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Sep
1
A Piece o’ Cake classic
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Guess what came out in 1997 and is still in print?
The fabulous Welcome to the North Pole from Piece o’ Cake!
This is one of my personal favorite books. I got it when it first came out and it sits on my bookshelf to this day. Back when I first got it, I made a little project for my friend’s parents, and loved every minute.
For Tess's folks, by Kay Mackenzie
I jumped at the chance to get an additional review copy from Martingale / That Patchwork Place. The scenes in this book, which is subtitled Santa’s Village in Appliqué, are just utterly whimsical and charming. Here are a couple of the vignettes from Santa’s Village.
The book includes notes on fabric selection and preparation, information on the Piece o’ Cake gals’ hand appliqué methods, adding embellishments, and finishing your festive little quilts.
If you’d like a chance to win Welcome to the North Pole, leave a comment here on this post by 7:00 p.m. California time on Sunday, September 4.
Drawing open to U.S. and Canada addresses only. Remember that if you’re subscribed by email, you’ll need to click on the title and come over to the blog itself to leave your comment.
Cheers,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Aug
11
August winner
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I was delighted to see in the comments that so many of you already know the Lizzie B girls! I admire them so much; talk about boundless energy and spirit!
The winner of their book Quiltin’ Happy is Stray Stitches! Congratulations Stray! Enjoy the whimsy.
Back soon with more questions from the Call for Topics.
Until then,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Aug
6
Quiltin’ Happy
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At Spring Market, I stopped by the Lizzie B Cre8ive booth to visit with Beth Hawkins. Beth is half of the Lizzie B team. The other half, Liz, was manning a booth at another show the same weekend.
These gals are sisters-in-law who are both named Elizabeth Hawkins. Besides the name, I think they share a brain! They have the same design sensibility, the same upbeat humor, the same sense of whimsy and fun, and they even have identical handwriting!
This team seems to have a boundless supply of energy. They design and make quilts, they have a huge line of fun patterns, they have their own fabric with Henry Glass, they have books with the Kansas City Star, they publish an on-line magazine, and now I find out they’ve put out their own new book, Quiltin’ Happy!
The subtitle is “simple hip quilts to make ya smile.” There are seven fast, fun, fresh quilts included, with complete instructions, easy-to-follow diagrams, and full color photos of all the projects All the quilts in the book are made from the Hip Happy collection of fabrics designed by the Lizzie B girls. Hip Happy offers colorful brights combined with blacks and whites to make modern-looking quilts that pop.
Playful Posies and Happy Dancin'
Their links:
Lizzie B website
Lizzie B on-line store
Lizzie B blog
Lizzie B magazine
Beth gave me a copy of the new book for a giveaway. Thanks Beth! If you’d like to win a copy of Quiltin’ Happy, leave a comment on this post by 7:00 p.m. California time on Wednesday, August 10. Contest open to U.S. and Canada addresses only.
Remember that if you are subscribed by email, you’ll need to click over to the blog itself to leave a comment. Replying to your email feed won’t get it done 
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Cheers,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Jul
7
Mary from NOLA is the lucky winner of Quilting Those Flirty ’30s. Mary reports that she is flabbergasted because she’s never won anything! Just goes to show…
Donna A. came up the winner for Treasures From the ’30s. She says that she is sooooo excited and can hardly wait for it to arrive so she can plan and scheme.
Congratulations, both you gals! The books are going out in the mail today. Enjoy.
Many thanks to everyone who entered the drawing. I appreciate your reading my blog.
Until next time,
Kay
Jul
1
'30s + '30s = Double the '30s fun!
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I have two fabulous books to show you this month, both hearkening back to the cute, cute fabrics and quilts of the 1930s.
As promised, I got my hands on a copy of Quilting Those Flirty '30s by Cynthia Tomaszewski. Thank you, That Patchwork Place!
“Quilting is steeped in history,” says Cynthia. “I still remember the first time I saw a 1930s quilt…. the prints reminded me of a roll of Necco candy wafers. Each fabric was cute in its own right, but gathered together like a floral bouquet, the effect was charming and heartwarming.”
I know what she means! All those ’30s repro prints just always seem to work together. It’s like they all have the same amount of gray in them or something.
“The designs you’ll discover in this book will be tomorrow’s traditions. They’re firmly rooted in the past with the use of the reproduction prints, but the designs are distinctive, open, and carefree to fit comfortably with your sense of today.”
In case it’s not enough to give us designs and instructions for very cute projects, Cynthia give us recipes for delicious cookies too! Butterscotch Oatmeal, Gingersnaps, and Peanut Blossoms are just a few of the old-fashioned confections sprinkled throughout the book.
To being with, quiltmaking basics are covered, including information on fabric, tools and supplies, rotary cutting, machine piecing, adding borders, and all the way through layering and basting, quilting, and binding. Then there’s a fabulous Introduction to Appliqué that gives Cynthia’s three favorite methods: fusible, freezer-paper-underneath, and traditional needleturn with a marked line. The author says, “Try them all so you have the ability to use the technique that’s best for your project.” And, you can mix them together for more variety and texture.
The follows the section of projects. Sooo cute, every one! Here are just a couple.
Sweet Pea's Garden
Tea cozy and pot holders
If you’re a ’30s fan, you’ll love Cynthia’s family stories, cookie recipes, and fresh quilty take on the decade. And be sure to go and read her interview over on the Martingale blog. This is quite the adventuresome woman!
Continuing the blast from the past, we have Treasures from the ’30s: Cheerful Quilts with Vintage Appeal by Nancy Mahoney.
Full disclosure statement: Nancy is a longtime Martingale author with about nine books to her credit, and she also does editing for the company. At Spring Market, I found out that Nancy is going to be the technical editor for my next book! I’m very thrilled to have such a veteran author on my team.
Treasures from the ’30s is fun for every quilter. Nancy says, “The projects on these pages are scrappy in style, constructed with 1930s reproduction fabrics, but they make use of updated appliqué and piecing techniques. Some are a bit more challenging, but you’ll also find projects for the confident beginner. If you’re a less-experienced quilter, dive in and try something new! The designs may look complicated, but they really aren’t.”
Never fear, Nancy starts with a whole section on quiltmaking basics, taking you through rotary cutting and on into several different methods of preparing and stitching your appliqué. You’ll find information on starch appliqué, hand appliqué, invisible machine appliqué, fusible appliqué, even embellishment!
Then Nancy presents eight of her favorite 1930s quilt designs.
Bride's Quilt
Bell Flowers
All of the quilts are darling, and so reminiscent of an earlier time. While working on this book, the author became fascinated with the rich history of the decade, which included not only hard and depressing times but some wonderful, amazing things that she shares throughout the pages.
I have one copy of each book to give away, thanks to the publisher. If you’d like to enter the drawing, just leave a comment by 7:00 p.m. California time on Wednesday, July 6. Open to U.S. and Canada addresses only. Also, be sure to leave your comment on THIS post. Sometimes readers poke around a little bit and end up leaving their entry comment somewhere else.
The first winner will receive Quilting Those Flirty '30s, the second winner will receive Treasures From the '30s. Good luck, and have a fabulous holiday weekend!!
Until then,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Jun
1
The Ultimate Appliqué Guidebook
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Remember this photo, of me and Annie Smith holding each other’s books?
The Ultimate Appliqué Guidebook from C&T Publishing is our featured book this month.
Full disclosure: Annie is a buddy of mine. For years we’ve followed one another’s progression as we strove for and attained career goals. A goal that we each held dear was the publication of an appliqué book. I’m so thrilled for Annie that her wish came true last fall when this gorgeous book came to life.
I’ll start by telling you that this is not the ultimate guide to every method of appliqué that’s out there. It’ something very important, a sourcebook of appliqué design elements and a gentle guide through the process of finding inspiration, encouraging it, recording it when it strikes, and translating it into your own unique appliqué quilts.
Starting with the basics, Annie goes through choosing fabrics, playing with fabrics, employing a focus fabric, and determining value. There’s a comprehensive section on tools and supplies for appliqué.
Wow.
Then she moves on to detailed instructions for her own favored appliqué methods: raw-edge fusible machine appliqué and Holly Mabutas‘s prepared-edge method for hand appliqué, where freezer-paper templates are ironed to the front and the turning allowance is glued to the back. All through the book there are specific, detailed photographs to help you see exactly what Annie’s talking about.
Then comes a section on the basics of design for blocks and quilts. These are important concepts that in my experience are not covered all the time. A beautiful gallery of quilts follows, to give you even more inspiration. Check out an earlier blog post of mine that shows Annie’s gorgeous coat and accompanying quilt, both of which are pictured in the book.
Following that are several lovely quilt projects to get you started, with pull-out patterns in the back Then comes a whole long catalog of appliqué design elements! A 50 page appliqué shape-a-palooza! Mix and match these as you like!
Many of the elements are given in a variety of sizes, and you can always enlarge or reduce on a photocopy machine. And, you can use any method of appliqué that you like. Another great thing about this book is that it has a lay-flat binding, so you can smooth it out flat for tracing without worrying about breaking the spine. Very cool!
Annie gave me an autographed copy of her book to give away to one of my readers in a drawing. Thank you Annie! If you’d like a chance to win, leave a comment by 7:00 p.m. California time on Saturday, June 4. Contest open to U.S. and Canada addresses only. Good luck!
Until then,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
P.S. In case you might not know, Annie does a podcast for quilters. Check it out at Simple Arts.
May
29
Oh oops!
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Oops I forgot to fill in the name of the winner in my last post.
The winner of the table runner pattern is… Viv! Congratulations! Viv says, “OH MY GOSH….I am soooo excited…..I have never won, this is the first!
I love the table runner….can’t wait to make it!”
Have fun with it!
Kay
May
28
More from Schoolhouse
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The winner of the Quilted Crow Girls pattern is… ! Congratulations
One of the Schoolhouse sessions that I attended during Spring Market was a presentation by Tri-State Printing. Tri-State is a well know name in the quilting industry. I’ve never used them, but I’ve been aware of them for a long time. They are extremely knowledgeable about our industry and its printing needs, and they print for a ton of quilt designers. If you need a little or a lot of help with your printed materials, from pattern covers to brochures to self-published books, they would be a good company to contact.
I went to a fun presentation from the Quilted Frog! Aka Carla Scott and Leanne Smith, who just came out with a new book from AQS Publishing called Lady Bug & Friends Quilts.
The Quilted Frog gals have developed a distinctive, cartoony, and very fun style they call Easy Outline Appliqué™. You have to go to their website and see the quilts from the new book! They are so different looking, really fresh and appealing!
Over on their website they also have tutorials and videos, so be sure to poke around all the great resources they offer.
There’s more from Schoolhouse and Market. I’m trying to wrangle some guest posts, so stay tuned!
Whilst I was tramping around the aisles of Market, I stopped by the Creative Crafts Group booth. They’re the ones who publish Quiltmaker and the special 100 Blocks issues, among many other publications. I was tickled to see the cover of the recent 100 Blocks Volume 3 blown up to poster size. A staffer insisted on taking my picture, and she told me to point to my block. This cheesy maneuver caused me to slump down, which made me look like I gained back that 10 pounds I just lost, but oh well.
In case you ‘re interested in getting that special issue and haven’t found it yet, I have it available on my website now, on the Patterns page.
Until next time,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
May
25
The woolies
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In the recent call for topics, Susan wrote: “I would like more information on wool appliqué (fusing) and the decorative stitches (not limited to blanket stitch) that can be used to embellish the wool.”
The next Schoolhouse that I went to was presented by the Quilted Crow Girls, Leonie and Deirdre, who came all the way from Tasmania! That’s a small island off the coast of Australia! They were delightful to listen to.
The Girls specialize in felted-wool appliqué, and at the session they shared their techniques for achieving a neat and soft finished product. First of all, they do not fuse the wool, they simply stick the appliqué to the background with a bit of water-soluble glue stick and then staple it in place! That’s right, staple! “The wool is self healing,” they point out, “and will not leave a mark when staples are removed.”
Their preferred stitch is the blanket stitch. However, in response to Susan’s question, I’m sure there are many others ways to stitch the edges of the wool. A primitive running stitch comes to mind. At Market, there were tons of “woolies,” i.e. designers featuring wool appliqué. Here are the ones that I’ve just added to the blogroll, fresh from Market:
Quilted Crow Girls
Heart to Hand
Reets’ Rags to Stitches
Woolylady
In addition to these, there are many more woolies in the blogroll (right-hand sidebar, at the bottom). Did you know that if you hover your mouse over a link, a little tag will pop up? Look for “wool” in the pop-ups and you’ll find a bunch.
Also, click on the category “Wool” in the left-hand sidebar and you’ll get all of the articles pertaining to wool that have already been published on the blog. A really good one is Kaye Moore’s guest post, and there’s a fabulous photo tutorial on the Cottons ‘n Wool blog.
The Quilted Crow Girls laid a free pattern on their Schoolhouse attendees. Nice!
I’m passing along this gorgeous wool appliqué runner pattern in a drawing. If you’d like to win, leave a comment by 7:00 p.m. California time on Saturday, May 28. In your comment, feel free to pass along any wool tips that you might have to share. Contest open to U.S. and Canada addresses only.
Until next time,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
May
8
Two winners
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It appears that I set the ending date of the drawings out a little too far. It’s been 24 hours now with no new entries, so I’m going to go ahead and pull the winners. I’m getting ready for a trip to Salt Lake City for Spring Market, as are the staff of Quiltmaker, so let’s get this wrapped up!
According to random.org, the winner of a copy of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks, Volume 3, is… Subee Mohr! Waving back at you out there in Indiana, Subee! I’ll be contacting you for your mailing info so that Quiltmaker can send you the magazine.
The second winner, who will receive one of my books, namely Growing Hearts to Appliqué, is… Joan Amundsen. Congratulations Joan! I’ll be in touch for your address as well.
BTW, since I did not get my post up quite in time (I made a scheduling mistake with the 24-hour clock), several early birds (including Joan) left their comment on the previous post. I made sure to include those comments in the drawings too.
Until next time,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
May
5
Block No. 206!
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A heartfelt welcome to those who are visiting for the first time today courtesy of the Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour! So glad you came by! This blog is devoted to appliqué ~ any kind. You’ll find a wealth of information by exploring the Categories and the lists of links to designers and pattern companies. You can also search the archives by keyword if there’s something in particular you’re interested in.
Today I’m writing about my entry in Volume 3 of 100 Blocks, a very special collector’s edition of Quiltmaker magazine that hits the newsstands May 10.
Lookie! I’m on the cover!
This is part of a superfun blog hop that takes you on a trip through cyberspace to find out more about the designers and what inspired them to create their blocks.
Since it’s me we’re talkin’ about, of course my block was going to be applique. After my book Easy Applique Blocks: 50 Designs in 5 Sizes came out, I immediately started on another batch of new block designs. Some of them weren’t right for my next book, Inspired by Tradition, so I had a bunch of designs piled up, awaiting their manifest destiny. It was easy to pull one out, stitch it up in the right size, and send it in! Done, done, and fun!
Here it is, months later, Block #206!
I used raw-edge fusible appliqué with a small machine blanket stitch. But of course, you can use whatever form of appliqué you like.
The magazine includes a pull-out section of full-size templates so no worries about blowing up patterns. I already received my advance copy, and let me tell you, each block is more spectacular than the last, whether appliquéd, pieced, foundation-pieced, or mixed-technique. This truly is a treasure trove… you’ll want to save it for your future use again and again.
Follow the 100 Blocks Blog Tour daily May 2-6 at Quiltmaker’s blog Quilty Pleasures for inspiration, ideas and giveaways galore! Look for 100 Blocks from Today’s Top Designers in your local quilt shop, or purchase it at www.quiltmaker.com/100blocks.
Be sure to visit Quilty Pleasures, because there are prize drawings still going on.
I happen to have a couple prizes of my own! I have a copy of the magazine to give away, and I’m throwing in my book Growing Hearts to Appliqué for another winner. So leave a comment before 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, to enter the drawings! Thanks for visiting, come again soon!
Cheers,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
May
2
100 Blocks blog hop starts today!
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Hop on over to Quiltmaker’s Quilty Pleasures blog! It’s the first day of the 100 Blocks Special Issue Volume 3 blog hop, with lots of great prizes. The hop goes all week, through May 6, so check back at Quilty Pleasures every day.
My day is Thursday, May 5. See you then!
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Apr
27
A visit with Annie
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This just in! Yesterday I had lunch with my pal Annie Smith. Of course you can’t get together with Annie without being recorded for a podcast, so she cranked up her iPad and we started talking!
Go visit Annie’s Quilting Stash to listen to an interview with moi and have a chance to win prizes!
Here we are, in the lobby of the Green Valley Grill. The hostess was kind enough to snap the shot of us holding each others’ books. See that one in my paws? You’ll learn more about it soon!
Until next time,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Apr
16
Winner and more
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The winner of the drawing for Exploring Embellishments is… Lori Ginsberg! Congratulations Lori! In her comments, Lori wrote, “I am fascinated by the idea of embellishing applique. Just another whole dimension to this wonderful artform.” I agree!
I’d like to take this opportunity to announce another exciting thing coming up. Hey guess what! I’m a cover girl!
This is Volume 3 of Quiltmaker Magazine’s special 100 Blocks issue, coming out May 10. Lookie! My name’s right there, on the cover! Could this mean… possibly… that I’ve arrived?
And, my block is on the cover too! Can you guess which one it is?
Quiltmaker is conducting a blog hop May 2-6, with bunches of participating designers and giveaway goodness each day. My day is May 5, but make sure you go on the whole tour for the maximum amount of fun.
Here’s a link to the 100 Blocks page over at Quiltmaker. That’ll get you to the links for the hop.
In other news, I’ll be at the Seven Sisters Quilt Show in San Luis Obispo, California, April 30-May 1. I’m really looking forward to this event. It’s at the Expo Center at the Madonna Inn, which is quite storied and is as pink as pink can be. And there are horses pastured where we vendors park our cars! That’s an added treat for me. Full info at aqgc.org.
Until next time,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Apr
12
Exploring Embellishments
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The speaker at my guild’s meeting last night was Rose Hughes!
Rose is the author of Dream Landscapes, which was previously featured here on the blog.
Now Rose has published a beautiful followup book, Exploring Embellishments: More Artful Quilts with Fast-Piece Appliqué.
I just so happened to have a copy with me last night, which Rose graciously signed for us! That’s right, courtesy of That Patchwork Place we have a fantastic giveaway to a lucky winner of the book personally signed by the author.
Rose’s lecture was all about color, and about each quilter’s personal color journey. We had the treat of seeing her color-drenched, fast-piece appliquéd and embellished quilts in person as she displayed a trunk show of her work. On her website, Rose has a free Color Discovery Lesson. Check it out!
Exploring Embellishments focuses on the embellishment side of Rose’s work, taking us through all different types of fascinating doodads. Some were a surprise to me! I was familiar of course with buttons and with seed beads and bugle beads, but I never knew about coin beads or pressed glass/lampworked beads. They’re beautiful! Rose also urges us to consider a range of natural materials and found objects. Basically, anything that has a hole in it or that you can get a hole through, you can use to embellish your quilt!
I had never heard of air-dry clay. How very interesting! Rose also has good times with Angelina fibers, chenille sticks, wool roving, and the Mysterious Substance called Lutradur. You’ll see how to use these materials and more to fabricate your own unique embellishments.
Each project in the book is an embellishment learning experience, starting with Fast-Pieced Appliqué to create a colorful, interesting background.
Collectively these darling little quilts are called “The Truth About Cats and Dogs.”
The embellishments create the sparkle and glow of a moonlit “Starry Night.”
Wool-felt and wool-roving flowers.
To enter the drawing to win the book, leave a comment here on the blog before 7:00 p.m. California time on Friday, April 15. The contest is open to U.S. and Canada addresses only. If you’re subscribed by email or feed reader, remember to click over to the blog itself to leave your comment.
Cheers,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Apr
3
Book-A-Round 2 Wrap Up
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Our Book-A-Round 2 was a blast and a half! I’d like to thank my fellow quilting bloggers who served as stops on our virtual tour. They made it a totally fun-filled zoom around North America!
Here are the winners from the daily drawings for Inspired by Tradition, including Pat Sloan’s winners.
Deb C. of Breckenridge, Colorado
Lisa F. of Rosepine, Louisiana
Linda P. of Hiawassee, Georgia
Mary K. of Buffalo, Minnesota
Akiko K. of West Boylston, Massachussets
Fran C. of Jackson, Mississippi
Kim D. of Mesa, Arizona
Beth T. of Clatskanie, Oregon
Mary K. of Oakland, California
Dolores S. of Toronto, Ontario
Janet R. of Carcross, Yukon Territory
Billie K. of Elgin, Texas
Robin C. of Richmond, Virginia
My deepest appreciation to everyone who followed the tour, took part in the contests, and left such lovely comments. You made my day, each and every day. I wish everyone could have won!
I wanted to let you know that I’ve extended the $2 off coupon through April 15, 2011. Just use the coupon code BLOG2 during checkout from my website.
Willie's resting up from the tour.
Many thanks,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Mar
31
Book-A-Round 2 ~ Day 10
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I hope you have been enjoying our whirlwind trip through the blogosphere. Today we wrap up our tour by heading back to the U.S. for a stop in Mooresville, North Carolina, a little town north of Charlotte.
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(I couldn’t resist putting in an additional place marker for my hometown, Chapel Hill.)
Susan Brubaker Knapp is a quilt artist, designer, and teacher who lives in Mooresville with her husband, Rob, and two daughters. Susan teaches quilting classes at local quilt shops and online through joggles.com.
Susan loves traditional hand quilting and needleturn appliqué, but has also embraced innovative machine techniques and makes “art quilts” — works of art executed in fabrics and fibers. Her award-winning quilts have been exhibited at national and international venues. She’s the author of Appliqué Petal Party and the soon-to-be-released Point, Click, Quilt! from C&T Publishing. Make sure you check out her Quilting Arts Workshop DVDs about machine quilting and thread sketching too!
Here we go, off to Susan’s blog Blue Moon River!
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Mar
30
Book-A-Round 2 ~ Day 9
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It’s Day 9 of our 10-day Book-A-Round 2. And we’re not even jet-lagged! Today we head east once again to Mississauga, Ontario.
Mississauga, the sixth largest city in Canada, is home to Maria Michaels Designs. Maria is a quilter, quilt designer, online quilt teacher at QuiltCampus.net, web designer, blogger, and just recently she added a very impressive credential… she’s the editor of the new on-line Quilt Pattern Magazine!
So click on over to Mississauga, just across the border from Buffalo and Niagara Falls, for a visit to Maria’s Quilt Scraps, where Maria talks about the Appliqué Questions and Answers section of Inspired by Tradition.
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Mar
29
Book-A-Round 2 ~ Day 8
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Today we cruise eastward across Canada to land in Espanola, Ontario, home of the delightful Sarah Vee.
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Well, I know her as Sarah Vee but in full she’s Sarah Vanderburgh, enthusiastic quilter and blogger. “Sew something happy!” is her motto.
As you can see, Sarah loves color and I think that’s what she’s going to talk about today.
Let’s go visit Sarah’s Sew Joy Creations blog!
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
Mar
28
Book-A-Round 2 ~ Day 7
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It’s Day 7 of the Inspired by Tradition Book-A-Round. Are you having a good time visiting our stops on the tour? Today we cross the border into Canada to visit Calgary, Alberta… no passport required! You might know Calgary from the 1988 Winter Olympics, or their famous Greatest Outdoor Event on Earth, aka the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede.
Kim Jamieson-Hirst, a mother of two, designs quilt patterns and is just about to have a project in Quilter’s Connection Magazine!
Here’s Kim with Hootie, one of her adorable stuffies. Kim’s website is Chatterbox Quilts, where you can see all of her patterns.
Today Kim is writing about the very cool CD that comes with Inspired by Tradition and what a wonderful convenience it is for the appliqué enthusiast. Let’s go visit Kim at her blog Chatterbox Quilts Chitchat.
See you there!
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie
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