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Today is the last day of the 100 Blocks Volume 9 Blog Tour – boy this week has gone by fast! Be sure to comment (see my post on Monday for instructions) so you are included in the prize drawing. Winners will be announced by Monday May 5th.
Thanks so very much for participating!
I live in Minnesota and it’s been a long winter…as it has been for most everyone this year. I’ve had lots of time cooped up in my new studio to sew and plan and organize. I think I’ve organized myself into the next century!
Spring market is in Pittsburgh this year. And I will be there in Booth 824! It’s in a different city every spring, but always in Houston in the fall. Next spring (2015) it’s in Minneapolis. That makes me very happy :-).
I’ve been especially busy designing and sewing these past months. Rosie enjoys the fruits of my labor. However, I don’t always appreciate her efforts.
I’ve got a project book in the works. It will have four different projects in multiple sizes. The fabric is Christmas, a beautiful Moda line called Winterlude, but the designs would work in every season….it has yet to be officially named. Stay tuned for more sneak peeks!
The response to this blog tour was overwhelming! Over 280 comments! The winners have been emailed – please send me your mailing information ASAP!
Congratulations to:
Nancy G.
Julie T.
Lorraine J.
Michelle H.
The prizes include 2 Quiltmaker 100 Blocks magazines Vol. 8 and 2 patterns – the newest that were released in October: Stratford Cross and Sweet Adeline.
Thank you all for participating and for the lovely comments.
I have a block in this issue!
There will be a giveaway that includes two issues of Volume 8 plus a couple of my newest patterns!
See you on Monday!
It’s been a busy week with the Blog Tour and all of the new patterns coming out for Spring Market.
I have one more to share with you… I hope you like it! I just love the secondary design that appears.
Instructions include Topper, Throw and Queen Sizes.
This pattern also uses the Fast Flying Geese technique where you make four identical flying Geese units with no waste.
Our Corner Cutter Tool is an optional notion.
I will be drawing names for the 100 Blocks Vol. 7 Blog Tour winners from
comments made by Midnight on Friday night.
Stay tuned for the announcement!
Happy quilting!
Celine
I’m getting a late start this morning, how are you all doing?
I’ve got great news for you today….the first issue of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks magazine is being reprinted! It seems like just yesterday that we got started with this 100 Blocks fun. I have a block in that issue. It’s called Four Corners. Click here to see the original post I wrote during the blog hop that featured Vol. 1.
Quiltmaker is having a Vol. 1 Mug give-away today too…so hop on over to the Quilty Pleasures blog and see what’s up!
Since there were so many comments, I am adding a few prizes to the drawing!
There will be two magazines plus one of each of the 5 new patterns I just released at market in Houston.
The winners are listed below! Be sure to email me back with you snail mail address!
(Each of you should have received an email from me.)
Judithca2000
marciawright
sandit1
denisepanter
bernicevs
joanna.perry0109
wordygirl
Thank you to everyone who participated and for all of the lovely comments!
I promised more about our adventure to London and Paris. All I can say is that it was magical. We took our three almost grown kids (22, 18 and 21) with us for ten days. We rented apartments in Notting Hill and in central Paris. It was an adventure that I’m still tingling from. We had the greatest driver who made sure we go to the airport on our trip home (he’s the short one).
The Perkins Dry Goods studio has been busy working on five new patterns for this fall. They will be ready for Quilt Market next month…
Nanny Farnsworth
Miss Lillian
Strawberry Tart
Star Burst
Crossroads
Can I get it done today?
These lovely red and white prints have been calling my name.
Best of all, I found a project that will be a perfect show case for them.
And it needs to be ready for the quilter before Friday!
What inspires you?
It’s true. I am afflicted by Bright Shiny Object Syndrome.
My kids used to try walk between me and the displays at the store so I wouldn’t be distracted!
Remember, my word for the year is FOCUS? The Professional Quilter Newsletter arrived in my in-box this morning and I swear that Morna was writing this article for me!
As I formulate my list of to-dos for market in May, I see that there are three teaching engagements, a trip to the East Coast, two kids graduating (High School and College) and at least six projects that have to happen before I can get in the car to drive to Kansas City on May 16th. Holy Cow!
Making a list is key and a great organizational tool that my friend Susan Nelson shared with me is what she calls a T&A. Tasks and Activities, just to be clear :-). It’s a wonderful chart that lists all of the quilt projects that need to be organized – fabrics chosen, quilts made, quilted and bound, and photographed. Patterns to be written, tested, printed and pattern covers to be designed. I live by it.
The other thing that has helped me stay on track – believe it or not – is taking up knitting! Don’t worry, I’m not crossing over! My BFF Jenni opened a cute little yarn shop last fall. Now the only time I get to see her is if I take a class or hang out at open knitting. Anyway, what I discovered is that knitting feeds my creative soul. It is not work or work related (you know – the QUILT stuff!). It’s something I look forward to doing after the studio closes down. It gives me a reason to switch gears at the end of the day. It has actually helped me FOCUS on what I need to get done. I’m making my first sweater! Who knew?
