You may be familiar with the famous Elm Creek Quilts novels and their author, Jennifer Chiaverini. You may not know that Jennifer designs fabric for Red Rooster Fabrics.

Jennifer Chiaverini

Quiltmaker‘s brand-new Small Quilts & Gifts features a quilt design from Jennifer called Caroline’s Bouquet.

Caroline's Bouquet, designed by Jennifer Chiaverini, will be part of the contest's first prize.

It’s based on a bit of her newest book, The Wedding Quilt, set for release in November. This quilt is part of the first prize!

The quilt is made from fabrics Jennifer designed for “Elm Creek Quilts: Caroline’s Collection” scheduled to arrive in fabric stores in November. Some of the collection is shown below.

Please visit our contest page to enter (and read all the details). It’s a simple sweepstakes—couldn’t be easier! First place takes home the quilt, fabric from Red Rooster and a signed copy of the book. Five second place winners get fabric and a signed book. Doesn’t that sound like fun?!

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Never read an Elm Creek Quilts book? Sample Chapter 1 of The Wedding Quilt.

Head to the 100 Blocks Volume 3 Contest where you will need to correctly identify the designer of each block portion shown in the collage above. The contest is open now through July 5. Good luck to all!

Blocks shown were made by 100 Blocks, Vol. 2 testers

Correctly identity the designer of the blocks shown in the collage and your name may be drawn to receive one of the blocks. Details and entry form are available on the 100 Blocks/100 Winners contest page. Entries are due 2/8/11. Good luck!

We’re having a contest called Quiltmaker’s Treasure Hunt, and today we’re featuring contest sponsor FreeSpirit from Westminster Lifestyle Fabrics.

Look through the FreeSpirit website for a Treasure Hunt button (shown below). Click on the button on their website for an entry form and a chance to win.

A free pattern is available for the “Journeys” fabric line by Kathy Davis for FreeSpirit. Kathy’s newest line is “Blossoming” in three fragrant colorways.

Be sure to see what’s new from Westminster by Amy Butler, Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably.

Westminster has donated copies of Amy Butler’s book Style Stitches and bundles of 2-yard cuts of Amy Butler fabric. We’re very grateful to FreeSpirit and Westminster Fibers, Inc. for their generous sponsorship.

We’re having a contest called Quiltmaker’s Treasure Hunt, and today we’re featuring contest sponsor Stitchin’ Heaven.

Look through their website for a Treasure Hunt button (shown below). Click on the button on their website for an entry form and a chance to win.

Stitchin’ Heaven is an active online quilting resource as well as a full-service brick & mortar quilt shop in Quitman, Texas. Be sure to check out their block of the month programs as well as their extensive links to free quilt patterns.

The Bunkhouse

There are also trips, retreats (check out the Bunkhouse) and patchwork parties! If it’s kits you’re after, they have those too!

Stitchin’ Heaven has generously donated twenty-five $25 gift certificates for Treasure Hunt winners. Quiltmaker extends sincere thanks to Stitchin’ Heaven for its sponsorship.

We’re having a contest called Quiltmaker’s Treasure Hunt, and today we’re featuring contest sponsor Quilting by the Bay. Look through their website for a Treasure Hunt button (shown below). Click on the button on their website for an entry form and a chance to win.

Quilting by the Bay is what you’d call a one-stop shop for all your quilting needs. Everyone can take advantage of the store’s website which features more than a hundred fabulous kits and many block of the month programs. (My favorite is right here!)

If you happen to live near Panama City, Florida, stop by the brick-and-mortar shop at 2303 Winona Drive.

My favorite block of the month; there are many more!

For the Treasure Hunt contest, Quilting by the Bay has donated 25 Goody Bags which include gift certificates, among other things! Quiltmaker sincerely thanks Quilting by the Bay for their generous sponsorship.

We’re having a contest called Quiltmaker’s Treasure Hunt, and today we’re featuring contest sponsor Presencia.  Look through their website for a Treasure Hunt button (shown below). Click on the button on their website for an entry form and a chance to win.

Visit the online catalog and you’ll see that Presencia USA offers a complete line of perle cotton in five sizes, embroidery floss, crochet cotton in all popular weights, cotton sewing thread and the new Finca Super “coton broder” fiber. Rayon threads are La Paleta machine embroidery thread and the high luster El Molino 7-ply hand embroidery thread.

Remarkably, the Presencia’s U.S. headquarters and warehouse is located in Evergreen, Colorado, just up the road from Quiltmaker. It’s amazing to walk into the Presencia warehouse, which is literally a whole boatload of gorgeous thread all in one place!

For an extra-special treat, try one of Presencia’s thread packages. They look good enough to eat! Presencia has donated 25 sample thread packs, one for each of the Treasure Hunt winners. Twenty-five people are going to be very, very happy!

Our sincere thanks to Presencia for their generous sponsorship.

They have generously donated a $30 gift certificate for each of the 25 prize packages.

Browse through their site to see what’s new, lots of block-of-the month-clubs and programs and exclusive kits and other products. You can also learn about all of these and more through their newsletter and the Jolly Jabber blog.

Much thanks to the Fat Quarter Shop!

They have generously donated their Fabrications—a bundle of forty 2.5″ strips. Imagine how much fun 25 lucky winners will have with those!

While you’re there, check out the 26 pages of free quilt patterns, the Newest Collections section and The Blank Buzz.

Much thanks to Blank Quilting!

It’s a Treasure Hunt and you’re invited!

The Nov/Dec ’10 issue of Quiltmaker is on its way to subscribers now, and in it you’ll find everything you need to enter this great new contest. (Look for it at local quilt shops and on newsstands by Oct. 12.)

Numerous quilt industry sponsors have joined us in providing exciting prizes including:
• a feature-filled sewing machine designed for quilters
• fabric
• thread
• books
• patterns
• gift certificates and more!

To enter, visit the Treasure Hunt page, where each sponsor’s logo is displayed. Click each logo to access an entry form for that sponsor and then follow the instructions to enter. You may enter 14 times—once for each sponsor and once for Quiltmaker. Remember:

• Visit

• Hunt

• Click

• Enter (14 times)

Prizes’ total value exceeds $14,000. The contest is open from now until 11:59 pm MST on 12/6/10. Stay tuned for helpful, interesting information about each sponsor during the contest.