"Makin' Me Crazy" (above) by Victoria Findlay Wolfe.
Do you love improvisational quilts? Liberated quilts? Maverick quilts? String quilts?
Whatever you call them, aren't they the best? They're my favorites!
Now there's a book full of inspiration for improvisational quilt lovers!
The very best book on improv quilts is: 15 Minutes of Play by my friend Victoria Findlay Wolfe.
If you want to be inspired, you owe it to yourself to get a copy of her book.
Scraps never looked so good! This is improvisational piecing reinvented - learn how to create your own creatively-collaged swatches of fabric in just 15 minutes a day. As you play, you'll sharpen your design skills and learn more about combining colors and prints in new ways. Discover just how distinctive classic blocks like Sawtooth Star or Flying Geese can be, when they're constructed with more spunk and spontaneity!
You can win one right here by leaving a comment on this post. (US winners receive a
hard copy of the book. International winners receive a Electronic copy of the book, direct from
C&T.)
Winner announced on Dec. 12!
QUESTIONS: Does Victoria sew with her shoes on? Does she listen to music or does she prefer quiet? I've posed these questions to Victoria and her answers will appear among the comments today.
Tell us your answers too. (Winner will be picked at random.)
For more chances to win, visit the blog hop locations every day and enter there too!
I made this red and white version (below) a few years ago and I love it. There are 4 of my quilts in Victoria's book (this red and white quilt is not in the book). I'm so thrilled to be part of this project.
This book is going to be a classic.
Happy blog hopping! Here's a "map" for you:
Dec 2nd: Angela Walters
Dec 3rd: Generation Q
Dec 4th: Tonya Ricucci
Dec 5th: Michele Foster
Dec 6th: Scott Hansen
Dec 7th: Amy Ellis
Dec 8th: Rachael daisy
Dec 9th: Jackie Kunkel
Dec. 10th: C & T Publishing
213 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 213 of 213Looks like great fun; thanks for the chance to win.
Looks like an inspirational book!
This would be such a fun, inspiring book!
Shoes off, music on pedal to the metal and sew like your life depends on it. Scrappy quilts are the best!!
Crocs always on, TV showing a made for TV movie in the background..the cheezier the better! Coffee and chocolate nearby.
I'd love to win this wonderful book! And your red quilt is beautiful. I wish that one WAS in the book!! I sew with Crocs on...which I usually wear 24-7.
I usually don't wear shoes when I'm sewing, but I do put on my slippers if my feet are cold. I listen to audio music or watch television.
Fantastic book. I sometimes quilt with shoes and sometimes without. Always listening to music.
I'm with Victoria on several fronts. Love/Hate with shoes (dangerous for me to sew barefoot, but it happens), Metallica S & M is an AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING CD (I've had to buy it 3X, as my son took my first set & my niece took my 2nd set!), and I generally prefer so sew in silence so I can sort my thoughts
This book looks wonderful. I love working with scraps and my boxes are beginning to overflow - again!
This book looks great. Thanks for the chance!
This book looks fantastic.
I've always got on my sturdy, comfortable shoes or sneakers! I either sew in a quiet house or with NPR or an NPR podcast on (my favorite is A Way With Words).
Victoria's book looks like a real treat of quilts and 'conversation', with no patterns of course-just the book I need to stretch my liberated quiltmaking. I'm looking forward to seeing your quilts in the book, Karen. Thanks for the giveaway.
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