From the Coast, With Love By McKenna returns to the sea with a pattern series that evokes the charming tongue twister: She sell seashells by the seashore. Here is an art quilt that encourages quilters to capture memories of a seaside vacation or other special family occasion by the water. The nine 12” blocks present whimsical scenes inspired by the beauty of sealife and the serenity of the coastal environs. McKenna designed each block so that each tells a story of its own. The blocks can be stretched over canvas-covered box frames to create modern quilt art. A quilter may create a full quilt with the addition of sashing, an outer border and binding, using the suggested fabrics handpicked by McKenna. Appliqués of starfish and shells accent a corner of the outer border. The full quilt measures 59 1/2” X 54” upon completion. Quilt Size 59 1/2” x 54” For easy ordering, ask for the sales book showing kit yardage for each of the blocks and the completed quilt. Selected Style #s are available in half-bolts (7- to 8-yard pieces). Patterns for the blocks and full quilt are available for at-once delivery through McKenna Ryan’s pattern company, Pine Needles Designs. Retailers who want to place pattern orders and/or purchase embellishment kits need to visit www.PineNeedles.com or call (800) 728-2278. SHOP IDEAS: Offer From The Coast as a block-of-the-month class. Instruction on two blocks per month, plus a month or two on finishing the quilt and adding embellishments will fill a 12-month period. As an alternative, hold a class focused on McKenna’s fusible-appliqué and quilting technique that lets students create one block that they can stretch on a canvas frame as a keepsake. You’ll find a tutorial at www.PineNeedles.com. 23 | Hoffman California Fabrics (Swatches Shown at 20%) PN043 176-Ice PN043 367-Aspen PN045 20-Natural PN045 21-Teal PN045 528-Cinnabar PN046 501-Sanddollar PN047 20-Natural PN048 173-Smoke PN048 176-Ice PN049 98-Moss PN049 173-Smoke PN049 528-Cinnabar PN014 34-Eggplant PN014 80-Taupe PN014 62-Sand PN014 92-Slate PN014 176-Ice PN044 176-Ice PN014 173-Smoke PN014 194-Robin’s Egg *Style #PN014 & #PN044 swatches are not to scale with the rest of the swatches. (This is to show selvage-to-selvage color range.)* (800) 547-0100 www.hoffmanfabrics.com | 24