In the November/December issue of Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting…

My Holiday Bouquet Table Topper.  I’ve had a couple dozen emails the past few days about where to locate this line of fabric for this pattern.  I do get sales reports of how many yards are sold, but I don’t get a list of the shops that place the orders.  Your best bet is to call local stores in your area and see if they stock my lines.  If they don’t, please recommend that they start!  Blend Fabrics is a subsidary of Anna Griffin so they might also know the company by that name.  If all else fails you can call Blend’s toll free number (855-817-060) and ask them to look up a store in your area that placed an order.

I’ve also seen the prints at various internet sites, although the cream blender can be hard to find.  If you can’t locate it a generic cream blender would work.

The effect of the center medallion was created by fussy-cutting these medallion prints…

And the ornaments were fussy-cut from these prints…

The entire thing was assembled like a layered Dresden-Plate, similar to the way I created the Easter Table Topper for Bernina.

I can’t believe the holidays will be upon us in just a couple of months!

Happy sewing!
Amanda

I’m pinching myself – I can’t believe I’m in Where Women Create!  I’m only showing some of my spreads here but there are so many articles featuring amazing quilters and studios.  (To be honest, I can’t believe I’m in the same book!)

Special thanks to a friend and amazing photographer, Elizabeth Sawyer-Menaker, who came to my studio fixed things up!  She did a wonderful job – thanks Liz.  Look for Where Women Create: Quilters, Their Quilts, Their Studios, and Their Stories in quilt shops and bookstores now.   (And yes, that is a peek of my new collection for Blend Fabrics under the book – more on that soon.)

On another note, if you are enjoying my Elegant Embroidered Quilts class on Craftsy or you just like my blog would you please send in a nomination in the quilting and embroidery categories for me here?  I’d so appreciate it.

Happy sewing everyone!

Amanda

I’m so excited to announce that my Elegant Embroidered Quilts class is live on Craftsy!

The winner of the free class is Gill, who liked #2.

Thanks so much to Craftsy for hosting me and helping me develop this class.  I’d like to also thank Cherry Guidry of Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio for the quilting you see above and Jen Reeve of Honu Quilting for the quilting of the Dresden quilt you got a glimpse of in my earlier post, and Brewer Sewing and OESD for letting me experiment with all of their different stabilizers.  And of course Blend Fabrics and Anna Griffin for all the wonderful prints and Robert Kaufman for the Kona cotton that set them off so well.

Have a great week and happy quilting!
Amanda