Friday, February 21, 2014

Jelly Roll Quilt and Giveaway Week #4

I love jelly rolls.  It is fun to able to have a little piece of every fabric in a collection and create a beautiful quilt.  Here is a quilt I made using a jelly roll from the Vintage Modern fabric line.  



Amazingly, this entire quilt is made from two jelly rolls (one of those jelly rolls being prints and the other a solid) and an additional 1/2 yard.  The pattern for this quilt is a free Moda Bake Shop pattern called "Sweet Menagerie" and can be found here.  The finished size of the quilt as written is approximately 66 x 90.  I was able to stretch my jelly rolls even further and squeak out several more blocks to make a quilt that measures approximately 80 x 90. 


Work in Progress

Here is sneak preview of some blocks I am making using another jelly roll and a different pattern.  This is a NEW jelly roll from Moda's Hubba Hubba line by Me and My Sister Designs available in my online quilt shop here.  I am ready to start assembling the blocks.  I will reveal the finished quilt soon.  





Giveaway

During the month of February am giving away one $25 gift certificate to my quilt shop each Friday.  To enter:

1.  Leave me a comment telling me a favorite jelly roll pattern you have tried or would like to try.  

2.  For a second chance at the giveaway, follow my blog (if you aren't already a follower) and leave me a comment telling me how you are following (i.e. Bloglovin', e-mail, Google Friend Connect, etc.).  There are places along the left side of my blog to enter your information to become a follower.   

Please be sure to leave me a way in your comments to contact you if you are a no-reply blogger.  I will contact the final week's winner on Saturday, March 1.  



Winner

The winner of the $25 gift certificate for week three is:  Comment 31 by Judith.  


Check out what others are doing this week

I am linking up with Link A Finish FridayWhoop Whoop FridayThank Goodness Its Finished FridayFinish It Up FridayI Quilt at Pretty BobbinsNeedle and Thread Thursdays, and Anything Goes Mondays.

Merrilee

Friday, February 14, 2014

My Bucket List Quilt and Giveaway Week #3

Do you have a "bucket list" of quilts you would like to some day make?  Today I am showing a quilt I recently finished that was on my "bucket list."  I first saw this quilt displayed at a quilt show probably ten years ago.  It is a pattern called "Eureka!" by Jackie Robinson.  



I loved this quilt at first sight at that quilt show and put it on my list of quilts I was going to make some day.  Several years ago I purchased the pattern and starting collecting pictures of finished Eureka! quilts from the internet showing other quilters' color combinations.  I finally decided mine was going to be greens and purples and purchased my fabrics.  It was then a work in progress for more than a year, but I finished the top last March.  It then sat in the "to be quilted" pile for nearly a year.  I pulled it out of that pile this month and finally got it quilted and the binding finished.  I am really pleased with how it turned out.  If I counted correctly, the queen-sized quilt has 3,112 pieces.  The finished size of the quilt is 87 x 105 inches.  





Giveaway

During the month of February I have been giving away one $25 gift certificate to my quilt shop each Friday.  To enter:

1.  Leave me a comment telling me about a quilt you have completed or would like to complete from your "bucket list."  

2.  For a second chance at the giveaway, follow my blog (if you aren't already a follower) and leave me a comment telling me how you are following (i.e. Bloglovin', e-mail, Google Friend Connect, etc.).  There are places along the left side of my blog to enter your information to become a follower.   

Please be sure to leave me a way in your comments to contact you if you are a no-reply blogger.  I will contact this week's winner on Friday, February 21.  


Winner

The winner of the $25 gift certificate for week two is:  Comment #17 by Shauna.    

Check out what others are doing this week

I am linking up with Link A Finish Friday, Whoop Whoop Friday, Thank Goodness Its Finished FridayFinish It Up Friday, I Quilt at Pretty Bobbins, Needle and Thread Thursdays, Anything Goes Mondaysand Let's Bee Social.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Merrilee

Friday, February 7, 2014

Cozy Cabin Block of the Month and Giveaway Week #2

Cindy at Quilt Doodle Doodles posted the instructions for her February block for the Block of the Month quilt she is hosting in 2014. The February block she calls "Cozy Cabin." Here is my version of "Cozy Cabin."

Since I live in Minnesota and we have lots of snow here this time of the year, I added an extra layer of snow to my roof to make to make it more "Minnesota-like."  Cindy is planning to add white yo-yos in the sky to her quilt for snowflakes.  I am hoping to locate some snowflake buttons to add to the sky in my block.  Looking forward to what she has in store for us in March!

Giveaway Week #2

During the month of February am giving away one $25 gift certificate to my quilt shop each Friday.  To enter week #2 giveaway:

1.  Leave me a comment below telling me about a favorite Block of the Month or other sew along you have participate in or would like to participate in (could be via a blog or a quilt shop).

2.  For a second chance at the giveaway, follow my blog (if you aren't already a follower) and leave me a comment telling me how you are following (i.e. Bloglovin', e-mail, Google Friend Connect, etc.).  There are places along the left side of my blog to enter your information to become a follower.   

Please be sure to leave me a way in your comments to contact you if you are a no-reply blogger.  I will contact the second week's winner on Friday, February 14.  You are welcome to come back to the blog each week of this month and comment again for the next week's gift certificate!

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW COMPLETE AND THE WINNER NOTIFIED***

Winner from last week

I enjoyed reading everyone's comments from last week and finding out who they have taught to quilt.  The winner of the $25 gift certificate for week one is Comment #16 from Canuckquilter.  


Merrilee