Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Quilting - From Little Things .... Check. It. Out.

Sarah Fielke is not only a seriously clever quilt maker, fabric designer and blogger .... she's a fab book writer type person too!!

She's half of the creative duo that brought us MO and MO2, but now she's a solo authoress with the mostess too.

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The newest yummy book
I don't know about you but these days I don't actually buy quilting books for the patterns.
I buy them for the pictures ... the colourful inspiration that gets me out of my comfy chair and up to the sewing table.

For example:

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I soooo want to crawl into Sarah's fabric stash and wallow in the colourful goodness.

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But what took me by surprise about this book, is that I was actually REALLY interested in reading the patterns. The concept of the book is so very clever. 10 different quilting techniques, each illustrated with a dolly quilt pattern (in case you want to try it out before committing to a larger project) and a larger bed-sized pattern.

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Great illustrations and well written patterns.
I really HAVE to make this quilt (LOVE the little 3D tabs in the border!!!) .....

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So .... do yourself a favour and go check out this ACE new book!!

Want to find out more? There's a whole week of bloggy-touring to enjoy.

Details are:

Enjoy!

Andi xx

37 comments:

  1. leanneApril 12, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    Hi Andi - I so want a copy of Sarah's book now - thanks for the preview - love your work and especially the Seuss curtain - lucky Jake! so cool and another new blog for me to visit - yay

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  2. meli BApril 12, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Thanks for the tip off and the photos. The book looks beautiful and a very clever concept.

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  3. Suburban StitcherApril 12, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    Oh I'm stopping everywhere to try and win this one! Love it!

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  4. QuiltjaneApril 12, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    I would love to add this book to my MO collection. Thank you for the chance.

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  5. maeve315@msn.comApril 12, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    I so want to win this book - it looks just fabulous! It would make a great birthday gift to myself (this is the week!). Here's hoping . . .

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  6. PipApril 12, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    The more I see of this book the more I want it, just need to check my budget for the next month.

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  7. MaryApril 12, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Oh this would be the perfect addition to my Material Obsession Library!!!

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  8. PamApril 12, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    fingers crossed....love this book...thanks for a chance!

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  9. Donna~~April 12, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Love the quilts I've seen from this book--it'll be difficult to decide which to try first!

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  10. Sharon (Stitches on Mars)April 12, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    Hi Andi, It certainly looks like a yummy book. I agreee with you have little quilts to try out are a great idea :)
    Hugs, Sharon

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  11. baukjeApril 12, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    The books looks so good, I already have the two others.....

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  12. deangraziosiApril 12, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    Nice range you had given here Andy. i like the way you make the combination of color art.
    dean graziosi

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  13. anhaga sae / lisaApril 12, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    So glad I'm not the only one who buys a book just for the colours, not for the patterns!! Looks fab.

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  14. AnnieApril 12, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    I'm loving the look of this book.

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  15. JitkaApril 12, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    I also like buying book becase of colors and inspiration. Sarah´s book would be another colourful inspiration for me.

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  16. BritaApril 13, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    Delightful patterns! And you're right, the pictures really do inspire me to want to make this one, and this one, and that one...

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  17. tropicsladyApril 13, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    I've already spotted a quilt that I would like to make!

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  18. UnknownApril 13, 2011 at 6:03 AM

    Thankyou for sharing this gorgeous book, u really reaaallyyyy reeeeaallllllyyyyyyyy hope to win! Fingers crossed!

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  19. MaureenApril 13, 2011 at 6:16 AM

    The book is so cheerful with lots of beautiful fabric.

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  20. cafe.noir@neuf.frApril 13, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    What a wonderful book. I have the 2 "material obsession" and this one seems so pretty. Thank you from France for this information.

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  21. BethApril 13, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    Thanks for the peek at this tempting book. That Whirligig quilt goes right onto my list. (We all have those lists, right?).

    Thanks for the chance to enter.

    wordygirl at earthlink dot net

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  22. BillieBee (billiemick)April 13, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    Looks like a great book. Put my name in the hat.

    Billie in TX

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  23. RachaeldaisyApril 13, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    I love Sarah's use of colour and scrapiness. I'm loving the photos I;m seeing from this book, can;t wait to see the real thing.

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  24. anneApril 13, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    Wow another awesome book from Sarah. Love it. Thank you for sharing.

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  25. ARTwendy ...April 13, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    Fabulous ... good work Andi ... Thanks Sarah! Big fan!

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  26. Alice R.April 13, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    It DOES have beautiful pictures! Great inspiration, and what nice, bright colors. Great after this long winter...

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  27. JenniffierApril 13, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    This book looks very interesting. I hope I win.

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  28. SewLindaAnnApril 13, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    I cannot wait for the book to be available in the U.S. That Medallion quilt looks wonderful. I have MO2 and love looking through it for inspiration.

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  29. janineblApril 13, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    inspirational book

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  30. ButterflyApril 13, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    looks like a great book

    Leona

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  31. Little CreatableApril 13, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    I am loving this book! But I have yet to track it down!

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  32. LynApril 13, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    Thank you for sharing these snippets of the book- it looks like a good one to have

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  33. MichelleApril 13, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Oh boy, I'm sharing your excitement, this book is amazing!

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  34. Marcia W.April 13, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    Sarah's quilts are so very pretty. This is a book that would like to win as on her blog, it will be some time before it is available in the USA. Thanks for the review.

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  35. SarahApril 14, 2011 at 5:20 AM

    I love the looks of this book! The sneaky peeks have been fabulous! I can't wait for it to come to the US!

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  36. Claire - Matching PegsApril 14, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Andi,

    If anyone could claim to have a handle on bright colour like Sarah, the it would be you.

    The Whirligig looks fabulous.

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  37. AnnemiekApril 15, 2011 at 12:57 AM

    I saw several peeks of the book in blogland and i already picked a pattern i want to make. Coming across your blog I was distracted from commenting on this give away by all the colours that popped off the screen :) Love your work!

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