Monthly Archives: February 2012

Feb16

DNQC – Crosswise quilt

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DNQC – Crosswise quilt

I’m getting to the end of Candace’s quilts for her Double Nickel Quilt Challenge year, I think after this one, Crosswise, I only have one left!  She’s still making quilts like crazy (check here for the latest) and I’m honored and humbled that she has me quilt them. However, I am still encouraging her to get a longarm!

For a little quilt, we spent more time trying to decide how to quilt it!  When Candace said she wanted to keep this quilt at home for her grandkids to cuddle under, I knew what to do!  The quilt is small, 38″ x 50″, and as much as I wanted to do some dense quilting in the white areas, the end result would not be a cuddler!

Here are the stats:  Double Bud pantograph by Keryn Emmerson,  Quilter’s Dream Puff batting and Superior Threads Bright White OMNI.

The “unquilted” areas create a nice wavy movement that compliments the blocks.  The back view shows the pattern repeat of the pantograph.   And this hardly ever happens, the pattern repeat of the pantograph fit the quilt perfectly!

The end result is a soft, cute and cuddly quilt!

 

If you’re a fan of Jennifer Chiaverini, here’s a chance to win her newest book, to be released Feb. 21, 2012.  The publishers were kind enough to send me an advance copy for review and giveaway to a lucky reader!

Here’s a link to the initial giveaway post!

Enter to win before Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, 9 pm, CST.

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’

Linda

Feb15

any Jennifer Chiaverini readers?

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any Jennifer Chiaverini readers?

 

 

If you’re a fan of Jennifer Chiaverini, here’s a chance to win her newest book, to be released Feb. 21, 2012.  The publishers were kind enough to send me an advance copy for review and giveaway to a lucky reader!

Here’s a link to the initial giveaway post!

Enter to win before Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, 9 pm, CST.

Thanks for looking!

Linda

Feb14

A New Book Giveaway!

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A New Book Giveaway!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER!

The publishers of Jennifer Chiaverini new novel, Sonoma Rose, asked if I would review her yet to be released novel and host a giveaway!  Of course I said yes!  Not only do I love to read, I love hosting giveaways on my blog!

Here’s a blurb from the publishers:

Jennifer has always been praised for her ability to write historical and present-day fiction with equal skill. While her last novel was set in modern times, Sonoma Rose tells the story of a young mother’s heroic journey in Prohibition-era America.

Rosa Diaz Barclay is touched by the criminality surrounding Prohibition when she discovers that her husband, John, has given over the duties of their Southern California rye farm in favor of bootlegging. Fearing the safety of her four children, Rosa flees, carrying only a case of John’s ill-begotten cash and her mother’s two quilts. Lars Jorgensen, her true love and the father of two of her children, aids in her escape, and together the six travel north to San Francisco. Under assumed names, they are hired to work at a Sonoma vineyard, where Rosa creates a personal and professional identity that she would never have dared imagine at the opening of her tale, and one that brings great honor-and beauty-to all who surround her.

How can you win?!    1.  Leave a comment about  “what you love about quilting, (or your craft)”  on this blog post for one chance to win.

                                        2.  Leave a comment on my Facebook page for a second chance to win! 

I look forward to your comments! The drawing will be Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 9 pm CST.

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Thanks and just keep stitchin’

LInda

Feb13

Jordy’s Sock Monkey quilt

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Jordy’s Sock Monkey quilt

 

Sunday was Jordy’s baptism.  On Thursday, I decided he needed a little quilt!  Not too late to make one right?  Especially when it’s 2 flannel rectangles and machine stitched binding.  I quilted it on the longarm using a small meander and Quilter’s Dream 100% cotton batting.  Because both pieces were the same size I didn’t clamp it but did my one handed stitching again!  This was a smaller meander so I did have to make sure that my fingers were out of the way!

 

It’s hard to photograph, but I love how it got all soft and wrinkly after washing and drying.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And you may notice that I tucked the original Red Heel socks with the sock monkey instructions in the fold of the quilt.  Well, Jordy’s mom gave those right back to me!

  I made one for my daughter years ago and if I could have found it, I would have given it to him!  So now, I guess I’ll have to make another one.

 

We’ve added a new blog “follow” feature.  Sign up is easy!  Thanks to my son, Drew, for the tech support!

 

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’

Linda

Feb12

Customer Quilts Cont..

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Customer Quilts Cont..

Just catching up on posting customer quilts.

 

Isn’t this a pretty quilt?! My photograph doesn’t do it justice.

Each border has it’s own freehand design and the center has an overall loop and leaf pattern.

 

 

Here’s a detail of the back showing the quilting detail.

 

 

 

Wendy made this quilt before and had to remind me of that!  Here’s the link to that post.  I love how changing the colors can make each quilt so different.

 

We decided to use Stars and Loops pantograph and red thread.  I love the red thread on the blue backing fabric.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!

Linda

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