Giveaway Tour!

Welcome to the Quiltmaker´s 100 blocks Blog Tour. This is one of my favorite magazines and I always look forward to the newest issue coming out. It is chock full of fun blocks from great designers with great variety of techniques and styles.

This issue is no different. It is sure to be a collectors item for any quilter if you have the previous issues.

 

My block in this 6th volume is called Fire Burst and is on page 53.

When I was designing the block, I was in the midst of working on mybook Big Blocks - Big Style which has quilts made with blocks that are bigger than 12". Since all the blocks in the Quiltmaker 100 blocks are 12" finished, I knew I wanted to keep going with the "Big Block" theme and design a block that could be combined to create a larger design. I designed the quilt Fiery Flower along with the block to show the versatility of it.

If the block and quilt look familiar to you, you must have seen the first ever Quilts from Quiltmaker´s 100 blocks magazine that came out earlier this fall. This quilt is in there and was fortunate enough to make the cover of the magazine along with two other quilts.

I used the greys and reds from my fabric line Reflections for the quilt and love how those colors look great together. With just a touch of yellow, the red and grey create the visual contrast to really make the quilt stand out.

I was also so happy and surprised to see my quilt hanging front and center in the Quiltmaker booth at Quilt Market in Houston. 

If you love the 100 blocks issues as much as I do, you can come and spend a fun weekend with some of the 100 blocks designers in Portland next March! Check out  page 96 of the magazine for this ad:

I am so excited and honored to be a part of this event, we are going to have a fantastic time! Registration for Block Party is going strong, check out all the classes here and sign up to be part of the fun.

Want some free stuff?

There are lots of ways to win!

Please post a comment here to be eligible to win a copy of the magazine and a set of my 4 new patterns! All you have to do is tell me which two colors you love using together at the moment. I will be randomly drawing two names from the comments on Saturday that will be getting some goodies sent to their house!

That´s not all.....

If you are on Facebook, become a fan of our page and TWO lucky Facebook fans will also get a set of patterns and the magazine!

Comments

[arlette]

Love the look of red and blue, thank you for the chance, love your art of quilting and the block you're offering us this time, I'm heading to facebook now

[Maria Kievit]

Don't know if you've already pulled a winner, but I like dark blue and yellow. Thanks for sharing a beautiful block!

[Michele]

Right now I'm into pinks and greens.

[missmoozie]

Neat block, your quilt is so beautiful! I'm working on a fall tablerunner and using browns and oranges with some gold.Thanks for sharing and for your giveaway.

missmoozie(at)gmail(dot)com

[BFromM]

I've got a grey and yellow quilt floating around in my head right now, so I will say grey and yellow!

[Lyn]

I'm in a traditional blue and white mood, but I was eyeing a lime-amd-black print at my LQS....

[Deb]

Love this block. I am loving black and white at the moment with a burst of color

[Laurie P]

Congrats on being in the magazine and have your quilt front and center at market. How exciting. The colors that I love right now are bright blue and yellow. I am in the midst of making a baby quilt for a little boy.

[Scarlette Hobbs]

I still like red and pink and i subscribed to facebook : ) shobbs@scarlette.com

[Carmen]

I am loving pale yellow and gray.

[Scarlette Hobbs]

I like using redwork so I guess dark red and medium red would be my favorites. Otherwise red and pink!!! scarlette shobbs@scarlette.com

[Lisa E]

I love red and aqua. I think it's a fresh fun combination.

[Margaret Lawrence]

Melon and turquoise for my granddaughters, and red and green for me.

[Bev Gunn]

Fire burst is one explosive block-love that you kept with your big block theme and made this one so versatile! Could be in my bucket-may even put it on the list that goes on the outside.

[Gale Lavers]

Pink and Brown are one of my favorite combinations. Love the colors you used and the new patterns are awesome. Thanks for the great giveaway, hope I am the lucky winner.

[Carla G]

I love your block! Very cool! I'm loving aqua and grey together right now! Thanks for a chance to win! :)

[Barbara]

I am drawn to black, white and red right now. I love your grey and red quilt.

[Darling Jill Quilts]

I have been using a lot of purple lately and black and white with anything bright. But that is more than 2 colors, I guess. lol I'll go with purple and white!

Congrats on being in the issue. Love your block!

[thunder]

pinks, with black and white :)

[Karen]

Right now I am into purples and reds. Thank you for your wonderful block. I want to make it right away.

[Gwendolyn Clark]

Purples and Turquoises, my two favorites.

[Carolyn H.]

I like to use teal and purple right now. Thanks for a chance at your giveaway.

[Clara]

Right now, deep purple and yellow are the combination because those are the colors my granddaughter Brittany chose for her quilt. Love your pattern and I'm looking forward to the new volume. Thanks for participating in the blog hop.

[Pamela Reim]

I'm like the use of grey as the neutral with blacks, creams and taupes... or grey with brights.

[Judy]

Beautiful block! I seem to use a different color combination in each quilt. Right now the current one I am using has browns and burgundy which I really like.

[Mary]

With Christmas just around the corner, I'm in the mood for red and green. Love your new patterns, especially Slivers and Which Way.

[D]

Love using red & brown together {not sure why :)}.. Your quilts are beautiful and congrats on having them published!!!

[Sandra Aiken]

I love your block and the two colors I would like to see together are Teal and Maroon

[Sandy W.]

I like the way your blocks come together in the center to form a single medallion. Nice color selection, too.

[Grace Dessellier]

I love the brown and blue colors together and also red and black. I really love your patterns and have enjoyed going to a couple of your seminars in northern minnesota.

[Nancy Smith]

I love your block. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of the magazine & your patterns.

[usairdoll]

Your block is beautiful and added with more of your blocks, makes an amazing quilt. Congratulations on having your block published and having your quilt shown at market.

Thank you and Quiltmaker for a generous giveaway and a chance to win. I also Liked you on FB.

usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com

[Judy S]

I like green and purple together. I "liked" you on Facebook. And I like your "big blocks".

[Vickie]

Conrats on being featured in the magazine! Right now I'm hooked on red and browns for my home and bright colors for baby quilts I sell. Thanks, I like your slivers pattern!

[Cecilia]

I like red and white together right now. Thanks for the chance to win.

[Karen]

I love working with shades of purple and lime...:)

[Ginger]

I'm all about red and black right now. Thanks for the generous giveaway.

[Barbara]

These days I'm loving red and white.

[michelle h]

I am still on a red and aqua kick!!! I seem to have red in everything, though!!

[hmp]

I love to work with a variety of colors. It keeps quilting exciting. One of my next quilts will be purples with a little gray mixed in...for my husband - a real K-State fan!

[Lisa's Chaos]

I always love plaids, especially blue plaid and brown plaid. :)

[lindawwww]

I'm busy sewing Christmas projects right now so green and red are my favorite colors at the moment. Congratulations on having your block chosen for 100 Blocks!

[Cindy]

I'm enjoying the primary colors (brights) of red and blue. Thanks for the chance to win.

[Quilter Kathy]

I love your block and can't wait to get my hands on a copy of the magazine! At the moment I am sewing big blocks with yellow and black & white...yum

[Judy A]

I am seeing the combination of greys and yellows these days. I really like these two colors together.

[Judy]

I love burgundy and brown together!
Love your design,too!

[Brenda J.]

Normally, I am a scrappy quilter sure to include lot of red. However, it is fun to think more about a bright pea green and grey. Congrats on your block and quilt in recent magazines. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

[VickiT]

Wow Big Congratulations to you! You are everywhere it seems, or at least your awesome block is. How exciting. I did recognize your block because I bought that magazine with this on the front cover. I'm glad you mentioned it because it may have been awhile before I connected the two but now I can look at that again too.

My two favorite colors rarely change; they are purple and blue together. I've always loved that combination. I really love the patterns you are giving away. Very pretty. Thank you for the chance.

[Regina]

Huge fan of orange and white together

[ANGELIA BARGER]

currently Purples and Greens; love your block and the quilt you did with it

[Nancy D.]

I've really liked the blues and greens together. Great block!

[Kathy Leake]

Lovely quilt! I'm a fan of brown and cream.

[Annie]

I like the idea of Big Blocks! I think the combination of bright lime green and black is really striking - especially for quilts for the guys.

[Billie K]

I love that block and the layout..and the colors!

[Gloria Bruce]

I am stuck on aqua and red. Love red in any quilt!

[Madeline]

I generally sew scrappy, which is all different colors, but my latest 2 color was blues and tans

[Sharon B]

It would be like Christmas if I won your prize! Lovely, just lovely.

[MoeWest]

I love your block and the quilt is stunning! I'm working on a project in chocolate brown and aqua this week.

[Shirley Albertson Owens (sao)]

Love your block. I love love love BARN REDS and NAVY BLUES...and also MUSTARD!!

sao in Midlothian, VA

[Wendy]

Pink and sage green although I am really liking that aqua-ish color that is so popular now. Thanks for a chance!

[Julie in WA]

TWO colors??? Right now I am deep into all the colors of fall!!! Rich oranges, reds, yellows and browns. But if you must have just two...I love red and white quilts, and I have one of those in progress, as sort of an "I need a breather so I will take 15 minutes to make another r/w block" kind of project!

[Marcia W.]

purple and blue

[Lori Hada]

I am digging black & white!

[Debby]

Awesome block - congratulations on all your accomplishments! I'm working with pinks and browns right now. Thanks for the chance to win such great prizes! :)

[Marie Abernathy]

I am a pink girl, but for some reason I am liking teal and white.

[Maureen]

I love using red & taupe together or variations thereof! Thanks for a chance at the give-away!

[Bonnie]

I am working on a purple and green log cabin quilt.

[Rene]

Right now I am using a pumpkin colored solid cotton I picked up a while back. I have used it with fall colors and turquoise so far and like them both.

[Gloria Gleason]

I like your work. Great talent! I couldn't figure out the fb sign in...sorry to miss out on an extra opportunity. Thank you for this blog!

[Stephanie Matz]

Right now I'm using black and tan--but also lavender, orange, yellow, and green in a crazy quilt. And burgundy and cream. Can't stop. Thanks for sharing!

[Bonnie Pfrimmer]

I like spring colores such as yellows and greens. I live in AZ so you don't see these colors very much. I love your block and can't wait to try it.

[Jenn]

I mostly doing applique right now, so it's all sorts of colors... but I'm currently drawn to chocolate brown and purples.

[Kris S]

Right now I'm working with blue and gold to make Christmas stars. Love your block and the quilt you made from it. Really striking.

[Vicki H]

At the moment, I'm working with red and white. Thank you for the chance to win.

[lia van den brand]

At the moment I like the colors red and white. I am making the nearly insane quilt in all different red and white fabrics.

[Kate]

Really like your block, Id make in pretty flower prints to look like spring! Im still not sick of blue and yellow together, usually put some in most of my quilts. Thanks for the chance!

[Rachell]

I really love your block and want to make your quilt in the quilt issue! The red and black with a touch of yellow is wow!
Right now, I'm in love with the yellow and gray palette, since I'm making Diamond Daze (also in the same QM quilt issue with your quilt) with yellows and grays...it's a baby girl quilt.

[Lisa McGriff]

Red and teal are my colors of choice right now!
lisamcgriff(at)hotmail(dot)com

[Debra Neiman]

forgot - I love autumn, brown and red

[Debra Neiman]

Congrats on your beautiful block and the quilt on the cover - also beautiful. I will visit your facebook page next. I want to WIN!

[joy]

I've been using muted colors lately...browns, reds, dark blue and cheddar.

[Sallie]

Blue and yellow. Thanks for the giveaway!

[PJB]

I love the block and the layout you show above. I think the colors I like right now are red and white.

[Karyn]

Congrats on the cover & the primo location in the booth! WHOOT!

It seems that right now I am using brown & XXXX pretty much anything. Brown & Pink, Brown & Turquoise. Strange how you seem to land on a colorway and stick there for a while...then move on to new colors.

Thanks for the chance!

[Lee]

I love using navy blue and tangarine! Congratulations on your fabulous block and your new patterns which are wonderful! Thank you for the generous giveaway.

[Sandie @ crazy'boutquilts]

I love your block and the resulting quilt! Right now i seem to be on a red and white kick. I love 2 colors and red is a favorite. :-) Thanks for the fun!

[Karrie Smith]

Thanks for the generous giveaway!! I love the block, especially in the quilt. It's awesome. I'm going to say Aqua, Red, and White. Sorry!! But you have to add the white in there. Plus there are a ton of cute printed fabrics to use that might be pink and red, haha. I'm also a nw fan on facebook and look forward to seeing what happens in the future for your quilting!! Thanks

[Brenda Hulsey]

Love the block and the colors you used on it! I'm a big fan of red and blacks but am currently going with shade of pink for 2 new babies due in March!
hulseybg@gmail.com

[Carrie P.]

Great looking block and what neat quilt it makes. I like using brown and green at this present time. Have fun at the block party. thanks for the giveaway.

[Kathy (QuiltMonkey)]

Great block! I really like the quilt layout you put together - really stunning. Right now I'm obsessed with using plumb purple and mustard yellow/gold together. I just haven't found the right project for that yet. That hasn't stopped me from collecting fabrics though!

[Gun Adrian]

Black and orange, but you just can´t sew everything in these two colours, LOL!
Gun, Sweden

[Lori Mehrer]

I really love the brown and turquoise combination. Probably because I have 3 men in my life so I have to be careful not to be too girlie. I loved reading everyones favorite combinations. I kept seeing splashes of different color combinations in my head as I went down the post. Kind of like going to the quilt store but cheaper.

[Susan C]

My favorite color combination right now is blues and greens. Such a range of colors in both families.

[Beth Strand]

Purple and green. Of course, that depends on the day! lol

[Eva]

Nice block, my favorites colors are blue and navy.

[Sandy]

I've liked you on Facebook! I had to say I really like your fabric line.

[Barb Johnson]

Right now, I am working on a baby quilt for my new great-niece. The colors her mother picked for the room are purple and green, so those are the colors I'm using for the quilt. (Along with a little pink, because what little girl doesn't like pink?)

[Debbie St. Germain]

I am into green and red, since I am making a lot of christmas gifts.
I love adding tans to the mix to get the country look.

Debbie

[Sandy]

Black and Pink -- very dynamic, I think.

[Gwen]

MY colors are chocolate brown and grey.