Monday, April 29, 2013

Stitch This! tour day...

Stitch This! is a blog that let you know everything new
and fun that is happening at Martingale publishing.
Of course today it's all about the book!
I LOVE this mosiac created from all of the blocks from the book.



Today Cathy shows her solid version of the hidden basket block.
Head over to Stitch This! to read
 about what Cathy likes about Large-block Quilts
and enter their giveaway for a copy!


Happy Quilting

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Little Lady Patchwork's giveaway day :)

It's Little Lady Patchwork's tour day!
Stop by her blog and see her version of the Quaint quilt block.
It's true to Stefanie's style.
A mix of unexpected fabric lines that work wonderful together.
Stefanie and I have known each other for over 3 years.
She shares a little bit about that in her blog post.
 


Good Luck!!!

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Kate's giveaway day....

I was thrilled when Kate Spain agreed to be in my book tour.
I used 3 of her Moda fabric lines in the book quilts.
 In Stop Watch it was Central Park.


and Terrain was even on the cover!


Stop over to Kate's blog where she gives you a sneek peak
at her newest fabric line Sunnyside.
It is a comforting group of fabrics
 that remind me of cloudy day turning to warm sunshine.
Plus she'll  discuss her version of a block from the Quaint quilt
and how she and I met.
It's a wonderful blog post!

Friday, April 26, 2013

More Sugar....

It is indeed another giveaway day.
Today's stop is Sugar-ree at A Spoonful of Sugar
they made the lantern block too!
It is so pretty...

Check out there blog for a chance to win!
:)

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Day #6 is Carol's book tour day!



Carol finished an ENTIRE quilt for the tour Large-block Quilts.
It is a great variation of Stretched Stars.


I hope it inspires you to try one of the blocks or quilts in your fabric choices.
I am trully surprised by how different the quilts can be.
Stop by Carol's blog to leave a comment to win your own copy of the book.


Didn't catch me?

Most of you probably know I grew up in Dubuque,
graduated from Loras College and still have deep roots there.
It only makes sense for me to head back every few months
 and it just so happens that this weekend is one of my trips!


I'll be In Dubuque, Iowa on April 27th
at The Cotton Cabin on Main Street from 10am - 12pm
signing my book,
chatting a bunch and
rolling around in all the fabric goodness that can be found there!

I have been a customer of The Cotton Cabin for over 10 years.
If you haven't been there
I highly recommend that you stop if you get in the Dubuque area.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

It all started with a cupcake...

Today is Jen's day for the blog tour.
 Jen and I met through a cupcake themed swap hosted by Sharon at Red Geranium Cottage.
Sharon hosted THE best swaps.
Jen and I have been blogging buddies ever since.
It only made sense to invite Jen to help me spread the word about my book.

Her take on the Spin Patch design is awesome!

It's charming and full of sunshine.
Head over to her blog Miss Punkie Pie to see it!

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Teacher's Pet Day!

Today is Kathy's turn to talk about the book.


She was all set to do Lantern Lights...
and ended up making a twirly swirly block instead....

Isn't the color combo lovely?
Stop by Kathy's blog for another chance to win the book
and find out a little more about Kathy and I.



p.s. Yesterday Natalia blogged about her contribution to my book...
check it out for a chance to win!!




Sunday, April 21, 2013

Me and My Sister: Day #2 Book tour....

Visit Me and My Sister for another chance to win!

These amazing ladies have put their spin on my Lantern Lights block!

Friday, April 19, 2013

Large-block Quilts Blog Tour Starts Today!!!

Today IS my day to kick off the blogger's book tour.
I have a great group of friends and
 I am super excited
 to have them participate in my book tour.

Remember there are 10 participating blogs...
talking about Large-block Quilts.


10 chances to win a copy of the book!
And each of them will be making a block
from the book.
Will it be easy?
Fast?
or
just Fun?
You'll have to wait and see....

4/20 Me! Vickie




4/24 Jen W 



4/27 Kate Spain 


4/29 Stitch This!

Here is the block I chose for today....
Ice Cream


Turns out it was easy, fast AND fun...

Want to make this block too?
Just leave me a comment on this post.
I will be choosing a winner at random on May 1st!

But wait....there's more....
today is my 1000th blog post.
seriously.
so in addition to choosing a book winner
I am going to choose
another winner for a special 1000th post anniversary!!!
Make sure you leave just one comment on this post to enter.
Good Luck!

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Large-Block Quilt Blogger's Tour

Before I published my own quilting book,
I was a blogger and quilter like all of you.


I LOVED having the opportunity to win a new quilting book from a blog tour.
It was exciting.
 I knew that once my book was published,
 I would host my own book tour.
 That you could have the opportunity to win like I have!
so.....


the Large-block Quilts Book Tour begins April 20th!


There are 10 participating blogs...

10 chances to win a copy of the book!
I will be starting off the tour on Saturday....

4/20 Me! Vickie




4/24 Jen W 





So stop back on the 20th for your chance to win a copy of my book!

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Collecting, finding and hoarding low volume prints....

 
I've really been bitten with a bug to collect low value
aka low volume prints.
I've raided my stash recently and
dug up some goodies that I had forgotten about.
I bought the 3 fabrics at the top of the bundle 
when my husband and I took a trip to Alaska about 4 years ago.
It sat for 4 years?
{hoard much?}
what have I been thinking?
I am not sure what quilt I will make with these
but they have moved to the top of my pile of 'to use next prints'.
Do you have a pile like that?
I have like 10 of those piles.
But I have QADD ( quilter's attention deficit disorder)
so I am constantly bouncing projects.
Like this project below
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I made a 'hidden basket' block with Liberty Stile print
 and a bunch of scraps of low volume text prints I have been collecting.
 
 
So now do I make more?
I have quite a bit of Liberty fat quarters....
I'll let you know.
 
If you are looking to collect low volume prints or
text prints in small 'batches' these
are some of my favorite online fabric sources:
 
or
or
 

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Join Me...


Join me in Lyndhurst, Ohio at J'Ellen's House of Fabrics
 on Saturday April 20th from 11am- 1pm.
I will be there signing books, chatting, and
demonstrating how I make 1/4 square triangles
such as the ones used in my Quaint quilt from the book.

I hope to see you there!