Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Going on tour... ♫ ♪

I love to sing just as much as I love to quilt.

I have the privilege of singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and we're heading out on tour tomorrow to six cities in the upper Midwest, USA.  Are we coming to a town near you? 

Going on Tour
I love being a part of this incredible group of musicians - around 600 of us, all volunteers.  It's been an amazing year for me!  If you ever find yourself in Salt Lake City on a Thursday evening or Sunday morning, you are always welcome to come to a live rehearsal or weekly broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word.  More info here:  mormontabernaclechoir.org.

<< Click this button to listen to a few favorites on the choir's YouTube channel.   

As for quilty adventures while on tour, I'll be taking along a few hand-stitching projects (hexagami) for the plane and bus rides.  I'll also be on the lookout for Barn Quilts--I've only ever seen ONE, and I know they're out there! And who knows?  Maybe we'll have a little free time to visit a quilt shop here and there.   :)

Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!

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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Hexagamis, winner, and an invitation...


Just wanted to thank everyone for participating in the Olfa Splash giveaway this week!  It was also fun for me to share these fun dimensional hexagons with you!  

I don't know about you, but I've been dreaming Hexagonally... is that a word?  I see hexagons everywhere, even noticed them in the bathroom floor tiles at a hotel the other day!  And we filmed another RBD video this week, highlighting hexagon projects using Lori Holt's Half-Hexie rulers; can't wait for you to see!

Here's a slideshow of hexagami-makers at the Riley Blake Designs booth at Quilt Market, and now includes a few more hexagami flowers from our giveaway participants who sent in pictures: Mara, Crudis, Kristin and Lisa.  Hexie fun!


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And now for the GIVEAWAY winner...

Congratulations to "MissEnota" aka Kristin (from Minnesota, I'm guessing!)
#124 - chosen by the most up-to-date, random number picker out there:
my husband.  (Honey, pick a number between 1 and 159)
Kristin is one of those who sent pictures of her new Hexagami flower pin.
See? it was worth the extra effort!

She'll receive a new Olfa SPLASH rotary cutter,
a Half-Hexie ruler for 5" squares,
and a selection of leftover fabrics (RBD basics
from my Make & Takes at Quilt Market.  Enjoy!


I have started a new Hexagami Flickr Group, and would like to invite you to upload pictures of your hexagami projects!  Here's the Link:  HEXAGAMI.  Will you use them in a quilt or other project?  How about a headband or on a bag?  Should we have another giveaway? Can't wait to see your creativity!

Congrats again to Kristin, and Happy Hexigami!


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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Fabric Fest Blog Hop Tour



Woohoo!  It's a

During the blog hop, these great sites will be blogging all about Fabric Fest and the wonderful classes they are teaching. They will also be giving away some great prizes, so you'll want to keep this list close by!  (Here's a button)


You won't want to miss a single day! 

Wednesday, June 5
Jina Barney of Riley Blake Designs
Thursday, June 6
Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet
 Friday, June 7
Elizabeth and Liz Evans of Simple Simon & Co
Saturday, June 8
Nancy Zieman/Deanna Springer of Nancy Zieman.com/blog/
Monday, June 10
Melissa Mortenson of The Polka Dot Chair 
Tuesday, June 11
Carolina Moore of Always Expect Moore
Wednesday, June 12
Paige Hill of Riley Blake Designs, Jennifer of Tatertots and Jello,
Becky & Kari of U-Create
Thursday, June 13
Amanda Herring of The Quilted Fish
Friday, June 14
Kim Christopherson & Kris Thurgood of My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe
Saturday, June 15
Bonnie Bailey on Riley Blake Designs
 Monday, June 17
Lila Tueller of Lila Tueller Designs
Tuesday, June 18
Amy Smart of Diary of a Quilter
Wednesday, June 19
Lindsay Wilkes of The Cottage Mama
Thursday, June 20
Sue Daley of Sue Daley Designs
Friday, June 21
Eleanor Burns/ Sue Bouchard of Quilt in a Day
Saturday, June 22
Jenny Doan, Natalie, & Sarah of Missouri Star Quilt Company
 Monday, June 24
Andrea Goddard of And I Sew
Tuesday, June 25
Becky, Brooke, Jamie, Kirsten, & Nikkala of The Crafting Chicks
Wednesday, June 26
Deonn Stott of Quiltscapes (Hey, that's Me!)
 Thursday, June 27
Sandy Workman of Pine Mountain Designs
Friday, June 28
Sydney Haglund of Memory Quilt Maker