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Hi everyone -- I apologize for the late announcement of the winner of the Benartex  Bohemian Rhapsody Fat Quarter Bundle Sometimes it's not good to be late... Ha ha ha !   Thanks for understanding. Without further ado ...  Mr Random Number Generator was used to pick a winner from the 76 people that left comments on the Giveaway Post .    And the lucky 51st comment was: Congratulations Karen!!   I'll be sending you an email so I can get this great Fat Quarter Bundle in the mail to you.   I know you'll love it.    Woohoo!! Thanks to everyone else for playing along. I'm compiling your Christmas List of wants and will be sure to share more FMQ, Wool Applique, and Redbird Quilt Co designs in the future.    Ya'll are too sweet!    Stay tuned for more fun and  thanks for your support. Speaking of fun...   Before we go I want to share a couple of things I've been working on. You've already s...

Greetings everyone!  I'm excited to be participating again this year in Amy's Blogger's Quilt Festival !  Many thanks to Amy Ellis for hosting this fun event!  If you're new to my blog -- welcome!  I hope you enjoy your look around.   You can read more about my interests, current and future projects by clicking here.   The Quilt Festival is an outlet for those of us that are not traveling to the International Quilt Market and Festival to show off our stuff and get feedback from our peers. It's open to anyone who has a blog and would like to make an entry.  Please click the icon directly above to learn more about it. Why don't you join in the fun too?    One of the best things about the online festival is that you get to see hundreds of beautiful quilts and pieces of art!  There is tons of talent in every category. Wait until you see! I'm excited to enter "Wren in Spring", an original 7" x 7" design into the Mini Quilt catego...

Greetings fellow quilters! Many thanks to everyone that commented on the Free Motion Quilting Fun tutorial and blog post.   I really appreciate your sweet words and feedback.  Thank you so very much!   My fingers are crossed that it helps those that want to Free Motion Quilt. I hope you had time to peruse the fine selection of  fabric panels and Aurifil thread at Bear Creek Quilting Company .  I would love for you to find a panel that makes your heart sing and give the tutorial a try.   Be sure to send me a picture of anything you stitch and also feel free to send questions my way if necessary. Special thanks to Bear Creek Quilting Company for providing the beautiful fabric, hosting the tutorial, and sponsoring the $20 giveaway.      Now lets choose a winner!   As of 8pm EST Sunday there were 249 comments on the blog post.  I plugged these numbers into Mr. Random Generator and whalaa!   Lucky number 77 is...

Hi all -- Happy Sunday!  I'm excited to be guest posting a new Free Motion Quilting tutorial on the Bear Creek Quilting Company blog today! When I saw this sweet panel "Undersea Adventures", by Linda Ludovico for the Northcott Stonehenge Kids Collection , I cou ldn't wait to stitch it.   The panel provides ample background area and objects to practice free motion quilting .  Y ou can find the panel on sale at the Bear Cre ek Q uilting Company     ** Update: This panel is SOLD OUT but ther e are other great panels available **   Panels are an inexpensive way to improve your FMQ skills , the bonus being yo u're not practicing on a quilt that you spent months piecing .  If you make a fe w mi s takes -- it's no big deal!   In the tutorial I share a bit about choosing the right threads and quilting motifs, and I give you a few tips to stitch it all up on your domestic machine.   I had fun digging through my #Aurifil Mako Cotton thr...

Hi everyone -- I'm back to announce the winners of the October Stitchin' Giveaway ... First, I want to thank each of you for leaving such precious comments on my Blog and Facebook page and for joining in the Instagram fun.  Thank you, thank you! *** Some of you are really OLD *** ha ha ha! Warm greetings to the new ?young? followers... Welcome! Be sure to click on "My Tutorials" tab above to find some fun quilty tutorials... I normally reply to each comment -- and/or hop over to your blog or Instagram account, but I've been swamped with deadlines that limited my time (home, work, and the sewing room). I'm sure ya'll can completely relate to this -- so please forgive me for not getting back to you individually.  * Before we get to the winners I wanted to share what I've been working on. This is a sweet quilt for an upcoming blog hop (a new book release for a friend). I know you're going to love this quilt!  The simplicity of the pattern allows yo...

Greeting dear friends -- I hope this post finds you well... As I mentioned last week -- We've been creeping up on a few milestones in social - media land an d a Giveaway would be a fun way to celebrate!   First u p, the Red bird Q uilt Co. Facebook page exceeded 700 Li kes last week -- thank you, thank you! I'm really e x cited about new Facebook followers because there is a wealth of Quilting information and inspiration floating around Facebook and its easy and fun to share "Quilty"  links, tips, and even g iveaways on a Facebook page.   If you hav e a Facebook account -- be sure to hop over and "Like" the Redbird Quilt Co. Page . In addition to new Facebook followers -- the current blog fol lowers via Google Friend Connect exceeded 300 -- Oh such fun ! A lso, we 're ce lebrating t hose of you who recently started following me on  Instagram .   It's really neat to able to post a quick image here and there so you can see what I'm stit...