Welcome to Day 1 of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour! We’re going to have a lot of fun here this week. There will be many chances to win a copy of 100 Blocks Volume 3. You’ll find links to about a dozen awesome designers each day, and the links will lead to more chances to win. On Friday we’ll have two giant giveaways—one for U.S. readers and one for those outside the U.S. There are lots of great quilty treasures looking for a home. Maybe yours!
Today’s Featured Designers
Julie Herman: jaybirdquilts.com
Cindy Simms: cindysimms.blogspot.com
Around the Square by Cindy Simms
Susan Cook: larkspurlanedesigns.blogspot.com
Lynette Anderson: lynetteandersondesigns.typepad.com
How Tweet It Is by Lynette Anderson
Pat Harrison: oceanwavesquilting.blogspot.com
Monique Dillard: opengatequilts.blogspot.com
Paige Stanley Miller: acoastalpreppy.com
Pam Vieira-McGinnis: pamkittymorning.blogspot.com
Game Board by Pam Vieira-McGinnis
Celine Perkins: perkinsdrygoods.com/blog
Gerri Robinson: plantedseeddesigns.com
Starburst by Gerri Robinson
Cheryl Haynes: prairiegrovepeddler.blogspot.com
Floral Wreath by Cheryl Haynes
From our sister publication Quilters Newsletter, Kelly Smith: quiltersnewsletter.com/blogs/insideqn.
Today’s QM staff member/block designer is Denise Starck: quiltmaker.com/blogs/quiltypleasures.
Leave a comment here by midnight Tuesday, May 3 telling me which links you enjoyed from today’s post. I’ll pick three random winners to receive copies of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volume 3. The winners are Wendy, Peach Rainbow and Shelley C. They have been notified—congratulations to all!
Thanks for joining us on the blog tour; please come back tomorrow for more great links, ideas and inspiration. We’ve been known to do surprise giveaways during the blog tour—so you might want to keep an ear to the ground for that, too.
I love the planted seed block and having a look at the blog as well as the jaybird block and link.
I like the block by Cindy Simms.
I just love Lynette Anderson’s How Tweet it is
followed by the close second In and Out 
Cindys and Gerris blocks are my favourits. Enjoyed to visit those designers. Some are not on yet and I will visit them later on. Thanks so much!
I loved the floral wreath and Lynette Andersons best.
I love Lynette Anderson’s How Tweet it is, have been over to her blog and now follow her…..
I like the Jaybirdquilts blog, but it is hard to choose just one. The love the blocks from a coastal preppy and oerkinsdry goods.
So very hard to narrow it down to just one! Guess I’d have to choose Lynette Anderson’s as my very favorite with Cheryl Haynes block a close second!
Thank you again for the 1oo quiltblocks tour – I am a new quilter and so enjoyed it last year and learned so much! I love how tweet it is block from Lynn Anderson, and the Gerri’s design at PlantedSeed Designs and Pam Kitty Mornings game board block! Thank you again!!
I liked Celine’s and Lynette’s…I am biased about Lynette because I took a workshop from her and she was a totally delightful person.
I loved Lynette Anderson’s blog and her darling block. Also, Prairie Grove Peddler’s blog is charming. Hope to win!
Just one? I suppose Gerri’s design is the best, but maybe the colors have me biased? They’re so springy and bright and today is a grey, rainy day. I would love a copy so I can make all of them (someday)! Thanks for the chance.
I am a big fan of Julie and Pam, so love their blogs. I also enjoy Perkins blog. Thanks for a fun blog hop! I am enjoying all these blocks.
I especially like the post at perkins dry goods where she showed all the different color placements for her block.
I loved the Perkinsdrygoods blog showing the different designs that appear just by changing the locations of the light/dark fabrics. Amazing!
I was most amazed but how much the look of the perskins dry goods block changed with color placement. What a fun tour. Can’t wait for tomorrow! Thanks for the chance to win!
I have just visited all the blogs and I enjoyed reading them all but it was neat to see Perkins Dry goods post and how they showed the block done up in a variety to quilts. Love Lynette and Cheryl’s blocks.
Love Lynette’s and Cheryl’s blocks. They are just outstanding of course all the blocks are great! Thank you for the opportunity to win a copy of the magazine. Mary
What I loved most in general about today’s “tour” was that there were several newly created blogs and a couple of new to me blogs. the blocks today were really good, I especially liked Illusions by JayBird and Perkins Dry Goods showed all the different ways changing a color made and that was fantastic! One more thing, I’ve always been a fan of Lynette and it was great to see her blog.
Looking for virtual Spring today, as I have SNOW on the ground! Lynette, Cheryl and Susan’s blogs all gave me a flash of hope that I’ll see flowers here eventually this year. Thanks!
Although I don’t do applique, I love the Floral Wreath. It must be the purples, my favorite color! A close second is the Game Board. I love looking at all the blocks!
It’s hard to pick one blog! I really like Pam Kitty Morning’s block though – love the design and LOVE LOVE LOVE the pinks! Thanks for the chance to win. And THANKS for putting together another 100 blocks edition!
Jaybird because of the modernity…but also ‘its in the bag’ and the purple flowers block.
I like the Planted Seed Designs site and how their quilts just move along in a slide show. But I like the Floral Wreath block the best so far.
My favorites are Celine Perkins, Kelly Smith and Julie Herman… all are the kinds of blocks I like to make, and I really liked Celine’s color shifting blog.
All the blocks are so inspiring. I have the magazines but want to say how much I enjoy seeing all the entries and visiting all the blogs! Congratulations on another great edition!
So many cute blocks. I loe the purse block and also Lynette’s little bird block.
I really like Lynette Anderson’s block, and just spent a bunch of time perusing her blog and other sweet patterns!
I liked them all, but I guess the 2 I would pick would be Jaybird quilts and Cheryl Haynes floral wreath.
I loved them all but my favorite was Lynette Anderson. She sure has some beautiful stuff.
Loved, Lynette Andersons block, Floral wreath by Cheryl Haynes, and Game Board by Pam Vieira-McGinnis. All lovely fun blocks.
Grace
I checked out Cindy Simms site. Neat block. Just right for summer.
It is hard to choose a favorite from all these great blocks, but I would say Celine Perkins and Paige Miller.
My favorite was Cheryl Hanes, well next to yours & the shoe comments, but I’ll enjoy visiting the following:
Julie Herman: jaybirdquilts.com
Lynette Anderson: lynetteandersondesigns.typepad.com
Pat Harrison: oceanwavesquilting.blogspot.com
Pam Vieira-McGinnis: pamkittymorning.blogspot.com
*Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour: Day 1
by Diane Harris
Welcome to Day 1 of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour! We’re going to have a lot of fun here this week. There will be many chances to win a copy of 100 Blocks Volume 3. You’ll find links to about a dozen awesome designers each day, and the links will lead to more chances to win. On Friday we’ll have two giant giveaways—one for U.S. readers and one for those outside the U.S. There are lots of great quilty treasures looking for a home. Maybe yours!
Today’s Featured Designers
Julie Herman: jaybirdquilts.com
Cindy Simms: cindysimms.blogspot.com
Around the Square by Cindy Simms
Susan Cook: larkspurlanedesigns.blogspot.com
Lynette Anderson: lynetteandersondesigns.typepad.com
Pat Harrison: oceanwavesquilting.blogspot.com
Monique Dillard: opengatequilts.blogspot.com
Paige Stanley Miller: acoastalpreppy.com
Pam Vieira-McGinnis: pamkittymorning.blogspot.com
Celine Perkins: perkinsdrygoods.com/blog
Cheryl Haynes: prairiegrovepeddler.blogspot.com
quiltersnewsletter.com/blogs/insideqn.
quiltmaker.com/blogs/quiltypleasures.
Being an Aussie animal lover Lynette Anderson’s blog is one of my favourites & her block above is just gorgeous. Now I am very happy to find the PamKittyMorning blog, purrfect for a quiltkitty like me! Happy stitching Tracee xx
My favorites are the floral wreath and game board.
I Liked Jaybirds quilts. I had just ordered 2 of her patterns and was thrilled to see she had a blog and a new pattern coming out:)
Lynette Anderson is my favorite. Love the pattern.
I will keep a list of all of the websites/blogs to visit them again. My favorites today are In and Out by Celine Perkins for all the ways to arrange the colors; and Floral Wreath by Cheryl Haynes. They are all great.
My favourite was Paige Stanley Miller: acoastalpreppy.com, but I also enjoyed Susan Cook: larkspurlanedesigns.blogspot.com and Lynette Anderson: lynetteandersondesigns.typepad.com
my two favorites today are the blocks by Cindy Simms and Lynette Anderson. they’re both very original and very cute!
My favorites are Gerri Robinson’s! Congratulations on the new edition!
The Gerri Robinson block looks so complicated, but I don’t think it really is…………may have to try that one!!!!
Enjoyed visiting ALL of the designers … I esp like Lynette Anderson’s, Cheryl Hayne’s, Celine Perkins’s and Denise Starck’s adorable Purse block. Thanks for the fun and the giveaway !!
Love the Floral Wreath by Cheryl Haynes. I am so looking forward to the applique blocks or the mixed pieced/applique blocks in this magazine!!
So many choices this morning. I see many fun quilts in my future. Hoep I win one of the Magazines. I liked the Game block and the pastel one made into the baby quilt a lot!
I have enjoyed today’s blog tour a great deal and feel I’ve made some new blogging friends. LOVE Pam Kitty Morning’s site, as well as Gerri Robinson’s. This is a fun event!
My favorites were Cheryl Haynes, Celine Perkins, Monique Dillard, and Julie Herman. I’m partial to strong geometrics, bright colors, and applique–though I’m sentimental about softer colored fabrics. Well done! Fun first day!
Tough choice but I will go with Floral Wreath by Cheryl Haynes
followed by How Tweet It Is by Lynette Anderson!
My favorite is Floral Wreath from Prairie Groove Peddler/ Cheryl. The second favorite is How Treet It is by Lynette Anderson. Great job ladies. The blog tour is a lot of fun.
My favorite was Celine Perkin’s block, it is simple but stunning in the different colorways she showed. A close second was Denise Starck’s purse block! How cute…
I love Cindy Simms and Lynnette Anderson! Great ideas.
I enjoyed all the links. All new to me. Thanks for the tour!
My favorites are also Floral Wreath by Cheryl Haynes and How Tweet It Is by Lynette Anderson. Lynette’s design site was very interesting. Also liked Perkins Dry Goods, Planted Seed Designs and Jay Bird Quilts.
My favorites were Lynette Anderson, Cheryl Haynes, and Monique Dillard! And coincidentally, I read all three of their blogs!
I loved the pocketbook block, but what I enjoyed the most from this first day of your blog tour, is the visits to several blogs that are new to me!
I think my favorite is Lynette Anderson’s How Tweet It is. The little yo-yos are adorable!
All the blocks are really nice but when I clicked through to jaybirdquilts I really was intrigued with the illusion blocks shown on that blog site. Terrific!!
Hello!!!! good morning, I came here as soon as I could, there’s a plenty of chores to be done, but I must be here first, lol, it’s just started, later on after the chores which need to be done, I’ll watch closer, I love allllllllllllll the blocks, and I visited Cheryl Haynes, Lynnette Anderson, more’s coming up next, yay!!!!!. Love the colors, look soooooooooooo springly!!!!!, Love is in the air, double yay!!!!!, it’s going to be so much funnnnnnnnnn…
Let the party begin… & thank you soooooooooooo much for the chance :* smooch!
I have followed Julie at JayBird Quilts for a while now, so she’s a favorite, but I loved that Celine Perkins showed us how different the block could look just by swapping the colors around. Great visual and helpful for those of us who don’t “see” things like that. I added her and Pam McInnis to my Google Reader today.
Oh, I enojoyed so many of the sites but the two that really grabbed me were Cheryl Haynes’s site and jaybirdquilts. Looking forward to finding even more great sites all week!
I liked the “pamkittymorning” blog and the “Starburst” Jerri Robinson. Neat blogs with neat blocks!!
Jaybirds and How Tweet is is….. this is my favorite…. love this magazine and have all of them…. can’t wait
How Tweet It Is by Lynette Anderson is my favorite. It reminds me of spring!
Love the purple wreath!!! Purple is my favorite color!
Haynes. No, Anderson. No, Haynes. Can’t decide. Do I really have to pick?
I love the way changing the colores on the In and Out block by Celine Perkins makes a completely different looking quilt.
It’s hard to pick, for sure, but my favorites today were Julie, Lynette, and Pam.
My favourite block is Lynette Anderson’s. I love how she combines appliqué and embroidery. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
My two favs were Lynette Anderson (I love applique!) & the fun shoes & purses at Quiltmaker.com
Am expecting my first grandbaby in July so am especially interested in baby quilt blocks right now. Pat Harrison’s will fit the bill nicely. Love the blog tour idea. What fun!
I liked Celine Perkins blog. It was difficult to select just one.
I liked Lynnette’s choice of colors – and the yoyos are great. How big are the yoyos? They look tiny!
My favotire block was from Lynette Anderson. I visited all the blogs. I was not impressed with having to give my street address on plantedseeddesigns.com. I could not een find the block. Thank you for the Block Hop. I love it!!
It’s a toss up between Lynette Anderson’s Bird and Pam McKinney’s Game Board arrows!
I loved Praire Grove Peddlers block as applique is my favorite and Lynnette Anderson was my 2nd choice.
My favorite is PamKittyMorning. She always has such bright and fresh ideas.
OH – do I have to pick just one!!!!? I loved them all but guess if I MUST pick one it would be Gerry’s…..they are all wonderful!
sao in Midlothian, VA
The blocks are all great, but I especially enjoyed the variations that could be done with Celine Perkins In & Out block. Changing the coloration makes such a fun difference!
I really enjoyed Julie Hermans blog and Cheryl Haynes stunning block. If I had to choose just one, I would lean towards Julie’s.
I can see why every block was choosen and will really enjoy pouring through this magazine. I especially like the following 3 people whose blogs I follow all the time….Lynette Anderson, Pamkittymorning, and Jaybirds. These ladies are so talented and make one think they can do the same as them!!
I loved the starburst from Gerri Robinson as a block to make… maybe my next baby quilt? But I loved the Floral wreath from Cheryl Haynes as a block to look at. I wish I had the patience for applique, and blocks like that inspire me to at least “think” about it.
wow. thanks for getting such amazing quilters together. so fun to check out new artists. loved Lynette Anderson and Julie Herrman’s blogs. wow, so fun.
I love Pam’s game board block. I always enjoy seeing what’s going on over at Quiltmaker.
I love the Floral Wreath block. It would have to be my favorite. And since tomorrow May 3 is my birthday…(hint, hint) what a better gift than a book!!!
The Floral Wreath block would have to be my fav….just love purple! Also like the game board block, I may have to use that one soon! Thanks for the chance to win such a great prize!
I love them all!! Definately a Lynette Anderson and PamKitty block lover.
Love the In and Out from PerkinsDryGoods because of all the possibilities – next would definitely be Julie from JayBirdQuilts. Thanks for this wonderful opportunity. Judy C
Pat Harrison has the most beautiful “Pineapple Patience” quilt in the post right under her block post. It hung at Paducah… Gorgeous!
My favorite blog today was from Celine Perkins. I love seeing the differences in placing fabrics/colors in other ways! They were ALL great, though and can’t wait for the rest of the week!
Going to all the designers’ sites was fun, it’s great to get a preview of the blocks in the book.
The highlights for me was to “rediscover” Monique Dillard (knew her from her book blog tour) and find a new B&W quilt idea, to find a new (for me) designer Gerri Robinson (already bought a pattern!) and as a new applique convert, I am really excited to get this issue for Cheryl Haynes wreath block. So whether I win it or buy it, this looks like a goodie!!
It’s so hard to pick, but I’d have to say that I love Jaybird Quilts. But what a fun time hopping around to check out everyone’s block. I can’t wait for tomorrow.
I really like Julie Herman’s block. I have to try that one!
I liked all the blocks but I REALLY loved Lynette Anderson’s block
I liked all the blocks, but my favorites are Cindy Simms and prairiegrovepeddler. I also liked prairiegrovepeddler blog spot.
I really liked Game Board by Pam Vierie-McGinnis.Her color choices just make the pattern pop.I guess I’m a push over for pink,How Tweet It IS ,by Lynnette Anderson is high on my list.
I love the purse block. Makes me wish I had seen her shoes last year.
I just loved all the blocks. But my favorite is the Black Pearl block by Monique at Open Gate Quilts. I would definitely make this block into a quilt. Very my style. My second favorite is Lynette Anderson’s block. So adorable.
I loved them all but my absolute favorite was Lynette Anderson’s. I have done very little applique but will definitely give that block a try. Roll on May 10th!
Beautiful quilt blocks, can’t wait to get #3 in this series! Love the Floral Wreath and How Tweet It Is blocks a lot!
Beautiful blogs…hard to make a decision.
Lynette Anderson
Cindy Sims
and
Jaybird Quilts
XOXOOXXO Subee
I really liked Denise Starck’s block!
I loved them all but my favorite is Cindy Simms block. They are all winners for being in the magazine. Thanks for the giveaway.
My favorite was “How Tweet it Is ” by Lynette Anderson
oh, how can I pick a favorite? I seemed to be especially excited when I got to the “loose threads” site, and the “kitty morning” one. Sounded like kindred spirits there.
Oh my goodness, so many blocks, so many ideas…love the different fabric choices and the one site that showed the difference in the block using different colour values, but my favourite is actually the first one -jaybird quilts. Am looking forward to more eye candy tomorrow!
I checked out each blog and I like Jaybird Quilts, Open Gate, and Chat with Coastal Preppy blogs.
Just finished my Blog Tour for today! Looking forward to tomorrows group of designers. Game Board by Pam Vieira-McGinnis has to be my favorite.
Sandi
http://pamkittymorning.blogspot.com/
Adore the “arrows and squares” and she has a nice blog!
The blogs that I liked visiting the most were Jaybird’s, Monique ‘s Open Gate, and Lynette Anderson’s. The blocks I liked the most — all of them! Each is so different.
I like the Lynette Anderson the best, my sort of thing.
I liked all of the blog’s don’t know which one I like best. Looking forward to the daily blogs.
I liked all the blocks but think my 3 favs are the ones by Lynnette Andersen, Monique Dillard and Cheryl Haynes. Thanks for the giveaway!
I loved reading about the designer, Gerri Robinson. I’ve made one of her patterns and have another waiting in line. There are several blocks I’d love to make. Might have to make a sampler quilt with blocks from Vol. 3! Love the 100 Blocks magazines!
I like Julie’s block, but then I’m a big fan of her blog. There are a lot of blocks I like in this issue
Game Board by Pam Vieira-McGinnis is absolutely stunning ! WOW!
I enjoyed the link to Celine’s blog-it was fun to see all the variations & how the placement varies the look!
Oh my! It’s very hard to choose just one. So I’ll go wiht Jay, Lynette, Cheryl, Monique and Pam.
Love the tour. All the blocks are wonderful. Love them all.
hugs
Love to win a copy thank you the chance.
Brenda
The question isn’t which link I liked the best but how to limit myself to just one. I spent a delightful afternoon ignoring housework and other have-tos and went from blog to blog to blog. I think Lynette Anderson and Cheryl Haine’s sites were my favorite blocks today.
Love Kitty Pam. I love to see what she is up to. I have followed her blog for a while.
I loved Paige Stanley Millers block, the colors are wonderful and will make a sweet baby quilt. And of course I really liked Julie’s from Jaybird Quilts, but I like most things she does.
Jaybird Quilts’ post about her friend who helped her by making the quilt from her block was interesting, but there were other blogs too, like Lynette Anderson’s, that were a treat to visit.
I enjoyed the link – Julie Herman: jaybirdquilts.com love her block and quilts! All the blocks are great, I hope I win a copy of the magazine.
I loved all the variety, but must say I enjoyed seeing the quilt on planted seed designs.
I really love Gerri Robinsons ‘Planted Seed Designs’ block. The quilt designs on the home page are lovely inparticular Autumn Stars
I love the little bird in Lynnette Anderson’s. I can’t wait til I have my own copy.
Thank you for a great virtual tour
Lynette’s block is my favorite! I love applique, stitching and birds….it has it all.
My favorite block today in all the blogs/sites visited I think was from Open Gate Quilts with the “Black Pearl” block. I really love that block.
it’s taken me all day to get through the links in this post, there’s so much wonderful eye candy and inspiration! my favourites were Julie at Jaybird Quilt’s block because it’s so modern, and Pam at PamKittyMorning’s block, again because it feels modern, but also because my godson LOVES arrows!
I love Jaybird Quilts and Celine Perkins blocks! What a fun time perusing all of the websites!
Laurie
My favourites were Celine Perkins, as she showed so very many totally different interpretations just by selecting different fabrics. I also liked the “illusion” created with multiple blocks with Cindy Sim’s design.
I enjoyed viewing all the blocks; all so different and so creative. I am most interested in trying ” Game Board by Pam Vieira-McGinnis”. Thanks.
Judy
I love Lynette Anderson’s block. It would be a great way to display some of my mother’s button collection.
I really enjoyed Celine Perkins the way she showed the difference of all the settings. Also Lynette Anderson, I’m a long time fan of her work. One other was Denise Starck, OMG her block really Rocks!
I enjoyed all the links shared here, but I really liked plantedseeddesigns.com. Loved to read all the blogs. Debbie in WV
They are all darling -but Pam Kitty Morning is just FUN!
I love the mice blocks on Pat’s site.
Wow great blocks to start the week! I love Cheryl’s blog the Prairie Grove Peddler. I had never been there before, so it was a treat to see!
Thanks!
I really enjoyed Pam Kitty Morning and Prairie Grove Peddler’s blogs. Thanks for the great giveaway.
I enjoyed seeing all the blocks, it’s hard to pick a favorite! I did especially like Monique Dillard’s and Celine Perkin’s blocks. And “My Juliet Garden Star” is beautiful, too!
I love, love, love Gerri Robinson’s block. Very cool blog too!
I love jaybird quilts and Julie human is an awesome designer!
Thank you SO much for introducing me to Gerri Robinson. I linked over to her web site and absolutely fell in love with her designs!
I am so enjoying the start of this “Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks blog”.
I really like Lynette Anderson’s ” How Tweet it is”!And her site was wonderful, with all the traveling she has done and the fun she has had! Thanks for giving us this wonderful fun and blocks!
I think, “How Tweet it is”, is my favorite. I also like the floral wreath. I have become addicted to wool applique so am always looking at blocks that I could applique with wool. Would love a copy of the book.
Just so exciting to see the 100 block , vol 3 is available as for the choice I am inclined toward the floral wreath block as tulips are delightful, and the birdie in how tweet it is looked pretty cute too, but all the other blocks have loads of potential also. It’s hard to choose.
Wow! All the designers are inspiring! I especially love Julie Herman at Jaybird Quilts. Her post showed how her block came alive in a finished quilt!
I added a bunch of websites to my bookmarks! What fun. Picking a favorite is like picking a favorite child–love them all, but in different ways.
This is was great! I can’t wait to see what you have in store tomorrow.
Loved the In The Bag block by Denise Starck from Quiltypleasures, Floral Wreath by Cheryl Haynes and How Tweet It Is by Lynette Anderson. Thanks for the giveaway.
I don’t usually fall for embroidery, but Lynette Anderson’s block is likely to make me rethink that. Love her blog too!
I enjoy seeing Celine’s example of how different a block can look with different fabric placement and Julie’s stunning finished quilt with her block. Lots of great inspiration.
I thought all of the blogs were very interesting and worth the time to read. It’s nice to get to know something about the block designers. I think my favorite was the Celine Perkins design — how the look changes just by different fabric placement.
I like the In and Out block, the Kelly Smith block and Illusion. All were interesting and so inspiring. I admire all the designer’s creativity. One of the things I love about quilting is the variety and trying new techniques and designs.
I really enjoyed the jaybird blog. Thanks for linking all these blogs.
Visiting all the sites was fun. They’re all great in their own way.
Tough choice …with equal selection:
1. Lynette Anderson block and website. Great block idea. How Tweet It Is by Lynette Anderson.
2. QM staff member/block designer is Denise Starck: In The Bag . Quiltypleasures.
I just love lynette’s block, really different and Denise’s purse is something I would love to make for my daughter.
Debbie
I really like Cheryl Haynes block. It’s so much fun to visit all the sites.
I have always been a fan of Cheryl Haynes designs and visit her blog regularly. I enjoyed looking at all the blogs–it introduced me to some new designers. I also enjoyed celine perkins blog.
My 2 favorites are the sweet bird and flower block by Lynette Anderson and the ruffle rac purse block by Denise Starck. Just toooooo cute!
My favorites were Lynette Anderson; Celine Perkins; and Monique Dillard.
I enjoyed looking at all the blogs & links, but I really like Lynette Anderson’s block and am enjoying reading her past blog posts, heading back there to read more!
Difficult choice – if I must choose I think I’ll go with Planted Seed Design.
Most of the blogs here are new to me, so I enjoyed clicking on some of them. Julie Herman’s is always a favorite.
Big fan of Jaybird’s Quilts’ blocks
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I always enjoy jaybirdquilts.com but my favorite thing I saw at any of the links was the gigantic mechanical elephant at Lynette Anderson blog. Thanks for the chance to win!
I loved Denise’s purses and Lynette’s How Tweet it Is–both have a slight 3-D effect and that’s really calling to me right now.
thanks for the chance to win a copy of the mag! It looks great so far!
This is a great way to learn about designers and see all the possible blocks there are to make. The website links are wonderful ways to inspire me to try more difficult blocks or different techniques I haven’t tried. I love shoes so I love Denise Starck’s Shoe Boxes and In the Bag. Also liked Lynette Anderson’s How tweet it is and Paige Stanley Miller’s Juliet Garden Star. I can’t wait to see more.
Hmmm. . . I liked Monique Dillard’s block “Black Pearl”!
I love Lynette’s whimsical little bird applique.
I loved them all — but my favorite was the Perkins Dry Goods blog — so interesting to see the very different patterns by just changing the color placement. Thanks so much!
I loved the most Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts, Pat Harrison of oceanwavesquilting, Celine Perkins of perkinsdrygoods and lastest but not least Denise Starck quiltypleasures. Thanks for a chance to win.
Love Cheryl’s Floral Wreath…has great movement without being too fussy…this is a block I will make….
Julie Herman’s Jaybird Quilts is a regular stop when I’m reading blogs.
I liked Lynette Anderson’s site and blog the best.
~a
They were all good, but if I had to narrow it down I would have to say I like Paige Stanley Miller, Pam Vieira-McGinnis, and Denise Starck blogs, and links the best of all. Some of which I visit on my own, while others I just found, and really like.
I love the “How Tweet It Is” block and appreciate the link to her blog. I must start appliqueing!
I always enjoy visiting Julie Herman and Lynette Anderson. It was a treat to check out Planted Seed Designs and Prairie Grove Peddler, too!
Enjoyed PerkinsDryGoods, Opengatequilts & CindySimms. But all of them have such great blocks.
I loved seeing Celine’s blog with the color shifting, and Julie’s blog with her block made up in a different colorway. Love all the blocks!
Of all the links, I only had been to Julie Herman’s. Thanks for leading me to new adventures ( and the giveaway).
I love the game board block! We are a game board playing type of family. I could just see it in the different colors of games like sorry, etc. So cool!
Wow it is so hard to pick! The blocks are all wonderful! If I had to choose I would be forced to go with the blocks by Julie Herman and the one by Pam Viera McGinnis
Definitely “How Tweet It Is” – that is just too precious!
I like 2 of them alot. The Juliet Garden block at A Coastal Preppy is lovely – especially her color choices and Julie’s modern block at Jaybird Quilts makes up into such an awesome quilt.
I like Around the Square by Cindy Simms.
Love love love the blog hop! I really was excited for Pam Kitty Morning re: her new fabric line and very cute block!
My favorites were the block by Julie@ jaybird quilts, and the quilt made from the block with that extra “pop” of color-striking. And I also love Denise Starchs’ purse block!
Love, love , love the How Tweet it is block!!!
It’s too difficult to pick just one favorite –they’re all so creative and inspiring!
They were all beautiful – it is hard to choose only one
I can’t decide on just one! I love Monica Dillard’s, Quilty Treasures and Prairie Peddler. Can’t wait for the magazine! Now I need to get the previous volumes :0
I liked Cindy Simmes “Around the square” – especially how the quilt looked from her block. Also liked “black Pearl”. I liked the blog of “Perkins Dry goods” and the different looks from switching the colors.
I enjoyed discovering pamkittymorning!
Thank you!
I enjoyed Cheryl Hanes’ block, Floral Wreath. The wavy leaves give it a less formal look than so many wreath blocks I’ve seen. I take care of gardens for a volunteer project in the summer so I’m partial to plants. Enjoyed Cheryl’s blog too.
Love the floral wreath – great choice of colors too. Such inspiration for me.
Love Lynette Anderson’s block and I really love the Noah’s Ark BOM on her site.
Oh, although it was a tough decision, I liked jaybirdquilts…and perkins dry goods! Those were my top 2!
Thank you for the opportunity test fortune to win:) I all like it block sample
I thoroughly enjoyed all the blogs – lots I had never visited before. The favorite however was the post about the mix up posting the wrong Orange Peel – New Quilt from an Old Favorite. Not because I enjoy mistakes (and my sympathies to the parties involved), but because it just proves we can all make mistakes and it’s OK-just own up to it and move on. By the way, I saw both those quilts last week at the National Quilt Museum and they were both amazing.
I especially liked Lynette Anderson’s blog with the wonderful pictures from the Netherlands!
Julie at Jaybirdquilts. I had to laugh because I had picked her block to be Judy Laquidara’s. Too funny!
Mel
I’m thoroughly enjoying the chance to visit all the blog links. I don’t blog but enjoy being able to see all the wonderful things other quilters have been creating.
Jaybird Quilts, but I really enjoyed visiting all the blogs which is why I’m doing this blog hop.
I especially love the blocks and links by Lynette Anderson and Cheryl Haines! No surprise as I love applique!
Lynette Anderson’s blog made me want to move to Holland, and I always enjoy Jaybird Quits, too. Julie is so creative!
I liked planted seed designs, perkins dry goods and Parire Grove Peddler. Very interesting!!!
I loved Pam Kitty Morning’s blog and block. Thanks for a chance to win.
My favorite link was Lynette Anderson’s. Thanks for all the links.
The blocks I like best were Pam McGinnis and Cindy Sims. I enjoyed their sites as well. Thanks for the links.
I always love going to Julie’s blog. There is so much fun to see
I really enjoyed jaybirdquilts.com and Lynetteandersondesigns.typepad.com. Both were colorful, informative–and I already shared a video of the mechanical elephant in Nantes.
Lynette Anderson, Pam Kitty, Cindy Simms & Jaybird
I liked Lynette Anderson’s best, and have subscribed to her RSS feed via Google Reader. The pictures, both the quilting and non-quilting related alike, were fun to see. And I really liked her block–looking forward to getting the magazine!
So many awesome blocks its hard to pick a favourite but I choose Jaybird Quilts. Very inspiring!
The Jaybird Quilts site was my favorite visit!
I think I like Lynette so far. Going back for a 2nd look. So much to see! Can’t wait to get my hands on a hard, print copy!
I enjoyed the Fit to be Geese video/tutorial on Monique Dillard’s Open Gate Quilts blog. Any site that helps us learn soon becomes a favorite blogspot. Thanks
I really enjoy Celine Perkins’s patterns and blog.
Glad I managed to get in. I was a bit late arriving at this page and missed some of the giveaways on the links. I did like Lynette Anderson’s block and Jaybird Quilts block the best
I adore Julie’s block …if I were to choose only one….but looking at the other links…I love Cindy Simms and Pam Vieira-McGinnis too…
Love the possibilities of Celine Perkins block. Can’t wait to see the rest of the blocks on the blog tour.
i love How Tweet it Is.
I enjoyed visiting Bonnie Hunter’s site today. Lots of good information and lovely quilts. Can’t wait to try the scrap users system.
Karen