she can quilt: October 2016

This bee block is large, about 25" x 15" - there is some room for Anne to trim it as she likes. For September in Bee Sewcial Anne's theme was transition. She also shared a painting by Leonid Afremov (go and check him out, his colours are fantastic) as inspiration for the colours, a beautiful pinboard and invited us to interpret the theme transition any way we liked, making one larger block.

Well, I have been exploring circles for a long time in my own Cycles series of quilts. Lately I have been transitioning that series into exploration of large improv circles. So for this block, I thought I would transition further into an oval block. Pulling all the colours to start with neutrals and move to ultra saturated was fun. Making the block was a dream. And I love its yummy simplicity too.

A friend has asked for a tutorial so I am hoping to make more improv circle and oval blocks soon.

Best,

Leanne

Today is the day we are privileged to announce the winners for the Third Quarter of the Finish-A-Long. Those of us who are fortunate enough to be hosts this year have had the spectacular experience to be inspired by all the finishes and they have been astonishing!!

If you are low on inspiration or maybe your sewing mojo has been missing lately, we highly recommend you visit some of the finishes from Q3.

Rhonda is going to email all the winners around the time of this posting. Rhonda will need to hear back from the winners by Saturday, October 29 so she can arrange to get your prize to you, and if she does not hear from you by that date she will pick an alternate. Please email her so you don't miss out on your wonderful prize from our kindhearted sponsors.

Thank you again to our generous sponsors. Without further ado, the winners - each picked by the random number generator - of the Q3 FAL prizes are:

The winner of the €25 (25 Euro) Gift Certificate from Fluffy Sheep Quilting goes to Izzy who blogs at Dizzy Quilts and made this beauty in:

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The winner of 3 patterns from Clover & Violet is Mel who blogs at Cloth & Paper Studio who made this wonderful pouch for her husband's work equipment:

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The winner of the Oakshott Fabric £75 Gift Certificate goes to Georgi who blogs at The Shy One Sews and made this amazing two-color quilt:

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The winner of 3 patterns from Tartankiwi goes to Ella who blogs at Throw a Wrench in the Works and made this quilt titled Summer Soltice (beautiful):

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The winner of the choice of 3 patterns from Happy Quilting is Angela who blogs at Better'n Dog Biscuits and made this bright and stunning scrap quilt:

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A $25 gift certificate from Green Fairy Quilts goes to Cathy who blogs at Sane, Crazy and Crumby Quilts and made this gorgeous log cabin quilt:

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A copy of the full Aurora BOM Pattern from Blossom Heart Quilts goes to Sharla who blogs at Thistle Thicket Studio and finished these great bags for her grandsons:

Thistle Thicket Studio, zipper totes, tote, paw patrol, batman, finish-a-long

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The $40 gift certificate from Mad about Patchwork goes to Deanna (@sewasigo on IG) who made this beauty titled Flaunt Mini:

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The winner of Christa's curated Kona Solids Jelly Roll from Christa Quilts goes to Ann (@blueizca on IG) finished this beautiful quilt:

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A 6-month subscription to Make Modern goes to Emily who blogs at The Darling Dogwood who finished this great quilt-a-long:

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The first winner of 3 patterns from Porch Swing Quilts is Sarah who blogs at Sarah Goer Quilts who finished this 12 year old WIP for her brother (finally someone else who sews at my pace - LOL):

The second winner of 3 patterns from Porch Swing Quilts is Genevieve (@theorlaproject on IG) who made this great memory game:

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The $30 gift certificate from Sunny Day Supply goes to Kristy (@kqdesign on IG) who made this great quilt:

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The winner of a copy of Windy City Bags from Sew Sweetness is Sally who blogs at Quimble and beautiful quilt inspired by a lake full of geese (go to her blog to check out the great inspiration photo):

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The $25 gift certificate to Sew Sisters Quilt Shop goes to Emilee (@amelialoveskat on IG) who finished this stunner:

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The $50 Gift Certificate from Mariner's Compass Quilt Shop goes to SarahZ who blogs at Cedar Fork Stitches and made this section of a collaborative project that will eventually be auctioned off (I hope you take a minute to check out the other part of the barn - it really is amazing):

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The winner of the Pattern Pack from On the Windy Side goes to Kathryn (@kathrynjonesquilts on IG) who finished this colorful and beautiful quilt:

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The $50 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop goes to Dara (@sunchaser2626 on IG) who who made this great pillow:

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The winner of 2 pin bowls from Laurel Bee Designs is Jane who blogs at Two Wednesdays and finished knitting this gorgeous top:

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The winner of the $40 gift certificate to Imagine Gnats is Carmen who made this gorgeous skirt:

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The winner of the $20 gift certificate from Sew Me a Song is Becky (@beckyallen5 on IG) who made this quilt in one of my favorite colors - teal/aqua:

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The winner of the $30 gift certificate to Knotted Thread is Rebecca (@cleaverr at IG) who finished this graphically stunning quilt - seriously love this!: