Quick stats:
- Total submissions: 17
- Total countries: 6
- Total provinces: 2
- Total states: 9
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Blueprint By: Christine Herald, New Zealand 20 year old son was most put out he didn’t have a quilt made by ‘Mum’ so….for his 21st he decided his quilt would be a likeness to his Paper Tiger catamaran Blueprint, by then the centre panel was started… 2 years later he finally got his quilt, “was worth the wait mum” what do you think??? Quilt size: width: 60" height: 76" |
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Box of Crayons By: mindless, Washington, USA This quilt started with the backing fabric:I fell in love with Heidi Grace Designs-Reagan’s Closet. It screamed for a colorful, fun top so I used SWIRL by Whistler Studios & scraps from my stash. Then I hand quilted designs that I copied from the backing fabric. I quilt from Wa state. Quilt size: width: 51" height: 72" |
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Ella’s Pink and Purple By: Kristin Donnelly, Indiana, USA Made for my niece Eloise. Variation on Ellen Burns’ Quilt in a Day Log Cabin. Quilt size: width: 50" height: 70" |
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Even Ants Need Refreshment By: Rhonda Lawton, Texas, USA It’s hot here in Texas & I hadn’t eaten any watermelon yet so that was on my mind as I made this little summer fun mug rug with a couple of ants who showed up. Quilt size: width: 9.5" height: 5.0" |
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Farmers Market By: Erika Rutten, Netherlands I started this quilt years ago and when the blocks were done life happened and the blocks ended up in a drawer. Quilt size: width: 44" height: 45" |
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Lasst Rays By: Phyllis Cullen, Hawaii, USA Our sunsets over the ocean are beautiful here in Hawaii. I use hand dyed and commercial fabrics with the stained glass method that I developed and teach to share our island’s endless summers Quilt size: width: 18" height: 24" |
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Monkey Business By: Sandie Hrycyk, Ontario, Canada Hoffman’s Last Banana fabric was just the thing for a summer time child’s quilt. The pattern is Catchanap from Pieced Tree. I made a baby quilt of my own design with the scrap fabric. I quilted it a pattern of free motion leaves and circles. Just right for a jungle! Quilt size: width: 50" height: 55" |
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Mysterious Letter P By: Persimon Dreams, Wisconsin, USA The Mysterious Letter P quilt was inspired by a local quilt show challenge. We were told to make a quilt inspired by a letter and give at least five clues as to what that letter was. I chose the letter P and included – pinwheels, plus signs, pink, purple, plaid, peace, print, polka dots, and more! Quilt size: width: 26" height: 26" |
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Pure Hearts By: Linda Douglas, Montana, USA Neat little hand+machine pieced+quilted wall hanging of “Pure” fabrics from Sweetwater looks so neat hung on our porch in Summer! Quilt size: width: 14" height: 14" |
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Sea Turtles By: Debbie Lange Quilting, Indiana, USA Our family vacations at the beach. One summer we watched a turtle nest hatch. To commemorate the event I designed and stitched this quilt for my brother. The Mother’s back is a Radiating star. The small hatching turtles are my variation on the Drunkards Path. The heads are dimensional, they flap! Quilt size: width: 80" height: 86" |
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Seagull Lake Sunset By: Beret Nelson, Alaska, USA A friend took this picture of her family canoeing at the camp where I grew up, met my husband, and got married. (the chapel is on a hill in the background) The camp had recently been largely burned in a forest fire, but in this sunset picture, it was possible to imagine it hadn’t changed… Quilt size: width: 30" height: 24" |
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SOW GOOD DEEDS By: Linda Douglas, Montana, USA “SOW GOOD DEEDS” IS A PERT LITTLE CROSS STITCH PIECE BORDERED BY MATCHING REDS AND YELLOWS! IT IS MACHINE PIECED WITH A FREE MOTION BORDER AND BOUND WITH RED GINGHAM! LOTS OF FUN TO MAKE! Quilt size: width: 18" height: 28" |
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Summer purse By: Summer purse, Norway Made this summer purse to a friend. The purse has two pocked outside and a lot inside. Quilt size: width: 18" height: 20" |
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Summer’s first quilt By: Alison Saunders, Missouri, USA This was the first quilt that I ever quilted and it was done this summer! It was a practice quilt made from leftover HST from a graduation quilt for a friend’s son. So, this one will be for his first child. I used a long-arm quilting machine to quilt musical notes into it as he loves guitars. Quilt size: width: 40" height: 40" |
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Sunshine Melody By: Fiona, Australia These colours are so summery to me and the quilt is called Sunshine Melody. There is piecing and a lot of applique for the flowers. The quilt is designed by Dawn Hay and pieced and quilted by me and given to a daughter in law who lives in the tropics… Quilt size: width: 55.5" height: 68" |
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Sweet Summer Days By: Gale Lavers, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Sew Along with Ellison Lane Blog June 2013. All blocks paper pieced and we got to decide how we wanted to finish it. I added sashing in the background color to make the treats stand out and added fusible lettering. Love how it turned out and really enjoyed the sew along. Thanks Jennifer Mathis. Quilt size: width: 24" height: 30" |
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Where’s The Beach? By: Kathleen Brown, Illinois, USA A swimsuit, towel, and flip flops….. what more do you need for summer fun?! Well, except the beach, of course! Quilt size: width: 6" height: 6" |
My favorite summer activities are outdoor plays at night and reading.
Love Vicki’s fabrics!
My favorite summer activities are gardening and quilting on the screened porch in the evening.
Favorite summer activity is indulging in a good book while sitting on the back deck or down at city beach.
I love garage sale shopping and quilting is a favorite year-round.
The best thing about summer is going fishing. My husband and I go catfishing as much as possible. The best thing about it I always catch more and bigger fish than him! Love it! :)
My favorite summer activity is finding a cool or shady spot to read and sip iced tea.
I love hiking and camping in the summertime but haven’t had a chance to do either yet!
Sailing with Hubby, and anyone else who will come, when ever time allowsâ„
My favorite summer activity is to drive to the beach in the early evening to eat clam chowder and then light a fire on the beach and enjoy the sunset.
I love working in my yard in the summertime, but I also enjoy sewing in my sunroom. I can look out the windows and watch the birds at the feeders or enjoy the view of our hosta garden while working.
It has been so hot here the last couple of summers, the only fun thing to do was stay inside – and sew!!
In the summer I like to eat watermelon and have family gatherings. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Love watermelon! Thanks for the chance to win.
Reading and quilting. now I have a covered patio I can do both on. And eat watermelon there.
My favorite summertime activity is walking up our local hil and picking the wild blackberries there to cook and eat or just eat. Tie dyeing in the garden on a summers day!
I love going out very early in the morning before the sun heats things up.
I live in Texas …has to be swimming!
Summer activity?? How on earth could you have one?? LOL
I just wish it was longer here in Canada. I do however enjoy getting ready for our biannual Quilt Show. I guess I could say that’s my favorite summer activity since quilting is my passion!!!!
I love to eat ice cream! I like to try new flavors. My current favorite is Italian Cream Cake! Next I want to try Red Velvet Cake.
Love bein in the garden early mornings….canning vegies of season….and also canning our peaches, makin Jam & sellin fresh peaches at several Farm Mkts,
Also enjoy time with the Grangirlies!! Looooove Summer!!! :)
I’m a gardener and I love working in my veggie garden but my all time favorite thing to do in the summer is to keep my flower gardens looking bright & beautiful. Summer is short in northern Wisconsin so I enjoy every sunny day.
I love everything summer but visits by family and friends are the highlight.
Love to quilt and paint…no matter the time of year. Enjoying summer sun and the flowers now.
Disfruto en la piscina y con un libro a la sobra
I love camping and with the grand babies!!!! Thanks for the fun give away!!!!
well, besides quilting (that is a favorite ANY time!), it is early morning walks with Marley (our beloved Alaskan Malamute), watching sunsets on the shore of lake Erie (yes, with Marley again :) ), first morning coffee in the garden with my husband… Hard to pick just one! :)
Thanks for a lovely giveaway!
I love all the beautiful quilts! Hard to choose.
Eating Ice Cream! Ice cream is the secret to happiness, after all.
playing in the ocean.
Thanks for the give away!
I recently retired and I can truly say my favorite summertime activity is spending time with our children and grandchildren — picnics, hikes, time in the pool, etc.
I love hiking in National Parks in the summer.
My favorite summertime activity is bicycling.
Our local park has outdoor concerts every Sunday evening. Sitting on the hill in the evening breeze listening to wonderful music has to be my favorite activity.
I love the summers as this is our time away in the rv relaxing and having fun. My sewing machine is always with me so I can still enjoy my passion of quilting too. Could life get any better? ;-)
I love to travel with our RV – always having my Janome Gem with me in case I “need” to piece/quilt!
I love the ocean! The sailboat, and the turtle quilts are wonderful! Congrats to everyone for their wonderful entries!
My favorite activity for the summer is camping in our little Airstream with my hubby. While he is fishing to catch our dinner, I get to piece quilts on my portable Juki. Bliss!
Love farmers markets, fresh veggie eating and reading.
I love tending the flower gardens and picking berries.
Swimming, preferably at the beach but a pool is good too. Sewing indoors when it’s too hot outside.
Sitting on the beach with my toes in the surf, reading a good book and eating watermelon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My favorite summer time activity would be going on picnics !
My favorite summer activity is swimming.
I love to fish in the summer as well as ride my horse early in the morning.
my favorite summer thing is sitting on the porch early in the morning with a cup of coffee and piecing quilt blocks. babscorbitt@gmail.com
My favorite thing to do in the Summer, or really any season these days, is to spend time with my niece and nephew. They are 3 and 5, and still discovering so much. It’s great to be able to share in it.
I live where summer is sunny and hot so my favorite way to spend time is visiting the beach and quilting to cool off!
Well, my favorite is camping – with our trailer, and getting out there and exploring this big, beautiful country!
My favorite summer activity is going on vacation! We love to explore new places and see this wonderful country we live in. Just got back from Kansas and Nebraska. Love those plains states.
My favorite summer activity is gardening, being out in the sun and wind and weather, digging in the dirt, merging with Mother Nature–and endless source of Inspiration for dreaming, quiliting, and living.