Drumroll please… The winner of the magazine is Denise, who said: Yeah, I think number three is the lie, but it’s iffy! Very cute block — you did a great job with it! 🙂 And the winner of the pattern is Mary Jane, who said. I would guess you prefer gardening with fabric and not necessarily dirt, but I am only guessing. I like this block. Both guessed Option #3, which is correct! I majored in Industrial Design (which I actually didn’t ever use, since my first job was in multimedia and I migrated into graphics), so I did work in a woodshop for 2 years, miraculously refraining from injuring myself using the tools there. HOWEVER (you knew this was coming, didn’t you?), it was during that time that I actually impaled myself cutting into a bagel with a plastic bagel knife – so severely that I had to get stitches. #3 as the lie and it is a whopper! I have no gardening plans in my past or future since I can virtually kill any plant just by looking at it. I just enjoy looking at the gardens of others. I also wanted to apologize for not answering comments directly this week. I am absolutely swamped with work since I have a fabric collection going out and also have only 5 more days with the Bernina 780. I’ll be better in December… and will have more giveaways then too… promise. And I’ll show some more sneak peeks of Holiday Bouquet as well. Happy sewing! Amanda

Well it is that time again.  Quiltmaker has put out another issue in their 100 Blocks series – Volume 6.  These magazines are so fun!  Can you guess which is mine?

Well, here is a hint.  I’ve had a thing for aqua and blue Christmas designs lately.  Yes, mine is the white-on-aqua snowflake in the second row.  It is on page 42 and is called “Winter’s Jewel.”

I enjoyed making this.  The applique and piecing are really simple but, because of the color choices, they look bold.  I used some fabrics from Laurie Wisbrun’s Brrr collection and also some neutrals by Patrick Lose, both of which are manufactured by Robert Kaufman.

Winter’s Jewel can be arranged in many ways.

Quilt 1 – no border

Quilt 2 – on point with white border

Snowflake Runner or Wall Hanging

Quiltmaker is giving away a free copy of the magazine to a reader here! To enter leave a comment telling me which of these statements is a lie:

1. I worked in a wood shop for 2 years.
2. I once had to get stitches because I impaled myself with a plastic bagel knife.
3. I am an avid gardener.

Winners will be chosen from posts with the right answer using the random number generator.  First prize will get the magazine and second will get a free copy of one of my new patterns, either Palace Doors, Fizz, Sunflower Row, or Harlequin.

Deadline to enter is midnight on Friday, November 9th.

Be sure to check out all the other blocks and enter to win more giveaways on Quiltmaker’s blog!

Happy sewing!
Amanda