My Project and Winner of Sew the Perfect Gift

When I told you about this book last weekend,

I forgot to tell you which project I made.

Tiny Table Topper is my quick and easy gift project.

Photography by Brent Kane

I also forgot to tell you that you can order the E-Book

from Martingale and Company if you want it now.

Oh, and I forgot to tell you that Brent Kane

photographed all of these beautiful projects.

And now (before I forget that, too),

the winner of Sew the Perfect Gift . . .

. . . is Carol!  If you'll send me your mailing address,

you can get started making all those gifts!

Kim

Bloom Creek Quilts

The lovely people at Martingale & Company sent a copy of this book to share with you.  



Photography by Brent Kane

 Bloom Creek Quilts by Vicki Bellino.  You may be familiar with Vicki's work -- she has a successful quilt pattern company, Bloom Creek.  She also hosts a blog by the same name.  And now she has published this charming book!  

The book is full of beautiful projects including quilts, wall hangings, a table runner,

a pillow, and a tote bag.

The projects are all pieced, but many include applique' motifs, just enough to make the quilt visually pleasing, but not so much that it takes forever to finish your project.     

Vicki has provided full-size applique' patterns, along with the instructions for

three different applique' techniques.

  I'm sure you'll find plenty of projects that would look great in your own home. 

Hey! Where did the cat go?

If you'd like to win your very own copy of Bloom Creek Quilts, all you have to do is guess

the number of buttons in the dish.  The first person to correctly guess (or guess the closest)

will be the lucky winner. 

I'll announce the winner Wednesday evening.

Good luck! 

Kim

Candy Cane Lane

Thanks to the nice people at Martingale & Company, I have another wonderful book to share with you -- Candy Cane Lane by Melinda Bula (stop by and visit her blog -- she's an amazing artist). Candy Cane Lane is the sampler quilt on the cover. Melinda used needle-turn applique for this quilt, but she also includes instructions for fusible web applique, as well as instructions for embellishments and embroidery. This book really gets me in the mood for Christmas with its cheery, colorful projects.

Here is a picture of the full quilt from the cover. I wanted to show you the yo-yos along the edge. Aren't they fun?

In addition to complete instructions for the sampler quilt, there are smaller projects that you can make using the motifs from the lap quilt. Like these whimsical Christmas stockings.

And this wallhanging with removable pockets for treats for the little ones (and maybe the grown-ups, too!). Melinda shares a sweet Christmas memory about a wallhanging like this that her mom made.

The snowflake pillows are adorable, but my favorite is the Candy Cane Table Runner. There are those yo-yos again! They make such a nice decorative border along the edge.

I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I have. Brent Kane is the photographer and he, too, is an amazing artist.

If you'd like to win a copy of Candy Cane Lane just in time for Christmas, leave a comment here. I'll choose the winner by drawing a random number on Monday. If you don't have enough time to finish a small project before Christmas, you'll have the whole year ahead of you to create something special for next Christmas.

Kim