Tidbits

We are finally out of the deep freeze here in NYC. Thoughts towards spring are taking over and we believe that Black, White and Currant 6 by Color Principle is a great collection to steer us in that direction. This beautiful floral range hits your local quilt shop this month.

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There are a couple of free patterns for you to download on the Henry Glass website that accompanies this collection. There are links to other lovely patterns for the other Black, White and Currant ranges. You can easily substitute the latest Black, White and Currant into the projects.

Here in the office there is a lot of noise in the background. We're busy preparing upcoming collections to show to quilt shops and thinking ahead [yet not that far ahead] to Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis. We are working on our next look book but in the meantime check out our latest look book by clicking on the photography above.

Have a great day!

Monkey Around

Monkey Around by Marie Cole is a fun collection featuring adorable monkeys having all sorts of fun. Marie used a bright and bold palette to color the prints.

One of the prints is a panel that can be cut and sewn to form a sweet book called Monkey Around. These monkeys really mean business though and they will teach your little one some very important words.

For design inspiration, there are a couple of free patterns for you to download from our library.  One quilt is designed with the panel in mind and the other is an easy pieced quilt that would great for a baby gift.

Enjoy!

-HG

Pretty Darn Quick - August 2014 Edition

Designer Jill Finley of Jillily Studios sent over the latest installment of her pdq*[PRETTY DARN QUICK] Club project. This month, she has designed a simple but lovely quilt using her "Park Drive" line. Download Garden Delight. We love the binding treatment. So interesting. In case you are new to the Henry Glass blog, you can access all of her past projects by clicking the link on the right sidebar.

Her beautiful "Park Drive" collection, which includes florals, paisleys, a toile and other sweet images,  should be in quilt shops this month.  "Park Drive" coordinates with Jill's fun "Jams & Jellies Basics" too! You can find the collection and the link to the free pattern download here.

 

If you haven't seen her current collections yet, make sure that you view them on the Henry Glass website by clicking here. 

 

Happy Wednesday!

-hg

Desire To Inspire - October Edition

Quilt Market is over and it was a great one. Thank you to all who visited our Schoolhouses and our spooktacular booth. We will have some photos very soon. Meanwhile, we have to catch up on the Desire To Inspire Challenge project. We are excited to reveal another challenger project to you.

For those of you just joining in on the fun, we have the pdq* Club [*PRETTY DARN QUICK Club] by Jill Finley and the Desire To Inspire Challenge each month. We know that by having these clubs, we will inspire you to use our fabric. Let us know what you'd like to see around this blog in the future.

This month we sent out a bundle of Pheasant Run by Little Quilts to our challenger. You can view more of Pheasant Run and read about Little Quilts on our website.

The October challenger did not disappoint with her quilt!

hg:  Name?

JAL: Jo Ann Lepore

hg:  Where do you live?

JAL:  I live in New Jersey.

hg:  Family?

JAL:  My husband Tony of 37 years. No children.

hg:  How long have you been quilting?

JAL:  Quilting for 35 years.

hg:  What's your favorite technique?

JAL:  Love, love, love to piece!!!

hg:  Who taught you how to quilt?

JAL:  A wonderful teacher who is no longer with us at the local shop where I now teach.

hg:  Do you belong to any guilds?

JAL:  I belong to 2 guilds, Garden State Quilters of which I am the current Program Chair & member for 25 + years and the North Jersey Modern Quilt guild newly formed in 2012.

hg:  Anything else you would like to share with our readers?

JAL:  Enough for a short novel. Have owned a decorative gift wholesale business for 30+ years.

Have taught piecing and machine applique for 20 + years. My latest and most exciting thing in the world of quilting.....one of my quilts was on the cover and published in the February 2013 issue of Quilt Life Magazine and a second will be published in the February 2014 issue of Quilt Life this winter. I am soooooo excited and am working on publishing my patterns and lecturing and teaching at guilds and shows in the near future.

I love fabric and there are not enough hours left in my life to sew!!!!!!!

Thanks for joining us this month for Desire To Inspire. Next up will be Jill Finley's club project. 

-hg

pdq* Club [PRETTY DARN QUICK] - August Edition

Thanks for entering our Back To School Giveaway. There's still a little bit of time to enter. All information is in the post here.  Good luck!

We are happy to present the August edition of pdq* Club [*PRETTY DARN QUICK] by Jill Finley of Jillily Studios. Who doesn't need a French memo board? Forget the really expensive store-bought ones. You can make your own at a fraction of the cost and you can customize it with your own fabric. The, dare we say it,  holidays are right around the corner. All of these pdq Club projects are quick and easy. 

Jill always designs fabulous projects that are equally beautiful and functional. This month's design is no exception. Remember you can go back and check out all of the other club projects by clicking on this link. [You can access the patterns as always by using the icon on the right sidebar at the top of the page.] 

Jill sent along a note about how she was inspired to make this French memo board:

"I have been wanting to make a French memo board to help keep things organized and in sight around here.  Putting "to do" items and fun inspirational things up on a board is much better than leaving them in a stack of papers on the desk top, don't you think?  Start by gathering your supplies.  I ran to my local home improvement store and bought the insulation board and peg board.  I had them cut to size right there to save time and trouble.  I spent around $7, and that included the Diet Coke and Cheetos that I deemed necessary to finish the project!  As soon as I got home I picked out some fabric, ribbon, and buttons from my stash, and in no time I was done with this darling project.  I hope you enjoy these free instructions! 

The fabric I used was from my new Poppy Patio collection.  This black and white print is just so versatile.  I also used it to make a darling table runner with yo-yos placed on each flower.  This runner is called "Lotsa Dots," and the pattern will be available on my website next week."

[Editor's note: Isn't that table runner darling? We'll let you know when Jill has the pattern up on her website.]

You can grab this month's pdq* Club [PRETTY DARN QUICK] instructions here.

Jill has a couple of new releases that we are showing to your local quilt shops now. Jams & Jellies and Twirl are two darling new lines that will be coming out in the future. You can find out more about these lines on our website.

This month's winner of a random selection of fabrics is:

 Barbara Pricola said...

This is darling and just right for carrying an ipad and a couple of essentials. Thank you.

July 22, 2013 at 3:19 PM

Congratulations! Remember to leave Jill a message here in the comments section by midnight September 22, 2013 and we'll draw a name for a bundle of fabric of our choice.

Have a great weekend!

-hg

pdq* Club - March Edition & Giveaway Too!

Jill Finley of Jillily Studios has designed another fabulous project for her pdq* Club [Pretty Darn Quick] and we love it so much! Have you been following along? You can find the link to the right. All of the club posts are listed under pdq Club. You can download the directions here. Let us know what you think about the pdq* Club. 

We love the happy colors in Jill's palette, don't you? The flowers are always a pretty touch to all of her designs.

We are always inspired by Jill's designs. It makes us think about spring and summer. Her book is lovely too. Have you seen it?

Thank you Jill for another fabulous design. You can check out her fabric over here. 

This month's winner is:

 Cathy said...

I love keeping projects in boxes. What a pretty way of doing it. Thanks so much for the chance to win some fabric. Hugs

February 24, 2013 at 7:45 AM

Congratulations, Cathy! Please contact us here.

Leave Jill some love here up until midnight April 19, 2013 and we will select next winner for a random bundle of fabric! 

We are need to give YOU a big thanks! Our Facebook page reached 1,000 today and we are so grateful for your support! From tomorrow until Wednesday, we will have a little giveaway. Come on back!

Be inspired!

-hg

Hunkering Down

We are going to hunker down here in the NYC area. Nemo is coming to town. No, not Nemo the movie but rather Nemo the winter storm. It is the perfect weather for all affected to stay home and sew! We've got some new goodies in our free pattern library. We hope that it inspires you to sew a quick project this weekend while you're nice and toasty inside of your home.

First we have a fun and happy quilt shown above that shows off the upcoming Anything Goes Basics line by Barb Jones of QuiltSoup Pattern Co. Another adorable pattern is the quilt pattern for another line by Barb, Fashion Plate. Both will be out later in the summer. Patterns are located here and here.

Meanwhile, this easy table runner and placemat set is so quick and easy. You can start to make the entire set this weekend! You can find the pattern here.

Make sure that you look through our entire library. There's some beautiful patterns that will surely keep you busy during Nemo! Please show off your projects using Henry Glass fabrics on our Facebook page. We are on the lookout for fabulous readers who are willing to step up to some fabric challenges that we are going to post in the future!

Have a great and safe weekend!

-hg

Sentiments Quilt Sampler: Block 11

How can this be? We are at block 11! Wow. Only one more to go. If you have been just enjoying the quilt but want to make one, make sure that you get Dawn Heese's line Best Wishes fabric from your local quilt shop! The line is so pretty. You can download the pattern here.

-hg

The Sentiments Sampler Quilt - Block 10

Block 10. Did I just say that? Wow. We're counting down to the last two blocks now. We should give Dawn Heese a lot of love for this design. It is totally fabulous! Download the pattern here.

Who do you make quilts for? Do you make them just for family? Have you ever made them for co-workers?

Come back for more Quilt Market catch-up. November just flew by and Christmas is just a few weeks away. Unbelievable!

-hg

The Sentiments Sampler Quilt

We are so pleased to be able to catch up. Dawn has moved into a new home and she has internet! Awesome! How are your blocks coming along? Please do show us by e-mailing or by posting to our Facebook site!

Here's block 9 and tomorrow we will have block 10. You can download the PDF pattern here. Pretty, pretty, pretty!

Thanks for your patience!

-hg

Dawn Heese's Sentiments Sampler Quilt Catch Up!

Thank you for joining us for The Henry Glass Very Merry Holiday Party! We had tons of fun! The winner will be announced very soon! Stay tuned for that announcement!

We are catching up with Dawn's fabulous Sentiments Sampler Quilt. Dawn was moving and then there was a technical glitch. Our apologies! You can download Block 8 here.

How was your Thanksgiving? We ate and ate and ate. It's not too soon to start the resolutions is it? The holidays are coming quickly. What do you have on your sewing/quilting related wish list?

This quilt is coming together quite nicely and we can't wait to see your versions soon!

-hg

Day 2: The Henry Glass Very Merry Holiday Party!

We started the hop yesterday with Linda and Mary Ellen. What fun projects! We can't wait to see what today's special designers, Dawn Heese and Jill Finley, came up with! We have a busy post today. We've got more baby photos and Dawn Heese's Monday block pattern for her lovely Sentiments Sampler Quilt.

Did you have a good guess for yesterday's baby photos? Remember to keep track of your guesses and send them in at the end of the hop to be eligible for the grand prize giveaway! All of the details of our blog hop are here.

We have Dawn Heese's 7th block today for her Sentiments Sampler Quilt. Simply gorgeous. You can still make this quilt for the holidays! 

This week's block features her pretty blue paisley print. You can download the pattern here.

Remember to follow us here or like us on Facebook to keep up with the latest happenings with Henry Glass.

-hg

Dawn Heese's Sentiments Sampler Quilt: Block 6

The blocks for Dawn Heese's Sentiments Sampler Quilt just get prettier, don't you think? Here's block number six. You can download the pattern here. 

We've got some photos from Dawn's Schoolhouse presentation at Quilt Market. The quilts on the left and right are hers. [The middle one belongs to the Buggy Barn ladies.]

Dawn's quilts are fabulous. This lovely quilt is so pretty and feminine. The designs are very easily achievable because she mixes piecing with applique.

She talked about her gorgeous new book. You can check it out on her website.

The cover quilts alone are so beautiful. Make sure that you put this book in your quilt library!

Do you prefer piecing over applique?

Enjoy and stay safe!

-hg