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! Nancy's
Notions will be carrying the Leaf Magic Little Quilt pattern in the
next catalogue.
Hot off the sewing machine!
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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. |
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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!
CreativFestival, Toronto, ON. April 24-26 2009. Booth #120
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
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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
