An Ambrosia Giveaway!

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Ryan Walsh interviewed me about the development of Swiss Chocolate over at I’m Just a Guy Who Quilts!  So, in case you haven’t had about enough of me blabbering on about how excited I am about this collection, hop on over to his blog and leave a comment for another chance to win a precut of Swiss Chocolate(Thanks for the interview, Ryan.) 

In conjunction with this, I thought it might be fun to do an Ambrosia giveaway. 

You still have until midight tonight to sign up for the Swiss Chocolate Giveaway that I’m doing in conjunction with Fat Quarterly.  And remember, you have until tomorrow night to enter the giveaway at Cluck Cluck Sew, too!

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So, who would like a half yard bundle of Ambrosia?
To enter:
Become a follower of my blog.
After becoming a follower (or if you already are one), leave me one comment on this post saying that you are a follower and tell me what your favorite free pattern is on my blog (You can find links on the sidebar.) (MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A WAY FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU SHOULD YOU WIN.)
Please leave only one comment.

The deadline for this giveaway is the end of day Friday, February 11th.
Thanks everyone!
Amanda

“A Rows Garden” in Quilts and More

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Introducing “A Rows Garden”, in this Spring 2011 issue of Quilts and More

Didn’t they do a wonderful job photographing that quilt? My daughter and I are swooning over the purple walls and yellow bed. LOVE LOVE LOVE the yellow bed! “A Rows Garden” is a bed-sized quilt that is simple to put together. The blocks are quite big and the fabric does most of the work for you. It features prairie points on the top and bottom. If you at all skittish about trying them, they really aren’t hard. I took some photos of the process while making this quite, which you can find here and here

Oh – and Robert Kaufman put in the sweetest candy bar add using my mocha colorway of Swiss Chocolate on another page in this issue – look…

The top two photos in this post sit on a backdrop of my newest Ambrosia design, in which I pieced the Lazy Angle blocks. No instructions are available as of yet (soon, if I can get my act together), but here is a sneak peek…

Have a wonderful weekend and happy sewing!
Amanda

“Caramel and Cocoa” in American Patchwork and Quilting

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It’s been so hard to keep these Swiss Chocolate quilts secret and I finally can let this one, at least, out of the bag.  My quilt “Caramel and Cocoa” is in the April issue of American Patchwork and Quilting!  (Yes, I am pinching myself.)

This is a really fun, easy quilt to sew.  The tapered panels and bargello pattern give it movement and sophistication.  The Swiss Chocolate collection just screamed for a bargello quilt, and now it has one!

Fat Quarter Shop is offering kits for this quilt in the chocolate (brown, pink, and red) color story.  (Thanks Kimberly!)  If you prefer the “mocha”, blue and caramel, color story, you can order yardage separately for that there too.  Here is the information you will need:

Caramel and Cocoa in blue (sans Cocoa)
5/8 yard tapestry (AAM-10926-227)
5/8 yard blossoms (AAM-10928-227)
5/8 yard scrollwork (AAM-10927-227)
5/8 yard medallions (AAM-10929-227)
5/8 yard feathers (AAM-10932-227)
5/8 yard tone-on-tone floral (AAM-10931-14)
1-1/4 yard melted swirls (AAM-10930-227) for rows and binding
1-7/8 yard light fabric (melted swirls – AAM-10930-15)
1-7/8 yard dark fabric (melted swirls – AAM10930-174)
5-1/4 yards backing fabric – choose your favorite of the above!
Hope that helps!  Back with another quilt tomorrow – happy sewing!

Amanda