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long time…

Posted on December 19, 2012

Hey hi! I meant to mention that the blog would be a bit quiet over the last couple weeks, but then things got busy, and well, you know… Anyway, we took a little trip to Florida and spent the last bit of time enjoying the sunshine and the beach.

There was a lot of beach time

ice cream eating

even a little sewing! (I made up this little quilt following a pattern in Alexia Abegg’s upcoming book, Liberty Love, and took it with me to handsew the binding and of course capture a few quilt photos at the beach. I hope to show you those photos in the next day or two!)

and an attempt to get a family Christmas shot, which was made more difficult with this little one who wasn’t much for posing!

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As an aside, Pink Chalk Fabrics held a tutorial contest recently, and it’s now open for voting (voting ends tomorrow). Click here to take a peek at the tutorials and cast your vote in each of the four categories! There are many great tutorials, and great gift ideas, in case you might still be looking… I entered two tutorials that I wrote during 2012, and if you used and/or liked either, I’d love a vote!

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Welcome, Pink Castle Fabrics! (+ giveaway)

Posted on December 7, 2012

Happy Friday to you! Today I want to welcome my newest sponsor, Pink Castle Fabrics! I’m sure many of you have shopped at Brenda’s shop, but if you haven’t, let me tell you a little about what she has to offer!

Pink Castle offers all the latest collections, and what I find so nice is that you can quickly and easily find all the new arrivals (as well as a list of what’s coming soon!) right on the homepage. Brenda also offers a lot of search options, allowing you to browse in the way that suits you best – by manufacturer, designer, or collection, and you can even browse her large selection of solids by color! Brenda also offers a lot of stash builders, which are the types of prints I buy most often. I love having these types of prints on hand, as it makes pulling fabrics for a quilt so much easier! You can search all stash builders by color right from the sidebar. And this weekend you can take 15% off all stash builders with coupon code STASH15

(photo by Jeni Baker)

And speaking of colors and stash builders, have you heard about the Stash Stack Club? This is a great way to build (or round out!) your stash. You can sign up at any time, and once you sign up, you’ll receive a great selection of prints in a specific color each month. And what’s so nice is that there are many options available, depending on what size stack you’d like – a full stack will get you 12 prints per month, or a half stack with 6 prints. You can then select from fat quarters, half yards, or even full yards. The photo above shows the gorgeous selection of prints members have received for the first five months. December’s color is brown, and if you sign up before December 10th, you’ll be included in December’s mailing.

Want to win the 12 prints from December’s selection? This fat quarter bundle would be a great addition to any stash! To enter, please just leave a comment here (one per person, please!). If you want to answer a question, let me know what color you tend to buy most often. As I looked at my stash, it’s becoming clear that I have too many blues, and definitely not as many reds or purples! You? I’ll select a winner on Sunday!

Congrats to commenter #349, Laurie Churchill! Look for an email from me! Thanks to all who entered!

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Glimma cross quilt

Posted on November 29, 2012

I had the opportunity to work with Lotta Jansdotter’s upcoming new line, Glimma, and boy, is it beautiful! This will be Lotta’s third line with Windham Fabrics, and it will be available next year.

When I received the fabrics, I couldn’t decide what direction to take, and ultimately I started something that wasn’t quite so easy to put together. In need of some instant gratification, and wanting to get a feel for how the fabrics all looked together, I simultaneously started working on these wonky cross blocks.

Lotta’s collection includes four coordinating solids, and I also added in a couple more to the mix – a few pinks, a darker teal, and a little olive green. Then I just had fun mixing and matching the prints and solids and making up these great cross blocks. As with a previous quilt, when the blocks weren’t quite the right size, I added in a strip or two of another fabric, and I love the way it looks.