Mar16

St. Pat’s Blog Hop Party Giveaway!

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St. Pat’s Blog Hop Party Giveaway!

Purse Pattern Pack Giveaway #1

THIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER!

Have a fun blog hopping week!  I love finding new blogs to follow and would love to win something, too!  How about you?

I have 2 giveaways this week!!  The first is a Purse/Tote Pattern Pack.  The prize includes 8 new, original purse, tote or pouch patterns plus a surprise picked by me!

 

The second giveaway is a collection of 5 new, original quilt patterns, 1 pillow pattern and the book, Reversible Quilts!

Quilt Pattern Pack Giveaway #2

 

 

It’s easy to win!  Pick your prize pack and post it in your comment!  I will pick one winner from each category midnight CST March 23, 2012 and contact each winner by email the next day!

Now get back to hopping!  Here’s the link!

Blog Hop Party with Give-Aways

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’

Linda

Come back and visit me!  Drop your email in the L & R Designs follow box (upper right) and stay current with ideas, tips and giveaways! 

Mar15

Looped Spirals and Homespun

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Looped Spirals and Homespun

I love homespun quilts, especially after they are washed and dried, they get all wrinkly and cuddly.

For this quilt we decided on a freehand E2E that I call Looped Spirals.  I slightly overlapped the spirals to add interest and mimic the way a plaid overlaps.

The spirals add great texture which will increase and soften with washing.  The batting is Quilter’s Dream 100% cotton select, perfect for homespun quilts!  Just the right about of shrinkage and thickness.

And I have to show you the fun pieced back!

 

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’

Linda

Stay tuned for the Blog Hop Party starting Saturday!
Blog Hop Party with Give-Aways

Mar14

Portable Design Wall

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Portable Design Wall

 

Look what’s new to my sewing studio!!!  My dear friend, Candace (Double Nickel Quilt Challenge) has a very talented husband!  He has made me a wonderful, portable design wall.  It will be perfect for my Postage Stamp Quilt block construction.  I’m auditioning 64 – 2 1/2 inch charms here.

 

 

 

The little pfc pipes supporting the wall pop out and allow the board to lay flat for storage.  But, I think I’ll find a place for it to stay up all the time and use it all the time!

Thank you Ken!!!!

 

Do you have a new gadget or handy tool in your studio?

 

Just keep stitchin’

Linda

Mar12

Design Wall Monday

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Design Wall Monday

 

I’ve been trying to make this post all day!  Longarm quilting and my website host having technical problems have kept me off the computer!  If you tried to visit my site today, it may have been working really slow, sorry about that!  Looks like they got the problem fixed.  Okay enough of that!

 

I got last week’s post sewn together so this week is really design table because they won’t stay on the wall.  I’m trying to figure out the layout for these hexies so I can start sewing them together.  This layout starts in the center and I like the way it starts looking about a big hexie!  Not sure how much bigger I can make it, I need to keep sewing flowers together!   Any suggestions!

Check out other Design Wall Monday links here!  Thank you Judy at Patchwork Times!

Thanks for looking and just keep stitchin’

Linda