eBook - Jaybird Quilts book winner!

we have a winner!

congratulations, again, to our winner

and a big thank you to

Martingale & Company

for the ebook giveaway

and to Julie at Jaybird Quilts

for hosting such a fun event

for those of you that did not win

but would like to purchase the book

here is that link

one more time

and remember....the giveaway continues

so check jaybirdquilts.com

for a list of blogs hosting this giveaway

I have but one last request.....

won't you all become followers of the 

beyond the reef

blog

and facebook page?

natalie.

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

Skip the Borders - ebook giveaway tour!

so glad you stopped by, because Jaybird Quilts is having book review blog tour

and it's an ebook giveaway, too!

Skip the Borders

by Julie Herman
this is a simple book review - great book, tons of information, great quilts to make
this is a book that you'll definitely want in your library
here's a peek at one of the two patterns I took on
I can definitely say "instant gratification"

(dearStella fabrics)

"Dot Dot Dash"

Julie asked us to answer just a few questions - here they are

All of the quilts in Skip the Borders are... borderless! 

Do you skip borders on most of your quilts? 

I DO skip the borders!
...on Civil War applique quilts,
on modern Hawaiian quilts,
and on the quilts I make for friends and family.

In the intro to my book I give you Permission to Break the Rules. Do you break some quilting rules? What is the number one rule you break and why?

There are rules???!?
I clearly break a lot of quilting rules.

Where IS this list of quilting rules?

It's no secret that I love binding! In Skip the Borders I included an entire chapter on binding. So the million dollar question is do you use bias or straight of grain most of the time?

I am a straight binding girl.

And more-so lately, a no binding girl.
(mitered facing, pillowcase turn)

Or should this issue be in question number two...

While Julie may have sent some questions for us,

I sent some questions for her to answer!
I thot you'd want to know more about the author
of this informative book.

what's your favorite fruit smoothie?

I don't drink fruit smoothies. 
I don't drink many things actually. 
95% of what I drink is water or apple juice.

what's your favorite junk food?

M & M's - Specifically Dark Chocolate Peanut M  & M's

do you munch while you sew?

Not really. I snack on the occasional break. 
I do snack a LOT when designing and planning out my quilts.

and finally, what was the name of your first stuffed animal you received as a child?

The first one I can remember what a teddy bear 
named Willie. 
My mom gave him to me and I still have him somewhere!

here are a few of the quilts from Julie's book that I just had to share with you

"Floating Triangles"

"White Stars"

please remember, this is a blog book tour

and an ebook giveaway

to be a part of the giveaway

leave me a note - post a comment - and let me know about the last quilt you made

did it have a border?  

and what kind of binding

did you use?

thanks again for stopping by....
natalie.

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

update:
just a quick note
I try to reply to every comment each and every one of you leave
on any of my blog posts
but if you have "noreply-comment", I think you don't follow the blog
and I can't leave a note for you
I hope you'll become a follower...I hope.....

Full Schedule
Generation Q Magazine - Monday, Sept 10th
Rachel @ ps i quilt - Wednesday, Sept 12th
Natalie @ Beyond the Reef - Friday, Sept 14th
Pink Chalk - Monday, Sept 17th
Fat Quarter Shop - Wednesday, Sept 19th
Holly @ Bijou Lovely - Friday, Sept 21st
Rita @ Red Pepper Quilts - Monday, Sept 24th
Robert Kaufman @ Swatch and Stitch - Wednesday, Sept 26th
Jessica Levitt - Friday, Sept 28th
Vanessa @ V&Co - Monday, Oct 1st
Martingale - Tuesday, Oct 2nd
Emily @ Carolina Patchworks - Friday, Oct 5th
Katy @ I'm a Ginger Monkey - Monday, Oct 8th
Audrie @ Blue is Bleu - Wednesday, Oct 10th
Angela Walters - Friday, Oct 12th
John @ Quilt Dad - Monday, Oct 15th
Julie @ Jaybird Quilts - Wednesday, Oct 17th

Giveaway Winner!

congratulations

it was so much fun

to hear about all of the happy times

that you all have been enjoying

thank you for sharing so much of yourselves

with me

and with each other

congratulations again

number 28!

natalie.

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

Fabric Giveaway + Field Trip + Fun Friends

fun friends

are those people that are always game

and always willing

 they're up for a last minute dinner, and bring a friend for the dog to play with

and bring the wine

they're willing to walk on the bay in the dark and throw the wet car in the back of the car when they go

 they're willing to help you sew when you're on a deadline

and more than happy to pick you up and drive all over LA for a day of fabric

 this week, one of these such friends decided we should go to

M O M E N +

this shop has more Kokka bolts that I have ever seen in one place

there are tons of unusual trims and bindings

and interesting garment and bag patterns that you may or may not have ever seen

the cottons are very fun also

and they have a classroom in the back

we also made a stop at Robert Kaufman Fabrics to pick up a little something I am sewing on

that I can show you in the next post

but while we were there

I ran across an interesting Jennifer Sampou fabric or two that I thought you'd want to have

if you shop at beyond the reef

all in all, it was another fun filled day with one of 

those

kind of friends

I also wanted to let you know I have been working with Julie's book

Skipping the Borders

and she has invited me to be a part of a blog tour

so be sure to look for that, too

 it came together beautifully - good fabric, good book instructions - good donation quilt!

so this weekend, even if it is Sunday, we are going to have a quick giveaway of a large lovely bundle

a

dearSTELLA bundle

please, leave a comment sharing with all of us

the last impromptu outing you had with a

fun friend 

and we will throw your name in the hat

for this big cute bundle of fabrics

and if you should be in southern california some time and you want to visit

M O M E N+

let me just warn you

that it's only a few doors down from

Torrance Bakery

natalie.

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

to receive the fabric bundle, you must be a follower of the blog (and hopefully fb)

and leave a comment

drawing will occur Tuesday morning

after the holiday

"I got Monday off - but I do remember why, and am thankful for it"

moment