Every time I make it back to my computer, I am wowed by the additions to the linky!  You guys are amazing!

I love the variety of quilts, and each post I’ve read has been inspirational.  Thank you all for the effort and thought you have put into your entries!

How far have you made it through the list?

I’ve taken a random approach, personally, as I have a chance to sit for a minute or two.  I have hopes of sitting down and clicking through the majority of them soon!

Do you have a favorite yet?

I can’t say if I do, but Kendra made a smart suggestion for us.  We should add our entry numbers to our BQF Stats, in our post, to help keep track of favorites, and … Read More »

Welcome to the Fall Blogger’s Quilt Festival! I’m delighted that you have come to share inspiration and be inspired!

The Festival is open to anyone that would like to participate no matter how long you’ve been quilting or how many quilts you have finished. The story of each quilt often relates quilters to one another, and is an important aspect of our Festival! I hope you take the time to write about how your entry quilt came to be and why it is important for you to share it. Likewise, I hope you enjoy reading about the quilts others’ have entered!

Like in the spring, we have categories to consider and nominate favorite quilts in.

The schedule of events is this :

October 26 – 31 Linky open
November 1 – 4 Nominations … Read More »

I’m so happy to have a new finish to share with you for Blogger’s Quilt Festival!  My Button Box quilt is a variation of a quilt I made last spring, with a twist. Previously, it was made with 9″ blocks and a very pretty fabric line, however, while designing the block I realized that I could easily adjust the size (as you can with most blocks) and decided that I needed to make a scrappy version!

I loved pulling fabrics from my stash/scraps for this project, and reminisced where each had been used in previous projects. Some in very different projects, and others had been waiting for this one! While I was selecting fabrics, I tried to use mostly fabrics with the same saturation, or intensity.  The few exceptions offer a resting place for your eye in the … Read More »

The Festival begins on Friday! Are you ready?  I hope so!  I have a bit of work to do before I am, but most of the sponsor details are in place, and you will see them popping up on my sidebar later this week!

If you don’t have your button yet – add the code to your sidebar, or share it in a post.  The code is in my sidebar (it doesn’t like to be in posts…).  The linky will be open this Friday (October 26) through the following Wednesday (October 31), after that there will be a nomination form available for your favorites.  If you are scheduling your post ahead be sure to include a few specifics about your finished quilt:

Quilt Measurements
Special Techniques used, if any
Quilted by…
Best category

This will help with the nomination process later – thanks!

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I also have a few … Read More »

Hi friends – Two weeks later and I think I’m recovered from BQF!  Are you still looking through the entries? I look through a few daily and love all the inspiration I find!

I’ve emailed the few quilters I have nominations for, but wanted to invite all of you to let me know who you would like to get to know better.  Be sure to  email me if you find a  festival quilter that you think would make a great feature here.

To nominate:

Email me – amyscreativeside@gmail.com

With – “Feature Nomination” in the subject line

Include – the blog address, or number from the linky, of the quilter you wish to nominate

I’ll take it from there – that’s it!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Amy

BQF News:

Today is the last day to nominate your favorites in each of the categories! I will work over the weekend to sort out the nominations and update you all. You can still vote for your overall favorite, for the Viewer’s Choice Awards!

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About a month ago, I received a charm pack of Bella, by Lotta Jansdotter. While trying to think up a clever project for the fabric, I was busy making preparations for BQF, and all the usual happenings in our family. I never put that charm pack away though! I didn’t want to forget about it! Out of sight, out of mind…

Finally, inspiration struck and I pulled a few coordinating solids. Within a few hours, I had a new table runner!

I love the organic feel … Read More »

I am so excited to see everyone turn out again for  Bloggers’ Quilt Festival! It’s been a pleasure to watch all the quilts pour in on the linky. The linky will be open just a couple more days, hopefully everyone that wants to, will have a chance to link up!

My entry is my recent finish – Burst of Spring.

I’ve developed a love of flying geese, and found myself drawing different blocks all with flying geese, this one had to be made! I was asked to develop a pattern for Blend Fabrics, with Spring Promise fabrics, and I knew that it was a match. The soft floral fabrics each take a turn being the center of attention in the star, with the white print background setting them off. 

Have you tried making … Read More »