Starting on Wednesday 30 January and until February 9, over 30 fantastic quilt designers and bloggers will feature one project from my book Turnabout patchwork.
Watch a preview of many of the different projects in the book. More photos to come over the next few days as my fellow quilters and bloggers review my book in their blogs and show their work.
Don’t miss out! Check the schedule below.
And don’t forget to come back often because there will be giveaways every day. The first one starting today!
In case you missed its release, Turnabout patchwork is all about playing with blocks – making a block, slicing it up, and turning or repositioning the pieces to make a completely different block (sometimes two smaller blocks) to yield endless quilt tops.
The book explores options for turning 6 blocks into a total of 23 quilt patterns. It’s a book born of what-ifs rather than one focused on achieving quilting perfection.
Giveaways!
To encourage you sticking with me for the next few days, I and my fellow blog hop quilters are hosting some giveaways.
Today’s Giveaway is CLOSED
So why not start today giving away one copy of my book in electronic format?
Just choose one of the 6 main quilts below and add a comment on why you selected it. I will do a draw at the end of the blog hop and inform the winner. Good luck!
Blog hop schedule
January 30 – Quarter Snow Ball
Arrowhead
- Jen Shaffer blog: Patterns by Jen
- Lorinda Davis blog: Laurel, Poppy and Pine
Sweet Bows
- Kate Colleran blog: Seams like a dream
- Sandra Healy blog: Sandra Healy Designs
Tutti-frutti
- Moira de Carvalho blog: Quilt Design Duo
- Lynn Kane blog: Puppy Girl Designs
Sun Dunes
- Sarah Goer blog: Sarah Goer Quilts
- Tammy Silvers blog: Tamarinis
February 1 – Modern Shoofly
Flying Rainbows
- Gretchen Wylegala blog: Snug Harbor Quilts
Flying Butterflies
- Anorina Morris blog: Samelia’s mum
- Raewyn Barge blog: Stitching Farmgirl
Flying Flags
- Tammy Silvers blog: Tamarinis
- Becca Fenstermaker blog: Pretty Piney
Flying Confetti
- Laura Piland blog: Slice of π Quilts
- Sarah Ruiz blog: Saroy
February 2 – Half Square Triangles (HSTs) and squares
Rose Garden Star
- Anne Boundy blog: Said with Love
Swirl
- Joanne Harris blog: Quilts by Joanne
- Sarah Myers blog: The Quilted Diary
Houndstooth
- Becca Fenstermaker blog: Pretty Piney
Diamond Star
- Sarah Vanderburgh blog: Sew Joy Creations
- Sarah Scott blog: Piccolo Studio
February 4 – Striped Fabric Block
Shells
- Gail Sheppard blog: Quilting Gail
- Julie Burton blog: Running Stitch Quilts
Xs and Os
- Linda McLaren blog: The Quilting Biker
- Sarah Scott blog: Piccolo Studio
Jaws
- Cheryl Brown blog: QuilterChic
Arrowhead
- Stephanie Jacobson blog: Steph Jacobson Design
February 6 – Coordinated Strips
Peaks
- Afton Warrick blog: Quilting Mod
Diamond and Crosses
- Linda McLaren blog: The Quilting Biker
- Brandy Pettit blog: Pampered Pettit
Knots and Crosses
- Leanne Parsons blog: Devoted Quilter
- Andy Knowlton blog: A Bright Corner
February 8 – Double Disappearing Nine-Patch
Holiday Trellis
- Sherry Shish blog: Powered by Quilting
Stepping Stones
- Bobbi Bridgeman blog: Snowy Days Quilting
- Anja Clyke blog: anjaquilts
Two for One
- Mania Hatziioannidi blog: Mania for Quilts
Cross
- Sandra Starley blog: Textile Time Travels
- Anjeanette Klinder blog: Anjeanette Klinder
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“Turnabout Patchwork. Simple quilts with a twist” is all about playing with blocks – making a block, slicing it up, and turning or repositioning the pieces to make a completely different block (sometimes two smaller blocks) to yield endless quilt tops.
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Love the Flying Rainbow. I have perfect fabrics for it in my stash!
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Love Flyiing Rainbows because it is a happy, smiley quilt
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Arrowhead….love the impact
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Flying rainbows is perfect to showcase favourite brigt coloured fabrics 😊
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Glad you included the Flying Rainbows, the method for forming the blocks is genius! I have made this block before a different way with so much stress, this way will be a pleasure!
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Flying rainbows, because I love quilts with bright colors!
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Rose Garden Star, reminds me of the veterans quilt I made my son-in-law for Veterans Day. Turned out beautiful with the hunters star.
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I LOVE Flying Rainbows. I make lots of charity quilts and this would be perfect for children.
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Love the flying rainbows bright and cheery, perfect for children and teens.
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Flying Rainbows. It makes me Happy just looking at it
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Flying Rainbows is a sweet quilt with the potential for so many variations of color!
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Rose Garden Star because it is beautiful….but then they all are!
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I love your cleverness in changing the patterns! And the rose pattern would be perfect with some fabrics I have!
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Rose garden star, simply because I love the design.
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I choose Rose Garden Star. It is beautiful.
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Flying Rainbows is bright and cheerful. It makes me smile!
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Rose garden star I can see it made using vintAge prints. Would be very feminine
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I love the flying rainbows. I love bright colors.
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Thank you so much for your creative ideas. I love ❤️ the thought of taking one block and making so many different ones. I love the shells quilt. So very clean and sharp. Please keep up the good work.
Thank you.
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I’m drawn to the symmetry and colours of Shells
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Teresa – I like the shells pattern. The play of the stripes really does resemble a shell. I like that you can use stripe fabric or make a variation stripe with your own. Change the look through color and placement!
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Rose Garden Star! Love Hunters Star Pattern! It’s on my priority “to do’ list for 2019! I’ve seen it made with other than the rapid fire ruler….is this one created doing block splits?
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All of the quilts are beautiful. If I could only pick one I choose the Rose Garden Star because I love star quilts.
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Hello from Newfoundland, Canada! I love the Flying Rainbows quilt-I can see that one sewn up with loads of colourful scraps!
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I pick Flying Rainbows. I just love anything rainbow. But, I liked it for all the negative space available for fancy quilting
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I love flying rainbows. It looks like fun and would make a good charity quilt.
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I like the arrowhead. I can see it easily used as a chevron pattern.
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I like the flying rainbow quilt the best. It’s so versatile for fabric choices, plus the spacing allows for many QAYG methods.
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Flying Rainbows will be the hardest for me and I love to be challenged. I have the perfect material to start this project!
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I like the Flying Rainbow quilt. I love bright colors and all the white gives it a nice modern look. I love all your tutorials!
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I like the Rose Garden Star. Lovely colours and elegant looking quilt.
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I like the Rose Garden Star. It’s like a puzzle with different colors. My eyes dart back and forth to how the colors are arranged.
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I was fascinated by The Shells pattern… then saw the name! Love things beachy. Just starting out and love ideas with HSTs! The quilting looked fun and easy. A great way to show off my Kaffe Fassett fabric too!
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Arrowhead is my favorite….simple yet looks intricate. Also like the layered look. Winning a copy if your book would be awesome.
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I was immediately drawn to the Rose Garden Star. It is just splendid!
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J’aime beaucoup le rose garden star , les couleurs sont douces ,
les motifs bien définis , et j’adore les étoiles dans le patchwork .
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I like the flying Rainbow. I like all the space to do quilting designs. I watch your videos all the time. I have learned so much fro them.
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I love Flying Rainbows, the color possibilities are endless.
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I like the modern feel of Shells.
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I like the Flying Rainbows. The different ways to do that block is so interesting.
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Flying Rainbow. I’m always looking for a pattern that I can use for a Quilt of Valor. This would be perfect with a added border if needed.
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It radiates happiness with the colors
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Rose garden star. Love star quilts and the large areas of contrast between fabrics
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Flying Rainbows because it’s a scrappy happy quilt
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I like Rose 🌹 Garden Star. I’ve wanted to make a Hunters Star for years
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My darling eldest niece announced recently that she and her partner are expected a baby in May! I’m a little in shock about becoming a Great Aunt for the first time. However, I plan to make the ‘Flying Rainbows’ quilt for the baby.
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Arrowhead. I like the ombre effect combined with the strong dark diagonals.
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Love Flying Rainbows-light and airy!
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Arrowhead. I like the strong dark and the order it provides. Actually, I like all of them pretty much the same
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Thanks for the opportunity to win your book! I love them all but would choose Arrowhead to make for a friend who loves the Kansas City Chiefs football team. They play in Arrowhead stadium.
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Flying rainbows—love the simplicity!
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I will choose peaks, because if I win I could take a peek inside your book! Seriously I like them all, I’m impressed with your creativity!
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I would love to win your book! Rose garden quilt, as it looks fun to do and I sew enjoy quilting!!
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I love Flying Rainbows – such a happy summer quilt ! And I need to think about summer it is -15C this morning – brrrr. Thank you for the opportunity to win an e-copy of your book.
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Rose Garden Star is my pick. I love the shading in the star piecing.
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I love the Shells pattern. I can think of various color schemes that would work really well. Thanks for the giveaway and congrats on your new book,
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Love Flying Rainbows….it makes me smile!
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I love the Rose Garden Star. I have made this one and love how easily it comes together, and how it displays the colors and patterns. Thank you for the inspiration.
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Holiday Trellis – because I love the endless possibilities & stunning effects of a Disappearing Nine Patch!
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I have a stack of nine patch blocks I work on occasionally for one of the 5 charity quilts I’m making. Although I’d planned to slice them into quarters and arrange them sort of stepping-stone style, now I’m going to wait and see more options from the bloggers who are adding slices in still another direction from Double Disappearing Nine Patch in your book, to see if I can turn this into a more interesting quilt for some lady in a nursing home to enjoy! How I love options! Anything I can do to perk up the lives of those ladies is a plus. Imagine the fun of studying an intricate looking quilt pattern lying over you instead of a boring 9 patch! Gives both joy and warmth! Thank you! I’ve made several of your designs and hope to own your book some day to help me make fun quilts to cheer up more older men and women who are trapped inside their failing bodies. Blessings to you, Teresa !
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I liked the rose garden star star. It is unique. I am anxious to make it.
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Arrowhead because I live 2 color quilts and haven’t made one!
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Holiday Trellis is my favorite. Christmas is my favorite holiday and the design keeps the day alive throughout the year.
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Flying Rainbows! Bright colors attracted me!
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I absolutely love the Rose Garden Star quilt, it is definitely my favorite. It’s true that all of your quilts are beautiful and your tutorials are amazing and very much appreciated. I am a novice quilter and you make every project appear possible to complete. Thank you for sharing your expertise and being such an encourager to so many people around the world.
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I like “Flying Rainbow” as it will make a great baby quilt and I am looking for ideas to make a baby quilt for my next grandchild.
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Rose garden star looks fun to make. I’m trying to figure out the slicing and rearranging.
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Peaks, the versatility of the blocks.
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Flying rainbows. I’ve liked it ever since I saw it. The simplicity of it plus the movement and colors make it just perfect.
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I love Rose Garden Star! I like roses, gardens and stars – what’s not to love. I started following you through your FPP tutorials on YouTube. I used to feel intimidated by FPP and now I realize I love this technique.
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Love the Rose Garden Star. A friend is having twins and that would be the perfect pattern for 2 baby quilts!
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Arrowhead by three lengths. I prefer quilts with fabric not purchased off the bold for a quilt and I love the look of muted colors….so, yes, Arrowhead.
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Flying rainbows, for sure. In fact, I’ve already made it. Modern style, fun colors, quick and easy to piece – what’s not to love?
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I like Flying Rai bow.
It’s perfect for baby quilt.
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Love the rose garden star – just my colours and I love stars in whilst.
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Arrowhead, as it just speaks to me. Would love to make that one!!
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I like arrowhead and could make it in many variations
I love your video tutorials and look forward to seeing your book
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Rose Garden Star – love the movement and the colors.
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Flying Rainbows has always caught my eye!
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Rose garden star is my favorite. It makes me think of summer- warm weather. The news station is call for a foot or more of snow and blizzard like conditions in the next couple of days so anything that gives me happy thoughts is a winner!
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Rose Garden Square is my choice. I like the way the blocks work together. It looks complicated.
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Flying rainbows! The simplicity of design is striking, and well, who can resist the purity of primary rainbow colors
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I love the Rose Garden Star! I’ve had my heart set on a Hunter’s Star quilt at some point, and this one is gorgeous!! Thanks so much for the chance to win your book!!!
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Arrowhead was shouting to me to be picked! I like how it draws your eye to the top, but you still see the background.
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Shells, Arrowheads, Flying Rainbows!!! Oh, I do so want to make them!!!
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LOVE Arrowhead! Looks like a great stash quilt.
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Flying Rainbows partly because it’s the one that has been calling to me since you started promoting the book, partly because it would make such lovely little yachts and my daughter sails. But so hard to choose, really!
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I really love Peaks. It looks like a lot of fun, with some pretty layouts.
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Arrowheads. I love the subtle but strong movement.
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I just love Flying Rainbow, it’s so bright and lovely
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Arrowhead’s because the design would be great with many color variations.
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I really like rose garden stars quilt. It’s basically a hunters star, one of my all time favorite patterns.
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I really like Arrowhead. It makes me think of a very modern take on an old style of pattern for a quilt. Love it. I would love to win a copy of your ebook.
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I like the trellis best. Definitely one I will have to try
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I have liked the Flying Rainbows pattern right from the start. I love easy patterns that look like they are hard to do.
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Just love Flying Rainbows, so fresh and modern, would love to try it.
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Flying Rainbows – I like it because it is light, bright, & colorful.
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Love the flying rainbows. Looks so happy and carefree!
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Disappearing nine-patch–because it looks like magic and have wanted to try one.
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Love the Rose Garden Star, it looks fantastic, great composition!
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Rose Star Garden! I love the look of the Hunters Star pattern but looking at the different ways you pieced them together was something I never would have thought of!
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I like the flying rainbows because it looks free and colorful!
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The giveaway will not let me select just one quilt pattern. I like the Rose Garden. I have fabrics in my stash that will look great in it!
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I love the Rose Garden Star. It is looks like Hunter Star. I have some Japanese beige fabrics that are perfect in brown and beige.
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I love the impact of Arrowhead. The black sets it off and it actually looks like it’s moving up in the picture.
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I really like the rose garden star- I really want to do that one!
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I love them all but Flying Rainbows is just a standout because of all the different ways you can move them to make a totally different look!! Have learned so much from your tutorials!
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Arrowhead—I love how graphic it is!
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I like the Flying Rainbow. Very easy to make.
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Arrowhead and Rainbows – couldn’t choose either way. Would love to make both 😊❤️
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I’m in love with the Arrowhead quilt. I’ve got a collection of teal and brown prints that would work great for this pattern. The movement in the prints as well as that in the quilt pattern will make for a strong visual impact.
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I love the Flying Rainbows because it makes me feel like I’m running through leaves in autumn.
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Me encanta el Rose Garden es sencillamente refrescante. Saludos de Costa Rica. America Central
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Difficult to choose just one
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Love Flying Rainbows! I’ve been wanting to make a rainbow quilt and I love the modern look of this one 🙂
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Arrowhead is my favorite for its eye-catching simplicity.
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Flying Rainbow. Love the happiness of it!
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Peaks looks like a quilt block that I could do.
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I picked the Rose Garden Star. Love the way you can use a variety of colours.
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I LOVE Flying.Rainbows. It is so cheerful looking. It is also a much more straight forward technique than what I used to assemble the same design. Thank you for your inspiration.
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I like Rose Garden Star. The intricacy of the design intrigues me.
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My Favorite Quilt is your Flying Rainbows. I have been saving my pennies to buy a copy of your book, so to win one would be GRRReat 🙂
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All of the patterns are beautiful, but Flying Rainbows brought my eye back more than once! I always appreciate your videos and creative ideas, Teresa! They have helped me become a better quilter in many ways!
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I have been hooked on the “flying rainbows since I first saw your book! I think it is a fun take on an old block but totally new! I love modern quilts and this one fits me!
Good luck on your book. I always enjoy your you tube tutorials.
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Flying Rainbows…I love anything rainbow and I love how clean the design is.
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I love the colors in the Rose Garden Star – the Hunter Star pattern is on my bucket list!
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I love the Flying Rainbows!!!!!
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Hi Teresa, sounds like a great blog coming up. I select the arrowhead quilt because it has a stained glass effect and I’d love to do that in my new home with fabrics from the Northern territory (Alice Springs} using locally made aboriginal designs. I have a new rug with burgundy, black and beige and it would go well to lift the feel of the family room.It would be fantastic to win a copy of your book. Marcia from Aussie
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I chose Arrowhead. The design intrigues me as well as the coloration. Beautiful patterns- all of them!
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I like the Rose Star Garden . I think it’s beautiful. Can be done with an array of fabrics . I have learned a lot from watching your videos .They are very informative and so exciting to watch how the blocks can be turned and become something totally new .You show how all the options that make it a whole new world .Thanks
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I like Flying Rainbow but I think I would do Arrowhead and change the colors.
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I love Flying Rainbows – such a happy, colourful, modern quilt
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My choice is Flying Rainbows. Lots of movement.
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I love the rose garden star It give a magical spin
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Flying Rainbows, mert vidám és színes. Örülök, hogy rábukkantam a blogra!
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Flying Rainbows is my favourite. I love to watch your videos which are easy to follow and have great ideas.
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I love Flying Rainbows.It is perfect for a baby’s cot quilt. It also is a terrific pattern for using up a few of those scraps.
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I love the Rose Garden Star quilt, I love the way it looks. It looks like the Hunter Star quilt & because I love star quilts.
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The Rose Garden Star quilt is very appealing right now. Looking out at cold gray weather. The design is great but the spring colors offer hope.
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I love two – Rose Garden Star and Flying Rainbows — they both make me happy and want to do the 💃. RGS brings back memories of another quilt made 20 some years ago and FR reminds me of my granddaughters who love rainbows and unicorns!
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Oooh exciting, so many great quilts! I’m especially looking forward to Becca’s Houndstooth tutorial:)
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I love the Rose Garden Star and can’t wait to see how you make it. I love your block methods! This quilt will be great with the almost solids I have been collecting.
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The Peaks pattern is my favorite. I like the different variations of the blocks you can use.
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Just to let you know it’s 11:00 p.m. right now in Kentucky
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Arrowhead would be a great pattern to make for the guys in my life; it’s always so easy to find patterns I know the women will love, but the men are tougher. This one will be striking but not bland, so fun to make, great to live with, and full of visual interest.
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I love the Flying Rainbows!!
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Arrowhead is my favorite! I love the big block look!
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Flying Rainbows for sure. I love the bright colors and “airy” look to it.
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One of my favorites in the book is Flying Rainbows and I think I will make this one. Love the pops of color!!!
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Arrowhead is my favorite because of the subtler color scheme.
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Love the arrowhead quilt as I love the boldness but how beautifully it is all pulled together.
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Rose Garden Star…reminds me of a circle of children holding hands! Love the connectedness.
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Disappearing Nine Patch is my favorite. Love the variety of looks you can get from this block.
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I love these kinds of variations on patterns, starting with Nancy Brennan Daniel, then Mickey Lawlor, now you. Such fun! I am intrigued with the Arrowhead, with the flying rainbows a close second.
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I too like all the patterns but I think the flying rainbows is my favorite. I love you book so helpful and makes piecing so much easier.
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I am drawn to Holiday Trellis because od how geometric the blocks are.
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I love all your designs but what I love best about the Rose Garden Star is that it is a very detailed and intricate looking design, but you break down the directions so that even the not quite so advanced quilter can make it. Thank you for your inspiration!
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Flying Rainbow is my favorite,!
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I love the Flying Rainbow. Looks do easy and offers endless possibilities. Thanks for the inspiration.
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My favorite is Flying Rainbows. I make a lot of baby quilts for charity and always looking for easy patterns that could use scraps. I’ve liked it ever since seeing the cover of your book.
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I love the flying rainbow quilt! Very light and happy!
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I love the Trellis! I miss my garden at the moment while living away for work. I think this would be perfect for developing my beginner skills but also providing a challenge! So many fabric options!!!
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Love the Rose Garde Star, it’s on my list of Quilt patterns I would love to try…Soon 😉
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Flying rainbow
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Saint with love
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It’s a challenge to choose because all quilts provide inspiration. I like how a traditional block is exploded as in the Flying Rainbow quilt.
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Black & Teal Shells es muy linda combinación de colores
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I love the x’s and o’s
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