Archive for December, 2007
Quilters’ Resource Acquires Brewer
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007Quilters’ Resource, a subsidiary of Bernina of America, is acquiring Brewer Sewing Supplies effective January 2, 2008. Both will continue to operate as individual companies until the procedures of both are seamlessly combined. Operational consolidations are expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2008. The new company name will be Brewer Quilting and […]
Ultra*PRO Acquires Chatterbox
Thursday, December 13th, 2007Ultra*PRO Corp., parent company of 7gypsies® and other consumer products, has acquired the assets of Chatterbox International. Chatterbox was founded in 1997 and is a provider of a variety of scrapbooking products, ranging from albums to paper and embellishments.
Ilene Albert-Nelson, vice president of scrapbooking and business development for Ultra*PRO, said, “We are very excited to […]
Home Sewing Association to Close Doors
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007The following statement has been issued by Joyce Perhac, executive director, along with the board of directors of the Home Sewing Association:
“We regret to advise you that after 80+ years of service to the sewing industry, the Home Sewing Association will officially close its doors at the end of the year.
“As your elected representatives, we […]