 Vintage Cherries) Wouldn’t this make a cute apron for some lucky person on your gift list?

Check it out here:http://magazineruby.wordpress.com/

Enjoy and good luck!

Cotton Spice Pattern Shop

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:24:00 +0000

COTTON SPICE E-PATTERN SHOP

About Us

Handmade With Love (AKA The Quilting Attic) has just partnered with Karen Gass, Cotton Spice, and Melissa Warren. Together, the three of us have created the Cotton Spice Pattern Shop, where we sell the biggest selection of PDF, immediately down loadable patterns available! We offer patterns in any of the craft genre's - knitting, crocheting, quilting, embroidery, crewel, you name it! If you like to do it, you can find the pattern for it here. If you don't find it, let us know. We'll get some for you!

Karen has been publishing Cotton Spice Quilting Magazine for the past four years and so that means we already have a lovely customer-base, good traffic to our site and an e-Newsletter already set up - why start from scratch?

It’s easy to start selling with Cotton Spice. Fill out our Designer Registration form, submit it via email and you’re on your way!

We are now ready to begin publishing and would love to publish your patterns. You can find us here: http://www.cottonspice.com/about.html.

Don't forget the Houston International Quilt Show starts in just a few days. Hope to see some of you there!

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

GO GREEN!

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:33:00 +0000

I know I've been telling you for a while that it WILL BE SOON!

We are working out some technical problems with our web store as I type this post. We are ALMOST there!

Patterns are rolling in and we will go virtual soon. Why waste our natural resources on hard copy patterns. Not only do they cost the life of a tree but then if not recycled go straight into land fills.

Another advantage of going virtual is that your customers don't pay snail mail prices to get their product. All they need to do is click download and voila...instant pattern. Great promotional tool for your International customers...no more international fees and NO Customs to pay. Everyone wins.

Whether you design quilts, crochet, paper crafts, jewelry, knit, clothing....Even if you are only thinking about designing; we'd love to hear from you. If you design something different than those things listed...don't hesitate to contact us.

Remember we are going live SOON...be among the very first to publish your e Patterns with us. Great deals. Just post to this link..

I'll be able to give you a URL soon!

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

Excitement is Growing!

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:24:00 +0000

Handmade With Love is partnering up with another online store. While we will go live with our website soon...we are working hard with our sister webstore to get new and never before published patterns to you!

If you have a new UNPUBLISHED pattern you want us to consider publishing please leave comment here. We will look over your designs and let you know if you have what we're looking for.

*Remember, we are looking for never before published patterns. You must OWN the rights to these or we will not publish.
CRAFTERS of all kinds.
Bead
Crochet
Knit
Quilt
Scrapbooking Ideas

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

Hearts, Stars & Critters OH MY!

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:10:00 +0000

I know I've been promising more quilting news for several weeks...well, here is the beginning.

Just listed new products in my ArtFire and Etsy shops. You can check 'em out at your lesure...

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

RUBY eZine

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:31:00 +0000

Ready....Set....SUBSCRIBE!

Ruby eZine written by women for women.

We are a group of women who sees the need for less advertising and more content! Want to read material that is not only wholesome but informative and helpful to your daily life.

We have sections on the following topics:
Home Schoolers
Paper Dolls (yes, they are for real women!)Fun things to do for grown-ups
Puzzles
Home Decorating
Cooking (recipes that are just the yummiest)
Hobbies
Devotions
Continuing Story
Coloring Pages
WAHM (don't want to assume you do or don't know the acronym Work At Home Mom)
Gardening
Free Stationary
and last but not least Stories and Pictures from our readers!

RUBY has a fun and easy interactive Social network just for subscribers.

Check out RUBY blog at http://magazineruby.wordpress.com/ At the right of the blog there is a link to take a PEEK at Ruby before you subscribe.

You can subscribe to the blog or to the eZine or BOTH!

Hope to see you all soon.

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

TRANQUILITY Layer Cake Give AWAY

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:40:00 +0000

TRANQUILITY layer cake give away!Check out the Green Fairy Quilts blog for details at http://www.greenfairyquilts.blogspot.com/.

What a lovely layer cake

I entered and I hope I WIN~

EXPANDING

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:17:00 +0000

Handmade With Love is expanding. We are about ready to release our newest patterns for sale and a new service to pattern designers.

Can't wait for you all to see the newest designs that have been rolling around in our heads. They will soon come to life. We are so excited.

In today's economy it is hard sometimes for folks to justify spending on unnecessary things. And with the skyrocketing costs of shipping it makes it twice as hard to make that decision to purchase. So, I'm looking to expand my business by offering pattern owners the opportunity to have their patterns written in PDF form.

I am also expanding my line of product and would like to carry your patterns, designs and product on consignment.

If you would be interested in either service please contact: Susan Peterman, hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com for details.

Thank you,
Susan

Letting Go!

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:57:00 +0000

Letting go of a dream can be very hard for me and taking on new projects is way to easy.

Let's talk about taking on way more than I'm able to handle period. Must less handle well.

"Susan, would you like to ......(you name the project)". My answer, "OH that would be so much fun and it sound very interesting. SURE!", I say.

So...what all am I involved in?
Guild Master of an online guild
2 online shops...one http://www.GrandpaGrandmasAttic.etsy.com
the other http://www.HandmadeWithLove.artfire.com
Editor of the Devotions column for Ruby eZine http://magazineruby.wordpress.com/
2 different blogs
A multitude of online social networking sites
2 Facebook pages...one personal...the other business
2 Twitter pages...both business
A new pattern company to publish first projects this fall
I'm a wife....mother...grandmother...
***Oh and did I mention that I work full time?***
I must be a glutton for punishment.

NOW FOR THE LETTING GO

I will no longer be the Guild Master at Sew What guild on ArtFire as of August 17, 2009. Giving that up for someone who can do a better job that I. New person...new and better ideas...new leadership almost always brings positive change.
Will drop all but 2 of my social networks...praying about which one's to keep and which to let go.

I'm sure as I 'weed out' the many responsibilities in my life that the ones that remain will benefit greatly. More time to invest will mean better products for my online venues and my family.

I know I'm not alone in the issues of taking on more than I'm capable of handling well.
Is it just a woman thing???

I know we are such multi-taskers but honestly....

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

The New Adventures of DUNCE PROOF PATTERNS

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:45:00 +0000

HI,
We are still working on all the details but we can safely say we are on a roll. We are making contacts daily and will have our logo online soon for all to see.

Can you say EXCITED? We certainly are and hope that when our first patterns are published you will be excited as well.

DUNCE PROOF will be just that, DUNCE PROOF.
We have our own resident self proclaimed "DUNCE" to DUNCE PROOF all our patterns before they are ever released for publication.

Patterns will be available first as e-patterns (PDF) then on paper. Not sure of the details on that yet but we will let you know as soon as we do!

Can you feel our excitement and anticipation?
We hope so.

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

DUNCE PROOF

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:38:00 +0000

Be on the look out for DUNCE PROOF patterns.
COMING SOON!

Watch for news on this brand new pattern company.

You won't be disappointed.

In and Because of HIM,
Susan

I CAN

hand.made.with.love@hotmail.com (Grandma Susan Quilts) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:52:00 +0000

TODAY...
Lord, help me be the person you want me to be...
the Christian women.........
the Wife You've called......
the Mother .................
the Daughter................
the Friend..................
the Neighbor................
the Co-Worker...............

I can not be these things all alone.......
I CAN be them through You!
Philipians 4:13 "I CAN do all things THROUGH Christ who strengthens me."

In and Because of HIM,
Susan