The Big Book of Civil War Quilts (New Release)

Hello all! Today I have the pleasure of sharing with you a new book Martingale has just released called The Big Book of Civil War Quilts.

 It's really a big book! 58 patterns! You heard me right, 58! You could make a quilt a week and still be making them this time next year and beyond!

The quilts in this wonderful book come from a variety of your favorite designers, in sizes large and small... Basically if you love Civil War or traditional quilts, there's something in here for you!

I was blessed enough to have two of my very own quilts in this book.

 This is Beloved and it's one of my personal favorite quilts ever. I made it almost entirely out of my stash (everything but the borders, binding, and backing) and you can really have fun with color combinations. I paired up some crazy fabrics together and the results are better than I anticipated.

I actually made this quilt for my Hubby (hence the name) and it has such a comfy cozy feel to it.

This second quilt is a mini called Woven Stars that I hand quilted. I actually began as a hand quilter and miss it so, but the long arming has slowly (but surely) taken over my life! This little gem was just enough to play with my favorite rich fabrics and get a little bit of hand quilting in without committing to a large project.

Again, you can find both of these quilts and many many more in The Big Book of Civil War Quilts. I think the timing is just perfect because the weather is starting to change here, the air is a little crisper and cooler, it's time to dust off the crockpot, and pull out my quilts for Fall.

If you'd like to see more quilts featured in this book as well as have a chance to win your own copy of the book, head on over to Martingale's blog to enter! Just click here. 

So, I think I need a new quilt for my bed and I have a ginormous stash of reproduction fabrics just sitting there... Now to decide on a pattern... I think that's the hardest part!

Fun-Size Quilts Winner!!!

Thank you to everyone that participated in this fun giveaway. Not only does it seem that you all are excited about the book and can't wait to get it in your hands... You all seem to love chocolate too! I had such a blast reading all of the comments. And I may have raided my fun size candy stash after reading about chocolate all day long...

So let's get to the winners! 

The winner of the eBook version of Fun-Size Quilts is:

Pauline PerryJuly 24, 2014 at 3:22 PM

Dairy Queen Blizzards have a fun-size!!

Pauline

The winner of the signed copy of Fun-Size Quilts is:

RosieGmaJuly 24, 2014 at 5:09 PM

Fun sized...hmmmm....maybe BabyRuths...no...Snickers....no.....Hershey Kisses....no...Mounds with Almonds....no...Butterfingers...no,.. oh heck, just all of them.....

Once again, I cannot thank you all enough for stopping by and making me laugh with your comments. This was such a fun giveaway and I'll have to do another one here soon kinda like it.

I have to admit though, My snack of choice while quilting is baby carrots. No mess on the fingers! And I can eat as many as I want. However, it just doesn't do the same trick as chocolate :)

Thank you all again and congrats to the winners!

Fun-Size Quilts - A new book & A GIVEAWAY!!!

Phew! There's been so much excitement over here, I can hardly contain myself! But, today I don't have to :)

Today I am excited to announce the arrival of this adorable book, Fun-Size Quilts. I have been so excited for this book and if you've seen me talk to a group in the last year or so, this is the book I told y'all about.

Why is this book so much fun? Well, all of the quilts are small. As in they fit on a fat quarter small. But don't worry, there's a ton of projects from applique to paper piecing and everything in between. There's something for everyone! Hop on the mini quilt bandwagon with us and make your own fun-size quilt.

This is my little gem, Woven Stars. I couldn't wait to get working on this quilt and bust into my Civil War stash. Then to top it off, I hand quilted it with a bit of a modern vibe. But it's hand quilted... It's small, I figured I could handle it and get it done quickly. I'm thinking I need to make another one. Not sure which colors yet. I kept the pieces simple yet large enough so you wouldn't want to tear your hair out. That's not fun...

But let's get to the fun part. Did I mention that Martingale is hosting this blog hop and there's 16 eBook copies of Fun-Size Quilts up for grabs? Head on over to Martingale's blog to see the complete list of participants so you can head on over to each blog and enter to win. 

So how do you enter to win a copy here? It's simple. This book is called Fun-Size Quilts. What else comes fun-size? 

Tell me in a comment what your favorite fun-size candy is to enter for a chance to win an eBook copy of Fun-Size Quilts. 

Oh heck, I can't let Martingale have all the fun. I'll also throw in a signed copy of Fun-Size Quilts to one lucky winner :)

You have until Wednesday, July 30th to enter. Good luck!