Big Star Quilt and Pincushion Winner!

I made this string quilt using a big diamond ruler. The larger triangles were made with the help of some paper "patterns." Machine quilted by Linda Aquavia of New Hartford, CT.

 

I couldn't resist including some cherries and a sock monkey. See the black and white print above? I put it next to the darkest darks to get some high contrast at the star points to make the star pop. 

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The winner of the sea urchin pincushion is Liz from East Berlin, CT. (I don't already know Liz; she was random #17.) Yayy, Liz! More giveaways coming soon.

Pincushion Giveaway!

Enter the random drawing to win this pincushion. It has over 60 beaded pinsies in a cotton cushion sitting on a scalloped-edge glass dish. Pretty in the sunlight. I really enjoy mine.

Here's how to enter:

1. Visit my Patterns page. Click on any pattern to open. Click on "Pin It." (The little Pin It button is to the right of the 5 thumbnail photos in the ad.) 

2. Come back to this post and leave a short Comment, like "done." 

If you Pin more than one pattern, enter a Comment for each pin.

Winner will be announced on Friday. 

Happy quilting!

Giveaway Winners! Sea Urchin Pincushion and Pinsies

The winner of the sea urchin pincushion is...

QUILT SWISSY!

The winners of the pinsies are:

1. Rebecca Halley

2. Swedish Scrapper

3. Mary Mahoo

4. Michelle

5. Gypsy Quilter

6. Just Call Me Elle

7. White Lily

8. Chiska

9. Kathy Gordon

10. Margie

Please send me your mailing address so I can get your pinsies on their way to you.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

P.S. To see a whole boatload of sea urchin pincushions, click here.

New Christmas Sea Urchin Pincushion

I know I'm showing you a lot of these Sea Urchin Pincushions, but I just finished this one and I'm so excited about it I had to show you. The fabric is "Dimples" by Gail Kessler (Ladyfingers Studio, Andover Fabrics) in olive/lime green. The beads are mostly greens, reds, and whites, but there are some other colors sprinkled here and there to make it interesting. 

Like a Christmas tree, or a scrap quilt.

Sea Urchin Pincushion GIVEAWAY!

Have you visited the Sea Urchin Pincushion page yet? You could win one of these colorful decorations for your quilt studio (any color you want), or a package of nine pinsies. There will be one sea urchin and 10 packages of pinsies given away. A total of 11 prizes.

Here's what you do. Post one of these photos someplace on the Internet, or spread the word about sea urchin pincushions in some way. Include this link. Then leave a comment on this post. The winners will be chosen (at random) next Wednesday Nov. 21, Thanksgiving Eve. 

The beaded pins are called pinsies. They make nice little pincushion decorations for you, or favors for your quilting buddies. Aren't they pretty in the sun? 

I make these while watching movies with my DH. Want to see the tutorial? 

Making them is so much fun, it's hard to stop. (Duh!) 

Thanks for helping me spread the word. :)

Sea Urchin Pincushion!

This is my new Sea Urchin! It's a silk pincushion on a round glass dish, topped with 60 pinsies! I love the busyness of the whole thing, like a scrap quilt. This looks awesome in my quilt studio. And when you're on the phone, you can take them out and rearrange them. See this in my Etsy store.