Congratulations to Dawn for winning last week’s Quilts for Fathers quilt contest with her gorgeous Compass Rose quilt. She wins a gift certificate from Around the Block Quilters Shop.

This week’s theme is Friendships and is sponsored by Revell Books and Mary Tatem. Two lucky winners will each win one of Mary’s new books. I’m looking forward to reading about and seeing all your beautiful quilts.

Keep in mind that you can interpret the theme in many ways. You may wish to submit a quilt that you made for a friend, or a quilt made with blocks from friends, etc. Note: for this weekly contest only, I will accept submissions of quilts that were given to you by dear friends that are sadly no longer with us. Please use the description field to tell us your quilt story.

To enter the weekly contest, read the rules and guidelines, then submit your quilt photo by Thursday. Voting will start on Friday and last until Sunday night.

Quilt of Faith by Mary Tatem

We were first introduced to Mary Tatem a few weeks ago. Mary has written two new books: Quilt of Joy – Stories of Hope from the Patchwork Life, and Quilt of Faith – Stories of Comfort from the Patchwork Life. Read more about Quilt of Joy here.

Inspiring stories to brighten your day

For hundreds of years, industrious women have been creating objects of beauty and comfort from discarded scraps of fabric. In the same way, God takes the bits and pieces of our disjointed lives and puts them together to form something altogether new and useful. Through heartwarming stories inspired by twelve beloved quilt patterns, Mary Tatem uncovers spiritual insights that offer comfort like a cozy quilt.

You’ll enjoy stories featuring the following quilt blocks:

• Grandmother’s Flower Garden
• Dresden Plate
• Sunbonnet Sue
• Lone Star
• Ohio Star
• Grandmother’s Fan
• Log Cabin
• Rail Fence
• Flying Geese
• Double Wedding Ring
• Baltimore Album
• Grandmother’s Flower Basket

Whether you’re a quilter or quilt lover, Quilt of Faith will show you how to see God’s hand at work in your life.

"Mary Tatem’s gentle stories and tender prayers framed by Scripture and lovely illustrations offer the comfort of a quilt as she comes along beside us to bring nurture to our days." – Jane Kirkpatrick, award-winning author, A Mending at the Edge and Aurora: An American Experience in Quilt, Community and Craft.

"Mary’s stories always point to the grace and comfort of our heavenly Father. Quilt of Faith will make a marvelous gift, a real keeper to pass on to those you love." – Lauraine Snelling, author, the Red River series, the Daughters of Blessing series, and One Perfect Day.

Visit Mary at her website: www.marytatem.com or purchase her books.

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Please share the logo below on your own blog. The more contestants, the more exciting the contests!

There are still a few weekly sponsorship opportunities left this year. Please contact me if you’re interested. It’s a fabulous opportunity to showcase new notions and fabrics.

The theme for this week’s virtual quilt contest is Quilts for Fathers. The quilts are gorgeous.

The winner of this week’s contest will receive a $30 gift certificate from Around the Block Quilters Shop in Illinois.

Thanks to the sponsor and also to everyone that entered.

Now it’s time for you to vote for your favourite!!

• Voting is open Friday – Sunday @ 11:59 p.m.
• One vote per IP address (NOT email address), so have your family and friends cast a ballot for their favourite quilt (from home if you send it to coworkers)
• Winner announced Monday!
• New: in the event of a tie at the end of voting, 5 random Facebook quilters will be asked to vote again to break the tie.

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Next week’s theme is Friendships. Keep in mind that you can interpret the theme in many ways. You may wish to submit a quilt that you made for a friend, or a quilt made with blocks from friends, etc. Note: for this weekly contest only, I will accept submissions of quilts that were given to you by dear friends that are sadly no longer with us. Please use the description field to tell us your quilt story. I’m looking forward to seeing your beautiful quilts. Get your cameras out!

The voting schedule for next week may shift slightly due to the Canadian and American holidays. Check the blog for the most recent information.

Facebook, email subscribers and RSS readers: You need to visit the Quilting Gallery blog to vote: CLICK HERE

Congratulations to last week’s winners of the Story Quilts weekly contest:

First place goes to Sheila Craigie with Wee Village

Tied for second and third place winners were

Wanda Robinson with Aaron’s Nursery Rhyme Quilt

and Dolores with Story Time

The winners will each receive one of Mary Tatem’s new books Quilt of Joy or Quilt of Faith. Fine out more about these lovely books and purchase them.

This week’s theme is Fathers and is sponsored by Around the Block Quilters Shop. To enter the weekly contest, read the rules and guidelines, then submit your quilt photo by Thursday. Voting will start on Friday and last until Sunday night.

Around the Block Quilters Shop

Take a peek Around the Block and see “sew” many wonderful project ideas, beautiful fabrics, unbelievable clearance prices ($5.00 per yard!!!), and kits in popular colors and styles, even Mystery Quilts!

New this week – Adoring.

This Christmas Collection is modern and charming. Here are the kits from this collection.

Angelic

In a Manger

Ice Crystals

Tree Trimming

Check out the Block of the Month programs that are ready and waiting.

Star Light, Star Bright BOM

By the end of this week we should have the “Tidings” line by Nancy Halverson and the “Surfin’ Monkeys” online. If you can’t wait until they are online, just call (618-624-3645) and we will take your order over the phone.

Tidings

Surfin' Monkeys - Aqua

Surfin' Monkeys - Yellow/Orange

The winner of this weeks contest will receive a $30.00 Gift Certificate good for any purchase at Around the Block Quilters Shop through July 3,2010. (Excludes shipping costs. please.)

Perhaps you will want to stay with this weeks theme of Fathers, and use your gift certificate to purchase this macho “Be a Man” Kit.

Be a Man Kit

Happy Quilting!!!

Blog It

Please share the logo below on your own blog. The more contestants, the more exciting the contests!

There are still a few weekly sponsorship opportunities left this year. Please contact me if you’re interested. It’s a fabulous opportunity to showcase new notions and fabrics.

The theme for this week’s virtual quilt contest is Story Quilts. The quilts are fantastic. Thanks to everyone that entered.

The first and second place winner of this week’s contest will each receive one of Mary Tatem’s new books Quilt of Joy or Quilt of Faith. Fine out more about these lovely books and to purchase them.

Now it’s time for you to vote for your favourite!!

• Voting is open Friday – Sunday @ 11:59 p.m.
• One vote per IP address (NOT email address), so have your family and friends cast a ballot for their favourite quilt (from home if you send it to coworkers)
• Winner announced Monday!

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Next week’s theme is Fathers. I’m looking forward to seeing your beautiful quilts. Get your cameras out!

Facebook, email subscribers and RSS readers: You need to visit the Quilting Gallery blog to vote: CLICK HERE

Come join the fun!! Along with Erin Russek from One Piece at a Time, I’m thrilled to host the latest swap here at the Quilting Gallery: Applique Posy Needle Case Swap. It’s very cute, and super easy to make.

A perfect project for a rainy summer afternoon or a cold and drizzling day for friends in the Southern Hemisphere. It’s so quick to make, I’d suggest making up several as early Christmas presents for your quilting buddies.

For the swap, you can choose your applique method of choice. Erin’s put together a great two-part tutorial showing you step-by-step how to put the needle case together: part 1 and part 2.

Registration closes July 5th. Partner information will be sent by July 8th. The deadline to mail your needle case is August 17th for overseas shipments and August 24th for domestic shipments (and between Canada and the USA).

Join the FUN:

• swap guidelines
• registration
• participants
• Flickr group
• download applique pattern [PDF file]

Congratulations to Anne Maundrell for winning last week’s Sunrise/Sunset quilt contest with her gorgeous Cat at Sunset tribute quilt to her kitty Aicha. She wins a pack of Fig Tree Quilts patterns donated by Jojo’s Quilt Shoppe.

This week’s theme is Story Quilts and is sponsored by Revell Books and Mary Tatem. Two lucky winners will each win one of Mary’s new books. I’m looking forward to reading about and seeing all your beautiful quilts that tell a story.

To enter the weekly contest, read the rules and guidelines, then submit your quilt photo by Thursday. Voting will start on Friday and last until Sunday night.

Quilt of Joy by Mary Tatem

We were first introduced to Mary Tatem a couple of weeks ago. Mary has written two new books: Quilt of Joy – Stories of Hope from the Patchwork Life, and Quilt of Faith – Stories of Comfort from the Patchwork Life. You’ll learn more about Quilt of Faith in a couple of weeks.

Draw these stories around yourself like a well-loved quilt.

Quilters flip through books and magazines and sort through scraps of fabric when planning a new quilt. But when God created you, he took even more time and care than even the most careful quilter. Through inspiring stories based around twelve beloved quilt patterns, Mary Tatem uncovers the joy we have in God and the hope of beautiful things yet to come.

You’ll enjoy stories featuring the following quilt blocks:

• Pickle Dish
• Pine Tree
• Bear Claw
• Crazy Quilt
• School House
• Drunkard’s Path
• Tumbling Blocks
• Le Moyne Star
• Love Apple
• Mariner’s Compass
• Rose of Sharon
• Wandering Foot

Whether you’re a quilter or quilt lover, Quilt of Joy will reassure you of God’s faithfulness and his desire to bring blessing to your life.

"You don’t have to be a quilter to appreciate Mary Tatem’s Quilt of Joy. Take a stitch toward sewing joy into your life every day by reading one of Mary’s treasured insights. You’ll be pleased you did!" – Jane Kirkpatrick, award-winning author, A Mending at the Edge and Aurora: An American Experience in Quilt, Community and Craft.

Visit Mary at her website: www.marytatem.com or purchase her books.

Blog It

Please share the logo below on your own blog. The more contestants, the more exciting the contests!

There are still a few weekly sponsorship opportunities left this year. Please contact me if you’re interested. It’s a fabulous opportunity to showcase new notions and fabrics.