Thanks for reading along as I share all the projects in my new book. One of the interesting things about making quilts for a book is that you spend so much time with them - when you're done, you're so ready to ship them off and move on. But then about a year later, they come back and you fall in love all over again. Yes, I'm so happy with every quilt in this book.
Many of you have shared in my excitement and I so appreciate that. I have a couple more quilts to tell you about, but before I do that ~ how about a giveaway announcement?
Next Monday morning I'll randomly pick 2 names from the comments on this post. One international reader will receive an ebook and one US reader will receive a signed hard copy.
Who doesn't love a scrappy quilt? And who doesn't have some scraps to use up? Meet "Check". She's the perfect quilt for using all kinds of fabric. Coordinated or totally scrappy.
Here's an earlier version I did. It has more of a sweet, Springy look to it.
The last quilt in the book is called "Coming Together". It's made from lots of scrappy Flying Geese and a fun larger scale print. I love this quilt, even though it seems a bit chaotic. Don't you think the holidays can be a bit chaotic in a happy way?
And an alternate version in one of my favorite combos ~ red and aqua.
So there you have it! A close up look at all the quilts in the book.
For a chance to win your own, leave a comment on this post. I'd love to know if you have a favorite quilt from the book; or what kind of sewing you're doing for Christmas; or what's your favorite Christmas fabric?
If you're an international reader, please note that in your comment - {I'd love to know where you're from} there will be 2 separate drawings. And please be sure there's an email address associated with your comment. I'll draw 2 winners Monday, September 30th at 8am. Good luck!!
I've loved getting a look at all the quilts in your book. I don't usually gravitate towards holiday fabrics. So I have no favorite there. For Christmas this year, I'm hoping to complete a few bags, a couple quilts, and I am helping my girls make mini quilts for the grandmas. :)
ReplyDeleteI just love your quilts and would love a copy of your book. Several of the quilts in it are on my "wanna do" list.
ReplyDeleteThose are such happy quilts! I'd love to win a copy of your book!
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I like the simple and clean look of Check.
ReplyDeleteLoving all your quilts in this book. My favourite Christmas fabric would be Winters Lane.
ReplyDeleteI like the star within the star quilt. I'm not sure of the name. A double dose of stars is always good. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI love both these quilts and would love to win a copy of the book. My favorite Christmas fabric right now is "Holiday Sweet Tweets" by Laurie Wisbrun. Cardinals, quail, and tufted ottomans!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Coming Together - love all those flying geese. Thank you for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts!!! I think my favorites are Coming Together and Garden Lattice. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI l ike the quilt on the cover of the book. It is a pretty way to use larger prints and really show them off. I'll probably make a Christmas quilt this year but I haven't decided on the design yet.
ReplyDeleteI really like the last one- Coming Together. It's so pretty in the aqua and red combination.
ReplyDeleteI really like Check - I want to make that one. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI love the argyle quilt the best of all I've seen. It is so cute, but can be made to look more masculine if needed!
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I love the wreath quilt and the argyle quilt!
ReplyDeleteI like the addition of pink or aqua, other unexpected colors for Christmas...
ReplyDeleteI just love the Argyle quilt!! it's perfect!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Cindy! Your new book is lovely. I especially like the cover quilt.
ReplyDeleteI love your Garden Lattice Quilt. Absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteChecking in as an International reader from Victoria, Australia
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Congrats on your book! I am so behind right now. I'm not even thinking Christmas yet. I am throwing together a Halloween quilt as we speak...or type...so that I can get started on my Christmas plans. It will be my first Christmas quilt so there is a lot of pressure. Hopefully I will get to choose a great one from your new book!
ReplyDeleteI really like the Coming Together quilt! It's just like my house during the holidays -- colorful, a bit chaotic, and nice & warm. :)
ReplyDeletelooks like every thing is gorgeous in there! Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun book! I can't believe we are already thinking about Christmas quilting, yikes! It will be here before we know it, I'm sure. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteSo many fun patterns to choose from. I think your cover quilt Snowball Games would have to be one of my favourites. In the past my Chritsmas sewing has always tended to be smaller items like pillows, table runners and wall hangings that I could pull together quickly and make good numbers of for gifting. This year though I'm going to start sewing more for myself so I'll be making all sorts. I'll be throwing pinks and aquas in along with the more traditional colours. Thanks so much for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI'm one of your international followers, reading your blog in lovely sunny Switzerland.
I really love Garden Lattice and the last quilt you showed, Coming together! Never had a Christmas quilt before, but this year I am planning to make one!
ReplyDeleteP.S I am european!
I'm a coming together fan! Reading from NZ. thanks Cindy :-)
ReplyDeleteGarden Lattice is my favorite from your book. The first quilt I ever made was a Christmas/winter quilt; Scandinavian Snowball Fun by Lynette Anderson. That quilt title fits well, since I am from Scandinavia.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
Looks like a fun book! Thanks for this opportunity to participate in this giveaway.
ReplyDeleteHi Cindy, love following your blog and seeing what you do!! I live in Australia!! I really love "Coming Together" a really pretty quilt that looks great in any colour combination!! And thanks for the chance to win!! Xx
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is "Coming together". I have a lot of Christmas fabric that I could use in it. I'm reading you from Spain.
ReplyDeleteyoli_san(at)yahoo.es
For Christmas I am making more decorative items such as tabletoppers and mantel displays. Thanks for the chance,
ReplyDeleteI love that Check! My favorite Christmas fabric in noveltry Santas. I collect them. Hope to make some Christmas quilts for my nephews. Mary
ReplyDeleteCheck has to be my favorite. I love everything scrappy! I'm not working on anything for Christmas, yet. Can't start on that until after my daughter's wedding. Two more weeks.
ReplyDeleteI love Check! What a great way to use all my small scraps.
ReplyDeleteI love Garden Lattice and Check! Hard to decide! I have Christmas sewing to do, fabric waiting, now to just get to it! Seems it will be here before we know it!
ReplyDeleteI was sad to miss you at Janie Lous book signing! I love the tree skirt. I NEED a tree skirt.
ReplyDeleteIm totally in love with the "Coming Together" quilt, i love the colors, the busy patterns, just everything
ReplyDeleteand Im international from Austria
I love the red and aqua flying geese. It was too hard to pick a favorite, they all are beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteMy fav - the cover quilt!
ReplyDeleteI love that Check quilt! And the one on the cover is wonderful too! Thanks for the chance to win your book!
ReplyDeleteI love the Marcelle Medallion from Liberty Love. I'm finally getting to doing it!
ReplyDeleteI am going to make an Advent calendar for my kids. Just waiting for a charm pack I ordered.
ReplyDeleteFunky Christmas is by far my favorite new pattern and the colors of the quilt used from your book are beautiful! Awesome give away!
ReplyDeleteI love how the quilts represent the holidays in such a modern way. I am really liking the Argyle quilt, I hope I win this book!
ReplyDeleteLove your new book. My favorite is hard to pick as I have made a couple of them in the past. Love check. Congrats on your success.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this book. Thanks for the chance. I have some pretty Christmas fabrics that have been lounging around for awhile, just waiting for a good project. :D
ReplyDeleteI've been eyeballing this book, it's on my wish list. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI have been looking at your book for a few weeks now and really really would like to have it. I especially like the gray quilt in the book. Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI love your books, I own most of them. I need to really buy time. I love the simple elegance of the cover quilt.
ReplyDeleteI really love the Red & Aqua version of Coming Together. Thanks for the chance to win!! I live in the US.
ReplyDeletewigglypup2@yahoo.com
I love Check!! This book looks great would love to win one!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLove the Red and Aqua quilt and the Argyle! I just got some supplies to make Christmas wall hangings. Still have birthday gifts to complete before i can commit to making christmas gifts.
ReplyDeleteI've loved getting a sneak peek at all of the quilts in this book. I think I would have to choose the checkerboard quilt as my favorite though!
ReplyDeleteReading from the east coast of Canada :)
I am just finishing the Fat Quarter Shops free Christmas quilt along "Deckade the Halls" it is so cute! Would love to win a copy of your book:
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Thanks for sharing the photos. All of the quilts look great!
ReplyDeleteKaren L.
I would love to make your tree skirt for my mom! Garden Lattice is calling to me as well.
ReplyDeleteJessimama@prodigy.net
All of your quilts are gorgeous, but I really love that Coming Together quilt!! I'm finishing up a tree skirt and matching table topper for Christmas right now :)
ReplyDeleteAmanda
I would love to win your new book (who wouldn't?)! I really love Coming Together. It has lots of color and movement and would look great in any color combination. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! My favorite quilts from the book are Spruced Up, Garden Lattice, and Check. They're so bright and festive!
ReplyDeleteI love Coming Together!! The only Christmas quilting I'm doing is presents for my son and daughter - no decorations this year. Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love Argyle and Garden Lattice!
ReplyDeleteI live in a small town on Vancouver Island, near Victoria. :)
I can't possibly choose!! I've loved looking at all of them! Garden Lattice is beautiful and I love all the different colorways you've shown us!! Congrats on your new book!
ReplyDeleteI have loved all the quilts you have shown. I can't decide on a favorite! Congratulations on the new book.
ReplyDeleteI love the "coming together" quilt :)
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS TO YOU!
ReplyDeleteLOVE MAKING PLACEMATS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS!
THANK YOU!
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Wow, I've just started quilting, but already have plenty of scraps. I'm going to make "Check" with mine. I love it!
ReplyDeleteCool giveaway! I am not sewing anything special for X-Mas, not for the moment... Maybe in "short notice"...
ReplyDeletePlease pick me (international, flaviasa[at]web[dot]de)
I like peppermint float. I lime to use my quilts for longer than just seasonal..
ReplyDeleteYour book is at the top of my quilt book list, as there is so much inspiration whether one is quilting for Christmas or not! We are tempted by many quilt books for different reasons - often with that ONE quilt in it that you'd like to make, right? Yours is different as we are loving it all...I sought it out for Garden Lattice, but am really loving your cover quilt the best...beautiful simplicity, and I really can't wait to see it in different fabrics on Flicker! Great book !
ReplyDeleteI love "coming together"! Thanks so much for the giveaway and the hard work.
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I adore these quilts, especially "Coming Together!" Thanks for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteFrom what I can tell, I love this book. I'm especially drawn to the "Argyle" quilt but I'd love to make lots of things from this book!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great book! I love how you have shown the quilts in non Christmas colors, since most really aren't Christmas patterns. I love the versatility!
ReplyDeleteI'm in the uk. I'm a bit of a Christmas misery tbh so I'd love this book for some inspiration. My daughter would love a festive quilt!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun quilts & I love that you've shown them to us made up in different fabrics. I especially love Check. It has so many possibilities.
ReplyDeleteCindy- Everyone of these quilts is wonderful! These are patterns that can be used over and over. mhill@weprint.com
ReplyDeleteI am so in love with flying geese right now, I would have to say the last one, Coming Together.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your beautiful book. My favourite for now is Garden Lattice though I love them all....
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely giveaway. Nicky in New Zealand
Oh, gosh, these quilts are so beautiful! I love the one on the front cover and the flying geese one - and I would LOVE to investigate others in the book! I live in Scotland ( hoots mon! ) where traditionally we celebrate Hogmany (New Year's Eve) more than Christmas ... Yeah, I'm not so traditional! Thanks for the opportunity - is it worth mentioning that the drawing is on my 40th birthday?!! :-)
ReplyDeleteMargaret in Scotland - maclark30@yahoo.com
i am making a dresden plate christmas quilt. thanks for the chance
ReplyDeleteI love the Garden Lattice quilt, it can look both ultra modern as well as traditional. I tend to avoid Christmas fabric, so I don't have any favorites there. I would love a chance to add your book to my quilting library!
ReplyDeleteI love Peppermint Float and Coming Together. Would love the chance to win the book so I could make one of those lovely quilts myself. Thanks for the chance. KMA
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway. Lovely book!
ReplyDeleteI love Peppermint Float, especially in the aqua! So bold and bright! Would love a copy of your book, thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI would love a chance to win the ebook so that I may be able to make the tree skirt, thanks josiessecret (at) yahoo.de
ReplyDeleteLove your quilts. I have been admiring Garden Lattice for quite some time as I love squares. I may be branching out as I love your flying geese! The Coming Together quilt is stunning. Thank you for the give away. Pam in Vancouver Canada.
ReplyDeleteYour book looks fabulous! Love the Coming together quilt!
ReplyDeleteI love the Coming Together quilt. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love your Coming Together quilt - I'd love to make a scrappy version!
ReplyDeleteI'n in England1
Your designs are wonderful, and the colors you play in are my favorites. I like the quilts you let us peek at from your new "Simply Modern Christmas" book, and I am intrigued by the cover quilt. I hope to get lucky enough to win a copy.
ReplyDeleteI can't pick a favorite...they are all great. I have just started quilting this year and I am hooked!! Have finished and given away 7 so far this year. I suffered a loss a few years ago and this is my way of saying thank you to my family and friends. I would love to make them some using your beautiful quilt designs. Cindi
ReplyDeleteI want to sew a Christmas tree skirt. I don't think it's going to happen this year though!
ReplyDeleteI love the red and aqua quilt!
ReplyDeleteI really love Coming together. It's so modern!!!
ReplyDeleteThat "Check" quilt looks awesome!! I'm from the end of the world :) Ushuaia, Argentina
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I am finishing up "Christmas Favorites" quilt by Nancy Halvorsen. Maybe it will be quilted by Christmas 2014 - :)! I would love to do your Christmas stockings for my daughter's family. The new book is beautiful Cindy!!
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ReplyDeleteI just magically stumbled upon your designs through Pinterest! So far I am loving everything I see!!! Grats on the new book!
ReplyDeleteRenee from sunny Sydney, Downunder xx
(whoops forgot my email renee.ettia@hotmail.com) :)
I love the Christmas Tree skirt from this book!!
ReplyDeleteI still love your Garden Lattice quilt. Always loved it from the very beginning!
ReplyDeleteI still love your Garden Lattice quilt. Always loved it from the very beginning!
ReplyDeleteLove the flying geese quilt - it's the first one I saw and it's what made my buy the book! But I've got several marked to make. It's a wonderful book. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI think I'm really REALLY love your book! I've been wanting to make a tree skirt for a few years but never saw a pattern I liked...until now! "Skirted" is now on my must-do-by-Xmas list. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of your book!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win a copy of your book. I am working on a couple of baby quilts for my twin nephews Christmas presents this year, they will be 1 year old this weekend and are as cute as can be. Then I need to make a Christmas tree skirt for our new house. It will be the first Christmas in 12 years we have had enough room for a tree, YAY!!!
ReplyDeleteI really love that check quilt in Christmas fabrics. Thanks for the giveaway. Would love a signed copy!!
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So hard to choose! I really like both the Garden Lattice and the Argyle quilts.
ReplyDeleteWith so many great patterns, it's hard to choose a favorite - I'd go with Spruced Up or Argyle. Beautiful book!
ReplyDeleteLove your new book. The colors, the patterns, the modern look and feel of the quilts. Thanks for a chance to win your book!
ReplyDeleteI think your book is going on my Christmas wish list! I love the general simplicity of the patterns with the fabric shining.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this book! I have some lovely Christmas fabric just itching to be made into a quilt. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm international - Victoria, BC. Your book looks like a must-have.
ReplyDeleteI would also be international... Costa Rica :)
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard to choose. I have always been a fan of flying geese, but I think my favorite is the "Check" quilt.
Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy of your book!
I AM intrigued by your fresh new look at Christmas! My dil would welcome a gift from your book, and I would enjoy working with new color combinations. Thanks for the giveaway! (US)
ReplyDeleteI AM intrigued by your fresh new look at Christmas! My dil would welcome a gift from your book, and I would enjoy working with new color combinations. Thanks for the giveaway! (US)
ReplyDeleteI love the colours of the quilts that get away from the typical green and red of Christmas. I'n from Chile and here Christmas falls in summer, so I find that your red and aqua quilt would be very appropriate. It fits in better with the season, By the way I would also love to win your book! :)
ReplyDeleteLove your spring Check quilt. Would love to win your book. Thank you for the chance to win. As for Christmas, I do need to make some totes and purses for gifts. I love all material, no favorites. (United States)
ReplyDeletenice modern take on christmas
ReplyDeleteI love the colors of your Christmas Quilts. I'd love to win a copy of your book!
ReplyDeletecrystalbluern at onlineok dot com
Love all the designs in this book. Can't wait to win a copy.
ReplyDeleteComing Together in red and green is my favorite. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOmy my goodness! I love books and I especially love quilting books! I would love to win and start sewing your designs in Louisa, Virginia! My email is nana_ijk03@yahoo.com Thanks for the chance to win!!!!
ReplyDeleteI like "Check". It looks clean and simple, and not something I've tried yet!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a wonderful new book.
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I think I would like to try the Christmas tree skirt. I've been meaning for years to make a new one. I just don't know what I really like for Christmas fabric. I like traditional, but then I see the light blues and greens and I like those, too.
ReplyDeleteLOVE THIS! Gimme please.
ReplyDeleteI am a scrappy quilt fanatic - I'd love to get a copy of your book - it looks so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAll the quilts are great and I really like your aqua and red version of Coming Together. Congratulations on your book.
ReplyDeleteI love working with metallics at xmas...especially reds and whites....they glisten and the scraps can be easily made into miniature xmas ornaments...have a great quilting day.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, Coming Together is a total winner! I love making scrappy quilts and seeing how all the colours play together. Thank you for the chance. :D
ReplyDeleteInternational - Alberta, Canada
I love all the quilts in the book, hard to pick a favorite. Anything scrappy catches my eye. For Christmas, I'm trying to finish up a couple of BOMs - add some sashing and away they'll go as gifts. But my real love for the holidays are wool projects, I love the warm look of the fabrics.
ReplyDeleteI've decided to make a few Weekender bags for Christmas gifts, so I'll be busy sewing those up! Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI have never made a Christmas quilt so I guess it is time to do one!! I love scrappy quilts!!
ReplyDeleteComing Together is my favorite. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI would love to make your pattern "Check" as a Christmas quilt. I love Christmas fabrics except for the ones with metallic thread in them.
ReplyDeleteI like Check. I think she would be the perfect pattern for a quilt made with Mom's scraps. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteI like the look of something Christmas that is not snowmen. This book looks really good from the cover.
ReplyDeleteI love your tree skirt and the flying geese quilt! Thanks for a chance to win your awesome book.
ReplyDeleteI'm entering your giveaway again because I don't have a blog and you can leave me a message. Sooo... Thanks for the giveaway! k.castanette@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI like the quilt on the cover. I love quilts with circles. Your book seems to be very interesting. Colourful and bright, this quilts bring a fresh note to our homes. Thank you for the giveaway. Greetings from beautiful Switzerland. Sandra
ReplyDeleteI love Christmas quilts and am working on a BOM I started 2 years (and 2 new grandchildren) ago. BOM Sampler quilts are my favorite. I love that each block is different in design and that traditional blocks can be made to look so different by simple fabric choices. The scrappier, the better. My favorite is Check. I love all the white background.
ReplyDeleteI love scrappy quilts too! But I love whole cloth quilts! I really love all quilts! Modern. Traditional. I do love your scrappy borders and your red and aqua combo. I'm. It much of a holiday fabric person, but I hope to finish two quilt by the holidays this year. ( neither top is complete yet
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely book! My favorite Christmas fabric right now is a whole line from Moda, Winter's Lane. The tree print with the cardinals stole my heart right away.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to win!
Wonderful Book! I had to scroll way back in your blog to see other projects shared from this book. I have such a huge bin of Christmas fabrics. I especially like to find vintage Christmas in thrift stores or at estate sales. I have a few lovely pieces that would lose their vintage goodness if I added them to a quilt. So, I just keep setting those aside and someday I will have opportunity to use the collection in a wonderful way. There are a few patterns in this new book of yours that would do the job nicely!
ReplyDeleteThe flying geese are adorable...thats my favorite!
ReplyDeleteCindy, your new book is full of great looking quilts it's hard to decide my favorite. I'm drawn to the cover quilt and the Coming Together ones, but like the Argyle one too!! There are so many great patterns in this book that I'd love to win a personalized copy from you. Thanks for all your inspirations.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to make a Granny Square quilt for my 26 year old daughter using fabric scraps from clothing made by her Grandmother and both Great Grandmothers. I hope it turns out as beautifully in real life as I imagine in my head. If not, at least it will be meaningful and loved nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteI'm a regular old blog follower from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
I'm going to make a lap quilt and maybe a table quilt. I have In From the Cold and some of the Ho, Ho, Ho fabrics in mind for these Christmas-y projects.
ReplyDeleteChristmas stockings are on my Christmas 'to- do' list! And I live in Australia, and I'd love a copy of this book!
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are so bright and cheerful (and look so doable). I would love to win the book as I have a couple children I would like to surprise with a quilt made especially for them. Joan H.
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I am from Canada and would to win the e-book version. Garden lattice is lovely and so is argyle.
ReplyDeleteThe quilts in this book are delightful.
ReplyDeleteHello from France ! Garden Lattice is really pretty, but it's a photo of Argyle that made me discover your blog and your work. Thank you for the giveaway !
ReplyDeleteWonderful color choices and designs. I think I'll try Coming Together
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts! I'm so getting fond of the modern look. I think it's all the white backgrounds. I've ordered a couple of bolts of white and cream and am ready to go!
ReplyDeleteI really like your "Coming Together" quilt. I can see that working in many different colorways!
ReplyDeleteI really like your "Coming Together" quilt. I can see that working in many different colorways!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the book!!
ReplyDeleteI'm an international reader - from Australia. I have recently been doing some volunteer work overseas and only just arrived back home yesterday. If course the first order of business is to get sewing - I owe some family member's tree skirts I've been promising them for a few years, so that's what I'll be doing.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love any type of scrap quilt, the brighter the better
ReplyDeleteI love all your quilt designs and am anxious to see your book :) I will be making 5 little girl matching nightgowns for Christmas! I think that will keep me busy :)
ReplyDeleteI love all the quilts I've seen from the book - and my favorite holiday fabric line is all of them! I learned to love quilting from my Nannie who quilted in the Depression and used whatever she had - I inherited my love of scrappy quilts from her.
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