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Many thanks to everyone that clicked through and voted for my two entries in Amy's Bloggers Quilt Festival.  Thank you, thank you! Although neither quilt won in its particular category -- Redbird and Berries tied for 11th place out of 25 quilts in the Viewers Choice category.  Best of all - Redbird and Berries was one of three quilts tied for first place in the Original Design category !!  Shucks -- we missed it by a vote!!   Seriously though -- it made a fantastic showing and I do appreciate all of your votes and sweet comments.   The tie was broken by looking at the click through URL counts and Anne's "Matrix" quilt won that by a long shot!  Congratulations to Anne.  Needless to say -- I think ya'll know I'm really proud of Redbird and Berries and now you also know why I was motivated and inspired to create it.  If you missed that background you can read it here . Thanks again for your support and encouragement. Spring Basket fared p...

Hello dear friends....  Do you ever get into that "too busy to stitch" mode that results in stitching withdrawal symptoms?   That was me over the last few days.  Thankfully, this evening, I was able to begin preparations for a new sample of "Spring Basket".  It will be a demo piece for a class with The New Quilters on the Block Guild this weekend.  18 ladies, wool, patterns, excitement -- oh yeah!   I hope you enjoyed your long weekend.... We were thankful and took the opportunity to remember those who sacrificed for our freedeoms and those that continue to make our beautiful Country free and strong...   Did you hear the word ??  Being thankful that "Redbird and Berries" was nominated in the "Viewers Choice" category over at Amy's Creative Side Bloggers Quilt Festival!!    So honored....  I hope you've had a chance to jump over and browse the Viewers Choice quilts and vote for your favorite.  There are so man...

It's like Lays Potato Chips -- you can't enter just one!! I just couldn't help myself and decided (at the last minute) to throw a 2nd entry into Amy's Bloggers Quilt Festival. Here it is "Spring Basket".  For those new to my blog - Welcome! Here is a bit of history... "Spring Basket" is an 11" x 16" wool applique on cotton, half-moon, mini quilt.  The Original Design quilt represents a lot of First's for me!! My first ever completely wool design My first ever published "for sale" pattern My first ever Big Stitch quilted piece (ouch -- that hurt -- I Love to FMQ) My first ever teaching adventure (thanks Quilters Corners for taking a chance on me) My first ever ... Well - you get the picture.  It all started when I shared a picture of my "Penny Garland Revised" wool on cotton quilt to Cheryl.  Penny Garland is a pattern by Kim Diehl..  You can learn more about "Penny Garland Revised" by clicking here . Cheryl...

Hello everyone!  I'm excited to present my entry into the " Original Design " category of the Spring 2014 Bloggers Quilt Festival hosted by Amy's Creative Side .  Meet Redbird and Berries - an original design and tutorial created earlier this year for the Moda Bake Shop.   Download the free Redbird and Berries PDF from the Moda Bake Shop or from my Craftsy pattern store . Redbird and Berries was inspired by my love of Songbirds -- especially the Northern Cardinal. You see, my mom passed 10 years ago and since then I've felt a special connection to the beautiful Northern Cardinals that continually cross my path.  I feel my interactions with them sometimes include small, yet meaningful, messages from my mom. Even the name of my blog reflects my love of this precious little songbird. If I'm driving a little too fast and a Cardinal flies in front of me, I *slow down*. If I'm having a bad day and I hear the sound of the Male cardinal singing to his mate, I *...

Greetings everyone -- and welcome to the weekend!! First -- many, many thanks for your sweet comments on the Blog and Facebook Giveaway Posts!   I'm honored that ya'll stopped by, commented, and joined in the fun!   (Well... maybe the Giveaway had *something* to do with it ;)... Seriously -- thank you all for your sweet comments -- they warmed my heart. Each winner will receive a "Spring Basket" pattern compliments of Redbird Quilt Co.  The printed version of "Spring Basket" includes 4 pages of instructions including diagrams, 2 pages of applique shapes, 1 half moon template, and 1 placement diagram, in addition to the Cover and Materials pages. Additionally, on the printed version, two extra pages are included that have the applique shapes pre-printed on freezer paper (so you can cut them out and get started right away!).   The PDF version (available on my Craftsy pattern store here ) includes a whopping 7 pages of instructions (with full color diagrams), ...

Hello and Welcome to Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway Day!! If you're new here and found me through the giveaway registry at Sew Mama Sew - Welcome Aboard!  I'm a 50 something gramma who loves to sew, applique (with cotton and wool), and free motion quilt!   I live in the Finger Lakes Region of NY, USA and I just love Songbirds!!  I recently created " Redbird Quilt Co. " a design, instruction and free motion quilting adventure. On the blog you'll find * free patterns and tutorials * along with ramblings about sewing and applique, favorite threads and tools, and other quilting musings. Every now and again I'll share a new quilt pattern on the blog - available for purchase on the Redbird Quilt Co. web site or my Craftsy store . I hope you enjoy your visit. Here is a sampling of my designs that are all *free tutorials or patterns*: (Click images to visit the tutorial/pattern) Redbird and Berries Mini Quilt on the Moda Bake Shop:   Family Tree - Quilted Envelope Pill...

A Mother's love  lives in your Heart  Forever... Blessings, Karen

It's a simply gorgeous day in the Finger Lakes today.   Welcome!... and thanks for stopping by. The Sun is Shining and the Air is Warm... nothing but goodness in our part of the world. I was up early this morning contemplating how to quilt this beautiful pink piggy growth chart.  My sister Janet put this together for little Abby - a close friend of our family.  Isn't it darling?   Panels are one of my "favorite" things to Free Motion Quilt.  They allow you to practice lots of fun fillers --  swirls, pebbles, waves, loop de-loops -- these will all find their way into this cute Pig Growth Chart by Susybee. See other growth charts I've quilted here: Redbird and Giraffe Mary's Little Lambs Gramma's Redbird  Eric's Giraffe Another "favorite" of mine is picking the right threads for the job.   If I want dense quilting, I always turn to #Aurifil Mako Cotton 50 wt Thread.   It allows me to quilt heavily without nasty buildup -- and it ne...