Briar Rose

Happy dance!

My quilt Briar Rose is in the just released issue 27 of Make Modern Magazine, available today, March 8!  Make Modern Magazine is a digital magazine and it is so fun to browse through the issue on my ipad.

Briar Rose, a modern interpretation of a Crown of Thorns block, was designed as an entry for the Michael Miller challenge at QuiltCon.  I was thrilled to see the quilt hanging and just love the fact that now the pattern is published in this issue.  (Read more about the quilt hanging in QuiltCon.)

It was quilted with a favorite go-to spiral and then I added some hand quilting to add more interest and texture to the rose and some of the leaves.

It would look great in all different colors - I'm tempted to make a version with a yellow rose!

The ladies at Make Modern are just fabulous to work with and it is a thrill to be part of Issue 27!

Want a copy of your very own?  Use code  27special  to get Make Modern Issue 27 at the introductory price of AU $6 which is about $4 (US)!!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Hand Pieced QAL Week 7 Link-up

Welcome to the week 7 link-up for the Hand Pieced QAL!  We are so excited to see what you have made!  Find the tutorial for this week's block on Kristin's blog.

This link-up will be open for one week - until Thursday, March 14 (4 am ET/1 am PT).  You are welcome to share any and all of the blocks you completed this week.  When this link-up closes, a new one will open (magic!) so please don't worry if you fall behind.

Snuggly Monkey is an online craft boutique that specializes in high quality supplies for modern makers specializing in modern hand embroidery, counted cross stitch, Sashiko, sewing and quilting notions.  Snuggly Monkey is offering a $35 gift certificate to one lucky participant.

Photos can be shared from a blog, Flickr, or Pinterest and much include a  link to Elm Street Quilts or Simple Handmade Everyday.  Photos can also be shared via a public Instagram and must contain the tag #handpiecedqal.  Don't have a way to share?  You can also email them to handpiecedqal at gmail dot com.  Need instructions on how to link-up?  See the tutorial!

Blocks shared must follow the guidelines below to be eligible to win a prize.

We hope you take a few minutes to visit others and make new friends!

Please note - sharing a photo in the link-up gives Elm Street Quilts and Simple Handmade Everyday permission to feature a photo of your block on their sites.  Full attribution will be given.

An InLinkz Link-up

Guidelines:

• Blocks must be entirely hand-pieced.  
• Block must visually match a block from the QAL.  The block can be constructed using different units (ex: using two HST to make a flying geese).. Blocks can also be made a different size.
• Finished blocks can be shared in any link-up but can only be shared once.  Duplicates will be disqualified.
• Multiple blocks created by one quilter may be shared in the same link-up.
• Winners will be chosen randomly and notified via email.  Winners have 72 hours to claim their prize - if we don't hear back, we will draw another name.  Once winners have claimed their prize, this post will be updated with the winner's name.

For more information on the QAL including catching up with any tutorials you've missed, please visit the main event page - Hand Pieced QAL.   

You can also join our Hand Pieced Quilt Along Facebook Group and / or subscribe to our newsletter so you'll be among the first to know about new block tutorials.



Have a wonderful day! Patty

Quilt Con 2019 Reflection - Part 2

(Click here for the One Monthly Goal March link-up)

Last week, I shared about my experience having my quilt in the show at Quiltcon - you can read more about that here.  Today I wanted to share more about my overall experience at conference.

Nashville was the second Quilt Con I attended - the other was Savanah in 2017.  Comparing the two venues, I like the one in Savanah a bit better.  This convention center was huge and I logged a lot of miles just walking the floor and around the building.

I suspect you've already seen many photos of quilts in your Instagram stream both during and after QuiltCon.  I walked through the quilts several times and I still see photos of quilts from the show without any memory of seeing them before!  It is a very difficult task choosing favorites so I am not even going to try!

After seeing the show and photos of quilts that didn't make it into the show, I am convinced that being part of the jury or judge for Quilt Con has to be an incredibility difficult job.  There were so many quilts - each as wonderful and amazing as the one before.

I really enjoyed walking the floor with my friend Paige.  Her quilts earned a first place and a second place ribbon - I learned so much talking about design choices as we walked the floor.

Photo credit to the Modern Quilt Guild

I was very proud when I heard that my local Modern Quilt Guild - Triangle MQG - had the second highest number of quilts accepted into the show.  There were 14 of them plus a quilt by Michelle Wilke in the 100 Day exhibit as well as our group charity quilt. 

Even more exciting, Separated by Val Luberecki won the People's Choice award.  Her quilt has almost 3,000 little gold squares each representing a child who was separated at the border from their family.

Row 1: Val Luberecki, Michelle Wilke, Michelle Wilke, Ginny Robinson
Row 2: Patty Dudek, Nicole Neblett, Brittany Lloyd, Evie Jespersen
Row 3: Nicole Neblett, Brittany Lloyd, Beky Branagan, Our Group quilt
Row 4: Michelle Wilke, Frances Dowell, Brittany Lloyd

The Swag

I collected a whole lot of swag - charm packs, mini-charm packs, FQs as well as bags.  My friend gifted me a cute zip bag and another friend a nice pin cushion.

The Class

I took Intermediate Lino Printing with Karen Lewis, a 3 hour class on Saturday morning.  Since I had never taken the basic class, I stuck to carving simple shapes and single color stamping.   Other class members took on much more complicated designs as you can see in our class photo!!

The Volunteering

One of my favorite things to do is to volunteer and I did so three times.  I worked registration on Wednesday night - which was crazy, crazy busy.  I also assisted in a workshop and again worked registration at a less busy time.   You collected a dot for each hour you spent volunteering plus got a nice tee shirt and a canvas bag (in the picture above).


The People

Meeting up with people was the best part, by far.  I met some famous quilters - Tara Faughnan, Marianne Fons to name just two - plus finally met in person a number of people who I follow on Instagram or their blogs.  I also met friends of friends - so nice to finally have met someone I have heard so much about!

QuiltCon 2020 will be in Austin followed by Atlanta in 2021.  I had so much fun at this event - I know I'm going to Atlanta and am also seriously considering Austin!

Thanks MQG for a fantastic show!

Did you go to the show?  What was your favorite part?

Have a wonderful day! Patty