Shayla Wolf Good Vibes Only blog tour

"Summer-to-go!"

It's a great month!

It's time to celebrate with Shayla Wolf of Sassafras Lane Designs!!

It's time to take a look at this lovely Windham Fabrics line

with lots of color and prints that will make lots of different projects!  

There is a great blog tour happening right now.

And I couldn't be more excited to be a part fo the fun.

Let's celebrate together.

Leave a comment!

Each maker will be hosting a giveaway for a small bundle of Good Vibes Only. 

That is 19 opportunities to win! 

There will also be a big giveaway with the recap post on Sunday, June 23rd. 

The big prize will contain a fat-quarter bundle of Good Vibes Only and a pattern bundle.

It's summer.

Not only is it summer, but school is out, and that means kids are at home.

Well, only until they find the next place they want to go....

and then you're off to the races!

It's for this reason, I suggest a simple

"quilt-as-you-go"

project for this summer - it's these lovely, rich, cheery fabrics...

And, because, it's something you can work on

15 minutes at a time!!

These bright colors just say, "summer", to me, too!

"Summer-to-go!" mats and coasters

Mats

Place the first strip right side up, on the batting,

in the center of the 13"h x 16"w batting/backing rectangle.

(trim to 13" as you select each strip)

Quilt through the first strip.

Place the second strip right sides together on the first strip.

Sew together with an approximate 1/4" seam.

Flip open; quilt the second strip.

Repeat, across the left of the center, then the right of the center. 

Hint:  Piece some random strips together to form larger pieced strips.

Use these in your

"quilt-as-you-go" 

piecing.

Be sure to sew and quilt in opposing directions to keep your project square.

(up one side, down the other, and repeat)

don't you just love all of these patterns and colors???!?

Trim mats to 12 x 16, and coasters to 5-3/4" square.

Make 2-1/4" straight binding; attach to projects.

Color Recipe:

Use fat quarters of all of the colors to piece the mats and coasters.

Use the black to bind the coasters, the white to bind the mats.

The coaster backing is grey, and the mat backing is made from the whites.

(the rest of the details are below)

Coasters:

Piece them in a "loosely interpreted"

log cabin piecing technique.

Start with a square or strip in the center, then round and round you go,

quilting-as-you-go!

Who knows?

Maybe the kids will want to quilt with you, once they see these great colors!

Looking for a chance to win something?

Leave your comment below...and remember, each post

is another chance to win....

Details

(4) 6" squares grey for coaster backing

(4) 6" squares of InsulBright and lightweight batting

(4) 13" x 17" white/grey for mats backing

(4) 13" x 17" rectangles of batting for mats

(2) sets of 1-1/2" strips, and (2) sets of 2" strips

of all of the colors

(all of them!!! and yes, you'll have fabric remaining)

Schedule:

Monday, June 3rd: Shayla Wolf | Sassafras Lane Designs

Tuesday, June 4th: Emily Dennis | Quilty Love

Wednesday, June 5th: Nichole Vogelsinger | Wild Boho

Thursday, June 6th: Irene Sytema | Sugaridoo

Friday, June 7th: Sylvia Schaefer | Flying Parrot Quilts

Saturday, June 8th: Robin Long | Robin Ruth Design

Sunday, June 9th: Jessica VanDenburgh | Sew Many Creations

Monday, June 10th: Nicole Young | Lillyella

Tuesday, June 11th: Sherry Shish | Powered by Quilting

Wednesday, June 12th: Tara Curtis | Wefty Needle

Thursday, June 13th: Jo Westfoot | The Crafty Nomad

Friday, June 14th: Janet Nesbitt | One Sister Designs

Saturday, June 15th: Natalie Barnes | Beyond the Reef

Sunday, June 16th: Elisabeth Hardy | Elisabew Quilts

Monday, June 17th: Sarah Sharp | No Hats in the House

Tuesday, June 18th: Joanne Hart | Unicorn Harts

Wednesday, June 19th: Elise Baek | Elise & Emelie

Thursday, June 20th: Kaitlyn Howell | Knot and Thread Design

Friday, June 21st: Nicole Daksiewicz | Modern Handcraft

Saturday, June 22nd: Sarah Thomas | Sariditty

Sunday, June 23rd: Shayla Wolf | Recap

                                              
                                          

Martingale & Company Book Giveaway

Book Giveaway

thank you

Martingale & Company

this is a book I really don't want to give away

not that I really want to part with any of the titles

but this is a really versatile book

and has a ton of projects that I would make for friends, for presents

caps, gloves, satchels, cuffs

yes, I do seem to always have something on the needles

don't many of you knit as well as quilt?

if you are new to knitting, this would be a good book for you

it has single, small, achievable projects

and the book starts with all of the basics and all of the abbreviations you will need to succeed

(look at how cute these gloves are!!)

there are even a few jewelry projects, which I for one, have not attempted (yet)

so, of course, I have to ask

please, become an official follower of the blog

we'd like you to like us on facebook

(you could even invite a friend to become a follower!  that would be grand!)

and leave an answer to the question:

when do you knit?

how do you split your time between knitting and quilting?

thank you again to

Martingale & Company

for the books for the giveaways

and thanks to you for stopping by to leave a comment

you know, I always say

we're only as good as our followers, our customers, our quilt show visitors

HappiestDays.

natalie.

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

Book Giveaway - Tangerine Tango

I walked into the yard last week

after walking with the dog

and was greeted with a symphony of

SPRING

 I know, they had been blooming for quite some time and one by one they popped their heads up.

but to walk through the gate and see it all together, all at once

well, I was just thrilled.

and my neighbor's gift of amaryllis - from December - has given me four giant blooms

they are so beautiful, I just can't stand it, my heart just sings

because of her friendship, and because of the blooms

and then it hit me!
it's "Tangerine Tango", the Pantone Color of the Year!

so, out of the box, I picked a not so new book, but a great quilt technique book nonetheless

that was as close to orange as I could come

thank you, of course, to Martingale & Company

leave me a comment, and please, be sure you are a follower

so that I can contact you to let you know 

on wednesday

that you won!!

(we still have peeps to hear from, that won JaybirdQuilts patterns)

please tell me

when was the last time you used

orange

in a quilt

and how did you like working with the color?

HappiestDays.

natalie

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

ps.  won't you become an official follower of the blog?

or 'like' our facebook page?

we have until mid May Market to boost our numbers

won't you 'tell a friend'?

Sunday Giveaway Series

Sunday Giveaway

(every sunday afternoon)

okay, well, at least for a little while

(because we'd like our readers to become followers)

I started noticing

that most of the things in my home

have a story behind them

wait.

I'm not saying that well at all.

so many of the things in my home

from my travels

and my experiences

are

f u n c t i o n a l

items

so.

I thot, "we could do a sunday giveaway series

whereby

I asked all of you the function of something

or the age of something

or the purpose of something"

here we go!

 having said that

here is the first question

(not so fast, I know it's a juicer)

do any of you know the name of this pattern?

  and for the next question

can you guess what I made each of my neighbors

that they found on their doorstep

this morning?

and finally.

you guessed it

do pigs fly?

(just kidding)

my favorite photo in the kitchen

was found in waterloo nebraska

what task is the woman in the photo performing?

answer all three questions

(or make up your answers)

and as long as you're a follower

I will send you a beyond the reef pattern

h u l a   c h i c k e n

(hint)

if your post is chosen by the random number generator

HappiestDays.

Natalie.

ps

I will post every sunday afternoon

I will announce the winner every tuesday afternoon

won't you tell a friend

and help me log a few more

followers?

Giveaway Winner is.....

Congratulations

we have a new sock knitting

friend!

 Happy Cottage Quilter said...

I can only knit scarves so far. I've picked knitting back up because it was quick and easy projects. But I'd love to learn how to knit socks and hats!!! That is my goal :-)

Well, we can't wait to see your socks!

Thanks for visiting.

natalie.

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

Our Second August Giveaway Winner!

This week, we had considerably less people participate

in the giveaway

for the 1 yard piece

of canvas

by Alexander Henry

........SO........

...the winner is....

~ Sara ~ said...

When we had our pool, it was so nice on hot days to get in it and be able to cool down... where the was is now a flower garden. :)

(and look - remember the post pic?  whaddya know)

Congratulations, Sara.

Please remember to send me your snailmail.

And next week, another winner!

(I hate to delete the old posts....shall we just keep going?)

Happiest Days.

natalie.

Giveaway Winner for July

"I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date..."

Random Number Generator

59

is the lucky winner of the red/white/blue

fabric (how did it get to be August already?!?!?)

 Karyli said...

My dad just returned from duty in Iraq. My little brother also served in Iraq a year before. Many others in my family have also made us proud and free. We are all blessed.
Thanks for the give away.

There were so many touching notes in the comments, it was hard for me to go to the

Random Number Generator

to pick just one winner

you are all winners in my book!!

Thank you for your service.

natalie.

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

Giveaway Winner for the International Quilt Festival

We have a winner!

(regardless of what the button below says, it was # 27)

While many of you were spot on about your veggies

Taro
was the last pic!

Congratulations

stitchsister

please email me - if you are local, I will send you a gift certificate for use at the Quilt Festival

if you are not local, I will send you your three yards of fabrics!!

congratulations

natalie.

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

Life, at its best.

L

life.

and reflection.

that's my reflection

(literally)

BeginAgain

2010

natalie.

tomorrow's post:

correctly name each of the garden plants shown

(in tomorrow's blog)

and receive a $25 shopping spree

in the

beyond the reef

booth

International Quilt Festival

Long Beach

(cut yardage or colorblocks please)

if you can't attend the quilt show

and you're the winner,

we'll send you three colorblock bundles

by mail

(4 fatquarters=colorblock)

winner selected by random number generator

on July 20, 2010

...that's TWO giveaways in one month...

won't you become a follower?

look to the right of the post

scroll down

Giveaway Winner!

True Random Number Generator
Min:         1
Max:        121

Result:     116
Powered by RANDOM.ORG

I'm not sure how to make this form inactive
so this cut and paste is what you get from me
if you ever want to find out who won
one yard
of
alexanderhenryfabrics
parispark

so you're just going to have to believe me

when I tell you that

Jacque

was selected by the random number generator

"What wonderful fabric! A trait my Dad gave me? He was a salesman, so knew everyone...never went anywhere that we didn't run into someone he knew. So, the gift of gab is definitely something I got from him. But, along with the gift of gab, he taught me to stand up for what I believe in...even when it meant arguing my point with him. He is no longer with us and I still miss him so. That's for the opportunity!"

And if you're looking for more giveaways, you can always ask
jaybird quilts
Thanks Julie for helping me spread the word!

Congratulations, Jacque!

BeginAgain

2010

natalie