You're not going to believe it - more batik fabric has just arrived! The newest Hoffman pieces are just gorgeous! Clear bright green figures prominently in many of the prints. The multi-color focus prints would make great starting points for a new project. Several of prints look very much like the fabrics we used in our Stone Cottage model. The sophisticated design from Judy Martin's Log Cabin book will make a perfect wall piece - very much like contemporary artwork. They would also be perfect for several of the table and wall pieces in the new Skinny Quilts book from That Patchwork Place (review later in the letter!) $9.50 per yard

     The Dandelion Girl fabric collection that Fig Tree has done for Moda is wonderful - but just wait until you see the finished items that go with the line. The 12" x 15" throw pillow is accented with the most adorable ball fringe. At only $15.00 it is a very reasonably priced compliment to a quilt made from the fabrics. The sturdy and colorful backpack is pieced from several of the prints. Because the straps and handles are made from oatmeal colored cotton webbing the entire pack is machine washable.

     We have made lots of models for the shop from the many different charm packs we stock. Some of them use the stacks coordinated and cut by the fabric companies but others use the packs unique to Quilters Corner. Our shop packs include two 5" squares each of twenty-five different fabrics. At the moment we have black and white, baby, 1930's, Williamsburg and Jo Morton charm stacks available. $9.95 each

     The new Skinny Quilts & Table Runners book from That Patchwork Place caught my eye while I was gathering things to take to the quilt show on the weekend. A quick look was all it took to grab my interest! The book includes fifteen projects designed by a wide range of our favorite quilting stars. The diverse styles range from the simple yet striking works of Kaffe Fasset to the funky appliqué of Yvonne Porcella (with lots of others in between!).

     The skinny quilts can be used as table pieces, but would also be spectacular hung as contemporary artwork in a home or office. The projects offer the perfect medium for trying new color combinations and techniques. Because the pieces are manageable in size you can easily move from start to finish, gaining experience in each phase of construction. The book includes the patterns for each quilt, a great quilting basics section filled with practical tips and brief biographies of each of the featured designers. The pattern for the runner shown here is by Terry Atkinson of Atkinson Designs. She is noted for clear, concise directions and timeless style. She has constructed the book sample from her Buttons and Blossoms line for P&B Textiles. We don't have a very wide range of those pieces left in the shop so we made our sample with the new Fresh Squeezed group from Moda. It made for a colorful, cheerful runner - just right as a summer table accent. We love the book so much that we have begun work on nine different runners for display during the Shop Hop - they should be the perfect compliment to some of the teapots that will carry out our Hop tea party theme! Book $24.95, Fresh Squeezed $8.99 per yard

     P&B's most popular new baby fabric is back in stock. The Mother Goose and Friends panel has a blue background with bright pastels making up the designs. It works equally well in boy or girl quilts. We have lots of prints in stock that compliment these whimsical characters - $5.75 per panel