Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Book It for April


When I first started quilting 6 years ago I thought magazines were a great way to see lots of styles and patterns, so I went to Ebay and bought up tons of older magazines, then I discovered blogs and tutorials so those magazines gathered dust. "Book It" has me digging through those magazines and I can see how far I've come, easy patterns that I'm far past and styles that are just not "me". The magazines have been flying out of here and I'm planning what to do with that extra shelf space, so once again "Thank You Sharon".

Now when I buy a magazine it's because of a quilt with lots of color and this one certainly fits.

Love of Quilting Jan/Feb 2014

Gumdrops by Nancy Mahoney, I always like her quilts.

I actually followed her directions, except to change the size to a baby quilt, I've never done that before. 

I really love this one, it's all appliqued so it went together fast and easy, the blocks are only 4" each. I outline stitched for the quilting so it's soft and puffy after washing. 

"Book It" is the brain child of Sharon at Vroomans Quilts and has been growing every month. Pretty much anything that makes you want to make a quilt works, make the quilt and cross it off your bucket list, we can all relate to that. Why not join us? Fun and easy, love it!

Later gators,
Dana


14 comments:

  1. Oh I do love this!! Great use of color and movement of pattern - great baby quilt. I like Nancy's patterns, too.

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  2. Cute, cute, cute! And so you...it just shouts, "Dana made me!" There is nothing like a quick and easy quilt that will be loved. Great job.

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  3. Cute, fun and bright. I love to change something in almost every quilt. It makes it MINE.

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  4. Such a pretty quilt Dana. Lucky baby to be getting that one!

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  5. What a sweet quilt. Fun design, beautiful fabrics. Great job. And Book It! sounds like great fun and productivity too!

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  6. What a gorgeous bright happy baby quilt. I love it...

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  7. How cute. It's a treasure. I like Nancy Mahoney's designs.

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  8. Oh my. I love this baby quilt!

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  9. Absolutely precious baby quilt !

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  10. Gorgeous quilt! It is very vibrant!

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  11. Beautiful quilt, love the colours!

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  12. What a fun baby quilt and finished in record time! A perfect spring finish!

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  13. I love that quilt and I have the magazine but didn't notice the pattern. Thanks for the reminder.

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