from the editor Annette Gentry Bailey

Hello again embroidery friends,

As crisp fall days turn into cold, dreary wet ones, I know it’s time to settle in for another long Midwest winter. But no matter what the weather is outside, I can always plant a garden of beautiful quilting cottons inside. One walk through my local quilt shop and my basket is filled with kelly green grasses, bright red tulip prints, purple pansies, blue irises, bright pink roses, orange poppies and several shades of sunny yellow. I tuck them away, saving the bag of cotton treasures for a week when the sun hasn’t shined at all. A steaming cup of coffee in hand, I open the bag holding my “seedlings” and spread them around me. As I take in the colors and patterns, my mood always brightens with the promise that spring will soon arrive.

We have a versatile array of quilted projects and techniques to help you pass the winter days wherever you live in the Quilting & Embroidery Fall 2007 special issue. Make a fairytale quilt for the princess in your life (see “Enchanted Kingdom”); learn how to create positive/negative appliqués (see “Crossing Lines”); or use a great trapunto technique on rich fall-colored silks (see “ Rise Up ”). Plus, you can use a free original download to make your own allover fabric (see “Designs Allover”); or make beautiful pieced scarves for gift giving using one of two technique applications (see “Piecing Path”).

Whatever your skill level, there’s something special you can make in this issue of Quilting & Embroidery . Send me a note at info@cmemag.com and let me know what projects you’re working on and what articles you liked best in this issue.

If this is the first issue of Quilting & Embroidery that you’ve discovered, you won’t want to miss our past issues. Purchase back issues (2003-2007) on our secure shopping site at www.sewnshop.com . Click on “Special Issues” and scroll down the page to find the link. Or order by phone at (800) 590-3465; outside the U.S. call (720) 836-1123.

It's not too late!
There's still time to get started on holiday projects. You'll find gift and decorating ideas galore in the latest Holiday Embroidery newsstand issue.

This special issue features beautiful projects for your home and extraordinary gifts to make for your family and friends.

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All the best,
Annette Gentry Bailey
Creative Machine Embroidery Editor

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