American Valor by Red Rooster join hands with Scrap-bags™ Patterns to participate in the Quilts of Valor Program

Scrap-bags™ Buttons Bows & Yo-Yo's Quilt Pattern in American Valor Fabrics

Close up of - Scrap-bags™ Buttons Bows & Yo-Yo's Quilt Pattern in American Valor Fabrics

Scrap-bags™ Braided Bucket Bag Pattern in American Valor Fabrics

Scrap-bags™ Big Easy Tote Bag Pattern in American Valor Fabrics

IF you are attending International Quilt Market in May, the American Valor Schoolhouse is titled, "Build Customer Loyalty with a Quilts of Valor Program".  It is scheduled for 10:20 - 10:50 AM in Room 251B. These items will also be hanging for the duration of the show in Red Roosters special American Valor booth #812.

For Wholesale purchases call your Red Rooster Fabric Rep and visit the Red Rooster Web site for a look at the complete collection. 

For retail purchases check with your local quilt or fabric shop or 'google it' to find online shops. 


The mission of the QOV Foundation is to cover ALL those service- members and veterans touched by war with Wartime Quilts called Quilts of Valor (QOVs). This foundation is not about politics. It's about people.  For more information on the Quilts of Valor program please visit their website.

"Love what you create! Let my patterns be the canvas for your creativity." Jamie Kalvestran

DOWNLOADABLE pattern includes the fabrics and color info for making the American Valor Version.

Red Rooster Fabrics "Katagami" and Scrap-bags Patterns

I was delighted to work with fabrics from Red Rooster for this falls International Quilt Market in Houston Texas. If you are attending you can see these bags in person at the Red Rooster Booth! This fabric line is so new it's not listed on their website yet!

The Bayport Bag Pattern

Big Easy Tote, Easy Zip Wallet & Checkbook Cover Patterns

Triple Squares Shoulder Bag

I absolutely loved this line of Indigo prints! If, I were a shop owner I'd be ordering up these bolts for my shop. I love love love them all! So watch for them in your local quilt and fabric stores.

Forget Me Not Quilt Pattern - NEW from Scrap-bags™

Here is my newest quilt pattern, "Forget Me Not". Paper piecing is the technique used for the blocks in this quilt. And the results are striking. The pattern includes a table runner, a lap quilt as well as a twin size quilt. If you love to paper piece give this quilt a try!

Once again Red Rooster Fabrics is offering kits wholesale to Quilt and Fabric Shops,  (in the fabrics shown by Ricky Tims) so look for it or ask your favorite shop to special order it for you!

Scrap-bags Patterns + Kingyo + Yo Yo's = THIS!

Remember my post of Monday, September 21, 2009  Kingyo & Yo Yo's, the one where I was unleashing my creativity with the Kingyo Collection from Red Rooster Fabrics?

WELL . . . here's the result!

Scrap-bags Patterns used include:

Knotty But Nice

Yin-Yang

Easy Zip Wallet

Checkbook Cover

Fat-Quarter Scrap-bag

Kingyo & Yo Yo's

I am so inspired by these fabrics, courtesy of Red Rooster Fabrics.

Collection: Kingyo

This is the kind of day that designers dream of

. . . yardage to play with

. . . and a little time set aside

. . . I'm unleashing my creativity

 . . . and I can't wait to see what manifests!

Visit Red Roosters Website to see more of this collection.

Color Palette is Inspiration for New Quilt

These fabrics just arrived from Red Rooster! They are all from Ricky Tims Fabric Collections and are the inspiration for my new quilt design. Stay tuned and while your waiting for me to finish the quilt visit Ricky Tims Web Site . I need to get back to my sewing machine!

Kingyo Collection by Red Rooster Fabrics

I am loving this new collection from Red Rooster Fabrics. To view the entire collection please visit the Red Rooster Web Site.