An Indelible Pillow Set : :

This week my best friend is redoing her daughter's bedroom for her thirteenth birthday present and had recently brought over the store-bought shams and curtains to match up with some fabrics from my stash. Right away we knew Indelible by Katarina Roccella would be perfect! The color scheme was a spot-on match, the modern, woodland theme speaks to Hannah's love for nature and the text prints to her passion for reading and writing. I happily offered to make a set of pillows and spent yesterday's sewing time doing just that!



Using my go-to, most favorite pillow pattern, that can be found in issue 8 of Love Patchwork & Quilting for an easy-peasy set of patchwork covers, I whipped up the first two in no time at all!





All three pillows are backed in a Pure Element solid in Empire Yellow, Emerald, and Tile Blue.



Each has a binding finish, using up the leftover bindings Squared Elements in Noir from my Rapture Making Rows and Laced Up Gris from my NouvElle Friendship Diamond quilts. When creating quilt bindings I always make up extra to have on hand to add to my pillows, it's my favorite ending detail and adds such a professional finish!



My third and final pillow is a simple 18" pillow, straight-line quilted with an Aurifil 50wt, in one of our favorite Indelible prints, Stamped Grove in Daylight. I adore this print! The sweet blue background, the birch trees and birds makes this print perfect to leave as is for a pillow just like this one, as whole cloth quilt, or to use as a wonderful quilt backing!





I can't wait to see Hannah's new, teen bedroom all finished, it's going to be amazing! I hope she loves her pillows and has a wonderful birthday!!

♥ Maureen

A Sunny Aurifil GIVEAWAY : :

Since I'm still playing catchup from the busy weekend with orders, housework, and emails on this dark, rainy day with nothing new to share, unless you want to see more Birthday Crowns, I thought I'd brighten things up a bit with a sunny Aurifil Giveaway!





The summery pair of pillows I recently made for Love Patchwork & Quilting's newest Issue 8 just arrived back to me with an early copy! The happy duo features Bonnie's Sweet As Honey collection, with a couple Chromatics, a Reminisce floral, Squared Element in Lemon, and a Tule Folklore added to the mix!

Seeing my work in print is so exciting, so why not celebrate the honor with a Giveaway!



Aurifil is so kind to periodically sponsor me with thread to use in my own projects and to share here in the occasional Giveaway. They are very aware that it's my favorite! I enjoy experimenting with colorful thread and love what it adds to my projects! For these pillows I used a variegated 50wt spool in a mix of yellows and oranges for my straight line quilting. Such a beautiful combo when paired with such cheerful fabrics!



Today I'm happy to offer two sampler packs of Aurifil's wonderful threads!! Each contains SIX colorful spools in a variety of weights, one in yellows and one in oranges! There will be TWO winners this time, one will receive the sampler of yellows and the other winner the oranges!



Enter to win! 

Here's how,

1. Simply leave a comment here in this post! (one entry)
2. You can follow Aurifil and Love Patchwork & Quilting on Facebook! Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
3. My followers get a third entry! Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
4. Help spread the word!! I know that many of you already do, so I like to add that as another way to enter! Whether by instagram, tweet, facebook, pin, blog, etc... (optional extra entry)

That’s 4 possible entries! Enter now through Monday, May 26th!! Winner will be picked at Random and I will announce their name at the bottom of this post, here on the blog!

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Thank you to all who entered the Giveaway!!

From 1,381 entries, Mr. Random says the lucky winners are... 

Comment #994 --   * tammi  * -- for the yellow threads!

Comment #385 --   *  Donna W  * -- for the orange threads!
   

Congratulations! I will be in touch shortly! 

A Love Patchwork & Quilting GIVEAWAY : :

Today I have a fun Giveaway planned with Love Patchwork & Quilting magazine!! 



I happen to have on hand a few extra copies of this wonderful monthly magazine and today, in celebrating the release of Issue 8, I feel like sharing!

In addition, LP &Q is offering a special trial subscription offer to my readers and Facebook followers of 3 issues for just $10!! That's 3 issues for less than the price of 1 - it's daylight robbery! You can find all the details when you follow this URL, www.imsnews.com/quilting-2025!



In the first issue you'll find one of my favorite sewing projects, in Issue 4 you can see my Butterfly Quilt right on the cover with the pattern inside, Issue 5 features my Sunset Quilt pattern, and this month's  brand new Issue 8 includes a pattern for this sunny pair of cushions!



The creators of Mollie Makes are the folks behind this beautiful monthly magazine that shares the best of modern quilting, with super inspiring projects & photographs, amazing interviews & articles, plus a FREE gift with every issue! They so kindly sent me an extra copy of Issues 5,6, & 7 to offer one lucky reader in today's Giveaway!



Enter to win! 

Here's how,

 
1. Simply leave a comment here in this post! (one entry)
2. Follow Love Patchwork & Quilting on Facebook! Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
3. My followers get a third entry! Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
4. Help spread the word!! I know that many of you already do, so I like to add that as another way to enter! Whether by instagram, tweet, facebook, pin, blog, etc... (optional extra entry) 

That’s 4 possible entries! Enter now through Monday, May 5th!! Winner will be picked at Random and I will announce their name at the bottom of this post, here on the blog! 

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Thank you to all who entered the Giveaway!!

From 992 entries, Mr. Random says the lucky winner is... 

Comment #77 --   *   mjb  *
   

Congratulations! I will be in touch shortly! 

A Special GIVEAWAY : :

Today I have a very fun Giveaway planned!

This past Summer I reached out to Melissa of Sew Shabby Quilting to long arm quilt my Indie Symmetry quilt, a king size quilt measuring 90" x 102" that went unfinished for so long because I had no idea how to quilt it! She did an amazing job and now it lives happily on our bed!!



Since that very first Sew Shabby Quilting experience I've sent several more quilts Melissa's way --

My Soaring High Quilt, finished in a favorite modern pattern of mine, Take Five!



My Modern Sampler Quilt, finished in the Take Five pattern once again!





My Sunset Quilt, finished with the most beautiful custom quilting design! You can find this quilt, quilting, and pattern showcased beautifully in Issue 5 of Love Patchwork & Quilting out now!





My most recent quilt finish, my Follow the Arrow Quilt that I shared yesterday! For this one Melissa did another amazing custom quilting job, quilting each and every little piece of my quilt with the most amazing detail!





Isn't her work beautiful!!

At Sew Shabby Quilting you'll find a large catalog of quilting patterns, quality workmanship, a speedy turnaround, and incredible prices! Professional long-arm machine quilting starts from just $.01 per square inch! Today we invite you all to stop by Sew Shabby Quilting to have a look around!

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We hope you enjoy visiting Sew Shabby Quilting!! 

Enter to Win a $100 Gift Certificate to Sew Shabby Quilting today!

Here's how,
 
1. Simply leave a comment here in this post! (one entry)
2. Follow Sew Shabby Quilting on Facebook or on Instagram! Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
3. My followers always get an extra entry, too! Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
4. Help spread the word!! I know that many of you already do so I like to add that as another way to enter! Whether by facebook, instagram, tweet, pin, blog, etc... (optional extra entry) 

That’s 4 possible entries! Enter now through Monday, March 10th!! Winner will be picked at Random and I will announce their name at the bottom of this post, here on the blog!

* Note * This giveaway is open to EVERYONE! If you're a "no reply" or anonymous commenter, please remember to include your email address in your comment!

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Thank you to all who entered the Giveaway!! From  1,276 entries, Mr. Random says the lucky winner is... 
 
Comment #190 --   *  Lisa   * 
 
Congratulations, I'll be in touch shortly!   

Love, Patchwork & Quilting : :

This morning, rather than blogging right away like usual, I jumped right into finishing my second quilt for this year, took some photos of my most recent fabric mail, and checked my email to find this exciting offer!



Love, Patchwork, & Quilting is kindly offering a free digital copy of Issue 4, the one that includes my Butterfly Quilt pattern, from tomorrow February 28th, 9am GMT to March 4th, 9am GMT!!



To access the free issue, download the iTunes app - http://tinyurl.com/n5fswod - open up issue 4 of Love Patchwork & Quilting and click on the 'voucher' icon. Enter code: MADNESS14 and 'submit' -- you can download the issue right away – easy!



A big thanks to Love, Patchwork & Quilting!   ♥  Maureen 

Stash Happy : :

There's nothing quite like fabric mail, don't you agree? The excitement of opening each package, the fanning it all out, and the dreaming of what they'll become! I share often that it's my most favorite part of sewing, and this past week was extra, extra good! To top it off, a surprise package from Love Patchwork & Quilting arrived including my Butterfly Quilt -- in print, on the cover! WOWSA!!



Here we have two brand new, amazingly beautiful collections by Art Gallery Fabrics!



First the new Chromatics, a wonderful assortment of our very favorite prints in gorgeous new colors to coordinate perfectly with all of the AGF collections. I'm so excited about these! I sew with Art Gallery fabrics more than any other, because I'm in love with the feel, and have developed a bit of habit for keeping only AGF's together in my projects. Not always, but most of the time. Stashing these was a must for me and I really, really hope they'll offer more of this style of mix and match collections!



I especially love these sweet & dainty Love Notes florals!



Have you seen Bonnie Christine's newest collection Sweet as Honey? Named perfectly, this collection is full of the prettiest woodland themed fabrics I've seen and the colors are so amazing!





My personal favorites are the beautiful Fly By Day and Fly By Night prints. I plan to back an entire quilt in this fabric, and after seeing Art Gallery's new pattern for their Rustic Autumn quilt, I'm inspired!



Since both Anna Maria Horner's new Dowry and True Colors collections didn't make it into my AMH Love Herringbone Quilt, and because I've been dying to make a second one! I recently received from Free Spirit Fabrics these Design Rolls in both of Anna's new collections! Already pre-cut into the 2.5" strips my pattern calls for, these are just too perfect and will make an already super quick quilt pattern even quicker! Plus, I have a roll of each to offer in a Giveaway right here, just as soon I finish up my quilt!!



From Cloud9 Fabrics, I have big pillow plans for this Bark & Branch bundle, such a perfect Winter collection! As well as, big Giveaway plans for their brand new, Koi Canvas collection!



Such amazing fabrics, aren't they? Now my only problem is that I cannot decide which to cut into first! What do you think ?? Help!! 

♥  Maureen 

p.s. If you happened to miss both my posts on Facebook and Instagram yesterday, sadly one of my favorites and former sponsors here, Project Anthologies, is closing their shop. In closing they are offering some amazing fabrics all at an incredible price plus an extra 40% OFF with coupon code: closeout  Please, give Melany's shop a visit and help spread the word!! 

A Love Patchwork & Quilting GIVEAWAY : :

Today and possibly tomorrow I need to take a sick day. I'm having a very strange flare related to my autoimmune issues and had to have an unexpected procedure leaving me sore and pretty drained these past couple of days. No fun, but... I have some good news!

I happen to have on hand a few extra copies of the first THREE issues of the new gorgeous, monthly magazine, Love Patchwork & Quilting to give away!!!



The creators of Mollie Makes recently launched this beautiful magazine, sharing the best of modern quilting, with super inspiring projects & photographs, amazing interviews & articles, plus a FREE gift with every issue! Yes, my giveaway includes the cute little bonus attached to each cover — an ornament kit, a Tula Pink quilt insert, and some adorable heart pins!!



The first issue features one of my favorite sewing projects, and in the brand new Issue 4, you'll see my Butterfly Quilt on the cover with the pattern inside!! You can get a wonderful peek inside Issue 4 on Lynne's blog here!





Enter to win! 

Here's how,

 
1. Simply leave a comment here in this post! (one entry)
2. Follow Love Patchwork & Quilting on Facebook or on Instagram! Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
3. My followers get a third entry! Just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (optional extra entry)
4. Help spread the word!! I know that many of you already do, so I like to add that as another way to enter! Whether by instagram, tweet, facebook, pin, blog, etc... (optional extra entry) 

That’s 4 possible entries! Enter now through Monday, January 27th!! Winner will be picked at Random and I will announce their name at the bottom of this post, here on the blog!

* Note * This giveaway is open to EVERYONE! If you're a "no reply" or anonymous commenter, please remember to include your email address in your comment!
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Thank you to all who entered the Giveaway!!

From 1,345 entries, Mr. Random says the lucky winner is... 

Comment #603 --   * Happy Cottage Quilter *
   

Congratulations! I will be in touch shortly!