Maria Michaels Designs Quilts,

Edna Summers

Edna is from Fort Worth, Texas.
She has sewn since childhood, first making her own clothes and later her children's as well. Edna enjoys quilting now and uses a number of different brands of sewing machines to have fun doing it.

Edna says that a "quality" machine, be it an old or a new one, is the best thing that we can do for ourselves.

Besides making many beautiful quilts, she has developed a pattern for a handy, easy, safe, way to transport your hot iron to and from sewing and quilting classes. It is called "The Iron Slipper." Click on the link to see and order it.

Edna is holding the Canadian Flag Wall Hanging
she made and quilted from our design.

Elaine Phillips

Elaine has been quilting for about 10 years and continues to take as many quilting classes as she can. She is an experienced quilter who considers herself a beginner when she tries a new technique.

She enjoys watching all of the quilt shows she can find on television and considers Kaye Wood one of the best quilt teachers on TV.

comes in a variety of looks and moods depending upon your choice of fabrics, colours, and positioning of the block.

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Advantages of ePatterns

ePatterns cost less. Because Maria Michaels Designs does not need to provide the ink, paper, card stock covers, plastic envelopes, paper envelopes, etc., the savings can be passed on to you.
There are no added mailing costs.
There is no waiting involved. As soon your credit card purchase is made, you will receive a link which allows you to download your pattern immediately.
The patterns are available as PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader enables you to open your pattern file. It is a popular, free, universally used and trusted dowload.
The PDF format ensures that patterns print to the correct size. Read the tips for printing below.
Your pattern can be printed and saved to your computer.

You can print all the pattern pages or just those you wish to print. You can also print the exact number of templates or paper-pieced patterns that you need.

Tips for Printing PDF Files

1. Your pattern file will open in Acrobat Reader

2. To open the Print dialog box, select File then Print.

3. Choose "Acrobat Reader" from the section header drop-down menu.

4. In version 5 of Acrobat Reader:
Be sure that the "Shrink Oversized Pages to Paper Size" option is not checked.

Be sure that the "Enlarge/Expand Small Pages to Paper Size" option is unchecked..

In version 6 of Acrobat Reader:
The "Paper Scaling" dialogue box should be "None" (not "Fit to Paper"
nor "Shrink Large Sizes").

5. Click on the Print button at the bottom of the dialog box.

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