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I made major progress this weekend on the rainbow quilt. (Seriously. 10 inch square quilts for the win! I've never cut or sewn a top so fast!) I quilted it all together with tons of lines and just need to...

What is your favorite color? Mine is red so when I was asked to participate in a collaborative project from Martingale Publishing, I jumped at the chance. In 2011, I was able to attend the Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts exhibit in New York City. If you are a quilter, you would understand when I say this was a religious experience. 650 red and white quilts from the collection of Joanna S. Rose were exhibited in Park Avenue's 55,000 sq. ft. Armory's Wade Thompson Drill Hall. Mrs. Rose celebrated her 80th birthday by creating this exhibit and sharing it with all of us. Walking up the steps to the Armory everyone was a-buzz with excitement, but as soon as the doors opened, there was silence. Everyone's breath was taken away with the greatness of the exhibit and the venue. Quilter's from all over the world attended the exhibit along with historians, educators, children, and artists. To read more about this exhibit, visit Park Avenue Armory. Crowd Pleaser by Victoria Findlay Wolfe Daydreams by Camille Roskelley Enough With The Curves by Jen Kingwell Flower Power by Helen Stubbings Forever Thoughtful by Sue Daley Happy Accident by Susan Ache Memory of a Masterpiece by Lisa Bongean All of the quilts will be on exhibit at the International Quilt Market and Festival in Houston, Texas, November 2019. Ruby Jubilee by Karen Styles Scarlet Song by Kim Diehl Stars in Flight by Jill Shaulis Sweet Dreams by ME!! with massive quilting by Teresa Silva I left there hoping to make 1 red and white quilt a year. I have made 3 since 2011 so that was another reason I wanted to participate in this book. Now I have 4 red and white quilts along with patterns for several more. Tracking Tradition by Debbie Roberts #Twisted Cabin by Sarah Huechteman Walk This Way by Carrie Nelson How is that for a virtual quilt show? Does it make you want to make a red and white quilt? Or Maybe even just drool over the pages? Well, guess what, I have some advance copies of Red & White Quilts, 14 Quilts with Timeless Appeal from Today's Top Designers, and I want to give away a few. Leave a comment telling me your favorite quilt show you have ever been to. If you haven't been to a show, let me know which one you want to go to. DISCLAMIER: I will be attending Quilt Market and Festival so I won't be able to do the drawing and announce the winner until Saturday, November 10th. Next week there will be an additional chance to win, follow my Instagram page, https://www.instagram.com/modalissa/for details. Books will be available in stores mid November, but if you are attending Quilt Festival, Primitive Gatherings will have some for sale.

Wow! I've been blown away by the wonderful photos and terrifically written reviews of Sujata's Cultural Fusion Quilts book. I have to admit I'm a bit intimidated. But in the usual Humble Quilts style, here I go! I was sent the ebook and this photo caught my eye as I made my way through the book. (The Root Connection in Cultural Fusion Quilts) In India, string banners, known as torans, are used during cultural celebrations to create arches in doorways and pathways to welcome guests. Torans made from fresh leaves and marigolds strung on cotton strings adorn the doorways of private homes on a daily basis. It immediately reminded me of this: It isn't a celebration toran but laundry flapping and waving in the breeze on top of home in Guatemala. I was just there and was fascinated by this. Sujata's Quilt "Toran" My mini version. Doesn't look a thing like hers! lol I used her assembly instructions and it really went together easily. They were wonderful instructions. I didn't use any pins to sew these parts together. Sujata gave great tips for free form piecing. If you look back at her Toran quilt you will see the quilting is an important aspect of this quilt. I tried to mimic that with wavy quilting using my walking foot. Again, it wasn't as nearly as effective, but I now have my own little quilt to remind me of the waving colors on the rooftops of Guatemala. You will have plenty of chances to win Cultural Fusion Quilts. Leave a comment to win on my blog. If you are in the United States you will win a hard copy. If you are outside the states you can win an ebook. I will draw a name on December 11th. Good Luck! Check out these other bloggers to read more about Sujata's Cultural Fusion Quilts and for more chances to win! Tue. Dec. 2 - Sujata Shah on C&T blog and http://therootconnection.blogspot.com/ Wed. Dec. 3 LeeAnn Decker niftyquilts.blogspot.com/ Thu. Dec. 4 - Victoria Gertenbach http://thesillyboodilly.blogspot.com Fri. Dec. 5 Rachaeldaisy bluemountaindaisy.blogspot.com/ Sat. Dec. 6 - Lori D. http://humblequilts.blogspot.com/ Sun. Dec. 7 - Casey York https://studioloblog.wordpress.com/ Mon. Dec. 8 - Malka Dubrawsky http://www.stitchindye.com/blog-2/ Tue. Dec. 9 - Sherri Lynn Wood daintytime.net/ Wed. Dec. 10 - Bonnie Hunter quiltville.blogspot.com/ Thu. Dec. 11 Jake Finch http://generationqmagazine.com/ Fri. Dec. 12 - Jan Burgwinkle http://www.bemused.typepad.com/ Sat. Dec. 13 Janet quiltsalott.blogspot.com/ Sun. Dec. 14 - Lindsay Conner http://www.CraftBuds.com This giveaway is now closed! Thank you for entering!!

This is a repost from 2010: Click to enlarge photos. The High Desert Museum had an exhibit of Pioneer Quilts that I was able to see the week before the Sister's show. If any of you are ever in the area this is a fantastic museum and I'd highly recommend it. Here are a few highlights from the pioneer quilts. I'm a huge fan of four block applique. I thought the border was interesting in that it wasn't a loose vine but instead sort of zig-zaggy. (I'm having a hard time pulling descriptive words out of my head this morning!) Look at the big circles the maker did on the quilting. I can't say that I like it, but it is fun and quirky.I thought this was a simple but fun quilt. It was visually very appealing. Do you notice how the maker substituted the blue fabric?The hand quilting is amazing!I always love a two color quilt and the quilting on this one was amazing too!! I wonder how long it took to do all that quilting!!?This little sign was with the red and white quilt. I'm so glad we have fabric at our fingertips and we don't have to dye our own. These next couple of quilts are from the antique quilt booth in Sisters.Ever since we did the Strawberry Field quiltalong I notice so many quilts with the zigzag setting. This is pretty unusual to see with the Tree of Life block- especially in double pink. Little bits of cheddar, little bits of dots. Be sure to check out the giveaway on this post. Leave a comment if you'd like to be entered to win.

It's always fun to take beauty shots of quilts against snow. I think it's funny because a quilt will never be used IN the snow. I have decided that since I am going to make quilts anyway, and I don't need them to live with me, that I will give everyone I love a quilt. So my family members are covered, and I've been making quilts for my close friends (Remember the Fourth of July quilt?) I have known Diana over 30 years. She lives in California, but we have kept in touch over the years and visited fairly regularly. The last time we talked I told her I wanted to make her a quilt. "Lynne, what a lovely idea, thank you so much," she started, "but Art and I are 78 and 79 and we are trying to downsize. the We do not need a quilt." We talked more and then I had an idea. "How about I make a quilt for you and donate it to the victims of the fires in California?" She thought that would be a fabulous idea. So the Joyful quilt is now en route to the Camarillo Quilters where it will be donated to a family displaced by the terrible fires. One thing that makes this program really special is that they allow the families to choose their own quilt. That makes me really happy. Joyful is a bright, happy, fun quilt and I know the family who chooses it will choose it because it makes them feel happy too. Win, win!

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Repost @inquiringquilter For my new Reflections collection for Island Batik, I designed four quilts. Up next is Greek Mosaic. Simple yet striking, I love how Greek Mosaic looks in the colors in the collection. You’ll find Greek Mosaic on sale in my shop. Be sure to enter my giveaway for a chance to win a fat quarter pack from the collection! INQUIRINGQUILTER.COM #inquiringquilter #islandbatikdesigner @islandbatik #islandbatik #iloveislandbatik #reflectionsfabric #reflectionsbloghop #blogho...

SPECIAL QUILTS When I received an email and the above photos from Ellene in the USA it took my breath away! Sand Hills Quilters Guild - a group from North Carolina, have used the cover quilt design from More William Morris Applique for their latest raffle quilt - what a prize. I was so thrilled and honoured that they had chosen this design AND used fabrics from the Adelaide Collection! And isn't the quilting just sensational as well....and this is the second of my William Morris designs that they have used for charity - thanks to you all and I hope you raise many $$$$! Ellen has shared this for any of you wanting to win the quilt....... "If anyone wants to purchase raffle tickets, they can send their name, phone number and email address along with a self addressed stamped envelope to me at: Ellene Place 90 Lake Dornoch Drive Pinehurst, NC 28374 USA [email protected] The tickets are US $1 each or 6 tickets for $5. The drawing will be held November 13, 2012. I will send the ticket stubs back to the purchaser in the SASE." The above quilt (Morris Magic from Book 1) was made by Margaret Iscaro of Atlanta, and won an award in the AQS 2011 Paducah Quilt Show and it has now been selected to be in the AQS 2012 Art Quilt Engagement Calendar. Congratulations Margaret! Maria Abbate won Best Machine Applique in the Empire Quilters Guild 2011 show. Congratulations Maria. Pamela needle-turned this intricate design (!!) and gained an award in a Keepsake Quilting challenge. And you have my admiration for doing it by needle-turn Pamela! And another winner from the US - Linda Laine Banner. I love how she has cleverly placed and used designs from two of the quilts in Book 1. I think Linda has won a few prizes for her quilt as you can read on this blog; Quilts of Love. Well done Linda! And closer to home this is Dani's stunning quilt - a 1st place at our local show Festival of Quilts - and she beat Val and myself. Go Dani!! (and I will have another stunning raffle quilt from Victoria when the committee give permission to share - it is a stunner!) and SPECIAL PEOPLE I had lunch today with Dani and her Mum Cathie and look what they presented me with......... Cathie and Dani have become part of the December Angels and are helping me out with replacing my lost samples. Thanks so much girls.....and they went away with a bag full of patterns and fabric to do more - bless them. And another friend Maree in Melbourne sent me her partially completed tea cozy. I think all my samples are nearly replaced! I just need to purchase the books, design mirrors and a very special pair of scissors that I have now realised were in the 'bottomless' box! (I am sure there is more that I will remember when I go looking) I also received some exciting news from Edith in Tasmania.......The editorial team from Quilters Newsletter picked my 2nd book More William Morris Applique as one of their TOP TEN books for 2011 - whoopee! Thanks Edie for letting me know. And my final special person is my doctor (glad we are in 2011 and not the 1500's!). Today she confirmed why I have been feeling so low - no motivation, tired and depressed........that jolly thyroid has gone off the scale again!! So a good cry, up the medication and I hope I am back to my old self. So with all these special quilts and special people we have gotta be feeling good! I will leave you with a stunning piece of glass art that I would like to get my hands on from Kate Clements of Kansas City Artists Coalition Thanks for dropping by and HAPPY 2012 if I don't blog before then! X

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Hi, my loves! Not only is post about my fit, but it’s also about me hitting 100K on YouTube!!! *screams* I don’t think I’ve mentioned that on my blog, so here it is! :) I hit 100K on January 14th and received my plaque on February 15th. I was in awe—literally! Listen, I remember seeing 100,000 ON.