Sew Sweet QAL winners!

First of all, I would like to thank all, who prepared projects for Sew Sweet QAL contest. There was a moment where I was afraid, that there will be only one project submitted, but gladly, at the end there were 13 of them - and all beautiful! You did a great job and I hope you at least a bit enjoyed sewing with my PP patterns.

Unfortunately, ther are only 3 prizes to give and Sara @ sewsweetness.com had a really tough job choosing the winners. I will not keep you waiting much longer... here they are:

Po pierwsze, chcialabym serdecznie podziekowac wszystkim, ktorzy wzieli udzial w konkursie Sew Sweet QAL. Byl taki moment, jakies 4 dni przed koncem, gdy myslalam, ze tylko jedna osoba cos uszyla i tak naprawde konkurs nie mial sensu, ale na szczescie sie mylilam :) i do konkursu zgloszonych zostalo 13 przeslicznych projektow! Mam nadzieje, ze podobalo sie wam szycie blokow PP. Niestety, mam do rozdania tylko 3 nagrody i ciesze sie, ze to nie ja musialam wybierac zwyciezcow, bo to nie jest latwe zadanie. Sara @ sewsweetness.com wybrala trzy prace, ktore widzicie ponizej:

#1 - Katherine @ Sew Me Something

the #1 prize is:

 

#2 - Joanna @ Jo Ho doings

 

the #2 prize is:

 

 #3 - Maja @ Betyipiernaty

with the #3 prize:

Congratulations! I will contact you soon.

Sew Sweet QAL contest wouldn't be possible without our lovely sponsors!

Z calego serca gratuluje wszystkim zwyciezcom! Zaraz siadam do pisania maili :) 

A na koniec jeszcze wielki uklon w strone sponsorow konkursu:

   

Hot chocolate PP - block #5 in Sew Sweet QAL & Linky is open

I'm sorry for nto being there last week. I had to make a break in sewing and blogging. I'm now back with the last Sew Sweet QAL block - Hot chocolate - and the Linky.

The block will remain free till 12-Nov-2014 and the linky (at the end of the post) will be open till 19-Nov-2014, so you can finish your projects and submit them to the contest:

Musialam zrobic sobie mala przerwe w szyciu i blogowaniu, dlatego mnie nie bylo tydzien temu. Przepraszam tych, ktorzy wypatrywali nowego bloku. Jestem dzisiaj i mam dla was ostatni wzor w Sew Sweet QALu - filizanke goracej czekolady (link jest nad obrazkiem). Wzor pozostanie darmowy do 12.11. Na koncu postu jest tez Linky, gdzie do 19.11.2014 (12.00) mozecie dodawac swoje konkursowe prace z blokami Sew Sweet QAL:

*you can download the free Hot chocolate pattern via Cratfsy*

There are more and more blocks shown over at Flickr and FB! Thank you for being a part of the QAL! I really appreciate that.
Post your photos in Flickr Sew Sweet QAL Group or share them on my FB Page! Use hashtag #SewSwetQAL and #shapemoth so I can find you!

Zapraszam Was serdecznie do wspolnego szycia! Zdjecia swoich prac mozecie dodawac do grupy na Flickrze lub na mojej stronie FB!
Jesli uzywacie tagow, dodajcie #shapemoth lub #SewSweetQAL. Bedze mi latwiej znalezc Wasze zdjecia :)

Sew Sweet QAL contest wouldn't be possible without our lovely sponsors!  

 

Link your Sew Sweet QA projects here:

An InLinkz Link-up

Sew Sweet QAL - details

It's time to give you a heads up for the new QAL :)

P.S. Winners of the last pattern giveaway will be posted in a moment at the end of the last post. 

Polska wersja bedzie niedlugo jako nowy post, do ktorego link bedzie TUTAJ :)

If you want to join me in paper piecing, Sew Sweet QAL (or better to say PPAL - paper piece along) starts on 1st of October. There will be 5 PP blocks, one every week and in addition, during those 5 weeks I will post step-by-step instructions for a mini quilt. 

Below you will find all the details about the QAL:

1. Rules for QAL and contest

2. Detailed schedule

3. Fabric requirements

1. Sew Sweet QAL rules:

* first block in Sew Sweet QAL will be posted on 01.10.2014 and the last one on 29.10.2014 (you can find the detailed schedule below)

* in addition to 5 PP blocks, there will be a tutorial for a PP writing 'Sew Sweet' and for a mini quilt (which you can see above).

* each of the 5 PP blocks will be free for download for a week after publication date through Craftsy; after that time, blocks will be available in my Craftsy and Etsy shops

* starting 05-Nov-2014, a linky will be open, so that you can link your projects made with Sew Sweet QAL blocks (one project per person). It can be anything made with the blocks, not only mini quilt, but it has to be a finished project. Photos of unfinished PP blocks will be deleted from the linky.

* linky will be closed on 19-Nov-2014, and from all submitted projects 3 winners (the number of the winners can be changed if there are not enough submissions) will be chosen by the Guest Judge
* winners will be anounced in a week after the linky end

* the Guest Judge for Sew Sweetness QAL is Sara Lawson from sewsweetness.com.

Zasady:

* do konkursu mozna zglosic jeden projekt od osoby
* musi to byc skonczony projekt (nie sam uszyty blok PP; nieskonczone projekty beda usuwane z Linky) z conajmniej jednym blokiem z QALu
* w konkursie do wygrania sa 3 nagrody (liczba zwyciezcow moze ulec zmianie jesli nie bedzie wystarczajacej liczby zgloszen)
* zwyciezca(y) beda ogloszeni w tygodniu po zakonczeniu zglaszania prac
* sedzia konkursu jest Sara Lawson z sewsweetness.com

I guess you all know her - she's an amazing quilter, bag pattern designer and author of the book Big-City Bags, designer of the fabric line Jungle Ave for Art Galler Fabrics, and on top of it - an amazing personality. 
Thank you Sara for being a part of this QAL! 
If you didn't hear about Sara yet, be sure to visit her website and FB page.

* there are some pretty amazing prizes to win!

#1 Prize

#2 Prize

#3 Prize

Detailed schedule:

01.10.2014 -  Cupcake PP block

08.10.2014 - Donut PP block

15.10.2014 - Ice Cream PP block

22.10.2014 - Milkshake PP block

29.10.2014 - Hot Chocolate PP block

Fabric Requirements: 

*in each QAL post I will share my fabric choices for the single blocks (including the fabric requirements) 

I will sew the mini quilt with one Cupcake block (10"x10") and two Ice Cream blocks (5"x10"). Instead of them, you can take any other two Sew Sweet QAL blocks.

For the mini quilt in the version shown above you will need: 
*Cupcake block - 1FQ background fabric + scraps for the details
*2 Ice Cream blocks - 1FQ background fabric + scraps for the details
*F8 of yellow fabric for strips
*FQ of fabric for the mini quilt's background, which matches the color of Cupcake block background fabric
*1/2y of background fabric for 'Sew Sweet' writing
*1FQ of fabric matching the background color for 'Sew Sweet' letters
*1/2y of fabric for the backing
*1/2y of fabric for binding (it's easier to cut longer strips)

Here are my fabric choices:

I will post updates on the QAL also on my FB page. I'd love to see your fabric choices and WIP photos.

I hope to see you again on Wednesday, 1st of October, ready to sew with me :)

Here's the Sew Sweet QAL button for you 

(copy and paste HTML code to your sidebar or blog post):

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Forest QAL contest winners!

I just received the email from our guest judge, Eleanor Grosch with the list of 3 winners of the Forest QAL contest. I was amazed by all the wonderful quilts which were submitted and I have no doubts that the judge had some difficult job to do, picking the top 3. Congratulations to all (and expect emails from me soon):

Sa juz wyniki konkursu Lesnego QALu! Wlasnie otrzymalam maila od jurorki Eleanor Grosch, ktora wytypowala 3 pierwsze miejsca (napisala tez male wytlumaczenie, czemu akurat te a nie inne prace wybrala). My u Julka wybralysmy zwyciezce na najlepszy uklad quiltu a Pan Random pomogl wybrac dodatkowe 3 nagrody. Serdeczne wszystkim gratuluje (maile powysylam jak wroce z pracy)!

#1 Grand Winner - Teje @ Nero's Post and Patch with her quilt 'Fantasy Forest'

Eleanor Grosch wrote: 'This one was my favorite overall because it broke out of the expected grid structure.  I love the creative use of space and color and the reference to the web of life.  The fabric choices are also really lovely and tonal.'

prizes:  
- $50 Fat Quarter Shop gift certificate
- $40 Marmalade Fabrics gift certificate
- $20 Pink Chalk Fabrics gift certificate
- 5 Kona cotton FQs from Szmatka Latka 

#2 place - Sarah @ {no} hats in the house with her quilt 'once upon a time... {in a forest}'

Eleanor Grosch wrote: 'The paleness of the quilt initially stood out as a detriment among so many colorful entries, but it has a lovely quiet beauty to it that allows me to see it as a whole first and then look closer.  Though it relies on the grid structure heavily, the muted tones let me see the abstractions used.'

prizes:  
- $50 Fat Quarter Shop gift certificate 
- $20 Pink Chalk Fabrics gift certificate
- 3 FQs from Flights of Fancy collection from Szmatka Latka

#3 place - Xementyna @ Robotkowy Kacik Doris with her 'Woodpecker tote'

Eleanor Grosch wrote: 'I love this sweet quilted tote bag design. The forest theme is carried out well throughout and the stitching looks really expert.  This one was hard to ignore as a quality item!  I love the clever and accurate use of texture and color in the fabric choices.'

prizes:   
- $50 Fat Quarter Shop gift certificate 
- $20 Pink Chalk Fabrics gift certificate
- Fiskars scissors from Szmatka Latka

# Best Quilt Layout (chosen by me and Julianna) - Kerry @ PennyDog
prizes:     

- $40 Marmalade Fabrics gift certificate
- $20 Pink Chalk Fabrics gift certificate
- set of Ariadna threads from Szmatka Latka 

3 random prizes (10% off coupons to Szmatka Latka and my PP pattern of your choice) go to:

#25 Marta Hyrchala

#7 Edyta Radomska

#12 Pam Knies

Forest QAL linky closed

I would like to thank all who participated in QAL, who were sewing with us and those who submitted all the amazing quilts to the contest.

Now it's time to show all the quilts to the judge and as soon as I will know the results I will let you know.

Wczoraj minal termin dodawania prac na konkurs z blokami Lesnego QALu. Chcialam serdecznie podziekowac wszystkim, ktorzy sie do nas przylaczyli, ktorzy szyli razem z nami (i nie poddali sie, choc niektore bloki byly naprawde trudne) i tym, ktorzy zglosili swoje prace do konkursu. Teraz czas na przeslanie prac do oceny naszej jurorce.

DWR Challenge

Just wanted to share with you today the announcement of the NYC MOD quilters about the Double Wedding Ring Quilt Challenge!

NYC MOD Quilt Guild has partnered with EZ Quilting/Simplicity, Interweave and Juki to Use the Double wedding ring template/or pattern. You can create a project, then enter it to win amazing prizes from our sponsors! It's like last year's Dresden Challenge, but this time is DWR templates.

This is a challenge FOR EVERYONE.  There will be 3 categories: small, traditional and modern. I have to admit that until now I haven't sewn even a single DWR block. I guess the challenge is a good opportunity to give it a try!

There are some amazing sponsors who have donated the prizes! See below for the list of goodies!

 

How to enter?
The deadline is Dec 1st 2013 and you will find all the details about the cathegories, judges and prizes HERE.

BLOG HOP:
July 8th NYC MOD Quilters Interweave
July 9th Emily Bailey Shelly Pagliai
July 10th Amy Ellis Faith Jones
July 11th Amy Smart
July 12 th Dan Rouse Elisa Albury
July 13 Jenny Cameron
July 14th Jane Davidson
July 15th Joanna Wilczynska Jackie Kunkel
July 16th Kathy Doughty Juki
July 17th Lisa Mason Flaun Cline
July 18th Pat Sloan Jessica Alexandrakis
July 19th Jacquie Gering Lee Heinrich Monica Solorio-Snow

Giveaway!

I have a set of DWR templates to giveaway! Just write the comment under this post and I will randomly choose one winner on 21st of July. 

And the winner is...

 #40 is Susanne @ Quilt it out

Susanne, I will contact you in a moment :) Thank you all for participating!

Wannabe Feathers {Modern Mini Quilt Challenge}

I was actually thinking how to start this post. I wanted to say 'Hello!' to all the new readers who are visiting from Ellison Lane's blog, but also to all who already follow and read my blog regularly. So... I'd just say that I'm happy that you decided to drop by today to see what's new :)

When I first saw the info about this edition of Mini Quilt Challenge on Ellison's blog, for the moment I thought that I will not sew anything new, just add some previously made mini. I didn't have any good idea then, and to be honest, I didn't sew for quite a long time. What I haven't realise, was how long it has been since I've made a 'whole' project - quilted and bound. The last was the Dreamcatcher wallhanging and it was at the beginning of March. Initially, I thought to present it as a part of a challenge, but unfortunately it is too big, so I had two choices left - not to participate at all or to sew something new. 

I guess a challenge should be challenging ;) After some hours of thinking and two more spent on choosing fabrics I started to sew. The mini measures 24" x 20" and I named it 'Wannabe Feathers' (well... the quilting was suppose to look like feathers ;) :

Nareszcie cos nowego :) Az sie sama przerazilam jak zobaczylam ile czasu uplynelo od mojego ostatniego skonczonego projektu (ostatni wypikowany i z lamowka byl Lapacz Snow, a to bylo na poczatku marca). Gdy zobaczylam pierwsza wzmianke o tegorocznym konkursie Ellison Lane myslalam, ze dodam po prostu jakis mini quilt, ktory juz wczesniej uszylam. Nie mialam pomyslu na nic nowego, a do maszyny nie zasiadalam od dosc dlugiego czasu. Niestety, ostatni mini jaki uszylam to byl wlasnie Lapacz, ktory jest za duzy, zeby wziac udzial w konkursie. Zostaly mi wiec tylko dwa wyjscia - albo nie szyc nic i nie brac udzialu w konkursie albo uszyc cos nowego.

Postanowilam chwycic byka za rogi i zmusic szare komorki do pracy ;) Kilka godzin myslenia, ze dwie godziny wybierania materialow i zaczelo sie szycie. W sumie przy maszynie siedzialam 3 dni (najdluzej wczoraj) i oto jest moj mini:

As I had a camera on my sewing table I made some WIP shots:

Akurat mialam aparat w pokoju, w ktorym szyje, wiec cyknelam kilka fotek podczas szycia:

Thank you again for visiting and I hope you liked what you saw ;)
Dobrze wrocic do szycia po dlugiej przerwie :)

* visit Ellison Lane's blog to see other minis and join the challenge *

* a tu mozecie zobaczyc wszystkie mini quilty i sami wziac udzial w zabawie *