Letters of Love - A Quilty Publication

I am happy to announce I have another quilt published in the January/February 2015 Issue of Quilty magazine.  Have you picked up your copy yet?

For this quilt, I used Moda's Mirabelle collection by Fig Tree.

I named this quilt Letters of Love.  The actual quilt is still on its way back to me so I only have a photo from this summer to share with you.

The people at Quilty took this great shot.  If you want to see the other great projects in this issue, you can check them out here.

You can usually order copies of the pattern or the magazine directly from the HeyQuilty website but it looks like they don't have it set up yet.  Hopefully you will be able to find a copy in a store near you!

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Linking up:

My Quilt Infatuation

Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Fabric Frenzy Friday

Richard and Tanya Quilts
TGIFF

Crazy Mom Quilts

Quilty Randomness

While cleaning out the fabric closet, I came across my bag of flannel scraps.  I don't often use flannel and I have decided I really don't need to save flannel in my stash.  So out it went....but not before I made this final baby quilt.  (Boy, do I have a hard time letting fabric go!)

I also finished up this cute quilt made from my Tangerine Dreams pattern that was published in Quilty magazine (Sept/Oct 2013).  I recently taught a class on the pattern and made this as another sample.

It is always fun to see what fabric and color choices other quilters use for my patterns.

It was a fun day of new friends and sewing!  If you are in the Eugene/Springfield area, I will be teaching this class again soon.  You can also see what else I am teaching by going to my classes page above.

Linking up with TGIFF, Richard and Tanya Quilts,  Fort Worth Fabric Studio, Scrap Basket Sunday and Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

Another Quilty Publication

I have been so busy lately, I almost forgot to share with you that another one of my quilts was published. 

My Strawberries + Cream quilt can be found in the Nov/Dec 2013 issue of Quilty magazine.  WooHoo!!

It is a fun and unique variation on a simple log cabin block.

The quilting on this one is quite heavy.  The red areas are all straight lines quilted about 1/2" apart and the gray areas are all done in pebble quilting.  The quilt measures about 74" square so it took some time and a ton of thread to complete it.

               

Updated this post to include a video from QNNtv where this quilt is being used!  Pretty cool huh!

Update:  This pattern is now available to purchase through my pattern shop.  I now call it Spin! and you can buy it here.  Thanks!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sharing my news with Stitch by Stitch for Anything Goes Mondays and Show & Tell Tuesday at I have To Say.  Be sure and check out what everyone else is sharing.

A couple of winners...

First off, I want to say hello to all the new followers that have joined me over the last few weeks.  (Can you see me waving?!)  I am also waving to those who have been following me for a time now.  (Now I am switching hands.)  I appreciate each and every one of you.  Every September, I always take some time to update my business plan and make goals for the following year.  I have lots of fun things in the works so I am pleased I will be able to share them all with you.

If you follow along, you know I recently held a giveaway to celebrate this quilt being published in Quilty magazine's September/October 2013 issue.


Want to know who the winners are?

(Drumroll please....)





Congratulations Lindsey Rodems, who won for following on Bloglovin'.  Here is what she said about my pattern.  "I think I would try navy blue and green for some Irish love. Navy blue being the "sashing"."







Sorry Lindsay, I rarely work in green so my stash is a little lacking but I did just get a big shipment of Kona solids so I decided to send you a nice big cut of navy for your chain sashing.  Enjoy!





Also, congratulations  akainik from Argentina who says "I'd make it red and aqua".  Last I saw, Quilty magazine is not being shipped internationally so I am happy I get to share this issue with her.








With the magazine, I am also going to send off a few fat quarters in these fun colors.  Yay! 

Both winners have been contacted and have responded.  A big thanks to everyone who entered.  As I said, I have lots of fun things planned for next year and I am sure a lot more giveaways are going to happen.  

So be sure and stay tuned!

Another Feature in Quilty Magazine + Giveaway

I have some very exciting news to share.  My Tangerine Dream quilt and pattern are featured in the September/October 2013 issue of Quilty magazine, available now.   

Now that is certainly something to celebrate! 

And because I like to celebrate with fun giveaways, I have set aside two extra copies of the magazine so I can share them with  two lucky winners.  

And to sweeten the pot, I am sure I will find a few other goodies to tuck into the envelope - I always do.  

And I will ship internationally!

 

Here's how to enter:

1.  Leave me a comment telling what colors you would like to make this quilt in.  (When you leave your comment, please make sure I have your email address!  No email = Sorry, no entry!  So if you are a no-reply blogger, please include your e-mail in your post!)

2.  For a second chance to win, become a Quilting is more fun than Housework blog follower, and leave me a comment letting me know how you follow, or better yet, leave a comment letting me know you already are a follower! (again, make sure I have your contact info if it's not listed in your profile.)

 

This giveaway will be open until Wednesday September 18th at Midnight PST.  Please note, winners must respond within three days of notification. If any winner does not respond within that period, sorry but another winner will be chosen.   

And I am not the only one having a giveaway this week.  Julie at 627Handworks is hosting 6 weeks of giveaways so once you have entered mine, be sure and head over to her site to see who else is celebrating.  It is a great opportunity to check out some new blogs and maybe win some great prizes!  
This is the final Sunday so don't miss out.
Best of luck!!

***  Sorry, this giveaway is now closed.  If you missed out on this one, be sure to follow so you can be included in the next one!  *** 

My First Giveaway!

If you have been following my blog, you know that I was featured in the May/June issue of Fons & Porter's Qulty Magazine.  I finally received my bulk copies in the mail and I ordered a couple extra to giveaway here on my blog.  Yea!

Do you have your copy yet?

 
I have a cute little baby quilt featured in this issue that is super easy and very quick to make.  But the issue is filled with some quilt patterns by some great fabric designers like Jay McCarroll, Brigitte Heitland, Patty Young and Sarah Watson.  There are also some great quilt designs by some fellow bloggers like Ellen Luckett Baker (www.thelongthread.com) and Katie Clark Blakesley (www.swimbikequilt.com).  

That is some pretty fine company to be in!



I have two extra copies of the magazine so I am choosing  two lucky winners.  I am sure I will find a few other goodies to tuck into the envelope.  And I will ship internationally!

Here's how to enter:

1.  Leave me a comment telling what colors you like best to work with.  (When you leave your comment, please make sure I have your email address!  No email = Sorry, no entry!  So if you are a no-reply blogger, please include your e-mail in your post!)

2.  For a second chance to win, become a Quilting is more fun than Housework blog follower, and leave me a comment letting me know how you follow, or better yet, leave a comment letting me know you already are a follower! (again, make sure I have your contact info if it's not listed in your profile) 

3. For a third chance like Cynthia Brunz Designs on Facebook and leave me a comment here letting me know.  On my facebook page, I try and show pictures of fun quilting designs so you might find it inspirational with your FMQ.

This giveaway will be open until Sunday June 16th at 1 p.m. PST.  Please note, winners must respond within three days of notification. If any winner does not respond within that period, sorry but another winner will be chosen. 

***Sorry, this giveaway is now closed!  Best of luck to all that entered!***

 

Spreading the news with Linky Tuesday at Freemotion by the River, Show and Tell Tuesday at I have to Say and We Did it Wednesday at Sew Much Ado.  Some great blogs you might want to check out!

Quilty Goodness

Last November, I was wanting a quick project to use up some of my scraps so I got out the graph paper, designed up a quilt and got to cutting.

Here's the cute little quilt I came up with.  It was super simple to make and I love how the colors "wiggle" across the quilt.

(I really like the texture the spiral quilting gives the quilt. )

 In fact I liked the quilt so much, I submitted it to the great folks at Quilty magazine and am pleased to announce it was published in the May/June 2013 issue.

 The issue is out now and if you don't want to drive around and search for it, you can order it online here.

I now have the quilt back in my possession and it is hanging at my house.  If you are one of my quilting customers, you can check it out in person the next time you drop by.  I hope to soon have some copies of the magazine available for those who can't find it here in the Eugene area.

My display is not as cute as the one in the magazine....Quilty did a great job photographing it.



If you end up making this quilt, I would love to see it.  I think it would look great with a colored background too.  Really, the possibilities are endless.


Thanks for stopping by!  If my copies show up soon, I hope to do a giveaway and share my pattern with some of you.







Update:  This pattern is now available to purchase directly from me.  I now call it Wiggle Time and you can buy it here.  Thanks!

I will be celebrating my publication with TGIFF, Whoop Whoop Fridays and Finish it up Fridays.