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Paintstiks and Fabric – the Perfect Cure for a Cold Winter Day!

The past few weeks have been really cold – even by Minnesota standards. Brrrrr!!! My cure for cold weather is to gather some beautiful fabric, a few paintstiks, and a bunch of freezer paper to "make a little magic." I'm currently working on a queen size quilt and other samples that will be featured in my upcoming book titled Design Magic for Paintstiks on Fabric.

Now I have to admit that I haven't made a bed-size quilt in 10 years. (Just long enough to totally forget how big they are and how long it takes to put them together!) I love choosing the fabric. I love creating the stencil designs and painting the blocks. I just don't love the part about sewing a bazillion pieces together to make a really big quilt. Ah well, I'll soon have it all together and ready to send off to my friend Mary for quilting. Then it will be time to snuggle up with my computer and put the finishing touches on the book and get it off to the printer.

If you're looking for some ideas to play with while you hibernate from the cold, check out the new additions to our website. We have two video clips on the Learning Center page, and a bunch of fabulous ideas for Playing with Stencils on the blog. Check out the details below.

Watch to Learn!

No matter how good a set of instructions may be, it's often easier to learn by watching a demonstration. With that in mind, I took the opportunity to film a couple of segments for our website when I was in Cleveland filming for Quilting Arts TV last fall. You can watch the new video segments on our site by visiting the Learning Center.

There are currently two video segments available, and we hope to add more shortly.

Top Tips for Better Rubbings   http://www.cedarcanyontextiles.com/video-rubbings.php

Tips for Successful Stenciling   http://www.cedarcanyontextiles.com/video-stenciling.php

On the Blog – Playing with Stencils

Guest Artist Susan Stein has come up with a dozen ways to use our stencils – and most of them have nothing to do with Paintstiks! It's really interesting to see just how many ways a person can use a single tool.

We are posting one lesson from Susan's Playing with Stencils series on the Blog each Monday morning. Here is a list of lessons already posted. You can subscribe to the blog for automatic notification so you don't miss a lesson. Liquid Frisket Through a Stencil Expandable Paint and Glitter Needle Felting with Stencils Discharge with Stencils Elegant Copper Patina Alcohol Ink on Copper This series has been put together by Susan Stein of White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Susan is a talented quilter, author, instructor, and recently retired quilt shop owner. Susan’s most recent books are Fabric Art Workshop and Fabric Art Projects, both from Creative Publishing, International.

How to find us on the web

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Our web address is http://cedarcanyontextiles.com/

Our Blog is at http://cedarcanyontextiles.com/blog/

Our Contact Page is at http://www.cedarcanyontextiles.com/contact.php if you need to send us a message. (Or you can simply reply to this newsletter.)

Thanks so much!

Shelly Stokes
Cedar Canyon Textiles
www.CedarCanyonTextiles.com
218-943-5300