Nancy Brown, Public Relations Manager, DRG
Phone: (260) 589-4000, ext. 365
Email: Nancy_Brown@DRGnetwork.com

Quilted jacket patterns in new HWB pattern book

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BERNE, Ind. -- House of White Birches, popular publishing brand of nationally-known publisher DRG, has compiled a collection of quilted jacket patterns in a full-color quilting pattern book called Easy Patchwork Jackets. The book features nine quilted jackets in a 64-page book that retails for $19.95.

Easy Patchwork Jackets includes projects written to accommodate quilters at all experience levels, from beginner through advanced. There are detailed instructions and diagrams for each jacket and a color photo of each completed design. Every pattern also includes a list of the needed materials and special cutting instructions for each quilted design.

Projects in the book call for a variety of quilting techniques. Two jackets are stitched using sweatshirts accented with patchwork and appliqués. Other jacket patterns include dolman sleeves with cuffs, strip piecing, denim, fleece and trapunto, with jackets in varying lengths. As an added bonus, the book includes patterns for two purses.

HWB was founded in 1947 in Seabrook, N.H., and was purchased from its original owners in 1985 and moved to Berne, Ind., to become part of the DRG family of brands. HWB is a leading voice in the enthusiast categories of crochet, knitting, quilting, paper crafting, plastic canvas, nostalgia and beading.

DRG also publishes magazines and books under The Needlecraft Shop, Annie's Attic, Clotilde and American School of Needlework brands. The company produces special-interest consumer magazines, books and related products sold direct to consumers through catalogs and the Internet and through wholesale and trade channels.

Easy Patchwork Jackets is available from the Clotilde catalog Web site at Clotilde.com. The DRG Web site offers additional resources for a variety of special-interest patterns and products, and is located at DRGnetwork.com.


About DRG: DRG (www.DRGnetwork.com) is in its third generation of Muselman family ownership in Berne, Ind. The company consists of a direct marketing division, featuring craft and nostalgia products, and a marketing services/fulfillment division in East Texas. DRG publishes magazines and books, and also offers kits and supplies under consumer brands that include House of White Birches, Annie\'s Attic, Clotilde, The Needlecraft Shop and American School of Needlework. Most print products are also available for download via the Internet. The fulfillment division, Strategic Fulfillment Group (SFG), in Big Sandy, Texas, offers database marketing and Internet services alongside traditional subscription and product fulfillment.