Hello Quilty Friends!
Happy Thursday to you!
As I begin writing today’s post, I am sitting in the waiting area at my local Safelite getting a new windshield in my little red Jeep Compass, Sassy. This is her Christmas present (as well as for me). Luckily for me, Safelite has free wifi as well as TV tables so customers can work while they wait.
Welcome to Pennsylvania in winter – except, well, it isn’t really winter. Not yet, anyway. Huh. Mother Nature, what are you up to now?
It’s a really really ugly day today – we are getting a winter storm right now here in NW Pennsylvania. If I hadn’t had a couple important appointments, I would have happily stayed home today. The roads were pretty horrible on my way into town, slushy and slippery. It’s a very wet snow/slush mix because the temperatures are right around freezing. We may also get freezing rain. Then we’re going to get lake-effect snow on top of all of this as the temperatures drop.
Sadly, I didn’t see one snow plow on my way and several of the roads hadn’t been plowed (including in town). I was lucky if there was a little salt down the middle of the road. I drove really really slow today and I still managed to slide through an intersection. YIKES! But I’m here and Sassy is getting her new windshield. Hoefully the roads will be in better condition when I head home later.
Enough about winter weather, let’s talk NEW PATTERNS!
NEW December VRD Rose Card Quilt Patterns
Anyone know what today is???? It’s the Thursday after the first Friday of the month and that means………NEW PATTERNS! YAY!
Get the set of 5 Print Patterns HERE
We have a nice cross-section of new patterns this month – something for everyone!
Melissa has 2 fun new patterns this month – Autumn Leaves and Feline Friends. Yay! We’ve even got kits for you.
Autumn Leaves VRD kit in Madison One fabric HERE
Feline Friends 3 Aunts kit in Klimt fabric HERE
Heidi has a fun holiday pattern for you called Fruitcake.
Ahhh! I’m smiling right now, remembering the yearly fruitcake my Great Aunt Jule would send my family for Christmas when I was a kid. It was the one in the tin and I don’t remember if we ever actually ate it because it looked kind of scary and weird. LOL!
You can find Fruitcake kits featuring Australian prints (like the pattern cover quilt) over at 3 Aunts HERE.
Pat designed another fun and fast quilt called Caledonia, featuring Tim Holtz Palette fabrics. You can find a kit with the same fabrics you see on the pattern cover at 3 Aunts HERE.
Rachelle also has a new pattern for you this month called Lending. And of course, there’s a kit for you, too.
You can find the Lending VRD kit in Simply Primitive fabrics HERE.
But wait – there’s MORE!
We have 2 – yes that’s 2 – NEW Table Runners this month! Yippee!!
Heidi created this super fun and speedy runner that couldn’t be more festive – she calls it Heidi’s Ho Hos.
You can find the Digital Pattern HERE or the Print Pattern HERE.
There’s a 3 Aunts kit for Heidi’s Ho Hos featuring the same fabrics you see on the pattern front HERE.
And the second runner, Jingle, is by yours truly. I’m thinking Jingle would look great in any color combination. Right now, of course, I’m thinking of make a wintery blue and white one next. Hmmm….I wonder why. LOL!
You can find the Digital Pattern HERE or the Print Pattern HERE
Speaking of different color combinations for Jingle, we have a VRD Jingle kit available featuring America fabric HERE. PSST! Maybe you can get a head start on 2026 and the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Seasonal and holiday table runners make such great gifts! Especially for that someone on your list who has everything and needs nothing – you know exactly who I’m talking about, we all have one. And guess what??? You still have enough time to make a runner or 2 before the big day – they are VRD patterns, after all.
Now that we’ve seen all of the new December patterns, I’ve got some great news to share.
Rose City Quilting Grand Opening
Congratulations to Catherine and Pat and everyone at Rose City Sewing!!!
Our VRD designer and quilting partner, Catherine of Running Doe Quilts, announced that the new Rose City Sewing shop in Tyler, Texas will have its grand opening this weekend on December 12th and 13th. Rose City Sewing will also be the new Texas home of VRD. If you’re in the area, stop by and say hello – Pat will be there, too. Just tell ’em Tricia sent you!
Holiday Gift Idea #4
I’m really enjoying searching for super cool Holiday Gift Ideas with a quilting theme. Whether it’s something for your quilting bestie, something you add to your Holiday Wish List, or something you even buy for yourself, it’s always fun to get some fresh ideas. And I’m happy to help.
This week’s suggestion is something we can do that’s quilty when we can’t get to our sewing machines – quilty puzzle books! Here are some puzzle books I’ve enjoyed, I’ve gifted, or I’ve received as a gift.
The Quilter’s Puzzle Book Volume 1
The Quilters Puzzle Book Volume 2
Happy Quilter Variety Puzzles Volume 2
Happy Quilter Variety Puzzles Volume 3
Well, that’s it for me today. Stay warm and safe. And enjoy all the moments leading up to the Holidays.
See you next week!
Sew. Laugh. Enjoy the Season. Repeat.
Always,
Tricia @ VRD
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