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Twisted Rainbow - A Free Bull’s Eye Pattern
This is an easy, fun, springy quilt, using Kaye’s View & Do Octagon shapes. 
This free bull’s eye pattern is here: http://www.kayewood.com/downloads/twisted_rainbow.pdf
Get more bull’s eye’s patterns in Kaye’s Ebook, Pieces of Eight, here http://www.kayewood.com/item/Pieces_of_Eight_E_book/271
Kaye’s View & Do Octagon Shape is among the versatile of 6 different shapes developed to create these unique designs. 4 removable templates nest together to make this a must have tool for your sewing/craft room. Made of hard plastic suitable for rotary cutting, you can make 2, 4, 6, or 8 inch, 8 sided octagon shapes. Great for sewing, quilting, scrapbooking or any craft.
Already have Kaye’s View and Do Octagon Shape? 
Here’s another pattern using the Octagon. Pineapple Play. Easy to make larger, just add more shapes!
This pattern is fussy cut using Kaye’s View & Do Octagon Shape and is available here: http://www.kayewood.com/item/Pineapple_Play_Quilt_Pattern/257
Also available is an “e” pattern of the Pineapple Play and a DVD of the TV show demonstrating Kaye’s Fussy Cutting with the View & Do Octagon.
Enjoy!
Fun Holidays To Celebrate!
As we sit here and “patiently” wait for Spring to spring, let’s look into some of the silly and not-so-silly April holidays that are celebrated.
- April 1-International Tatting Day
- April 2-National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
- April 3-Don’t Go To Work Unless It’s Fun Day (Why haven’t I heard of this one before?)
- April 4-Tell A Lie Day
- April 7-No Housework Day (yippee!) and Caramel Popcorn Day
- April 13-Blame Someone Else Day
- April 17-Blah, Blah, Blah Day and National Cheeseball Day
- April 29-National Shrimp Scampi Day
- April 30-National Honesty Day
To check out more fun days, just click the link. http://www.holidayinsights.com/
Landscape and Seascapes!
Learn different techniques to create your very own landscape (and seascape) quilts and wallhangings with Kaye’s Strip Quilting Projects book 8.
12 projects including Porthole Sky Sampler, Autumn Leaves - an attic window quilt and a Stormy Sea Pillow.
Accuracy in cutting, sewing and pressing is stressed as well as working with the designs of the fabric and matching seamlines. Lots of finishing technqiues such as borders and bindings, batting, layering, machine quilting, hangings and figuring how wide your bindings should be.
Kaye’s Strip Quilting Projects Book 8 is now on sale, but hurry, today only, go here: http://www.kayewood.com/sale
Two By Two - On Our Way To The Ark!
Our new pattern, Two by Two - On Our Way To The Ark is ready. This pattern is available in a regular printed format, and electronic format (we send you the link via email and you download and print the pattern on your end).
Two by Two features the Noah’s Ark Embroidery Disk.
Click here for more information and to order this Adorable Ideas disk. http://www.kayewood.com/item/Noah_s_Ark_Pack_Embroidery_Disk/676
Kaye’s new pattern uses her newest View & Do Shape, The Square. 4 removable templates nest together to make this a must have tool for your sewing/craft room. Made of hard plastic suitable for rotary cutting, you can make 2, 4, 6, or 8 inch, square shapes. Great for sewing, quilting, scrapbooking or any craft.
Alternate, E-Pattern is available here:
http://www.kayewood.com/item/Two_By_Two_On_Our_Way_To_The_Ark_E_Pattern/681/c69
Butterflies….
Joyfully welcome in spring with this beautiful quilt pattern! Spring is in the air and a great way to welcome it in is with a bright, colorful butterfly quilt! This is a full color pattern that is very easy to follow and make. Easy machine applique instructions make your butterflies a cinch to do, just choose your favorite colors to match any room or decor. Little ones and teens alike would just love to snuggle up in this quilt!
Quilt size: 44″ x 56″
Go here for more info on this quilt: http://www.kayewood.com/item/Butterfly_Mania_by_Green_Fairy_Quilts/658
Dreaming Of Flowers and Trellises
The warm(ish) spring breezes always make me think of the flowers that will soon fill the N. Michigan woods, fields, meadows and roadsides. The blues and purples are the prettiest and this quilt and pattern were created to celebrate those.
This Morning Glory pattern is available in both a printed version and an electronic version and uses the Starmaker 8 Master Template.
Go here for more info: http://www.kayewood.com/item/Morning_Glory_Pattern/260
The Dutch Quilter - New On KayeWoodTV.com
New! On KayeWoodTV.com!
Watch as Lenni, The Dutch Quilter, shows us the amazing uses of Hot Ribbon Art. This is an iron-on, no sew ribbon that can be used with applique to finish off the raw edges.
http://www.kayewoodtv.com/ktv/?dlink=true&chn=4&vid=ktvvids/hotribbon.flv
Now Showing!
This show is showing in the Florida area. Pantry Purses, little projects made from pot holders.
Grab those potholders and place mats from the kitchen, there’s a new use for them! See how you can make a beautiful Pantry Purse with all the accessories you need from these wonderful kitchen delights. Instructions will also show you how to make items such as these; a checkbook cover, jewelry keeper, sewing kit, cosmetic bag, just to name a few. The Pantry Purse makes quick and inexpensive gifts for everyone.
Go here to order: http://www.kayewood.com/item/Pantry_Purses_Pattern_/347 or
Click here to watch Pantry Purses on KayeWoodTV.com now.
Quilting The Kaye Wood Way Podcast Episode 7 - Ami Simms
Today we are joined by Ami Simms. She talks about The YoYo Sisterhood of the Traveling Panties in which she offers to dye your underpants along with hers for a small fee. On her blog she regales us with those stories! http://amisimms.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/yo-yo-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-panties/
She’s put together a You-Tube video of the panties here
Ami’s pet project, the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative 
is still going strong. 9×12″ quilts are made and sent to Ami. She auctions them off or sells them outright to fund Alzheimer’s research. The traveling exhibit entitled “Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece” will be retired at the end of 2010 when she will have another exhibit ready, The Purple Patch Project. You can learn more about The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative and the Purple Patch Project by going here: http://alzquilts.org/
This picture is of the quilts, ready to go to the 2008 International Quilt Festival in Houston. 
And the next is of the display in Houston. You can find out more about this extraordinary project and see more pictures at the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative website, here: http://alzquilts.org/
Some of Ami’s upcoming projects are working on a quilt to honor her mother, designing and constructing a tool organizer and setting up workshops on basic skills.
Click here to Listen In as we talk to Ami or go to Itunes to download the podcast!