Renee Nanneman of Need’l Love Announces “Garden Gate Threads” Book!

August 13, 2012

Just a quick note to let you know that our NEW “Threads” book — Garden Gate Threads — is now available to ship to your shop . All Pre-orders & AutoShip orders have been shipped!

The new book has also shipped to several of our distributors! We have mailed 3,000 postcards to shops on our mailing list — shop owners, if you are not currently on on our mailing list, be sure to give us a call so that we can also keep your shop on our postal mailing list!

Following the tradition of “Threads” books, Garden Gate Threads features a variety of projects — 17 in all — that will be season-spanning additions to the home! We know your customers will enjoy dreaming and planning of ways to expand their creativity and may have a hard time deciding which quilt or item to make first. Attached is a fabric requirement list for the four quilts featured in the book. I hope this will enable you to check your inventory, contact Andover for fabric where needed, and be prepared to display the new book with fabrics and kits.
Retail price – $25.00 Shop owners, if you are not yet on our preorder or auto ship lists, please call or email us to order.

One year I planted a friendship cutting garden in the spring with a variety of flower seeds given to me by girlfriends. Among the summer annuals were bright early bloomers and midsummer colors that filled the patch. Late season delights appeared unexpectedly to make me believe a season of watering, fertilizing and cultivating was worth the results. My intent was to select the perfect bouquets paired with antique vases to share with friends.

Developing a “Threads” book is much like growing a garden. I plant the idea seeds, a visual theme, such as Garden Gate. The concept grows as my designer friends sketch and create. Often I sprinkle their studios with samples of my newest fabrics or bits of hand-dyed wool for color inspiration. The time has to be right for planting the seeds, as everyone has family and very busy lives. Some projects bloom early and others are worth the wait. The growing season is longer than one might think. Often it takes a couple of years to gather just the right group of projects that work well together in a visual bouquet of creations. The right mix … a few quilts, wool applique, hand sewing projects, pincushions, perhaps a purse, and always a hooked rug … makes for a classic “Threads” book to share with you!

Take a look below at just some of the wonderful projects that are featured in Garden Gate Threads — I wonder which will be your favorite.


Mother Earth Hooked Rug Garden Song Pillow
Rosebud Stars Quilt
Lily Faire Quilt

Feathers & Flowers Wool Applique Gathering Tote
For Yo-ur Love Embellished Necklace
Bumbleberry Pie Quilt