Quilt Inspiration

has 30 free patterns for patriotic quilts, pillows, wall hangings or table runners. Click here to go to their website.

More Giveaway Fun

The winner of the Eleanor Burns Love Knot book is (according to Random.org) Ken!  I'll bring it with me to the meeting, Ken.   And since everyone likes giveaways - especially quilty fun ones, and to practice commenting, we're giving away another quilt book:

It has 42 quilt projects in it(I really like the one on the cover).You're sure to find one that you would love to make.  To earn a chance to win this one, leave a comment, and you'll be in the drawing. Winner will be chosen on the evening of June 1st.

From Kona Bay Fabrics

Asian Fabric Magazine Issue 31 is now available! Issue 31 is now ready for you to download and it is FREE!   Asian Fabric is filled with fun and creative projects sure to bring out the artist in you. Kona Bay's Georgie Gerl has created several quilting projects ranging from quick and easy pillows to update your summer decor to a stunning bed quilt featuring Kona Bay's new Garden of Dreams collection.  Our guest contributors bring you step-by-step instructions for a hand painted and quilted wall hanging and fabric beads that will put all of your tiniest scraps to good use.  Plus, travel with us to Vietnam and learn how to make Doug's favorite delicious and healthy Vietnamese Summer Rolls. The Textile Samurai even shares about his visit to one of only a handful of sake breweries in the United States.  Don't miss it! Download it today!

Just saying...

Lori in South Dakota

" A legacy of quilts shared with others is better than a garage sale of quilt
tops after you die."  Author Unkown

http://dakotacityquilter.blogspot.com/

Also May 18th

PBS station KVCR-TV, channel 24, will air the 9-part documentary series "Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics" Saturdays beginning May 18 at 9 am.  See more about this outstanding work at:  www.whyquiltsmatter.org

                                                                                                                                 Evelyn R.

Sew Day for May 18th

Hello! Bring your favorite block pattern, patriotic fabrics and join us in making blocks for VA quilts. We'll be having a potluck salad lunch, too.

Hope you can join us for this worthwhile cause.
Time:  9AM - 4 PM
Place:  Goeske Center
Who?   Everyone's invited!

Quilty fun Friday and Saturday

The Inland Empire Quilt Guild Quilt show is this Friday and Saturday.

Free Pattern

Click here to get it.

Join in on the Fun

of working with other Raincross Quilt Guild members and learning new techniques for your quilting.  Janet T is hosting a group that meets after the guild meeting where members show how they've played with scraps from their stashes.  The group is using Quilters Playtime by Dianne Hire.  Here's a review by Sarah Bellum at Amazon: "I am a quilter who absolutely loves playing with fabric and hates measuring. Dianne's book is my dream workbook--it's full of ways to play with your fabrics and learn new approaches to creating a beautiful quilt, and encourages a playful, risk-taking spirit.  The book is divided into different "games," like Hopscotch, where you create a series of narrow, then wide, then narrow pieces that really do look like the hopscotch..."(read more here)

Sarah shared the group's first playtime results. Call her for which game they'll be playing next.

A Giveaway:

A neighbor gave me some quilting books.  Here's one of them:

 

 

Here's Elinor's log cabin with a twist.  Thought to give it away as a thank you for stopping by.  Leave a comment to the post if you'd like to have it.  I'll draw a winner next Monday night.