It's Christmas in......August!

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08/26/2014

It's Christmas in......August!

Welcome to my little corner of Quilter's Newsletter's Best Christmas Blog Tour! Quilter's Newsletter is one of my fav publications (yours too, right?) - not only for the terrific eye candy in each issue, but also (IMHO) for the wealth of knowledge that is shared. I always look forward to seeing new techniques and challenging projects - and a few not as challenging for "those" days.

I'm thrilled to again be part of one of their wonderful issues! And I do so love Christmas! How clever to put the Christmas issue out now, so we'll all have time to stitch up some wonderful projects for our holiday decor and for some heartfelt gift-giving too!

Here's my little slice of Christmas cheer - a "Prismatic Tannenbaum" wallhanging. Now, I'm a sucker for batiks. There's something so rich and "deep" about them. I did this one in a selection of Island Batiks basics - and although the fabrics may have come from their basics line, I think the end result is anything but basic! And the charm (ha - no pun intended) of a charm, or one patch, project is that cutting is easy. These triangles really were a breeze to stitch together. I hope you'll share your version if you choose to make my project from the magazine. I'd love to see your interpretation.

I have a friend (Miss Ann) that I think would bling this out and make into a true Christmas jewel. In fact, she's known for her touches of glam on her quilting projects. Yep - I can just see her Tannenbaum all bejeweled and sparkling!

And wouldn't this be fun in fall colors too?

Hey - before you go, don't forget to enter for a chance to win a bundle of Christmas fabrics from the wonderful folks at Quilter's Newsletter. I'll choose a name at random from all comments posted to the blog Wednesday, August 27th. Remember, anyone that hasn't won a prize from Quilter's Newsletter in the past 90 days is eligible. Good luck!

Oh - and don't forget to check out all the other sneek peaks at projects from the issue:

Monday August 25:

Jen Daly -- http://www.jendalydesign.com/

Tracy Souza -- http://www.plumcutedesigns.com/?page_id=473

Tuesday August 26:

Marcia Harmening -- http://www.happystashquilts.com/blogs/news

Debbie Grifka -- http://www.eschhousequilts.com/

Wednesday August 27:

Susan Geddes -- QN Blog http://www.quiltersnewsletter.com/blogs/insideqn/

Tammy Silvers -- http://www.tamarinis.typepad.com/ (hey - that's me!)

Thursday August 28:

Gigi Khalsa -- QN Blog http://www.quiltersnewsletter.com/blogs/insideqn/

Karen Gibbs -- http://designsbykarengibbs.com/

Friday August 29:

Mary Kate Karr-Petras -- QN Blog http://www.quiltersnewsletter.com/blogs/insideqn/

Janet Jo Smith -- http://dyesmithy.com/category/threads-of-thought/

Patti Carey -- http://pattispatchwork.com/

Pssttt......

If you're looking for some great ideas for quilty gifts, you might want to check out my Craftsy class - Quick Quilted Gifts. And, just for you (don't you feel special???), here's a link to the class at $15.00 off!

Comments for the contest are closed now. Thanks to everyone for participating - and good luck!

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And wouldn't this be fun in fall colors too?

Oh - and don't forget to check out all the other sneek peaks at projects from the issue:

Pssttt......

Comments for the contest are closed now. Thanks to everyone for participating - and good luck!

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08/26/2014