One of the best things to come out of my first time author experience has been the chance to meet some really fun folks in my quilting world this past year and today I'm happy to share one of those and her book with you...
Splash of Color: A Rainbow of Brilliant Black and White Quilts by the awesome Jackie Kunkel.
You may know of Jackie through
Canton Village Quilt Works or through
Quiltworx as a
Judy Niemeyer certified instructor - she's a really busy gal! I had the pleasure of meeting her at Fall Quilt Market and quickly found we are two peas in a pod when it comes to our love of color and bright, bold fabric. I was thrilled she shared a copy with me :)
Her book Splash of Color is beautiful! It has 13 different projects that focus on the use of brights with black and white fabrics as the neutral...right up my alley! Here are some of my favorites...
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| Star Bright, by Jackie Kunkel |
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| Proud Mary, by Jackie Kunkel |
Jackie had many of her quilting buddies contribute to the book and do their version of her quilts in different colorways and with their own twist as well. The ideas just keep coming. I love that.
One thing that I really wanted to try was Jackie's technique for curved piecing, something I really haven't done a lot of. A little scary - but not when Jackie shows you how easy it is. She has this great
youtube video to show you how.
Let's celebrate that successful curved piecing with a giveaway, shall we? Just share a comment below about Splash of Color, curved piecing, or anything colorful to be entered to win your very own signed copy of Splash of Color. I'll draw a winner on March 5th.
And if that weren't enough, you can hop over to
Jackie's blog where she's reviewing my own
Stash Lab: Simple Solutions for Scrap Quilts this week for a chance to win a signed copy of that one as well!
So two thumbs up! Thanks Jackie for a great addition to my bookshelf and my sewing room.
Happy
Splash Quilting,
Tonya
