Dawn Heese's Sentiments Sampler Quilt: Block 5

Welcome back everyone! We went to Houston for Quilt Market and we made it back slowly to the east coast. Some of us were able to get out early while others did not return until the end of the week. Thank you to everyone for your support of the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Dawn Heese's Sentiments Sampler Quilt will continue on Mondays. We are one week behind but we will post block number six here on Wednesday as we work through our inboxes. Dawn has already sent the beautiful block along and you will not be disappointed! You can download the pattern for block 5 here.

Dawn presented a Schoolhouse at Quilt Market. She brought along the finished quilt top for the Sentiments Sampler Quilt. Isn't it amazing? Are you following along and making your own?

We look forward to seeing your finished blocks. Feel free to post your blocks on our Facebook wall!

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The Henry Glass Very Merry Holiday Party!

We are off to Houston and are looking forward to seeing many of you at our booth! We've got a great line-up for Schoolhouse and some of our fabulous designers are doing book signings at our booth!

We are excited to announce The Henry Glass Very Merry Holiday Party! It will be so much fun as with all of our holiday blog parties!

Will you come to our book signings at Quilt Market?

Remember to enter our giveaway for Jill Finley's e-book and fabric bundle! Details here.

See you soon!

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Sentiments Sampler Quilt: Block 4

Welcome to week 4 !  Dawn Heese's Sentiments Sampler Quilt is looking so fabulous! Each block is prettier than the previous ones! You can download today's pattern here. Are you making the quilt as we go along?

To get the same beautiful looking quilt, make sure that you go out and buy Dawn's fabric line, Best Wishes, at your local quilt shop.

Many of us are getting ready for Quilt Market! The excitement is building! We are looking forward to showing off our new designs!

Remember to enter our giveaway for some lovely Beyond The Gate by Jill Finley. You could win an e-book too! Details here. Jill is also have a GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY! Enter here. Good luck!

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home sweet quilt Blook Tour

Welcome to the home sweet quilt Blook Tour! Our very own talented Jill Finley of Jillily Studio has penned a fabulous new book for Martingale & Co.

We love Jill's fresh style. Her quilts are so very pretty but so gorgeous enough to use in decorating your home. Have you seen Jill's new home and studio? You'll have to check out the photos from her recent open house. You should start here if you haven't seen the photos! We are considering packing our bags and flying out to stay with Jill! Martingale & Co. has some great photos too!

Here are a few of our favorites from the book. The first three quilts would be great to showcase in a little girl's room. The applique is simple yet sophisticated.

Dare we say it? Yes, we are starting to think about making holiday decor. These pillows are easy and simple. You can use holiday colors but still use the pillows long after if you choose the appropriate prints. 

Are you looking for easy gift-giving ideas? These are so darling and quick to whip up as hostess gifts.

We think that the book has a great variety of designs for every quilter. The directions are clear and easy to follow. It almost feels like Jill is sitting right there beside you and guiding you along the way. 

Jill is hosting a grand prize giveaway. It includes her current fabric line, Beyond The Gate, is oh so pretty! The line should be showing up in stores! Run out and buy some of this beautiful line!

She used Beyond The Gate in the pillow and the quilt hanging from the railing. They turned out so wonderfully!

Her giveaway will also include some Aurifil thread! Gorgeous colors in the box that compliment Jill's fabrics.

There are other goodies worth $150! Wow! Make sure that you like our blog! That's part of the entry requirements!

We are going to have our own giveaway! Like our blog and tell us your favorite color to use in quilting. That is, what is your go-to color? One lucky winner will win an e-book copy of home sweet quilt and a fat quarter bundle of Jill's fabric!

Contest ends Monday, October 29 at midnight! Make sure that you come back soon! We are off to Houston for Quilt Market and will be back with photos.

Remember to check out the other blogs for their own giveaways!

            WHEN ?                               WHO ?                                  WHERE ?

·      Sat, Oct 13:                 Aurifil Threads                  http://auribuzz.wordpress.com/

           

·      Sun, Oct. 14:               Linda Lum DeBono           lindalumdebono.blogspot.com/

                                     

·      Mon, Oct 15:              Madame Samm                   www.sewwequilt.com

                                                          

·      Tues, Oct 16:              PamKittyMorning               pamkittymorning.blogspot.com

                                                          

·      Wed, Oct 17:              Amy Ellis                            amyscreativeside.com/blog/

·      Thur, Oct 18:              Stitch This (Martingale)     http://blog.shopmartingale.com/

                                                           

·      Fri, Oct 19:                 Chitter Chatter Designs      creativityamongstchaos.blogspot.com

                                              Gigi's Thimble                     alittlebitbiased.blogspot.com

                                                          

·       Sat Oct 20:                  Jacquelynne Steves              thenoblewife.blogspot.com 

     Sun Oct 21:                 Henry Glass Fabrics           henryglassfabrics.blogspot.com           

                                            

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Quilt Market News: Buggy Barn

Janet Nesbitt and Pam Soliday, the talented ladies behind Buggy Barn are going to be signing books at our booth in Houston! We are so excited. Don't you love the cover? Please join us at our booth for these signings and for previewing our latest collections.

In addition to the book signings, we look forward to seeing you at the Henry Glass Schoolhouse Presentaions. See the schedule below. 

Have a great weekend! 

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QuiltSoup: Quilt Market, Part II

Barbara Jones of QuiltSoup will be one of several of our Henry Glass designers participating in the Henry Glass Designer Showcase III. It's going to be so much fun! 

Barb's Cruzin' line will be available soon. Stay tuned for an interview with Barb! It's going to be fun!

We love the bicycles! Which one of these prints do you like? Look for these fabrics in your local quilt shop in November!

With all of the Quilt Market preparations, how does a designer keep motivated? We asked Barb about her other hobbies. 

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing, Barb! What other hobbies do you have? 

Remember, Jill Finley's home sweet quilt Blook Tour is still going on! Details here. Make sure that you follow along. You can win some goodies!

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QuiltSoup: Quilt Market News, Part I

QuiltSoup designer, Barbara Jones will be in Houston! We spoke to her recently and we begged her for a sneak peek! The photo at the top is all that we could wrangle out of her. For those of you going to Houston, you will have to visit Barb and for the rest, make sure that your local quilt shop owner visits Barb in Houston!

We are excited to announce that Barb is another fabulous Martingale & Co. designer who will be doing a book signing at our booth! Make sure that you come by for your copy. First come, first served for limited quantities!

Speaking of wrangling, Barb participated in a cattle drive last year. We thought that it was awesome and she shared a couple of photos with us. 

Joe Daniels (left) and Charlie is on the right. Joe and his wife Euarda own the land and the ranch. She quilts and they are Barb's friends. This is where they started the drive as they brought the cows off of the mountain.

This is a photo of the bar-D-bar Ranch where the cows live. What an awesome experience!

Come back tomorrow for more news from Barbara!

p.s. We do have a winner for the Vicki Oehlke, Bouquet Splendor. We apologize for the delay in announcement. The winner is Betsy Lewis from Florida! We contacted Betsy and the goods are on their way!

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