100 Blocks Blog Tour: Day 1

To celebrate the appearance of our latest newsstand special, 100 Blocks from Today’s Top Designers, we’re hosting a blog tour all week long.

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Each day we’ll list about a dozen blogs from folks who designed something for this issue or contributed in some way. Visit all of the blogs for chances to win a free copy of 100 Blocks and for additional surprise giveaways! Come back to Quilty Pleasures daily for great giveaways here, too. We promise you won’t be disappointed!

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You could win this block by Pam Buda!

BLOCK GIVEAWAY!

Another chance for you to win is our Block Giveaway. We’re giving each of the blocks away to a lucky winner! One hundred blocks, one hundred winners. You could be the owner of a block made by one of these talented designers.

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You could win this block by Kim Brackett!

It’s like getting a head start on your next project. See 100 Blocks from Today’s Top Designers for details on how to enter.

TODAY’S FEATURED DESIGNERS

  1. Lynette Anderson: lynetteandersondesigns.typepad.com
  2. Vicki Bellino: bloomcreek.blogspot.com
  3. Kim Brackett: magnoliabayquilts.blogspot.com
  4. Cheryl Brown: quilterchic.com
  5. Lynn Roddy Brown: lynnroddybrown.com
  6. Pam Buda: heartspunquilts.com
  7. Karen Combs: karencombs.wordpress.com
  8. Evonne Cook: clotheslinequilts.com
  9. Paula Barnes: bonniebluequilts.wordpress.com
  10. Martha Walker is collaborating with her local quilt shop 3 Dudes Quilting in the Phoenix area. What a great idea! If you live there, be sure to stop by 3 Dudes Quilting.

Quilt-related businesses participating today:

  1. Martingale & Company: martingale-pub.com
  2. Lissa Alexander, Director of Marketing for Moda Fabrics: modalissa.blogspot.com
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You could win this block by Evonne Cook!

So many blocks, so many ideas, so much fun!

About Diane Harris

I'm Interactive Editor for Quiltmaker magazine in Golden, Colorado, USA. For six years, I've been writing pattern instructions and product reviews, and doing a host of other tasks necessary to help produce a national pattern magazine. Now I work remotely from rural Nebraska to generate some of our online content. I manage the QM Scrap Squad, our blog tours and our Quilt-Alongs. I have one of the best jobs in the world.
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36 Responses to 100 Blocks Blog Tour: Day 1

  1. Just thought you would like to know that the Martingale link is broken :-(
    Cheers
    Lynne

  2. These are awesome blocks, I especially like the top one.

  3. June says:

    Thanks Lynne–the Martingale link is fixed. Good luck to all–have fun exploring today! June

  4. Looks like I am going to have to schedule extra screen time this week. I am off to check today’s links

  5. Mary Flynn says:

    Just when I thought I could step away from the computer another fantastic idea blooms! I’ve got you marked and will be here daily!!

  6. fleurette says:

    love the blocks and colour combinations

  7. Nancy says:

    The blocks are beautiful!! Can’t wait to see all of them in the magazine. How nice to be able to become familiar with the fabric lines at the same time. What a terrific idea!

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  9. Cathy N says:

    great blog – my first visit!

  10. Oh my! The ideas. How fun this is going to be.

  11. How fun! A drawing. I am interested.
    ~a

  12. Donna Dehn says:

    Great blocks. I look forward to seeing them all each day.

  13. I visited all the Top Designers listed for today. Some of them didn’t have any reference to this magazine nor a place for me to leave a note to be included in their drawings.

  14. Carol from Rock Hill, SC says:

    I visited all the different websites. There were some new ones I’d never been to before. Great idea! This books looks fantastic.

  15. LOVE the blocks you have featured today, and I am now off to designer blogs. Thanks for a great give-away!
    Kat

  16. Jane says:

    This week is going to be fun, and informative! What a great way to meet other quilters and wonderful quilt designers.
    Thanks,
    Jane (Sterling, VA)

  17. Donna says:

    Loved Evonne Cook’s block ! This is going to be a fun “project” for the week.

  18. Thanks for a wonderful magazine! Looking forward to getting one of the 100 Blocks issue. It’s a wonderful idea!

  19. Dee JOhnson says:

    What a fun way to see new blogs and wonderful blocks.

  20. Teajuana says:

    Love the idea of the 100 blocks. Congratulations to the designers!.

  21. Joy Paull says:

    So much fun! I’ve already checked out all of today’s sites.

  22. Jean Dunbar says:

    I was tickled to find out today, that one of my friends, one who taught me early on the my quilting life, is one of your block designers. You bet I’ll check back each day and not just to see her block. Super idea. Thanks

  23. Billie K says:

    What a great book and great blocks!

  24. Great idea, I loved looking at the blogs and websites…..

    Sheila

  25. JoAnne says:

    I am so excited about getting this magazine! When will it be at my local quilt shop? I want it, I want it!

  26. June says:

    RE: JoAnne
    100 Blocks is shipping now–it could start to show up at quilt shops and newsstands anytime. If your local quilt shop hasn’t ordered it yet, they still have time. The official onsale date is Nov. 17. Enjoy!

  27. bingobonnie says:

    what an exciting project ahead! I can’t wait to see what blocks you post each day ;) I’ve got you bookmarked for sure! (Actually added to my Google Reader)

    Thanks so much for the give-away chance! Someone is gonna get lucky!!!

    Love from Texas! ~bonnie

  28. fleurette says:

    love all the blocks and looking forward to each day

  29. arlette says:

    Geez I’d like to be entered!

  30. Babbie says:

    This is a fun cruise :-)

  31. ferne says:

    100 Blocks is right up my alley. I have been making my own version of a Dear Jane quilt with blocks I find interesting.

    Great idea to give the blocks away!

  32. Sue says:

    there are some really great blocks here, hope tomorrows are just as good. I love the way creative people love to share with each other

  33. Dorothy Gregg says:

    Thank you! Have just made it to the almost retired generation, and wanted to get back into the swing of quilting each day. I’ve always said it’s best to sew a few pieces together rather than going to pieces. Your ideas are an inspiration.

  34. Judy in SC says:

    A blog hop sounds like fun.

  35. Suzanne says:

    Very cool! Please sign me up for the drawing!

  36. Carol from Rock Hill, SC says:

    Sign me up for the drawing

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