Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Future projects!


 I am still working on my hexagons. I finished the stitching, but I decided to add a feather stitch along the outside border edge, so half way done on that. So, I thought I would show you some wonderful things that I received this week.

First of all I received a wonderful surprise today, from Barbara Brackman. She wanted to send me some "Stuff", lol. Well I think this is more than a few pieces of fabrics, it is enough to make a bed sized quilt for me. This is the new fabric, 1862 Battle Hymn by Barbara Brackman and Moda fabrics. I love this fabric, love the colors and love the prints. It is exactly what I was thinking of, when I envisioned a quilt for my bed. So now I need to decide on a pattern and I plan on taking my time and doing a nice job on this quilt. I have loved blues and tans, so with this color scheme, time to change my bedroom;)

If you have never been to Barbara's blog, please do visit, you won't be disappointed. She always has such wonderful quilts on her blog, with histories about the quilts and fabrics. A wonderful way to learn more about dating your quilts. She also has a blog with a block of the week for Civil War quilts, which also has history and stories of the era.  And if that is not enough, she has a new blog about Quilts from the war of 1812. You can view this fabric line at the Moda Website, it is truly perfect for those who love prim and civil war era quilting. They also have wonderful free patterns from the designers.

I folded some of the fabric over, on the layer cake, so you could see more of the patterns in the line.



A second surprise I got last week, was that I won the book, "Welcome to the North Pole ," by Piece of Cake Designs. I won the book from Kay Mackenzie, who has written several wonderful books on applique, herself. Kay has a wonderful blog for the applique lover, full of inspiration and tutorials, so visit Kay's blog to say hello, check out her great tutorials or be inspired by her quilting.

This is the cover of the book, it has a wonderful quilt with all types of Christmas buildings and appliques that you can use in different ways, to make the quilt your own.


I love the smaller pieces on the back of the cover, something I should be able to do before Christmas and I know my daughter would love one of these. I can even customize them, just for her. I had wanted this book and our library copy disappeared. But the great news is you can get it from Martingale & Company, if you would like your own copy.


13 comments:

Primitives By The Light of The Moon said...

Such beautiful fabrics to work with and congrats on the book! I'm sure you will be making some great projects with all of these.

Dorothy said...

I made Welcome to the North Pole a long time ago and ended up putting 24 pockets on a border around the edge. My DS and DIL use it for their Advent at Christmas and put little things in the pockets for the children during the month of December. There is a lot of work in each block.
Love the new Civil War range of fabrics.

Fiona said...

Those are beautiful fabrics... what a lovely present.... and the book looks fun too... that will keep you busy!!
Hugz

~Madalynne~ said...

Nothin' like some gorgeous fabric to inspire a room make-over. That's going to be an awesome quilt! Looks like a fun book too!

TheCrankyCrow said...

Well isn't your mailbox a happy place to visit these days?! ;o) I LOVE that fabric stash....wow...can't wait to see what pattern you choose!!! Congratulations - enjoy! Smiles & Hugs ~ Robin

paulette said...

Wow!! Lucky you...well deserving!! Can't wait to see what you make! Yes, I love Barb's blog too!! Lots happening!
Paulette

Barbara Strobel Lardon said...

Wow your cup runneth over!

Allie said...

Wow girl, what a gorgeous package from Barbara! I know you will do those fabrics justice, and can't wait to see! Congrats on winning that book too, it's been on my wish list for awhile - I love everything by them. Too fun!

moosecraft said...

Ooooooh WOW Yummy! Those are some gorgeous fabrics!!! The North Pole book looks tempting... I love houses in designs... and those wonky Christmas ones are so cute!

Linda said...

LOVE that fabric!!! Oh, can't wait to see what you create!!

Joanne said...

My goodness you hit the jackpot this past week! wowzer

coinguyslady said...

Wow,great win.Good luck with your project.

Carrie P. said...

congrats on your very nice gifts. the fabric is so pretty. That will be a fun pattern to make one day. I love their designs.