February Quilty Box Gift-Away!

Happy LAST day of February, everyone!

You won’t believe this – but yesterday I saw blooming trees in my immediate surroundings, amazing to me since they were not blooming when I drove home from Virginia on Sunday night.

Well, I take that back.

It was dark, I could not SEE anything blooming whether they were nor not – so it surprised me last evening when Jeff and I drove out for dinner to see all of these trees blooming with white!

LOVELY!

It’s coming.  Spring is really coming.

And that makes this day the perfect day to celebrate with a bit-later-than-usual February Quilty Box Gift-Away.

Everything arrived while I was out teaching my last driving trip through Virginia, and I was at the cabin for the weekend with no way to post the contents that were waiting for me at home, so here we finally are.  Good things DEFINITELY come to those who wait!

This box was curated by my good friend Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts!

I first “met” Julie through her blog, and then watched this Jaybird soar as she took off writing patterns, books, block of the month programs, and designing her own rulers to flawlessly execute the 60 degree designs she is known so well for.

Julie’s superpowers are geometry and design.  She says that she is energized by the beauty of the math in modernizing traditional quilt designs and that her mission is to make life better with fabric.  I LOVE THAT!

Her designs and her rulers, the Hex N More and the Sidekick, bring clarity and simplified design to geometrically inspired patterns.  And she’s only been sewing since 2002!

My favorite response from Julie in this issue of Bundles of Inspiration that come inside of every Quilty Box or Quilty Box Mini –

Q: What do you tend to do when you hit a creative brick wall?

A: “I spend some time away from my sewing machine.  If I’ve got too much fabric in the house, I’ll clear out the closets and my storage bins.  I might try out a new recipe or technique in the kitchen.  I’m also a fan of scrap-booking.  I’ll find something UNRELATED to a sewing project to occupy my mind and my time, then something usually finds me to break down the creative brick wall.”

I love this!  Don’t force it.  Do something else, and let inspiration come on its own.  And for what it’s worth, I’ve been the recipient of Julie’s fabric purging a time or two while visiting her near San Diego on teaching trips in the area.  I love some Julie time.  She always leaves me happily inspired.

This full sized February Quilty Box contains:

Bundles of Inspiration Magazine with Nova Table Topper pattern.

Rock Candy Wall Quilt Pattern.

Sidekick Ruler.

Aurifil thread.

2 yards Kona Quilty Box Exclusive fabric bundle!

I love that the Quilty Box Bundles of Inspiration magazine includes a project that will use the goodies in your Quilty Box right away.

You’ll be successfully mastering 60 degree angles in no time, and Julie will show you the way.  Click to play:

And there is more! Check out this month's Quilty Box Mini!

Quilty Box Mini Sure to please!

Quilty Box Mini doesn’t cut corners. With everything you need to advance as a quilter and nothing you don’t, the Quilty Box Mini is perfect for the quilter who enjoys the process of quilting: cutting, piecing and “solving the puzzle” that we’ve heard so many of you describe as “The joy and inspiration” behind why you quilt.

This month's Quilty Box Mini includes a charm pack of Kona cotton solids in Julie’s signature colors, a free pattern for making a Bow Tie throw quilt, a spool of Aurifil thread, and the Bundles of Inspiration magazine.

Who wants to throw their name in the pot for a chance at the full-size Quilty Box, or the Quilty Box mini?

Drawing to happen on Monday evening, March 5th - while I'm still at Asilomar!

I have no idea what the wifi situation will be like while I am there.  I am teaching one class to one group of 25 over the course of 5 days, and will likely wait until the event is over to do a whole video slide show of my class time, but am planning on keeping you updated on my surroundings and glimpses of what is going on while I am there.  

I’ve never taught there before, so this is a new experience for me too.

Quiltville Quote of the Day-

And this is just what I plan on doing!

I land in San Jose just after 12pm local time.  I’m spending a couple of nights with my friend Randy near Santa Cruz, and then another friend Claire will be driving me down to Pacific Grove on the day that all of the other teachers and students for my session are arriving.  

I feel like I’m going to girl’s camp.  Oh, this is going to be fun – I just know it.

Have a wonderful Wednesday, everyone!