Friday, January 20, 2012

There's still time



Today is the last day of our Quilter's Way Blog Tour.  In case you missed it, yesterday Pippa came up with a beautiful design in her beloved solids and you definitely want to check out the awesome quilt Laurie at Dodging the Butterfly put together today.  Most of the giveaways are still running so check out all the participants and try out the Kit Designer for yourself.

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Gratuitous photo of the day: A sneak peek at what I'll be working on at this weekend's BMQG meeting: )

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

And the winner is...

rachael@imaginegnats.com


Congratulations, I can't wait to see what you make with this!!!  Rachael has a great tutorial up on her blog today for making a chevron pillow.  Definitely added to my to do list: )

There are still more chances to win so be sure to check out the other sites on the Blog Tour.  Aimee has a fabulous kit to show today and don't forget to try out the Quilter's Way Kit Designer for yourself!

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Dodging the Butterfly

And since every post needs a photo, a little eye candy;-)  Some eyeglass cases Audrey and I made together.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

It's not too late



The clock is ticking but you can still enter my giveaway for this gorgeous fat pack of fabrics from Echo by Lotta Jansdotter until midnight tonight.  Just go here and leave a comment.

And then be sure to check out today's Blog Tour participant Jen at A Quilting Jewel.  She's put together a beautiful quilt kit with a step by step guide on how to make your own.  I think I need to make one of those also: )

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Monday, January 16, 2012

Quilter's Way Blog Tour



I was feeling rather nautical when I put together this combination of orange and blues using Designer Solids and prints from Echo by Lotta Jansdotter.  I had so much fun putting together this quilt kit and I could easily have designed a dozen more.  I love the flexibility to pick fabrics from different collections and to easily mix prints and solids.  It's easy to drag and drop your fabric choices and I could quickly see how the feel of the quilt changed when I tried swapping the orange with agave (teal).  It also seems to give a fairly good representation of the scale of the prints, at least as they relate to one another. 

Another nice feature is that you can choose to receive a text message when your order ships.  Super important when you're anxiously awaiting your fabric purchases; )  There's also in-store pickup so I can be over in a flash when my kit is ready to go.  Convenience is key!

It would be nice to have more flexibility in the finished size of your quilt. The pattern I chose makes a king sized quilt while I would prefer it in a queen. Obviously I could scale down the pattern myself but I'd be buying a bit more fabric than I really need.  Overall this is a fun and easy way to create your own custom quilt kit! 




Now to the good stuff...  For my giveaway Quilter's Way is providing this lovely bundle of 4 fat quarters from Echo by Lotta Jansdotter.  To be entered in the giveaway leave a comment by midnight Tuesday, January 17th.  Wednesday I will draw a name and announce the winner.  Don't forget to hop over to the other participants for more chances to win and definitely check out the kit designer for yourself.

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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Getting Ready

quilters way

I am so excited to be hosting a Blog Tour next week for the new Kit Designer at Quilter's Way.  As they describe it...
The Kit Designer is a breakthrough tool that, for the first time ever, allows anyone to easily design their own quilt kits online. Once a kit is designed, it can be shared with the recipient, blog readers, Facebook friends, and of course, ordered through our website. Now you can enjoy all of the benefits of a quilt kit with the added bonus of choosing your own fabrics. 
Sounds pretty cool to me: )  Each of us will be designing our own kit to share.  Of course there will also be giveaways for you generously provided by Quilter's Way so be sure to come back starting Monday and see what we come up with.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Back at it...

I had a wonderful time on vacation but it was so nice to get back to my quilting studio. After 3 weeks I was seriously suffering from sewing withdrawal. Now I know I said I was going to finish up some lingering projects this month but with the new year I needed a new start.  This week I've been making HSTs, lots and lots of them for an Easter project.  They definitely bring some sunshine to these dreary days of winter!

Sunday, January 1, 2012

On Vacation with the Hexies

Hexies on a plane...

Sunset Cruise with the Hexies...

Drunken Hexies; )

Hexies in paradise...

Happy New Year!