On News Stands Now --- GIVE-AWAY!

***Update!*** This drawing has CLOSED! Congrats to our winner, Susan Torrens!

My issues of the latest Quiltmaker Magazine May/June 2012 were here on my counter waiting for me when I walked in the door yesterday afternoon!

This is such a wonderful issue, full of summery quilt ideas --- and this issue comes with an “EXTRA BONUS” There is a double sided pull out of quilting motifs PERFECT to fit the quilts in this magazine, or to add to your collection of ideas for the quilting on future quilts!

I collect quilting designs. You never know when you are going to need them, or when just looking through them leads to the inspiration on how to best quilt that project.

My Addicted to Scraps column is always a surprise to me. I never know what they are going to choose for where, because I send a whole year’s worth in at once – and then the “powers that be” decide which block I’ve sent in will fit which issue best. So I quickly have to get into the magazine and find my page --- it’s like Christmas!

OH! They chose "THIS ONE!" I've been waiting for them wondering when it will show up!

I love this block --- I’ve named my version “Whirly Girly!”

I consider myself a very traditional quilter ---and taking a traditional block with a very MASCULINE name, like “Propeller” and doing it in the shades of spring --- pinks, greens, red ---gives it a “Girly” feel that I like! This reminds me of the flowers that were waiting for me in my yard when we pulled into the drive yesterday --- my azaleas are blooming!

The gals at Quiltmaker took my block and worked up a sample layout:

Do you see how you can get a secondary pinwheel design if you set them block to block? The center bars of the block become a sashing! It totally changes the look! You can also set this block with an alternate block, put it on point, sash it – the options are endless. You don’t even have to do it scrappy. Pick a color scheme ---

Check out the previous “Addicted to Scraps” blocks by clicking HERE!

Would you like to win a copy of Quiltmaker’s Magazine May/June issue? I have one extra copy! Leave me a comment below--- I’ll draw for it on Saturday Evening. And if you can't wait that long --you'll find it on news stands near you NOW!

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And speaking of this Saturday! It’s the first Saturday of the Month which means --- YARD SALE SATURDAY! I will have a few things to list. Those who want to join me, write your blog post with your items, and come link it to mine Saturday morning. I’m going live at 7am eastern time. I know it’s the day before Easter for many of you, but let’s see what we can pull together! Any questions? Just email me!