Metro Quiltworks - News and Events

Metro Quiltworks - News and Events - Diane Dixon

2010	March & April winners: M. Thomson from Lake Jakson, TX & C Stephensen from Perry, UT ! Congratulations! Have your quilty friends sign up too....they could receive a free pattern! January winners: C. Mounts from Washington, PA & S. Agnor from Franklin, NJ !

2009	December winners: E. Hilliker from Galt, CA & M.A. Nelson from Annandale, VA ! Congratulations! Have your quilty friends sign up to our mail list to be eligible for the next free pattern giveaway! September winners: N. Hansen from Spring, TX & B. Thomas from Wantage, NJ ! August winners: H. De Breucker from Belgium & B. Blakeney from Augusta, NJ ! July winners: L. Humphrey from Woodward, OK & D. Hughey from St. Louis, MO ! 2009 Quilt Jersey Fresh Winner announced! Diane Dixon, right, of Metro Quiltworks, presented Donna Pollard the Quilt Jersey Fresh Award for her quilt. Displayed in the Creative Home & Hobby exhibit during the 2009 NJ State Fair/Sussex County Farm & Horse Show, Diane was pleased to present the first place prize to Donna. Congratulations! June winners: M. Hauger from Omaha, NE & C. Williams from Germantown, MD ! April winners: K. Meusch from Omaha, NE & D. Hagen from Eden Prairie, MN ! ©2009 Smoochy Smoochy. Designs with a sense of smile Diane & her husband have recently started a new venture. It features more of Diane's creations. Please check out the website at www.smoochy-smoochy.com. Smoochy Smoochy. Designs with a sense of smile. There are two additions on the Customer Show & Tell page just posted. Check them out! Winners for December pattern giveaway announced! Congratulations to Patty of Killeen, TX & Paula from Kerrville, TX! They won a free Fruit Fun applique quilt pattern as the winners for our monthly mailing list drawing! Subscribe to our mailing list to be eligible for our next free pattern drawing!

2008	August winner of free Lily Pad Pond pattern announced! Congratulations to Joan of Columbia, MD! She won a free Lily Pad Pond applique quilt pattern as the August winner for our monthly mailing list drawing! Subscribe to our mailing list to be eligible for our next free pattern drawing! Quilt Jersey Fresh winner announced! Diane Dixon, left, of Metro Quiltworks, presents Donna Pollard the Quilt Jersey Fresh Award for her quilt. Displayed in the Quilt Division of the Home Economics exhibit during the NJ State Fair/Sussex County Farm & Horse Show, Diane was pleased to present the award to Donna. Congratulations! July winner of free Lily Pad Pond pattern announced! Congratulations to Carole of Oakvile, Ontario Canada! She won a free Lily Pad Pond applique quilt pattern as the July winner for our monthly mailing list drawing! Subscribe to our mailing list to be eligible for our next free pattern drawing! June winner of free Fruit Fun pattern announced! Congratulations to Beth of Sneedville, TN! She won a free Fruit Fun applique quilt pattern as the June winner for our monthly mailing list drawing! Subscribe to our mailing list to be eligible for our next free pattern drawing! Metro Quiltworks sponsors new quilt category at 2008 NJ State Fair! Diane is sponsoring a brand new category this year at the NJ State Fair (SC Farm & Horse Show) titled Quilt “Jersey Fresh”. There will be a first place prize of $125. The quilts will be judged on which quilt best reflects the category theme of Quilt Jersey Fresh combined with the quality of the quilt workmanship. The details are posted on the NJ Fair website – see top of page 7. http://www.newjerseystatefair.org/documents/canbakehandicrafts.pdf May winner of free Fruit Fun pattern announced! Congratulations to Mary Fran of Santa Cruz, CA! She won a free Fruit Fun applique quilt pattern as the May winner for our monthly mailing list drawing! Subscribe to our mailing list to be eligible for our next free pattern drawing! Pardon My Pink quilt accepted into National Show! Diane was notified by the National Quilting Association that the Pardon My Pink quilt has been accepted into a Special Exhibit of Rose quilts to be shown in Columbus OH, June 19-21 2008!! April winner of free Simple Floral Elegance pattern announced! Congratulations to Jane of Western Australia! She won a free Simple Floral Elegance applique quilt pattern as the April winner for our monthly mailing list drawing! Subscribe to our mailing list to be eligible for our next free pattern drawing! March winner of free Floral Splash pattern announced! Congratulations to Melinda of Hopatcong, NJ! She won a free Floral Splash applique quilt pattern as the March winner for our monthly mailing list drawing! Subscribe to our mailing list to be eligible for our next free pattern drawing! To celebrate Spring, a drawing was held for current mail list members Congratulations to Linda of Green Valley, AZ! She won a free Floral Splash applique quilt pattern as part of the Happy Spring drawing! Subscribe to our mailing list to be eligible for our next free pattern drawing! Clotilde catalog features Simple Floral Elegance table runner pattern! The Simple Floral Elegance table runner pattern was available through the popular mail order catalog Clotilde - both on their website & through the catalog. Simple Floral Elegance is a classic pattern that is fun to do and will look fabulous on your table! New mailing list sign-up available! We want to be able to contact our quilting friends! Sign up for information about new pattern releases and information about upcoming drawings for free Metro Quiltworks applique quilt patterns!

2007	Simple Floral Elegance Best Seller for December! Applique quilt pattern Simple Floral Elegance table runner was the best selling pattern for Metro Quiltworks for the month of December. Our customers have commented that this classic pattern is very stylish and that it is very easy and fun to do! Clotilde catalog features Christmas Party Poinsettia table runner pattern! The popular mail order catalog Clotilde has our Christmas Party Poinsettia pattern available on both their website www.clotilde.com and through their mail order catalog. As one of our best sellers, Christmas Party Poinsettia will look wonderful on your table at your next Holiday gathering. *Diane is the featured designer* for the month of October at BOMquilts.com! I discuss my pattern business in an interview with bomquilts.com. Find out more about my design ideas and other interesting tidbits! Cotton Spice Magazine features Metro Quiltworks new design block! A new block designed by Diane for Metro Quiltworks has been revealed this month for the newest Block-of-the-Month designer quilt called "Exuberance" for Cotton Spice magazine. The block is for setting design "H". All instructions and templates are available for free at the Cotton Spice website. Two new applique quilt patterns released: Partridge in a Winter Pear Tree & Winter Pine Tree Just in time for the upcoming Holiday and Winter season! Partridge in a Winter Pear Tree & Winter Pine Tree table runner patterns are now available. Winter Pine Tree table runner is available exclusively through quiltalicious.com. See ordering information for details. It's always an exciting time when new patterns are released!! Be sure to check them out - each will bring something new to your table! Christmas Party Poinsettia Best Seller for September! Applique quilt pattern Christmas Party Poinsettia table runner was the best selling pattern for Metro Quiltworks for the month of September. Our customers have commented that the flowers are very striking and that the colors have a lot of interest on the Holiday table! Diane has two recipes featured in the Cotton Spice eCookbook for the Holidays! A Cotton Spice Christmas eCookbook is available for purchase through the Cotton Spice Magazine website. Filled with many delicious recipes to jump start your Holiday entertaining. My recipes are Chocolate Almond scones and a very traditional Christmas ham! Metro Quiltworks applique quilt pattern to be available in popular mail order catalog! The quilt pattern Christmas Party Poinsettia will be available in the October 2007 issue of Clotilde mail order catalog! Check back here for more information... Featured news article in local newspaper! The Township Journal has just published a feature article about Diane and her work! The Township Journal article "Dixon quilt accepted into National Show..." link A "Small Works" quilt donated to local area silent auction fundraiser Lily Pad Pond Detail quilt by Diane Dixon was been donated and will be auctioned off in a fundraiser for the Warwick Valley Quilter's Guild on June 9, 2007 at Baby Grands Books in Warwick, NY. This little gem is an applique quilt based on Metro Quiltworks applique quilt pattern Lily Pad Pond table runner . Check out this quilt on the Metro Quiltworks Quilt Gallery ! Diane Dixon's quilt "Purrfect Baskets" has been accepted in the National Quilting Association 38th Annual Show! A special exhibit of Basket quilts is being displayed at the National Quilting Association in Columbus, Ohio show during June 7-9 2007. The show will display Diane Dixon's quilt Purrfect Baskets. It will be displayed with other selected basket quilts and viewed by thousands of visitors during this annual quilt show. The pieced and applique quilt measures 43" x 43" and was made for a friend of Diane's who's mischievous kitties frolicked in amish baskets whenever possible! Go to the Metro Quiltworks Quilt Gallery for a picture of this quilt....maybe soon to be new applique quilt pattern? Elegant Floral Detail Quilt to benefit NQA Grant Program On June 8th, Diane's small works quilt Elegant Floral Detail will be part of the Little Quilt Auction at the National Quilting Association's 38th Annual Quilt Show. The auction proceeds benefits the NQA grant program. This little quilt was inspired by the applique quilt pattern Simple Floral Elegance table runner.** Diane Dixon - Metro Quiltworks - 270 Sparta Ave., Ste 104 PMB 249 - Sparta NJ 07871