Hello Everyone,
Today is the day of the Country Charmer quilt parade. Thank you so much Lesley, The Cuddle Quilter, for organizing the quilt along. Thank you Quilt Sue for designing the Country Charmer logo.
Last Monday, Jean from Livermore, CA brought her quilt to In Between Stitches so I could see it. I couldn't stop looking at it. Jean combined several different American Jane lines of fabric in her masterpiece. The printed border, so expertly and precisely cut, is the frosting on the cake.
Jean is a long-time customer at the shop and does exquisite work in all of her quilts. She signed up for the Country Charmer class last Spring, and now this quilt is going to be in the finished column very soon.
Just look at her fussy cutting!
The next gorgeous quilt was made by my sister Gail. I got a sneak peak while she was here for Thanksgiving. She was without a sewing machine for six days while it was in for servicing. If not for that, you'd be seeing a finished flimsy. I think Gail will be enjoying her quilt year-round. You'll be seeing more of this one while it's on my long arm being quilted.
Look at Gail's fussy cutting too! It makes a difference when such care is taken while cutting out the pieces for the blocks. I appreciate this attention to detail. Gail selected her border fabrics and I know she will be working on them today.
A million thanks go out to all of you who have made, or are in the process of making a Country Charmer quilt You have amazed and delighted me with your creations! I appreciate all of your efforts, and have enjoyed watching your progress. I wish I could give you all a huge hug. Just know that I'm extremely grateful to all of you from around the world.
Lesley is having a giveaway on her blog so I think I should join in and have a giveaway on my blog too! Just leave a comment on this post before Wednesday, December 4th by 9:00pm and I'll announce the winner on Thursday, December 5th. The prize will be your choice of any one of my Sew'n Wild Oaks patterns listed on my sidebar, or a copy of my Patchwork Math Resource Manual.
All of my good wishes are being sent to Lesley for a speedy recovery from tennis elbow. She's an amazing, productive, and creative quilter and blogger, and now my blogging friend. Rest your arm Lesley so you can return to blogging and quilting soon. We will all miss your inspirational posts and we'll look forward to seeing you again after the first of the year. Take care my friend.
Soon,
Lynn
What beautiful quilts! So nice to see Jean's blocks up close...gorgeous! And congrats to Gail...such a beautiful quilt! Thanks for your constant inspiration and your well wishes...mending as fast as I can!
ReplyDeleteI love your patterns. Hope I am the winner.
ReplyDeleteJudy
What an amazing quilt!! Beautifully done. Thanks so much for the giveaway :-)
ReplyDeleteBoth jean and Gail have done an amazing job on their quilts with all the fussy cutting. Two more beautiful quilts, thanks for showing them to us.
ReplyDeleteLots of beautiful talent here. Makes me want to drop everything and stitch, stitch, stitch.
ReplyDeleteWow...what beautiful quilts.....Jean's border is spectacular....I can't wait to see Gail's borders....it is so beautiful now.....for such a new quilter she sure does great work....
ReplyDeletePs your harvest of hope quilt is stunning!
ReplyDeleteThis has been so much fun to follow. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for supporting this lovely QAL. Sorry I didn't make the 'proper' quilt but hope you like the Christmas Charmer surprise that I did complete :}
ReplyDeleteWonderful fussy cutting by Jean and Gail. Just took a peak at Sue's finished Charmer. Love the pattern and quilt, thank you for sharing. Well done by all!
ReplyDeleteI saw Jean's quilt on Lesley's blog too and think it's another gem from this qal. They are all so lovely. Beautiful design.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHi Carol,
DeleteYou are a "no reply" status, so I can't get in touch with you if you win the contest. Please send your email to patched55@comcast.net. Thank you so much for commenting.
So exciting to see all the unique Country Charmer looks - qll personalized and oh so pretty. Jean's border is perfect for her lovely quilt and Gail's fussy cutting made a beautiful quilt. My thanks to you, Lesley and Sue for making this quilt-along happen
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the finished quilts or quilt tops. Such a pretty pattern. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeletePretty quilt tops. 24Tangent@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHi! Love your quilts, nice detail. and the applique is beautiful. Thank you for this chance.
ReplyDeleteHow fun to see everyone quilts!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lynn for such a wonderful pattern and your tutorials ! Love all of your patterns! Thanks for a chance to win your generous give away
Such patience with all thefussy cutting but it sure makes for stunning quilts. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI have always loved your quilt pattern right from day one, but never had the confidence to have a go. I have followed the QAL and read all your tutorials, and at last have taken the plunge and bought the pattern. So far I've only done three blocks but I love them! Christmas has taken over now but I am itching to get back to making some more. Linda xx
ReplyDeleteI love this pattern and have owned it for awhile. Perhaps 2014 will be the year I get my Country Charmer made.
ReplyDeleteIt has been SO fun to see all the different versions of this quilt pattern - amazing how they can be so different and yet the same! Hope I'm your lucky winner!
ReplyDeleteI just love the first quilt - how sweet is all the fussy cutting and the border really fits so nicely for a perfect finish. And the other - the stars just float. I need to get photos and post up later.
ReplyDeleteHappy Country Charmer Day! I hope you're loving the show of what you first inspired! At first look I thought Jeans borders were appliqued! Whew! Gails is looking great and I know she'll have it done as soon as her machine is feeling better and how lucky to have it "frosted" by you!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilts! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed following along as you made the Country
ReplyDeleteCharmer. I like Jeans quilt with the bright colors, such a different take from the other CC's I've seen. Thanks for the chance at your giveaway.
Love every Country charmer that I've seen. It makes me want to break it out and break my vow to finish a different quilt first.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I hope the fact that my son's bday is the 4th and my hubby's is on the 5th that they give me enough luck to win! Ive so wanted to get one of your patterns but hubby's laid off and I have not been able to indulge in anything! Country Charmer is just a beautiful design!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win one of your patterns. I followed Country Charmer and saw beautiful quilts. Great job to everyone!!
ReplyDeleteGloria
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Love all your quilts !!!! Thank you for a wonderful giveaway.
ReplyDeleteOh, I do love Country Charmer...and I also love Harvest of Hope. How can I choose between them?!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your wonderful patterns and tutorials. What a great giveaway. If I win, it will be hard to choose between a pattern and the manual.
ReplyDeletethose quilt are just gorgeous. it is fun to see how each person works your pattern. thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteLove the country charm pattern!
ReplyDeleteI have purchased the Country Charmer pattern and it's first up for after the holidays quilting.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun post and inspirational quilt. Great job.
ReplyDeleteIf I were lucky enough to win, I'd definitely want to check out your Patchwork Match. I generally feel pretty comfortable with math, yet I'm challenged with patchwork math.
SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
ps - I hope it is ok as I added your giveaway to a page where I share insights to contests and giveaways: http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com/p/giveaways-and-contests.html
I have loved watching all the Country Charmer quilts progress and now so many are finished, they look great
ReplyDeleteWhat a great pattern! Was it a BOM? I might even be able to manage those blocks - lol!
ReplyDeleteYour pattern is so alive and versatile, Lynn...and the many incarnations of it are such fun to see, both locally and world wide. Thank you for being the kind of teacher who cheers on the variation and our individuality!
ReplyDelete...and Gail, I can't wait to see this in person!
DeleteLove the Country Charmer pattern. Thanks for your generosity with this giveaway.
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I love to see all the different versions or your Country Charmer quilt. That being said - I'd love to have a copy of that pattern. Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful works of art - it's always so inspiring to see how the same pattern is interpreted by each quilter that picks it up. No wonder you are proud! And thanks for the giveaway too.
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit late to the party but this Country Charmer quilt is going on my never ending, always growing, must do LIST for 2014. Love your blog Lynn. Jx
ReplyDeleteNot so much a reply, but just to say that this is my friend Scrappy who seems to be no-reply again at the moment, but I have her email if you should need it!
DeleteWow! Gail's quilt is stunning!
ReplyDeleteI've been in love with this quilt since the first time I saw it...beautiful quilts! I'd love to win the pattern...thanks!
ReplyDeleteBoth versions of the quilt are stunning. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the giveaway chance too!
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