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Who is Jennie P! When looking at Jennies contact info I saw that she has a brand spanking new blog called Eclectically Delicious. Why not check it out?

Jennie P I have emailed you.

Thanks to everyone for playing along!

Nifty Notion Ruler week starts tomorrow, I'll be showing you borders you can easily make with the Nifty Notion rulers I have already done tutorials on.

And remember to come back later for the first installment of the Twist Along!

Then End of Sandy Gervais Week Part 2

My second guest today is Karen from Badlands Quilts who has some adorable projects to show us today.

Hello, I'm Karen and I blog over at Badlands Quilts.  Thank you Sharon for inviting me to share some of my projects using fabric designed by Sandy Gervais.  I love to decorate my home for the various holidays, so I am drawn to many of Sandy's lines that are bright and seasonally themed.  Above is a runner I made using Sandy's Flirtations fabric line.  The runner design is from Anka's Treasures Little Charmers II pattern. 

I had a few charms left and added a few solids from my stash to make this coordinating table square for my kitchen island this year. 

My favorite line ever of Sandy's is Pumpkins Gone Wild.  Here I used several charm packs to create a modern fall values style wall hanging,

This UFO is from a wonky log cabin quilt along a few year ago and uses Friendly Folks, which is an older line of Sandy's paired with an aqua kona.  I do love the color combinations of this line...and think this should get moved up to the top of the UFO list for fall! 

Thank you so much for stopping by and again to Sharon for inviting me over for a visit. 

Thanks Karen for all that wonderful eye candy!

Come back at noon to see who won the Designer Select FQ kit giveaway. You have till noon today (Sunday) to enter.

And come back later today when the Twist Along starts!

Then End of Sandy Gervais Week Part 1

Today I have 2 guests to share their Sandy Gervais quilts. I will be announcing the winner of the Designer Select FQ kit giveaway at noon today (Sunday) so be sure to enter now before time runs out.

First up is Jennifer Neal who blogs at The Bradford Quilt Company. I saw an adorable wall hanging on her blog and asked her to guest blog here today.

I would like to thank Sharon for letting me take part in her monthly series, this week devoted to Sandy Gervais.  I have several inspirations for quilting, one is fabric (more of an obsession, than inspiration, really) and the other is being able to use my quilts to mix up my home decor.  Sandy's fabric in particular is one of my favorites because she always has something new for the holidays, using bright colors, with whimsical accents.

I have made several quilts using Sandy's fabric, my first consisted of Sandy's L'Amour fabric, in a queen size "crazy" quilt pattern from Buggy Barn called Crazy Hearts.

The above picture was taken several years ago, when I was pinning the batting and backing, before I shoved it under my sewing machine and wrestled with it for weeks trying to quilt this giant!  No one ever mentioned that muscles were a prerequisite to quilting!  Today, the quilt is hanging in my bedroom... ready for Valentine's Day...

Here are a few additional pictures, I have to include the dog, I'm pretty sure he thought this one was made for him.

The most recent Sandy creation I have uses her Fall 2009 line - Essence.  I really enjoyed this one, because it sat in my closet (of all places) for well over a year, waiting to be finished.  About mid September, I was dragging out my fall decorations and thought I could use something new (but really old)... so I finished it up and here it is....  This is also one of Sandy's patterns, it came in a kit from the Fat Quarter Shop.

 

Again, I would like to thank Sharon for allowing me to participate and for everyone who endured my first guest blog, thanks!!

Don't you just LOVE that quilt and wall hanging?

Thanks for sharing that with us Jennifer.

See the next post for the second guest for today.

Retired & Quilting with Frolic

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Today's visitor is Patti Shanks. I found Patti on flickr and just loved her Sandy Gervais quilt! I knew she would be a perfect addition to this week!

Hi Everyone!

Big thank you to Sharon for asking me to do a to guest post on her wonderful blog.

My name is Patti and I blog at www.retiredtoquilt.blogspot.com

This is my first ever guest post and I am so pleased that the topic is fabric!

More specifically, Sandy Gervais!

When I first started quilting (I  am just into my 3rd year), I knew absolutely nothing about fabric and designers.

My eyes were opened in a big way when I discovered online quilt shops with all the newest fabric by amazing designers.

I started shopping....and shopping :-).

Sandy Gervais was one of the first fabric designers that I was immediately drawn to. I had no idea what I was going to make, but I had to have Frolic!! 

Oh, the colours!!

The amazing array of designs!

Flowers, leaves, geometric design...

It was love at first sight for me.

It wasn't until I started making a baby quilt which I named Kissing Koi, using a fabulous tutorial by Lee at Freshly Pieced, that I became more aware of scale, and since the HST's finished at 2", I was thrilled that none of the fabric design was lost in the finished quilt.

I had quite a few of the Frolic prints and a couple of Sandy's Plaids, so most of the quilt is made from her fabric lines.

I did have to supplement a few other fabrics to make all the fish.

Okay now, please don't look too closely at my piecing! Ha! I still consider myself a beginner....I  am wondering how long that feeling lasts!!

Seriously, how cute are these darn fish!!

 Here is the finished quilt.....

This baby quilt measures 39"x50"

Thanks again to Sharon for a wonderful week of Sandy Gervais, and for inviting me to do a guest post.

I've had an amazing time here.

In the interest of full disclosure......I also made a quilt using Giddy!!

Yup! I'm a Sandy Gervais addict!

Thanks Patti, I just love that quilt!  

Remember to enter the giveaway for the Designer Select Sassy kit. You have till tomorrow morning at noon.

  

More Lollipop Fun!

If you are looking for the Fat Quarter Shop giveaway click here.

Today Jane Davidson from Quilt Jane is here to show you her Lollipop quilt. This quilt first appeared on Moda Bake Shop Over a year ago and is a pattern I have been wanting to make. I think I will finally have to work on it soon. 

Sharon Pernes from Craizee Corners has invited me to join in the her spotlight on Sandy Gervais. Sandy is a very talented designer for Moda that has dazzled the quilting world with her bright and cheery fabric collections. One of my all time favourites of Sandy's is Lollipop. It is a cheeky range of fun designs that come together in a rainbow of turquoise, orange, golds, reds, chocolates and creamy white.

For my first ModaBakeShop project I selected Lollipop to make this simple baby quilt / play mat.

A very achievable design for the beginner quilter, introducing them to simple piecing, applique and embroidery techniques.

I usually give away the quilts I have made but this little quilt has a special place in my quilting journey and will remain with me forever.

To coincide with my blog post today, I have listed in my little e-shop, five Lollipop kits. The kit has 2 Lollipop Charm packs and Lollipop yardage for the backing and binding. Team that up with the MBS tutorial - Lollipop Quilt - and you will have one cute quilt.

Thank you Sharon for inviting me to showcase my Lollipop quilt and the fabulous fabrics of Sandy Gervais. 

Don't forget to look out for Sandy's new collections to be released soon,  Merry Medley, Monster Bash and Phenomenal Falls.

Thanks for visiting Craizee Corners today Jane, that is one adorable quilt!
Come back tomorrow to see what great things Patti from Retired To Quilt has in store for you.

Day 4 of Sandy Gervais Week

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Today's guest blogger is Aubrey from Mauby's (say that 3 times fast). Aubrey has an amazing amount of tutorials on her blog, about all different types of fabric things, several were made with Sandy's fabric. Take it away Aubrey... 

I cannot remember the first line of Sandy's that I fell in love with, but I know that each one I have seen has spoken to me as a sewist/quilter.  When I started to read Sandy's blog I fell even more in love with her work! She's a little bit goofy, definitely witty, and so talented!

And in case she is reading this, just want to take a moment and say, "HI! Sandy! Love your work!" 

Throughout 2011 I wrote one tutorial a week and several of them featured Sandy's lines, I figured a good way to go over my love affair with Sandy's fabrics is to show you all some of these projects.

To start there was my Valentine Mug Rug which is a great small project to start on and just perfect for the upcoming holiday!  Whip one up for the one you love! :)

The fabric in the mug rug is from the L'Amour line which I fell absolutely in love or amour with (insert my own dorky chuckles here)! 

You can see some more prints from the L'Amour fabric line in this apron I designed.  The pink swirls were fabulous and the little red hearts on the chocolate canvas, wow!  This remains my favorite valentine line of all time!

Valentine Apron

I have a fascination with charm packs, I just adore those piles of 5" squares, and coming up with things to do with them.  This line goes awhile back (about 5 years or so) from 2007, Celebrate Spring.  I was just about to say how much I liked this line, and stopped realizing that I love ALL of Sandy's lines.  Easter is really just around the corner, so here's another small project to put together a Candy Pouch:

Here are a few more items I put together with Celebrate Spring charm squares:

Women's Wallet:

Hair Tie:

And to finish I have to tell you all how much I really loved Frolic!  I made a lot of stuff for myself from that line!  Re-usable snack bags, light weight scarves, a quick wall hanging.  So many fun things!

I still think this little wall hanging is a 10 on the super cute scale!

I thought I put together more tutorials using it, but I must have used up so much for myself that I only had enough fabric to put together one, the  Tiny Ruffle Purse:

So that's a quick overview of my obsession with Sandy Gervais fabric lines.  If you haven't read her blog you definitely check it out here: http://piecesfrommyheart-sgervais.blogspot.com/.  Happy (almost) Valentines day!  My little guy and I are going to make some honey sweetened chocolates - Yum!  Maybe we will wrap them in my L'Amour scraps - how fabulous would that be??

That's some great eye candy,huh? And the best part is that now you have more fun tutorials to use, Be sure to check out Aubrey's other tutorials on her blog and tell her that Sha sent you!

Tomorrow Quilt Jane visits to show us her Lollipop quilt that was featured on Moda Bake Shop (Yay another free pattern!).

And don't forget about the Twist Along starting soon.

Rachaels Lollipops

If you are looking for the giveaway from The Fat Quarter Shop click here.

Today I'd like to welcome Rachael Arnold back to Craizee Corners! Today she shares her Lollipop quilt made with what else...Sandy's Lollipop fabric line.  


Thanks to Sha for having me back to talk about more gorgeous fabric! I’m Rachael, and I talk about all the stuff I make over at raevenfea.com. These days, when I’m not working my 9–5 Web Development gig, I can usually be found sewing, helping remodel our house, sewing, or doing something sewing-related. Okay, and maybe reading (not necessarily about sewing!).

Last spring, I was walking through a LQS thinking that once again, the trip was going to be a bust. There was nothing that fit the idea I had for a quilt I needed to start. But during one last pass, I saw this forlorn looking roll of fabric on a table. It wouldn’t work for what I was shopping for, but the colors and design just kept calling to me. They were fun without being over the top, kid-appropriate without screaming “kids fabric”.

The fabric? Sandy Gervais’ Lollipop line cut into a sort of home-made semi-Jelly Roll that was probably made of scraps (~40 22” strips that ranged from 2.5–3” wide). I didn’t know what I would do with it, but I just couldn’t leave it there.

It sat around for a while, until I was so tired of other projects and deadlines and really just wanted something simple and fun to work on. I dug through my box of stash and found the Lollipop roll. Again, the colors and patterns called “fun, fun, fun, no stress.” Perfect for my state of mind. So, I started sewing the strips together end to end with no goal in mind. Then I sewed the huge strip together side to side, again and again. Then I cut it up a bit, sewed it back together, and ended up with a great baby quilt that was simple to make, simply designed, and so much fun with that fabric (by the way, Gütterman’s Cream-Yellow-Orange variegated thread matches the creams, yellows and oranges in this line perfectly).

The only sad part? I used the whole roll with no leftovers! I love the simplicity of most of these prints. The textures are great, and a lot of the simpler patterns would make wonderful bindings or fill in great with other fabrics in a quilt for someone of any age. My fingers are crossed that I’ll come across more in the future.

While Lollipop is her only collection that has passed through my sewing room thus far, Sandy Gervais’ designs are packed with a sort of fun, almost-nostalgic whimsy that brightens my mood whenever I see them. I can’t wait to see what more she has in store.

As for the Lollipop quilt, it found a new home with my local chapter of Project Linus this past holiday season—I hope it made its way to a little someone and brightened their mood as it did mine.

Thanks Rachael, the quilt is adorable and I am sure making someone very happy right now. I never got any of this line, I think it came out before my quilting life began, but I sure would love to find some now.

I have some other fun news today...

Today I am guest blogging at Sew Sweetness. Sara is doing a week of tutorials from her followers and today is my turn.

My tutorial is for another valentine mug rug, yes I know I was obsessed with V-Day this year.

I hope you go visit Sara and tell her Sha sent you!
Come back tomorrow to see what Audrey from Mauby's has to share.

Sue From Sweet Jane's here!

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Today Sue from Sweet Jane's Quilting and Design is here to talk about a quilt she made with Sandy'snewest line Sassy. I recently found Sue's patterns while 'window shopping' at Fat Quarter Shop :) Her patterns are great! I already have a few on my todo list now!

Thank you Sharon for asking me to share my Sandy Gervais quilt on your Blog! I LOVE Sandy Gervais! I think I bought 3 fat quarter bundles of Frolic, my ALL TIME FAVORITE line of fabric!

I am a quilt pattern designer, and my company name is "Sweet Jane’s". I love looking at Flickr and all of the improvised quilts that people make. There are so many talented quilters out there that just follow their instincts and make beautiful quilts that are one of a kind and amazing! I wanted to try to write a pattern that let people make an "improvised" one of a kind quilt, but with the guidance of a pattern! I decided to write a pattern that uses random lengths of strips. As long as they end up measuring 2 ½" wide, you can use them. It is really a perfect scrap quilt, but I wrote the pattern for layer cakes and fat quarters as well.

I had a lot of fun making the quilts for the pattern. I toyed with the width of sashing to use between the blocks. I thought 2 ½" wide was too little, so I made this quilt with a 3" sashing and I think it is perfect. I also thought putting a border on it would be too busy. It has enough going on in the body of the quilt! My pattern is called "Sassy Frass", I incorporated the "Sassy" fabric name. My friend named it for me, I am terrible at thinking up the names!

Thanks for listening to me chat about my work! Happy quilting!

Thanks Sue for showing us that fun and Sassy quilt! If you are interested in purchasing any of her patterns you can find them in her etsy shop or at The Fat Quarter Shop.

Don't forget to enter the giveaway for a Designer Select FQ kit!

Come back tomorrow for another visit by Rachael Arnold!

Jacqueline is Frolicing for us!

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Today my friend Jacqueline, who blogs at Handmade with Love, is here to share all her great projects. I met J in real life in October at Fall Market, we had a ball going around to all the booths together. Shes also a wonderful quilter and sewist as you will see.  

You know that warm fuzzy feeling you get from a soft blankie or a new pair of jammies?? Yeah. THAT feeling. Well, I just so happened to get the same one when I received an order from eBay. Random, right?? It was when I first started sewing diligently - so, maybe 3 years ago? I had bid on something called a 'charm pack' and pretty much had said if I like it I like it, If I don't, I don't - I wasn't attached, ya know? So, I get this envelope and open it. I instantly fell in love. It was two charm packs (Yes, I had figured out what they were by the time they got here) of L'amour by Sandy Gervais. 

Cute, right? Makes you just say 'awwweeee!' So I had it. And there it sat. For years. (Yes I just said years) As in this line came out in 2009 and I didn't use it until 2011 - and it was NEW JUST OUT when I bought it. 

I had decided to do a quilt-a-long with Melanie (formerly of Above All Fabric) to make this quilt. I figured, its cute, its simple, I HAVE the materials, LETS DO THIS!! 

Well.... I got as far as the 9-patches. And there it sat. And sat. And sat some more. Then I found out that my friend was having a bouncing baby girl. HOORAYY! Reason to finish!! The finish came out fantastic. 

For those of you on Twitter (@jmmaxman here) you may have seen that I posted that the hubs was shopping in my stash. He was shopping for the sashing fabric because he tells me at the 11th hour that he didn't like what I had chosen. "It looks dirty - change it" Gee, if it were that simple! Well, it was that simple. He chose the light blue and its growing on me. Baby Brinlynn will look fantastic snuggled on it with her dark hair.

On another note, I have this AMAZING tree in my front yard - the documentation on this area puts this walnut tree at over 150 years old. We don't run the air conditioning in the summer. At all. Even in over 100* weather. 

AND it makes for great photos.  

At Christmas time year before last I got the wild idea to make my Gram a quilt. She is a quilter. Or she was until her eyesight became too poor. She says she misses it. I now understand what she means. I would miss it too. I had purchased a jelly roll of Frolic by Sandy Gervais at the LQS. I had NO idea what I was going to do with it, but I loved it. Instantly. Frolic spoke to my inner child. The funky flowers, the swirls, the colors. They reminded me of the wild flowers with the yellows, greens, and orangey-reds from when I was a kid on the ranch. Yes, I was a ranch kid. So, my Gram got a quilt. 

(You can see her hair pokin out the top!)

I used a Moda Bakeshop recipe. I cannot remember which. (SORRY!) I backed it with red cuddles.

She loved it. She sat and had a little cry over it. She sniffled a little and shared that no one had made her a quilt since her mamma did for her wedding to my Grouchy Poppa. That made me tear up. It was such an awe-struck feeling to make her feel that good. AND she loved the fabric. I was a little worried that she wouldn't - its a little modern, a little funky, but she seriously LOVED it. 

THIS Christmas I used scraps to make some zippy pouches for the teen girls in my life - I filled them with goodies and away they went. Well, all except this one. Which just happens to be some Frolic left overs... 

Isn't it cute!!! This one I think I'm keeping. My mom has tried stealing it already!! Or maybe she just wanted the leftover Christmas candy that had been stashed in it... I do love me some Hershey's kisses!! 

I hope everyone has a GREAT week!! 

Make sure to stop back in at Sha's blog to see the rest of what she has goin' on for her 

Sandy Gervais spotlight! 

xo

Jacqueline

Don't you just love those quilts? And the bag is adorable. I have some left over frolic too, guess what I'll be making with it?

Thank J for sharing this with us! If you are new to Jacquelines blog you should check out her post today and tell her Sha sent you.

Remember to enter the giveaway for a Designer Select FQ kit. Click here to enter.

Come back tomorrow for some more Sandy Gervais fun.