Chooky Sweetness!

Hello Friends, I am loving your comments left on my post on the chicken fabrics!  My dear and sweet friend Rhonda wrote and shared with me the following pictures of her chooky family…

I have known Rhonda for years through Rogers Sewing Center.  If you live in the area and have yet to drop by to chat with Rhonda, you NEED to!  Incidentally, Rhonda is also the one who made Miss Baby’s dedication gown.  Click here to see more pictures of the gown.

Now back to the chooks — some of you wrote and mentioned rooster/hen quilt patterns.  I found a few that might interest you:

1.  Rooster by Annette Truong: http://www.fourtwinsisters.com/quiltpatterns/2006/rooster.pdf

2.  Spotty Rooster by Rachel Pellman: http://www.rachelsofgreenfield.com/products/wall-quilt-kits/spotty-rooster.php

3.  Chicken Coop by Rachel Pellman: http://www.rachelsofgreenfield.com/products/wall-quilt-kits/chicken-coop.php

4.  Spotty Hen by Rachel Pellman: http://www.rachelsofgreenfield.com/products/wall-quilt-kits/spotty-hen-2.php

5.  Sunrise, Rooster, A Country Journey, Garden Party by Maggie Walker: http://www.maggiewalkerdesign.com/

6.  Redwork Rooster: http://www.grandmasatticquilting.com/freepdfs/rooster.pdf

This list is by no mean exhaustive.  Please feel free to add any rooster/hen patterns you know!

Thanks for stopping by!  I bid you a lovely Memorial Day Weekend.

FREE PATTERN: Nature’s Harmony

Hello Friends, I hope you are doing well.  I am having another “less 24 hours to ship out a project” episode, so I didn’t have time to take pictures of my recently featured magazine quilts to share with you.  But I do have a new free pattern to share with you that uses flying geese units!  SO, if flying geese are your thing to do….

Quilter’s Cache documents here the different ways in making flying geese units.  Which is your method of choice?

My Nature’s Harmony design uses fabrics from RJR’s Silent Harmony Collection.  Click here to view the full range of fabrics.

Click here to download the free pattern instructions for Nature’s Harmony!

Thanks for stopping by.  I shall catch up with you tomorrow!

In the company of …

… chickens!  As you can see, I will be spending the next few days in the company of some “fowl” friends!

Just look at that cream chicken wire fabric — I just love that fabric.  More details on my newest project and fabrics later!

I am curious though… are you a fan of chickens/roosters?  Do you have any chicken/rooster themed decorations in your house?

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope to share with you another featured quilt and/or Thread Talk post before the week is over.

Quilt Folding Contest!

Me thinks it’s time to have some of these students over as exchange students – in exchange for teaching me how to  fold all my quilts!!

[image source:  Daily Mail, UK]

Click here to find out more.

Curious mind wants to know if you need tips folding your quilts.  I know I do – because mine are definitely not folded as neatly as shown in the photo.  Please also share your tips on quilt-folding if you have them.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope to get out there and photographs more recently featured magazine quilts this week — but I heard from a friend it’s supposed to storm tomorrow and the day after.  We will see… but either way, I will lots more to share with you on my blog this week.  Hugs to you all!

Chevron: Final Sneak Peek

Hello Friends!  It’s been totally crazy at my end.  I am not sure what happened, but by the time I got to the quilting part (finally!), there were less than 24 hours before I had to ship my Chevron quilt.  So you can imagine the frenzy at my end.  Anyway, the quilt is now on its way to the editor.  And here is a final sneak peek for you…

You could empathize (couldn’t you?) with my feather withdrawal after quilting my recent quilts without incorporating any feathers…

There is actually a really sweet twist to the design.  I am having a hard time keeping myself from revealing it to you right now… but I shall keep myself in check.  Stay tuned for details.  And I want to wish you a great week!

Chevrons: Sneak Peek #1

Happy Friday, Friends!  I hope you have had a good week!  Mine has gone by quickly, as most weeks do at my end.  I started another quilt – a Chevron quilt!  I finally get to work on a Chevron quilt, and I am excited!

And I get to play with these happy and cheerful fabrics to make the quilt.  Most of them are from Riley Blake’s newly released Madhuri fabric collection.  You will have to get these fabrics for yourself QUICK if you like them.  I have a feeling they won’t last long in the market.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a blessed weekend.

Information: Lynette Anderson’s WOODLAND SECRETS BOM

Hello Friends,

Quite a few of you wrote and asked about information on Lynette Anderson‘s WOODLAND SECRETS Block of the Month Stitchery Quilt, using Lynette’s latest fabric line Wildflower Wood.  Click here to view more pictures of the quilt.

[image source:  Lynette Anderson Designs]

[image source:  Lynette Anderson Designs]

STITCHERY & QUILT PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS: Click here to order from Little Quilt Store.

FABRICS: Click here to order from Fat Quarter Shop.  Fabrics are expected to ship at the end of May 2013.

IF YOU LIVE IN CANADA, Lynette Anderson will be teaching next week at Chicken Feed Quilts (Coaldale, Alberta) and Lori’s Country Cottage (Edmonton, Alberta) — both shops will have the Wildflower Wood yardages then.  Contact the respective shops for further details on Lynette’s appearances.

That’s all for now, Dear Friends!  Stay tuned for more Wildflower Wood awesome-ness!!

Pattern Play in QUILT (June/July 2013)

Happy Tuesday, Friends!  I am excited to share with you today my Pattern Play quilt that is featured in QUILT‘s latest June/July 2013 issue.

This quilt was a most fun quilt to make.

The fabrics used (Mediterranean Dream by Quilting Treasures) invoke the feel of Mediterranean mosaic tile floors, but with a more contemporary interpretation in the colors.

This is one of my favorite shots because the shade of the new tender spring grass in the background matches the greens in the quilt perfectly.

And of course, none of my designs seem complete unless they have tiny pieces, or in this case, narrow sashings, ha!  I am telling you, I have a disease!!  That green sashing is 1/4″ wide.

Quilting was done with Aurifil Mako 50 Cotton threads, over Hobbs Tuscany Silk batting.  The motif is an allover swirly flower motif that is an embellishment of my swirly vine motif.  I have posted about the schematic of the motif here.

Hopefully, you can sort of see how the motif plays out on the quilt in this next photo.

I also made three accompanying pillows for the photo shoot.  The pattern of that front pillow is available for download on QUILT’s website here.

[Image Source:  QUILT magazine]

Before I forget, kits to make this quilt are available for purchase from Quilting Connection (phone: 540-334-5146).  Click here to order the kits online.

You might recall I had also designed another quilt using the same fabrics for Quilting Treasures where the pattern instructions are available for free download.  Click here for details.

Thanks for stopping by.  Here is to a lovely rest of the week!  Hugs to you all.

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My 2013 lineup thus far besides “Pattern Play” – click on project names for more information:

Annie’s Love Those Precuts Book (January 2013):  Apple of My Eye

Annie’s Sweet Layer Cakes Book (April 2013): Sunburst Melody

Fons and Porter Easy Quilts (Spring 2013): Baubles, Baubles

Fons and Porter Easy Quilts (Summer 2013): Curious Cats

Fons and Porter Easy Quilts (Summer 2013): Fabrique Foursome

Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting (March/April 2013):  Now I know my ABC’s

Machine Quilting Unlimited (March/April 2013): Quilting Curvy Feathers

QUILT (June/July 2013): Color Burst

Quilt-it…today (July/August 2013): Yay Day, to be posted

Quilt Trends (Winter 2013, Cover Quilt): Tango

Quilts and More (Spring 2013): 2 Wishes

Quilts and More (Spring 2013):  Watercolor Sketches

Quilter’s World (February 2013): New Life

Quilter’s World (April 2013): Monkey Around

Quilter’s World (Summer 2013): Garden Mist, to be posted

Quilter’s World QUICK & EASY QUILTS (Spring 2013): In & Out

Quilter’s World QUICK & EASY QUILTS (Spring 2013): Garden Maze

Simple Quilts & Sewing (Spring 2013):  Stained Glass

The Quilter (December 2012/January 2013): Not Too Square

The Quilter (April/May 2013):  In the Meadow

Benartex Free Pattern (March 2013): Pumpkin Patch/Autumn Fauna

Benartex Free Pattern (March 2013): Flora Linda/Catalina

Lecien Free Pattern, Lynette Anderson (April 2013):  Forest Floor/Wildflower Wood

Quilting Treasures Free Pattern (January 2013): Mediterranean Dream

Quilting Treasures Free Pattern (February 2013): Butterfly Kisses

Giveaway Winner: Between Heaven and Texas

Hello Friends!  The winner of my Marie Bostwick’s Between Heaven and Texas giveaway is:

nami11 of Comment #9

Congrats!  Nami, please email me your shipping address so that I can arrange to have the book sent to you.

By the way, the instructions to make my orange-eyed Susan block are still available here.

I am having to fly for now as I have TONS to get done this week.  But I have scheduled tomorrow’s post for another recently featured magazine project – so, remember to come back! Hugs to you all.

Linkage: Sneak Peek #1

Hello Friends,

I am a little late on my Friday post — that’s because I have been crazy busy working on my Linkage quilt.  Here is a sneak peek for you…

It’s been FUN making this quilt.  Details on the design will be revealed in due time.  Meanwhile, I hope you have a most lovely Mother’s Day weekend!  Hugs to you all!