Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Great news from my little old sewing room!

Super excited to share some great news with you today - I have my first two quilts being featured in the Spring 2013 edition of Fons and Porter Scrap Quilts hitting the newsstands at the end of this month! Well, not my first two quilts, but my first two in print. One is called "Carrie Nation Baby" and looks a little like this:
The quilt is made of a single traditional block named "Carrie Nation" which was actually a symbol of the women's temperance movement in the 1800's. For an interesting history on the block, check out Grandmother's Choice. Pretty heavy history for a sweet little baby quilt!

Carrie Nation Baby work in progress
 the second one is called "Kaffe's Garden at Night" (named for my favorite fabric designer/artist/quilt guru)and here's it's glamour shot:


Kaffe's Garden at Night work in progress
I absolutely can't wait to see the full spread. I have not considered a tattoo before now but I may reconsider...(just kidding honey!) If anyone's looking for me in the next few weeks, you can scrape me off the ceiling!

Happy, happy stitching,

Tonya

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  2. OMGosh, Tonya, what amazing news! Your work is incredible and deserves to be recognized!! Congrats! I will order it ahead of time if possible. Woo Hoo!!! (AKA Barbara Dahl)

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  3. Kudo's!! Your work is always stunning and a pleasure to see. I'll be so happy to have you autograph my copy. Happy thoughts. Pam

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