Congratulations to last week’s winners: #15 Christine, #31 Barbara, #7 Penny and #64 Mindy. They each won one of the gorgeous appliqué patterns donated by Sisters’ Scraps Quilt Shop from last week’s give-away.

This week’s Friday Give-Away is a pair of 8″ Fabric Shears donated by the Simplicity Creative Group.

I was very fortunate to have Simplicity as my booth neighbour at Spring Market and to meet Michele Muska there. We were able to chat at various times throughout the weekend. I am grateful for her ideas, wisdom, support and generosity.

Spring Market Booth Photos

Here are a couple of their booth photos.

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Congratulations to last week’s winners: #49 Sue and #106 Jenice. They each won a fat quarter pack donated by the West Plains Quilt Company.

This week’s Friday Give-Away is four gorgeous appliqué patterns generously donated by Sisters’ Scraps Quilt Shop of Amarillo, Texas.

Sisters’ Scraps Quilt Shop was started six years ago when five quilting friends decided to open a quilt shop together. They opened on historic Route 66 and quickly outgrew their first home and moved to their present, easy-to-find location.

They offer 3,200 sq. feet of great shopping which includes 2,500 bolts of quilters cotton, original quilt designs, hand embroidery patterns and supplies, and beautiful and affordable Block-of-the-Month programs. Their shop is filled with beautiful samples to inspire and motivate you in your creative endeavors. You will always find a helpful, friendly staff ready to assist you with your quilting projects. Sisters’ Scraps was selected as one of the ten quilt shops featured in the May 2008 edition of Quilt Sampler magazine.

Visit their web site: Sisters’ Scraps Quilt Shop

Two of each of these patterns will be given away to four lucky winners:

Baskets in Bloom – This pretty baskets of flowers pattern is an original design from Sisters’ Scraps. The quilt measures approximately 61″ x 62″.

Autumn Spendor – This Sisters’ Scraps original design combines both pieced and appliqué blocks to make this a quilt to “Fall” in love with. The finished size is 54″ x 61″.

To win, please leave a comment below. Contest closes Thursday, June 18, 2009. Many thanks to Sisters’ Scraps for their wonderful donation.

UPDATE: This contest is now closed. Congratulations to #15 Christine, #31 Barbara, #7 Penny and #64 Mindy. View the latest Friday Give-Away.

This week’s Friday Give-Away are two gorgeous fat quarter packs graciously donated by West Plains Quilt Company in Spokane, Washington.

The West Plains Quilt Company is a family run business. They have a passion for traditional, prairie style folk art fabric and beautiful florals. The result is a collection of fabrics in the “Prairie Chic” style.

They come from a strong military background which often reflects some of their American heritage style fabric choices. Because of their military ties, they will always offer military discounts.

Visit their web site: West Plains Quilt Company and they have a blog too.

To win one of these gorgeous fat quarter bundles from P&B Textiles, just leave a comment below. Two winners will be chosen next Thursday.

If you would like to donate a prize for the weekly Friday Give-Aways, please read Option 7 on the Advertising page.

UPDATE: The contest is now closed. Congratulations to #49 Sue and #106 Jenice.

I’m very excited to announce that tomorrow will be the start of Friday Give-Aways here on the Quilting Gallery. I’ve received many fabulous donations from sponsors that I’m sure you’ll love. This will be a regular feature here, until I run out of sponsors, which hopefully won’t happen any time soon. If you wish to sponsor a give-away, please review Option 7 on the Advertising page.

Friday is the last day to save 50% off the regular rates for the Quilt Shop Locator. I’m thrilled that there are now 85 shops listed representing 29 states and four countries. Join today!

Is your favourite LQS listed? If not, please send them an email or give them a call to tell them about the Quilt Shop Locator. Thanks!

The first-ever press release from the Quilting Gallery is going out today. I’ve never done a press release before, even though I’ve had a business for 11 years. My sister did a great job taking my ideas and coming up with the release for me. Thanks sis, and also to C (you know who you are!).

I finally wrote my own guest blogger post, which you can find under the About page. I’ve been meaning to write that page for ages, and am glad it’s now done.

Look for a new photo contest starting early next week. It’s going to be a tonne of fun.

See you tomorrow for the first Friday Give-Away. I’ve included the code below if you wish to add the graphic on your site too.