String Fever: It's almost here!
Happy Friday, friends! Guess what I'm going to do this weekend? Quilt Ziggy Strings! I've just finished piecing the quilt back...
These colors really feel like summer! I love that royal blue with the zingy lemon yellow beside the dark black value Shelburne Falls. And red! That Alchemy butterfly print by Amy Butler is something I picked up at QuiltCon just randomly. Fits so perfectly in the spirit of this quilt!
To make this quilt back, I pulled large scraps and yardage in my quilt front colors (black, gray, royal blue, pink, red and yellow). The patchwork is built in a log cabin style, starting with the black birdie Alexander Henry print as center, and spiraling round. I love to piece quilt backs because it's a great way to utilize slow-moving fabrics from my stash. Also good for those prints that just don't want to be cut to pieces!
So we're basted (I love you, 505 spray!) and ready to quilt. Looking forward to diving into the quilting in a few minutes!
Hey, our Festival of Strings is next week! You'll want one (or more) finished quilt top made primarily with strings (long, thin fabric strips) and finished in 2013 to participate. Each quilt you include in the festival is one entry to win prizes. No need for it to be quilted and bound - a finished quilt top counts, of any size. Here is the original quilt-along post with all the details and links to our earlier posts.
Today, I have more prizes to announce! Yesiree, More Prizes!
From Whipstitch, one winner located anywhere in the world, will gain free access to Deborah's Essential Quilting eCourse, a $99 value. This is a great course for anyone getting started with quilting, as it covers all the basics, from choosing fabric all the way through finishing a quilt. It also has lessons on intermediate techniques, for those of you who have been quilting for awhile and are ready to challenge yourself.
You'll receive a suite of lessons, with lots of video and images, audio
and downloads, plus an eBook to keep. This is an ongoing course, so you can join anytime.
And remember, anyone can win! Thanks, Whipstitch!
Next, Mad About Patchwork is donating a pretty bundle of fabric by Liberty of London! This prize is an eight-piece fat quarter set of Stile in the blue colorway. And these Liberty Lifestyle fabrics are quilting cottons... yay!
Liberty's classic prints would make a beautiful statement as a monochromatic throw! I'm thinking lots of white for a stunning, old-world feel. This print, Cranston, is my favorite!
Happily, this bundle of fabric ships anywhere in the world. Very much appreciated!
Ok, so add these two door prizes to the fabric, thread, Field Study linens and batting already announced earlier this month. Wow, thanks to each participating sponsor for making our festival extra fun!!!
Again, the festival will begin on Tuesday, May 28th and will be open for entries through Thursday the 30th. On Friday I'll announce the random door prize winners and open voting for our grand prize winner... who wins a gigantic roll of batting!
Hope to see you there!
These colors really feel like summer! I love that royal blue with the zingy lemon yellow beside the dark black value Shelburne Falls. And red! That Alchemy butterfly print by Amy Butler is something I picked up at QuiltCon just randomly. Fits so perfectly in the spirit of this quilt!
To make this quilt back, I pulled large scraps and yardage in my quilt front colors (black, gray, royal blue, pink, red and yellow). The patchwork is built in a log cabin style, starting with the black birdie Alexander Henry print as center, and spiraling round. I love to piece quilt backs because it's a great way to utilize slow-moving fabrics from my stash. Also good for those prints that just don't want to be cut to pieces!
So we're basted (I love you, 505 spray!) and ready to quilt. Looking forward to diving into the quilting in a few minutes!
Today, I have more prizes to announce! Yesiree, More Prizes!
From Whipstitch, one winner located anywhere in the world, will gain free access to Deborah's Essential Quilting eCourse, a $99 value. This is a great course for anyone getting started with quilting, as it covers all the basics, from choosing fabric all the way through finishing a quilt. It also has lessons on intermediate techniques, for those of you who have been quilting for awhile and are ready to challenge yourself.
And remember, anyone can win! Thanks, Whipstitch!
Next, Mad About Patchwork is donating a pretty bundle of fabric by Liberty of London! This prize is an eight-piece fat quarter set of Stile in the blue colorway. And these Liberty Lifestyle fabrics are quilting cottons... yay!
Liberty's classic prints would make a beautiful statement as a monochromatic throw! I'm thinking lots of white for a stunning, old-world feel. This print, Cranston, is my favorite!Happily, this bundle of fabric ships anywhere in the world. Very much appreciated!
Ok, so add these two door prizes to the fabric, thread, Field Study linens and batting already announced earlier this month. Wow, thanks to each participating sponsor for making our festival extra fun!!!
Again, the festival will begin on Tuesday, May 28th and will be open for entries through Thursday the 30th. On Friday I'll announce the random door prize winners and open voting for our grand prize winner... who wins a gigantic roll of batting!
Hope to see you there!