Giveaway & Sales, Sales, Sales!!

Black Friday -- Cyber Monday
So Many Sales... !!!

I'm excited to host the first ever sale on
my printed patterns
and
 A Quilter's Doodle I FMQ Inspiration and Coloring book...

Here's the deal...
 I have 2 published Wool Applique Patterns...

and

One Free Motion Quilting Inspiration & Coloring Book

Buy any two items for $18* and get any 3rd item free!

The patterns, Wooly Wren and Spring Basket, are darling little wool applique designs that I created on cotton backgrounds.

The printed pattern comes complete with detailed instructions AND applique templates already printed on freezer paper -- making the wool applique a breeze.

A Quilter's Doodle is a bound book containing 20 of my hand drawn FMQ Inspired Doodles -- it's printed on heavyweight perforated paper.   I've shared many of the doodles online -- you can peruse them using the #aquiltersdoodles hashtag on Social Media.

The fun part ---
You decide what 2 items you would like to purchase AND any 3rd item is free*!!

You can order through my website
-- OR --
order by leaving your email address, shipping zip code and 3 item details in a comment below.

Mix and match as you like.

*I will use the most cost-effective shipping possible, add shipping to the total, and send a PayPal invoice to the email specified.

Learn More

Spring Basket was my first ever paid pattern -- I created it and started teaching it locally in 2014. It was originally made available as a PDF download from my Craftsy Store.  

Spring Basket Wool on Cotton - 16 wide x 11 tall

You can read more about Spring Basket it in this blog post.

Wooly Wren was my 2nd pattern -- and is only available in a printed version.    I've never done a formal introduction for Wooly Wren but you can read a little more about it in this blog post.

Wooly Wren - Wool on Cotton - 11" x 13"

A Quilter's Doodles I" was introduced earlier this year and is only available in printed format.  The booklet contains 20 of my hand drawn black and white doodles -- perfect to color or for some Free Motion Quilting Inspiration!!
I know you'll LOVE the content.
Here's a sample of one of the pages that were colored by my daughter-in-law -- isn't it fabulous ?

This is one of my favorite doodles in the book:

You can read more about "A Quilter's Doodles I" in this blog post  or on this web page.

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It's a great sale and I appreciate your support.

Here are a few other Sales you Just Can't Miss!!

Aurifil Thread

 OH MY GOODNESS !

I've never seen such a low price on Aurifil 40 & 50Wt thread...
Spools AND Cones for an amazing price.
Click either image below:

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Quilting on your Home Machine?

The Gidget II table that I use to do all my Free Motion Quilting on my Janome 7700 (or Bernina 240) is available at an amazing price right now !
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See my setup in this blog post.
Use my affiliate link below for the great bargain and I'll get a small commission.
I use mine at home and on the road -- I love it.

Also, although I'll be writing more about this awesome beginner FMQ book next week, I just had to share the unbeatable price on Amazon right now!!

Yes -- Pat Sloan's BRAND NEW
  Teach Me to Machine Quilt
book is one of the best beginner Quilting books I've read.

You can read a bit about it and order it online using the link below.
 Be sure to check in next week though when I have a formal review of the book, share some sweet projects, and have a giveaway too....

Giveaway Time:

I recently taught the "Really Mini Redbird and Berries" in Wool to a wonderful Guild in South Carolina - The York County Quilters Guild
You can read more about my trip here.

For that trip I prepared kits for the Guild to use...
AND
I intentionally prepared a few kits to share!!

To Enter the Giveaway:

Leave me a comment and tell me your favorite thing about quilting...
Is it piecing, quilting, applique, gifting... ?
I would love to know.

For extra chances to win -- share the giveaway with a friend.
Share on as many mediums as you like -- you can Blog, Tweet, Facebook or Instagram post...
Whatever you like...
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Be sure to leave a new comment each time you share -- and you'll get an extra entry!
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Giveaway is open internationally through end of day November 30th.

A USA winner receive the kit AND Workshop materials to make the pattern.

A winner outside of the states will receive a PDF copy of one of my patterns.

If you want to download the original (full size) Redbird and Berries, you can do that here.
It's Free!!

I'm booking Redbird Quilt Co. Lectures, Trunk Shows and Workshops for 2017 & 2018

If your Shop, Group or Guild is looking for programs or workshops I would love to hear from you.

Domestic Machine Quilting,  Wool & Needle turn Applique - Technique or Project oriented workshops are available.

Send email inquiries to karen at redbirdquiltco dot com

or redbirdquiltco at gmail dot com

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Time to run... a have a little shopping to do.

Have a blessed weekend all and many thanks for your continued support!

YOU Make my World a Happy Place!

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Meet and Greet - National Quilting Weekend - Aurifil Giveaway!

Hello friends and welcome to
Meet and Greet Stitchers Around the World blog hop!   Many thanks to Mdm Samm @ Sew We Stitch for hosting this lovely event.  To see a complete list of participants, drool over some beautiful stitching, and checkout the blogging giveaways, click the button below.  

This first day of Spring AND start of the 2015 National Quilting Weekend I'm excited to share a #slowstitching post AND a fantastic giveaway including Aurifil thread and my latest Wooly Wren pattern.

If you're a current follower, you know that I LOVE to use Aurifil 50Wt Cotton thread for dense machine quilting -- but today I'll share projects that work perfectly with 6 strand AuriFloss and Aurifil 12Wt and 28Wt Mercerized cotton threads. 

I just LOVE to hand stitch with Aurifil floss and thread.  

Image Courtesy Aurifil.com

For those of you that are new to my blog, Welcome!   I'm Karen Miller, chief cook, bottle washer,  blogger, designer, editor, pattern maker, and welcome committee for Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals blog and Redbird Quit Co.

I've sewn for most of my life but became obsessed with quilting about 8 years ago when my sister Janet invited me to join her in a $1 block of the month at a Local Quilt Shop. So thankful to have my sister as my mentor, cheerleader and support system while I learned the art of quilting.

Although I enjoyed learning to piece, I really started having fun when I took my first applique class from the very talented Sharon Stroud in Upstate NY.  Oh My - I fell in love with needle turn applique!!

This is my first applique project, "Dancing Flowers", a Sharon Stroud design that includes needle-turn applique, reverse applique, ruched flowers, berries, bias stems - just all sorts of applique fun!  What a great learning adventure with a wonderfully skilled and patient teacher.

Once I realized how much I loved applique, I branched out and took two different Wool Applique classes from the very talented Debbie Wick.

This is my version of "Folk Art Melody" - design by Lori Smith - a wool on wool wall quilt.

It was fun to customize this block to incorporate a Redbird.   Love this!

 

When you're hand stitching wool applique, 1 strand of Aurifil 12 Wt Cotton thread works perfectly to for the blanket or overhand stitch.  The mercerized cotton has a pretty sheen to it and stitches without knotting or twisting.    It's really FUN!!

My 2nd Wool applique class and quilt was "Flower Baskets" by Wooden Spool Designs.  Here is one of the sweet blocks of this pretty wall hanging -- there were 6 blocks in all.

You can see more Folk Art Melody and Flower Baskets by clicking here.

 

One more wool applique class, this time from the designer herself, Kim Diehl.   This is my revised version of Kim's "Penny Garland" pattern.  We revised the center from a 9 patch to a circular design - I love the way it came out.

Kim came to Material Rewards in Upstate NY and a few of us traveled to attend her trunk show (swoon) and Penny Garland class... You can find the Penny Garland pattern published in Kim's latest book "Simple Appeal". Of all the wool applique projects I've completed, this one is my favorite -- well, at least so far ;)

I love the texture of wool applique with dense quilting around it. I used wool batting on this piece and, once quilted, makes the wool applique just POP.   You can read more about Penny Garland Revised by clicking here.

Penny Garland is another great project where you can use 2 or 3 strands of Aurifloss, 2 strands of Aurifil 28Wt Cotton or 1 strand of Aurifil 12 Wt Cotton.  I've done some comparison of Aurifil 12Wt cotton with other 12Wt embroidery thread and found the Aurifil to stitch with less twists and knots.  I also just LOVE the sheen that the Aurifil cotton has -- it looks beautiful on my wool applique.

In 2012 I started Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals blog and in 2014 Redbird Quilt Co where I released my first wool applique pattern, Spring Basket:

Spring Basket is an 11" x 13" half-moon WOOL on Cotton Mini-Quilt.  It is so much fun to work-up because you don't need to turn-under wool that is felted or fulled - just cut and sew!!    It uses very simple embroidery stitches and, with the addition of a little wren, looks just so sweet on an entrance or end table.  I really enjoyed using both AuriFloss and Aurifil 28 Wt Cotton on this piece.  Sew much fun!

Spring Basket can be stitched on a dark background with Big Stitch quilting (above). or you can use a background that is lighter and brighter and with dense machine quilting... Here's a sample:

You guessed it... Aurifil Mako Cotton 50 Wt thread for dense machine quilting.  Minimal buildup, breaks, and lint - love that thread!! 

You can see other completed Spring Basket quilts on this Pinterest board.   

You can find Spring Basket for sale in PDF form at my Craftsy Store -- or locally, in printed form, at Quilters Corner in Ithaca, NY.

Stay tuned for another Wool Applique design by Redbird Quilt Co -- Wooly Wren -- on Craftsy soon!

I really enjoy the process of designing and hand stitching wool on cotton quilts.   I also LOVE sharing detailed tutorials with the quilting community (See my Free Moda Bake Shop Recipes by clicking here -- and be sure to check out the "My Tutorials" tab my blog header). 

My latest Moda Bake Shop recipe "Chevron with a Twist" shows you how to make a Faux Ruched flower with just a few gathering and tack stitches.... you can see that recipe here:

Finally -- I not only love to hand stitch, but I consider myself a BIG advocate of teaching others to Free Motion Quilt on their domestic machines. 

Be sure to Read my last blog post -- where I demonstrate how to use The QP Curved Templates to stitch curved crosshatching on your domestic machine! 

Note:  On that blog post, there is an Active Giveaway for a complete set of QP Curved Templates, courtesy Linda Hrcka of the Quilted Pineapple.  

Click -->  The QP Curve Template Giveaway Open through midnight 3/28/15.

Whew!!  Now that was a bunch of information - hopefully some of it was helpful and/or inspirational to you. 

Since it is International Quilting Weekend we need to celebrate!!

The wonderfully generous Aurifil thread company donated a beautiful 12 spool thread collection for one lucky winner.   This collection of Bari J Splendor 1920 12 Weight threads are perfect for cross stitch, embroidery or any wool applique project!!    These 12 large spools will be a wonderful addition to someone's stitching stash.   Just look at those colors, aren't they beautiful ??

To read more about the very talented Bari J Ackerman click here.

 

To go along with this lovely set of threads, the same winner will receive a PDF version of my soon to be released pattern "Wooly Wren".  The BariJ threads will work perfectly with this spring wall hanging.

 

 The Giveaway:

This giveaway will remain open until midnight on the last day of 

National Quilting Month

March 31st, 2015

For one entry:

I would love for you to follow me on at least one of my social media outlets:

Facebook 

Instagram 

Twitter

Pinterest

Blog:  Karen's Quilts, Crows and Cardinals

Patterns: Redbird Quilt Co Craftsy Store

Leave a comment below letting me know which one you follow - if you follow more than one - let me know that in the same comment.  (Don't forget your email address).

For a 2nd chance to win - lets show our Giveaway Sponsor some thanks!

Jump over to the Aurifil Facebook page or Twitter account and share the love - tell them Redbird Quilt Co sent you -- If you don't have one of those accounts, consider following Aurifil's blog here.

Be sure to leave me a comment and let me know what you did to gain that 2nd chance (Don't forget your email)

If you haven't already, be sure to get in on the QP Curve Templates Giveaway - click => here

That's it -- Again I want to thank Mdm Samm for the awesome blog hop and I do hope everyone has  fun getting to know all the talented stitchers that participated - click button below for the list!

Have a great stitching weekend all -- and many thanks for stopping by

Hugs,

Karen