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Woohoo! I've completed the random drawings  for the prize winners in the 2016 Free Motion Quilt Along !! *** Before I announce the "official" winners I want to congratulate everyone that Quilted Along with us on the Susybee Lewe's Balloons Growth Chart or otherwise.   See the original QAL Post here Learning to Free Motion Quilt is sew fun but can sometimes be frustrating -- so persistence and practice is key to improving your FMQ Skills. There were a total of 13 projects (some finished and some work in progress) submitted by the extended deadline -- and at least one completed project was submitted after the deadline. I used Mr. Random Generator to choose the Winners in the order the sponsors were listed in the original post . Because we had a total of 13 entries I've thrown in a few "extra" prizes for those that didn't win a sponsored prize... Everyone's a winner today! *** Many thanks again to all of our fabulous Sponsors -- for offering qualit...

Hello fellow quilters and thanks for stopping by! As many of you know I was away at  International Quilt Market last week (So inspiring !! See my Quilt Market Instagram shares here ) while Giveway entries were open for the 2016 Free Motion Quilt Along using the Lewe's Balloons Growth Chart  by World of Susybee.  Since we're all a bit new to the Linky Party interface on the blog and many of you don't have blogs of your own, there were a few technical difficulties linking up your completed projects.    This combined with my being away at Quilt Market  made me a bit uneasy to hold true  to the original  Quilt Along Giveaway Entry deadline of May 23rd at Midnight. Therefore, I've decided to extend the deadline by 72 hours, giving you more time to email your project image to karen at redbirdquiltco dot com -- or redbirdquiltco at gmail dot com. There's no need to have the project completed, just send me an image of what you've done so far -- by May 26t...

Greetings Fellow Quilters! & Welcome to the Final Installment of the 2016 Redbird Quilt Co. Free Motion Quilt Along using the whimsical  Lewe's Balloons Growth Chart by the World of Susybee artist Susy Bleasby It's time to enter an image of your Lewe's Balloons Growth Chart (even if it's not completed) to be eligible for the random drawings for Quilt Along Prizes!! If you're just joining us be sure to checkout the previously published Free Motion Quilt Along Posts: Introduction =>  here Sponsors =>   here Supplies =>   here Part I Pieced Borders =>   here Part II Pin Basting ==>   here How to Quilt That =>   here Part III Tools, Setup + Practice =>  here Part IV Let's FMQ =>  here Part V More FMQ =>  here Part VI Echo, Pebbles, Loops & Swirls Oh My! =>  here Part VII Landscape & Background =>  here Part VIII Borders ==>  here Part IX Finishing ==> ...

It's been a whirlwind of a few weeks here in Redbird Quilt Co. land but today I'm excited to share that I've been invited to chat with Pat Sloan, "The Voice of Quilting", on her weekly Podcast for American Patchwork & Quilting (aka All People Quilt).  Woohoo!   I Know!  Is that Crazy or What ?    When Pat emailed me I about fell over...   I've listened to Pat's shows for a while now, especially when one of my Quilty Mentors is on, like  Wendy Sheppard & Karlee Porter , and Lisa Bongean , and Carrie Nelson (Miss Rosie's Mom)... Just to name a few from recent shows. Anyhow -- with working full-time it's sometimes hard to steal away for the live show -- so it's nice to know you can always listen later.  For tomorrow though (Monday, May 9th) I'll be on at 4pm Eastern for a 12 minute segment and following me are some amazing talented ladies!! Oh Goodness.... !! I was already excited to be chatting with THE Pat Sloan but when I saw my im...