Join Us at
Houston International Quilt Festival 2024!
We’re excited to vend at Houston International Quilt Festival. Plus we’ll be teaching on October 29th.
BOOTH 1508
Dates and Times of Festival
All times are Local
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 -Preview night- 5:00 - 9:00 pm
Thursday, October 31, 2024 - 10:00 aM - 6:00 PM
Friday,November 1, 2024 - 10:00 aM - 6:00 pM
Saturday, November 2, 2024 - 10:00 aM - 6:00 pM
Sunday, November 3, 2024 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 pm
Fill your home with beauty, Create a new, beautiful quilt piece to add a touch of elegance to your life.
Beauty feeds the soul. Beauty inspires hope. When you make an Eye of the Beholder pattern you are spreading hope, because, “Quilting is a creative act of hope”!
And our hand and machine methods makes it so, sew easy!
Be inspired!
Learn something New!
Sign up for our Class!
Margaret is teaching “Shedding Light on Machine Reverse Applique: Summer Sun”, Tuesday, October 29, 8:00 am - Noon. It’s your opportunity to learn the ins & outs of her Trace, Iron, Snip & Stitch technique for machine reverse applique as you make the Summer Sun block from the Solstice & Equinox Medallion XXII. Sign up at: https://www.quilts.com/quilt-festival/quilt-festival-houston/tuesday-classes/
Also, Check out Margaret’s OPEN STUDIOS on the Vendor floor:
Sat., Nov. 2, 2 - 4 pM - Medallions-Create with Paper, in the Embellish/ Paint studio
What’s new?
Solstice & Equinox, Medallion XXII (40” x 40”) For hand and machine reverse applique, and machine piecing. Pattern and kits released in September 2024. Taking ORDERS now for Solstice & Equinox KITS. Brand NEW medallion inspired by the seasonal cycles of the Sun and moon. Designed in the Flora Nova collection by Island Batik.
Solstice & Equinox Medallion XXII (40” x 40”) hand or machine reverse-applique.
L’Chaim Medallion XXI (30” x 30") “Seeds of Hope Sprouting to Life. Live Fully and Passionately” in this brand NEW medallion in fabrics by Banyan Batiks for hand or machine reverse applique. Helping you to live fully and passionately. Pattern will release in September.
L’Chaim Medallion XXI (30” x 30”) hand or machine reverse applique
L’Chaim Medallion XXI (30” x 30”) hand or machine reverse applique
Daisy Medallion (40” x 40”)
Daisy Medallion XVII (40” x 40”) A brand new medallion created in Banyan Batiks featuring the purity of the sweet, innocent daisy. hand or machine reverse applique with applique.
Deco Diamonds table runner XX (18” x 46”) a pattern for hand or machine inspired by the art deco era, “Your Key to Opulent Dining”.
Deco Diamonds by machine (18” x 46”)
Deco Diamonds by hand (18” x 46”)
Evoke memories of cozy love and home with our newest quilt Grandmother’s Kitchen XX (62” x 82”) . For hand or machine reverse applique and applique, constructed with Quilt-as-you-go directions. Designed in fabrics by Island Batiks.
Plus Fabric kits for Grandmother’s Kitchen Quilt XX (64” x 82”) in these fabulous Flour Sack batiks by Island Batik.
Grandmother’s Kitchen (64” x 82”) for hand or machine reverse applique and applique with machine piecing. Patterns and fabric kits available.
Summertime Quilt XIX (50” x 50”). See in on display in the IN FULL BLOOM exhibit.
“Summertime, and the Livin’ is Easy” is epitomized by this beautiful , Summertime Quilt XIX (50” x 50”). See Summertime in the exhibit IN FULL BLOOM at Houston. Then get the pattern from us! Everything is in bloom and the birds are singing. Instructions are for hand reverse applique, applique, under-coloring and paper-piecing fully explained step-by-step with, color charts and full-size pattern pieces.
New Medallions! Spring Rains Medallion XVIII (32” x 32”) A sweet expression of new life ushered in with the early rains of spring. hand or machine reverse applique. Fabric Kits are available.
Flying Goose Medallion XIX (30” x 30”) Mr. Goose streaks across the sky. He first appeared with the Northern CO Shop Hop in June 2023. For hand and machine reverse applique. Flying Goose Medallion kits (30” x 30”) are available.
Spring Rains Medallion XVIII (32” x 32”)
Flying Goose, Medallion XIX (30” x 30”)
Molas! Molas! Molas!. 3 mola patterns for you to eperience the multi-layer process. Each with multiple pattern choices so you can either copy a design or use your own creativity to create your own. Festive Blooms (12” x 12”), Mola Magic with Block 10 (12” x 12”), and Sprig Mini Mola Mug Rug (8” x 8'“), as seen on The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims on Oct. 22(show 3309). Get them as patterns alone or as fabric + pattern mola kits for each mola design.. All are for hand reverse applique.
Festive Bloom Mola (12” x 12”). Plus we have kits.
Mola Magic with Block 10 (12” x 12”). Plus we have kits.
Sprig Mini Mola Mug Rug (7” x 7”)
Bending Boughs table runner (14” x 36”) has quickly become our top-selling table runner this year., with its sweeping branches.. You can make it by hand or machine with our step by step directions.
Bending Boughs (14” x 36”)
Enjoy the Cool of the Day with our very newest table runner, Woodland Fern, table runner XVI (14” x 56”), a design in Malaysian batiks by Turtle Hand Batiks, for hand or machine reverse applique.
Welcome! Open your Heart, Open your Arms and Open your Home! Hospitality Quilt XVII (50” x 50”) an exciting new collaboration with Cherrywood Fabrics and Siesta Silver Jewelry. Our center Pineapple blocks, meaning an invitation of welcome, so needed after our sequestered season from covid-19, are surrounded by a town, a community of homes, schools and churches. All so meaningful now, more than ever. Celebrate community and welcome with Hospitatlity Quilt XVII!
Nostalgic Beauty, Delicate & Strong! Tulips & Lace (61” x 61”) A quilt of love and springy, Easter joy designed in fabrics by Batik Textiles that can be created by hand or machine reverse applique with applique.
Kits available that take the guess work out for Grandmother’s Kitchen Quilt XX kit (64” x 82”) in the fabulous Flour Sack batiks by Island Batik, Flowers in the Wind table runner XV kits (18” x 42”) , Flying Goose Medallion kits (30” x 30”), 3 Molas-Festive Blooms, Mola Magic with Block 10, & Sprig Mola Mug Rug, Twinkling Star Ornaments, , Crown Pineapple Block kit (12” x 12”), Spring Rains Medallion kits (32” x 32”) and assorted colorways of Beehive & Tudor Rose Mug Rugs.
Great notions , including Aurifil 80 wt. thread, John James needles, Kai Scissors specially blunted exclusively for Eye of the Beholder, Beam N’Read personal light, Quilt-as-you-go supplies & many other helpful tools to successfully create our patterns.
20 colors of Aurifil 80 wt. thread for hand reverse applique and hand applique. Plus 3 colors of thread for hand basting.
Reverse Applique Revealed Tutorial booklet- Learn the wonders of our reverse applique technique for hand and machine in this handy booklet.