Have you made a Q&E project? Look what two of our readers made and posted in Quilter’s Village galleries.

Christmas Comes Around was designed by Lori King and made by teeny48. The pattern is available for purchase in Quilting & Embroidery, Fall 2008.

Wedded Bliss designed by Jennifer Gigas and made by teeny48. The pattern is available for purchase in Quilting & Embroidery Summer 2009.

Birthday Girl designed by Linda Griepentrog and made by LReneeR. The pattern is available for purchase in Quilting & Embroidery Summer 2009.

Do you machine embroider? Help us plan future Q&Es. Leave a comment and tell us what kind of quilts you like to embroider. What techniques do you want to learn more about? Point us to pictures (your blog, a Quilter’s Village gallery or flickr) to show off your embroidered quilts.

And, we’ll have another giveaway! Just leave a comment telling us how long you’ve been quilting and what your skill level is. You can also add the types of quilts you like to make. I’ll randomly draw one name next Tuesday, 11/24 around noon to win a fat quarter bundle from Riley Blake Designs.

Rachel Griffith

Once upon a time…there was a 16 year old girl who loved home economics class. She learned all things domestic that a young girl should including how to make pillow turn baby blankets…she was instantly addicted. She made pillow turn blankets for years and knew that she needed something more…her one true domestic love.

“I think I’ll learn to quilt!!!” she said to herself in the middle of the fabric section of Wal-Mart. And that’s where her story started.

So here I am…that young girl, all grown up and I’m still in love with all things domestic. {except laundry of course…ewww.}
I guess yall could classify me as a multi-talented domestic diva. *kidding*
I’m pretty much your average stay at home momma, except I get to play with fabric in between changing diapers and picking up toys. And yes, I SO love my job. I began to make baby quilts, table runners & lap quilts for our house. Then I started making items for people when they needed them or when I needed a few extra bucks. Lately it seems as if the quilty part of my job has been branching out and I’ve added a few more things to my job requirement list.

I have been designing for the Moda Bake Shop, which in itself, is such a great gig. {It’s no big surprise that I am addicted to Moda Fabrics.} I think that it’s pretty safe to say that designing patterns & doing tutorials for the moda bake shop opened the flood gates for the designer within me.

I had the pleasure of attending International Quilt Market this past October and boy let me tell you…it was amazing. I met some of the most amazing quilty stars in the business and was inspired beyond belief. It definitely made me want to come home and design, design, design.

Basically, the quilty beast can’t be tamed, and my story will continue to write itself as I continue to branch out in the quilting world. I hope that yall will follow along with me as I share my quilty {& sometimes not so quilty} adventures over at my blog, p.s. i quilt.

We have selected three names for the Big Bundle Giveaways (two from the U.S./Canada post and one from the Outside U.S./Canada post.)

Those three people have been notified by email and, once I’ve verified their shipping addresses, I’ll announce their names here.

Winners of the 100 Block issues are listed in this post–and I think we still have a few names to add there as well. We’ve been mailing the issues out since last week, so watch for your copy soon if you won.

OK–now it’s back to regular work for the QM Staff. We’ve got January/February ‘10 web content to get ready to post next week, March/April ‘10 patterns to write and proofread and more quilty pleasures to plan and get ready for you. We’ll be back to our normal 2-3 posts per week instead of 2-3 posts per day.

Be sure to post pictures of the projects you make from 100 Blocks in our flickr group! Can’t wait to see what you create!

Update 11/17/09: The U.S./Canada winners are:

• Debbi Price from Des Moines, WA
• Valorie Kortus from Loveland, CO

Congratulations–I’m going to pack up your prizes for UPS to pick up!

I have not yet heard from the Outside U.S./Canada winner. I’ll send another email today and if I don’t hear from her by 10 am on Wednesday, I’ll pick someone else.

Update 11/19: It took a little longer because the first name drawn was from the U.S and ineligible, but then emma #46 from Australia was randomly selected as our international winner–congratulations emma and thanks to all for participating!

Here are the known errors in 100 Blocks, Winter ‘09:

• Art Deco Star, block # 28: foundation section 1 is numbered incorrectly on pattern page 1. Download the correct foundation.
• The cutting dimensions for all the sashes (A) in the Settings & Yardages on page 6 should be 2-1/2″ x 12-1/2″.
• Dodi Poulsen’s last name was spelled incorrectly on pages 27 and 65.
• Emily Herrick’s blog address is given incorrectly on page 47. It should be crazyoldladiesquilts.blogspot.com.
• Hoffman California Fabrics was inadvertently left off the credit list for Heartfelt, block #68.

We regret the errors.

from Day 1

• annieofbluegables #11
• sheila carita #24

from Day 2

• jeanne #8
• charmin #42

from Day 3

• becanne #14
• Judy #15

from Day 4

• Donna Joy #33
• Claudia #66

from Day 5

• Shelly #3
• Jocelyn #29

OK, I’m sending emails to all these winners to get mailing addresses. Congratulations to all 10 of you!

There’s a list that we’re trying to keep updated of the winners so far–easier than new posts all the time.

All week we’ve been teasing you in regard to the Big Bundle Giveaway. Many of the contributors to 100 Blocks from Today’s Top Designers sent prizes to be included. SO many sent prizes that we’ve created two giveaways for U.S. and Canadian folks. (For those of you in other places, see this post.) If you live in the U.S. or Canada, just leave a comment on this post by 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16 (MST) to be entered. Tell us how you first heard about this blog tour. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 17.

This giveaway includes fabric, books, patterns and more, and each prize has a retail value of about $500. A big thank you to all the donors (we’re going to blog about them next week).

It’s been great to have you along for this wonderful ride! We hope you discovered lots of great new blogs and quilting resources, and we hope you’ll come back often.

Update 11/17/09: The U.S./Canada winners are:

• Debbi Price from Des Moines, WA
• Valorie Kortus from Loveland, CO

Subscribe to Quiltmaker: special offers here.

Find the entry form to win one of the actual blocks here.

Buy QM Kits and other products: special offers here.

Post 100 Blocks projects on a flickr group here.

Sign up for the free Quilter’s Village email newsletter here.

Send us feedback anytime to editor at quiltmaker.com.

If you live someplace other than the U.S. and Canada, this is the Big Bundle Giveaway for you. (If you live in the U.S. or Canada,  see this post to enter. ) We’ve created a pint-sized package of quilty fun just right to ship anywhere in the world. The giveaway includes fabric, books and patterns. To enter, just leave a comment here before 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16 (MST). Tell us how you first heard about this blog tour. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 17.

It’s been great to have you along for this wonderful ride! We hope you discovered lots of great new blogs and quilting resources, and we hope you’ll come back often.

Update 11/19: It took a little longer because the first name drawn was from the U.S and ineligible, but then emma #46 from Australia was randomly selected as our international winner–congratulations emma and thanks to all for participating!

Subscribe to Quiltmaker: special offers here.

Find the entry form to win one of the actual blocks here.

Buy QM Kits and other products: special offers here.

Post 100 Blocks projects on a flickr group here.

Sign up for the free Quilter’s Village email newsletter here.

Send us feedback anytime to editor at quiltmaker.com.

Bar None by Diane Harris

I love working with a 12″ format when I’m designing, because it’s divisible by so many numbers: 2, 3, 4, and 6. The possibilities are endless.

Bar None is a very simple block, so I used interesting fabrics to spice it up. Here are a few hints for choosing fabrics in a scrappy project:

1. All the colors should not “match”. If you use blacks, for instance, choose blacks that are different from one another. Sameness = boring.
2. Choose a variety of motifs in the fabrics. Bar None has stripes, polka dots, very graphic letters and a little ditzy print just in the black/white areas.
3. Mix up the values a bit. The blues in Bar None are very light, medium, medium dark and dark-with-lots-of-other-colors.
4. If something sticks out like a sore thumb, add more of it. I learned this in a class with Roberta Horton and it’s been an invaluable lesson.

What are your tips for choosing scrappy fabrics? Leave a comment here by noon Monday, Nov. 16 and you could win a free copy of 100 Blocks.

Leave a comment for a chance to win a free copy of 100 Blocks!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

The winner is Chris, #26. Congratulations!

It’s been a great week leading up to the newsstand debut of 100 Blocks from Today’s Top Designers! Here is one last list of great places to visit. Click on the links in the list to find ways to win a free copy of this fresh, fun, jam-packed issue.

You’ll find this issue at your local quilt shop, bookstore or ShopQuiltersVillage.com.

The blocks by today’s featured designers are really fun!

Spring Blossom by Peg Spradlin.

If you like foundations, 100 Blocks has them!

Stars Upon Stars by Joen Wolfrom.

If you like applique, 100 Blocks has it!

Spring Snowflake by Kathy K. Wylie.

Southern Blooms by Pat Wys.

And of course there are pieced blocks galore, too. You’ll find blocks to fit any style from country to funky to feminine and more. As a recap, here’s a list of all that’s going on:

Everyone is invited to post pictures of 100 Blocks projects at the flickr group.

We’re giving away all 100 blocks—to 100 winners. You can find the entry form here.

We’re giving away several prizes in our Big Bundle Giveaway. Scroll down and leave a comment in that post to be entered.

These Bali Pops from Hoffman California Fabrics could be yours in our Big Bundle Giveaway!

Today’s Featured Designers

1. Pat Sloan: patsloan.typepad.com
2. Wendy Slotboom: wendyslotboom.com/blog
3. Peg Spradlin: handicraftsbypeg.com
4. Jacquelynne Steves: thenoblewife.blogspot.com
5. Joen Wolfrom: blog.jwdpublishing.com
6. Kathy K. Wylie: kathykwylie.com/blog
7. Pat Wys: silverthimbletalk.blogspot.com
8. Kay Mackenzie: allaboutapplique.net
9. Monica Solorio-Snow: thehappyzombie.com/blog
10. Evonne Cook: clotheslinequilts.com
11. Janet Bate: chocolateismyfavoritecolor.blogspot.com
12. Susan Cook: larkspurlanedesigns.blogspot.com

Also participating today are our friends and generous donors Maywood Studio and Windham Fabrics.

Be sure to scroll down for the Big Bundle Giveaway! Thanks for blog touring with Quiltmaker. We hope you’ll come back often. Watch for a final wrap-up post early next week.

Quilt shops carrying Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks from Today’s Top Designers: Please leave a comment telling everyone your shop name and where you’re located. You can also add a website or blog address. (Your shipments should be arriving on Tuesday, Nov. 17.)