Catching up - linky, Fat Quarterly, sponsors and Houston

Sew Sweet QAL linky:

Just to remind you, the linky for the Sew Sweet QAL contest is open and running (at the end of THIS post). Until now, there is one project submitted, but I hope more will follow (in case of too few submissions I will have to reconsider the number of prizes). HERE are the rules for the contest (remember, only finished projects with at least one Sew Sweet QAL PP block can be submitted).

Dla przypomnienia, linky do konkursu w Sew Sweet QALu jest otwarty (na koncu TEGO postu). Mam nadzieje, ze zglosicie swoje prace do konkursu (na razie jest tylko jedna; niestety, w przypadku zbyt malej liczby zgloszonych prac, bede musiala zmienic liczbe nagrod). Zasady uczestnictwa w konkursie sa w TYM poscie (dodalam polska wersje; najwazniejsza zasada to ta, ze projekty musza byc skonczone /nie same uszyte bloki PP/ i musza byc uszyte z co najmniej jednym blokiem z QALu).

Fat Quarterly:

Issue #19, Christmas edition of Fat Quarterly is already available. Why do I mention it here? Because I designed and sewn 5 snowflake PP blocks (second row from the bottom, under Christmas trees) for this amazing Jumper Quilt. I'm not a big fan of Christmas quilts myself, but this one rocks! 

To jeden z projektow, ktorych wczesniej nie pokazywalam. Nie, nie caly jest moj :) To quilt to swiateczniego numeru magazynu Fat Quarterly. Bloki do kazdego rzedu zostaly zaprojektowane i uszyte przez rozne osoby. Ja przygotowalam wzor PP i uszylam 5 platkow sniegu (drugi rzad od dolu, pod choinkami). Powiem szczerze, ze za bardzo nie lubie typowo swiatecznych quiltow, ale ten mi sie bardzo podoba. Wyglada jak babciny sweter robiony na drutach :)

Sponsors:

CraftFabric shop has lots of new fabrics (which you can find HERE). Here are just few of those beauties:

Duuuzo pieknych nowosci w CraftFabric:

 

 *Shimmer Sunglow*

 

*Fusion*

*Shimmer Mineral*

*Fusion*

At Robin's Patchwork you can already feel Christmas:

A u Robinka juz czuc Swieta :)

*Robins*

*Christmas set #1*

 

*Christmas set #2*

 *Christmas set #3*

And at the end some new arivals and comming soon fabrics, which cought my eye at Fat Quarter Shop:

I na dodatek kilka nowosci i kolekcji, ktore wkrotce beda dostepne w Fat Quarter Shop:

*Autumn Artisan Spirit Shimmer*

*Biology*

*Aurifil thread box*

*Priory Square*

International Quilt Festival in Houston Oct/Nov 2014:

My quilt 'She's a Wildflower' was on display as part of the 'In full bloom' exhibition :) 

The plan is to try to make a quilt worth submission to the annual judged contest 'The world of beauty' in two years (no chance to finish anything for the next year's submissions). Well, that's the plan, we'll see if my skills will improve enough till then:

Dziewczyna z kwiatami byla w Houston :) Ta czesc wystawy, w ktorej wisiala nie byla oceniana, do konkursu 'The world of beauty' zgloszenia sa oddzielnie. Mysle nad tym, zeby moze za dwa lata uszyc quilt i go zglosic do konkursu (na wystawe za rok na pewno nie zdaze), ale nie wiem, czy moje umiejetnosci 'szyciowe' mi na to pozwola. No nie oszukujmy sie, gdzie mi do tych quilterek, ktore szyja (czy maluja na materiale) od kilkunastu/kilkudziesieciu lat...

*photo by Susan Driskill*

News from CraftFabric and Robin's Patchwork

When I came back from Poland I got a nice fat envelope waiting for me at home :D I got some goodies from CraftFabric:

Po powrocie z Polski w domu czekala na mnie tlusciutka koperta ze slicznymi materialami ze sklepu CraftFabric. Czekam tylko, az skoncze art quilt, ktory mam zaczety i zabieram sie do szycia:

*FQ bundle of Kona Cotton*

*Oink a Doodle Moo jelly roll*

*Waterfront Park jelly roll*

*Hello Petal charm pack*

There are some more gorgeous fabrics in CraftFabric shop:

*Comma fabric set*

*Kona Roll-up Sunrise*

 *Kona hexies*

Robin's Patchwork got some new fabrics recently (all 'new' fabrics you can find HERE):

W sklepie Robin's Patchwork letnie nowosci (wszystkie materialy z ostatniej dostawy znajdziecie TUTAJ):

 

*Daydream Layer cake*

*Makower fabric set*

*set of dotted fabrics from Makower*

 *pretty pastels, also from Makower*

In the next post I will show you what I'm currently working on :) Or at leat a part of it as the quilt is far from being finished.

W nastepnym poscie pokaze troszke tego, nad czym teraz pracuje (a raczej powinnam pracowac...). Na razie jeszcze wiele nie ma, bo jakos ciezko mi sie ostatnio zmobilizowac ale mam nadzieje, ze jednak uda mi sie skonczyc do konca maja i zglosic quilt na wystawe.

Sponsor's News and Giveaway winner

I'm late with posting the results of the last giveaway. I'm sorry for that. I've included all the comments which have been written under the giveaway untill today. 

Spoznione wyniki rozdawajki juz sa. Za opoznienie najmocniej przepraszam. Ulinkap, gratuluje! Za chwile bede do ciebie pisac maila:

The book goes to:

Congratulations! I will contact you in a moment :)

And now it's time for some news. I've finished my 'art quilt' top, now I have to think how to quilt it and hopefully I'll start quilting this week. I have already most of the materials to start another quilt and plans for the third one :) I planned to send the second one to quilt show in France, but I forgot to look at the required quilt size for the contest. The second quilt will be square, approx. 1m x 1m and they want a very tall rectangle 75 x 150cm. So I decided, that I have to make another quilt for the sake of that quilt show :D 

Yay, the treadmill was just comming. Heavy beast, but we managed with BF to  transport in inside (as we didn't order a team which would put it together inside our home, we had to transport it from the front of the house - inside on our own). Now the room is rearanged a bit to fit all the things around. Cats are a bit confused as we changed the position of their huge scratching post ('scratch castle' would be a better name) and I also need a bit of time to get used to the new order, but I'm so happy that the treadmill is finally there!

Sam the Squirrel PP pattern:

Some of you have asked me for my Sam the Squirrel PP pattern. I planned to redo it in EQ7, but didn't find the time for it. Tomorow I'll add the old version to the free patterns ('Tutorials and free patterns' tab on my blog) and when I will find a moment I will redo it in EQ7 (of course it will stay free).

Dreamcatcher pattern:

I've got also many questions about my Dreamcatcher wallhanging pattern. No, at the moment I don't have a ready pattern for it and in the first half of the year I will not prepare any but I promise I will add it to my long to-do list :) 

Co u mnie? Skonczylam gore pierwszego planowanego quiltu (tego z kwiatami). Mam nadzieje, ze uda mi sie zaczac pikowanie w tym tygodniu ale na razie nie mam jeszcze pomyslu, co mam wypikowac. Musze pomyslec. Materialy na kolejny quilt juz mam, plany trzeciego quiltu kielkuja w glowie :) 

Dzis dosc meczacy dzien. Dotarla bieznia, musielismy przemeblowac pokoj, zeby sie wszystko zmiescilo no i jeszcze musze sie do nowego ukladu przyzwyczaic. Ale biega sie super :) 

Do darmowych wzorow dolacze jutro Sama Wiewiorke. Mialam plany, zeby go przerobic w EQ7 i na planach sie niestety skonczylo, a kilka osob sie mnie juz o ten wzor pytalo. Na razie dodam stara wersje wzoru, jak bede miala wolna chwile, przerobie go w EQ. 

Here's what Dorota wrote:

'Robin's Patchwork has just started the New Year's sale. You are welcome to browse our new sale offer ( WYPRZEDAZ - right-hand bottom corner of our website).

We heartily recommend Giddy cherries :) for those of you who might find themselves in need of a new apron or kitchen curtains :) There are also many other treats at very affordable prices some as low as 7-8 Euros/m. Check the current exchange rate between the Polish zloty and your currency and have a shopping spree :) 

W Robinkowie wyprzedaz:

 

 

Robin's Patchwork ships to all EU countries, but please get in touch with [email protected] regarding the shipping cost.' 

Dorota speaks English, German and Danish fluently so she will be able to answer all your questions.

 

 

At CraftFabric there are beautiful new fabric sets:

 

W CraftFabric nowe zestawy materialow:

 

And Fat Quarter Shop just got some pretty new FQ bundles which I was waiting for:

A w FQS tez interesujace nowosci:
 

Sponsors and fabrics

I was sewing the last whole week. Something which I unfortunately can't show at the moment, as it was sent for publishing. 

I know also, that PapeARRR! Piecing Adventures were a bit forgotten last weeks, but I really, really didn't have any free time to spend on sewing new block and preparing the pattern. The plan is to sew new block this week (along with a block for a guest post and further working on quilt for a Christmas present). 

I still have my art quilt, which I would like to finish before the end of the year, but to have that possibility, I have to first finish all the WIPs which are waiting.

Wiecej mnie nie ma niz jestem. Ostatni tydzien spedzilam prawie przyrosnieta do maszyny. Skonczylam projekt, ktory wyslalam do publikacji i ktorego niestety nie moge na razie pokazac. Plan na ten tydzien - nastepne 3 dni spedze przy maszynie. Musze uszyc zalegly blok z pirackiej serii, blok PP na goscinny post na innym blogu i musze tez troche popracowac nad quiltem, ktory ma byc prezentem podchoinkowym. Chce skonczyc wszystkie zaplanowane rzeczy, zeby moc sie skupic na art quilcie. Chcialabym go skonczyc przed koncem roku. A dzisiejszy post bedzie o sponsorach i materialach:

I dedicate toady's post to my sponsors :) Fabrics which I especially like:

Nowosci u Robinka:

Bluebird Park Layer Cake

Bobbins and Bits Charm Pack

Simple Marks

Craft Fabric:

Robert Kaufman's Chevorns

Nowosci

sliczne niebieskosci

Fat Quarter Shop:

 Foster a garden for Olivia

I dream of Paris

Acacia

Saying hallo to CraftFabric

Today I wanted to welcome new sponsor - polish patchwork CraftFabric.

It's one of the biggest ones in Poland and was started in 2010 by Dominik and Marta. Among the variety of fabrics, fabric bundles and pre-cuts, they are also offering all you need to sew patchwork - rotary cutters, mats, interfacing, books, threads, etc. CraftFabric also sponsors patchwork workshops and courses in Poland, organised by my two great friends - Marzenna and Gosia. 

Dzisiaj chcialam powitam sklep CraftFabric w gronie sponsorow.

CraftFabric powstał w 2010 roku i obecnie jest jednym z największych sklepów w Polsce oferujących nie tylko tkaniny patchworkowe, ale również szeroką gamę akcesoriów - mat i noży krążkowych, linijek i szablonów do pikowania, ocieplin i flizelin, polarów minky i nici, a wszystko to w konkurencyjnych cenach.

Zarówno wielbiciele tradycyjnych wzorów patchworkowych, jak i tych nowoczesnych znajdą coś wśród oferty sklepu. W sklepie znajdziecie największych producentów tkanin i akcesoriów patchworkowych: Robert Kaufman, Michael Miller, RJR, Fabriquilt, Lecien, Olfa i innych. Warto również nadmienić, że sklep CraftFabric posiada najszerszą w Polsce gamę jednolitych tkanin z serii Kona Cotton firmy Robert Kaufman. Wkrótce pojawia się na Facebooku :)

CraftFabric jest takze sponsorem kursow patchworkowych, ktore prowadzone sa przez moje dwie drogie quiltowe kolezanki - Marzenne i Gosie.

2wenty-thr3e charm pack

 Kona cotton Roll-up

Sakura Park layer cake

Penelope - fabric set