Texture Magic Tuesday/ Wedding Clutch

Mary Chick is recently semi-retired, and with her new found time she desired to run a quilting related business from her home. When she read in our newsletter that we were looking for Texture Magic Reps, Mary knew she had found her niche.
Our Texture Magic Reps cover a certain geographical area and Mary now serves in Maine, New Hampshire and part of Vermont.
Mary loves to explore new techniques and share them with others. Recently she shared with us a wedding clutch and purse made with Texture Magic.

Mary said " The one on the left was the small clutch requested by my daughter, the bride. I stitched the Texture Magic on using a sketch of a calla lily which was the flower she chose to carry.
The one on the right is the one for her daughter, my 9 yr.old granddaughter. I followed the lines of the heart applique to stitch the pattern with the Texture Magic. I stitched the applique on after the steaming. Her gown featured one caramel colored ribbon- the same as in the applique."

Feeling Poorly

Trenten, a member of our shipping staff had his wisdom teeth removed.
All great young men need 1,000 mothers to give a lot of advice. Whether they like it or not is beside the point!

Trenten received the wisdom of all of us here at Superior Threads. We suggested he use frozen vegetables to keep the swelling down. They work much better than ice-packs that are much too cold.

Happy New Year!

A happy New Year! Grant that I
May bring no tear to any eye
When this New Year in time shall end
Let it be said I've played the friend,
Have lived and loved and labored here,
And made of it a happy year.
~Edgar Guest

Our offices will be closed starting today, Thursday December 31st, and will open again Monday January 4th at 9am.

For 2010 we hope you have a SUPERIOR year!

Bob and Heather

New Longarm Needles

What's New in Longarm needles:
A smaller needle, SAN 11 #14 (MR 3.0) is now available. Recommended for very fine threads such as The Bottom Line, MonoPoly and Kimono Silk (coming soon).

Groz-Beckert SAN 11 (Special Application Needle, style 11) is specifically made for multi-directional use, which is exactly what longarm machines need. This style is the sxame as the MR (multi range) needles.

• Titanium-coated needles last longer and run cooler.
• Multi-directional design means more accurate stitching while moving the machine is any direction.
• Extra strength means maximum flexibilty and bending.
• Deep scarf prevents skipped stitches, less puckering, and less thread breakage.

Texture Magic Tuesday/ Cupcake Tote

Quite often there are patterns on the market that would be enhanced by adding a little bit of Texture Magic here or there.

What little girl doesn't love cupcakes? Adding Texture Magic to the frosting area makes this tote almost good enough to taste.

Little Cupcake Tote by Quilts Illustrated was easily adapted by using our Texture Magic Conversion Chart.

Texture Magic was stippled to the back of the purple fabric using MasterPiece #148 Pop Art Purple

This little tote can be easily assembled in a few hours, and would make a nice gift for a young daughter or grand daughter.

Helping In Houston

One of the nice things about attending IQF in Houston, is the opportunity to meet up with friends.
Annette Hendricks stopped by looking for just the right threads for her next project.
Annette, of Grayslake, Illinois recently won the Judges Choice Award, IQF 2009 for her quilt "Hide and Seek (now where did that mousie go?)"

The thread is just as valuable as the fabric for effect. Different places need different threads.
I love to audition different selections.
Some areas need a shiny thread. Others will look good with a thicker thread. Some sections look best using variegated.

Along with producing her own works of art, Annette is one of the three sisters of Three Sisters Art Quilting fame.

Gail Thomas, Denise Havlan, me, Annette Hendricks
These artists stopped by to pick out their choice of threads for their next award winning quilts.

Merry Christmas!

"Somehow, not only for Christmas, But all the long year through, the joy that you give to others, is the joy that comes back to you." (John Greenleaf Whittier)

From our Superior Threads family to yours, we wish you a Happy and Joyous Christmas!

Bob and Heather