Favorite Two Color Quilt

Wow! I just received an email from Amy at Amy's Creative Side that my entry in the Bloggers' Quilt Festival was nominated for favorite quilt in the two color quilt category.  I've never had one of my quilts in a contest. Please click on this link to vote for my quilt!!!!! Voting ends on Thursday, May 31st. There is also still time to vote for Viewer's Choice. Go here to vote for your favorite quilt in the Festival. Thanks for taking the time to vote!

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Design Wall Monday - May 21, 2012

 In the past couple of weeks, several items have gone UP AND DOWN on my design wall. My retirement quilt is back on the design wall.  This time the rows are sewn together. I consulted with the Thimbles on Friday for suggestions on the borders. They provided awesome feedback. I don't have any yardage of the Fresh Cotton line by Fig Tree for Moda. That's on the agenda today. I did find an online shop that has the two fabrics that I need. Visit Judy's blog Patchwork Times for other creative design wall delights.

 I had planned to participate in the gigantic giveaway on the Sew, Mama, Sew blog. I even have the blog ready to post, but decided to wait until next week to do a giveaway. I had the opportunity to travel with Dear Hubby on a business trip to Destin, Florida. One of the things I love about hosting a giveaway is responding to the comments and visiting the blogs of folks who enter the giveaway. 

This is my view as I write this blog post. If I wait until next week (make sure you visit my blog sometimes this weekend or early next week) I can enjoy the view, the sounds of the ocean, walking on the beach AND my giveaway. Visit Sew, Mama, Sew and enter the awesome giveaways there. Have a marvelous Monday!

Bloggers' Quilt Festival - Spring 2012

Yahoo! It's that time of year - time for the Blogger's Online Quilt Festival.  This is the seventh online quilt show since the Spring of 2009. Amy from Amy's Creative Side hosts the quilt show on her website. It is an awesome event. Hundreds of bloggers showcase one or more of their quilts on their blogs. Amy has organized sponsors for giveaways for the quilt show participants and visitors. Make sure to visit her site to view the quilts.

The quilt that I would like to share during this Spring's Festival is called Scrappy Black  & White. 

For years I have collected black & white and white & black print fabrics. The pattern can be found in the book Spotlight on Neutrals by Pat Wys.  Scrappy Nines in neutrals is actually the cover quilt. 

 There are hundreds of nine patches in this quilt. My friend Karin  who blogs at Life in the Slow Lane could tell you how many. I'm not a "counting"  person so I'm  rather clueless on how many pieces are in this quilt. I worked on this top sporatically for many months. I loved how the blocks look so complicated. That's an illusion. Sewing the components of this quilt is not difficult. The use of value and the arrangement of the blocks just make it look like a difficult design.

The entire time I worked on this quilt, it was intended as a gift for my dear sister-in-law. Michelle loves black and white. She wears mostly black and white. For her wedding to my brother, all the bridesmaids wore white and all the groomsmen wore black. It was stunning.

Michelle has been a blessing to our family. Here is Michelle and her Scrappy Black & White.