Tonight I'm headed out to go on a weekend quilt retreat at Gruber's Quilt Shop! Victoria set it up last fall and it's finally here! Yipee! It's so weird to be making plans to go anywhere all. by. myself. I'm sure I will miss my family as soon as I leave the house, but I'm planning to enjoy every last minute. Seriously, how could I not? I'm meeting up with fellow bloggers to QUILT for the entire weekend! I've got my pile of projects ready to go...probably about 2-3 weeks worth. Overkill is nothing new to me!
Speaking of retreats...I will be speaking at a few this year.
The first one is going to be in Grand Rapids, Michigan for Margaret's Hope Chest at the end of July. You can read up on all the details here. I'm excited for this one! I have designed a quilt pattern especially for them and I will be showing several options to switch up the basic pattern. I'll be talking about color and fabric choices with a little bit of scrap talk thrown in, too. Margaret's Hope Chest is spreading HOPE in Jesus' name. I couldn't think of a better cause to quilt for. The work party is FREE! The majority of the sewing time will be spent making quilt tops for MHC. I think there are 10 remaining spots left.
I'm also going back to Colorado this November to Inn at City Park, which is a beautiful Bed and Breakfast. More details on the retreat here. Of course, I am excited about this one, too! Tara is a fabulous hostess. Last year we had an AMAZING time. I know I gushed on and on about it already, but seriously, it was so. much. fun. It was my first quilt retreat ever, and it set the bar for all future quilt retreats VERY high. This year I will be teaching machine quilting: using both your walking foot and free motion foot. Last time I checked, there were only 8 spots left for this one.
Heather is considering putting together a retreat here (in Western Wisconsin-just across the border from Minneapolis/St. Paul) but is trying to gauge if there is enough interest before she jumps in. Leave a comment on this post if you are interested.
Ok, enough retreat talk...
I also have a giveaway today!!!
Up for grabs is a Roll Up in the Dark Colorstory, compliments of Robert Kaufman. I'm not going to gush about how wonderful Kona cottons are because I'm sure you already know. If you ask me, this would look lovely paired with Ash colored Kona cotton as a background for my quilt along. You know, in case any of you are still on the fence about joining in. :) Of course, if you are the lucky winner, you get to decide what to do with it! Leave me a comment if you want a chance at it. One comment per person please. I will announce the winner on Monday.
Happy weekend to you!
859 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 601 – 800 of 859 Newer› Newest»610 comments so far. Wow! The odds of my winning is probably about what the Powerball lottery would be. lol I have used Kona white and really like it. I would love to try this jelly roll out. Love your blog. I'm already behind on my other quilt alongs or I would be quilting along. :)
The colours look lovely! Just right for your quilt-along...
Once again, i'm behind in my blog reading, but thank goodness i caught this one in time! =-)
Thank you so much for this opportunity! I LOVE Kaufman solids!!!
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Mmmm... log cabin blocks with black sashing! Pick ME!!!
Thank you forthe wonderful givaway! Polly
I started quilting years ago, but have recently picked up momentum. I love peeking at quilts and methods that other people are using. Love your site!!
Oooh, I have been wanting to do a solid story quilt. Let me in on this contest!!!
OHHH I just love those colors! Kona cotton is so lovely.
Have a wonderful time at your upcoming retreat. I hope you get lots of things done.
The fabrics look wonderful & I would love to win.
Oh, this is so yummy!! Please....pick me :-)
margaret
msolomo1@maine.rr.com
Hey- I'm right next to Grand Rapids, MI. I wll have to check out that quilt show. I hadn't heard of it.
Crossing my fingers for the giveaway.
Smiles!
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I LOVE Kona!!
what a fun giveaway! i'm sure i could put it to good use!
I would love to win a jelly roll.
What a lovely giveaway! I've just recently bought my first Kona fabric. I'm having a hard time cutting into it.
I'd love to win this jelly roll!
Thank you for the great giveaway - what lovely colours!
I'm just getting interested in quilting, but yesterday I signed up to enter a quilted table runner in the county fair. Guess I'd better get busy!
What a great idea - a quilt retreat. I wish you were speaking at one closer to me. Thanks for the contest.
Thanks for the giveaway - love the colors!
Yes, please! Pick me. :)
i am new to your blog and quilting. i just started my first quilt 2 weeks ago (which is going to be Mario Brothers) for my son's xmas present. I love the RK Kona Cottons...that is all I will use.
Love your blog and i am bookmarking you.
Happy Friday!
Count me in, please! :):)
Enjoy the retreat! Sounds like tons of fun!
sounds like you'll be busy!!! I love those colors and might need to investigate where I can find a set...(if I don't win!)
I absolutely adore Kona cottons! My mother is a costumer and uses the Konas for all the shirts she makes & linings for a lot of the other items. And when she's done a cutting run, I get all her scraps!
That said, I don't think there's such a thing as too much Kona, especially in colors she doesn't use- I'd love to be the lucky winner! =)
I've been dithering about what to use for my quilt-along. This stack, that stack, maybe a jelly roll... This would solve it for me!!
I would the jelly roll!!!
I am so glad you're blogging again. You are so talented!
How exciting, a retreat. Enjoy! This giveaway would be a great start to another quilt. I am just finishing my first quilt in years (since I was in High School). It's been a blast getting the quilting itch again. I used my daughters old sheets that had a worn spot, and some other fabric I had laying around.
kcdamery@ymail.com
Beautiful!
What a wonderful giveaway. Thank you!
Great giveaway! Thanks so much!!
yay! i'm so glad you are back to blogging. (i know it's late to welcome you back) i have LOVED your blog,quilts and tutorials. thanks so much for sharing with the world!
Cool, I've never used a roll-up before!
Beautiful fabric in gorgeous colors!
Oh, I love it! Pick me, pick me!
Crossing my fingers... :)
I would love to win. I could make something out of it for you or for as a gift.
Thank you for this giveaway.
I need some solids for my stash! This would be great!
If I meet you at the airport - could you just stow me away to CO when that retreat comes??:)
Oh can I gush about how glad I am that you are back in blogland! thanks for coming back to us!
Yes indeed do I know how WONDERFUL Kaufman kona cotton fabrics are! I LOVE THEM! So I would love to win these! :)
Pick Me! Love the colors!
I love the dark solids! I've never worked with a jelly roll, it looks so fun!
Have fun on your retreats! I'd love to come to the one in CO (where I live!). Who knows... :)
I'd love to win the roll of solids... been wanting to do a multi-colored quilt with solids but just don't have the stash for it, know what I mean? Well, you probably don't, lol! :)
Hope you have a lovely weekend. I could think of many things to do with such a great jelly roll
I've never used a jelly roll. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win!
Gail
This is my first quilt along, its like a quilting retreat in my own home. I already want to make this quilt again and this Kaufman jelly roll would be beautiful!
drool...Kona cotton...i would love to have this! thanks for the shot at it!
All those quilting retreats sound wonderful. I am hoping one day I will get to do a few (yes...a few...because I know one will just make me want to do another and another!)
the kona fabrics look so colorful!
I would very much love to win this. sarahjo9879 (at) aol (dot) com
I want to start quilting, I think these little rolls are the neatest thing ever!! I can't imagine breaking it apart though, they would look so cute sitting on a shelf.. I guess I have lots to learn.. hahaha
Love all your quilts. I would love to go on a weekend retreat sometime. Ah...but the kids.
I would have commented even without the giveaway ---- I recently moved from Monticello to AZ and miss Gruber's! LOVE that quilt store ... It's what really got me into quilting. You are so lucky ... Yes, I am green with envy. Have fun this weekend!
I like the quilt along design and it would look nice in these colors!
Who doesn't want to win that prize? I'm beginning a table runner for my kitchen table and sure I would love to win.
I always leave a comment in hope but that pesky random number generator always passes me by. Anyway I would be very happy to win this jelly roll. Thanks fo the opportunity to participate.
Retreats are so rejuvinating and inspiring and just plain fun! I hope you have a great time and that it doesn't speed by for you. That roll-up is gorgeous!
I hate to admit it, but have nevr used Kona Cotton, so would love to win.
Sign me up! I'm sure I'll find a use for more fabric!
So Kona Kool!
What a beautiful jelly roll! I've never done a quilt in all solids, so I'd love to win this! dsb448@att.net
Hey, you're going to be a few blocks from me when you come to Grand Rapids! I am actually going to try to do one of their work days. I think that quilting for charity is a fabulous idea.
wow so many comments already! I woudl LOVE to get my little fingers on these beautiful colors! Oh the things I could think of to do with them :)
Oooh, I can certainly see this in a variety of fun improv stuff. ;) I would love it, but I think it would be awesome to see what others do with it as well.
Thanks for the opportunity, Etta
WOW 683 comments already!!! Wild! Have a BLAST this weekend, sounds so so lovely!
I would love to join you at the Inn, but the timing will not work this year. My sister lives in FtC, so I am thinking that I will try to talk her into attending with me, if you plan more, down the road.
Good luck with your retreats!
I don't have any Kona, would love to add some to my stash!
Wow, I think I could find a use for the dark strips...
Lunachance
love me some Kona!
Love the KONAs! Many thanks for the chance!
So nice to see you back blogging! Of course, I'd love to win this!
Great giveaway - thanks! can't wait to see what you make on your retreat! fun fun.
love the Kona bundle,have fun on getaway
hope you have a blast at your retreat! thanks for the giveaway!
What an awesome giveaway! Have fun on your retreat - hope you get lots of sewing done.
I would love to win! I recently discovered that I love solids! I don't have many but would love to start a stash of them. Happy Weekend to you too.
I have never been to a retreat or a quilting class.
Hopefully I can try some classes next fall.
I love the new line of fabrics.
Debbie
Thank you Amanda Jean, for inspiring me to get back to quilting!! I have been a quilter for over 20 years but a bout with breast cancer got in the way. I am HEALED and loving your website. Can't wait to start my first quiltalong...keep up the great work!
Cindy
how nice if I could win this back to singapore!
Oooh! Would love to have some Kona cottons to play with! I'm sooo tempted to join the quilt along!
Grand Rapids????????? Oh, please, please, please tell me that you will be coming in Thursday night and are looking for a place to stay, eat and visit on Thursday night. Please. We are headed out of town that Friday night, so I can't come see you in GR, but would love to see you my friend!!! Email me with your plans!!! Thursday???????
Have fun quilting. Those colors are beautiful. Thanks for the chance to win.
i love a giveaway! sign me up!
Love It! Angie C
Sure wish I was going on a quilt retreat with you. And Ms. Bumble Beans. In Minnesota. Which is my home territory. Where I wish I was now because it is nasty cold in the Seattle area. Without sunshine.
oh ohoh i would LOVE THAT!
my internet has been out for 3 days, when it came back on just now, yours was the first blog i checked!
Thanks for the chance. The retreats look like loads of fun . . . good luck with the teaching.
here's hoping #708 is the lucky number!!!
please, please, please. I need these.....
Love these colors and I agree on pairing them with the Kona Ash. Please add me to your giveaway. Enjoy your retreat!
Gayle
gag7949@hotmail.com
Beautiful roll. I would just LOVE to win it!
I would love a chance to make a quilt with that jelly roll!
Those are BEAUTIFUL!!! Maybe this time I can be the winner. Thanks for this great offer
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~a
Love the solids. I would love to use them more.
An entire weekend of undisturbed quilting sounds like heaven!
I have only used the white Kona(I am new to quilting) but love it! I read about the quilts of Hope and think it is wonderful that Margarets Hope Chest exists! I went to her site and just read and read. PTL for such a neat ministry!! Please also enter me in the give away. BTW..I am so glad you are back, I love visiting your site!!!!!
Have fun at the quilters' retreat. Sound fun!
Enjoy your retreat!
As it happens, I have some Ash Kona cotton at the ready. If I win your delicious giveaway I believe I will employ them both in your quilt along. :)
those are beautiful!!!! i live in hawaii and a good fabric store is hard to find, so these would come in so handy!
Oh my heck, this is a dream of a giveaway. Thanks very much for the chance to enter.
for my comment, i just want to say how glad i am that you are blogging again!
thank you for the giveaway!
My husband has just begun a job after 15 months of no work! I found your blog about 6 months ago...so I haven't been able to buy cute fabrics! Buuuut...I'd love to win some ;) Thanks for all your archives and posts! You are the ONLY blog I follow! (Now...after a night of quilting...off to bed at 3am!)
I would love win this:) I have never used a jelly roll before.
What a great addition to my stash! Thanks!
Enjoy your retreat, a weekend spent quilting sounds like heaven!
I love Kona cotton! I just used some for the first time working on my paintbox quilt. The colors are lush!
Wow! Could this be my first jelly roll? Maybe?
That sure is a pretty roll up!
Thank you for blogging & giving!
ohhhhlalala!!!!
Thanks for the chance :)
Have fun at the retreat!
I always like to spread the news about kona cottons as I just love the selection of colors available.
Love the Kona cottons! Those colors are interesting, too...very dark. i am usually more of a summery color gal, but I am intrigued by those dark colors! If I don't win, I may have to venture out and buy some on my own...
I love the Amish quilt idea with this fabric! Have fun! ~Leslie
I love the Amish quilt idea with this fabric! Have fun! ~Leslie
I've followed you for a while and have always wanted to start quilting. maybe I should. :)
Leaving my comment amongst the masses -wink-
Also heading to Heathers place....that's near my neck of the woods!
Love, love, love Kona cotton!!!
I'm hoping to see you in Grand Rapids!
Have fun at your retreat! Thanks for an awesome giveaway.
Please pick me, Im a new quilter and would love to learn to use jelly rolls!
Have a wonderful retreat AJ!
Yay for solids! It never occurs to me to stock up on them and then I get so frustrated having to wait until I have time to run out and grab some for whatever project I'm working on. I totally agree on pairing them with Ash. What a great fall-ish quilt that would make!
Ooohs - looks that that would go immediately into the pile of AMH fabrics that are waiting for the PERFECT quilt.
Beautiful! I want it!
i love reading your blog and those colours are just woooooooooonderful!!! thanks for the opportunity :)
Love your blog--it is so inspiring.
Awesome...what a great giveaway!! I'd absolutely love to win and promise to put it to good use!
jodym7@yahoo.com
I love, love, love Kona colors!!!!!
Number 749 probably doesn't have much of a chance but, you never know....thanks for doing a giveaway, I love to dream, Barb
If I win, I'll join in the quilt along with it! Then I can justify starting another project. :)
What a great addition to a quilt I'm just starting.....would be great to win!
I love how rich those colors are! Have fun on your retreat. I'm looking at signing up for my first one ever, and I'm very excited.
great you are back into the blogging business! Had fun at your retreat?
I love fabric! I'm sure I could put this to good use! I've never really done a quilt besides a rag one, but would love to try something different!
I would finds a fun project for these.
Thanks for this great giveaway! I've recently started quilting and would love to experiment with these Kona.
ibaptista (at) hotmail (dot) com
Oooh luscious jewel-like colors! You are the first and usually only blog I look at daily, Amanda Jean. How gorgeous this would look made up into a quilt to go along with the one I just made for my daughter and son-in-law!
My o my ... such a nice colors, it will fit with anything. As a newbie, this colors give me a freedom to mix and match. I want it so bad ....
that is one really nice jelly roll.. love the colors...
have fun on your retreat..I know the one I go to every year is one of the highlights of my year..
that is one really nice jelly roll.. love the colors...
have fun on your retreat..I know the one I go to every year is one of the highlights of my year..
Count me in!
Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous colours! Thanks for the opportunity :)
YAY! I love giveaways, though I never win. Thanks!
Danna
Gracias por volver a tu blog.
Saludos, Maria
I hope you enjoy your retreat, ansD I Hope I can enjoy the beutiful Kona Cottons. :-)
Kona Cottons in so many colors! I love it! Have a great time and gets lots done!
Well I would love to win this fabric! I have been reading your blog for maybe 3 yrs (was very glad when you decided to continue this year) and I have nearly finished my first quilt (just the binding to do...). I can't believe how good it looks and that I actually did it!
I really enjoy your style of quilting so please continue the blog!!! Thanks
Love Kona! And what great fun you'll have at the retreat. I'm SO jealous!!
Happy weekend to you too!!
Oh, what a lovely giveaway... my fingers are crossed for luck. :)
Goodness, with all those entries, more than 700, I wonder if I even have a chance!!! :)
I love using Kona!
That is a gorgeous roll of color!
Have fun on your retreat!
-Karen
It's like the rainbow iin a roll. Please count me in.
What a wonderful giveaway!! ...thanks so much!!
Oh my, those colors are just gorgeous! I would love to make a quilt out of them. I have to admit that I have yet to use Kona cottons. I really need a real fabric store to come to my area so I can see and feel the fabrics. Currently the closest store is a 100 mile drive.
What a great giveaway, oh, please, count me in.
I can't believe there are 786 comments!! That's mindblowing! Love the gradual...gradation of colour in this little giveaway! Thanks for offering it! I'm #787!!
So pretty! I need more solids in my stash... :)
I could not be happier than when I saw your blog back up and running!! Can't wait to read more posts!
ooohhh. i'm just getting started using solids in my quilts. this little roll would be a fabulous addition to my next project. thanks for the giveaway and good luck with all your retreats!
I'm glad your back! Thanks for the giveaway!
Beautiful colors!
Lovely jelly roll! I just sent off an email to the ladies at Margaret's Hope Chest. I would love a chance to quilt with them and you this July!
Just what I need to get motivated to make another quilt :) hope I win!
Just what I need to get motivated to make another quilt :) hope I win!
not sure my last comment made it,don't see it. Love the jelly roll, would love a retreat even more. Wish I could find one in Virginia! Thanks for you blog.
Was just thinking that this fabric would look great doing a paper-pieced tumbling blocks quilt. Would love to win this giveaway!
I have just discovered your blog and am enjoying going over the the older posts. Nice stuff!!
But for the give away - pick me! pick me!
mdellenh2o at juno dot com
This has a crazy number of comments! Such a nice giveaway!
Have fun on your retreat!!
sweet giveaway!!!
bess :)
Have fun on your getaway!! Have a safe trip!!
I as so glad you brought your blog back. I had missed you while you were gone.
pam
My head is spinning over all the fun I could have with that lovely fabric! Thanks for sharing!
So glad you have returned to blogging. I have no solids in my fabric stash and I am starting a quilt where it is required. Oh, to win this would be heavenly!!!
I would love those fabrics!
I'd love to win the jelly roll! :)
I'd love the jelly roll to make a beautiful quilt for the new home that we're going to buy in the fall.
Though, I think that I won't be winning because my 'word verification' is herse which is way too close to hearse. But maybe.
Well look at that, I'm number 750!!!
I'm really not commenting to get the roll...I just wanted to say that I just love your blog...I'm new to it. I'm excited for your retreat and for your speaking gig in July! AND most of all, that you are a Christian! YAY!! ("
I hope you have a great time at the retreat! Awesome giveaway.
Just bought my first kona cotton fabric -- 10 yards of white -- I'd have a lot of fun figuring out what to do with all these colors!!
that is so beautiful solid colors. great giveaway!
I've never had any Kona before! I'd love this!
And, please come to Washington state!
All those quilt get-aways sound so fun! I don't know what I would do with the roll up... Probably drool over it for a while!
Wow, what gorgeous colors. I'd love to win that - I have been on the fence about joining the quilt a long. This would give me a good reason to do it. Thanks for offering this!
this jelly roll ist so cute. its gone be my first ;-)
ooh what a lovely roll! Looks like a lot of fun! Have fun on the retreat - sounds great!
Love your blog, envy your creativity, and thrilled at the chance to win this fabric!!
I dream of a NYB with such colors. I loved colors in steps when I went to school, long before I started to quilt.
Quilting retreat sounds fab! I just wish I lived a bit closer so I could even consider joining in some time...
Yummy! My summer is planned to make some seasonal wall hangings for an area in my classroom. this would be fabulous!
love the fabric! love your blog too! ~sara
Goodness- you are going to be up at Gruber's? That is not too far from me and I have been meaning to stop in there and shop! Too bad I am too out of the loop to know that there was quilting going on up there this weekend! I hope you are all having fabulous quilting time!
I am new to quilting and have strip pieced on set of vintage print jelly roll strips, what fun!
I will look around your blog for more tips.
Thanks
jerikeenan at charter.net
Oh yes..please enter my name for the Kona Cotton. I so want to do a quilt with solids and Kona cotton is twice the price here then the States.
Woohoo!! Looks like a great giveaway to me!! Count me in please!
Oooh, pretty fabric to sew with. That'll be so much fun ... when I'm no longer covered in hives/desperately itchy from a newly-discovered allergy to grass. Sigh.
miss_sarah_e_brown(at)yahoo(dot)ca
I love quilt retreat- hope yours was fabulous!
Lovely giveaway. Have fun at your retreat, but how could you not, quilting all weekend..
Have a great time at your retreat.
Guess I will throw my name in with all the over 800 others since I love Kona Cottons.
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