Hello Everyone,
Yay!! Today is my day to review my dear friend Victoria's new book!! First I must say that I truly LOVE this book and for many reasons... Just look at this cover... this just sucks you in...
But having known Victoria and her style and her drive to create, this book not only inspires others, but will having you sifting through your scraps immediately.
I was honored to have quilted many of the quilts in this book too! So I was able to see them up close and personal.
Here we are at Quilt Market for the launch of her book... Yahoo! She is personally autographing my copy. I have read it and love it!
I especially love the beginning where she speaks of her grandmother. There is always someone in our lives that touches us in a special way and this is a great story of Victoria and her grandmother.
The book showcases quilts from Victoria and her "made fabric". It is a great improvisational way to make a quilt and use up your scraps. The best part are the results that it yields.
You will find many quilts that incorporate traditional designs with made fabric. This quilt is a stunning example, don't you think?
Two of my favorite colors to work with are pink and green. A couple of years ago, Victoria had a mini retreat in her loft. We all brought along scrap fabric and put them in a HUGE pile. Throughout the 3 days we all picked through and made many different projects.
Here is mine...
The focal point is Mary. This is a piece of fabric that Victoria had made on Spoonflower and had given to each of us to use. I decided to make a mini quilt with it as the focal point using mostly pinks and greens.
Then I proceeded to create "made fabric" and border Mary with this fabric.
Wonky piano keys surround Mary. This process is fun and really has fantastic results.
I encourage you all to give it a try. Break out the scraps... just dump them on the floor like a pile of fall leaves and JUMP right in!!!
This book will give you the chance to spread your wings and fly with your scraps! If you would like to purchase a copy you can get one in my shop here, all the proceeds will go to Victoria's charity City Harvest.
But you can enter to win a copy of 15 Minutes of Play by leaving a comment on this post and tell me what color you use most in your quilting projects.
All U.S. entries are eligible for a hard copy of the book and International entries will be eligible for an electronic copy.
The giveaway will remain open through December 11, 2012.
Don't forget to go to all the other blogs on the tour to enter as well.
Nov 26: Victoria Findlay Wolfe
Nov 27: Bonnie Hunter
Nov 28: Alissa
Nov 29: Pat Sloan
Nov 30: Fat Quarter Shop
Dec 1st: Karen Griska
Dec 2nd: Angela Walters
Dec 3rd: Generation Q
Dec 4th: Tonya Ricucci
Dec 5th: Michele Foster
Dec 6th: Scott Hansen
Good luck!!
Until Next Time...
173 comments:
I love grey!
I love to use blue both light and darks in my quilts. Thanks for another chance to win this beautiful book.
black is a constant in my quilting. Although I do love me some color. Lately it seems to be blue.
I use a lot of bright colors and the one I use to breathe is light gray
I often use blue!
I am heavy on blue and gray, but use more Kona Snow than anything else. Thanks for the chance to win this wonderful book!
I tend to use blues a lot. Every shade from navy to aqua. Thanks for the chance to win what is sure to be a fantastic book.
I have heard quite a bit about this book. Hoping to win so I can check it out myself.
Thanks for the chance to win!
-debby
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I seem to use a lot of green!
What a terrific book!! Although pink is not my favorite color, I seem to be using a lot of it lately!
Hi Jackie! I want a copy of this book so bad! Seems I am always reaching for black to put in my quilts!
Looks like a fun process and great book. I've been hooked on blues these day - thanks for asking!
Hi, I am drawn to orange! Kate
Saw this book at my LQS and had to take alook through. It's a beautiful book and I love her story and pictures about her Grandmother.
Thank you, Victoria and C&T Publishing for an awesome giveaway and a chance to win.
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Blue? I am not sure!
My favorite colour is blue al of his tints. I like this book because I want to show it to my quiltfriends and tell them what you can do with te scraps.
The favorite color for my quilting projects is RED :)
Jackie, have a wonderful Sunday!
I adore V's amazing work and her book would be incredible! Lucky you to know her so well! Any colour suits me as long as there is a lot of it!! xo
Surprisingly for myself it is beige...
I love this book, she has some really unique ideas. Would love to win a copy! - Andrea Diamond
Guess it would have helped if I read the directions, I have always been addicted to blue, although latetly, I have tried to get outside of my box. Andrea Diamond
I tend to use a lot of blues & greens or red in my quilts but I don't do it on purpose but overall I use all colors because I use a lot of scraps too
I use a lot of blues. This book looks like fun! I guess that's the idea.
Ooo, would love to win this book. I love modern quilts. I like the ones with grey backgrounds.
I use blue the most. V's book is on my wish list.
My favorite color is green but I guess I mostly use blue. Go figure.
Green is my fav color but I use a lot of gray
im mostly using creamy neutrals right now...im sure that will change though. love v's strong use of color!
I use a lot of blues. The book looks great!
I use alot of white because it really showcases all the bright colors i like to use. Yellow is also a favorite!
looks like a fun book!
I love blue and tend to use it a lot, also reds.
I tend to use a lot of brown. Other times, I love a nice bright pink and green combo!
I just love this book!!! I seem to use a lot of pinks and blues. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of this book.
I always claim that I have no favorite color - only one color I generally DON'T care for - orange. That said, I have made a predominantly orange quilt. Hmmm, I think that I have mostly used blue in the quilts I've made, so I think blue is my go-to color. The book looks very interesting! I appreciate the chance to win a copy!
Love the bright colors in this book. I was doing some improv sewing last night. I haven't done so in a long time. I forgot how much fun it is. I tend to gravitate toward bright saturated colors.
Sounds fun. I mostly use green. My favorit color!
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The book looks wonderful! What color do I use most? That's a hard one to answer -- most of my quilts have lots of fabric in them, so almost every color is used in one way or another! Thanks for the chance, Jackie!
I love pink! And I love aqua! But I seem to use a lot of purple I'm quilts... Weird, because if you ask me my favorite color, I will say pinky and aqua. Thanks formthe giveaway. Mary
I prefer useing red.
I would say I use reds the most.
Blue and green are my favorite colors in a quilt, but I can also make a quilt without any of these colors. The color choices depend on the design and the pattern.
I'm totally green in my quilting :) love the pink and green combo... also like green and purple together :)
I tend to use blue and green in most quilts. Though the more scrappier the better so a chance at Victoria's book is great! Thanks.
I love all colors, but tend to use more RED than anything!
After looking around at my quilts I think I have to say I use more red than anything else. It is there in some form in almost everything but the black and white quilts.
Lately it has been white, but I prefer grays because it doesn't look at dirty or worn out after a few washes.
I use lots of colors (I Like it BRIGHT and BOLD) But I gravitate toward blues. More of my stash is blue than any other single color.
I lean towards using blue! Cool, calm, even sad, but I love the blues.
Lately I have been using a lot of blues, from light to dark. I quilt for charity and we get a lot of cute girly quilts but not so many for boys, so I try to balance that out and make some that are boy-friendly.
I love using all shades of blue in my quilts. I am pretty much a beginner so my list of completed quilts is not that long.
I use a lot of the warm colors and probably red is used the most. This looks like a great book!
My colors for quilting are all over the place, but I probably have the most blue in my stash.
Blue. Thanks for the giveaway!
I'm a newbie, and the quilts I've made so far are specific to the recipient, but I'm longing to make one with bright colors (rainbow)!
I love purples!
Lately everything I make seems to have a touch of red.
I love colour!! So not sure I have a favourite, but when I look at my pile of finished quilts, Yellow seems to be a common thread!
I would LOVE this book, thanks for the chance to win!
A bit of orange sneaks into almost every one!
Good morning
This is the first time I have ever commented on a blog. I like to use the color black a lot. I really didn't realize this until you asked the question. I hope this is a lucky comment...the book looks great.
Great looking book! I love both your blogs. I use many colors but orange shows up often.
Lately I have been using white as my constant. I love the way it looks with the brights that I am in love with now.
I think I use every color, purple the least. I could use the book, I have a lot of scraps.
I always seem to go to the "greens".
My favorite quilt color right now is blood red - it just seems so bold and has alot of energy to it.
I can't seem to get away from the greens!
t used to be purple but I am leaning more and more toward orange.
Gunilla in Sweden
I really love brights. If you want to know what color is probably in every quilt, it would have to be red. At least a little bit in every quilt.
I noticed a theme in my quilts and didn't even realize it till I had them all laid out ~ every one of them has a mustardy color in them. I guess I really like that color (teehee).
Thanks for the chance to win this wonderful book ~ Victoria is an inspiration!
love to use my greens and manage to get some green in in every piece i make.
I usually have some amount of orange in every quilt....it's my favorite color. The quilts that don't have it.....they just seem a little off to me! lol
Black seems to tie everything together for me!
My fave colors for quilting at the moment are warm neutrals in all values, from ecru to coffee. Like buttahhh.....
Red. Everything has a touch of it but I don't do it on purpose.
The color I use most in quilts in purple. It's my favorite color second to orange and I try to use both in all my quilts
The color I use most is brown, not by choice mind you, but I am part of two repo groups and they seem to use brown as their neutral.... when sewing repro I like blues which are not very in at the moment. Let's talk book.... would love to have this one!
I am always using teals and oranges!
RED! In every quilt!!
Would love to win a copy of the book ~
Jeanne
I love red.
What a great giveaway! I play mostly with the blues and yellows. Thanks
Wendi M.
Red is my go-to colour for quilting. That includes pink, of course!
HI! LOVE RED-ALL SHADES OF IT!
THANKS FOR SHARING!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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I guess the color I use most is red, because I love this color so it's the dominant color in my stash.
Great book, thanks for the chance to win
I use a lot of orange! I just love bright colors and use them often. Thanks for the give away!
Lately black/white have been the color I use in quilts. It gives he quilt great contrast and wonderful binding.
I seem to use golden yellows in most of my work... a happy color for me. And today is my birthday!
BarbB
love those golden yellows with red...
I think I use blues and purples the most. Blue is the largest section in my stash, too, but not as many purples. I can't wait to see this book! Thanks.
I use a lot of blue, and also a lot of white tone on tone as background fabric.
I use a lot of barn red.
I am really looking forward to this book. Winning it would be thrilling!
pinks and reds. Victoria's book looks awesome. I would love to win a copy. She is doing amazing things with her 15 minutes of play. I have been following her blog . Janita
I use a lot of brown. I would love to have this book.
Green is my favorite color so I use it alot. Thanks for the chance to win.
I don't know what colour I use most - maybe pink or black or grey. But I love orange! I think it has a place in every quilt! Thank you for the giveaway!
I would probably use purple and green. Thanks for the giveaway.
I use a lot of red-purple. But I'm starting to expand into my stash and recently am more focused on earthy tones.
Thanks for the chance to win this cool book.
Joanna
I use a lot of green. Looking thru my scraps I realize that I almost never use blue. It's fun to look thru my stash and see what colors I have more of.
Hello! You are such a talented artist - I love all of your quilts in V's book! Which, I agree, is a must-have book for any quilter! Most used color has to be green - I love lime green and sage green, but some shade of green shows up in most of my quilts - it's my favorite neutral!
I think my favorite color is green, and I use a great deal of it in my quilts --- but also lots of turquoise and orange --- and sometimes so many scraps, it's hard to pick the most common color.
Denim blue :-)
My fave is yellow - all different shades as it brightens any quilt!
The colors I use most at the moment are black and white...
As much as I hate to admit it, I have been in a brown phase for about the last 10 years!! I'm trying to get out, but kinda still there :). Thanks for sharing, can't wait to see the book.
I am using a fair bit of mustard! Its my new grey....... without being "in your face-Yellow" I would love to see this new exciting book by Victoria
My colors change constantly. Looking at my scraps though- I have an awful lot of greens and pinks. So I guess I've been using a lot of green and pink.
Need to use them up!!
Love your quilt. The pinks and oranges are great. I probably use some kind of green in many of my quilts although hot colors are making a big presence lately.
Love your quilt! I lov to use orange in my quilts for a splash of color
I would have to say red. Not this it is my favorite color, but it just seems to make it into my quilts.
I love to use grey dotted....then it can be the unifying color throughout.....I have bought bolts of it for use in crazy colored quilts. I adore these quilts and hope to win the book
I have been waiting for just the right book to complete my first scrap quilt and this is it!
Kath
I seem to be using a lot of pink and brown lately. Would love that book.
Forgot to add my colour...burnt orange.
My favorite color is red but I use lots of different colors quilting. Depends on the project. Thanks!
each quilt needs a little bit, or sometimes a whole lot, of blue in it
Thanks for the giveaway as know will learn a lot that I can use from Victoria's book
I am surprised to realize that I use a lot of white/natural colors, nearly always as background to other colors. And then all the other colors show up, though not necessarily in the same quilt! Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the book and for offering the giveaway.
Green is my go to color for most things. I love all kinds of greens, especially avocado. Thanks for the chance to win!
Lately I seem to be using yellows and blued
Having quilted since the 1960's, I have used most color combinations sometimes bright and colorful and other times neutral and quiet. It is mostly driven by the project but I must say that I like the scrap quilt the best multicolored pattern with a neutral background.
Fran
This looks like a great book. Thanks for participating in the tour.
I use brown in alot of my quilts - because I like doing soft colors, the brown helps with definition - yet isn't as striking as black - but yet gives the same effect.
Hey Jackie - Again.. Congrats on your NEW SEWING STUDIO - I just love seeing the posts about it.. You have a bright outlook ahead of you friend! I forgot to tell you, I saw Victoria at Festival - and I told her I only knew about her - through the great words from you..
The color I use most in my quilts has to be some shade of blue.
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I do a lot of blues and greens but am trying to branch out. Peach, salmon and yellows are close seconds.
Thanks for this opportunity.
Wendy
This book looks just yummy! My favorite color to use is red! I LOVE red in everything and use it in every quilt I make!
I would have to say I use red the most in all my quilts.. All shades. Thanks for the chance to win the book.
I don't have one dominate color...it depends on the design and other colors. Perhaps red seems to sneak in most of my quilts.
I tend to use a lot of blue. A deep blue. I stay away from baby blues.
I seem to gravitate towards aqua!
Currently I use a lot of grey and yellow.
I love to use red and pink! Thanks for the great giveaway.
White for the background, it makes the other colors jump of the quilt!
I tend to use shades of green.
I seem to use a lot of black in my quilts. I am always thinking about green and pink and orange and purple though. Oh, I would love to win this book! Thanks for the chance!
I use a lot of blue, in fact, royal blue and golden yellow have been following me around for years. Funny, those were my high school colors, hmmmmmm.......
Thanks for those great photos of Victoria's book, Jackie! Orange is the color found most in my projects. I can provide a U.S. mailing address.
I cannot resist putting yellow in every quilt .. it is like the light of the sun to me, I guess.
Would love to win a copy of the book.
I use a lot of green when possible. I just love that color. And I have a large collection of it varied shades!!
I thought my quilt favorite was dark blue (though I've fallen in love with deep reds and created or highlighted quilts around it), but lately my stash keeps growing shades of brown, which surprises me no end as it was once a least-favorite - go figure! Victoria's book looks like a great way to find out what they can all do together - thanks for offering the giveaway!
I use aqua the most.
I seem to use a lot of blue. This book looks very interesting. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
White, though I have a few projects planned that will use grey!
No question --red!
I like the color blue and use it a lot in my quilts.
I seem to be drawn to bright pink at the moment!
I've found that I use a lot of greens in my quilts, which is ironic as green has never been my colour of choice!
The color I use more often is blue but it's weird because I really like orange. Orange is not used often in my quilts though. Thanks for the chance to win.
Terry
I use a lot of white/creams and black/greys, but no color is off limits. It all depends on what I am doing, but my go to color would be Kona Snow.
I love any shade of blue but I also use alot of cream and tan.
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Most of my quilts are made for granddaughters, so PINK is a biggie for me! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love blues and would love a copy of Victoria's book.
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I've been using lots of yellow to orange lately.
You know GREEN is my favorite. I'd love to win a copy of Victoria's book. Lord knows I have plenty of scraps laying around!!!
Justine
I am a red person, always put a piece of red in somewhere. What a fun book!!
Turquoise and lime are my "go to" colors. Since joining the MQG two years ago, I find I'm using orange a lot, too! I'd love to win a copy of Victoria's book!
I think I use all colors, but if I have to choose one, I guess I use a lot of blue
My scrap drawers are busting out on all sides. I would love to see Victoria's ideas! Thanks for the giveaway Jackie.
I use blue the most in my quilts.
Happy holidays to you Jackie!!!!:0)
Colour ...PINK...;0)
I don't think there's any color I use most, although of course the neutrals are always useful. I've actually been trying to stretch myself and use colors I wouldn't normally, like orange and brown!
Jackie - I love all jewel tone fabrics though I also am a big fan of autumnal colors in quilts. I have been working with lots of batiks and tone on tone in recent quilts.
Thanks for the chance to win Victoria's book.
Warmest regards,
Anna
The color I use most is blue. It just seems to go with everything.
Bright, clear colors. Orange, pink, purple and yellow. Any color that reads solid from afar. I adore scrappy quilts!
Right now red, yellow, and black are my favorites. This book looks AWESOME! I am hoping I win, if not, I am buying it!!!
I love bright fresh colours all depends who the quilt is for but have been using bright red blue yellow orange and green for littl boy quilts lately I love this book looks like fun as I love modern quilts .
Fabulous book
Historically, it's been blue. This last year, I've really worked at using other colors, too. Tricky stuff, though, since blue and I get on so well!
I probably use more reds because I love reds and whites.
I love red. Fire red.
Thank you for the opportunity to win a copy of the book.
Yellow! while i love red and green too, yellow just has that look of happiness that i want all around me!! Thank you for the chance to win such an amazing book.
I like reds & creams
I think I probably use blues most often. Thanks for the chance to win this great-looking book. Susie H
I'm always draw to the brights. Doesn't match anything in my home but I love them! Purple is usually there somewhere.
I tend to use a fair bit of red in my quilts. It just makes them sing.
Lately the color I'm drawn to most is aqua/turquoise/teal. Seems like it goes well with so many other colors.
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I really like tans and dark rust colors, but somehow most of my quilts have a large amount of blue :) Go figure :)
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