Winner of the Title "Mistress of Quilts"

Congratulations, Ranju Gandhi! You have been crowned "The Mistress of Quilts" for submitting the highest number of entries to the 2013 linky parties on this site.  As mentioned in my previous post, there will be no more linky parties, so all the entries for each participant were added together and Ranju won with 20 entries!  She will receive a surprise package in the mail.

This has been so much fun, thanks to all who participated.  Wishing all of you years & years of quilting pleasure.

Cheers!

Winner of May's Giveaway

Congratulations, Nikhat Syeda Arshia, the winner this month of a charm pack of 20 (5") scrappy squares!

All the linky entries for May 2013 (I omitted my entries) were tallied and one lucky winner was picked using Random Integer Generator (http://www.random.org/integers/). 

Here is the comprehensive list of entries for May 2013.

Blogging Tips: Creating a Collage

An easy-to-use photo collage maker with many beautiful layouts to choose from. Completely online, so no downloads are required and it's FREE! Click on the images to enlarge.

How to Sew Triangles the Easy Way

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This article was taken from a newsletter I received from Penny Halgren of How To Quilt.

Curve, Circle or Ring Quilts & a Giveaway

Welcome to this week's Linky Party!

The theme this week is Curve, Circle or Ring Quilts. These are quilts made using pieced curves, inlaid circles or rings. Names they go by are Drunkard’s Path, Dresden Plate, Double Wedding Ring, Cathedral Windows, Grandmother’s Fan, Japanese Fan, et al, and includes any quilt with curves or pieced in such a way as to give the impression of curves.

You may share any quilts or blocks you have made or are making yourself, works in progress (WIPs), unfinished objects (UFOs) or finished projects.

Double Wedding Ring Quilt - A UFO

Double Wedding Ring Quilt
A long-time UFO

Considering  a linky party on quilts with curves, circles or rings is long overdue, this unfinished object (UFO) which has been hidden on purpose for decades, is a prime example of one. 

Every one of the seams on this quilt is a curved seam, but that's not the prime deterrent to finishing it. I've completed 16 blocks because that's how many centers have been cut out.  For a king size quilt, which is what this quilt is meant to be, I need 72 centers!

This brings me to a couple of tips I'd like to share from 22+ years of quilting experience.

Fan Quilts & a Giveaway

Welcome to this week's Linky Party!

The theme this week is Fan Quilts. Names they go by are Grandmother’s Fan, Dresden Fan and Japanese Fan, et al.  

Quilts for Boston Modern Quilt Guild - Get details on Flickr

Donate quilt blocks to the Boston Modern Quilt Guild - Details here.
Take a look at donated blocks on Flickr.

DQ April 2013 Challenge - Mouse Pincushion & Reversible Scraps/Threads Catcher

Mouse Pincushion in
Scraps and Threads Catcher

This challenge organised by Desi Quilters (DQ), a creative group of modern quilters from India, was a really fun project because I love pincushions and other sewing and quilting accessories. Add to this the fact that April 22nd was Earth Day this year and I was able to combine a few of my interests to come up with this entry.

Crazy Quilts & a Giveaway

Welcome to this week's Linky Party!

The theme this week is Crazy Quilts. According to How To Quilt’s Glossary of Quilting Terms, Crazy Quilts are “quilts that are made by covering a foundation piece of fabric with odd-shaped pieces of fabric, and usually include fabrics other than cotton - for example velvet, silk, corduroy. The fabrics are often embellished with fancy embroidery stitches.”