The theme for this week’s quilt contest is Quilts with Triangles. Patchwork Gracie Fabrics are back this week as our sponsor and they’ve donated two $25 gift certificates for use in their online shop.

Grab yourself a cup of coffee or two and browse the gorgeous Wildlife, etc. Quilts for this week’s themed quilt contest. I know we’ll all have a difficult time picking just one favourite, so this week the voting system has changed to allow you to pick more than one favourite.

Some pictures of Spring from a walk in my neighbourhood last weekend.

Please join me in welcoming today’s guest blogger, Beth Helfter, as she shares with us her quilting journey. Leave a comment for a chance to win a kit of Beth’s Funky Tree Farm pattern too.

Once again, I am totally amazed at the fabulously creative and inspiring work of everyone participating in the fabric basket swap. So many unique creations have been made and sent off to secret partners around the world.

Please join me in welcoming Linda Hubalek as she with us her Trail of Thread book series and quilts from her ancestors. One lucky blog reader will also win an ebook.

The theme for this week’s quilt contest is Wildlife, etc. and the three quilters with the most votes will each win a one-year subscription to The Quilt Pattern Magazine.

Grab yourself a cup of coffee and browse the Birds & Insects Quilts for this week’s themed quilt contest. I think we’ll all have a difficult time picking just one favourite.

Want to host a Quilt Along but not sure how? Ebony Love provides some great tips. Check out the Big Reveal of her current Go Quilt Along. She’s also planning a new Quilt Along featuring hexagons and circles, check it out.

Quilty news from Florida, Russia, New York, Alabama, Canada and Japan. You don’t want to miss seeing the awesome branding selected for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Russia.

The theme for this week’s quilt contest is Birds and Insects. Saral Paper Corp. has generously donated great prizes for the first, second and third place quilters with the most votes at the end of the weekend. Submit your quilt!

Grab yourself a cup of coffee and browse the colourful Spring Garden Quilts for this week’s themed quilt contest.

Please join me in welcoming today’s guest blogger Marié du Toit from South Africa as she shares her journey with machine embroidery and digitizing designs for quilts.

Attending Spring Market this week? Meet up with fellow quilters at a few events coming up in Salt Lake City, Utah, or get the latest Quilt Market news from fellow bloggers.

Reading, history and quilts … my perfect pastimes all rolled into one. I’m currently reading book one of Linda Hubalek’s Trail of Thread series, and enjoying it immensely.

The theme for this week’s contest is Spring Garden and I’m thrilled to introduce you to a new sponsor, Sue Pelland Designs. I had the pleasure of meeting Sue at last year’s Quilt Market and seeing her demonstrate her Leaves Galore Templates in person.

My niece Lucy, who turned 5 at the end of February, is in junior kindergarten. This week’s letter is Q. Look what she drew…

Grab yourself a cup of coffee and browse the gorgeous quilts for Mothers for this week’s themed quilt contest. Also, enjoy 20% savings on two unique products from Guidelines4Quilting.com.

Please join me in welcoming today’s guest blogger, Cathy Parker, as she shares with us her journey as a quilter, quilt shop owner, and finally a designer of super cute Redwork patterns.

The theme for this week’s contest is Mother’s and I’m thrilled to introduce you to a new sponsor that makes unique quilting tools that I’m sure you’ll find very useful: Guidelines4Quilting.com.