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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Day 8: Jaftex 85th Anniversary Blog Hop

Welcome to day 8 of the Jaftex 85th Anniversary Blog Hop! Jaftex is the parent company of Henry Glass & Co., Studioe Fabrics and Blank Quilting. We are hosting the blog hop here and will be posting some photographs on the Henry Glass Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook pages too.

We invited over 30 designers, quilt industry friends and bloggers to help us celebrate. Bundles of Henry Glass' Folio Basics, Studioe's Peppered Cottons or Blank's Fusion Illusion were sent to our friends and we asked them to make something special for our blog hop. They did not disappoint! Each day we will reveal the designs on the designers' blogs and today we welcome Linda Lum DeBono.

Linda Lum DeBono

Linda is a designer and author in her own right but she also does some marketing work for Henry Glass. She worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years in Canada before moving to the US. She did not know how to sew or quilt prior to her move but she bought a Janome sewing machine and taught herself how to quilt. Later she designed a BOM quilt for a local quilt shop and attended her first Quilt Market when she was 6 months pregnant. She met the Design Director of Chanteclaire Fabrics at that market and soon started designing fabric. Chanteclaire Fabrics was purchased by Jaftex Corp. and the hence the start of her relationship with Henry Glass & Co.

Linda has written many books for Martingale & Co. and Leisure Arts. Her work has been featured in many publications including American Patchwork & Quilting, Christmas 365 and Sew It All. As the organizer of this blog hop she is relieved that the blog hop is off to a great start and she is looking to do more creative things in the coming weeks.

Here is the list of participants in the blog hop. Check in each day to see the special projects that were designed for the Jaftex 85th Anniversary Blog Hop.

September 1 - Kim Diehl guest posting @ American Patchwork & Quilting

September 2 - Pepper @ Pepper at the Quilt Studio

September 3 - Anjeanette @ Anjeanette Klinder

September 4 - Leanne @ The Whole Country Caboodle

September 5 - Mark @ Mark Lipinski's Blog

September 6 - Heather @ Heather Kojan Quilts

September 7 - Heather @ Trends and Traditions

September 7 - Martha @ Wagons West Designs

September 8 - Linda @ Linda Lum DeBono

September 9 - Heidi @ Red Letter Quilts

September 10 - Jill @ Jillily Studios

September 10 - Dana @ My Lazy Daisy

September 11 - Penny @ Sew Simple Designs

September 12 - Ida @ Cowtown Quilts

September 13 - Liz and Beth @ Lizzie B Cre8ive

September 14 - Melissa @ Sew Bitter Sweet Designs

September 15 - Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl

September 16 - Amy @ Kati Cupcake

September 16 - Barbara @ QuiltSoup2

September 17 - Erica @ Kitchen Table Quilting

September 18 - Leona @ Leona's Quilting Adventure

September 19 - Margot @ The Pattern Basket

September 20 - Sylvia @ Flying Parrot Quilts

September 21 - Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts

September 22 - Kim @ Aurifil Threads

September 23 - Rebekah @ Don't Call Me Becky

September 24 - Julie @ The Crafty Quilter

September 25 - Mary Ellen @ Little Quilts

September 25 - Mary Jane @ Holly Hill Designs

September 26 - Daisy @ Ants to Sugar

September 27 - Melissa @ Happy Quilting

September 28 - Janet @ One S1ster

September 29 - Jenny @ Martingale& Co.

September 30 - Teresa @ Third Floor Quilts

Another fun part of the celebrations is the contest. Winners will receive fabric of course but also some great prizes from our quilt industry friends. The first prize winner will win a Janome Skyline S5, the second place winner will win a big box of Aurifil thread and the third prize will win a lovely tin with special goodies from Schmetz Needles. Jaftex Corp. thanks special thanks to Janome America, Aurifil and Schmetz Needles for their prizes.

Take note. We love our quilt shops and we have included a part of the giveaway where you can help your local shop win too! Here is a peek at the prizes.

Enter the contest below and good luck!

Thank you for joining us for this celebration.

- HG

Monday, November 24, 2014

"A Flair For Fabric" Blog Hop - Linda Lum DeBono

Designer Linda Lum DeBono was sitting in Houston in 2012 with the rest of the HG crew. Her flight had been canceled twice because of the impending storm, Hurricane Sandy. She got home safely and her family was not badly affected but there were many who were. She decided she would call out to her friends in the industry to help put this project together. It is her turn on this blog hop. Read about her project on her post today.

Later today Linda will be on the "American Patchwork & Quilting Podcast" with Pat Sloan. Make sure that you listen in today at 4 p.m. EST by linking here.

As for giveaways, we still have Janet Nesbitt's giveaway going on until November 28th. Check out her post last week for details.

We are continuing with our "Countdown To The Holidays" event. This week we are giving away a bundle of "Cocoa & Cookies" by Shelly Comiskey. [Random selection from the collection.] Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Have a great week!
- HG

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Yee Haw!

The Henry Glass crew had a great Quilt Market. Thanks to all who stopped by our booth to see the new outstanding collections that were released last week. We are back in NYC now and there's a lot of work behind the scenes to catch up on.

One of the biggest happenings for Henry Glass was the release of "A Flair For Fabric" and all of the events that helped us launch the book. Thanks to the designers who contributed and to Martingale & Co. for supporting us with the project. Mary Burns [from Martingale], thank you for working so very hard in the past few weeks to bring it all together. Look for the book on its official publication date of November 4, 2014. If you make something from the book, let us know! We can't wait to see all that you make from this book. Meanwhile, you can read a little bit about it on the Martingale blog for quilt shops by checking out this link.

The ladies had a fun and fabulous book signing at the Martingale booth to kick off the launch of the book. From left to right: Linda Lum DeBono, Dana Brooks, Mary Ellen Von Holt, Janet Nesbitt and Leanne Anderson.

See you back here soon for some more updates.

-HG

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Quilt Market - Houston 2014

Howdy! Next week Henry Glass & Co., Inc. will travel to Houston for International Quilt Market. Stop by Booth #608 to see the latest outstanding collections that HG offers to the quilting industry.

Henry Glass is proud to announce the publication of "A Flair For Fabric" [Publisher: Martingale, November 4, 2014]. The book proposal developed in response to Hurricane Sandy in 2012. This beautiful collection of projects ranging from quilts to pillows and other small projects features fabric from Henry Glass & Co., Inc. The designers are generously donating their royalties to the Red Cross.

On October 24, 2014 the HG designers will be hosting their own Schoolhouse Presentations to present you with their new product information. Also, all attending designers will be present at the Martingale Schoolhouse for the launch of the book. Please join the Henry Glass designers for these exciting events.

There will be exciting demos by the Henry Glass designers at Booth #608 at 10 a.m. each morning. They will be participating in various book signings to support the launch of "A Flair For Fabric." Drop by Booth #608, take a look at the new collections and pick up your free tote bag. There will be prize drawings for fabulous bundles of Henry Glass fabric. Just attend any demo to receive an entry ticket for the drawing. Tote bags available while supplies last and only one entry per person, per demo.

Make sure you attend the book signings at the Henry Glass booth as well as at the Martingale and Brewer Distributor's booths. See details below.

See you soon!

-HG

Friday, December 6, 2013

Naughty Or Nice Holiday Party - Day 6

NOTE: Our post disappeared today. We don't know why but here it is. Thanks for coming back.

Keep coming back because we have one more day left. Don't forget to go to the following posts to enter: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5. Good luck!

Here are the general guidelines for this party. Each day we will feature the answers of the questions that we posed to the designers. You will find out about their holiday habits and each day you will have the opportunity to share your thoughts. You will be eligible to win a fabulous bundle of fabric. All you have to do is answer the question on the blog [and/or on Facebook] for a chance to win the bundle of fabric of the day. No substitutions. You can enter on the blog and/or Facebook for two chances to win per day. You have until midnight December 9th to enter and all winners must claim their prizes until midnight December 13th or the prize is forfeited and we will announce a new winner.

Thank you for visiting our website, blog and Facebook page. It has been a great year for the Henry Glass designers. They've been busy working on a big project with the folks at Martingale & Co. The book will be released next fall and we know that you are going to love it. Stay tuned to our blog and Facebook or sign up for our newsletter to receive news about some exciting announcements in the new year.

For this blog party we asked the designers the following questions:

1. What was your favorite gift? Worst?

2. Early or late shopper? Earliest or latest that you've shopped?

3. Favorite holiday drink? Alcohol or none? Recipe?

4. Are you likely one to return a present or to suck it up and keep it?

5. As a child were you likely to make the naughty or nice list?

Shelly Comiskey of Simply Shelly Designs is the talented designer behind many wonderful fabric lines for Henry Glass. These lines include You Whoo!, Bear Hugs and Honey Bee Mine. Her most recent line is very timely for this party. "Believe" is a beautifully illustrated holiday line that will be on store shelves by next May. You can read all about her life as an illustrator on her blog. She's having a giveaway of her gift bags right now.

1. Hmmm, it will be hard to pick a favorite, because I have received many favorites, but if I go way way back to when I was about 4 years old, there was one that I treasured! Santa had brought me Marble the toy pony that I could sit on. To me he was real. I can remember brushing him and even feeding him carrots. As for picking out my worst gift, that would have to be a little radio I received in grammar school for a grab bag and it was broken.

2. Oh I definitely fall into the late shopper category. For many years I had made Christmas clay ornaments and it was quite the busy season for me, so shopping was always quite a squeeze to get done. The latest I have shopped has definitely been Christmas Eve. I am the WORST at early shopping because when shopping early, I get so excited when I have a fun gift for someone, I would for sure end up giving it to them way before Christmas LOL - I've been known for that many times over.

[Believe by Shelly Comiskey]

3. Well this is a new drink that I really enjoy. It is a cranberry mimosa! And it is so festive looking too! It really is not much of a recipe but its made with cranberry juice, champagne, and frozen cranberries. Adjust to your taste and enjoy!!

4. Definitely suck it up and keep it.

5. Honestly, I was on that nice list - Santa was watching you know!!

Note from Shelly: "I am so thankful to be included in such wonderful company and having the privilege to design and do what I truly love! I want to wish Happy Holidays, Seasons Greetings, Happy Hanukkah, and Very Merry Christmas to all!"

Heather Mulder Peterson of Anka's Treasures has been designing beautiful fabric filled with floral prints for many years. With the arrival of her adorable son Carter she has branched out into the whimsical world of fabric designs influenced by her little guy. She has succeeded with her first line, Here Fishy Fishy. Her blog is full of wonderful stories and photography about life as a designer and mom.

1. My favorite gift was probably the stereo system I got when I was a senior in high school. It was a combination Christmas/birthday/graduation gift, so it was a large gift and quite exciting for me. It had a 5 disk cd system and huge speakers. It was back when a 100 watt speaker was 3 feet tall. I had to have the volume quite loud to hear it over my quilting and sewing machines, so I am sure my parents were forever sorry that they got that for me. I loved it and got many, many hours of use out of it. I spent many hours quilting to the music and let's just say that I don't think my hearing is quite what it should be. My least favorite gift - that I can remember - was a touristy Florida t-shirt with holes in it.

2. I have done both. I have probably never done any shopping before Thanksgiving and I can remember doing some last minute shopping. It usually depends on when I have time to do it.

3. My favorite holiday drink is probably my MIL's recipe for Christmas Tea. There is no alcohol involved, but it is still very yummy.

Start by brewing 6 tea bags in 1 quart of boiling water. Set aside.

Simmer Together:

3/4 cup brown sugar

4 orange slices with whole cloves

4 cinnamon sticks

1/2 tsp nutmeg

3 cups cranapple juice

Combine tea and spiced juice. Serve warm.

4. I really don't remember returning many gifts.

5. I would say the nice list. I don't really have any infamous stories of me being naughty as a child, at the holidays or otherwise. I do remember getting a bar of soap rubbed on my tongue when I was 5 because I stuck out my tongue at my Mom, but that is about it. I guess being well behaved is more of a challenge for me now as an adult, then when I was a child!

Linda Lum DeBono has been working with us behind the scenes recently and she hopes to get back to designing fabric in the near future. She has been reworking her website and you can keep up with her news on her blog. She loves designing for the holidays. Little things like place mats and pillows are her favorites. Linda is giving away a copy of her book, "Sew Merry and Bright" on her blog. She's posting some fun free downloads in the next week too.

1. The best: I had a large plastic doll that my great uncle and aunt sent to me. It resembled Ginger from Gilligan's Island. She was about 2 ft. high and she had bright red hair.

The worst: I wouldn't say that it was a bad gift. The reason I list it is because I didn't like it at the time. My sister and I received the same beautiful English wool sweater but she got the "girly" version [soft lavender color] and I got the "mature" version [same design but in yellow and blue]. I was upset because I was a tomboy but I wanted the girly version. Funny thing, I kept the sweater and did wear it when I was much older.

2. For the most part I am a very early shopper unless it is something that I know that I can get at an even better deal on a big sale weekend. I like to shop through the year and be finished by November so that I can shop at a leisurely level if I need to.

3. I love frozen hot chocolate and no, it does not taste the same as chocolate milk. Like Shelly, I love mimosas too but my flavor of choice is mango.

4. I have not returned any gifts though there have been a few gifts that have made me think about taking that action.

5. I tried to be nice but one year my sister and I did try to take a sip of Johnny Walker. Oops. We told on ourselves though because we were thoroughly disgusted by the experience.

Today's featured fabric bundle is Shelly's very own Honey Bee Mine. Tell us about your fondest holiday memory.

Good luck!

-hg

Sunday, November 11, 2012

The Henry Glass Very Merry Holiday Party! Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of The Henry Glass Very Merry Holiday Party! We are looking forward to another fabulous and fun time!

First, we honor Veteran's Day the special day to celebrate the service of all veterans.

Second, today's designers are Linda Lum DeBono and Mary Ellen Von Holt of Little Quilts. Go to their blog to check out their special posts and projects for you!

This year our theme is favorites! We have asked our favorite designers a few questions and they're going to share their thoughts. We know that you'll enjoy reading about their holiday favorites!

For our grand prize giveaway of a huge bundle of fabric, we are going to post a baby/child photos of the designers and you will have to collect your guesses. The winner will also receive a small gift from each of the participating designers. From November 18-25, 2012 you can submit your guesses to henryglassinfo@gmail.com. A winner will be chosen randomly from all of the entries. The winner will be announced on November 26, 2012. Good luck!

Designer #1 is pictured on the left in the photograph above. She looks adorable in her party best with her brother in front of the tree.