Friday Give-Away – Inchie Quilts
Congratulations to last week’s winner #13 Trish. She won the custom quilted baby quilt from Donna Westerkamp. Thanks Donna for the unique give-away.
This week’s give-away is from Nadine Ruggles of DreamWeaver’s Quilts Studio. Included in the give-away is a copy of her book, Inchie Quilts and the InchieSee & InchieDo Viewer Tool and Ruler Set.
About Nadine:
Nadine Ruggles has been sewing and crafting since childhood, and was caught by the quilting bug in 1990. She wanted to make "just one (large) quilt" for the bed, and, of course, couldn’t stop quilting after that. Being mostly self-taught, Nadine sees each new quilt as a challenge, and she applies her special talents for fabric selection, precision piecing, elegant quilting and unexpected embellishments to traditional blocks to create innovative quilt art pieces.
Nadine lives in Angelbachtal, Germany, where she teaches classes and workshops in a variety of quilting and embellishment techniques. She has been the recipient of numerous awards for her machine quilting and innovative piecing. Her quilts have been exhibited across the United States in quilt shows, galleries and museums, and her newest work and techniques are featured in Inchie Quilts, published by the American Quilter’s Society.
Nadine has an entertaining blog and an online shop. Be sure to also check out The Daily Stitch a favourite morning read of mine.
Inchie Quilts:
Quilted and embellished with beads, crystals, fibers, and found objects, each is a miniature work of art. Inchies can be incorporated into traditional, contemporary, and art quilts as an integral part of the quilt design. They add dimension and interest to quilts both large and small. You can even rearrange the Inchies because they are attached with Velcro® tape!
This is a mixed technique and pattern book that provides complete instructions for those who like to follow a pattern as well as many ideas that will inspire fabric artists to innovate and adapt the Inchie techniques and concepts to their own quilts in new ways.
Check out the Inchie Quilts web site for more information and you can even get daily inspiration with the Daily Inchie delivered to your inbox or RSS reader.
InchieSee & InchieDo Viewer Tool and Ruler Set
Design and make Inchies quickly and easily with the InchieSee & InchieDo Viewer Tool and Ruler Set. The InchieSee & InchieDo Viewer Tool and Ruler Set is just what you need to make planning and cutting Inchies easy!
Use the double-sided InchieSee Viewer Tool with the Inchie-sized window to preview light or dark fabrics for Inchies or to fussy cut motifs. The InchieDo Ruler has very thin lines, open intersections and fussy cut centering marks to make it easy to keep your Inchies on the "straight and square". Great for Inchies, Twinchies, ATC’s and other small scale patchwork and embellishments. Easy to use, and complete instructions and tips included!
To enter the give-away, please leave a comment below. The contest closes September 24, 2009. One winner will be randomly chosen.
Inchie Ornaments – Christmas Swap
Nadine also created the fabulous Inchie Ornaments Tutorial for the first-ever Inchie Ornaments swap hosted by the Quilting Gallery. Come join the fun trying this new technique and make some new friends.
UPDATE: This contest is now closed. Congrats to #45 Laura West Kong on winning the Inchie Quilts Book and ruler/tool set.
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What a cool give away! I found Nadine’s site sometime ago and have had the daily inchie on my blog…
Sure would like to win this one, but will buy the book and tools anyway
Please count me in on this great giveaway!
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Please, enter me in this great giveaway, I would love to win this book ! Hugs from France.
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These look adorable. Please include me.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(Dot)com
I saw these and thought that they were cute and would be great extra goodies. Used a nondescript material for practice and I can see that these are going to be fun. Time to go through the remnant box!
And yes enter me in the giveaway!
Great giveaway! I would love to win the book.
fabulous giveaway. I would love to own Nadines book.
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very nice looking book can’t wait to see inside it
Now this I would love to win!!!
Here’s hoping.
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oooooooh…ooooooh…oooooooh… I want this one! These inchies are just the project that I have been looking for. I can take them with me in a plastic baggy and embellish them as I go without having to drag a HUGE project around! Thanks!
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Pick me..pick me …PLEASE!! Love the blog too!
Great giveaway this week!
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Very interesting. Would love to win and try this out.
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Nice looking book. The inchiedo ruler sounds great!
Cheers,
Deb
Hope I’m a winner!
Congrats to Trish!! Now . . . my turn! :) Inchie quilts look fun — and *very* challenging!
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This looks like something interesting to try. Count me in.
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I enjoyed the tute you gave for the inchie ornament swap. I hadn’t seen this kind of thing before. Would love to read up on inchies and see what an embellished inchie quilt looks like.
I would love to learn this method – thanks a bunch!!!
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a very nice giveaway. I didn’t make inchies yet. It would be a very nice start.
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The book giveaway is awesome! Thanks for the chance!
These inchies look really interesting! Something small sounds good right about now! Thanks and have a GREAT TGIF!!!
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Hi! Very interesting! Thanks for the chance to would them! Please include me!! Hugs!!!
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amazing, love ‘em
I can’t believe it’s Friday already again. Time is going way to fast…..please enter me!
Thanks for the great giveaways
enter me please
I got the itch for an inchie!
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So many cool quilting ideas… and here’s another one. I enjoy the quilting gallery and thanks again for another great give-away!
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Please enter my name in this give-away. I love trying new things.
Marge
I’ve been reading (seeing) the Inchies for sometime … I think I’m ready to give it a go as soon as I win. LOL
thanks for the wonderful giveaway, please throw me into the pot.
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Incluyame en el sorteo, ya tengo el inchie del dia en mi blog. Pero me encantaria ganar el libro
Nadine has a very lovely book.At least we don’t have to rush out and buy heaps of material for this book. Happy days.
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Looks liek a great book! Please include me in the give away!
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That’s so cool! I would love it! : )
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This would be a fun one to win, please count me in!
hola
Me gustarÃa mucho participar en este sorteo, espero tener suerte
Me gustarÃa estar incluida en el Sorteo. Muchas gracias!!!! Marcela
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Would love to try this one.
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Please count me in
I’m interested in Inchie quilts. If I will be able to make Inchies well,I might participate in Christmas Swap.
WOW the patience it must take, I’d love to try making an inchie quilt. I wasn’t aware special tools were required? The book must be very helpful in helping first timers make one properly.
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I love inchies and have made hundreds of them, should really love to get some tools!
I find the idea of inchies very intriguing – anything to make me a better crafter….
thank you for this great chance. a great book
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Inchies are so much fun! The Inchie See & Inchie Do looks great too. =(^_^)=
I have seen your work, love it and hope to get a chance to read your book!
Please, enter me in this great giveaway, I would love to win this book ! Hugs from Brazil
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seems a very nice book!
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Inchies are the cutest thing I have seen in a long time. I can’t wait to try one. I would love to own Nadine’s book.
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Wow, I can see many uses for these inchies. Thank you for your weekly drawings and for those that donate them.
Inchies sound like a heck of a lot of fun. Thanks for the contest!
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I’ve just visited Dreamweavers Quilts Studio, what a wonderful site!! lots of wonderful inspiration,
I’m really interested in these Inchie quilts, what a concept!
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Great Giveaway!
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count me in please
gill
having just discovered Inches and entered the swap, I would love to be counted in please
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Oh, I would love to win Nadine’s bokk in this great Give-Away!
Hugs from Annelise in Denmark
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Would love to win this!
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I’ve been wanting to try inchies so this would make a good start!
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I have made inchies with paper, but never with fabric. Will definitely have to give this a try!
Thanks Michele for this and everything…will get your link up on my wall!
Tina
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Love the book, and the gadget!!!! Would love to win this one.
I would love this book! Thanks for the giveaway!
these are very neat. My daughter would even make them with me. And getting a teenager in high school to do anything with you is a challenge. I hope I win!!
Sounds like a great new technique!
What a neat giveaway. Thanks!
I love techniques that allow people to try new techniques without huge commitments of time or money. If you like it, you can try it again, and/or on something larger.
The inchie quilt looks interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Looks interesting! I’ll have to put this in my “Christmas Wish List”.
Have been drooling over this book in the bookstore…maybe it wants to find it’s way to my house!
INCHIES RULE!!! love to get my hands on those specialty tools – that would be awesome to have – I’m enjoying the ‘daily inchie’ and hope to make dozens of these for Christmas. Getting started today! I have just the right sparkly white fabric – can’t wait to get started.
I am always looking for new art quilt techniques and ideas, and would love to win this book and tool set.
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inchies plus are my thing. the inch and a half size seems perfect for me. i have even put several together as my name badge for quilt guild meetings. would love the inspiration the book and cool tools would provde. thanks.
How adorable are these! Please enter me as well. Thank you!
i love giveaways! what fun!
Congrats Trish!
I am very curious about this new technique, Inchies. I’d love to learn more about this type of quilting, oh please let me win!!
Inchy tools, sounds like a lot of fun. Especially with all the scraps I have, would be a great fun way to use them to make quilts for all the seasons. I hope I win…..HEHEHE
I have read a lot about the Inchies and would like to try the technique. Sounds like fun.
Inchies are really fun to make and to share!
Sounds good! Something new!
I saw this mentioned a few months back, but haven’t gotten around to trying it. What a wonderful jump-start this would be! Please enter my name. Thanks!
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Itching to inchie!
I am thrilled to have discovered Inchies! I really need something small but fascinating, that I can withdraw into as I am really stressed at the moment! I’m thinking Christmas inchies already…
I think I might see if I can get my children into this too – big stitch inchies???
What a fun new technique! I’d love to try this. I’ll be linking to the Inchie Ornament tutorial on my blog, and my Christmas and Quilting pages. Thanks for the info!
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I’ve never made an inchie, but am very curious about them. I would love to win this and learn more!
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I SOOOO want this stuff!
I would love to see how these tiny jewels are incorporated into quilts.
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What a great giveaway – I hope I’m not too late to be entered to win!
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What a generous thing to do! Quilters love books and yours look delightful!
well i never what an inchie was until i joined quilters gallery and started participating in these swaps! i am hooked and addicted to this wonderful website and the swaps! thank you so much, i would love to win!! cynthia