And the winner is:
Paulette Doyle! Paulette if you will email me at [email protected] with your snail mail address, I'll get your book on its way to you!!!
Here's what Paulette had to say!
Brilliant!! Quilting is so much fun...you just don't know what you will end up with!! Thanks for the chance to win this book! Paulette
Thanks to EVERYONE for following along, and many, many thanks to Gerri Robinson and The Fat Quarter Shop for asking us to play!!!
With a warm heart,
Kathy
Welcome to the third day of the Quilted Living Book Tour! I’m Kathy Brown of The Teacher’s Pet and I am so honored that Gerri Robinson, author of this awesome book, asked me to create a project and be a part of this book tour. Of course my answer was a resounding YES!!! As a participant in the tour, we were asked to choose a project in the book and make all or part of that project in a manner that would reflect our personal tastes and fit within our homes. I chose the Basketweave quilt, and since it’s the autumn season, chose fabrics appropriate for decorating during this time.
In fitting with my personality (aka it’s gotta be quick and easy – get it done in
a flash – make it versatile – and get it done BEFORE fall quilt market!!!), I
decided that making just one block from the quilt would be a perfect fit for my
decorating needs. AND in fitting with my personality (gotta make it MY way – put my twist on things – change it up a bit) – you’ll see that the simple to stitch basketweave block got a new look! If you’ll take a look at the basketweave quilt (it’s the gorgeous one on the very left of the picture above), you’ll notice that all of the “bricks” lean in one direction!
For my version, I leaned the “bricks” in opposite directions so that they formed an “X”. Since the block is comprised of four pieces – each one containing a “brick” – it was just a simple adjustment prior to sewing the 4 patch together to make the block and I had my very own version! And here’s how I plan to use my mini basketweave quilt in my own home!
As a settee for my pumpkin!
Or as a mini quilt to sit my favorite lantern on!
Hmmm - what about a candle mat???
and even after the autumn embers have long since faded away, a lovely lamp base!!!
So what do you think? Make a block – or make the entire quilt – you’re going to love this design – and ALL of the design in Gerri’s book just as much as I do – guaranteed!!!
Here’s the rest of the blog tour folks so that you can catch up – or finish the tour!
November 11th
Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings
Linda Hrcka of The Quilted Pineapple
November 12th
Erica Jackman of Kitchen Table Quilting
November 13th
Kathy Brown of The Teacher's Pet
Thearica Burroughs of Pigtales & Quilts
November 14th
Helen Stubbings of Hugs N Kisses
Gerri Robinson of Planted Seed Designs to wrap up the tour!
And if you’ll enter a comment on this blog by November 17th telling us which project you’d like to make, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win your very own copy of Quilted Living, thanks to Gerri Robinson and The Fat Quarter Shop, publishers of Quilted Living!!!
With a warm heart,
Kathy
I'm a day late and a dollar short as they say! BUT - our random generator was put to the test and picked a winner of the Celebrate Christmas with Martingale post!!!
Our winner said:
Posted by: [email protected] | July 08, 2014 at 04:53 PM
Caroline - you will be contacted shortly with your winnings!
And - no one picked the project I want to work on first which was the "O Tannenbaum" pillow! C'mon folks - you know how much I love wool!!! So - - - since no one picked that - we put the random generator to work again and just chose a winner!
Here she is!
I want to make the x-mas tree! Fingers crossed!
Posted by: Rhonda Dunn | July 08, 2014 at 10:40 AM
Rhonda - send me your snail mail info and your prize will be right out to you!
Thanks everyone for participating!!!
Geeze Louise - can it really be true that half the year is already gone???? It must be, because here I am in the beginning of July and already thinking about Christmas. Could it be because it's hotter than blue blazes here? Possibly. Or could it be that I just LOVE the holidays? Possibly. Or could it be that I've struck a chord of terror deep within my heart because I've yet to think about one single Christmas project yet alone strike a stich to begin one? YEP - I think THAT'S it!!! Well heart - hurt no more, 'cause here comes Martingale / That Patchwork Place to the rescue. Just take a gander at what I found in my mailbox a few days ago:
The answer to my prayers!!!! A brand spankin' new Christmas book just chock full of fabulous quilty things to make!!! 22 - yes, count them - 22 adorable projects to make for the holidays. From pillows to runners to tree skirts to stockings to mantle scarves to - - - - -well, you get the idea! There's so many projects in this awesome book that are just BEGGING to be made, it's really hard to pick which one I want to get started on. Take a look at a few of these beauties:
What did I tell ya??? Aren't you excited about this new book too? Tell ya what. Leave me a comment between NOW and midnight July 15th - - - - tell me what project in the book you want to get started on FIRST - - - - and I'll draw a winner on Wednesday, July 16th. One of you could win your very own ebook copy of "Celebrate Christmas with That Patchwork Place"!!!! AND - - - the very first person to correctly guess which project I've chosen to work on first will receive a little extra somethin' somethin' from me as well. How's THAT for kickin' off the Christmas season, hmmmm?
Oh - and by the way - make sure you stop by here for lots of other chances to win too!!!
Thursday, June 26: Stitch This! [http://blog.shopmartingale.com/?p=28008]
Friday, June 27: Pat Wys at Silver Thimble Talk [http://www.silverthimblequilt.com/blog/]
Saturday, June 28: Kim Brackett at Magnolia Bay Quilts [http://magnoliabayquilts.blogspot.com/]
Monday, June 30: Rebecca Silbaugh at Ruby Blue Quilts [http://rubybluequilts.blogspot.com/]
Tuesday, July 1: SewCalGal [http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/]
Wednesday, July 2: Cindy Lammon at Hyacinth Quilt Designs [http://hyacinthquiltdesigns.blogspot.com/]
Thursday, July 3: Gen Q [http://generationqmagazine.com/]
Saturday, July 5: Cheryl Brown at Quilter Chic [http://quilterchic.com/]
Monday, July 7: Jen Eskridge at Reanna Lily Designs [http://reannalilydesigns.com/blog/]
Tuesday, July 8: Kathy Brown at The Teacher’s Pet [http://www.theteacherspet.typepad.com/]
Wednesday, July 9: Amy Ellis at Amy’s Creative Side [http://amyscreativeside.com/blog/]
With a warm heart,
Kathy
I can't even begin to tell you how over the top excited I am about an event coming up later this month! We will be travelling to Shipshewana, Indiana to teach, lecture and demo at the Shipshewana Quilt Festival!!!!
We're SO honored to have been asked to participate - and I'll admit that I'm more than just a little ecited to be teaching with some of the best and brightest in our industry!!!! Here's a link for you to visit so that you can see what it's all about! I'd LOVE to have you join me in the class I'm teaching - - - doesn't a road trip sound like FUN??????
http://www.shipshewanaquiltfest.com/index.html
Hope to see you there!!!
With a warm heart,
Kathy
Wanna make a child smile? Make them a Peek-a-Boo Pals I or II quilt and watch their little eyes light up and smiles break across their face!!!! Our new fabric line "A is for Animals" - arriving in quilts shops as I type - is a perfect companion fabric for these quilts!!!
With a warm heart,
Kathy
I had the opportunity last night to attend a lecture and trunk show by Jody Barrows. What an in inspiring night! Jody, besides being renowned for her Square in a Square technique, is such a wonderful story teller. Listening to her tell the tales from her family heritage and being able to see a ton of her gorgeous quilts was a night I'll not soon forget! If you ever get the chance to attend one of her lectures, DO IT! Trust me - you won't be disappointed.
With a warm heart,
Kathy
And here they come - the rest of the cast!!!!
First we have:
"N" is for the Notably Noble and Noteworthy Newt named Noah!
"O" is for the Outstandingly Outgoing and Observant Owl named Oscar while
"P" is for the Pleasantly Perky and Playful Penguin named Percy.
"Q" is for the Quietly Quintessential yet Quirky Queen Bee named Queenie and
"R" is for the Reassuringly Reliable and Resiliant Rhino named Reggie!
Next we have:
"S" which is for the Self-assured, Spunky Splendid Snake named Hiss and
"T" is for the Terrifically Talented and Thoughtful Tiger named Toby.
"U" is for the Undeniably Understanding and Upbeat little Urchin named Ursula while
"V" is for the Vibrantly Valiant and Virtuous Vulture named Vick and
"W" is for the Warm-hearted and Well-behaved Winsome Whale named Wally
Last but not least we have:
"X" which is for the Xenial little X-ray Fish Xena while
"Y" is for the Youthful Yak named Yakkety and
"Z" is for the Zealously Zany and Zestful little Zebra named Zoey.
So there you have it folks! Our parade of animals is complete and ready to come into your home, made into quilts - bed runners - name banners - flash cards - memory games - pillows - pillowcases - sleeping bags - - - or any one of a number of projects that we have waiting for you! Tune in soon to see a few of these fun projects ahead!!! Visit your local quilt shop today to see "A is For Animal" in person. While you're there, say hi to the gang for me, k?
With a warm heart,
Kathy
We're back with another round of our little critters that are appearing in our newest line of fabric for Red Rooster Fabrics! Check your local quilt shop for these adorable little guys and gals!
"F" is for the Fabulously Funny Floating little Froggie named Phinneas! Then,
"G" is for the Graciously Goodhearted and Gregarious Giraffe named Gabby!
"H" is for the Happy-go-lucky Huggably Handsome Hippo named Horatio while
"I" is for the Impishly Imaginative and Impulsive little Iguana named Iggy!
"J" is for the Jolly and Joyfully Jubilant Jelllyfish named Josie!
"L" is for the Laid-back Loving Lionhearted Lion named Leo while
"M" is for the Memorably Mischevious, Mirthful little Monkey named Max!
Whew! We're halfway through our cast of characters with more on the way tomorrow! Won't you join us??
With a warm heart,
Kathy
We are SO excited to announce our newest line of fabric for Red Rooster is arriving in quilt shops right now! "A is for Animal" is a fun - fun - FUN collection for children of all ages and includes an alphabet panel, two tossed alphabet prints, two tossed sea creaturer prints, a fabulous stripe, a tossed animal print and several fantastic textured solids. Since the animals are near and dear to my heart, (these are the animals I used to draw for my first graders), I thought you might like to get to know them a bit better over the coming days. So sit back - grab a cup of joe - and let's go!!
"A" is for the Absolutely Adorable and Amusing little Alligator named Alex!
"B" is for the Beloved and Big-hearted Buck-toothed Beaver named Buckie!
"C" is for the Curiously Captivating but sometimes Crabby little Crustacean named Crusty"
"D" is for the Delightfully Darling and Dependable little Dolphin named Dolly
and last but not least for today,
"E" is for the Easygoing, Everloving and Engaging little Elephant named "Emma"
These guys are sure to win the hearts of any child they meet! Be on the lookout right here for more of their friends in the coming days - - but till then, here's a peek at them all gracing the fabric panel!
With a warm heart and funny furry, feathered, funky creatures by my side,
Kathy
I think I would do the chevron Christmas tree first.