Winter Wonderland Panel

 Brainchild of Raymond Steeves

Pattern designed by Denise Holland

You can insert any panel 

inside this pinwheel border.

For this sample I used

Winter Wonderland

by Bunny Hill

 Can you believe it's time to think about Christmas?

 The Winter Wonderland panel,

along with many other panel choices

can be found at 

3 Dudes Quilting

 It's always nice to have an easy holiday project that works up fast.

I made this in a day.

Bright happy red pinwheels just say Christmas.

If you would like a peek,

this Sample is currently hanging at 

3 Dudes

Sew A Modern Home Give Away!

 I have had the pleasure of working with quilt designer

Melissa Lunden

this last year on a few projects.

 I'm especially excited for her

as she has just released her first book!

 SEW a MODERN HOME

Quilts and More for Every Room

"Designer Melissa Lunden presents 19 contemporary patterns 

for sewing and quilting to refresh living rooms, 

bedrooms, dining rooms, and nurseries. 

With beginner-friendly instructions and a range of techniques, 

this collection is ideal for all skill levels."

 *Photos by Martingale/ Brent Kane

So many fun projects to choose from!

I love her clean line designs.

These projects look quite doable.

" Create pillows, place mats, napkins, 

a crib sheet and accessories, plushies, a play mat, and much more."

 Good News !

Martingale has generously allowed me to provide a 

Free e-Copy of 

Sew A Modern Home 

as a 

Give Away  !!

Leave me a comment of why you would like a copy of this book

by Friday August 22nd

and your name will be entered in a drawing  !

A winner will be announced on Saturday 8/23

 There are several opportunities to win
Sew A Modern Home  !
Make sure to visit other blogs
hosting the same contest.

Melissa Lunden is a lifelong lover of all things crafty.

 Her passion for sewing and fabric led to her starting her own sewing-pattern company,

 Lunden Designs.

 Her work has been featured in multiple magazines and at International Quilt Market. 

She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and daughter.

Sunday Thoughts

Chalk It Up To Christmas Quilt

 I hung out last night 

with a pretty large crowd

at 3 Dudes Quilting

for a monthly event called

UFO Night

Every time I walk into the store

I see new fun projects up on the wall.

 Chalk It Up To Christmas

Made by Raymond Steeves
Pattern and fabrics by Maw Bell Designs

 I love this color pallet for a Christmas quilt

 made out of

Soft, cuddly flannels

 The plaid stop border 

really brings all of the colors together.

 3 Dudes has a great selection of the flannels

that I had to touch and pet every time I walked by.

 With the pattern hanging nearby.

This was my first time to UFO Night

What a turnout  !

Jeff made a large batch of his amazing homemade lasagna

that he prepared in a big red roasting pan.

While we sewed in the classroom,

the cooking smells were quite intoxicating  :)

These guys know how to host a party!

A really fun evening with the nicest of people.

Spinning Mills Quilt is a Winner!

 Last March the

Modern Quilt Guild

announced their 4th Annual Fabric Challenge

Over 700 entries

were submitted!

 I was so excited to see that 

one of our very own (!)

Michelle Hart

was selected as one of the 3 winners

with her design

Spinning Mills

Congratulations Michelle!

 Michelle serves as our current President

of the

Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild

(and does a wonderful job!)

Each participant was given

(6) Fat Eighths

of 

Michael Miller's

Petal Pinwheels

and given to the challenge to design

"anything quilted"

The prize:

a Years Worth of Free fabric

from the newest collections

sent in a goody box each month

(can you imagine!)

 On my July 24th post

I wrote about the Show and Tell where we viewed our creations

 in our PHXMQG  group.

If you wold like to see more close ups of Michelle's quilt

you can view them 

HERE

 Picnic Petals

by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill of Connecticut

was also a winner.

As was Colleen Molen

with 

Moon At Night

*

My only request of Michelle is that she bring 

her winnings to our guild meetings

each month

so we can 

oooh and ahhh

and pet her fabrics.