Enjoy the company of other quilters in a relaxing setting.When the dogwoods and azaleas bloom, come spend the weekend in South Georgia. Great time to reunion with your friends and relatives, so remember to invite them. Special retreat quilting project taught by Suzanne and staff.

Retreat Registration Spring 2010

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When:
Friday, March 19 – Sunday, March 21, 2010

Where:
Georgia Baptist
Conference Center
4243 Hwy. 319
Norman Park, Georgia

There has never been a better time to buy a Handi Quilter! From now until April 4, buy any HQ machine, from the economic HQ Sixteen to the precision 24" HQ Fusion, and pay no shipping costs! It's your lucky month!

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Handi Quilter Training

Thursday, March 11     9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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This is a required class for anyone wishing to rent our Handi-Quilter machine. An in-depth beginning workshop with a small class size, ensures lots of hands on! Learn to prepare and load your quilt on the frame, threading, tension and needles. Experiment with free motion designs, stencils, groovy boards, pantograms, plus general how to’s! Lecture/demo with hands on. $50.00 includes supplies. Limit 3 students per class.

The newest innovation from Handi Quilter is the 18" Avante long arm machine. With expanded quilting space, two kinds of stitch-regulation and a Precision-glide track option in an eighteen-inch quilting machine. HQ integrated technology and HQ engineering provide all the functionality that quilters demand along with the smoothest stitch in the industry. This product is backed by the HQ warranty and a large network of local representatives. The HQ™ Avante® offers precision stitching with over 15" of quilting space. Multiple track, table and frame options available to suit your budget. Click Here

LakeHouse Tea Time Florals

This lovely fabric features a garden theme in shades of pink, brown, cranberry, and olive. Click Here

Blossom Chain Quilt Kit

Pattern and fabric pack sold separately or together. Fabric pack, featuring LakeHouse Tea Time Florals, includes fabric for quilt top and binding. Finished quilt is 60" square. You will need to separately purchase 4 yards of the fabric of your choice for backing. Click Here

Butterfly Dash Quilt Kit

Pretty butterflies flutter between the shimmering Churn Dash and elongated star blocks. Fabrics featured are from LakeHouse Drygoods. Quilt measures 94" x 110". Pattern $10.00 and Fabric $155.00. Purchase backing separately. Tri-recs tool and Triangles on a Roll Paper 4" are needed to make this quilt. Designed by Shirley Thomas and Suzanne Leimer. Click Here

Alphabet Soup Quilt

Fabric pack features beautiful Cherry Baby fabric for top, borders and prairie points. Includes alphabet from printed fabric - no applique. Finished quilt top is 50 1/2" square before border and prairie points. Need to purchase 3 yards of backing separately. Click Here

Circle of Friends Kit Blue

Finished quilt is 53" x 66". Kit includes fabric for quilt top and binding. You will need to separately purchase 4 yards of fabric of your choice for backing. ONE OF A KIND KIT! Click Here

Whirly Gig Quilt Kit

Fabric pack, including Tea Time Florals fabric for quilt top and binding, and pattern sold separately or together. Finished quilt is 54.5" square. You will need to purchase 4 yards of the fabric of your choice for backing.ONE OF A KIND KIT! Click Here

With stars. moons and planets, space shuttles, astronauts and of course our own planet Earth, this new Supernova fabric is hotter than the sun! Combined with the coordinating Handspray tonals, you can make a quilt that is out of this world! Perfect for the budding astrologer or anyone interested in science and the solar system. Click Here to see the entire collection

Raggy Layers Quilt Pattern

An easy layer cake pattern that you can quilt as you go! Assemble the 10" squares to make sizes baby through king. Click Here

This lusciously soft Taffy Cuddle Flannel comes in four delicious flavors of strawberry, raspberry, lemon and lime. Cheerful, brightly colored dots, stripes, swirls and daisies make it perfect for a baby quilt, a rag quilt or decorating a little girl's room. Click Here to see the whole lip smacking collection.

Chariots of Fire Click Here

Oasis Click Here

Nile Delta Click Here

Lapis Lazuli Click Here

Nefertiti Click Here

This is only a small sampling of the 100 colors we have in stock. Click Here to see them all!

Suzanne's also has Specialty Threads! Click Here

Quilt Soap 8 oz.

Pre-wash your fabric and your finished quilts with this gentle but effective product. Use 1 Tablespoon per wash load because it is highly concentrated. This orvus paste contains no phosphorus to harm delicate fabrics. Every quilter should have this on hand. Click Here

Retayne 16 oz.

Worried about color bleeding in fabrics? Set the dyes with Retayne. 1 teaspoon per 1 yard of fabric in HOT water. Great for batiks! Click Here

Grandma’s Secret Spot Remover

Just a drop is all it takes to remove: oil, grease, paint, make-up, grass, clay, inks, blood, baby formula, spaghetti sauce, coffee, rust, tea, fabric bleed and most any kind of stain. Biodegradable, non-toxic, no chlorine or phosphates. 2 ounce bottle. Click Here

Mini Iron

20 Watt Mini Iron for Applique and Seam Pressing. Features multiple temperature control dial, easy glide sole plate, on/off switch, 8 ft cord. Click Here

Cool Fingers

Protect your most valuable tools. Keep your fingers safe from hot irons! Click Here

Nifty Notions Safety Pins Size #2

Solid brass gilt safety pins. Contains 144 pins per package. Easiest on your hands to open and close. Click Here

Magnet Pin Caddy Green

Gathers pins securely! Eliminates the need for a pincushion. Measures about 4" x 3" and comes with 10 silk pins. Click Here

Richard Hemming Large Eye Needles

The larger the number the smaller the needle. The smaller the needle the smaller you will stitch. Can't thread the needle? Don't forget to order a Clover needle threader. Click Here

Fray Check Liquid Seam Sealant

Prevents fabric from fraying and secures thread ends. Washable and dry cleanable. 3/4 oz. bottle. Click Here

Natural Fit Leather Thimble

Shaped naturally for a perfect fit. Needles can be pushed from the tip and sides. Sizes small, medium, and large. Click Here

Thread Cutter Pendant

Designed with a sharp circular blade for easy cutting. Wear around your neck or keep it in your pocket to have handy at all times. Click Here

Gingher Roberta 5" Sewing Scissors

Quality 5" sewing scissors with protective leather sheath and tin storage case. Click Here

Seam Ripper

Helps rip out seams, basting threads, and cutting threads under buttons. Sharpest seam ripper there is and comfortable to hold. You will rip out your mistakes in a hurry! Click Here

Gingher Elena 8" Shears

These 8" knife edge dressmaker shears can be used for cutting multiple layers of fabric and kept sharp with the Gingher knife edge sharpening stone. Click Here

Deluxe Low Shank

Walking Foot

Diamond-cut teeth grab the fabric and

ski-tip toes do not catch in loopy fabric. When you need to feed the top and fabric and batting perfectly, this is the foot for you. Perfect for all sewers and quilters. Click Here

Supreme Slider Free Motion

The Original Teflon Top, slides with ZERO friction. New Self Sticking Bottom grips and is easy to remove. Free quilting designs included. Click Here

Deluxe Natural Dream Cotton

High loft 100% pure cotton batting is an excellent choice for machine quilting. Comes in sizes from Craft to King. Click Here

Select Dream Cotton

Mid loft 100% cotton, most popular choice for longarm quilting. Comes in natural and white, sizes Craft to King. Click Here

Request Dream Cotton

100% Cotton Batting. Thinnest loft, exceptional for hand quilting and excellent for machine quilting. Comes in natural and white, sizes Craft to King. Click Here

Dream Angel

Heavenly batting made 100% with Flame Retardant Fibers. Request - thinnest loft for hand or machine quilting. Sizes from Craft to King. Click Here

Dream Blend

The perfect batting created especially for machine quilters. Blend of 70% Cotton & 30% Poly. Sizes from Craft to King. Click Here

Dream Poly

Hobbs Heirloom Wool

100% Washable Wool, maintains loft, exceptional resilience, needles wonderfully. Developed by Harriet Hargrave. Wool gives warmth without the weight. Heirloom Wool can be quilted up to 3" apart. Available in Queen or King. Click Here

Polydown Bonded Quilt Batting

Made from 100% resin treated polyester fibers. Easy to quilt, down like softness, machine washable and non-allergenic. Excellent for hand quilting. Available sizes from Crib to King and as stuffing. Click Here

Learn to Do Hand Quilting in Just One Day

This updated, 64 page version of the book has four new practice pieces, as well as three of the best pieces from the original book. Click Here

Mindful Meandering by Laura Lee Fritz

These continuous-line designs work for hand quilting and short-arm or long-arm machine quilting. Click Here

Show Me How to Plan My Quilting

Design machine quilting that enhances your piecing and applique. Click Here

Machine Quilting

The basics & beyond

Enjoy one-on-one lessons from teacher and machine quilter Lynn Witzenburg as she presents the basics, from preparation and practice doodling to free-motion and marked background quilting. Click Here

Machine Quilting in Sections by Marti Michell

You can finish more quilts without the expense and hassle of sending them out. Just divide your quilts into smaller sections - easy to manage and to assemble! Click Here

Machine Quilting Made Easy by Maurine Noble

Easy-to-follow instructions and exercises on Straight-Line Quilting, Freehand Quilting, Quilting with Decorative Threads, and Tying a Quilt by machine. Basic techniques for finishing your quilts. Click Here

Foolproof Machine Quilting

Design and stitch beautiful machine quilting the easy way, with the walking foot on your home sewing machine. Paper-cut patterns for no marking, no math, and simple stitching for stunning results. Click Here

Joanie’s Quilting Elements by Joanie Zeier Poole

Machine Freehand Patterns

These freehand quilting designs are for any type of machine - home, midarm, or longarm - and can also be used for hand quilting. Softcover, 94 pages. Click Here

Pathways to Better Quilting

Learn to choose and quilt 75 perfect patterns with just 5 essential shapes. Great for quilters with traditional sewing machines, shortarm systems and midarm or longarm machines. Even hand quilters will love these beautiful designs. Click Here

The Ultimate Guide to Longarm Machine Quilting

Here is everything you need to know to use ANY longarm machine. Teaches techniques, patterns & pantographs. Click Here

Happy Endings Revised

Confused and frustrated about borders and bindings?? This book provides direct directions on finishing the edges of your quilt with style to give it a Happy Ending! Click Here

A Fine Finish

Learn great new ways to bind your finished quilt. Step-by-step instructions with pictures. Includes convenient yardage charts and a Fraction -to-Decimal chart. 66 pages. Click Here

Skillbuilder #1 and Skillbuilder #2

Practice your machine quilting technique! Improve your skill and your confidence! Skillbuilder #1 has 16 borders, 9 blocks, and 3 motifs providing hours of practice for new and experienced quilters. Skillbuilder #2 has 26 feather designs to bolster the confidence of even first time machine quilters.

Borders Made Easy #102

This innovative product makes machine quilting of borders or sashing easy for beginning or experienced quilters. Roll contains 26' of 3" (finished stitching width) border pattern. Click Here

More Borders on a Roll - Click Here

Machingers Gloves

Gloves designed for machine quilters. Soft, flexible fingertip grip gives full control with less resistance and drag on fabric. Size Small, Medium, & Large. Click Here

Binding Miter Tool

Makes it possible for you to create PERFECT mitered corners on quilt bindings! 90 degree angle for squares and rectangles, 120 degree angle for hexagons and 135 degree angles for octagons. Video demo website. Click Here

10.5" Straight Stitcher II

Use for straight stitching or mitering, 10" long. 1/4" thick template. Click Here

Sweet Set Circles

1/4" thick template set, circle sizes from 1/2" to 11 1/2". Gripper strips help keep templates in place. Click Here

Check Out All Our Handy Notions for Machine Quilting Here

Sweet Set Hearts

1/4" thick templates. Hearts in sizes from 2" to 11.5". Grippers help keep templates in place. Also includes the Key To Your Heart spacer template. Click Here

Sweet Set Star System

1/4" thick templates. Seven sizes of stars from 2.5" to 11.5". Gripper strip helps hold templates in place. Click Here

Sweet Set Curves 1.5", 2" Repeat

2 Piece Set. 1/4 inch thick templates. The Placement guide allows you to see and check the placement of the stitch line. The Machine Guide has the gripper strip & is used to stitch the line. A patented Size Chart determines which width is recommended for perfect corners. Click Here

We Have Several Different Sizes of Sweet Set Curves Here

EQ Printables Inkjet Fabric Sheets

Printed Treasures

Paper-like print quality on cotton fabric sheets. Retains image clarity and color after washing. Apply to quilts, pillows, scrapbooks, or clothing to personalize them and label them for posterity. One pack contains five sheets of 8 1/2" x 11". Thread count is 200. Click Here

Wooden Block Quilt Hangers

Wooden blocks for hanging and displaying your quilts. Can be painted or stained to match your decor. Two per pack. You will need to use one hanger per 3 feet of quilt width. Click Here

Nice and Easy Quilt Kit

This classy quilt really does live up to the name,"Nice and Easy"! It is designed by Suzanne Leimer to showcase the large bold patterns and cool retro florals of the Nicey Jane collection. The strips that make up the quilt are easy to cut, piece and sew. Finished quilt is 78" x 95". Pattern and fabric kit sold separately or together. Fabric kit includes fabric for quilt top and binding. You will need to purchase separately 6 yards of the fabric of your choice for backing. Click Here

Simply Squares Floral Quilt

Squares are sewn in rows randomly. Then the quilt is slashed in two spots and resewn. This puts the squares on point (diagonal). Add your borders and quilt. Beautiful and easy to do. Starter pack of 21 floral fabrics for an easy-to-do beautiful quilt. You will need to purchase borders, binding, batting and backing separately. Quilt measures 60" x 81". Pattern also gives directions for a larger 80" x 110" with more squares. Click Here

Simply Squares Christmas Quilt Kit

This is one project that won't take till Christmas to finish! Fabric pack includes 21 strips of Christmas fabric 5 1/2 inch wide, many of them Hoffman fabric with gold metallic threads. Sew the squares in rows and then do two slices of the quilt top to make the squares go on point. Quilt finishes 60" x 81". Need to purchase borders and binding separately. Inner border 3/8 yards, outer border and binding 1 7/8 yard and backing 5 yards. Click Here

Simply Squares at the Veranda Quilt Kit

Finished quilt is 60" x 81". This pattern is Simply Squares by Quakertown. Pattern and fabric pack sold separately or together. Fabric pack features the lovely Veranda Collection by Maywood and includes fabric for quilt top and binding. You will need to separately purchase 5 yards of the fabric of your choice for backing.

This kit is also available in the Veranda Blue Color Way. Click Here

The Big EZ Quilt Kit

This is another super easy project that's so enjoyable, you'll be sorry when it's done! The big squares show off the large print fabrics in shades of teal, green and mocha. The Big EZ gives you a striking result with so little effort! Finished quilt is 63" x 79". Kit includes fabric to make quilt top and binding. You will need to purchase separately 4 yards of the fabric of your choice for backing. Click Here

To see the entire line of Natural Effects fabrics, Click Here

Take 5 Quilt Pattern

Take 5 minutes, choose 5 fabrics, and in 5 hours you've made this fantastic quilt! Finished size 64" x 76". Click Here

Take 5 Royal & Red Fabric Kit

Finished quilt is about 64" x 76". Kit features Rambling Rose fabrics by Dena and includes fabric for quilt top and binding. You will need to separately purchase 4 yards of the fabric of your choice for backing. Take 5 Pattern also sold separately. Click Here

Finished Quilt

You will need 1/2 yard inner border, 1 1/4 yards outer border, 3/4 yards binding and 4 yards backing.

Take 5 Green & Purple Fabric Kit

Finished quilt is about 64" x 76". Kit features Rambling Rose fabrics by Dena and includes fabric for quilt top and binding. You will need to separately purchase 4 yards of the fabric of your choice for backing. Take 5 Pattern also sold separately. Click Here

Take 5 Blue & Yellow Fabric Kit

Finished quilt is about 64" x 76". Kit features Rambling Rose fabrics by Dena and includes fabric for quilt top and binding. You will need to separately purchase 4 yards of the fabric of your choice for backing. Take 5 Pattern also sold separately. Click Here

Cuddle Soft Strawberry Mocha Quilt Kit Click Here

These quilts are sooooo silky soft - your simply cannot keep your hands off of them! And they're incredibly easy to make! You can quilt them as you sew! Before you know it, you will be luxuriating in solid comfort! Finished quilt is 60" x 72". Kit includes pattern and fabric for quilt top and binding. You will need to purchase separately 2 yards of 60" wide fabric for backing. What a wonderful gift!

Cuddle Soft Animal Skins Quilt Kit Click Here

Cozy Flannel Rag Quilt Kit

This quilt so easy to make! All it takes is 5/8 of a yard of 18 different flannels, an Easy Marker and a walking foot for your sewing machine. In no time at all, you'll have a colorful quilt that will keep you warm no matter what the weather! Finished quilt is 70" x 60". Kit includes pattern and fabric for quilt top and backing. You will need a twin size batting to complete this quilt, sold separately. Click Here

We used Two in the Bush Flannels to make our quilt. They look and feel like wool, but sew and wash like cotton! Click Here