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Helen Weinman's Quilts: Color by Number

Most schools do not offer sewing as a class or after school activity. There is a gap that needs to be filled. More than just a color by number book, this book is designed to teach children of all ages about color choices. The same quilt is pictured on facing pages. They are color coded (by number) so that when the quilts are colored in, the results look different. It is a lesson that demonstrates to adults, and now children, that design is secondary to fabric (and color) choices. The identical layout is repeated, without numbers, in the back of the coloring book so the child can use their imagination in creating their own design, if desired.

If a child shows interest in the coloring process, then maybe he/she will say “Grandma (Mom-Aunt-Friend), I want to make this quilt, may I?” What follows can be the construction of the desired quilt. The pieces are large to enable young fingers to easily handle and sew the fabric, complete the quilt, and increase the child’s manual dexterity.

The personal satisfaction for the child and the supervising adult, of a completed quilt is fantastic. The quilts can be used as doll quilts, lap or couch quilts, framed as a wall hanging, or made into a pillow. The patterns with diagrams are available on a CD or in print and are sewn by hand or machine. Kits complete with directions and fabric (reproduced according to the coloring book) are available to be sewn by hand or machine. Please see ordering information on the back inside cover.

Have fun coloring. Have fun bonding with your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, friends or students. Children will cherish the experience and, who knows, maybe they, too, will become a quilter (lucky them)!

Heartbeat Quilts is Participating in McCall's Quilting Online Shop Hop

Enter the Heartbeat Quilts/McCall's Quilting sweepstakes drawing to win a free Autumn on Cape Cod quilt kit and McCall's Quilting prizes!

Prizes for this drawing are as follows:
1st Prize: Heartbeat Quilts Autumn on Cape Cod Quilt Kit
2nd Prize: June Tailor Quilter's Tote With Pressing Station.
3rd Prize: Square Magic Quilts, (American Quilter's Society) by Michelle J. Linder and Fabric.com silk purse with fat quarters and a ruler
Winners will be selected randomly from the entries on the date specified.

Entry period:
May 10, 2010 Midnight Eastern Time -
May 11, 2010 Midnight Pacific Time

Drawing will be held by:
May 12, 2010 5:00 PM Mountain Time

Click here to enter.

2010 Heart Token & Internet Promotion Rules

The 2009 “Red Heart” promotion was wonderful and successful for everyone.  Thank you to those who participated.  A few words of explanation for those of you who couldn’t use their hearts in 2009.  This promotion should be called the “3rd visit to HBQ promotion”.  It was designed to get customers in the store for the 3rd visit during the calendar year.  Certainly many of you are here daily (applause).  The rules are set Jan 1 for the upcoming year and are not changed midstream.  You, the customer, have 2 months in which to redeem your red heart—November and December ONLY and ONLY IN STORE.  We’ve heard excuses concerning bad weather, flat tires, sick relatives, HBQ closing for Christmas week, etc.  Basically, we’ve heard them all.  We give you 2 entire months to redeem your heart for the year.  We always close the week before Christmas and our website reminds you about the rules and the days HBQ is not open.  I am truly sorry if you can’t participate but everyone is given the same opportunity on an equal basis.
 
2010 RED HEART PROMOTION
 
1.    Visit HBQ in 2010 and make a purchase.  Ask for a “blue card” which will have your name and date you came into the store for the first 2010 visit.
2.    Visit HBQ a 2nd time in 2010 and make a purchase.  Return your “blue card” and receive the Red Heart, branded on both sides.
3.    Return to our store, November 1-December 31, 2010 (excluding HBQ “closed” vacation days) and make a MINIMUM purchase of $100 (excluding tax) and you will receive (2) $25.00 HBQ Special Gift Certificates, valid Jan 1, 2011-June 30, 2011 for in store purchases only.  These Special Gift certificates are not redeemable on the same visit and are limited to a total of $50 per customer.
 
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
1.    Customers who cannot redeem their hearts during Nov-Dec can gift them to a friend to use, on the condition that the friend hasn’t already used or will use a heart.  This is ONE PER CUSTOMER.
2.    The $100 purchase does not include tax.
3.    There is no cash value to the heart.
4.    Internet or mail-order sales are not included—only those purchases for in-store merchandise count, i.e. no advance orders, no classes, no gift certificates, no quilt camp fees.

2010 INTERNET-MAIL-ORDER PROMOTION
 
I’ve had numerous requests from our Internet and mail-order customers for a promotion for 2010, so here goes:
 
1.    For every $500 in internet purchases (shipping and sales tax excluded) you will receive a $50 Special Gift Certificate, valid ONLY November 1- December 31, 2010, for in store merchandise.
The purchase of gift certificates, classes, camps, is specifically excluded. 
2.    The Special Gift Certificates have no cash value.
3.    Each Special Gift Certificate must be used at one time on merchandise you purchase (unused balances will not be carried over or transferred). Special Gift Certificates are not valid on punch cards, gift certificates, classes, camps, and special orders.
4.    There is NO limit to the number of Special $50 Gift Certificates per customer. 
5.    We will keep track for you on your Internet Customer Account with Heartbeat.  If you are a mail-order customer we will create the account and, upon request, will advise you of your progress.  You must have an EMAIL address in order to participate.
6.    There is NO co-mingling of Internet/Mail-Order promotions and in store “Heart” promotions.  Customers may participate in both promotions separately.
 
Please email or call us with any questions.  We want you to have fun with these opportunities.  This is an extra benefit to Heartbeat customers.  Your shopping with us frequently is my goal and your satisfied shopping experience is what Heartbeat is all about.  We thank you for your patronage.  We couldn’t do it without you.

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