I have a humble appearance in the Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks collector’s edition magazine.
To make my block I used some soft colors from Moda’s Basic Grey, Eva fabric collection. Block #71 would be my block.
It is not a difficult block but it uses a lot of little 2″ squares and HST’s. If you decide to make a large quilt using this block, you will be cutting little pieces of fabric for a very long time. I suppose that is what piecing a top is all about.
Many, many moons ago, my husband, who has since gotten smarter and does not say such things, was watching me cut out various fabrics for a quilt and he asked why I was cutting up all of that perfectly good fabric just to sew it back together again. He doesn’t say such things anymore.
I could ask him, why are you cutting up that perfectly good board just so you can nail it back together again. Why he might say? Well, because I am creating something else, something better, something usable like a house or a table or a bookshelf, would be his reply. Now he “gets” it.
I have some complimentary copies of this magazine that I would like to give away. I was thinking of requesting that you submit a comment and I could have drawing from the postings but I don’t get a lot of postings on this blog. Well, that is not true, I do get a LOT of postings but they are just not appropriate for decent eyes to read. The spam is cleverly disguised as a post but they put links in there for advertisements for unwanted items. I have had to turn off the comments section on a few of my posts because they seemed to draw a lot of the wrong kind of attention.
I could try it. If you really, really want a copy of the magazine just let me know by posting a G rated comment.
Or if you were thinking about placing an order on my website you can, again, just let me know in the comments section and I will include a copy in there. That is until I run out of my very limited copies.
Or go buy one at the newsstand. It is a very nice magazine and I know that you want one. You will want to see block #71. And block 72 and 73 and 74….
Until next time…
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I would LOVE to see your block #71 (and #72, and #74, and #75….) in the magazine. Pick me, pick me, pick me!!! ~~~jumping up and down, waving wildly~~~~
Thank you for doing this give away – very generous of you!!
Hi Elisa, I’d love to win a copy of this magazine. We don’t always get them here in Australia and I’d be the envy of all my fellow quilters!
Hi there,
I recently found your blog and appreciate the giveaway. A lot of my favorite bloggers contributed blocks in that issue and I would love to have a copy. Consider it a contribution to my recession-proof magazine habit, lol.
Congratulations on the publication of your block! That’s really cool! This magazine looks lovely and I would love to have a copy. How long did it take you to make up one of your blocks?
Congratulations on having a block in the magazine! Whether I win a copy or buy one, I’m looking forward to seeing all that’s in there.
You are in my Google Reader list; after your last post, I had to go see… now who is this? Love your curves patterns (esp. Bow Jangles) and look forward to buying some templates in the near future.
Congratulations for having your block published! I would love to win a copy of the magazine.
About the comment spam… there are two plugins that you can use with WordPress that virtually eliminate the spam. They are Akismet and Bad Behavior. From your dashboard, click on “plugins,” then “add new” and search for them. When you find them, click on “install.”
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~Erin
Good morning Elisa,
I understand your desire to be out in the wonders of the wild places. I spent several years roaming around our Island with my husband. We have extraordinary pictures that will be creative fodder for future quilts. I enjoyed your circle quilts and am proud to say that I made one. What an experience. We get everything at a much slower rate here in the Islands. I guess that the magazines come in a rowboat. Thanks for a chance to win a copy. Barb on Oahu
Hi Elisa! I first saw your work on QNN a few years ago. I work in a quilt shop (in Canada) and of course we have all of your templates, books and most of the patterns. I think your designs are truly inspired and oh so creative! Keep up the awesome work when you can tear yourself away from the outdoors! What brought me to your blog was me trying to cheat on one of your quilts I am making for my parents for Christmas. The top is done but I thought I might get some quilting ideas! Once I read your blog and saw that you don’t get many comments, I thought I would add my two positive cents in!! You are fabulous!! Thanks so much!
Thanks everybody for the kind words and great comments.
Erin – I will give those plug-ins a try!
Ok, I am almost caught up from me week off at Thanksgiving and I have drawn names. It was very official. I wrote your signatures on a piece of paper and folded up each one and closed my eyes as I drew out one at a time.
Congratulations to the following, would you please email me with their snail mail addresses;
Sharrieboberry, BarbL, BarbR, Asiyah, and Erin.
Hi, I missed the giveaway. Oh well, I am a huge fan, have several sets of your templates and hoping to buy the new templates next week. Thanks for all you do to make our quilting lives enjoyable. I promise to read your blog more often.
Robin
I just found your blog via another blog. If you still have any copies left of the Quiltmaker 100 Blocks magazine, I would love to have one to give to a quilt friend. Now I’m going to look around on your blog!
Hey, Elisa; I have the book already, and had noticed your block. I have two sets of your templates and have made several quilts with the first set. (7″) I look forward to using the rainbow set, too. If I won the book, I have a wonderful quilting friend who would absolutely love it. I have taught her the curved piecing method, and she is “hooked”, too. Thanks for your good work.
Uh, Oh! I see you have already given the copies away. Never mind, I already had mine, and will let my friend “borrow” it. Keep up the good work.
Thank you – I need to post more often!