Let the voting begin!

It looks like the voting has officially begun!

Head over to McCalls Quilt Design Star Contest and vote for Kathleen.

You can vote once per day per computer. 

Thank you all for voting for her. She really has worked hard to create this beautiful quilt.

Feel free to share this image on your blogs, facebook, twitter and where ever else you'd like! :)

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Feathers and a quilt with a cause!

I've quilted a couple of fun quilts this week. 

This first one is for Kimberly, she asked for me to machine quilt feathers all over. I think they turned out really pretty.

The back turned out really cute too!

I also quilted this Pure quilt for Andria.

You'll have to stop by Andria's blog to read the whole story behind this quilt. It's a tear jerker.

Don't forget, the block of the week begins next week! Let me know if you'd like to sign up!

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It's For the Birds - Kathleens final quilt for the McCalls Quilt Design Star Contest

It's For the Birds

This is Kathleens final quilt for the McCalls Quilt Design Star Contest. 

I think she did an amazing job designing this quilt.

She spent a lot of time working to ensure every little detail was just perfect!

This Friday voting will begin. The competition is very tough this time so she is going to need each and every one of you to help her out. You can vote once per day per computer.

I can't wait to hear if  you like it!

Click here to see the detail that I added with my machine quilting. 

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Quilting Kathleens Quilt

I shared a little sneak peak last week. That was when I had just begun the machine quilting on Kathleens quilt. The quilt is finished and should have arrived in the McCalls Quilting offices by now. 

Before I show you the actual finished quilt I thought I'd share a little of the machine quilting detail.

The machine quilting took me 22 hours, there is over 3000 yards of thread, 2 different thread colors and it is 100% free motion quilting.

When Kathleen was finishing the quilt she added a beautiful piping. I thought that it finished the quilt off beautifully!

I *think* that she will let me share pictures of the entire quilt tomorrow!

Don't forget, if you live in Utah come and visit me this Saturday, January 8th 2-5pm. I will be presenting a trunk show / open house at Seasons of Home.

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Photographing a Quilt

Photographing a quilt is not always the easiest thing. But, it can the the funniest thing!

Yesterday, Kathleen, Krachel and I ventured out into the -13* to photograph Kathleens final quilt for the McCalls Quilt Design Star Challenge. It was rather humorous!

I didn't have any boots or snow clothing on so it was my job to take pictures and tell them if the quilt was hanging straight or not. I thought it was so funny I took a few pictures of the process.

We went to this big barn that is about a mile away from the studio.  There was a lot of snow, notice that it is about to Krachels' knees.

Kathleen and Krachel tried to hang the quilt on the side of the barn, it didn't take them long to realize that they were not tall enough.....

So Kathleen tried to use Krachel as a stool, I was standing on the side of the road laughing my head off.

Then a random man walked by. Light bulb turns on, so Kathleen asked the random man to help. He was so kind, he helped!

 

He got the quilt hanging perfectly on the barn and then left on his way. 

Thank you random man, you saved the day!

Now, if I can just get Kathleen to let me share pictures of the whole quilt, it's so beautiful!

If you live in Utah, come and visit me this Saturday, January 8th 2-5pm. I will be presenting a trunk show / open house at Seasons of Home.

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Dear 2010....

2010 was a year that I will never ever forget, for more than one reason.

Some of the highlights include....

1- Simply Denim Quilt Tutorial

2- Binding Prep Tutorial

3- L'Amore Ebello Wall Hanging Tutorial

4- Hugs & Kisses Quilt Tutorial

5- Star Flower Quilt Block Tutorial

6- Simple Pillowcase Tutorial

7- Deep Blue Sea Quilt Tutorial

8- Being in a couple of Moda Bake Shop Ads

9- I quilted one of my favorite quilts ever!

10- I quilted a lot of feathers!

11- Let Your Imagination Bloom Tutorial

12- Verna's Bedspread Tutorial

13- Vernas Pillowcases Tutorials

14- Won Honorable Mention at HMQS with our Giraffe Quilt

15- Each Day is a Gift Quilt Tutorial

16- Simple Stars Table Runner Tutorial

17- My Studio Got a Makeover!

18- I Quilted some more feathers

19- Itty Bitty Babies Quilts Tutorials

20- I joined my first Bee

21- My mom, Kathleen entered the McCalls Quilt Design Star Contest, and is still in!

22- I designed a Project Sheet for Moda Fabrics. Still Blushing over this!

23- Snowflakes Are Falling Quilt Tutorial

24- Modern Baby Quilt Tutorial

25- Teaching @ the Heber Valley Quilt Guild

26- Frolicing Baby Quilt Tutorial

27- I created Talkin' Tuesdays!

28- Simple Circles Table Runner Tutorial

29- Posted some videos on YouTube

30- I got my very own GO!

31- Prepping Bindings on the GO! Tutorial 

32- Machine Quilting Published in McCalls Quilting Magazine

33- Diamond in a Square Quilt Block Tutorial

34- Winter Wonderland Quilt Tutorial

35- Pat Sloan Interviewed Me!

36- LaPetite Ecole on the back cover of The Quilting Life

37- Quilt Fest- Boy Scot Quilt Display

38- Vernas' Bedspread in UQG Calendar

39- All Night Quilting

40- Featured in Fat Quarterly

41- Quilted Amy's Book

42- Attended Quilt Market!

43- Started selling patterns & Moda picked them up!

44- Baked a Puppy Cake

45- A lot of machine quilting!

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