Half Circle Mirror and Feature Article - Make Modern Issue 12

Today I am so excited to show you one of my secret quilt finishes from this spring! The quilt is called Half Circle Mirror and it appears in newest issue of Make Modern Issue 12, out today.  The magazine also contains a featured designer article about me, written by Anne of Hudson Valley Quilts.

Half Circle Mirror combines paper pieced blocks and negative space for a dramatic, geometric quilt design.  

For my version of Half Circle Mirror, I used Kona Cotton Solids by Robert Kaufman in Pepper, Charcoal, Titanium, and White.

Johellen George of Cabin Quilt Studio did the beautiful quilting on this quilt.  She is a member of one of my local guilds and does amazing work.  I think that the quilting is reminiscent of the surface of a lake which plays well with the reflection theme of the piecing design.

The quilt is paper pieced, I really like designing paper pieced patterns as you can create so many different angles and quilt blocks.  With all of the negative space it was not too much paper piecing to do :)

I love the Make Modern magazine, the magazine is so full of great quilts and inspiration. There are 14 projects in this issue as well as other features and articles. Check out Make Modern Issue 12!

I am linking up to Link a Finish Friday, Whoop Whoop Friday, Thank Goodness Its Finished Friday, Finish It Up Friday, Fabric Frenzy Friday, and Show Off Saturday @ Sew Can She.

2016 New Quilt Blogger Blog Hop - Week 4 Giveaway Winners

I am happy to announce the winners from the Week 4 giveaways for the 2016 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop!

Thanks again to our generous Week 4 sponsors of the 2016 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop: Fat Quarter Shop, Aurifil, Hawthorne Threads, The Quilter’s Planner, Mini Barn Quilts, Story Patches, Stitches Quilting, Meadow Mist Designs, Quilting Jetgirl, Oliso, and Make Modern Magazine.

Without further ado, the 11 winners are:

• Fat Quarter Shop – $50 Gift Certificate - Linda
• Aurifil – 12 Large Spool Designer Collection – Bari J, Maximalist Style (50wt) - Diana
• Hawthorne Threads – $40 Gift Certificate - Kenda
• The Quilter’s Planner 2017 Starter Kit (Planner, Pens, Clips, Highlighers) - Kendra
• Mini Barn Quilts – Winner’s Choice of (1) of the (6) Original Mini Barn Quilts - Patricia
• Story Patches – $25 Starter Kit (Patches & Pen) - Allison
• Stitches Quilting – $30 Gift Certificate - Carrie
• Meadow Mist Designs – Winner’s Choice of (2) Digital PDF Patterns - Jane
• Quilting Jetgirl – Winner’s Choice of (2) Digital PDF Patterns - Veronica
• Make Modern Magazine – 6 month subscription - Cindy
• Oliso – Smart Iron - Marla

Congratulations to our Week 4 Winners; emails have been sent to confirm your contact information!

Below is a recap of all the wonderful posts from Week 4:

Miss-Bee Hivin'

Host: Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs

Hannah @ unsophisticated+jejune

Susan @ Sevenoaks Street Quilt

Amista @ Hilltop Custom Designs

Janice @ Color, Creating, and Quilting!

The Sewcial Network

Host: Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl 

Jennifer @Dizzy Quilter

Seven @The Concerned Craft

Mary @Made By Marney

Amanda @Quiltologie

Hive Sewciety

Host: Stephanie @Late Night Quilter 

Sharla @Thistle Thicket Studio

Stephanie @Quilt’n Party

Katrin @Puppilalla

Jen @A Dream and A Stitch

That wraps up the 2016 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop!  I hope that you enjoyed the hop and found some new blogs to follow.  

I have now updated the "New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop" tab above to include my hive and all of the new quilt bloggers with links directly to their hop post.

Miss-Bee Hivin' Blog Hop Week 4 & Giveaway

I am having such a hard time believing that this is the 4th and final week of the 2016 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop! 

I hope you are as excited as I am to get to meet the next 4 members of my hive, Miss-Bee Hivin', today:

Hannah @ unsophisticated+jejune

Susan @ Sevenoaks Street Quilts

Amista @ Hilltop Custom Designs

Janice @ Color, Creating, and Quilting!

If you have time, please also visit my co-hosts Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl and Stephanie @Late Night Quilter as they are introducing more members of their hives today as well!

In addition to checking out the hopper’s blogs, check out these great new advice posts from seasoned veterans:

• Jess @Quilty Habit: Top 10 Tips: Being a Good Swap Partner/Bee Mate
• Stephanie @Late Night Quilter: The Art of the Ultimate To Do List
• Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl (that’s me!): Blogging Pain Point

2016 New Quilt Bloggers Week 4 Giveaway!

We are so thankful to our generous sponsors of the 2016 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop! This week you can enter to win one of these fabulous prizes:

• Fat Quarter Shop – $50 Gift Certificate
• Aurifil – 12 Large Spool Designer Collection – Bari J, Maximalist Style (50wt)
• Hawthorne Threads – $40 Gift Certificate
• The Quilter’s Planner 2017 Starter Kit (Planner, Pens, Clips, Highlighers)
• Mini Barn Quilts – Winner’s Choice of (1) of the (6) Original Mini Barn Quilts
• Story Patches – $25 Starter Kit (Patches & Pen)
• Stitches Quilting – $30 Gift Certificate
• Meadow Mist Designs – Winner’s Choice of (2) Digital PDF Patterns
• Quilting Jetgirl – Winner’s Choice of (2) Digital PDF Patterns
• Make Modern Magazine – 6 month subscription
• Oliso - Smart Iron

You can earn up to 5 entries to this giveaway:

• Answer a fun question
• Answer a quilting question
• Check out and Follow Late Night Quilter on Pinterest
• Check out and Follow Meadow Mist Designs on Pinterest
• Check out and Follow Quilting Jetgirl on Pinterest

Just use the Rafflecopter widget to enter!

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The giveaway will run from July 18th through July 22nd 11:59 pm EST and is open to entrants 18 years or older. Winners will be announced Sunday, July 24th!

2016 New Quilt Blogger Blog Hop - Week 3 Giveaway Winners

I am happy to announce the winners from the Week 3 giveaways for the 2016 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop!

Thanks again to our generous Week 3 sponsors of the 2016 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop: Fat Quarter Shop, Aurifil, Hawthorne Threads, The Quilter’s Planner, Mini Barn Quilts, Story Patches, Stitches Quilting, Meadow Mist Designs, Quilting Jetgirl, and Make Modern Magazine.

Without further ado, the 10 winners are:

• Fat Quarter Shop – $50 Gift Certificate: Pam K.
• Aurifil – 12 Large Spool Designer Collection – Amy Sinibaldi, Sweetly Stitched (28 and 50wt): Janette S.
• Hawthorne Threads – $40 Gift Certificate: Carol S.
• The Quilter’s Planner 2017 Starter Kit (Planner, Pens, Clips, Highlighers): Lisa M.
• Mini Barn Quilts – Winner’s Choice of (1) of the (6) Original Mini Barn Quilts: Karen S.
• Story Patches – $25 Starter Kit (Patches & Pen): Heide
• Stitches Quilting – $30 Gift Certificate: Kelly
• Meadow Mist Designs – Winner’s Choice of (2) Digital PDF Patterns: Nancy A.
• Quilting Jetgirl – Winner’s Choice of (2) Digital PDF Patterns: Dee J. 
• Make Modern Magazine – 6 month subscription: Susan G.

Congratulations to our Week 3 Winners; emails have been sent to confirm your contact information!
Below is a recap of all the wonderful posts from Week 3 and stay tuned, as the last week of the hop, Week 4 (with more great giveaways) kicks off tomorrow!

Miss-Bee Hivin'

Host: Cheryl @Meadow Mist Designs

Jen @Patterns By Jen
Heide @Heide’s Quilty Hugs
Ann @Brown Paws Quilting
Velda @GRANNYcanQUILT

Lorinda @Laurel, Poppy and Pine

The Sewcial Network

Host: Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl

Sharon @Yellow Cat Quilt Designs
Amanda @This Mom Quilts
Laurel @Quilts By Laurel

Marla @Penny Lane Quilts

Hive Sewciety

Host: Stephanie @Late Night Quilter

Shannon @Shannon Fraser Designs
Tami @Sew Much For Free Time
Suzy @Websterquilt
Kathy @Kathys Kwilts and More

Olusuyi @Alice Samuel’s Quilt Co.

See you tomorrow for the 4th and final week of the 2016 New Quilt Bloggers blog hop!

Mid-Year Review

Yvonne over at Quilting Jetgirl just kicked off a fun linky party, a mid-year review link up!

I think that we sometimes get so busy with work, family, quilting, and life that we tend to forget our accomplishments and achievements throughout the year.  This link up party allowed me to take some time to reflect on the first half of 2016 (seriously, how is half of 2016 over already?)

Here are my quilt-related major accomplishments this year...



1.  Pattern Writing Workshop Series

I hosted a Pattern Writing Workshop Series early this year which taught how to take a quilt design in a sketchbook all the way through to a fully developed quilt pattern through over 25 blog posts.  The series detailed the creation of a real pattern to make the series less abstract and more practical and a number of pattern designers joined on round table discussions to share their experiences and methods.  All of the postings can be found in the Pattern Writing Blog Series tab above.

2.  Mystery Quilts

The Midnight Mystery Quilt (at left) finished up with a reveal parade in March with over 110 quilts and quilt tops being submitted!  Seeing the finished quilts/quilt tops and sewing along with the Facebook Group was definitely a highlight for the year!

The Meadow Mystery Quilt just kicked off this month and it is starting strong.  So many quilters are joining our Facebook Group (now over 1,200 members!) and sharing their fabrics.  It's not too late to join in, you can find the fabric requirements here.



3.  Finished Quilts

I love blogging as it helps record all of my quilt finishes, looking back I had actually finished more quilts than I had remembered.  I completed and shared 12 quilts on the blog (and finished 5 secret-sewing quilts that I have not been able to share yet).  Here is a complication of the quilts, you can click the picture to see more pictures and details about the quilt.

Thanks for reflecting with me! Be sure to check out all of the mid-year posts on Yvonne's blog.

Meadow Mystery Quilt - My Fabrics

I have been completely blown away by the response to the Meadow Mystery Quilt and I am so excited to be quilting along with such wonderful quilters!  You can find the fabric requirements and some helpful fabric picking tips right here (and all of the Meadow Mystery Quilt posts are up in the tab above)

Our Facebook Group is now up to almost 1,100 quilters and we are having such fun sharing our fabric picks.  You can join in on the fun right in our Facebook group right here.

For Meadow Mystery Quilt, I am going to be making two versions:

Gentle Breezes

I will be making my first mystery quilt from Bear Creek Quilting Company's fabric kit using Gentle Breezes by Maywood Studio (which was generously given to me by Bear Creek).  I love the blues in this kit and the fabrics feel wonderful.  Look at the beautifully packaged kit, I hated to break it apart :)  (You can read more about this and the other kits here.)

The fabrics correspond to the following fabric sets in the pattern:

Modern Text

I am going to make my second Meadow Mystery a bit more modern, using some of my favorite horded text prints, combining black, blue, and pickle green fabrics together.

(Sorry I have no idea why I switched the placement of the C and D fabrics for the picture)

The fabrics correspond to the following fabric sets in the pattern:

Fabric A - Carkai Pickle Tic Yardage
Fabric B - Suzuko Koseki, Newspaper Print Retro in Blue

Fabric C - Mama Said Sew by Sweetwater - Sewing Guide Black
Fabric D - Architextures Crosshatch in Pickle by Carolyn Friedlander
Fabric E - Kona White

I am excited to start cutting into my fabrics, I hope you are too!

I am linking up with Let's Bee Social at Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts and Needle and Thread Thursday at Kelly @My Quilt Infatuation.

Christmas in July: Quilt and Sew Bundle Sale 2016

**Edited 7/14/2016 at 3pm - Sale now over, thanks! **

I am very excited to share a super Christmas in July quilting and sewing pattern sale with you!   Jen from Faith and Fabric has pulled together 23 patterns from 21 pattern designers (including myself) for a special 72 hour pattern bundle sale.

In this sale, you can add 23 beautiful patterns to your collection (a $170 USD value for just $25 USD!!), as well as receive exclusive discounts from Sulky and Gotham Quilts. Added bonus? Each purchase includes an entry to win a free class from Craftsy or a 6-mo subscription to Make Modern!

If you would like to purchase this bundle you can find the listing right here.   (Note: this is an affiliate link so if you decide to purchase the bundle after clicking one of the links in this post, I will receive a portion of the sale price.)

The bundle includes patterns from these talented pattern designers: 13 Spools, Amy's Creative Side, Blossom Heart Quilts, Carrie Actually, Clover & Violet, Cooking Up Quilts, Daydreams of Quilts, Emkie Designs, Faith and Fabric, Hilltop Custom Designs, Live Love Sew, Meadow Mist Designs, Night Quilter, Quiet Play, Quilting Jetgirl, Quilty Joy Joy, Said With Love, Stitches Quilting, Sunflower Stitcheries and Quilting, Swoodson Says, and The Crafty Mummy.

The pattern bundle contains tons of holiday and non-holiday themed patterns, including traditionally and paper pieced quilt patterns and sewn items.  The pattern I contributed as Poinsettia Pinwheels, a modern Christmas quilt.  Here is a little peek of all of the great patterns:

Remember this is 23 patterns for just $25 (just over a dollar a pattern!) and the sale runs for only 72 hours (the sale ends at 3:00pm EST on Thursday).

If you would like to purchase this bundle you can find the listing right here.

Miss-Bee Hivin' Blog Hop Week 3 & Giveaway

Welcome back after our brief break to the third week of the 2016 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop! I hope you are as excited as I am to get to meet the next 5 members of my hive, Miss-Bee Hivin' and have a chance to win some more great prizes!

Jen @Patterns By Jen

Heide @Heide’s Quilty Hugs

Ann @Brown Paws Quilting

Velda @GRANNYcanQUILT

Lorinda @Laurel, Poppy and Pine

If you have time, please also visit my co-hosts Yvonne @ Quilting Jetgirl and Stephanie @Late Night Quilter as they are introducing more members of their hives today as well!

In addition to checking out the hopper’s blogs, check out these great new advice posts from seasoned veterans:

Amy @13 Spools: Branding Your Blog
Amy @13 Spools: Taking Great Photos
Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl: Cultivating Community

2016 New Quilt Bloggers Week 3 Giveaway!

We are so thankful to our generous sponsors of the 2016 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop! This week you can enter to win one of these fabulous prizes:

• Fat Quarter Shop – $50 Gift Certificate
• Aurifil – 12 Large Spool Designer Collection – Amy Sinibaldi, Sweetly Stitched (28 and 50wt)
• Hawthorne Threads – $40 Gift Certificate
• The Quilter’s Planner 2017 Starter Kit (Planner, Pens, Clips, Highlighers)
• Mini Barn Quilts – Winner’s Choice of (1) of the (6) Original Mini Barn Quilts
• Story Patches – $25 Starter Kit (Patches & Pen)
• Stitches Quilting – $30 Gift Certificate
• Meadow Mist Designs – Winner’s Choice of (2) Digital PDF Patterns
• Quilting Jetgirl – Winner’s Choice of (2) Digital PDF Patterns
• Make Modern Magazine – 6 month subscription

You can earn up to 5 entries to this giveaway:

• Answer a multiple choice question
• Answer a fun question
• Follow Late Night Quilter on Instagram
• Follow Meadow Mist Designs on Instagram
• Follow Quilting Jetgirl on Instagram

Just use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter!

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The giveaway will run from July 11th through July 15th 11:59 pm EST and is open to entrants 18 years or older. Winners will be announced Sunday, July 17th!