Monday Browsing 02-22-16

About Schmetz needle system:
http://thequiltshow.com/daily-blog/142-newsletter/24329-schmetz-needles-how-to-read-the-needle-package?utm_source=Infusionsoft&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016_02_17_Newsletter_10&inf_contact_key=408e2acf733108fa158be5ca46677ea6cedadf384543050fe1ac4a87ef6c02ca

More quilts from AQS Arizona:

 http://thequiltshow.com/daily-blog/142-newsletter/24331-more-from-aqs-quiltweek-phoenix-2016-part-3?utm_source=Infusionsoft&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016_02_17_Newsletter_7&inf_contact_key=6abeefe6ac927df30203a89c228af23c136a14101c1a108ee5af7c40d5ece44e

A presentation by the late Yvonne Porcella:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T8ayK9Um-k&feature=youtu.be

Interesting new fabric:

http://sashingstash.com/

Winning quilts from QuiltCon West:
http://play.smilebox.com/SpreadMoreHappy/4e444d344e5467774e7a453d0d0a 

Hancock Fabrics Files for Bankruptcy  (From Gen Q Magazine) Hancock’s  Fabrics  It can be so confusing when one family starts two separate companies that share the same name and sell similar products.  And then one company makes big financial news.  Earlier this month, Hancock Fabrics filed for bankruptcy protection.  Founded in 1957 by Dorothy and William Hancock from Mississippi, the chain operates more than 250 stores in 37 states.  From its headquarters still in Mississippi, the company’s CEO said the chain would use the bankruptcy process to close approximately 70 stores, increase its online presence, and explore a sale.  In Kentucky in 1969, Dorothy’s son Rowland launched Hancock’s of Paducah.  It remains a family-owned business and it is chugging along quite nicely.   From a 60,000 square foot location in Paducah, the family operates both a retail store popular with sewists visiting the American Quilters Society (AQS) and a mail-order business that ships premium fabrics and supplies to customers in 72 countries.