Author Archives: Diane Harris

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.

100 Blocks Blog Tour Day 3, Giveaways

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Diane Harris

Welcome to Day 3 of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour—and Happy May Day! Isn’t this fun?! (Note: This post is anchored to the top of our blog. Be sure to scroll down for more offers and giveaways in other posts.) … Continue reading →

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100 Blocks Blog Tour Day 2, Giveaways!

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Diane Harris

Welcome to Day 2 of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour. We’re off to a great start! I hope that yesterday you got a feel for how the blog tour works. • Did you discover some new designers? • Are ideas … Continue reading →

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Spread the Word for a Chance to Win

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Diane Harris

Would you help us spread the word about Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour? We’d like everyone to be part of the fun. Follow these instructions for a chance to win an issue. I’ll choose five winners! • Copy one of … Continue reading →

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100 Blocks Blog Tour: Day 1, Giveaways!

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Diane Harris

Welcome to Day 1 of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour! I’m glad you’re here! This week you’ll visit some of the blogs written by 100 Blocks designers, and you’ll get a taste of what’s inside Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volume 7. … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour Starts Monday

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Diane Harris

Please join us next week for Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour.   Here on Quilty Pleasures and on a dozen designers’ blogs each day, there will be ideas, block stories, creative stimulation and giveaways of fabric, books, mugs and copies … Continue reading →

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100 Blocks Blog Tour, Giveaway

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Diane Harris

If you’ve been seeing hot pink around lately, you may have gotten wind that the release of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volume 7 is just around the corner. (May 7 to be exact.) And that means the 100 Blocks Blog Tour … Continue reading →

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Back to Hexies: Moda’s Honeycombs

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Diane Harris

We’ve been talking about hexagons recently, because the May/June issue of Quiltmaker is full of them. Three great projects featuring different looks and techniques will keep you sewing for a long time. But I wondered what other hexagon products were … Continue reading →

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Quilt Blocks: Easy Math Part 4

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Diane Harris

We’ve been going over some basic quilty math and we’re up to Part 4. Don’t let “math” scare you away. I’ve broken it down so it’s easy to understand. In case you want to review the earlier material, check these … Continue reading →

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Pieced Hexies: Guest Post and Two Giveaways!

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Diane Harris

Today we’re talking about hexagons again! Ruth Wasmuth from Lafayette, Indiana was a member of Quiltmaker’s original Scrap Squad in 2011. When I heard that she was making pieced hexagons using Mickey Depre’s book and method, Pieced Hexies, I asked … Continue reading →

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A Big Splash: Electric Quilt Giveaway!

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Diane Harris

Well, do I have something happy for you on this Monday morning! Quiltmaker is pleased to have Splashes of Color by Margaret Okuley appear in our May/June issue. Isn’t this quilt exuberant?! Margaret designs and makes sample quilts for The … Continue reading →

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