Botanical Art Quilts

News and Updates

Janet Rice-Bredin designs quilt patterns under the name Botanical Art Quilts.

To Buy Patterns: Ask your local quilt shop to carry my patterns or refer to the Stores page . It will save you the cost of shipping. If you don't have a shop in your area, you can email Janet for prices and shipping information.

If you are a shop owner or distributor, please refer to the Wholesale page.

New Yahoo Group: I started a newsgroup called Botanical Quilts. Join me to talk about botanical quilts in their many forms!

Check out my blog at Janet Rice-Bredin Etc. for images of my artwork, photos of nature, works in progress, and quilting events

BREAKING NEWS! Keepsake Quilting Spring 2008 Catalogue has 4 patterns for sale: Asiatic Lily, Oriental Poppy, Morning Glory and Pansy

Hot off the sewing machine!

Sugar Maple Dance©

This asymmetrical wall quilt was inspired by the gorgeous rich colours of the Sugar Maple tree on a warm autumn evening. The leaves are fused applique and the stems are embroidered with a chain stitch.

Size: 45" wide by 45" to the bottom point.

Fabrics are from Blank Textiles. Threads are from Superior Threads.

   

Leaf Magic Little Quilt©

Discover your inner child! Instructions for this new pattern include an exciting new technique to preserve real leaves, as well as 6 fabric leaf patterns (Maple, Aspen, Oak, Gingko, Sassafras and Tulip Tree). These easy little quilts are perfect for embellishments. They measure 7" x 9" and fit the Autumn Leaf Hanger by Ackfeld Manufacturing.The Leaf Magic Little Quilt© pattern and bead kits will be available at the Embellishment Village booth at Quilt Festival in Chicago this April!

See more photos on my blog, March 18th and 19th posts.


Leaves: Mother Nature; Fabric: Blank Textiles; Thread: Superior Threads; Beads: Embellishment Village; Hanger: Ackfeld Manuf.; Fusible Web: The Warm Company

See Botanical Art Quilts at the following shows!

Future shows to be announced.

Botanical Art Quilts is now on The Great Canadian Shop Hop Show #4
See Botanical Art Quilts on QNNTV.com

Buy here! Nancy Eha's Bead Creative Art Quilts are available through Janet for $34 Canadian + shipping. Nancy has autographed these for us. This is the definitive book on bead embroidery which I recommend in all my classes on Embellishment. The photos are luscious, the diagrams are clear and the projects are fun.
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Janet to order your copy! VISA, Mastercard, American Express, Money Orders and cheques accepted.

Companies whose products I use and love:

Ackfeld Manufacturing: Quilt Hangers like the Autumn Leaf Hanger

Attached Inc.: Mistyfuse fusible web

Bear Thread Designs: The Applique Pressing Sheet

Blank Textiles: Fabric

Embellishment Village: Embellishment kits (beads, threads, Angelina)

Michael Miller Fabrics: Fabric

Nancy Eha: Author of Bead Creative Art Quilts, the best book on bead embroidery

Northcott Silk Inc.: Fabric

The Warm Company: Steam-a-Seam 2 fusible web

Superior Threads: Simply the best thread in the world, and I've tried them all

 

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