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In This Issue….

  • Our Entire Line Of More Splash Than Cash
  • What’s New in Thse Shop
  • Article About Kaye
  • From Our Designer of the Week – Donna Babylon of More Splash Than Cash
  • Tips and Humor from Kaye
  • Quilting Events
  • Kaye’s on YouTube
  • Show and Tell

Quilting the Kaye Wood Way

Like us on Facebook for special offers!

“Pitter Patches”, our Twitter Bird is loving her flowers….Follow us!

We’re on Pinterest Now!

We’re pinning our little fingers off. Tell us what you’d like to see on our boards!

Come On, Tell Me

Questions? Email Us!

Please Visit Our Sponsors, They Help Keep This Newsletter Free!Quilting, Sewing and Crafts Expos

Sign up for the QSC e-newsletter and get the latest information about our shows! Workshops, Seminars, Quilt Displays, Quilt Contests and much more!

Be sure to check out our KB Sifa Silver Cotton yarn – Turkish cotton spun with pure silver. Available exclusively from Knit Outta the Box.

The Quilted Forest is excited to be participating in the first Iowa statewide shop hop which runs from June 1 through June 14. Check out the All Iowa Shop Hop website, www.alliowashophop.com, to see a list of participating shops so you can begin planning for your shop hop adventure! Keep up on all the latest news from The Quilted Forest by

visiting our website, www.thequiltedforest.com

Home. That little part of the world that is all yours, at More Splash Than Cash Decorating!

Any order over $50.00 now ships free to the US!

Kaye has lots and lots of seminars and teacher certification classes scheduled in Arizona. Check out her schedule HERE

Hi Quilters!

Spring is all about Home Dec and we’re here to help you out.

Donna Babylon from More Splash Than Cash has an amazing array of books and patterns for everything from drapes and curtains, to pillowcases and bed skirts. Quilts, pillow shams, funky fun pillows, even aprons and purses! She even has a book called Decorating Sewlutions – Learn To Sew As You Decorate Your Home. Pretty good, eh? And, every one of her patterns is on sale this week!

Plus TONS of new items in our store – Read On…..
Decorating Sewlutions – Learn To Sew As You Decorate Your Home!

On Our Sale Page!

What’s On Sale….

Our Entire Line of the More Splash Then Cash Home Dec Books and Patterns

All that and MORE on our Sale Page!

Emma’s Apron

On Our Sale Page!
Fancy Flip Flop Pillows

On Our Sale Page!
Razzle Dazzle Christmas Stocking

On Our Sale Page!
Weekender Bag Pattern

On Our Sale Page!
Shade Parade Lamp Shades Pattern

On Our Sale Page!
Decorating Ideas Book

On Our Sale Page!
Flutterby Butterfly Pillow Pattern

On Our Sale Page!
Gathered Dust Ruffle Pattern

and LOTS more!

On Our Sale Page!

TwinStar Mega Collection. Regular Sale Price is $23.50This Week, only 10.00!!

And, as always, Buy the TwinStar Mega Collection and get the TwinStar DVD for only $5.00

Note, the sale price will not show up, but if you order the Mega Collection along with the DVD we will only charge you $5.00 for the DVD.

$15.00 total for 7 patterns, 2 books and a DVD. It’s a Can’t Miss Deal….

The DVD is HERE

What’s New….

Article About Kaye….

http://www.yourwestvalley.com/topstory/article_f8cc19e0-9b85-11e1-9d92-001a4bcf887a.html

From Our Designer of the Week….

Coming home should be the best part of the day. And, coming home to place that you decorate yourself makes it that much better. Imagine, after a long day at work, sinking into a profusion of pillows (all made in your favorite colors—of course). Or serving dinner to the cutest guy in the world on one-of-a-kind place mats that you whipped up the night before. And spending a rainy afternoon watching old movies snuggled under a fabulous duvet cover that you designed and took only a few hours to make.

My mission in writing books and patterns is two-fold. First, I want to provide you with to-the-point information to help you decorate your home in your unique style. By providing you with tools, not rules, you make the ultimate choices. Secondly, I want to show you how sewing is the best way to subvert the “cookie cutter decor” syndrome that every retailer insists you need.

I’ve always marched to my own little tune and sewing is my main melody. I enjoy the fact that I can see something in a magazine and in a day or two have my own version. And, because I made it myself, no one else will ever have what I created since I selected the color, the fabrics, and all the finishing touches. I want you to be able to do the same.

Even though I’ve made it my passion to learn everything I can about sewing, I certainly don’t think need to do the same to sew items for your home. All you should care about is having a good time with great results. My job is to make sure that happens.

Home. That little part of the world that is all yours.

Tip…. Lined window treatments are always a better choice than unlined ones. Lined curtains and valances hang better and the lining protects sun from damaging your decorator fabric.

Tips and Humor From Kaye….

Sewing Techniques

There are special techniques that work for machine sewing. Use hese instead of adapting hand-sewing techniques.

Seam Allowances

Use 1/4″ seam allowances for your projects, unless otherwise noted. Some quilters like to use a full 1/4″ and some like a scant 1/4″ for a seam allowance. What is the difference? It’s enough to change the size of your block or quilt, just pick the seam allowance you like and stick with it. Any seam allowance will work but be sure to use the same seam allowance throughout the whole project.

Use some kind of a guide; such as a 1/4″ foot made for your sewing machine, to keep your seam allowances all the same. There are also other gadgets and guides available.

Anchor Seams

Anchor is a term I use for my technique of sewing the seamlines all the way from one edge to the next. Anchored seams eliminate problems when piecing diamonds and stars.

Starter Scrap

A starter scrap is a small scrap of fabric used to start and end a seam. Starter scraps save thread, eliminate thread tails on your project, and keep the thread from jamming at the start of the seam.

But even more important, a starter scrap will keep the points of the diamonds… from distorting as your begin sewing the points together. Without a starter scrap, the seam at the beginning and end of a strip tends to be narrower.

Lock Stitching

Lock stitching is simply stitching in place to lock your stitch.

List Your Event….

All across the land, Quilt Guilds and Groups are gearing up for their shows. Get yours listed!

Looking for a Quilt Show to attend? Check out our listing. If you have an upcoming event or show you’d like to post on our events page, just click the link!

mailto:terrye@kayewood.com?subject=events

Kaye’s on YouTube….

http://www.youtube.com/user/kayewood/

Are you having problems with a particular video? Let us know what you are experiencing and the name of the video so I can check it out!

Show ‘N Tell….

….Helene

The attached quilt, named “Alphabetimals at the Zoo” was made for my soon-to-be born grandson, Gavin. I was searching on the internet for pictures of animals to go with each letter of the alphabet. I found a website called Alphabetimals.com that showed these incredible letter/animals. I was able to get permission from Patrick O’Toole, the talent behind them, to use his designs to make the quilt. I just had to send him a picture. Patrick has added the picture to the facebook page of Alphabeticals. Each part of each letter/animal is appliqued and satin stitched. For the pupils of the eyes, I hand-punched 1/4″ circles from black material that had a little white dot perfectly spaced, then stitched to the whites of the eyes. A local embroidery shop embroidered the names of the animals and they are randomly placed around the edge, so that in a few years, when Gavin is learning his letters, he can match the names & letter/animals….Linda

Submit your creations to us. We’ll put them on our Show ‘N Tell page and in the newsletter! Be sure to send a picture as well as the story behind your quilt, wallhanging, tablerunner, or

send them to terrye@kayewood.com?subject=”show-n-tell”

Hope you have a Great Week,

Terrye and Kayla

 

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In This Issue….

  • Our Entire Line Of Wooden Bear Designs
  • What’s New in The Shop
  • New Fabric Lines and Blog Giveaway
  • Ugly Quilt Contest
  • New Quilting Cruise Scheduled
  • Free 1 Yard Piece of Tru-Grid
  • Question of the Week
  • Cutting Techniques – Tips and Humor from Kaye
  • Quilting Events
  • Kaye’s on YouTube
  • Show and Tell
  • Call For Entries

Quilting the Kaye Wood Way

Like us on Facebook for special offers!

“Pitter Patches”, our Twitter Bird is loving her flowers….Follow us!

We’re on Pinterest Now!

We’re pinning our little fingers off. Tell us what you’d like to see on our boards!

Come On, Tell Me

Questions? Email Us!

Please Visit Our Sponsors, They Help Keep This Newsletter Free!Quilting, Sewing and Crafts Expos

Sign up for the QSC e-newsletter and get the latest information about our shows! Workshops, Seminars, Quilt Displays, Quilt Contests and much more!

New Policy…. Any order over $50.00 now ships free to the US!

Kaye has lots and lots of seminars and teacher certification classes scheduled in Arizona. Check out her schedule HERE

Hi Quilters!

You LOVED our Ellen Medlock sale last week, and this week is guaranteed to be just as good! For quite awhile now, we’ve carried some of The Wooden Bear pattern line, and this week, we’ve put the entire line on sale! How’s that? Adorably cute patterns and appliques for towels, quilts, wearables, aprons, seasonal designs, you name it. Kelly of The Wooden Bear is a genius when it comes to cute. Be sure to check it out!

And, we have their new book, Hugs and Holly!

If applique is your thing, this versatile collection will thrill you to the gills. And I do mean versatile! Just because a pattern is written for an apron or wallhanging, doesn’t mean you can’t take that applique and put it on a sweatshirt, pillow or towel! Their whole line revolves around this idea of versatility.

We have a little contest going on – guess a product and get a free sample, a big contest going on – send in pics of your ugly quilts and a blog giveaway. Plus TONS of new items in our store – Read On…..

Hugs and Holly Book

On Our Sale Page!

What’s On Sale….

Our Entire Line of The Wooden Bear Applique, Quilt, Wearable, and Seasonal Designs

All that and MORE on our Sale Page!

Woodland Mallards Pillow, Towel and Wallhanging Pattern

(and more Woodlands series patterns)

On Our Sale Page!
Straddling Moose Notepad

(and more Notepads series)

On Our Sale Page!
Just 2 Tea Towels Apron, Towel and Wallhanging Pattern

(and more Just 2 Tea Towels series patterns)

On Our Sale Page!
Straddling Bear pattern

(and more “Straddling” series patterns)

On Our Sale Page!
Fall Sampler Pattern

On Our Sale Page!
June Bugs Pattern

(and more monthly themed series patterns)

On Our Sale Page!
Bumble Bee Patternlet

(and more of the “Patternlet” series patterns)

On Our Sale Page!
Happy Haunters Book

On Our Sale Page!

Miscellaeous Copies of the older Kaye’s Quilting Friends and Quilter’s Toolbox VHS copies of the sho – regular price is $18.00Now, only $4.00!!

Miscellaneous copies of Kaye’s Quilting Friends and Quilter’s Toolbox shows in VHS format.

What’s New….

Fabric….

From the Ellen Medlock Studio, we have all of her lines!

This pictured below is the turquoise fabrics, there are also lime green, lavenders, citrus, and fuscia colors. Awesome!!

Plus… until 5.14.12, you can enter to win a FREE fat quarter sampler pack featuring Ellen’s newest line – Enchanted Damask!

Go here for the deets….

Ugly Quilts Contest….

Ugly Quilts. Wait, What? No Quilts Are Ugly, right?

Well, there are some, and we all have them, and now we’re going to celebrate their existence!

Send us pictures of your “ugliest” quilts.

You have until the end of May. That’s right, 2 weeks (roughly) to send us pics of your ugliest quilt, and if we choose yours, you won’t have to cry because you will win

  • 1 Starmaker or View and Do Shape of your choice and
  • All the patterns that go with that item!
  • Hurry, start sending them to us HERE

    New Quilting Cruise Scheduled!

    Feb 16-23, 2013!

    Hurry and get signed up… you KNOW you wanna go….

    Click here for more info….

Get a Free 1 Yard Piece of Tru-Grid….

Free 1 Yard Piece of our new product

Pellon Tru-Grid while supplies last. All you have to do, is this:

Tell us in which pattern Kaye uses the Tru-Grid. Quantities are limited, HURRY!!

Tru-Grid is HERE

My Dance Pattern

Quilting Question of the Week….

Q: I would like details for quilting a log cabin design.

K: I like to have my log cabins quilted in anything but squares. Try this: quilt a motif in the center of each block then quilt curves or circles around the center block.

Tips and Humor From Kaye….

What machine techniques are special?

Along my quilting road, I’ve discovered that special techniques were needed for rotary cutting and machine sewing, some of which I developed, and some of which are general knowledge. Among those techniques are

  • Rotary cutting
  • Strip piecing to cut diamonds
  • Starmaker Master Templates for accurate angles, any size
  • Anchor seamlines
  • Perfect Y-seams
  • Finger pinning
  • Pinning with the grain line
  • Starter scraps
  • Sewing over seamlines

Cutting Techniques

Cut Strips

Strips for most projects are cut cross grain (from selvedge to selvedge). These strips are a convenient length (42″/44″) to use in your piecing.

The lengthwise grain has less stretch and is sometimes used for vertical (up and down) sashing and border strips.

Strips need to be cut straight

If the fold of the fabric is visible, cut at right angles to the fold. It’s OK if the selvedges do not line up.

If the fold is no longer visible, fold the fabric in half with the selvedges together. Lay the fabric down and slide the top layer to one side until the fabric lays flat.

Straighten the fabric by cutting it at right angles to the fold.

do this by placing a cross line on a ruler on the fold, and then rotary cutting the fabric.

The shorter the distance to rotary cut, the easier it is to cut accurately; so after straightening the fabric, fold the fabric in fourths and cut strips, lining up a ruler with the folded edge.

I like to undo one fold of the fabric and re-straighten the edge after cutting five or six strips. Then refold, restraighten, and continue cutting strips.

After a strip is cut, do an accuracy check.

Accuracy Tip: Fold the cut strip in half, end to end. Is the strip the same width at both ends and at the center of the strip?

Straighten the strip or strip set

Before cutting squares or rectangles, trim the end of the strip or strip set to straighten and remove the selvedge.

If you are cutting the strips or strip sets for diamonds, don’t bother to straighten the ends.

Right handed quilters, trim on the far right side.

Left handed quilters, trim on the far left side.

List Your Event….

All across the land, Quilt Guilds and Groups are gearing up for their shows. Get yours listed!

Looking for a Quilt Show to attend? Check out our listing. If you have an upcoming event or show you’d like to post on our events page, just click the link!

mailto:terrye@kayewood.com?subject=events

Kaye’s on YouTube….

http://www.youtube.com/user/kayewood/

Are you having problems with a particular video? Let us know what you are experiencing and the name of the video so I can check it out!

Show ‘N Tell….

Call For Entries….

Picnic blanket and bag……Jodie

Submit your creations to us. We’ll put them on our Show ‘N Tell page and in the newsletter! Be sure to send a picture as well as the story behind your quilt, wallhanging, tablerunner, or…..

send them to terrye@kayewood.com?subject=”show-n-tell”

Hope you have a Great Week,

Terrye and Kayla

 

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 http://www.kayewood.com/category/Fabrics/c90

    

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Congratulations to Debi and Laura, you’ve each won a fat quarter sampler pack from the Ellen Medlock Enchanted Damask Line. I’ve sent you an email.

Thanks for playing, everyone!

New in our shop from the Ellen Medlock Studio, we have 2 Fat Quarter Sampler Packs to giveaway!

This is a cute little ribboned pack of 6 Fat Quarters.
One each of the Enchanted Damask Fabric Collection~ (3) Enchanted Damask- fuchsia, citrus, and turquoise colorway. (3) Spring Dot- fuchsia, citrus, and turquoise.
Each of the 6 cut pieces of fabric are 18″h. x 22″ w.
100% quality quilting cotton~

How to win……. Browse our store and tell me what you would create with this fabulous pack! but hurry, there’s only 1 week to get your entries in!

Let us know, HERE

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Today on Kaye Wood’s YouTube Channel

Classic Miniaudiere DVD (on sale this week!)

Click HERE to watch Ellen demonstrate this chic little clutch!

And Find all of our Ellen Medlock Studio line on sale this week! But hurry, sale only good for one week……….

On our sale page HERE

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In This Issue….

  • Our Entire Line Of Ellen Medlock Studio Products is On Sale!
  • What’s New in The Shop
  • Another Quilting Ebook!
  • Ugly Quilt Contest
  • Attention So-Cal Quilters
  • Free 1 Yard Piece of Tru-Grid
  • Question of the Week
  • Tips and Humor from Kaye
  • Tips From Our Friends
  • Quilting Events
  • Kaye’s on YouTube
  • Show and Tell
  • Call For Entries

Quilting the Kaye Wood Way

Like us on Facebook for special offers!

“Pitter Patches”, our Twitter Bird is loving her flowers….Follow us!

We’re on Pinterest Now!

We’re pinning our little fingers off. Tell us what you’d like to see on our boards!

Come On, Tell Me

Questions? Email Us!

Please Visit Our Sponsors, They Help Keep This Newsletter Free!Quilting, Sewing and Crafts Expos

Sign up for the QSC e-newsletter and get the latest information about our shows! Workshops, Seminars, Quilt Displays, Quilt Contests and much more!

Quilt Qua!

Attention: Please keep an eye out for these stolen quilts by Karen Combs. Read more and see pictures HERE

Fave Crafts

Why not sign up for our free monthly newsletter HERE

New Policy…. Any order over $50.00 now ships free to the US!

Kaye’s lots and lots of seminars and teacher certification classes scheduled in Arizona. Check out her schedule HERE

Hi Quilters!

Do you like cute, funky, fresh and fun? This week, our Designer of the Week is Ellen from the Ellen Medlock Studio, and it doesn’t get any cuter!

We have purse patterns, purse handles, findings and hardware, charms, ribbons, gift items, and of course quilt patterns from Ellen, and the whole she-bang is on sale this week!

And with the weather this week calling for nothing but rain and storms (although I LOVE a good storm!) quilting is right up there on our to-do list!

We have a little contest going on – guess a product and get a free sample, a big contest going on – send in pics of your ugly quilts and a blog giveaway. Plus TONS of new items in our store – Read On…..

Fat Quarter Sampler – Enchanted Damask

On Our Sale Page!

What’s On Sale….

Our Entire Line of Ellen Medlock Studio Patterns, Purse Hardware, Handles and Chains, Gift Items and Fabrics

All that and MORE on our Sale Page!

Picture This Bag Pattern

On Our Sale Page!
Reversible Tote Bag Pattern

On Our Sale Page!
Preppy Tote Pattern With Wooden Handles (available with just pattern too!)

On Our Sale Page!
Charmant Clutch

On Our Sale Page!
Interchangeable 1 Bag Pattern and Handle Set (also available in just pattern)

On Our Sale Page!
Interchangeable 2 Bag Pattern and Handle Set (also available in just pattern)

On Our Sale Page!
Entire Line of Fine and Regular Clip on Chains in a variety of finishes and lengths.

On Our Sale Page!
An Assortment of Ribbons, Charms, Trims and other goodies!

On Our Sale Page!
The Classic Miniaudiere Technique DVD

Only $5.00 On Our Sale Page!
Check out one of our Mega Sale PacksStrip Quilting Projects Mega Pack!

More Info
Strip Quilting Projects Mega Collection – regular sale price is $40.00Now, only $8.00!!

Get Kaye’s Strip Quilting Project Books 2-9 as a set for $8.00 that is only 1 dollar a piece. These book’s sell for 5.00 a piece. That is a savings of $32.00.

What’s New….

We Have Another Ebook For You….

Strip Cut Quilts, previously available only in print, now we’ve “E’d” it! And since we don’t have to print it, put it in an envelop and ship it, you can get it for just about 1/2 price! $15.00

Strip-Cut Quilts has over 200 illustrations, 30 projects and 23 quilt block techniques. More than 30 color photos let you see what grand projects they truly are. This book is great for the beginner or advanced quilter, with projects to suit every skill level. Enjoy a trip through the seasons with quilts like, Glacier Ice, Spring Rain, Flying Gander and Rainbow Sherbert. Create a beautiful Christmas table runner or be swept away as Kokopelli Plays Again. Techniques include fussy cuts, tree borders, flying geese, topless triangles and much, much more. Tips include everything from fabric preparation, accurate cutting, measuring and pressing tips, to squaring up your blocks, borders, sashing and mitered corners….Wow!!

HERE

New Contest….

Ugly Quilts. Wait, What? No Quilts Are Ugly, right?

Well, there are some, and we all have them, and now we’re going to celebrate their existence!

Send us pictures of your “ugliest” quilts.

You have until the end of May. That’s right, 4 weeks (roughly) to send us pics of your ugliest quilt, and if we choose yours, you won’t have to cry because you will win

  • 1 Starmaker or View and Do Shape of your choice and
  • All the patterns that go with that item!
  • Hurry, start sending them to us HERE

Attention So Cal Quilters….

SoCal Quilts of Valor, free sew day, May 6, Lakewood American Legion Post 496 at 5938 Parkcrest, Long Beach, CA from 10-4,creations4u7@aol.com

This is a great cause, Quilters, be sure to show up and help if you can!

Get a Free 1 Yard Piece of Tru-Grid….

Free 1 Yard Piece of our new product

Pellon Tru-Grid while supplies last. All you have to do, is this:

Tell us in which pattern Kaye uses the Tru-Grid. Quantities are limited, HURRY!!

Tru-Grid is HERE

Quilting Question of the Week….

Q: I have bought some vintage fabrics from a yard sale and was wondering if I should launder them before making them into a quilt?

K: Yes, definitely launder them if they need it, but remember that older fabrics especially, tend to shrink and their colors can run.

Q: I was wondering if a button stitch setting could be used for satin stitching.

K: The buttonhole symbol is not for satin stitching. Center the needle and adjust the width of the stitch as needed. Try a 3 width and adjust the length to a 1 or use the satin stitch feature on your machine if it is available.

Tips and Humor From Kaye….

Do I Wash My Fabric?

I usually do NOT wash my fabric unless there is a real reason for me to wash it.

Some valid reasons to wash fabric:

  • You plan to wash your quilted project.
  • If you lose sleep about colors bleeding.
  • If your fabric has too much sizing.
  • If shrinking would be a problem.

If you decide not to wash your fabric, you have to be able to live with the above-mentioned problems.

If you wash your fabric, cut diagonally acrosee each corner before washing. This will keep the edges from raveling.

Tip From A Quilting Friend:

Mary Jane Holcomb shared this tip with us.

If you want to wash a large piece fo fabric, accordion-fold the fabric along one selvedge.

  • Pin the folds in place with large safety pins.
  • Hold the fabric by the pinned edge and let it hang.
  • The bottom selvedges will also fold; pin these.
  • Then wash and dry with no tangles.

List Your Event….

All across the land, Quilt Guilds and Groups are gearing up for their shows. Get yours listed!

Looking for a Quilt Show to attend? Check out our listing. If you have an upcoming event or show you’d like to post on our events page, just click the link!

mailto:terrye@kayewood.com?subject=events

Kaye’s on YouTube….

http://www.youtube.com/user/kayewood/

Are you having problems with a particular video? Let us know what you are experiencing and the name of the video so I can check it out!

Show ‘N Tell….

Call For Entries….

Made my 2 great granddaughters for Christmas…..Ellen

Rail Fence I made my daughter for Christmas…..Ellen

Submit your creations to us. We’ll put them on our Show ‘N Tell page and in the newsletter! Be sure to send a picture as well as the story behind your quilt, wallhanging, tablerunner, or…..

send them to terrye@kayewood.com?subject=”show-n-tell”

Hope you have a Great Week, get your sewing room all ready for these QuiltSmart Creations!

Kaye, Terrye and Kayla

 

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We just Picked up this whole line!!!

If you like Fresh Fun and Casual with a hint of a Parisian Theme then you have to check out Ellen’s designs!  She has purses, hardware and handles, ribbons, lace and everthing else to make your bag truly one of a kind. Best of all everything is on sale this week. Here is a link to our site www.kayewood.com take a look at some of her patterns.

 The Bon Vivant Bag.                                                                             Purse Hanger With Charms

                                                                                                                                                             36”  Link Chain

                                                  Bangle Braclet Set                                            Butterfly Reverible Ribbon   

        Bohemian Butterfly Pattern                              Cheri Bag Pattern                 The Charmant Clutch

And MORE! Patterns, purse hardware and findings, chains, charms, ribbons, rick rack, kits, jewelry kits….. this entire line rocks!

Check it out HERE, and on our Sale Page HERE

               

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Today on Kaye Wood’s YouTube Channel

Mariner’s Compass and Game Quilt DVDs (both on sale this week!)

Click HERE to watch the Mariner’s Compass Video!

Click HERE to watch the Game Quilt Video!

Find all of our QuiltSmart Products on sale this week including only $5.00 for the Mariner’s Compass and Game Quilt DVDs! But hurry, sale only good for one week……….

On our sale page HERE

If you have any comments or questions, feel free to contact us at:

Kaye Wood, Inc.   PO Box 456   West Branch, MI 48661

Call 989-345-3028, 1-800-248-5293 (orders only)   or   e-mail terrye@kayewood.com

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