March 30, 2022

Heartfelt Quilt Along - Buttercup Block

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After completing the first month's blocks for the Heartfelt QAL, I was looking forward to putting fabrics together to make the Buttercup blocks for March.
    
These are the fabrics I ended up choosing for this month.
  
The construction was simple and before long the first 3 were done.
The last 2 were then completed quickly.
March's Buttercup blocks definitely sing of spring. 
I put the Beloved and Buttercup blocks together and I'm really happy with what I see so far.  
I'm all ready for April.  How are you coming along with this quilt along?  If you're not playing along, you might want to change your mind and join us. I can confirm that this one is a lot of fun.
 

March 20, 2022

Heartfelt Quilt Along - Beloved Block

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When I saw the initial announcement about Fat Quarter Shop's Heartfelt Quilt Along last fall, I was immediately tempted. I've been very good in recent years at resisting these kids of temptations as I already have more than enough projects on my To Make List that I really want to create some day, but this one kept calling to me. 

Then last month, after seeing a few of the blocks other quilters were making, I relented, paid my $50 donation and set to figure out what fabrics I want to use.
This quilt would be beautiful in so many of the newest fabric lines that have come out recently but ultimately I decided to make this quilt epic (in my world) and use some of my huge stash of Kate Spain fabrics.  I have plenty of charms and yardage and finally actually sewing some of this into a quilt will feel really good.
I made the first Beloved block to test out the instructions and was happy with the result.
Deciding which fabrics to pair up for the next 4 Beloved blocks was fun and they quickly came together. For this round, the lighter fabric is featured in the center.
I'm actually enjoying mixing different prints from the various Kate Spain fabric lines.
All 5 Beloved blocks were completed in earlier this month so now I can move onto the March blocks.
Having only 1 quilt along commitment works for me at the moment.  It's Girl Scout cookie season here and that takes up a huge amount of my time. 
 

February 11, 2022

Did Someone Say Cake? Giveaway

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The Giveaway is closed. Congratulations Needled Mom!  I'll be contacting you shortly.

The copies of the new book Did Someone Say Cake? arrived so it's time for a giveaway to celebrate.  I'm giving away one autographed copy.

Photo courtesy of Martingale Publishing
 
It's a fabulous compilation of 12 gorgeous quilt patterns by talented designers.  I am humbled and honored to be included in this book.

This is my design, Jeweled Diamonds.
 

It's a beautiful, bright quilt that finished at 72 1/2" x 80 1/2" which is perfect for snuggling up under during the wet and chilly days of late winter and early spring.  It was a overcast, damp day when I took this picture, so here's a picture from the book to show that it's much brighter in real life.

Photo courtesy of Martingale Publishing

To enter the giveaway:

1) Follow me

2) Leave a comment telling me who is your favorite fabric designer.

P.S. Please make sure you are not a No Comment Blogger because if you win, I won't be able to contact you.

That's it!  Easy, peasy.  

I'll make someone's Valentine's Day even better by announcing the winner that evening so the giveaway will close Monday, February 14th at 5pm EST.

For another chance to win, I'm hosting a giveaway for a 2nd book over on Instagram.  You can find me at @crayonboxquiltstudio. 


January 5, 2022

Sneak Peak!

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Today I'm sharing a little sneak peak of the quilt I made for the upcoming book "Did Someone Say Cake?" being released next month and available at Shop Martingale.

These are the gorgeous fabrics I used. The batik colors are so rich and vibrant and the prints are the perfect scale, in my opinion.

The fabric line is Malibu Batiks and it's currently available from a huge number of quilt shops, but don't wait to get your stash. I expect it will sell out quickly.
Here's the last sneak peak I can share until the book is released.  I know, it's a little bit of torture to not show you more, but this will have to suffice until next month when I can share more.
As you can guess, I can't wait to get this book in my hands.  I would guess that there will be a few or more projects created by the other designers that I will want to make too.

January 3, 2022

Big News! My 1st Published pattern!

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How would you react if you received an email from the Content Director at Martingale Publishing asking if you'd like to contribute a new quilt pattern for an upcoming book? 
 
Surprised? Shocked? Excited? Jaw dropped to the floor? All of these and more?
 
That was me in October 2020 when that email arrived in my inbox.  

I'm excited and humbled to announce that my first in print published pattern appears in Moda Bake Shop's Did Someone Say Cake? which arrives on book stands in February.
In the coming weeks, I'll be sharing a few sneak peaks of the fabric line I used and the quilt I designed for this book. I'll also share a little of the "behind the scenes" so you get an idea of what this process was like.
 
As you can imagine, I can't wait to get my hands on the book and see my quilt in print for real.  
 

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