Reminder! Inklingo Draw – Last Day Tomorrow!
I don’t want you to forget that tomorrow, May 12th, is your last chance to win the Double Wedding Ring Shapes from Inklingo!
It’s easy! Just visit the Inklingo Blog and leave a comment by the deadline! The two winners - yes, two – will be chosen from among those who have left comments. While there, be sure to watch the fascinating video of all the quilts that can be made with these shapes. There are at least 50 of them!
Once you’ve done that visit the Inklingo website to see all of the other shapes available. The fun will be endless with just this one pattern! You can see that the one to the left is different than the last one shown here. (Scroll down to see it.)
Have fun leaving a comment and good luck!
Book Review: The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs
The Goodbye Quilt
Susan Wiggs is one of my favourite authors, so I was delighted to find a story by her which includes quilts.
I won’t tell you too much about the story because you’ll want to discover it for yourselves.
Here’s just a little.
Linda Davis works at her local quilt shop. It is time for her only child, Molly, to leave for college and Linda is finding the upcoming separation extremely difficult. They decide to drive across country to Molly’s dorm instead of having her fly. When not taking her turn driving, Linda works on finishing the memory quilt she will give Molly to use while at college.
A good and touching story for all of us who quilt, for all of us who have watched our children leave home, and for those of us who have made memory quilts or plan to. This is an enjoyable read for non-quilters, too.
Click on the book cover to visit Susan Wigg’s website. Look for the book online at Chapters, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble, or at your favourite local book store. If you prefer getting it from your library, and it’s not there, Susan’s site has a form to print and present to your library. It provides the information they’ll need to order it.
Cover: Hard
Pages: 250
Publisher: Mira
ISBN-13:978-0-7783-2996-1
Win Double Wedding Ring Shapes from Inklingo!
Bet you thought that making the Double Wedding Ring pattern was hard!
Not with Inklingo!
With Inklingo, all you have to do is print (on fabric), cut, and sew! It’s that easy!
If you are new to Inklingo, click here to learn how simple it is to use. You are guaranteed to love it!
And, right now – and until May 12, 2012, you have a chance to win Double Wedding Ring Shapes from Inklingo!
How? Visit the Inklingo Blog where all you need do is leave a comment by the deadline!
Once you’ve done that, be sure to visit the Inklingo website to learn more about this wonderful tool for quilters and view all of the other shapes available.
Two Kinds of Snail’s Trails!
The beautiful Snail’s Trail quilt above was made by quilter, Inge Baum. It’s for sale at a reduced price just now at Quilts for Sale. Click on the photo to view closeups and details.
Here is a different type of Snail’s Trails – the kind for which the quilt pattern was named. We found this snail on our front porch. I went back and forth for a long while taking photos of its progress. I wish I’d thought to time it! This is a record of the end of its 5-foot journey when it finally disappears over the edge.
Snail at start of journey
In Stitches Game – Win Free Issues!
You’ve read about the The Quilt Pattern Magazine in earlier posts here. I was its editor from January 2011 through April 2012. I am now its editor-in-chief and Karen Gass is its new editor.
We are proud of TQPM for many reasons and one of the major ones is that with Pattern Pastiche (for which subscribers are eligible) we have become a family of quilters. We share photos, discuss our projects, ask questions, exchange sewing tips (like sewing with Minky) and simply enjoy getting to know other quilters. We’re even having fun keeping track of our quilting/sewing New Year’s resolutions. It’s a place where our subscribers can meet our designers and staff, talk with them, and join in on projects and workshops in the magazine.
Now, you have the opportunity to win two free issues!
How? By playing our In Stitches game.
Have fun answering all 10 questions correctly! Make a mistake? Not to worry! You can go back and replay until you get them all right. This game is not only fun, you can’t lose!
Click on the needle to start playing the game.
Tell all your quilting friends, your guild, your family, and everyone you know about the game! They’ll want to win free issues too!
Stolen Quilts!
Karen Combs, an internationally known quilt teacher, author, and fabric designer had several of her beautiful quilts stolen earlier this month. We quilters all know how devastating it is to lose the quilts which we have so lovingly made.
Please visit her blog to view them and read about how you might be able to help!
A Challenge for Quilters and Guilds – and Great Prizes, too!
Enter The Quilt Pattern Magazine‘s Seasons of Hope Block Challenge!
This is a win-win activity. Not only will you be helping others, but you’ll have the chance to win wonderful prizes!
You can enter up to three blocks in the challenge, but because they will all be donated to charities, do make more to send us. They’ll be sent to participating guilds, who will turn them into quilts and put them to good use.
This challenge ends on April 30, 2012, so hurry and get your blocks in!
You can vote for your favourite block y to May 7, 2012.
Visit The Quilt Pattern Magazine for all of the necessary details and to see the prizes.
Ask your quilt to volunteer and participate!
The following special companies will be donating the exciting prizes. Click on their links and visit their pages.
Click here to view the great prizes!
Wonderful, Free BOM by Dorothy Baker
Lecien, manufacturers of quality cotton fabrics, is featuring one of talented designer, Dorothy Baker‘s, patterns as a free BOM.
They began featuring them a while back, but you can hurry and catch up with all the block patterns already provided for Dorothy’s lovely Vintage Tiles Revisted pattern.
More About Mother Nature
In the past, when winters are somewhat milder, our Snowdrops have popped up as early as the end of February. Just the leaves though, no flowers.
This year, to our amazement, the Snowdrops not only sent up their leaves early this week, they bloomed! However, today, they are hidden under another snowfall. Fortunately, they do well in the snow, as you can tell by their name.
As if that isn’t amazing enough, the stems of two of our rosebushes have already changed to their spring colours. One changes from brown to green each spring; the other from brown to red.I know the Snowdrops will be fine, but I hope the sudden return to snow and freezing temperatures doesn’t harm the roses. These two are the very hardy kind that don’t need covering or protection for the winter. They’ve survived beautifully for many years, but have never before changed colour so early!
