October Block of the Month

Finally home from AQS Quilt Week in Des Moines and getting caught up.  Free block is posted and newsletter has been sent out.  Sorry it was a few days late.  Life just gets busy sometimes.

Bruce and I went tire shopping for the Whale

after a blow out on the way up to Des Moines.  What is up with the cost of tires??  Talk about sticker shock!!  And the trailer has 4 tires and a spare.  GASP.

Gotta tell you we were sure happy we had a spare when this thing blew! By the time we got 35 feet of camper plus truck stopped and off the Highway there was not much left of this tire.  Thank God we were safe and AAA-RV Plus for changing the tire.

Back home, now I am working on my block of the month blocks, my Camping Row and printing patterns for market in 2 weeks.

My camping row is making slow progress.  I will post pictures once the applique is in place.  right now it is all over my cutting table!

I just love this little racoon!

Candy Stars is now available on my website for half price in October.  It was in The Quilt Pattern Magazine in February and is now available for sale on my website.

Another one of my designs, At the Cantina, was in the last four issues of TQPM. The final installment (blue and white borders) is in this month's issue!  A year's subscription to The Quilt Pattern Magazine is only $16 and you would get this pattern plus a dozen more each month for a year.  It really is a bargain.

I have designed a 30's reproduction BOM for them which will be featured all next year.  I hope you will tune in for that.  I will be offering fabric kits for it as well.

The new Deco Gardens block for October is actually the border triangles.

You can see how they are placed in the side borders in this diagram.

Be sure to download this block for free during October on the 2015 BOM Tab at the top of the blog page.

Here is this month's bonus block.  You can buy it on my website if you are not a subscriber to my newsletter.

I think this might be my favorite block so far, but then I say that every month.  LOL  If I could get away with it I would just keep on designing these Art Nouveau flower blocks, because they are so fun.  I love them, and I guess a few of you do as well based on the great comments I get from many of you.

But I am thinking of doing a pieced BOM next year, possibly a Seminole Pieced sampler. What do you think about that idea?  I Would love your suggestions for next year's BOM.

The Arboretum Stars quilt is on my website now.  The pattern can be purchased as a digital download. Of course I can't take a picture of a quilt on the floor without a cat showing up and plopping down on it.  I had to shoo Buster off 3 times before I got a cat-free picture.  I loved making this quilt, I just wish I had not been so rushed to get it completed.  I want to try it in other colors and fabrics now.

So back to the studio to get my camping row done!!

EQ7 Seasons Row Along Blog Hop -- Week 3

I hope you have been following the incredible blog hop the last two weeks.

Not only are there a lot of totally amazing rows with seasonal themes, there are some really crazy good prizes (sweepstakes, give-aways, gifties – there has been some discussion about the proper word for this).

For information on how to enter the contests and to see all the rows click HERE.

Here is the schedule for new rows this week.

15-Sep Reeze Morning Glory 

15-Sep Marian Seams To Be Sew 

15-Sep Jennifer Sew Hooked 

15-Sep Carol Just Let Me Quilt

15-Sep Anneke Stof Genoeg 

 

 Well anyway, my row is summer and I designed a fun camping row with campers, a tent and cute critters atop the signs pointing their way to camp.
You can download the PDF pattern HERE or the EQ7 file HERE.

This is block 1 in the row.

Owl Block 1

There are 5 blocks which finished at 8” x 12”.  They are all applique blocks done with large easy pieces (mostly) which are done with fusible web and machine applique.  I have reversed all the templates for you already so when you download the PDF you will be ready to trace or print the templates onto the fusible web.

Camper Block 2

Tent Block 3

Camper Block 4

Racoon Block 5

Super thanks goes to Northcott fabric for supplying some of the fabric used in this block and for supplying one of the HUGE prizes we will be giving away.
So what prizes am I offering?  I have a boatload. . . .or maybe I should say a trailer full of stuff to give away.

First you have to enter the totally amazing Aurifil Thread give away.  This stuff is made in Italy and it is amazing stuff.  No lint, very strong, and fabulous colors.  Here is the set you will win if your name is chosen.  We are using Rafflecopter for the give-aways so be sure you enter in the box below.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

But I also have a totally cute Andover Fat Quarter Pack to give away, an Aurifil sampler pack of thread, and an Andover batik strip pack.  Yea, this is good stuff!!!  Oh, and I will be tossing in a few free patterns just to keep things fun.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Now for the other goodies:

Northcott Fabrics, 1 entry per entrant per week, all featured blogs today have same giveaway. 6-8 yards of fabric in 1 yard lengths $60-80.00 Value based on $10.00 per yard cost of fabric.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Fat Quarter Shop: Every blog has a different opportunity to win. Each entrant may enter at each blog's featured day. 1 $25.00 gift certificate.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Morning Glory Design Facebook Page:  Click HERE

Sulky: 1 six-pack Cotton thread contains 6 spools at 500 yards per spool
Each packs value is $36.00

Connecting Threads: 1 $25.00 gift certificate

Sew Fresh Quilts: 3 Fox and Friends Patterns

Craftsy and Nancy’s Notions Giveaways, You must stitch out one unique block from any of the rows offered today or any featured day of this Row-Along. Filler Rows are excluded. Filler Row Designers are Be A Quilter, Stof Goeneg, and Linda Franz. You may enter this giveaway every day from September 01, 2015 to October 13, 2015. You must upload a picture of your block to the Flickr Group prior to entering. Then go back to the blog of your choice and enter the Giveaway for the Craftsy or Nancy’s Notions Giveaways. All entries will be double checked. The Flickr group is here.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Craftsy: 1 class of your choice – 3 total classes Average Value $40.00 each

Nancy’s Notions: 1 $10.00 of gift certificate – 2 total certificates Total Value $20.00 each.
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