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Look for Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks from Today’s Top Designers – Collector’s Edition - Vol.2 in your local quilt shop, on newsstands, or order from Quiltmaker.com
Look for Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks from Today’s Top Designers – Collector’s Edition - Vol.2 in your local quilt shop, on newsstands, or order from Quiltmaker.com
I am pleased to have participated in this special publication! Most of you know me for my Turning Twenty® quilt book series, but one of my lifelong passions is hand embroidery. When asked to contribute a block for this publication, I was knee-deep in designing new Redwork patterns. So, the block I submitted is REDWORK!
Sweet Dreams is one of twelve designs from my Sugar Dumplin’ collection.
The entire collection will be available as a BOM beginning in January 2011.
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Sweet Dreams is one of twelve designs from my Sugar Dumplin’ collection.
The entire collection will be available as a BOM beginning in January 2011.
If you have not subscribed to our newsletter, be sure and join.
Our subscribers are always the first to know when new patterns are available.
I love embroidery, and Redwork is my all time favorite. I use red floss, but tend to go with red/pink/ivory/white when choosing complimentary fabrics.
You will find my block on page 37 of the magazine, with my embroidery pattern on page 72. Hope you have fun making your own Sugar Dumplin’ block!
This 100 Blocks issue is filled with beautiful blocks from some very talented designers.
You will want to add this Quiltmaker issue to your collection. The blocks will inspsire
you with lots of design ideas!
You will want to add this Quiltmaker issue to your collection. The blocks will inspsire
you with lots of design ideas!
Prize drawing! Before you continue on, browse our website, and be sure to leave a comment on this post and you will be entered in a drawing to win a copy of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks from Today’s Top Designers. The winner will be posted here!
Thanks to everyone who participated in this exciting Blog Tour. I hope you will keep watching my blog. We’ve got lots of great new designs coming your way!!!! Tricia
Follow the 100 Blocks Blog Tour daily Nov. 8-12 at quiltmaker.com/quilty pleasures for inspiration, ideas and giveaways galore!
Sunday School Singers Have Come Back Home!
November 3rd, 2010Gary and I just returned from Fall Quilt Market and what a wonderful market it was! We saw lots of old friends and met some really wonderful new friends too. What fun!
I started designing Sunday School Singers in January 2009, but I get side-tracked from time to time so this collection was a little slow in getting to the finish line. However, when our singers made their debut at Quilt Market in Houston, they were a hit. Several ladies, and a couple of gentlemen as well, gathered around our quilt and sang Sunday School songs they remembered from their own childhood. Lots of smiles and good memories! There are 12 embroidered blocks in my Sunday School Singers quilt PLUS 13 embroideries of kids at play. The embroidery is just basic stitching, I colored with permanent fabric markers. Sunday School Singers is also digitized for machine embroidery…..hmmmm….wonder if I really DO want to have an embroidery machine someday. Lots faster and the designs look great!
Blessings,
(and all my Sunday School Singers)
A Day In The Life Of Mr. Bear
We’ve been working on so many new things for fall quilt market and, one by one, they are starting to come together. I’m excited to have just completed my newest embroidery design, and as I share close-up photos of each block, I’ll tell you a little story about our only granddaughter. Hailey is a true Texas Sweetheart, and the icing on our cake!
It was Hailey’s third Christmas, her eyes widened as she opened her gift from Uncle Scott. As she pulled out a huge (actually – gigantic) teddy bear, it was love at first sight. She wrapped her tiny arms around that squishy bear and her little body got lost in all that fluff.
Mr. Bear became Hailey’s constant companion, even going along to the hospital to have ‘their’ tonsils removed. Years have passed and Hailey is now engaged to be married. The wedding is scheduled for June 2011, and I’ve heard a rumor that Mr. Bear will be in attendance! Guess I’ll need to sew a custom tux for the big guy. Here’s a typical Day in the Life of Mr. Bear….
Mr. Bear became Hailey’s constant companion, even going along to the hospital to have ‘their’ tonsils removed. Years have passed and Hailey is now engaged to be married. The wedding is scheduled for June 2011, and I’ve heard a rumor that Mr. Bear will be in attendance! Guess I’ll need to sew a custom tux for the big guy. Here’s a typical Day in the Life of Mr. Bear….
The center of the quilt showcases Hailey and Mr. Bear.
Such simple embroidery and so much fun to stitch!
Such simple embroidery and so much fun to stitch!
The two begin their day with a stroll to the park. Not being much of a morning bear, Mr. Bear thinks a carriage ride suits him very well.
Mr. Bear truly enjoys the wind whooshing through his fur as Hailey makes the swing go higher and higher into the sky...
Until a sudden fall send them rushing back home for bandages and a dose of tonic!
Hailey knows Mr. Bear so very well. Baking cookies always soothes his woes...
Besides, it's great preparation for an afternoon tea party. What fun this has turned out to be!
After tea comes Hailey's favorite--indoor games! Sometimes, they put together a favorite puzzle and sometimes they play hide 'n seek, but today it's BLOWING BUBBLES! Hailey reminds Mr. Bear that there's just nothing better than spending the whole day with your bestest friend and of course, Mr. Bear agrees...
But, everyone needs quiet time just to wind down before calling it a day. It's story time for these sweet pals and oh, the stories they've shared...
When the lights are dimmed and prayers are said, the friends decide once again, "It's REALLY been a good day!"
Good night Mr. Bear....Good night Miss Hailey.
Story telling is fun for us grandmothers! If you’d like to view the entire quilt, click on this link
And, if you decide to order our pattern, please send a photo of your own Mr. Bear quilt to share with all our friends!
Blessings,
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