July 2014 — Issue 118

July 2014 — Issue 118

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Shop Profile: Modern Domestic in Portland, OR Industry news and events Product Reviews Spring Quilt Market Review Collaborating with Quilt Guilds Make your next event a success Selling without Sewing — Using trunk shows to increase sales Kizer & Bender’s Email Marketing 101 Bees & Swaps — Fostering Community and New Quilters How & why to schedule Facebook posts Building your community with Instagram Rising to the Hoffman Challenge Class ideas with modern appeal Plays well with others

GATHER AROUND This quick-sew quilt is the perfect project for summer. Strip piecing makes it a fast finish. Your choice of five size options makes this a versatile project for many different reasons and seasons. Designed and sewn by Heidi Kaisand — the new Editor of American Quilt Retailer. Heidi also runs a top-notch quilt shop called Hen & Chicks Studio in Conrad, Iowa. Everyone who has subscribed to or purchased a copy of this issue is welcome to download a copy of the pattern PDF to use in their shop.

www.americanquiltretailer.com/free-to-use-patterns/pattern-archives www.americanquiltretailer.com/free-to-use-patterns

Special thanks to Alex Ledgerwood for providing our cover photo quilt. Read more about Alex’s quilt “The Therapist” at teaginnydesigns.blogspot.com. Photography by Lauren Hunt at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Fine Art Sculpture Garden in Kansas City, MO. You can learn more about what Lauren’s creative adventures by visiting her blog at myauntjune.blogspot.com.

The next issue of American Quilt Retailer will mail to subscribers on October 3, 2014. For subscription or advertising information please visit AmericanQuiltRetailer.com

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