Have you been coloring??

I received the best email the other morning! Mareika from Germany emailed me some pictures she's been coloring! She is just starting out with paper piecing, and I always love to hear when others have a good experience with paper piecing, as I obviously really enjoy it! and of course I want others to as well. :)


She colored my 70's Geese pattern, and I think these are just amazing!!

Here she put 4 pages together to create an 8 x 8 block repeat. Very cool!!

I can't believe the month is almost over!! I am working on a few goodies as prizes for the Coloring Contest, so I hope you'll join in! (The odds are pretty stinking good right now.... just saying.) ;)

How about these rainbow colored pencils??

I'll make them into a pouch or a mug rug, winners request.

Link up your coloring pages below:


   

    An InLinkz Link-up

   

from blank pages... Coloring Contest Starts NOW!!!

I am SO excited right now!! I just finished up my new from blank pages... Patterns Coloring Books! Yep! There are 2! I've been wanting to put these together for over a year now, and I'm so happy to finally have them published and available for everyone for free! (click on links to download from Craftsy)

Coloring Book 1

 

 Contains over 30 pages and 13 different patterns! 

Coloring Book 2

 

 Contains 28 pages and 11 different patterns! 

Most patterns have a variety of design options and layouts. There are even coloring layouts that aren't included in some of my patterns! The only patterns that aren't included in the coloring books are my alphabets. Maybe I could do a separate one for them?!

 It's also the perfect timing for the second half of my Birthday Month Celebration! Want to know what we're going to do?!

Pin It to Win It!

Alright, I think I am going to have a blogging overload today. Sorry about the number of posts I'll have today... need to meet some deadlines. heehee. I think I'll save the Friendship Quilts Blog Hop post for tomorrow... but I hate to do that too. We'll see how it goes. ;)

Have you seen the contest over at I have to say... , aka Fresh Squeezed Fabrics? It's the Pin It to Win It contest! You pick a bundle from the shop, pin it and if it gets the number of repins that the bundle is worth (50 repins for a $50 bundle) then she'll send it to you for free! Awesome!

I picked the FQ bundle of Bella! Hunter REALLY likes this fabric and I would LOVE to make him his twin sized bed quilt with it!! It's just not in the budget... SO will you help me out??? Just follow this link:

http://pinterest.com/pin/50876670761763975/

And repin the bundle! If you are playing too, let me know and I'll come repin yours!! It closes on Thursday, so there isn't too much time left!

Thanks for your help!

Kona Love

I almost forgot! Over at Fluffy Sheep Quilting you can enter your Kona mosaic to win 2 yards of Kona Cotton. Yes please! :) I think the deadline is tomorrow, so you'll have to hurry. The voting starts on Monday, so I just might remind you to go vote for mine once or twice. heehee. ;)

1. Kona bright pink-215x215, 2. Kona School Bus K001-1482-215x215, 3. Kona Canary-215x215, 4.Kona ash-215x215, 5. Not available, 6. Kona Jade Green-215x215, 7. kona coal-215x215, 8. Kona Magenta-215x215, 9. Kona Turquoise-215x215


I think ultimately I would prefer a better purple, but I like the magenta just fine too. :)

REPEAT from The Printed Bolt

I received an email recently that I wanted to share with all of you!! I am simply going to copy and paste it so you can get all the details! It looks awesome! :)

"Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln quilt studies graduate students, Madeleine Roberg and Ellen Rushman, have teamed up to form The Printed Bolt which has just launched REPEAT an online fabric design competition. REPEAT features 10 amazing designers from around the United States who will compete in monthly design challenges from March to August to determine the winner. The contest is presented online via a blog for readers to follow and vote for their favorite designer.  A rotating panel of fabulous guest judges will also add their input each month. Readers will be able to purchase their favorite fabric designs at Spoonflower.com. The top ten designers have just been announced; so please visit http://theprintedbolt.com to follow this amazing competition.

Guest Judges – full bios at www.theprintedbolt.com

Kimberly Kight from True Up - Austin, Texas

Carolyn Friedlander from Carolyn Friedlander  - Lake Wales, Florida

Michael James of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Nebraska

Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr of Modern Quilt Studio – Oak Park, Illinois

Robbi Joy Eklow the Goddess of the Last Minute – Chicago, Illinois

Sandra Sider, President of Studio Art Quilt Associates – New York, New York 

Linda Warren of Linda Warren Designs– Easthampton, Massachusetts

Susan Brown of TQM Products – Paola, Kansas

Vanessa Wilson the Crafty Gemini – Lacrosse, Florida

Timna Tarr of Q Tailored Quilts – South Hadley, Massachusetts

Julie Owens from the International Quilt Study Center and Museum and The Corkboard– Seward, Nebraska

Kathy Mack of Pink Chalk Fabrics – Bainbridge Island, Washington

Mary Ourecky of the International Quilt Study Center and Museum – Wilber, Nebraska

Contestants – full bios at www.theprintedbolt.com

Tammie Bennett – Red Bank, New Jersey

Nicole Buxton – Salem, Massachusetts

Krissy Callahan – Chicago, Illinois

Krishna Chavda – Oakland, New Jersey

Emelia Haglund – Madison, Wisconsin

Emily Herr – Richmond, Virginia

Ann Le – Los Angeles, California

Jessica Pollak – Providence, Rhode Island

Michele Rosenboom – Orange City, IowaLeah Sorensen-Hayes – Lincoln, Nebraska"



How fun is that! Definitely check out the blog to *meet* the contestants! They have some amazing fabric samples!!! Just what I don't need... more fabric I want to buy. ;) Good luck ladies!

Modern Mini Quilt Challenge: Rainbow Lake

I don't know if you've heard about the Modern Mini Quilt Challenge happening at Ellison Lane Quilts, but it's kind of a big deal. ;) The prizes are awesome, and it's been fun seeing all the mini's popping up all over blogland! Originally I wasn't going to enter, but after racing to finish a lot of swap items last week, I needed a time out to sew something for me! I whipped this out just in time! :)

I call it "Rainbow Lake"

I've had this idea in my head for a long time! Every time I'd look at the circle of geese mini's I'd always see the negative space as a fun playground for color! I was going for a blending effect of the colors, where the geese were "drifting" into the color in front of them, adding the next hue of color, leaving their ripples a one step down on the color spectrum. I was originally going to have the geese be the solid color, and use prints for the "ripples", but I couldn't resist working in just solids. I love the bold effect of it!

The quilting was fun too! It was so hard to sew on this... it was so crisp and bold, but I like how it came out in the end.

I added some simple straight line stitching around the border in red, orange, green and teal.

The quilt finishes up at 17.5" by 17.5"
The sashing is 2.5" wide
I used mostly all Konas, though a few colors are random fabrics I had in my stash
(I think some remnants I've collected from the fabric store over time).
I'm kind of amazed that I didn't have to go buy any fabrics to complete this, or thread for that matter!
I used the Circle of Geese pattern from Piece by Number.

There are loads of prizes: 

2 random picks, 1 picked by Jennifer's hubby, and 2 that are viewer's choice! (crossing my fingers!! ;) I'll keep you updated if I need you to vote for me! lol - I can dream right?!) :D

American Crafters Round 2!!

Yup! I made it to Round 2!! Thanks everyone who voted for me! I know this round is going to be really hard with so many great crafters. The theme this week?

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Wish me luck!! :)

Check back later this week to see what I come up with. :)

American Crafters Round 1 Project

Today's the day to go vote over at Nap Time Crafters!!! :) Everyone votes for your 3 favorite projects, so if one of those just happens to be mine, that's fine with me! ;) Voting is open through Sunday.

It was kind of crazy trying to finish this project with a poor little boy who is not feeling too well. Jackson is such a needy boy at times. ;) But it was fun and I'm glad to be done! It's kind of intense having only 3 days from beginning to end (including actually coming up with an idea) to complete a project! But it was fun. I'm anxious and nervous to see what other amazing stuff people came up with! 

So here are some pictures and details of what I did:

Meet the "Special Delivery Truck"

Here's my super corny description I wrote up for the details:

Don't just hand over your Valentine's Day card or chocolates or gift to your special someone, but deliver them in style with this "Special Delivery Truck". Measures approximately 8 inches tall by 12.5 inches long. The back opens up and has more than enough room to deliver whatever special items you want to share with your loved one. Filled with 100% Polyester Fiberfill, this truck delivers nothing but softness. With children around, it's sure to be enjoyed long after that special day is over. Deliver your love all year long. :)

Can I just tell you, Hunter had already adopted and taken over this truck before I could even finish it. His favorite thing to put in it so far? His Little People tractor. He wasn't so happy after I put the button on since he has a harder time opening it now. But he's already toted it all over the house.

Three days isn't a lot of time to fix mistakes, so it's not exactly how I had hoped it would turn out, but it works. So I would do it a little bit different if I were going to make another one (probably not). But it's fun. :)

Last night Neil told me I should be an squirmy truck driver in the window. lol. Perhaps I will need to add a few more details. ;)

Anyway, the top 10 move on to next week, and I think I would love to move on, but I'd also be totally fine to not. ;) It's kind of crazy. Love the other projects too! So good luck to everyone! And thanks again for this great opportunity!!! :)

So go vote!!


Voting is now over, but I am linking this project up to the linky parties this week! :) Check my side bar, or come back later (I'm going to create a little button list at the bottom of my posts so you can see right there where I linked to.)

I'm a contestant on American Crafters!! :)

This morning when I was checking my email I received an exciting surprise! :) Amy from Nap Time Crafters had sent me an email letting me know that I was picked to be one of the 15 contestants for the American Crafters Contest! Yippy! :) How exciting!

There will be a few different rounds, where the judges are YOU! There are judges who will add commentary on each entry, but ultimately, the readers are the ones who pick their favorites. Each week you will pick your favorite three projects and then I'm not sure how many will continue on to the next round. Anyway... This weeks theme is:

Oh, I am racking my brain. What to do?!

I have to submit my project by Thursday, and then all the projects will be posted on Friday and voting continues until Sunday. So PLEASE be sure to stop by and vote for your favorites!!! :) (and it's ok if you don't necessarily vote for mine. Just whoever's is the best.) :)

Go here to see the other 14 finalists! (http://naptimecrafters.blogspot.com/2011/01/american-crafter-round-1-be-mine.html)

I will post my project on my blog too, so be sure to check back and see how it goes. :) Thanks Amy! :)