Thank you to all who visited and left comments on our blog during Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks blog tour. We received so many wonderful comments on our blocks as well as on our complete line of Gingham Girls book and patterns. You are the best!
As promised we have a few prizes to give away.
Our winners are:
Brenda Wall – Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volume 7
Judy1522 – Spoolin Around pattern
Congratulations to our winners!
Welcome Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tourists! We are so excited to have our blocks appear in Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volume 7.
Here’s a close up picture of our blocks.
“Flowers for Kaylee” by Joanne
And
“Beanstalk” by Ann
Now that you’ve seen our blocks how about a few setting ideas.
Here’s an adorable table topper using the “Flowers for Kaylee” block with a checkerboard border.
And a sweet little runner using the “Beanstalk” block.
How about putting the two blocks together for a wall hanging or throw.
The possiblities are endless. So how will you set yours? Send us a picture if you use our blocks in a quilt. We’d love to see it!
Be sure to leave a comment on this post and you will be entered in a drawing to win a copy of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volume 7 , on sale May 7. Follow the 100 Blocks Blog Tour daily April 29-May 3 at The Quiltmaker Blog Quilty Pleasures for inspiration, ideas and giveaways galore!
Visit the Gingham Girls website and see our complete line of patterns. Post a comment here, letting us know which pattern is your favorite and be entered to win your favorite pattern!
The winners will be posted here on Monday!
Enjoy!
I love decorating with quilts for the holidays; it always makes my home look so warm and cozy. I especially like to decorate with snowflakes and snowmen, because they can stay out long past the Christmas holiday!
I created this fun Snowflake runner to bring some cheer from my home to yours!
Snowflake Runner
14 1/2″x 40 1/2″
Cutting Instructions:
Inside – Five different red strips 2 1/2″xWOF
Border – Two red strips 2 1/2″x36″ and two strips 2 1/2″x14 1/2″
Snowflakes – Cut three snowflakes from the Snowflake template. I made all my snow flakes the same size at 7 1/2″, but you could enlarge or reduce the template to make your snowflakes different sizes.
Binding – 1/4 yard
Backing – 1/2 yard
Sewing Instructions:
1) Lay out the five inside strips and sew together along the long edges making the inside runner. Trim length to 36″.
2) Sew border strips to each of the long edges of the inside runner.
3) Sew border strips to each short end of the inside runner.
4) Position and appliqué snowflakes onto the runner.
5) Quilt as desired! I quilted around each snowflake and quilted wavy lines across the red strips.
6) Bind runner.
I hope that you can take a bit a time for yourself and create a snowflake runner for your home!
A big thank you to everyone who stopped by for a visit and left a comment during Quiltmaker’s 100 Block Blog Tour! I received so many wonderful compliments on my Dancing Leaves block and projects, as well as on our complete line of Gingham Girls patterns and kits. You are the best!
Now as promised, we have a few prizes to be given away. Let’s take a look at what our lucky winners will be receiving.
And the blog tour winners are…
Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 6 – Tiffany
Favorite Gingham Girls pattern – Diamond Lane - Cecilia
Congratulations to all our winners!
If you weren’t a prize winner this time, be sure to stop back often for other giveaways and see what we’re up to!
Enjoy!
A big welcome to all the Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks blog tourists! I am so excited to share with you my block, “Dancing Leaves” appearing in the latest issue of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volume 6.
My block was inspired by the beauty of autumn leaves as they change colors and fall to the ground only to be picked up by the wind and begin their autumn dance!
Continuing with the fall theme, I came up with a few ideas how to use my dancing leaves block. How about setting it with four patch star blocks and framed nine patch blocks?
Or how about downsizing my dancing leaves blocks and use it for a border around a center of star blocks?
Too much appliqué for you? How about setting variable sized dancing leaves blocks in some double monkey wrench blocks?
Like smaller projects? How about a table runner set with four patch star blocks.
The possibilities are endless! So how will you set your dancing leaves block?
Be sure to leave a comment on this post and you will be entered in a drawing to win a copy of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volume 6, on sale November 13. Follow the 100 Blocks Blog Tour daily November 5-9 at The Quiltmaker Blog Quilty Pleasures for inspiration, ideas and giveaways galore!
Visit the Gingham Girls website and see our complete line of patterns. Post a comment, letting us know which pattern is your favorite and be entered to win your favorite
pattern!
The winners will be posted here Saturday morning!
Enjoy!
A big thank you to everyone who stopped by for a visit and left a comment during Quiltmaker’s 100 Block Blog Tour! I received so many wonderful compliments on my All Buckle Up runner. Love to see your version of All Buckled Up when finished!
Now as promised, we have a prize to be given away. Let’s take a look at what our lucky winner will be receiving.
And the winner is… Carla G
If you weren’t a prize winner this time, be sure to stop back for other giveaways and see what we’re up to!
Enjoy!
To complement the 100 Block series, check out the latest issue of Quilts from Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks which hits the newsstands September 4th. In this issue you will find lots of wonderful ideas how to use those blocks featured in past issues of 100 Blocks.
If you have been following along through Quiltmaker’s 100 Block series, you may have seen my “Buckle Up” block in Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volume 4.
I had such fun making this block, playing with all kinds of fabric combinations for the baskets and flowers. Did you notice my use of the yellow gingham for the baskets sash? That’s because every Gingham Girl creation needs to have a bit of gingham in it!
Starting with the original block, I expanded the block into a runner using vines flowing from the basket and added flowers along this new vine. To frame my runner I added a border repeating the belt and buckle from the original block.
Visit the Gingham Girls website and see our complete line of patterns, kits and fabrics. As a bonus, we made up a few kits so you can make your own All Buckled Up runner.
Post a comment here to be entered to win a copy of Quilts from Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Fall 2012 issue!
The winner will be posted here later this week!
Enjoy!
I thought I would share with you some of my favorite pictures from Spring Quilt Market.
Pat Sloan with her new fabric line Eat Your Fruit & Veggies by Moda.
Amy Butler’s new fabric Cameo.
Millie’s Closet by Bee in my Bonnet for Riley Blake Fabric. Love those hats!
Santa’s Workshop by Doodle Bugs Designs, Inc. for Riley Blake Fabrics.
The Quilt Soup booth by Barbara Jones.
The Cotton Way booth by Bonnie Olaveson.
The Fig Tree booth by Joanna Figueroa.
Quilts from Leonie Bateman & Deirdre Bond-Abel’s book “Elegant Quilts, Country Charm”.
Summerlove fabric by Patricia Bravo for Art Gallery Fabrics.
We had a wonderful response to our new quilt designs at this year’s spring Quilt Market held in Kansas City, MO, May 18-20th. The most popular word used at market to describe our quilts was “fresh”. Love that!
Here are some pictures of our booth.
So how would you describe our new quilt designs?
Enjoy!
