Blog Tour Day 4 and Quilt Market Part 3

The Blog Tour Continues: Day 4

If you've been following along on the Modern Designs for Classic Quilts blog tour - or if you're just jumping on today - make sure you don't miss today's blogger, Faith from Fresh Lemons! Fresh Lemons is one of my favorite blogs for modern inspiration, great tutorials, and quilting in general. Faith has a killer fabric sense and I pretty much want to own or make everything she posts... Thank you so much for being part of our blog tour, Faith!

Tomorrow, the blog tour continues with the fabulous lads and lassies over at Generation Q! 

Quilt Market Recap, Part 3 of 3

Wrapping up my recap of quilt market, is a very brief and incomplete view of the Modern Quilt Guild's showcase at Market and Festival. Here are a few of my favorites, but all were absolutely amazing.

"Typographic Circle" by Emily Cier

"The 48 Pound Quilt" by Tanya Finken

"Bits and Ripples" by Alison Schmidt

"Refracted Sunset" by Heather Scrimsher

"Convergence" by Latifah Saafir

closeup of "Convergence" by Latifah Saafir (love the type background)

"Mainframe Derez" by Violet Craft

"Anni" by Heather Jones

"Tilework" by Elizabeth Harvatine

"Hot and Cold" by Krista Fleckenstein

Closeup of "Hot and Cold" by Krista Fleckenstein (I love the one print pieced into the ring.)

"Supernova" by Lee Heinrich

"Ripple" by Daniel Rouse

Closeup of  "Ripple" by Daniel Rouse ( absolutely love the quilting)

"Broken Plaid" by Alissa Carlton

Close up of "Broken Plaid" by Alissa Carlton (the quilting is fabulous)

Hope you're all having a fabulous week!

Happy stitching,

Kelly

Blog Tour Day 3 and Quilt Market Part 2

I'm sorry it's so late, but I had a dinner date with this awesome girl and became so engrossed in good conversation and a cucumber martini that I am blogging, well, late. So without further ado . . .

Day 3 on the Modern Designs for Classic Quilts blog tour is none other than my Cincinnati Modern Quilt Guild buddy and quilter extraordinaire, Jill of Darling Jill Quilts. Jill quilted - not one, not two, but three of the quilts in the book, including the cover log cabin quilt and Andie's flying geese quilt.

Jill's quilting on the log cabin quilt

I'm going to be really honest here when I say that Jill is, hands down, one of the most perfectly precise quilters I've ever known in real life. I mean, seriously, check out this girl's blog and see some of her quilts. The piecing is PRISTINE, and always deserving of the "slow clap."  Visit her post to see some of her process shots that she took while quilting them. I hadn't even seen these shots!  (Thank you so much for participating, Jill!)

Tuesday, Nov. 6       (Lindsay, CraftBuds)

Wed., Nov. 7            (Jill, Darling Jill Quilts)

Thursday, Nov. 8      (Faith, Fresh Lemons)

Friday, Nov. 9           (Generation Q)

Saturday, Nov. 10    (Angela, Quilting is my Therapy)

Sunday, Nov. 11       (Shannon, Stitch Craft Create)

Monday, Nov. 12      (Laurie, Scarlet Fig)

Tuesday, Nov. 13     (Lindsay, The Cottage Mama)

Wed., Nov. 14           (Jessica, A Little Gray)

Thursday, Nov. 15    (Mary, The Tulip Patch)

Friday, Nov. 16         (Deborah, Whipstitch)

Saturday, Nov. 17    (Kaysie, KZJo’s Studio)

Sunday, Nov. 18       (Jenny, Sew Kind of Wonderful)

Monday, Nov. 19      (Carla, LollyQuiltz)

Tuesday, Nov. 20     (Thomas, Thomas Knauer Sews)

Wed., Nov. 21           (Brenda, Pink Castle Fabrics)

Thursday, Nov. 22     (Lindsay & Liz Rea, CraftBuds, Inspire Me Grey)

Friday, Nov. 23         (Sarah, The Last Piece)
Saturday, Nov. 24    (Cara, Cara Quilts)

Sunday, Nov. 25      (Andie and Kelly, AndieJohnsonSews and Stitchy Quilt Stuff)

Quilt Market Recap (part 2 of 3)

In other news, I shall now continue with Quilt Market Recap (Part 2 of 3), in which I post photos in which I look like a big, smiling geek next to quilty famous people, several of whom may not know who I am.

Andie and me with Angela Walters

with the wonderfully sweet Pat Bravo

with my girl, Tula

Andie and me with the lovely and generous Laurie Wisbrun.

Andie and me with the very sweet Aneela Hoey

ME AND SANTA!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Can't top this one.)

Tomorrow, Faith from Fresh Lemons is hosting stop number 4 on the Modern Designs for Classic Quilts blog tour, so be sure to stop by her blog!

Blog Tour Day 2 and Quilt Market Recap

Today is Day 2 on the Blog Tour for the release of' Modern Designs for Classic Quilts!

CraftBuds is today's stop - be sure to hop over there for a little Q&A with me and Andie, and a giveaway, too! CraftBuds is a fabulous site for crafters of all kinds, particularly those interested in building their crafty love into a thriving business. Very cool site, with tons of good info - and crafty eye candy, of course! A huge thanks to Lindsay for being part of the tour.

In other news, I went to Quilt Market and have posted nary a photo. Let's rectify that, shall we?

This shall be Part 1 of 3 of Quilt Market Recap posts. Part 2 of 3 show photos of me next to famous people who may or may not know who I am. Part 3 of 3 will be photos of the show.

F+W Booth. Recognize anything?

Echino booth. delightful. want it all.

Ms. Melody Miller, y'all. I want the fabric, I want the tree,
I want the chair. And the TV. 

Recognize that typewriter? Yeah, I want that too.

The fabulous ladies from iSew Academy! (I love them).
The product is a sewing app with projects, instructions and other hilarity.
Think of Harry Potter + Sewing.  (I'll take two.)

Birch Fabric meets Charley Harper

Alexander Henry

Dear Stella (delicious, right?)

Bari J's booth (for Art Gallery) - closeup below

Bari J. - RUFFLES!!!!!!!

Tula Pink - You know I love her, it's no secret.

Anchor quilt from Tula's booth. Will be making this.

Andie drooling over the "Folkloric Blooms" line from
Sue Spargo and Wendy Morris

LOVE! "Architextures" line from Carolyn Friedlander

And a terrible shot of some of my mostest favorite fabric -
Liberty, of course!

Don't forget - hop over to CraftBuds for Blog Tour Day 2! Day 3 continues with Jill at Darling Jill Quilts.

Tuesday, Nov. 6       (Lindsay, CraftBuds)

Wed., Nov. 7             (Jill, Darling Jill Quilts)

Thursday, Nov. 8      (Faith, Fresh Lemons)

Friday, Nov. 9           (Generation Q)

Saturday, Nov. 10    (Angela, Quilting is my Therapy)

Sunday, Nov. 11       (Shannon, Stitch Craft Create)

Monday, Nov. 12      (Laurie, Scarlet Fig)

Tuesday, Nov. 13     (Lindsay, The Cottage Mama)

Wed., Nov. 14           (Jessica, A Little Gray)

Thursday, Nov. 15    (Mary, The Tulip Patch)

Friday, Nov. 16         (Deborah, Whipstitch)

Saturday, Nov. 17    (Kaysie, KZJo’s Studio)

Sunday, Nov. 18       (Jenny, Sew Kind of Wonderful)

Monday, Nov. 19      (Carla, LollyQuiltz)

Tuesday, Nov. 20     (Thomas, Thomas Knauer Sews)

Wed., Nov. 21           (Brenda, Pink Castle Fabrics)

Thursday, Nov. 22     (Lindsay & Liz Rea, CraftBuds, Inspire Me Grey)

Friday, Nov. 23         (Sarah, The Last Piece)
Saturday, Nov. 24    (Cara, Cara Quilts)

Sunday, Nov. 25      (Andie and Kelly, AndieJohnsonSews and Stitchy Quilt Stuff)

Modern Designs for Classic Quilts Blog Tour Kickoff

Today, Andie and I are kicking off the Blog Tour for our new book, Modern Designs for Classic Quilts!

A whole slew of our friends and folks who collaborated with us on this book have joined in the fun and will be featuring a different aspect of this book on their blog every day for the next two weeks! Some will do reviews, some will feature quilts they particularly like, some will do giveaways . . . this is gonna' be big, so make sure to follow along on the tour and join in the fun!

Today, Andie and I are kicking off the tour with the full schedule (see below) and the winners of the pillow kit giveaways!

MODERN DESIGNS FOR CLASSIC QUILTS BLOG TOUR SCHEDULE

Tuesday, Nov. 6       (Lindsay, CraftBuds)

Wed., Nov. 7             (Jill, Darling Jill Quilts)

Thursday, Nov. 8      (Faith, Fresh Lemons)

Friday, Nov. 9           (Generation Q)

Saturday, Nov. 10    (Angela, Quilting is my Therapy)

Sunday, Nov. 11       (Shannon, Stitch Craft Create)

Monday, Nov. 12      (Laurie, Scarlet Fig)

Tuesday, Nov. 13     (Lindsay, The Cottage Mama)

Wed., Nov. 14           (Jessica, A Little Gray)

Thursday, Nov. 15   (Mary, The Tulip Patch)

Friday, Nov. 16         (Deborah, Whipstitch)

Saturday, Nov. 17    (Kaysie, KZJo’s Studio)

Sunday, Nov. 18       (Jenny, Sew Kind of Wonderful)

Monday, Nov. 19      (Carla, LollyQuiltz)

Tuesday, Nov. 20     (Thomas, Thomas Knauer Sews)

Wed., Nov. 21           (Brenda, Pink Castle Fabrics)

Thursday, Nov. 22   (Lindsay & Liz Rea, CraftBuds, Inspire Me Grey)

Friday, Nov. 23         (Sarah, The Last Piece)
Saturday, Nov. 24    (Andie and Kelly, AndieJohnsonSews and Stitchy Quilt Stuff)

As you follow along on the blog tour, please stop back here and let me know what you think! Do you like what you see? Have suggestions? Tips? Wanna make a pattern request? Seriously, I'd love any input you'd like to share.

Without further ado, the winner of the Stitchy Quilt Stuff Hexie Pillow Kit Giveaway is SarahLiz (I've sent you an email to get your shipping info.) Congratulations, and thank you to all for participating!

Be sure to hop over to Andie Johnson Sews for her Kick Off Post, and tomorrow visit CraftBuds for the next stop on the tour!

Happy stitching!

Kelly

Dear Jane Quilt, Week 3

The sewing mojo was good to me this week and I got 6 - count 'em SIX - Dear Jane blocks finished!  woot!  Granted, a couple of 'em were pretty easy, but whatevs - a finish is a finish!

I'm super diggin' the aqua, red and white, and I LOVE that little polka dot in the background. You know I love the polka dots...

Here are this week's blocks!

block A4

block B9

block B13

block C1

block J7

block N9

The progress thus far:

If you were going to make a Dear Jane (or any kind of sampler, like a Farmer's Wife), which colors would you gravitate toward?

Also, if you haven't entered the Hexie Pillow Kit Giveaway, you can still enter through the right-hand Rafflecopter widget. The Giveaway will close on Monday the 5th.

Happy Stitching!

Kelly

Kit Giveaway + Sew Mama Sew!

Sew Mama Sew is helping me and Andie kick off the release of our brand spankin' new book, Modern Designs for Classic Quilts!

Andie has put together kits to make this project, and I'm giving one away today!

TO ENTER, follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter widget in the sidebar. Each task you complete earns you another chance to win. Do as many or as few of the tasks as you like. I will select one winner on Monday, November 5th to kick off our blog hop!

One winner will win this beautiful kit!!!

Over at Sew Mama Sew is a free download of this awesome pillow project from the book. Everyone can grab a copy of the pattern, and one of y'all will win the kit to make it (in the fabrics shown above).

The pillow project, download at Sew Mama Sew.

Be sure to head over to Andie Johnson Sews for the chance to win another kit, and to Sew Mama Sew for a chance to win a copy of Modern Designs for Classic Quilts.

Happy Stitching!

Kelly

Kit includes:
{8} Paper hexagon templates
{8} 5" pieces of coordinated fabric for the hexagons*
20x20 inch piece of premium white muslin for front background
20x20 inch piece of plum floral Joel Dewberry fabric for backing
14 inch zipper

 

*{includes fabric from Denyse Schmidt, Art Gallery, Joel Dewberry, Anna Griffin and Lizzy House}

Dear Jane Quilt, Week 2

Woohoo! I'm up to 10 blocks - there's no stopping me now!

My mom has started one of these bad boys, too, so we're encouraging each other as we go, helping each other when we get stuck. It's a good way to keep sewing "together," even though I live far away now.  :-(   Thank goodness for Skype! I'll show you Mom's blocks periodically when she sends me photos.

Without further ado, Week 2 of the Dear Jane Challenge:

block A2

block A5

block A6

block C6

block D1

The progress thus far:

What have y'all been working on?

Happy stitching!

Kelly

My very first quilt

I made my very first quilt when I was in first grade for a school project - - 20-coughcough years ago. I hand stitched the squares and the rows together, my mom carefully showing me how to measure, mark, pin, sew and press. Looking back, I'm sure I had a little help from Mom, especially on the binding.

I was (and am) a big fan of rainbows, so I liked everything in "rainbow order."

And, so it began. Twenty-coughcough years later, I'm still quilting, loving every minute (except for the pinning), and still getting help from my mom on the binding.

I know it's sappy, but thanks Mom, for teaching me how to quilt, bind, pin, press and fabric shop!

Happy stitching,

Kelly

Dear Jane Quilt, Week 1

I have officially lost my mind and started a Dear Jane Quilt. I have been lusting after this quilt for years, and even started one once, but kind of lost my mojo. I totally got the bug again, and have set a semi-reasonable goal of 5 blocks a week. Which is totally doable, until I get to the appliqué blocks which will probably take at least a month each. I may be re-conceiving the goal at that point.

But for now, the results of Week 1!!!!  I have to say, I'm in love with my first 5 Dear Jane blocks. They're certainly not perfect, but I'm having fun and learning a lot as I go. Plus, they're just kind of delicious, so that's a bonus.

block A1

block A9

block A11

block B4

block B10

 Charting the progress . .  .  (man, this is a little daunting!)

Any words of encouragement, Interwebs?



Happy stitching!

Kelly