Double Give-away! Susan Brubaker Knapp!
Monday, December 7th, 2009No…make that a double-double drawing! Several years ago, Susan Brubaker Knapp (website here) and I met online through the QuiltArt list and became internet friends. We FINALLY got to meet in Houston at Market this year.
Our quilty careers have been moving forward (a good direction) on parallel tracks, and we both were published this year for the first time! So we are having a doubly-fun giveaway:
Over on Susan’s Blue Moon River Blog, she is giving away a copy of my book ThreadWork Unraveled AND my Nourish the Body, Nourish the Soul pattern, and here I’ll be doing a drawing for her beautiful Applique Petal Party pattern booklet AND her Pinata Purse pattern! I’ll draw a winner at random from those who post by noon on Monday (oops) Wednesday, Dec. 16. Read on for more enticing details!
Here’s Susan’s full quilt:
Applique Petal Party is an interesting new hybrid: pattern plus booklet with detailed instructions. Inside there are nine fold-open full sized patterns for all 16 blocks and the border, all with clear lines and notes. There is also an 8-page booklet (8 1/2 x 11 inches) including:
- Needle-turn applique basics, with sharp photos clearly illustrating tricky bits such as getting sharp points for stars and leaves
- Making Bias Vines
- Fabric Requirements for the 73 x 73 inch quilt
- Cutting instructions
- Sashings
- Constructing the quilt
- Borders
- Finishing and Quilting
- Binding and labeling; here there are three brilliantly well done photos to illustrate how to do a double-fold bias binding on the ever-challenging scallops. Well, they won’t be challenging any more, because they show clearly how to do them!
Here are two detail photos:
I love that on the back cover there are four small quilts made from a single block in this pattern, but in totally different colorways. If you love the pattern but just aren’t a pink person, these will give you an idea of how versatile and beautiful this pattern is.
Susan’s publisher, C&T, is really leading the pack with innovative publishing and support options. Even on the pattern they invite teachers to use the pattern for classes, and offer support via the C&T website. Here’s a link to Susan’s pattern at www.ctpub.com ; click on the “google preview” for a tease of what’s inside.
Pinata Purse is a fun one to feature a favorite fabric— and you get lots of look. Just like a Mexican Pinata is covered in fringes of paper, this purse is covered in fringes of fabric. I could see doing a rainbow thing with the fringe, or a colorwash from light to dark…LOTS of fun possibilities. Plus it’s a great shape with a nice, useful pocket across the entire back.
Susan is a quilter and graphic designer who lives in North Carolina with her husband and children. You can purchase Applique Petal Party, or any of her wonderful patterns (be sure to check out the Round Red Barn!), at Susan’s website.
To be entered in the drawing to win Susan’s Applique Petal Party OR her Pinata Purse pattern, visit Susan’s website and blog. THEN Come back here and leave a comment here on my blog telling me something you like over at Susan’s! On December 16th, we’ll both do drawings: Over here, the first number (comment number) drawn will win Susan’s Applique Petal Party , the second her pinata purse pattern! Thanks for joining in the fun,
Cheers, Sarah