Clover Needlecraft

The National Needlework Association Show @ Long Beach, CA Please note the palm trees and sunshine and lack of snow on the ground in the above picture. Here it is January and most of the nation is freezing and dealing with unusually cold weather and the Clover crew is blessed to be working a trade show in Long Beach, California. It is always such fun to greet the new year and the first of the wholesale trade shows Clover exhibits at because I get to see what’s new in the market…

Oh My!  Time gets away from me so easily on a normal day but these holidays I can’t afford to blink!  It is down to the wire and I can’t put off wrapping gifts much longer.  That is the part I really don’t care for so it seems to be pushed aside until the last minute.  My table is set and the grocery list made but I just can’t seem to make myself wrap…oh well. The Jojoland scarf is finished and UPS says it was delivered so I can now…

I can’t believe that I just blew away my entire post….one of these days I will learn to use the computer properly!!  I have just about finished the Jojoland lace scarf and have only a few more motiffs to add before finishing the blocking process.  It has been a joy to work this pattern into the amazing finished product.  The dying of the yarn makes the blocks work up a different color so it really is a no brainer.  Just wish my computer was as easy to manage! The hardest…

Chaco Liner Over the past few months I have had a few e-mails regarding the Chaco Liner not coming out of the fabric when used to mark quilts.  The Chaco Liner was originally made to mark patterns where seams and darts would be sewn, hiding the mark from the outside of the garment.  It’s a wax base product like the Tailors Chalk. Clover has many marking pens/pencils that are designed to use for marking quilts: White Marking Pen (for dark fabrics) #517 Water Soluble Marker (Fine) # 515  (pink) Water…

December is considered down time for the Clover Girls but in truth we are constantly working on something or preparing for the next Trade Show.  In January we will be traveling to Long Beach, Ca for the National Needlework Association (TNNA) show which features yarns and all yarn related products as well as the needlepoint and cross stitch products.  It is always fun to see all the new knitting and crocheting patterns and can’t live without yarns.  We will travel to Anaheim, CA for the Craft Hobby Association (CHA) which…

WOW!  Thanksgiving is over and now I’m working off all that good food.  I really shouldlearn to knit while walking on the treadmill…guess I could get a stationary bike and knit as i pedal.  I hope all of you had a wonderful time with your friends and family.  My family continues to grow which is a blessing but the dining room isn’t growing along with the family.  I need an old fashioned farm house that is all kitchen and dining room. Now that we have one holiday down and a…

For all you hand quilters and long arm quilters Clover has a new product that will be available in November so ask your favorite shop how soon they’ll have it! The Soft Touch Thread Pic is a tool with a fine hook on the end that allows the threads to be pulled through to the center of the quilt and “hidden” from view.  It will be a must in your tool basket! Those who have tested this product absolutely love it and comment that it saves time as they don’t have to…

Fall is here in the Northwest and our foggy, cool mornings are just perfect for a cup of coffee and some time to play with Clover’s new products. The past week has kept me busy working with two of our new Yo-Yo templates — the Butterfly and the Shamrock. It took me a time or two to get my “groove” but before long I was whipping out butterflies and puffy little shamrocks with the best of them. Each butterfly takes on its own personality when the little antennae (floral stamen) are attached. …

The first issue of Clover News will be delivered to computer in boxes the last week in September! This new electronic newsletter brings you information on the newest Clover products as their introduced, as well as a wealth of other information including my favorite tools, questions & answers, what your fellow needle workers are doing with Clover products, creating for a cause, and so much more. To subscribe, to go out web site and sign up for the e-mail newsletter at the bottom of the home page.